problems creating mxp

[jaybee]

hi, I have made an alertbox component which works fine but I am having problems creating an mxp file for it - I've done this b4 and never had any problems and I can't work out what's different about it, but when I run the mxi file it says "extension created successfuly" but when I look at jbalert in the components panel there is nothing there - I mean jbalert is in the list, but no component there.....can anyone help me out by having a look plse?

Eternally grateful

zipped files here

[Billy T]

shouldn't

<file name="JB alert.fla" destination="$flash/Components" />

be

<file name="JBalert.fla" destination="$flash/Components" />

??

[jaybee]

sorry, bit of a mix up when zipping the files - I tried renaming the fla at one point (one of those low points in the debugging process when you give anything a try.....I'm still at the same point) but DID rename it in both - if you rename the fla from the zip file then try creating the mxp you should see that it seems to work but creates an empty component....

[Billy T]

ummm from what you have said above, it sounds as though you have created the mxp but not yet installed it...is that possible?

step 1 - open extension manager
2 - run "package extension"
3 - run mxp file
4 - restart flash

[jaybee]

yep, thats what I did - "jb alert" then appears in the drop down list in the components panel in flash, but when you select it there is nothing in the panel where the components are dragged from.

[Billy T]

hmm well for some reason my extension manager doesn't like your mxi file so I can't test it I'm afraid

[jaybee]

thanks for looking at it Billy - I presume the mxi is the problem and will start again from scratch on it, although I've looked through it and everything seems to be in place.........do you know of a gui or online utility for making mxi files? That would be handy.