Problem Assigning Local Shared Object

I have created a swf that increments a dollar amount every
five seconds. My clients want this dollar counter to be consistent
between HTML pages. That is where the local shared object comes in.
I can create it fine, and even read it (I know this by a trace() I
used). But for the life of me I can't get the value from the shared
object passed to the dynamic text field as soon as the swf is
loaded. It always starts at the beginning increment of 0.192!
I'm pretty sure what is messing me up is either the function
that formats the number to a dollar format or the function that
increments the dollar value up every five seconds and saves that
value to the shared object.
Using the code below, you can create a flash file with a
dynamic text labeled 'money' and the actionscript copied into the
first frame on the timeline.
Any help would be great appreciated!

aasimmomin wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have 2 files *.swf files. The first one is creating a
shared object while
> the second one reads the created shared object.
> The files works perfectly on my local machine and on my
server, but the second
> file is not able to read the shared object on the
client's server.
> Although both files work perfectly well on the client's
local machine.
>
> I have checked and found that there is no synchronizing
problem between the
> writing and reading of the shared object.
>
> Could there be some settings on the client's server
which may be missing?
do not post same question to multiple forums, post in one and
stick to it.
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users_language = SharedObject.getRemote("users_language",
_root.client_nc.uri, false);
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forum.
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I made a slot machine. It's simple enough: hit the spin
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decide what the winner is. People will win hats, shirts, buffet
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