# Dynamic FLVPlayback - contentPath require full LOCAL path?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-flvplayback-contentpath-require-full-local-path/235233
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [August 9, 2007, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-flvplayback-contentpath-require-full-local-path/235233 "2007-08-09T14:15:35Z")
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### Author: ![ironchefmoto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/91b2a8/32.png) [@ironchefmoto](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ironchefmoto)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2007, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-flvplayback-contentpath-require-full-local-path/235233/1 "2007-08-09T14:15:35Z")

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I just created a 448x380 SWF with the following code:

```auto
import mx.video.*;
this.attachMovie("FLVPlayback", "corp_video", 10, {width:448, height:336, x:0, y:0});
my_FLVPlybk.skin = "SteelExternalAll.swf"
my_FLVPlybk.contentPath = "corp_demo_video.flv";

```

The FLA/SWF are in the same folder as SteelExternalAll.swf (the skin I copied to the local folder from Flash) and FLV file.

Why doesn’t that load a video? The skin partially appears, but the video does not. Hitting “Play” gives a server error, even though I’m testing locally.

**Does FLVPlayback need the full MACHINE PATH – file:////blah blah blah – to access that local file?** You’d think not. Any suggestions are welcome and appreciated.

Thanks,  
IronChefMorimoto