Index: swftools.module
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal-contrib/contributions/modules/swftools/swftools.module,v
retrieving revision 1.20.2.16
diff -b -U5 -r1.20.2.16 swftools.module
--- swftools.module	18 Apr 2009 23:30:52 -0000	1.20.2.16
+++ swftools.module	15 Oct 2009 14:10:40 -0000
@@ -797,11 +797,12 @@
   // Retrieve swftools_media_url to see if a remote path has been set
   $media_url = trim(variable_get('swftools_media_url', ''));
 
   // If a remote path is set simply build the appropriate path and return
   if ($media_url) {
-    return $media_url . '/' . $path;
+    $path = str_replace(file_directory_path(), '', $path);      // adjust path if using private file storage
+    return $media_url . $path;
   }
   
   // If media checking is active, and the path is a file, check to see if it actually exists
   if (variable_get('swftools_check_media', TRUE) && $is_file) {