Why won't Flash using XML file load images?

[misty]

Try placing xml file and swf file etc in zencart root folder...

[DamienDLSkinSolution]

Try placing xml file and swf file etc in zencart root folder...

Hi Misty,

Thank you for the advice. I tried already, and i didn't work. I had everything in the Root, i also had everything in a Flash folder in MY_TEMPLATE/images...
I guess i will just put that aside for now... Soooo many more things to work on.
Thank you though for trying.

Damien

[misty]

Hi Misty,

Thank you for the advice. I tried already, and i didn't work. I had everything in the Root, i also had everything in a Flash folder in MY_TEMPLATE/images...
I guess i will just put that aside for now... Soooo many more things to work on.
Thank you though for trying.

Damien

It should work...used method myself, BUT you have to
state exact paths to all files/xml file and swf file..i.e.

http://yourdomain.com/default.xml

[customk1]

ok, so i am having similar problems, thought i would revive this thread again. i have successfully loaded the FLShow flash carousel, and it is running on my main page (the only page i want it to show on)... however, it is not pulling the images, just showing [x] boxes... here is how i have it configured....

1. i renamed the javascript file, and put it in the correct zencart javascript folder.... "catalogzen/includes/templates/darkness/jscript/jscript_swfobject.js"

2. i used the provided code, and put the following into my "define_mainpage.php" file, thru zen cart define pages admin.

<div>
			<object height="600" width="800" id="Carousel" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000">
				<param value="Carousel.swf" name="movie" />
				<!--[if !IE]>-->
				<object height="600" width="585" data="http://customk9design.com/catalogzen/admin/Carousel.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash">
<param value="xmlfile=images/CarouselImages/default.xml" name="flashvars" />
				<!--<![endif]-->
					<a href="http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer">
						<img alt="Get Adobe Flash player" src="http://www.adobe.com/images/shared/download_buttons/get_flash_player.gif" />
					</a>
				<!--[if !IE]>-->
				</object>
				<!--<![endif]-->
			</object>
		</div>

3. per the above code (which was generated for me thru the swfobject code creator) i put the carousel.swf file in the above listed "catalogzen/admin/"

4. because i wanted to keep all my images together, i created a new folder at "catalogzen/images/CarouselImages/" which currently contains the following:
default.xml
test1.jpg
test2.jpg
test3.jpg

5. i added (per the instructions) a variable to the above string in the define_mainpage.php file to reference the correct folder for the images.

the code instructed was this:

<param name="flashvars" value="xmlfile=path/file.xml
&loadercolor=#00CCFF"/>

i put it in like this:

<param name="flashvars" value="xmlfile=images/CarouselImages
/default.xml" />

however, as you can see above, it changes it after saving to:

<param value="xmlfile=images/CarouselImages
/default.xml" name="flashvars" />

i do not know if this is part of the problem or not.

6. my xml file is as below:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<!--
	fhShow Carousel 1.7 configuration file
	Please visit http://www.flshow.net/ for more info
-->

<slide_show>
	    <options>
        <debug>false</debug>                <!-- true, false -->
        <background>transparent</background>    <!-- #RRGGBB, transparent -->
        <friction>10</friction>              <!-- [1,100] -->
        <fullscreen>false</fullscreen>      <!-- true, false -->
 
        <margins>
            <top>0</top>                                <!-- [-1000,1000] pixels -->
            <left>0</left>                              <!-- [-1000,1000] pixels -->
            <bottom>0</bottom>                          <!-- [-1000,1000] pixels -->
            <right>0</right>                            <!-- [-1000,1000] pixels -->
            <horizontal_ratio>33%</horizontal_ratio>    <!-- [1,50] a photo may occupy at most horizontalRatio percent of the Carousel width -->
            <vertical_ratio>50%</vertical_ratio>        <!-- [1,100] a photo may occupy at most verticalRatio percent of the Carousel height -->
        </margins>
 
        <interaction>
            <rotation>mouse</rotation>            <!-- auto, mouse, keyboard -->
            <view_point>mouse</view_point>        <!-- none, mouse, keyboard -->
            <speed>75</speed>                     <!-- [-360,360] degrees per second -->
 
            <default_speed>35</default_speed>             <!-- [-360,360] degrees per second -->
            <default_view_point>20%</default_view_point>  <!-- [0,100] percentage -->
            <reset_delay>30</reset_delay>                 <!-- [0,600] seconds, 0 means never reset -->
        </interaction>
 
        <far_photos>
            <size>50%</size>                  <!-- [0,100] percentage -->
            <amount>50%</amount>              <!-- [0,100] percentage -->
            <blur>10</blur>                   <!-- [0,100] amount -->
            <blur_quality>3</blur_quality>    <!-- [1,3] 1=low - 3=high -->
        </far_photos>
 
        <reflection>
            <amount>100</amount>      <!-- [0,1000] pixels -->
            <blur>2</blur>            <!-- [0,100] blur amount -->
            <distance>0</distance>    <!-- [-1000,1000] pixels -->
            <alpha>50%</alpha>        <!-- [0,100] percentage -->
        </reflection>
 
        <titles>
            <default_style>font-size: 12px; font-family: Verdana, _serif; color: #333333;</default_style>
        </titles>
    </options>

<!-- Photo list -->

<photo>
  <href>http://customk9design.com/catalogzen/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_10&products_id=2/</href>
  <target>_blank</target>
  <src>../images/CarouselImages/test1.jpg</src>
  <title>This photo title has <i>italic</i> and <b>bold</b> text.<br/>There is also a second line here!</title>
</photo>

<photo>
  <href>http://customk9design.com/catalogzen/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_10&products_id=1</href>
  <target>_blank</target>
  <src>../images/CarouselImages/test2.jpg</src>
  <title>This photo title has <i>italic</i> and <b>bold</b> text.<br/>There is also a second line here!</title>
</photo>

<photo>
  <href>http://customk9design.com/catalogzen/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_11&products_id=3</href>
  <target>_blank</target>
  <src>../images/CarouselImages/test3.jpg</src>
  <title>This photo title has <i>italic</i> and <b>bold</b> text.<br/>There is also a second line here!</title>
</photo>
	
</slide_show>

soooooo.... my guess is that it is one of the following issues, but i do not know enough to know which one, or how to fix.. so whatever the issue may be, please spell out specifically what to do, i follow instructions well!!

1. the locations of the swf and or xml files are wrong... and need to be moved.... somewhere....

2. the calling of the images in the xml file is wrong, and i just need to change the path somehow

3. the changing of the variable (as described in #5) is in some way affecting things...

anyone want to break this down for me??

ohh.. almost forgot the important part!
website is www.customk9design.com/catalogzen

THANKS TO ALL!

[customk1]

ok, im too stupid for my own good... lol

i had one too many periods here:

<src>../images/CarouselImages/test1.jpg</src>

i changed one to "." one to "..." and one to "...." to see if it would work, and the one with "." worked...


ANYWAYS... i would still appreciate a quick once-over to make sure there are no other critical issues or other improvements i should make?

[misty]

Visited site at
http://customk9design.com/catalogzen/
Firefox...working fine, IE7 shows white blank space..

[customk1]

misty,
fixing this for IE is.... #5 to do on my list today.. lol...

any suggestions? (i have NOT researched it or searched the forums YET, just replying to your comment in thread)