"Rob" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
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>I just got a weird message on my swf file which is embedded on an
>html page.
> It has "file expired" on there and won't play the swf file? any
> reason why
> this happened? It's been playing fine and this morning i visited
> the page
> and i get that message. thanks for any help
>

"tralfaz" <tralfazmx@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "Rob" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> >I just got a weird message on my swf file which is embedded on an
> >html page.
> > It has "file expired" on there and won't play the swf file? any
> > reason why
> > this happened? It's been playing fine and this morning i visited
> > the page
> > and i get that message. thanks for any help
> >
>
>
> Are you using a template or something you got from someone else?
> Sounds like they have a time limit built into it. (if the message is
> coming from the Flash and not from the server)
> tralfaz
>
>

"Rob" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> It's just a plain swf file. There's no template involve in the
> swf/fla
> file. All of my other pages work fine with the swf file except two
> which
> one I fixed. I exported the swf file again and changed the name then
> uploaded it. But I haven't on the other page because I want to know
> why
> it's happening. Have you ever seen this?

"tralfaz" <tralfazmx@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Rob" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> > It's just a plain swf file. There's no template involve in the
> > swf/fla
> > file. All of my other pages work fine with the swf file except two
> > which
> > one I fixed. I exported the swf file again and changed the name then
> > uploaded it. But I haven't on the other page because I want to know
> > why
> > it's happening. Have you ever seen this?
>
> No, I haven't seen that but it sounds like a server error. Is it a
> server message?
> tralfaz
>
>

"Rob" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> Can I insert a link in here without google picking it up? I'd like to
show
> you
>
>
>
> "tralfaz" <tralfazmx@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> >
> > "Rob" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
> > news:dg1pm6$qim$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> > > It's just a plain swf file. There's no template involve in the
> > > swf/fla
> > > file. All of my other pages work fine with the swf file except two
> > > which
> > > one I fixed. I exported the swf file again and changed the name then
> > > uploaded it. But I haven't on the other page because I want to know
> > > why
> > > it's happening. Have you ever seen this?
> >
> > No, I haven't seen that but it sounds like a server error. Is it a
> > server message?
> > tralfaz
> >
> >
>
>

"slewazimuth" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> SWF files created from Macromedia's Flex Developer edition by default have
a
> lifetime of 24 hours, after which they expire. Any swfs created need to be
> refreshed from the server as the cached version times out.
>

"urami_" <runnerHaHaHIHI@HAHAHIHIflashFugitive.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> Rob wrote:
> > Actually I'm noticing as well that my swf file on my end shows it's
expired.
> > But when I grab it from the original file and export it works again?
weird?
>
> There is no such thing as expiring SWF file. Imagine someone says that JPG
expired,
> pretty much the same.
> The file can have a code which will prevent it from running but such
things are extremely easy to
> overcome. Anyhow, it has to be done within the file, they don't just
expire by themselves.
>
> Either you upload it in wrong place and simply the file is not where it
should, or uploaded
> it in ASCII instead of binary or it get damaged and it's now messed up.
> Provide the url so we can check.
>
>
> --
> Regards
>
> Urami
>
> --
>
>
> <urami>
> http://www.Flashfugitive.com
> </urami>
>
> <web junk free>
> http://www.firefox.com
> </web junk free>

Rob wrote:
> Actually I'm noticing as well that my swf file on my end shows it's expired.
> But when I grab it from the original file and export it works again? weird?

"L.-H.R" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> interesting. Althoug the swf file was working well after 24 hours.
> Probably a week or so.
>
>
> Rob, did you found out why your swf stopped (expired) ?
>
> I have one that must run 24/7 and for no apparent reason (i mean no
> server
> error, no flash error no nothing) just stops working after a period
> of time
> (like a month or so)...
>
> Anybody who has a clue....