WebService returns value locally but not online

[lmitchsmith]

Hi all

I am targeting Flash Player 7

I have created a call to a webService that retrieves the result Hello World, however, the value is only retrieved and displayed when viewed locally, when viewed online I get nothing.

The embed and object script both have 'allowscriptaccess always' and the webservice is in the same domain.

Thankyou

-- So I created a cross domain policy document just in case the web service resides on a different domain

(actual paths are: http://www.website.com & http://www.website.com/yourchoices.asmx?wsdl)

&

import flash.system.Security;
import flash.system.* ;
System.security.allowDomain("*");
System.security.loadPolicyFile("http://www.website.com/crossdomain.xml");

Still works locally but a value is still not retrieved when viewed online.

[meshy]

The script is not working on your server - probably needs setup. If you put the url in a browser will it post back to the screen?

[lmitchsmith]

Thanks Meshy, it turns out that Flash even in Authoring / Test Movie environment does something called Sandboxing, which is to say it does not allow to connect to a Web Service and retrieve data. However, if you Publish locally in your browser all is well.

To connect to a Web Service online then a cross domain policy file needs to be saved to the server on which the web service resides and the relevant import classes included in the Flash Movie

[meshy]

To connect to a Web Service online then a cross domain policy file needs to be saved to the server on which the web service resides and the relevant import classes included in the Flash Movie

Glad to hear you got it going.

What "import classes" are you talking about?