Air for android ignores external swf files

Question

I am working on some app that loads external swfs from the application directory the problem is that some swf files get loaded correctly and others give ioerror url not found

i put the paths in an array and use a loader to load the path

var arr:Array = ["Games/1.swf", "Games/2.swf"];
var loader:Loader = new Loader();
loader.load(new URLRequest(arr[0]));

this is just example and it is the same in loading all the files but does not work on all files. what would be the problem?

The problem is simply that the files are not where they are supposed to be or maybe even not compiled with the app. — BotMaster
they are compiled and in the right path , i got them by directory listing in the debug — Hamada Samir
So, they are where then? application directory / game / 1.swf ? — BadFeelingAboutThis

BadFeelingAboutThis BadFeelingAboutThis · Accepted Answer · 2015-08-18T16:18:23

Firstly, whenever you load something, listen for the appropriate error events so you know what's going on:

loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR, ioErrorHandler);
loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(SecurityErrorEvent.SECURITY_ERROR, securityErrorHandler);

When using mobile, you should use the app:// shorthand as a reference to the application directory (which I assume is where your Game folder is. Relative paths do not usually work.

So it should look like this:

var arr:Array = ["app://Games/1.swf", "app://Games/2.swf"];

For more information/options, you can look at my answer to this question

Air for android ignores external swf files

1 Answers