  | | | Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2004-04-23 - By THeavyGuy
Back Sorry Rune I guess I don't know alot about nothing much less user gruops chatting groups and the like. I hope that it didn't do to much damage anbd next time I'll start my on thread .Thanks for pointing out my error it was not my intention to do any harm. THeavyGuy aka noob -- -- Original Message -- -- From: "RuneImp" <rune@(protected)> To: <FLASHmacromedia@(protected)> Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 5:21 PM Subject: Re: [FLASHmacromedia] Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> 1st off please do not reply to a current thread to start a new message. > This kills the threading mechanism in the web archive and local email > clients. > > THeavyGuy wrote: > > >My flash site http://www.highvelocities.com/ no matter what I do will not > >load up. Im using a satrter page called index.htm with a java applet on it > >as an entry point. Then the next page is > >http://www.highvelocities.com/highvelocities.html I would like to > >shorten that second page up to something llike hv or main but I can do that > >later I reckon, my main problem now is I cant get the flash page to load. > >I know nothing about flash so I bought A4Desk with ready made templates just > >to get something up there I could work with that looks beter than nothing. > >The source code on the second page is as follows: > > > ><snip> > > > Your problem has nothing to do with Flash. The web server is returning a > 404 error. This is probably because it is a UNIX server and your HTML > file is actually named HighVelocities.html (or some such) and your > trying to access it as highvelocities.html which is not the same thing > on a UNIX based server. Remember, UNIX (FreeBSD, Linux, etc) all have > case sensitive file systems. The other possibility is that the web > server does not have permission to view the file. But since the SWF when > accessed directly works that is not likely the case. > > >BTW, I have the money to buy a full blown flash program. But being a > >beginner which one do you all suggest, The entire Macromedia or Dreamweaver > >or another. I need something easy to work with at first then later after > >learning more about flash I can get something more expensive. Or would it be > >better to just go all out buy the best and most expensive first and get to > >cracking and learning from scratch with the best. > >Again long winded but thanks for any help. > >The Noob guy > >TheavyGuy > > > First of Dreamweaver does not create Flash content. It can embed Flash > movies created externally into HTML pages but it doesn't actually create > the Flash movie. > > There are many products for creating Flash content. Some of them are > very limited like A4Desk and SWiSH but good for what they're designed to > do (such as just creating text animations or other basic or simple > elements) and can be a usefully tool for the professional Flash > developer. But a pro would never just use one of those tools. If you > intend to be a professional web designer and Flash developer there are > only two tools in my opinion for this, Macromedia Dreamweaver and > Macromedia Flash. You can get them both for about $900. Or for the same > price you can get the Studio MX 2004 which includes both products plus > FireWorks MX 2004 (a very nice bitmap graphic editor), FreeHand MX (a > very nice vector graphic editor) and the Developer Edition of ColdFusion > MX 6.1. Now if you just buy Flash MX 2004 (don't get the Pro version > unless your already a major coder of some sort) for $499 that is a lot > of money. But nothing else that is made to do the same thing is as > capable or has the features that Macromedia Flash does. If this is just > a hobby and you want to save $400 or more then just get SWiSH, A4Desk or > a similar product. They will definitely get you by. But if you intend to > build RIAs or anything truly advanced there is no other option than > Macromedia Flash. > > Oh and don't think that using A4Desk or any of the other similar > products will prime you for Macromedia Flash. The Flash IDE is not at > all like anything else that tries to imitate it. Well, SWiSH is similar. > But I always get confused when I try to use it because many of the > differences are pretty substantial. :) > > > -=- RuneImp > ImpTech - Web Design & Hosting > http://imptech.net > rune@(protected) > > > -- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- -- > Server geeks, take heart! If you're sick of wading through > animation & graphics instruction for relevant info., then > Nate Weiss' Macromedia Flash MX Professional 2004 for Server > Geeks is for you. Leave designing to designers and dig into > core concepts to create rich user interfaces, online > advertising, and more. See www.peachpit.com for more info. > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > >
-- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- -- Server geeks, take heart! If you're sick of wading through animation & graphics instruction for relevant info., then Nate Weiss' Macromedia Flash MX Professional 2004 for Server Geeks is for you. Leave designing to designers and dig into core concepts to create rich user interfaces, online advertising, and more. See www.peachpit.com for more info. Yahoo! Groups Links
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