Simplest way to stream an FLV

[brocborn]

I'm fairly new to actionscript and externals but extremely new to streaming them from a server.

I've been running into problems with externally loading an FLV file. I can get the FLV to load from my computer, but when i try to link it to an HTTP server and play a swf from another computer--i have no dice. Not sure if I'm using the wrong, playback device or what. I'd appreciate any help. thank you

this is what code im using

var nc:NetConnection = new NetConnection();
nc.connect(null);
var ns:NetStream = new NetStream(nc);
videoInstanceName.attachVideo(ns);
ns.play("http://site_address_filename.flv");

thanks again

[Dene]

Are the swf and flv uploaded to the same server?

Some server hosts don't allow some file types including .flv, which wont play in that case, so it's worth checking.

[brocborn]

yeah, i'm new to this whole thing. i thought that i could at least access the flv files from a swf even tho the swf wasn't uploaded to any server. am i wrong there?

I also just learned that im not streaming from a flash communication server, i'm progressively downloading from an http server

Should i be exporting as flash 7

thanks for your reply

[Dene]

You do need to publish as flash player 7.
The FLV should load locally, no problems.