Flash takes it's path from the HTML/ASP page it's embedded in - which can cause issues once on an actual server as opposed to a folder on your hard drive.

Not sure why the absolute links don't work - they should. Try using a full URL including the http:// and see if that fixes it.

What I do is set a variable for the path so I can test it locally and on the server-

pathToFiles = "/some-file-path/";

getURL(pathToFiles + "myMovie.swf");

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When testing on your hard-drive, set pathToFile = ""; so it doesn't append anything, when testing on the actual server, put in the whole address.

Hope this helps.

Cheers,
Nigel