loadMovie function (and absolute/relative URL's)

[DocBoy52]

Hows come when I use the loadMovie() function in Flash, I can just enter the filename [ie: loadMovie("thefile.jpg", _root.theContainer)], and it works fine when it's on my local machine, but then when I upload it, it wont display local URL's for the file (yes, I have the file uploaded in the same directory as the .swf file). In other words, in order for me to get the loadMovie function to work on the web, I have to use an absolute url pointing to the picture (ie: loadMovie("http://www....").

You get the picture. At this point, I have two questions:


1. Why does Flash do this?

2. Is there any way within Flash (or other external languages), that I can get the directory that the .swf file is in, into the flash movie as a variable, because the exact URL for the image is not going to be static.

[JacobHaug]

The absolute or relative URL of the SWF file or JPEG file to be loaded. A relative path must be relative to the SWF file at level 0. The URL must be in the same subdomain as the URL where the movie currently resides. For use in the Flash Player or for testing in test mode in the Flash authoring application, all SWF files must be stored in the same folder, and the filenames cannot include folder or disk drive specifications. The absolute or relative URL of the SWF or JPEG file to be loaded. A relative path must be relative to the SWF file at level 0. Absolute URLs must include the protocol reference, such as http:// or file:///.

Sorry that is the way the ball bounces. Full URL MUST be used.

With more detail I might be able to come up with an actionscript solution.