Flash MX Error

[karlzoe2]

I keep getting the messageError creating flash movie file

be sure that the destination is file is not locked or a a locked drive. Also check that the file name is not to long.



I get this when i pull another item into the current file i am working on.



And it refuses to save the document....could the file be corrrupted???? I also get that if i try saving it another another name.

Anythoughts will help

[binkyboo]

does your file have any slashes (/) in the filename? If so replace them.

[karlzoe2]

say the file is saved as index...when a graphic from another file is brought into it i get this message

[simontheak]

Are you trying to run your Flash movie from a CD or another drive that Flash can't write to? It's because when flash publishes a movie it needs to create a .swf in the same directory as your .fla file.

If your .fla is on a CD then it can't do that. Try moving it to your Desktop ... or My Documents. Somewhere where you can normally save files.

[karlzoe2]

i have seen this error if i try to play the flash movie off a cd...but i a, playing off my hadr drive

[Mortimer Jazz]

Right-click the file, click properties and make sure "read-only" isn't ticked. If it is then uncheck the box.

Did you take it from a CD on to your hard-drive by any chance?

Failing that just save it under a different name and voila!

[karlzoe]

i believed that is was being caused by a graphic.....after researching on macromedia site i opted to delete the graphic and everything related to it....and kaboom problem was solved but i need that graphic in so i will appraise u when i put it in again.

thanks buddy for your help

[Mortimer Jazz]

We've got a copy of Adobe Potatoshop here, so if you want to post it up somewhere I can re-save it for you and see if that makes a difference.

Just out of interest what format is it? Surely not jpeg?

[karlzoe]

but i converted it to a graphic symbol in flash....so jpegs they pose problems in flash???

[Mortimer Jazz]

Nope, quite the opposite.
Some graphic formats save additional data along with the raster image but a jpeg is just the image as far as I'm aware.
I'm surprised and intreaged. Was the image created by you or someone you know? If so, what program was used and how big is it?

It would be worth looking at the online tech notes on the MM website for additional info.
Strange one that - still resaving it may solve your problem

[karlzoe]

actually i did check the site for that error but it was not really helping....any way i believe that the program was corrupted and the files which had refuse to publish the swf are doing so now......HAPPY NEY YEAR to eveyone who have made AS a success.....and continues to do so>>>>>hoooray