ActionScript 2.0 :: Open Acrobat PDF File Using It?
Aug 2, 2002Anyone have the experience of opening Acrobat PDF file using actionscript? If so, what actionscript you used?
View 4 RepliesAnyone have the experience of opening Acrobat PDF file using actionscript? If so, what actionscript you used?
View 4 RepliesI'm creating a Intro and menu in Flash CS4 (actionScript 3, I'm new to AS, but experience with flash animation) for a CD based Product Catalog, the flash will open several different PDF's in Acrobat Reader, located on the CD.
Here is the code--
latentPrint_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, launchPDF);
function launchPDF(e:MouseEvent):void
{
navigateToURL(new URLRequest("test.pdf"));
}
I have made a flash autorun splash screen for a CD containing numerous pdf' files. When I click on the files in the flash movie however, they open in a browser window. Is there any way to make them open in acrobat by default?
View 1 RepliesI created a Flash interface that links to a bunch of PDFs. I'm currently using the "GetURL, _blank" function to open the PDFs, which opens them in a browser window. Is there a way to "tell" the PDF to open in Acrobat instead of a browser window?
View 1 RepliesI'm constructing a website in Flash that is based on a DVD I'd put together in Director a few years ago.
One of the major components is PDFs files that need to be printed out. I've spent the last couple of days trying to find a solution, but seem to keep hitting brick walls.
It seems that most solutions only work with projectors running from cds rather than swfs on websites.There's been a couple of snippetts I've tried that are based on opening the pdfs in a new browser window. Aside from the fact that none of them have worked so far, a new browser window is not the ideal solution.I've set up the pdfs so they open the Print dialogue as now as they open in Acrobat. So what I really need is a way to get them open in Acrobat from Flash using AS3 (or whatever else may be the solution).
I have tried to open the file using the url script and it works. But I would liek to use the following but it doesn't work. I am on a Mac not sure whether this will work I have done what it says in thr instructions below.
on(release){
fscommand("Exec","filename.bat");
}
Then open notepad and type in the following START filename.pdf Then go to save as and type in a file name then .bat
N.B make sure the file that the flash button is opening it is the same name as your .bat file. They both have to be in the same directory.
Anybody can tell me how to display pdf file inside of the flash player with acrobat?I got this same option in AS2.0. But now i required in AS3.0. Using flash paper i've tried this option in AS2.0. But flash paper is not upgraded after AS3.0 release so its not supporting in AS3.0.
View 3 RepliesAnybody can tell me how to display pdf file inside of the flash player with acrobat?I got this same option in AS2.0. But now i required in AS3.0. Using flash paper i've tried this option in AS2.0. But flash paper is not upgraded after AS3.0 release so its not supporting in AS3.0.
View 1 RepliesI'm having problems getting the tutorial to work so I decided to look at the source fla. But the Source file won't open on my computer, get the message "failed to open document".
View 3 RepliesMy CS5 flash crashed when I changed the name of the root folder while it was open. Swf is working fine, but .fla file wont open, I get a "Failed to open document" message. This is a disaser because I've lost two days of work. Is there anything that could be done to fix this problem?
View 2 RepliesI'm working on a Catalog for a company I'm employed with, but I'm having issues with the PDF files opening in a browser rather than Acrobat or Reader.The PDF files are all going to be on a CD, that once inserted launches a Flash .exe file which has a button for the end user to click and view the PDF. Now for Actionscript the code to open a PDF file is the same as opening a web page:
view_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.C... fl_MouseClickHandler);
function fl_MouseClickHandler(event:MouseEvent):void
{
[code].....
I have a button on my stage. On press I want it to open a pdf document. I dont want it to open it in the browser window. It has to launch acrobat only.
View 1 RepliesI happily use the CS2 suite. I would like to buy and use Flash CS4 (unless CS2 is still available). Will I have compatibility problems?
View 1 RepliesI've included some simple shockwave animations in a pdf to be viewed onscreen.
The flash content seems to be disabling the arrow key (or any keyboard shortcuts for that matter) page advance in acrobat.
Someone in the Acrobat forum mentioned adding "stage.focus = null" but I don't seem to be having any luck with it.
The code I have in my first frame looks like this...
stop();
playButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, startMove);
function startMove(e:MouseEvent):void {
[Code]....
I want to open up a pdf-document (included within the *.air-package) with adobe acrobat (or any other pdf-reader). I've followed this solution openWithDefaultApplication fails on files in application folder.
var _myfilename = "John_Doe-tax_return_2011.pdf";
// = my filename
//run:
var realFile:File = File.applicationDirectory.resolvePath(_myfilename);
var tempFile:File = File.createTempFile();
realFile.copyTo(tempFile,true);
tempFile.openWithDefaultApplication(); //nothing happens ?
//end;
I've tested it all, so it's not a directory issue
trace(tempFile.extension)
// > tmp (?? tempFile.extension = "pdf" doesn't works)
trace(realFile.exists)
// > true (original pdf-document exists!)
Been planning on making a reader that can read in acrobat files but wasn't sure if it's possible.
If it is possible, could anyone give me a bit of advice on how to import the file
i have a standalone exe flash file which opens autorun from a cd, and i need to open a windows browser directly from that flash. i want it to open the htm without any toolbars or scroll.
View 1 Repliesi have a standalone exe flash file which opens autorun from a cd, and i need to open a windows browser directly from that flash. i want it to open the htm without any toolbars or scroll...
View 1 RepliesIs there a way to open the "open file dialog box" in a swf using javascript.
The swf is on a webpage.
I have been working on a project for a week and suddenly it crashed during save (nothing strange had been imported or anything i just saved after moving content around) and now i cant open my file again. I contacted adobe support who claim that since the problem is related to the file this is not their problem, what a load of HORSE ****, who should i contact about this dell if its an FLA FILE!? I have already renamed the file to flash.zip then opened with WinRar and repaired as a new zip file to a different folder (which removes the corrupt content which is document something.xml) then i tried renaming this folder back to flash.fla however the file still does not open.
View 4 RepliesAnyone can show me how to insert or import a swf file into fla template file.I have a temple FLA file open and after import a SWF file , run test and the swf is not working.
View 2 RepliesI have a flash file using xml to link to html pages all within SharePoint. When I click on a link from inside flash, it opens up a new browser window with the html content.Is there a way to open the html content in the same browser that the flash file is in?
View 6 RepliesI am trying to customize a video player skin from f4player [URL] [the file is mySkin.fla]). I am using flash cs3 pro and I get the error "Unexpected file format" when trying to open the file, a friend has flash cs4 and has the same error. Is there something I could do to open this .fla file correctly? Or maybe if someone could try opening it and saving it again for cs3?
View 1 RepliesI created the parent .swf file, with buttons that open external .swf files. What I would like to do is save the parent file as .exe and have it open external .exe files.
View 1 RepliesI am new to flash and I don't understand much about action script. I want to open one swf file from another using a button I have called ready_set_go. The project is not going to go into html format I only want to open the file locally. What is the code I need to do this?
View 0 RepliesProblem with external swf loading into a main swf.I have a button inside my main.swf file that should open another swf-file, putting it on the same place as an invisible movieclip called "(projectyta)". I want it there and it works out fine.[code]The external swf file shows just as I want it to show when I press the button from the main.swf, Only, I have buttons inside my external swf that doesn't work. The external swf file just stays in frame 1 all the time.
View 2 RepliesI am not a stranger to Flash. I have been using it for years. I like it. I use it to create illustrations, but it has this weird issue where the more you edit the line points, the larger your file size gets, until it gets so large that you cannot open it anymore. I generally have this issue around the 7mb mark. I always try to keep an eye on my files and when they get around 3mb, I copy everything and paste them into a new file. I usually do this every two days, or so, if I am working on one illustration for a long time. However, it doesn't usually happen all at once. Today when I opened my file it was about 2mb. I closed it, and then when I went to reopen it had jumped to 14mb! I cannot open my file.
The specific error is, "There is not enough memory to open this scene. Your document is not damaged and may be safely saved. To increase available memory, close open documents or quit and use Get Info command in the Finder to allocate more memory to Flash." I have done searching on google and many people appear to get this error when there are problems with PNG's in the library for their file. The library for my file is completely empty. I have one scene, with about 10 layers. My file was created completely/exclusively in Flash. There are no PNG's or JPG's to be causing problems.
The last time this happened to me, I had a friend with a computer better than mine open the file for me, copy/paste all my layers into a new file, and then send it back. I have experience with the issue but I, unfortunately, don't know if I have any friends who can open 14mb flash files right now.
From my main.swf I want to open up a new play.swf window, while keeping my main.swf still open, but everytime I use loadMovie(),it opens up the play.swf and closes the other main.swf. how to achieve this(don't want to open in Internet Explorer, it should open standalone in flash player)
View 3 RepliesI am attempting to open a CS 3 FLA in CS 4. Is this possible or am I out of luck?
View 3 RepliesI've recently upgraded to CS4 and the latest version of Flash - I was wondering if it's posssible to open SWF's as .fla files? I'm a complete Novice in Flash even though I've worked as designer over 10 years.
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