I'm using Flash CS4 and Actionscript 2 and would like to know if it's possible to call an external script (php script) or take some kind of action (like update a database, write to a file etc) at regular intervals while a video is playing?
1. Is video playing?
2. If yes and time is more than 5 mins (or some inteval) then call a script
3. Sleep and repeat from step 1
I tried to search the forum for this problem but my browser every time got too busy to load the search results, so i thought I'll ask it in a new thread.I've made a Chat in Flash CS4 with AS3 - PHP - MySQL.I set a timer to check if there are new entries in the database once in every second. This way the chat window is refreshed every second. Works fine.But I think, if (let's say) 100 people are chatting, the server is bombed by 200 queries (1 for the message and 1 to find who sent it by userid) a second.Is there a way to periodically check the database if there are new entries without making queries? So Flash will ask for new data only if there IS new data available.
View 5 RepliesI want to make a small application that reads an RSS feed.However, this will be part of an installation, thus this is supposed to run "forever". Do you think there is another way than using the Timer class, that would check for new posts on the feed every 15 minutes for example? Do you think this will be a reliable and safe approach?[and an extra questionFor that purpose, is it worth to make an AIR app, or just an executable from the flash player? Do I have some pros/cons regarding memory, resources, etc when using AIR?
View 0 RepliesI am using the following code to Pause, Fade-in & Play a streaming Mp3 from an external site:[code]The problem is that this file is never-ending and ultimately slows the computer WAY down. I'm assuming this has to do with the cache filling up with the never-ending Mp3 file.Does anyone know a way to periodically dump the Cache or... limit the amount of the file loaded into the Cache? Say 3-5 SecondsI am assuming a "DO NOT CACHE" code won't work as the Mp3 is streaming and requires a certain amount for uninterrupted play.
View 4 RepliesI have a swf that connects to Flash Media Server. What I am looking to do, is display the connection status via a green (connected) or red (not connected) icon. I need it to check frequently and update the icon according to the connection status.
I have the following code but it does not work. I have a connect/disconnect button which starts/stops my connection to FMS. That works, but when I unplug my internet connection (thereby making it impossible to be connected to FMS), it still says it is.
Code:
function checkConn()
{
if (nc.connected)
[Code]....
I'm using a flash rotating banner in my website which takes images and descriptions from an XML file.
I do changes to my XML very often... but in my local machine, the banner takes a day or two to get updated.
Although I can clear my local machine's cache, the problem still remains for other users who visit my web page..
is there a programmatic way in flash or in html to overcome this problem ? Maybe a server configuration?
PS: below code works fine, but it clears out the cache completely... i need to clear XMl cache after a specific time period..
var timestamp:Date = new Date();
xmlData.load("/flash/images.xml?cachebuster=" + timestamp.getTime());
I will be trying to obtain data from a periodically updated xml file. As far as I know, this file will simply continue to have data added to it indefinatly. Is there a way to load only the newly added data to the xml object? As opposed to loading the entire xml file each time I want to update my flash movie with new data added to the xml file?
View 3 RepliesHow can i do a function that checks periodically if an array is null or not?
View 2 RepliesI run through the process of making code for a whole scene without compiling periodically I overlook where a child is added to and try to remove it from somewhere else. However, I dont believe this to be the case on this occasion. I have only two funcytion that deal with the addition and removeal of the children of the mc that is throwing me errors. If I add the simple:Code: Select allif (holder.contains(thisChild)) {It stops the error but doesn't fix my actual problem...
Code: Select alloverride public function unLoad():void {
for (var i:int = 0; i < currentDeck.length; i++) {
currentDeck[i].removeEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, clicked);
[code].....
I am using in AS3 "External Interface ". When I call the JS function that is on the same page as swf everything works fine.
I added a link in the html page to an external JS file, when I move the JS function to the external JS file the website crushes.
I would prefer to have all my JS functions on an external file so I can use them in the future in other project and it also makes it easier for me to update the site.
how to call a JS function that is on an external file from AS3?
i have some actionscript that makes a
ExternalInterface.call('someFunction');
call.is it possible to reference the html object that made the call to someFunction directly using the ExternalInterface.call call?
Assume that the object that makes the call also has some Callbacks (via ExternalInterface.addCallback) that are accessible via javascript.
Currently:
Actionscript source
ExternalInterface.call("someFunction");
ExternalInterface.addCallback("someCallback",someASfunction);
[code]....
I have my main file that has the normal menu that he would be principal.swf, I is using this to call the other .swf that he would be noticias.swf, that would have a project of the news in xml.[code]my problem is following, when I compels my file noticias.swf it appears normal with the news, but when I am in the file principal.swf and click in button 2 menu it brings me the file noticias.swf but without xml, xml does not appear no way, somebody knows as I can fixed this?
View 2 RepliesI have an ActionScript program that I want to access some external JavaScript functions. By external, I mean that the ActionScript/swf aren't going to be loaded via the HTML/JavaScript. Everything I see recommends ExternalInterface, but that seems to imply that your JS loads your swf. Is there a way to call a JavaScript function by URL?
View 2 RepliesI've got a Zend Framework project with an admin area. In the admin area is a Adobe Flex (Flash) application to create, save and open pdf files. The pdfs are stored in http://localhost/public/pdf/.Is it possible that only the flex application (logged admin) has the permission to open the generated pdf files?How can i protected the files from a direct external browser call eg. through http://localhost/public/pdf/mysecret.pdf
View 2 RepliesI have this cool As3 MP3pitch package, which I got from here:
package components
{
import flash.events.Event;
[code].....
"sayHi()" private methods and it's exposed though ExternalInterface.addCallback.As you know, i can't call that methods directly like below.
ActionScript Code:
var loader:Loader;
var req:URLRequest;
[code]....
Im using external .as files to hold some of my functions, however if i include a function inside a movieclip, that its held in an external .as file, it needs
Code:
#include "someActionscript.as"
before it to work, surely this cant be the way to call your .as? As this means everytime I change the verison numbers on the .as file, I have to update every part of the fla which calls it...
I am having an issue using a string as a key in an external call. Here's what's going down.I recieve an XML document, which gives me a list of ID's that refer to other objects in the database. When I pass that ID in as URLVariable, the backend doesn't recognize it and returns nothing.Say the ID was 124. I tried passing the string "124" as the key, and it worked, returning the proper resource. Confused, i do the following
Code:
trace(xml.id__ == "124"); // returns true
getResource(xml.id__); // returns nothing
getResource("124"); // returns correct resource
I know there are issues with using == as a comparator, but since it's returning true I figured it sees them both as the string "124" -- but why would it not work? I also tried String(xml.id__), Number(xml.id__), and some other stuff.
It's at the back of my head somewhere, but I can't figure it out.I have a dropdown menu movie clip I need to make _visible = false, but calling
PHP Code:
_root.dropdown._visible = false
from the external swf doesn't reach the main swf. How do I communicate commands from an externally loaded swf to the main swf? I tried _root and _level0 to no avail.
I am trying to Preload my external swf's so that when i call them later they will be preloaded and i can go to a specific frame. I have tried that and all it does is go to the first frame of the movie. Not the Specific frame.
View 1 RepliesIs it necessary to use the full url path to call an external jpg or is it possible to have a relative url?
View 1 RepliesUsing Flash - AS 3.0: I am trying to use ExternalInterface.call to open a .pdf file - but it is not working - nothing is happening...
ExternalInterface.call ("window.open","diagrams/v1/crh.pdf", "WindowName", params);
But this line DOES work - call an .html file to open.
ExternalInterface.call ("window.open","m5_quiz/v1/quiz.html", "WindowName", params);
I can't find any information that says this should or shouldn't work - it seems to me it should open it. To get around this - I have been using 'navigateToURL' to open the pdf file - but that triggers the pop-up blocker - using the External Interface call does not.
I have a main.swf that loads in an external swf called home.swf. I want to be able to call a function in main.swf's doc class from the loaded swf:
Code:
function loadArtist():void { // my function }
in the main timeline of home.swf I'm calling it this way:
Code:
function timeToGo(m:MouseEvent):void {
trace("button pressed");
MovieClip(this.parent.parent).loadArtist(); }
the home.swf compiles fine but when loaded in the main.swf & the button is pressed i get this error:
TypeError: Error #1006: loadArtist is not a function.
at home_fla::MainTimeline/timeToGo()
It seems that it thinks loadArtist is a property. Ack. I've got 3 objects loaded dynamically using addChildAt(mc, 0) ...
I have one swf and this one load another one inside a MC on the stage.
Code:
function chama_movie(name:String) {
this.mcLoader.removeChild(carregador);
var carregador:Loader = new Loader();
[Code]....
I have an external swf(s) loaded in a main swf container. I am trying to create templates for non-coders. The main swf loads "pages" based on the currentFrame number. i.e. if on frame 12 load "m1_012.swf"I need the function call to the main swf to be dynamic.The variable function call doesn't work in the following code. The last function call does work. How can I "eval" the variable function call?
var parentObj:Object = this.parent.parent.parent;
var tempFrame:Number = parentObj.currentFrame;
var funcName:String = parentObj+"moreInfo_"+tempFrame;
[code].....
I have a flash file that load an external swf with this script, all using AS3:
var my_Loader:Loader = new Loader();
addChildAt(my_Loader, 0);
var my_url:URLRequest=new URLRequest("final-video.swf");
my_Loader.load(my_url);
Inside this external file (final-video.swf) i have buttons called for example button1, button2...What will be the path to have actions to these buttons? I tried, from the original file not the external swf (final-video.swf), this script:
button1.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, actionBtn1);
but i have this error: 1120: Access of undefined property testBtn.how can you call from the front flash file, buttons that are inside external swf?
how can i call a function in a child swf that has been loaded in externally? basically ive got a holder and then i loop through a list and add that many slides to the holder each slide has an external swf loaded in and one of them i need to be able to call a function from the parent
View 1 RepliesI am currently just finishing a project and I am having a big time problem with an ExternalInterface call. My application runs fine but when the javascript call is being made from flash using external interface, IE is going from the "Done" message, to showing the "!" icon, with "error on page" as the message. There is no error that is showing up in Firefox.
The current error I am seeing is an 'Unterminated String Constant', which wouldn't be a problem except for that it appears on line 1... which is [URL]
I have a bunch of SWF files that have x amount of frames on them..When it reaches the end, I want to call a function. The problem is I dont have access to the FLA files. I have the total number of frames by doing slideHolder._totalframes which gives me all the frames...The only thing I can think of is doing an interval that checks _currentframe against _totalframes, but I want to know is their another way to do it?
View 1 RepliesI've got a movie with a few buttons in it. When you click on one of the buttons an external swf opens. At the same time a large, quare, white movieclip opens at the back of the external swf (the white mc is in the main movie). Okay, so for so good.
In the external swf there is a close button. When you click the button, the external swf goes to frame 14 to show a short closing animation. The last frame contains the following code:
TweenLite.to(_level0.contentback_mc,1,{_alpha:0});
this.unloadMovie();
The first line is to make shure the large white mc becomes transparent again. The second line is - ofcourse - to unload the external swf.
The problem is that the first line doens't work. When I trace the first line from the main movie, the output contains '_level0.contentback_mc;
Oh, and the external swf is loaded in an actionscript generation container (contentback_mc).