I am considering using flash for a kiosk project together with Visual Basic. I need to create simple SWF file with some buttons and background image, and maybe play some movie clips. Could you kindly suggest free tools for that purpose.
If there are not free tools for that, what is the normal commercial enviroment use?
I want to put a movieclip with tools at the bottom of the window in the center with tools icons, it should have fixed posiiton so that user can scroll the main window having it always on prompt. I think I need the browser window size properties to do somenthing as this. Is there a way to get them?
View 0 RepliesI'm creating files in an AIR application like this:
var file:File = File.documentsDirectory.resolvePath("myFile");
var stream:FileStream = new FileStream();
stream.open(file, FileMode.WRITE);
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Is it possible to load a swf file after application creation in flex? If so how?
View 2 RepliesI am working with CS3. yesterday I have finished my Website without an error message. Today I wanted to work again but I had this message error :
"Error during the creation of the file of the Flash animation. To check that the file of destination is not in reading alone or is not already used by another application. Also check that the name of the file is not too long."
I'm a Flash MX action scripting newbie. I'm trying to create a dynamic drop down menu system that reads a text file to create the items listed in the menu. I've been reading tutorials and trying to break down source fla files to understand how things work. I'm stuck on what the following block of code means.Would it be possible for someone to break down the following code for me? It references menudata.txt to create the drop down menu. I can successfully modify menu.data.txt to create more menus and change the titles in each button, but creating sub-nav is totally kicking me in the arse.
The code follows:
item_spacing = 18;
x = 1;
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I have written an Air program that mirrors a directory tree. The problem is that the destination folder structure and content need to be identical - right down to the creationDate and modificaitonDate file attributes. How can I change these file attributes using Adobe Air? I'm able to READ them both just fine, but the properties are read-only. How do I change them?
View 1 RepliesI have a .wmv (or .avi, .mp4... ect... ) file that I want someone to be able to download to their computer by clicking a button. NOT open the file in a new window or tab... but actaully bring up a "save or open" window.
View 12 RepliesI want to use vkontakte's new wrapper feature, that enhances your application abilities by running under SWF wrapper. This is a sample application that uses this mechanism. It uses pure action script to display it's contents rather than an mx:Application.
Using the wrapper on my mx:Application failed due to the following error:
TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
at mx.managers::FocusManager/activate()[C:autobuildgalagaframeworksprojectsframeworksrcmxmanagersFocusManager.as:702]
at mx.managers::SystemManager/activateForm()[C:autobuildgalagaframeworksprojectsframeworksrcmxmanagersSystemManager.as:2493]
at mx.managers::SystemManager/activate()
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Unfortunately - it also failed, and the question remains, how to start Application from a simple AS file?
The only tools/plugins I've seen online that allow for multiple files to be selected for upload through one single dialog box using a SHIFT or CTRL click action (as opposed to clicking on a single file per for file uploads) exist for controls made in Flash/.NET/Java, not just straight Javascript/HTML/PHP.
Why is that the case? I'd imagine that if possible, site developers would look to having less dependencies on different technologies rather than more.
I have flex sdk 4.6 installed and I want to compile AS3 class that uses FXG file for simple graphics. I have and fxg file called Speaker.fxg and I tried to import it like a package
import Speaker;
But when compiling it returns
Error: null
Also tried this
[Embed(source='Speaker.fxg')]
private var Speaker:Class;
private var sp:Sprite = new Speaker();
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I used the fxgeditor air app from here [URL]. I also tried using A. Illustrator exported fxg file and it compiles but the swf is blank.
Actionscript Code:
import flash.events.MouseEvent;import flash.net.URLLoader;import flash.net.URLRequest;var homee : Homee = new Homee;var pagsegurooo : Pagsegurooo = new Pagsegurooo;var duvidass : Duvidass = new Duvidass;var carregador : Loader = new Loader;var arquivo : URLRequest;btn_duvidas.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, cClick);btn_home.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,
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Actionscript Code:
import flash.events.MouseEvent;import flash.net.URLLoader;import flash.net.URLRequest;var homee : Homee = new Homee;var pagsegurooo : Pagsegurooo = new Pagsegurooo;var duvidass : Duvidass = new Duvidass;var carregador : Loader = new Loader;var arquivo : URLRequest;btn_duvidas.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,
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Does anybody have a simple "load sound" example to show me the proper way to load the sound within a class file?
I tried
ActionScript Code:
import flash.events.*;
import flash.media.*;
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Quote:
1067: Implicit coercion of a value of type String to an unrelated type flash.net:URLRequest.
I also tried declaring a "loader" variable, and then setting my sound variable to = my load variable, but that didnt work either ....
I'm trying to write to a simple txt file using flash and php. After several failed attempts I decided to brake the code down to it's bare minimum and build up from there, unfortunately even that didn't work.Here's my php code.
PHP Code:
<?php
$myFile = "testFile.txt";
$fh = fopen($myFile, 'w') or die("can't open file");
$stringData = "Testing[code]....
the file it's writing to (testFile.txt) has it's access set to 777 as does the php file.I point my browser to the php file but nothing gets written to the text file. I know the server is allowing php (at least on some level) because my php mail is working perfectly.
I am trying to randomly load a simple quote from an xml file. Here is my AS:
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I can't figure this out. Probably because I really don't know what I am doing.
I am trying to read a XML file and display its content in a simple list component or at the console. The problem is that the event listener is triggered in an infinite loop.
The code:
var myXML:XML;
var myLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
myLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, processXML);
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I click on a button (or any object where I can write Action Script) and It should call a javascript function which I wrote in my functions.js
View 1 RepliesAre there any tools to Flash application for accessibility and Section 508 compliance?
View 2 RepliesI'm trying to implement a simple application which uses Flex on the front end and a Spring/Hibernate application on the back end, with communication between the two going over a BlazeDS channel.
I'm seeking direction as to the best and/or simplest way to approach this. I have the UI set up in such a way that the user is presented with a file chooser in which they pick the image file they want to upload. When this is chosen and submitted (as a form submission) then the server side should receive the image file data as well as some related metadata such as a description and date, then populate a Hibernate entity/POJO with the image file data and related metadata, and then persist the entity/POJO into the database.
I have found some examples of how you would do a file upload and download using servlets here and the FileReference class (here and here) but these don't appear to address the problem in a way which leverages BlazeDS and/or Spring/Hibernate. I want to put the image file data and related metadata (description, capture date, etc.) into a value object within the Flex application and then send this over BlazeDS to a service provided by my Spring/Hibernate application running on Tomcat. In this service I want to extract the image data (both the actual JPG/PNG/GIF data and the related metadata such as description, etc.) from the value object sent from the Flex app into an entity/POJO which is then persisted via Hibernate in my database.
Can this be done, and if so what's the best way to go about it? Am I mistaken in assuming that if I use BlazeDS then I am somehow bypassing the need to provide HTTP-based services such as servlets on the server side and instead I can use my Java services as "RemoteObjects"? Is there necessarily a one-to-one mapping between Java POJO/entity class and the Flex value object class when making this sort of transfer? If so is there a tool which creates corresponding Flex value objects from Java POJOs or vice versa.
Update: Some code to make this more clear:I have this as my value object in Flex:
package valueobjects
{
import flash.utils.ByteArray;
[Bindable]
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When I set a breakpoint in the method above and look at the image variable it looks to be empty, so I'm assuming that the transformation from the Flex value object to the Java POJO did not go as expected and that there's more to it than just adding a RemoteClass alias in the Flex value object class.
I am working with old "cs3 flash" project, and to save image in file system, i need to create .exe installer that install one image.
View 1 RepliesI have a simple stage resizer.as file to just increases the background image scale when the window is enlarged. this works fine. however now I have uplgraded to CS3 Flash it no longer works. would this be an issue with my publishing settings somewhere?
View 1 Repliesi got this script out of a flash MX book but it doesnt seem to be working. i'm trying to create a preloader with a simple status bar that loads a scene within the same file. the scene does end up loading. but the status bar just says "100% completed" the whole time its loading the scene. is there a flaw in the script or an i doing something else wrong?
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i got this script out of a flash MX book but it doesnt seem to be working....im trying to create a preloader with a simple status bar that loads a scene within the same file. the scene does end up loading....but the status bar just says "100% completed" the whole time its loading the scene. is there a flaw in the script or an i doing something else wrong?
onClipEvent(enterFrame) {
loaded = _root.getBytesLoaded();
total = _root.getBytesLoaded();
I have a friend who wishes to use F4V and Flash Media Server for his content but has over 500 files already encoded using H.264/AAC in an mp4 container. Does Adobe or anyone else offer tools to remux the MP4 files into F4V files so they do not have to re-encode from the original sources? If not, this would seem like a smart way to get better adoption of the F4V format.
View 4 RepliesI was thinking about creating a level editor for the flash games I work on but can't decide on how the data should be held.My original idea was to program the map editor in Python and save the data to an XML document that can then be read by the Flash application.However, after spending quite awhile figuring out how to save XML files through python I could not for the life of me get a actionscript read these files.So, what would be the best way of creating something like a level editor? Whichever language I choose to build it in, what filetype should I save the data to that will be easy for flash to interperit into an array or other data structure at run time?
View 2 RepliesAre there a good overview/comparison of Flash-authoring tools somewhere online?
By "Flash-authoring tools" I mean "Flash Builder vs. OpenLaszlo vs whatever", not Silverlight or JavaFX.
I like the Eclipse SDK for other languages like python/java etc for writing code. But the Flash CS4 environment is not as intuitive (specially the editor). Is there any alternative for writing actionscript?
View 3 RepliesI was asked to create a screensaver capable to run on both win and mac. I am ActionScript developer, so I prefer to solve this using Flash/SWF. I know this is possible using several tools:Projectors such as Zinc or SWF Studio (os independent, $$$)Converters creating screensavers that use the Flash Player (one converter per os necessary, requires Flash Player on user machine, freeware)Adobe Air created screensavers (os independent, requires Air on user machine, no costs)I do not have control over the machines the screensaver will run. So everything needs to be simple and safe. I would go for option 2, but I am not sure if the tools I discovered are reliable.What tool you recommend to create the screensaver descibed using existing SWF files?Is there another (single) tool to create the screensaver without using Flash/AS/SWF?
View 1 Repliesi need to know the similar tools like FlexPMD ? I am looking to run the flex application using FlexPMD and other tools also.
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