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JoãoCésar17023019
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August 22, 2025
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Stop Authortime Sharing

  • August 22, 2025
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Hello, everyone.

 

I'm working on a project using Flash CS6 and it seems there's no way to clear the path to the FLA in the IDE (same for Animate).

 

And using JSFL, when I try something like:

lib.setItemProperty("sourceFilePath", "file:///");


Or:

lib.setItemProperty("sourceFilePath", "");


I always get an invalid argument error.

 

JC

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    JoãoCésar17023019
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    August 22, 2025

    @Vladin M. Mitov  and @n. tilcheff , do you know?

    n. tilcheff
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    August 22, 2025

    Hi João,

     

    Yes, we've had to deal with this persistent and unwanted path several times.

    Here is one way of getting rid of it, which I have discovered through experimentation:

     

    1. Create a blank, new, unsaved document.

    2. Copy the symbol with the path and paste it in the new document.

    3. Enter the symbol and make a small change to its timeline: I extend it by one frame or add a blank new layer.

    4. Exit and copy this altered symbol.

    5. Paste it back into the original document, replacing the original Library item.

    6. Check for the path - it should be gone.

    7. Remove the unnecessary added frame/layer from symbol's timeline.

     

    Before:

    After:

     

    Hope this helps!

     

    Nick - Character Designer and Animator, Flash user since 1998 | Member of the Flanimate Power Tools team - extensions for character animation
    JoãoCésar17023019
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    August 23, 2025

    Hello, Nick!

     

    It worked!

     

    Wish there was a less hacky way of accomplishing something so simple.

    I'm very surprised that this missing feature went unnoticed even in the golden era of Flash!

    Thanks a lot!