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You can play local FLV files that are stored in the same directory as the SWF file or in a
subdirectory; you can't navigate to a higher-level directory. For example, if the SWF file is
located in a directory named /training, and you want to play a video stored in the /training/
videos directory, you would use the following syntax:
my_ns.play("videos/videoName.flv");
To play a video stored in the /training directory, you would use the following syntax:
my_ns.play("videoName.flv");
When using this method, consider the Flash Player security model.
For Flash Player 8:
NetStream.play() is not allowed if the calling SWF file is in the local-with-file-system
sandbox and the resource is in a non-local sandbox.
Network sandbox access from the local-trusted or local-with-networking sandbox requires
permission from the website via a cross-domain policy file.
For more information, see the following:
Chapter 17, "Understanding Security," in Learning ActionScript 2.0 in Flash
The Flash Player 8 Security white paper at http://www.macromedia.com/go/fp8_security
The Flash Player 8 Security-Related API white paper at http://www.macromedia.com/go/
fp8_security_apis
Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 7 - Note: This method is also supported in Flash
Player 6 when used with Flash Communication Server. For more information, see the Flash
Communication Server documentation.
Parameters
- The name of an FLV file to play, in quotation marks. Both http:// and file://
name:Object
formats are supported; the file:// location is always relative to the location of the SWF file.
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start:Number
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len:Number
-
reset:Object
Example
The following example illustrates some ways to use the
can play a file that is on a user's computer. The joe_user directory is a subdirectory of the
directory where the SWF is stored. And, you can play a file on a server:
// Play a file that is on the user's computer.
my_ns.play("file://joe_user/flash/videos/lectureJune26.flv");
command. You
NetStream.play()
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