I took over a site that includes a flash file which I wasn't worried about at all until I tried to make changes and publish it. The original designer said the .fla file cannot be published on its own. It must be accompanied by the .as files and directories that are in the folder with the .fla file. What the heck does that mean? How do I publish this file? I'm on CS4.
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How do I load an XML file (and still have all of the XML functions) that's located in a specific directory on a user's computer? All of the tutorials I've seen are loading the XML files from the web/URL using the URLLoader function. Is there anyway to load the XML file from the computer?
Question 2:How do I have a standalone file that's created via actionscript save the file in some other location other than the default, really long appdata/roaming/Macromedia/etc./etc. directory? I'm using the SharedObject.getLocal syntax, but is there another syntax I need to use so that I can save the file in a directory called appdata/roaming/MyApplicationName ?
I am having problems copying directories of movieclips from one flash file to another. They appear to be fine until I save it, then when they are reloaded they are missing a parent movie clip, and all of the children are blank.
View 2 RepliesI know very little about Flash so I apologize in advance for asking what is possibly a dumb question, although I did a fair bit of research before posting. Our current Flash app, written in AS3.0, is able to display a standard OS browse dialog for the purpose of allowing a user to select files. We are using [URL] to display this dialog.
The documentation for FileReferenceList states that only files could be selected. The new requirement is to allow the user to select directories as well as files. Afterward it would be very nice, but not required, to be able to get a recursive list of all the files in the selected directory. Is it possible to implement this in Flash running inside a browser? The closest I've seen so far is [URL] which does what I want but it only seems to work inside Adobe AIR and is not exposed to the browser.
Here is the scenario... I am attempting to create a carousel image gallery each image is accompanied by a url that when pressed will take the viewer to an external website. I am pulling this information from an xml document "images.xml". I am using a dynamic textfield with an instance name "links" to hold the urls. The problem is the URLs are not changing when I selected a new image. How can I make it so that when a user clicks on image1 for example they'll get "View Google" and when they click on image2 they'll get "View YouTube" etc?
Here is my XML:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<images><image src="img/Layer-1.png" />
<urltxt><a href="[URL]">Cops</a></urltxt>
<image src="img/Layer-2.png" />
<urltxt><a href="[URL]">Dogs</a></urltxt>
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I want to compile an FLA that I want to use as resources for two slightly different application in two different folders.
something like this
library.FLA
-> bin1/lib.swf
AND
-> bin2/lib.swf
I could just copy them manually, but with multiple files there's always room to forget one file.
I got a simple image slideshow. Im reading the image list from a XML file. Everything work fine when I export the swf.The problem is when I load my swf into an html located on a parent directory then the swf cant read the xml anymore.Here is the folder structure to clarify:
Root contains:
index.html
files (this is one is a folder)[code].....
So when I run the swf it work OK, if I create an html in the same directory as the swf works OK but as soon as I move my html one level up then swf loads but without any image on it.Now I know the easiest fastest way is just to put everything on the same directory right, but I cant in this specific situation since my index is loading a whole bunch of other stuff, thats why the swf and xml need to be on another directory.
when you embed a swf into an html that is on the root folder.. all pathing has to be done as if the swf was in the same location as the html.. which means .. in your flash code.. to call upon the xml via the browser you need to target it like this .. flash/the.xml .. instead of just the.xml .. same for the images.. you need to make sure that you target it as if you were look at the files from the root location.. flash/images/image1.jpg
So basically I changed my paths in flash in my actionscript and when I export it, it doesnt work by itself, but when I ran the HTML located one level up, everything works fine.
I was wondering if Flash (I have FLash MX 2004) has the capability to check if there is already a directory in a certain location, and if not create it. Obviously the outcome of there already being a file would be to take no action.
View 1 Repliessomeone knows if a directory can be opened using loadVariables and then placed into an array or loop. I know files can be loaded individually, but I want to be able to see all the files using PHP and my .swf file.
View 2 Repliesjust wondering how AS3 can do this. I'm writing in Flash CS3, I just need to know the length of a directory which is in the same location as the flash file. For example there is
/flash/flash.swf
and then
/flash/images/
and I need to know the length of /images
By default, the server runs as System Account with no access to network drives. You can change the service user to a user with network access privileges with a UNC path. In Windows 2008, when I change FMS service to log on as user and start the service I get
"Windows Could not start the Flash Media Server (FMS) service on Local Computer.
Error 1067: The process terminated unexpectedly".
When I change it back to Local System Account, it works fine. Tested in Windows 7 x64 and I was able to start the service as a user log on. I checked the local policy group and the user have rights to log on as a service. I compared Windows 7 setting to Windows 2008 and they match.
I inherited a project and this thing is a real Frankenstein. It is a combination of external classes, flex xmls and action script on timelines of objects in various swf files. I have a situation where I need to access a class in a package a few directories up. For example my direcoty structure is similar to the following:
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The easy version of my question is this. I have a main.swf that calls and loads smaller swfs. There is a text field in the main clip that holds descriptions (descriptionText). What I am trying to do is to be able to change that text with a string (feedback) from the loaded clips. So in other words, pass a string value from the loaded clip to the main clip and set the descriptionText.text = feedback.
I have worked out (unless there is another way I am not aware of) that I need to use an external class to do this. The issue is that the smaller clips have to live in a folder called "images" to function on our LMS and I can't figure out how to import the classes into my large clip and smaller clips because they are in different directories. I can post some code if needed.
I'm trying to re-organize my classes into folders, currently they're all just in the same directory and it's very messy, so I've tested this out in one feature, being the bullets. So bullet.as is in the directory: [main source]/Classes/Turrets/Ammo
I so in the bullet.as file I have coded as follows:
Code:
package Classes.Turrets.Ammo {
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.events.*
public class Bullet extends MovieClip {
Now this works, the bullet is fired on to the stage, however it behaves profoundly. For some reason it does not move at all or behave how it does when it is fired from the turret object, the bullets behave perfectly though when I just simply put them in the same directory as the source .fla. What can I do to easily re-organize my classes into folders without turning my objects into malfunctioning pieces of junk?
Is it possible to make code in actionscript-3 to parse the virtual directories that are constructed in the flash library? I mean that if i add a folder on the library of CS4 called 'graphics' can i write code that parse the elements of that folder in order to fill an array with folder's elements(which are BitmapData classes) ?
View 1 RepliesHere is how I usually write the compile task:
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What I'm looking for is a way to compile the entire director of classes without having to specify each class. I'm sure there's already an option for that, but I couldn't figure out the exact syntax.
I'm in the process of making a web page that'll successfully checked as XHTML 1.0 Transitional ([URL]), but as soon as I place in the fixit.js script under the flash object and view the page in IE, all the flash elements turn white. Quote:
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Anyone knows how to place in flash files in xhtml files on IE without manually controls by clicking on the flash file.
what I'm trying to do is make a preloader that will preload about 20 external SWF files before it lets you get to my main file. I want to do this because my main file needs the SWFs to be ready to go once its done loading. I have looked around and i found a few ways to do this with the "if (loadedBytes>=totalBytes)" and the code loops back till the files are done loading... this would be just what i need but i cant seem to get it to work. the file just seems to start loading my files but does not loop and just runs the time-line even once i state what frames i want it to loop.
View 6 Replieshow do I change the settings so that the flash file looks for as. files in a certain file.
View 1 RepliesI have installed FMS and we are evalauating it as a streaming server.If I understand the documentation correctly, all the media files for streaming need to be stored in this directory:
/..../applications/vod/media
However, if I want the file to be available (downloadable) over http, it needs to be located under webroot.
..../webroot/
why can't I just create a symbolic link in .../webroot/media to point at .../ applications/ vod/media.In general, we'd like to make every file streamable and downloadable.My thinking is, the sym link allow us to not have to upload every file to two places.
I bought an Easy Flash Template from web-flash-template.com. The template consists of a flash file (fully flash based site), PSD files, image files and a .txt file for all the text. There's no problem editing all the files, except for the .fla file. I am trying to edit it to add a new page, embed a youtube video, etc and I see no layers for each screen. When I look in the ActionScript I see some details there which mentions screen 50 or 95, etc, but I can't edit any of those screens. Either I'm missing the boat thoroughly (which could be ) or this is a poorly designed template.So, my question is, would anyone here who is a little more experienced with flash be willing to let me email them the file to take a quick look at it to give me any pointers?
View 1 RepliesThough, on one of the simplest things though I can not have the flash file select the XML files. It will select the first but will not continue with playing the rest of the songshere is my AS and XML files.
Code:
// Load XML Songs
var xml:XML = new XML();
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If I use Publish Setting and choose a different folder for the .swf and .html file that Flash CS3 will be generating then the audio/sound will not work when open the .html file in a browser. However, if I choose to the "Publish" option or "Publish Setting" but choose the same folder for the .html and .swf folder then the sound will work when opening the .html file inside a browser.[code]
View 3 RepliesI've been following the techlabs tutorial on building an as3 slideshow as I'm just getting used to as3.I've been trying to load in .swf files instead of static jpegs, but it won't work.I'm assuming this part of the code is what won't allow the .swf files to be loaded from the xml file...end a hand and explain what this section is doing and if possible what to change to get it to load swf's as well as jpegs...?
code:
function clearLoader():void {
try {
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im trying import multiple swf files(games) into one fla so i can have a little gallery for all my games. the games imported fine but im trying make a button in each game after it is over to gotoAndPlay(1) on my main timeline but it doesnt seem to be communicating, heres the method im trying to use
startGame("game_1");
function startGame(gameName:String)
{
trace("game_1")
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how can I unite 15 swf files which placed in one folder to a one swf file? i tried all kindes of merging softwares like "Join (Merge, Combine) Multiple SWF Files Into One Software" and "WinMerge" without success and tried to convert swf to flv (cause i found other merging software for flv files) but again.I have CS5 so if i'll have to open Flash for this i will, though i'm trying to avoid that and even then i'm gonna need full instructions.
View 4 RepliesThe .fla file only gives you the option to link one .src file in the 'Class' bit, is there any way to link two .as files to the .fla file?
View 1 Replieshow can i use the code in a .AS file in a .FLA file without merging them together so basically in the .AS file the code is in a package how can i remove the package and use that same code in my .FLA without importing .AS file
View 1 RepliesI would like to know we could list all the files in .swf file.My application loads external .swf file (pure content inside it: Png, Mp3 inside) from Internet, and I would like to know the way how we could list all the files inside that .swf file.
View 1 RepliesFiles: Attached is a link to a file I made named "index". [URL] I would have liked to have included the following files but was limited due to "you-send-it" not uploading folders. Files not included: [but functioning and vital to the site as well as the question]
- xml list
- images [folder]
- thumbnails [folder]
Project scope: Website is an online-art gallery. I was able to get a functioning xml rolling thumbnail bar as well as have it load images. [Due to certain circumstances I was forced to put the project on hold until now.] It consist of 17 buttons, on the index [home] page, which are to call upon an xml file to load the appropriate scrolling thumbnail bar and the images which it loads upon clicking.
Problem
When you open up the index file, go to the actions layer. You will see the script needed to load in the xml scrolling thumbnails as well as the associated images. The actionscript is fine and works in as much as when I save out an swf file the thumbnails dynamically load in and when I click on them the associated image loads to stage as well. [again if you download the index file you will not see this as not all the files were able to be uploaded due to "you-send-it" as mentioned.]
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