"foutuguy" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> Here is what I am trying to do:
> I have a XML socket server where I want to connect with a simple flash
> client
> (one frame) on port 50000. When I connect to the server, I display the
> data
> received. I put also the line system.security.loadPolicyFile("url of the
> policy
> file"); Nothing else.
>
> It works fine when i execute the swf locally but when i upload it on the
> website, it can't connect to the xml socket server.
> the policy file is accessible from any browser, I tried it.
>
> Anybody has an idea on where could be the problem? Is there a way to debug
> that? I did not see any variable feedback for loadPolicyFile. How to check
> that
> the policy file has been correctly loaded?
>
> The code looks like this :
> // let's say the socket server is at socketserver.mydomain.com on port
> 50000
> // my flash file is at http://subdomain.anotherdomain.com/folder/file.swf
> // the policy file'url is http://socketserver.mydomain.com/policy.xml and
> looks like this :
> // <cross-domain-policy>
> // <allow-access-from domain="http://subdomain.anotherdomain.com"
> to-ports="50000" />
> // </cross-domain-policy>
>
> // load the security policy file
> System.security.loadPolicyFile("http://socketserver.mydomain.com/policy.xml")
> ;
>
> //data reception
> var socket:XMLSocket = new XMLSocket();
> socket.onData = function(data) {
> msg +=data;
> }
>
> //connect to the socket server
> socket.connect("socketserver.mydomain.com", 50000);
>
> // chek for xml socket server connection or failure
> socket.onConnect = function (success) {
> if (success) {
> connection_txt = "connected";
> } else {
> connection_txt = "connectionFailed";
> }
> }
>
>
> Thanks a lot for any help
>
> Pierrot:confused;
>

"James Fee" <jfee@vikinges.com> wrote in message
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> Flash is looking for a crossdomain.xml file on the
socketserver.mydomain.com
> port 80 served as a web request (it actually does a get looking for
> socketserver.mydomain.com/crossdomain.xml)
>
> --
> Jim Fee
> Viking Electronic Services
> jfee (at) vikinges (dot) com
>
>
> "foutuguy" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
> news:cpmcto$gm3$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> > Here is what I am trying to do:
> > I have a XML socket server where I want to connect with a simple flash
> > client
> > (one frame) on port 50000. When I connect to the server, I display the
> > data
> > received. I put also the line system.security.loadPolicyFile("url of the
> > policy
> > file"); Nothing else.
> >
> > It works fine when i execute the swf locally but when i upload it on the
> > website, it can't connect to the xml socket server.
> > the policy file is accessible from any browser, I tried it.
> >
> > Anybody has an idea on where could be the problem? Is there a way to
debug
> > that? I did not see any variable feedback for loadPolicyFile. How to
check
> > that
> > the policy file has been correctly loaded?
> >
> > The code looks like this :
> > // let's say the socket server is at socketserver.mydomain.com on port
> > 50000
> > // my flash file is at
http://subdomain.anotherdomain.com/folder/file.swf
> > // the policy file'url is http://socketserver.mydomain.com/policy.xml
and
> > looks like this :
> > // <cross-domain-policy>
> > // <allow-access-from domain="http://subdomain.anotherdomain.com"
> > to-ports="50000" />
> > // </cross-domain-policy>
> >
> > // load the security policy file
> >

> > ;
> >
> > //data reception
> > var socket:XMLSocket = new XMLSocket();
> > socket.onData = function(data) {
> > msg +=data;
> > }
> >
> > //connect to the socket server
> > socket.connect("socketserver.mydomain.com", 50000);
> >
> > // chek for xml socket server connection or failure
> > socket.onConnect = function (success) {
> > if (success) {
> > connection_txt = "connected";
> > } else {
> > connection_txt = "connectionFailed";
> > }
> > }
> >
> >
> > Thanks a lot for any help
> >
> > Pierrot:confused;
> >
>
>

"Matthew David" <mdavid@matthewdavid.ws> wrote in message
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> Example would be:
>
> <?xml version="1.0"?>
> <!-- http://www.foo.com/crossdomain.xml -->
> <cross-domain-policy>
> <allow-access-from domain="www.friendOfFoo.com" />
> <allow-access-from domain="*.foo.com" />
> <allow-access-from domain="105.216.0.40" />
> </cross-domain-policy>
>
>
> save the file as crossdomain.xml in the root of your site.
>
>
> --
> Matthew David
> PH: 920.475.2972
> FAX: 775.239.8171
> mdavid@matthewdavid.ws
>
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> Applications
>
>
> "James Fee" <jfee@vikinges.com> wrote in message
> news:cpmrqj$4d4$1@forums.macromedia.com...
>> Flash is looking for a crossdomain.xml file on the
> socketserver.mydomain.com
>> port 80 served as a web request (it actually does a get looking for
>> socketserver.mydomain.com/crossdomain.xml)
>>
>> --
>> Jim Fee
>> Viking Electronic Services
>> jfee (at) vikinges (dot) com
>>