# Testing swfs over the network?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/testing-swfs-over-the-network/209848>\
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**Created:** [December 12, 2006, 8:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/testing-swfs-over-the-network/209848 "2006-12-12T20:39:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![roll4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecc23a/32.png) [@roll4life](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/roll4life)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2006, 8:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/testing-swfs-over-the-network/209848/1 "2006-12-12T20:39:09Z")

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so I’ve this very strange (or maybe it isn’t that strange at all, but to me it is) problem:

I’m working an a macbookpro and I use flash 8 with the help of parallels on windows. in flash 8 I work with files inside this shared-folders, that can be accessed by windows(parallels) und mac os x. this folders are actually network folders…

but, if I work with this files in flash 8 and then try to test them inside the IDE I always get the same error for obvious reasons. the error tells that the file couldn’t be opened:

```
ActionScript Code:
[FONT=Courier New][LEFT][COLOR=#0000FF]Error[/COLOR] opening [COLOR=#0000FF]URL[/COLOR] [COLOR=#FF0000]"file:////.mySharedFolder/folder/anotherFikder/myFile.swf"[/COLOR]

```

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it’s pretty obvious, that it won’t work, because flash is trying to open the file as if it resides locally (file:////). is there any possibility to tell flash, that this is a file wich should be opened over the network???

has anybody the same experiences with this kind of workflow-problems?

pleeasssseee…I really don’t get it alone… :cantlook: