# CDROM can access local flv \*OR\* allow external html links but not both?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cdrom-can-access-local-flv-or-allow-external-html-links-but-not-both/287780>\
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**Created:** [May 6, 2009, 4:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cdrom-can-access-local-flv-or-allow-external-html-links-but-not-both/287780 "2009-05-06T04:43:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![fastasleep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a8b319/32.png) [@fastasleep](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fastasleep)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 4:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cdrom-can-access-local-flv-or-allow-external-html-links-but-not-both/287780/1 "2009-05-06T04:43:54Z")

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I have been digging forever for a solution for this. We’re doing a CDROM with several html pages and embedded swfs, many of which have a built in FLV player that plays local flvs on the CD, but also have text links (using HTML \<a\> tags) to link to relevant pages online.

Setting the security to allow local or network access only seems to allow one of the two but never both.

I don’t understand why I can’t allow it to link to external sites – ie regular HTML links, no online swfs or flvs or anything else.

I’m working in Flash CS4 on a Mac (though picked this forum as it doesn’t matter which I’m publishing from as far as I can tell), but publishing for PC DVD-ROM.

HELP!

thx