# Error opening URL

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-opening-url/184724>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [April 7, 2006, 5:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-opening-url/184724 "2006-04-07T05:59:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![caractacus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5e9695/32.png) [@caractacus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/caractacus)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 5:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-opening-url/184724/1 "2006-04-07T05:59:21Z")

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I’ve managed to create the effect I want and it ‘works’ ok…but when I ‘Test Movie’ I get the message “Error opening URL, ‘file etc.swf’”…  
Can any kind soul suggest how to track down where the fault may lie??

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**Author:** ![caractacus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5e9695/32.png) [@caractacus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/caractacus)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 9:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-opening-url/184724/2 "2006-04-07T09:50:58Z")

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I’ve eventually managed to crack this one…talk about needle and haystack!