Offline project

[DavidacrossAmerica]

I created a canvas project specifically to use offline. I have unchecked the hosted library option, but the project does not appear to be using the js code. Here is the console error. 

And here is where the code is referenced in the HTML file. 

I tried disabling all the browser security setting to no avail. Then tried Firefox with these console errors:

Seems it is all about accessing the js correctly, but I don't know how to make this happen. Again, this project needs to run from the files I will publish and not online. What can I do to make that work?

[JoãoCésar]

Hi.

Even for offline usage most HTML documents need a local server.

Please see this answer.

Regards,

JC

[DavidacrossAmerica]

Well I don't know how to solve the problem then. I see this plugin for Flash. Is there a similar "projector" for Animate? Or would this work? https://exchange.adobe.com/creativecloud.details.1641.html

[JoãoCésar · Accepted solution]

If you plan to send the files to other users then it's going to be hard for them to play your game because they would need to setup a server themselves.

But if it's for you only, then you can install something like XAMPP or download Visual Studio Code and install the Live Server extension.

Anyway, the output of the HTML5 Canvas document is essentially a website. And websites are meant to be used online.

Have you tried Netlify? You just need to drag and drop a folder containing the files of your project to their website and in a matter of seconds your game will be online.

Please see this answer for more details about Netlify.

[DavidacrossAmerica]

Thanks. I think Netlify is the answer for this project. 

[avid_body16B8]

Another solution is Microsoft Azure Storage Explorer. If you upload files there you can then use the link to check your project.

[JoãoCésar]

Thanks for the suggestion, Marie! I'll take note.

[ClayUUID]

If you're making a game exclusively to be played offline, you may as well just develop it in ActionScript and publish it as a projector EXE.

[DavidacrossAmerica]

Yeah, now I know, but I don't think I want to do all the code rewriting necessary at this point. Thanks.