is it possible to have a popup box (or something of the sort) show up where the user can select a txt file to load into flash from a list of txt files in the current directory..
this is for non-webpage use ... i am trying to make it so i dont need more than the flash file itself
im trying to load a php file and user id how would i write this in as3, i can do it like this in php test.php?id=$idbut how would i do the same in as3 [code]
View 2 RepliesI would like to load a user's file right after the app is inicialized. I have this code:
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It works fine when some button is pressed, but when i just put it inside the frame's code, it doesnt work.
I am putting together an artists gallery, and i need to show each artist's collection when you select their name from a drop down combo box. [url]...
create a new xml file for every artist (artistname.xml) to load in to the thumbnail gallery.
QUESTION - How do I make this file to be a variable depending on the user selection from the dropdown.[code]...
Is there any way of letting a user load their own text?
View 3 RepliesI am a developer in Web Flash Game.(I use AS3.0) I want to save and load the swf-file to a local disk of any user,Because I want to decrease the time for loading a flash movie from site.Is it possible?If it is possible, I hope the swf-file has only one loading from site and it will be loaded from a local disk of any user after that. (I know a concept of Internet temporary file. I want to know the other techniques of only using AS3.0.)
View 3 RepliesI'm writing a small application for myself and instead of using a database I'd like to just use Excel to store the small amount of data I have on my local file system. I want to be able to load that data without having to use the typical FileReference browse() method as it would just be annoying to do every time I use the application.
The code below seems to find the file fine as the file.exists method below and most of the other attributes seem to be correct but the file.data is always null.I'm guessing this is a security issue and that's why I'm running into this problem but I thought I'd ask and see if there is in fact a way around this problem.
var file:File = new File(fullPath + "\" + currentFolder + ".txt");
if(file.exists) {
var byteArray:ByteArray = file.data;
}
There are 100 buttons in my movie clip and a timeline of 10 frames length. If user clicks on button1, the movie clip will play and at the last frame it will redirect to second scene (scene2) and then "on scene2's first frame" "externalscene1.swf" will be loaded. If user clicks on button 5 then on scene2's first frame "externalswf2.swf" will be loaded.
Here the normal code i wrote :
//SCENE1 - 1st frame :
st1.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, a1001e);
function a1001e(eeevt:MouseEvent):void {
MovieClip(root).play(); << I want to assign a variable (the swf name to be loaded)
}
//SCENE2 - 1st frame:
stop();
var loader3:Loader = new Loader();
loader3.load(new URLRequest("1004.swf")); << I want to load variable.swf and load that swf.
addChild(loader3);
I'm currently building an app in Adobe Air 2.6. I use this line of code:
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var url:String = "C:Workspace";
var ff:File = new File( url );
ff.openWithDefaultApplication();
Which opens up the directory in a new window, However, say I have the name of a file in that directory.. How do I make the window open and highlight/select the file?
I need to create an application in which we are changing the style of the application that is theme of the application based on the button click.
I have download the theme that all contains different CSS file. I need to dynamically declare the CSS for the application to apply that theme. I have file name Theme1.css, Theme2.css, Theme3.css, Theme4.css, Theme5.css.
when I click on the Theme 1 Button then I need to apply Theme1.css file as source of style. similar like that when I click on the Theme 2 Button then I need to apply Theme2.css file as source of style. Note : css file contains Style for both application and component of the Application.
Accessibility is driving me up the WALL! I have a system that has menu pop-ups and because of accessibility when the user selects OK it does what ever action the pop-up does and when the user presses ESC it leaves the menu. My issue is this all works fine when testing it in the swf file and selecting the 'disable keyboard shortcuts' BUT when I embedded it into HTML is loses this function and the short cuts stop working and at points activate html stuff. Is there a line of code or something that I can place in the .swf or .html that will disable the keyboard shortcuts?
View 2 RepliesI embedded a SWF on a page and have checked it in Dreamweaver by selecting FILE | PREVIEW IN BROWSER. The page works just fine, video plays back and rollover button works perfect. I've then uploaded the SWF,FLV,html page and scripts to my server and when tested, the video wouldn't play. Below are some snapshots, the code and the html link to see if someone can give me a hand on this one.....
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I have a SWF that has a movie player in it. What I want to do is load an flv or audio file into the player from anywhere on my computer using a file browser. Currently it does work, but ONLY if the flv is located in the course folder where the SWF compiles to. How I can make it play an flv located anywhere other than in the same directory as the SWF?
View 3 RepliesI was trying to make a media player with AS3 coding.. I know how to make play, pause, next buttons etc.. And i also learned to load playlist from a XML file (created mannually)..What i actually need is to browse the computer and select multiple files and add those files to a playlist.. All these must be done with the media player itself(not manually typing the XML data).. XML file dynamically by selecting the music files, using the player.. Or is there some other method to create playlist without making the XML?..
View 6 RepliesIt is possible to make file transfer from air application via server?I think need to create like byte array streaming or somethink like this from sender and write the destination file on receiver user pc.
View 2 RepliesI have the values load from a file, however the problem i am having is that it isnt selecting the values loaded from the file when i check on the settings. am i using the correct as2 code for it? i even tried using setValue, that is listed in the flash livedocs.
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This is the first time i am working in action script. I have seen a flash programmer working with it. since i know javascript i was able to work in action script. I am creating a file upload component for my php projects. Until now i have advanced to show the file dialog box using the FileReference api. The select event is not firing for me. and i did not get any error.
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I've been putting data into an array via XML, and then selecting at random an image string to load in a pic at random. But whilst doing this, I wanted to remove the String from the Array that I have just used, so I don't get repetition of the same image in the output. I initially thought that pop would remove the string I had just used - But of course it Removes the last value in the Array instead, which doesn't really help.
Ok - so how about randomizing the data once inside the Array, after it has been pulled in from XML!? That way I can load in the 'last' image, and then pop it out! Keeping a randomized selection of images each time 'it' is loaded
I have a problem with a dynamic video player that I have created in flash. The video player is "SCORM" compliant so that when the user clicks the "exit" button a class file is called to mark the user complete in an LMS.I have tested the SCORM Code previously and it works with out issue. Usually I have the completion code embedded in an Actions Layer of the movie. This is the first time I have attempted to call the completion status in a class file, I have added a "trace statement" when the movie is tested within flash it runs the trace statement properly, but when uploaded to the LMS environment the course does not complete properly
View 3 Repliesstep1- I got an xml that is locally loaded(works fine)
step2- the content goes into a datagrid that is displayed (works fine)
step3- In AS3 I dynamically add some lines to this xml file(works fine)
step4- I save it locally (works fine)
step5-and want the datagrid to be updated..(works not-so-well)
So, in step 4, the data is saved into the xml file, but in order to finish the save, the user has to click on the "Save as" windows in order to have the file updated of course.. and that's where's my problem, how can i tell flash to wait till the user actually saves the file, before reload the xml file in the datagrid ? here's the code :
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I want to know the 'file path' when an user selects a file from 'any location' on his hard disk. I like to know is it possible to fetch the entire file URL instead of the file name alone?
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var fileRef= new FileReference();
fileRef.addListener(mylistener);
mylistener.onOpen = function(file){
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I'm trying to load a swf file within another swf file and then load different swf files from buttons.This is the code I'm using, but I can't get any of the swf files to load.
var Xpos:Number = 0;
var Ypos:Number = 0;
var swf:MovieClip;[code]...........
I'm using the following section of AS:
onClipEvent (load) {
//sets up a sound object, loads the .mp3 file and starts the sound.
this.faTrack = new Sound();
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You do not need to import the sound file into Flash. You just have to make sure
that the .mp3 file is in the same directory as the .swf file. You should also make
sure that the .mp3 file is named the same as faFile in the FlashAmp .txt file.
The benefits of this method are that the .mp3 file only downloads if the user gets
to the bit in your Flash file where you call it. It also plays as it streams although there will be a slight delay as it buffers (FlashAmp will take account of this delay as the arrays are based on the position of the sound).
I'm using the following section of AS:[code]You do not need to import the sound file into Flash. You just have to make sure that the .mp3 file is in the same directory as the .swf file. You should also make sure that the .mp3 file is named the same as faFile in the FlashAmp .txt file. The benefits of this method are that the .mp3 file only downloads if the user gets to the bit in your Flash file where you call it. It also plays as it streams although there will be a slight delay as it buffers (FlashAmp will take account of this delay as the arrays are based on the position of the sound).
View 1 RepliesI'm trying to develop a Flash music player for my website, but I don't want all the songs to load at once. I only want them to load if the user clicks on it. An example of this is a site that offers theseAnyhoo, I don't want to use a Radio Blog because I'd like mine completely customized to my specifications.On to the actual queston: How do I make it so that a song in the music player will load only if a user wants it to load and clicks on it
View 3 RepliesI am using Macromedia Flash MX 2004, and I am trying to make a flash video file where a user can input text (I got that to work properly).
And where the user-input-text is used later on in the flash movie,
I am looking for actionscript and beginner help for this to work, I'm not new to flash or to actionscript, but I'm still a newb.[url]...
I can't seem to remove / unload the external swf files e.g when the carousel.swf (portfolio) is displayed and I press the about button the about content is overlapping the carousel (portfolio) . How can I remove / unload an external swf file from the main flash file and load a new swf file, while at the same time removing garbage collection from memory?
View 15 RepliesI know how to load external text files in AS3 but I want the user to be able to do it from within my excited swf file. The obvious way to do this is to load the text file using a string from a dynamic text field (e.g: "myfile/myTextFeild.txt") but i want it to be more user friendly.If you click file open in Microsoft word, for example, you get the user friendly open box where you can find the file you want to load by browsing through your hard-drive.
View 1 Repliesi am working on a website where i want certain images to load whenever a user clicks on a thumbnail. I want a preloader to appear before the image is displayed. I created this so far:
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You all know the "loadMovie" command but is there a way to tell if the movie you want to load really exists? For example: I have a movie on my server names "asdf.swf" and I want to use loadMovie to open it. Well what If I want it to check if it exists before I try to load it? Also, can you load picture files to a movie? (gif/png)
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