FLASH CS3
User Guide
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Check security guidelines.
If you load FLV files from another server, make sure that you have the proper files or code in place to load from that
external server. For information on policy files, see Server-side policy files for permitting access to data in
Learning
ActionScript 2.0 in Adobe Flash
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ActionScript 2.0 in Adobe Flash
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Check your target paths to your video are correct. If you use relative paths (such as /video/water.flv), try using
absolute paths (such as http://www.helpexamples.com/flash/video/water.flv). If your application doesn’t work as
a relative path, but does work as an absolute path, correct the relative path.
Projects and version control guidelines
About projects and version control
Projects in Flash let members on a team work together on a single Flash application or project. A project file
remembers each of the files it contains, and lets you incorporate some SourceSafe capabilities into your applications,
which helps you keep backups of modified files.
Note:
Adobe® Flash® CS3 Professional (and earlier) does not support Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for version control on
the Macintosh.
To group multiple files into a single project file, use the Project panel. This helps simplify application building, where
managing related files could get complex and confusing. You can define a site for your work, create a Flash project
(FLP) file, and then upload everything to the server so that a team can work on the project.
Version control lets you check files in and out of your repository, and check that only one person is working on a file
at a certain time. Other benefits include the ability to revert to older versions of the files.
Version control features help you ensure that you use the correct current files when authoring, and that certain files
are not overwritten.
You can typically use your current source control software with Flash, but you might not be able to integrate it with
the Project panel. Microsoft Visual SourceSafe is currently supported. Other software programs can manage and
control your Flash documents, but you probably cannot integrate them with the Project panel.
See also
“Create and manage projects” on page 60
Administering projects
Assign an administrator to the project. This individual is responsible for creating and maintaining the project’s
structure. For example, documents are divided logically using folders to combine similar files. Typically, several
authors work on one Flash project.
Important:
The administrator is the only person who changes the project file and structure.
The administrator performs the following tasks:
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Confirms changes that are made to the project’s structure, which encourages project stability.
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Defines the site, and creates the Flash project (FLP), main FLA document, and any subdirectories for the project’s
assets. These directories might include media, images, or classes that dynamically load into the project.
