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How to write trace output to a text file without a web server in AS3

I have an application that writes traces with a timestamp when certain items are clicked or accessed. I need to write these to a text log file so that they can be accessed remotely.. The device the app runs on doesn't have a web server and doesn't run the flash debug player, os is xp. How can I send these traces to a text file? I noticed...

Has anyone played with PushButtonEngine?

http://pushbuttonengine.com/ I'd like to know if anyone has experienced any major (particularly performance) issues with the engine. Any heavyweight features we should stay away from? Thanks. ...

How to create a flip book/page?

Hi, I need to create a flip book/page application. I have seen flash created flip page, can it be done in any other languages, e.g. jquery or javascript? And also, what are some concepts that I am required to have in mind/knowledge on for creating a flip book? Thanks. ...

Removing VideoDisplay in flex/flash

Hi, I have a videoDisplay object in a popup. When I remove the popup the video continues to play. How do I remove the videoDisplay object from memory? I have tried setting the variable to null but with no luck. I can just call the stop() function and forget about it but am wondering whether this won't come back and bite me. Any help mu...

Problem Setting URLRequest Path

Hello Guys i ihave .fla files which is calling default page . but it's not able to find the default page.. my default.aspx page is in root directory , and my fla file is in ../capture/image.fla . here is my code function onSaveJPG(e:Event):void{ var myEncoder:JPGEncoder = new JPGEncoder(100); var byteArray:ByteArray = myEncoder....

Flash RemoteObject Weborb connection without services-config.xml (no Flex)

Context : I'm working on a Flash application developed with FDT and compiled with Flash CS4 (I need a huge library). It should connect to various Weborb services. Weborb is properly configured. My services are properly executed, and values returned, via the management console. Weborb examples as well as various tests compiled with Flex ...

AS3 - Getting child by name and then by depth

I have 3 sprites: img1spr, img2spr, and img3spr. Inside every sprite I have some bitmaps. Every sprite has a name: img1spr.name=name1; img2spr.name=name2; img3spr.name=name3; Now the names are changing every time a function executes and what I want to know if there is a way to do something like: getChildByName("name1").getChildAt(0) ...

Acoustic Echo Cancellation (AEC) with Flash AS3?

Acoustic Echo Cancellation (AEC) with Flash AS3? What do I need? Open Source Libs/wrappers. Tutorials and blog articles on How to do it. ...

Swfobject and MooTools: Dynamic movie height

Greetings. I am developing an animated homepage for a Flash-HTML hybrid website, and for the sake of standards, my solution is proving difficult. I am not a Javascript pro, so any help is appreciated! Here is the run-down: For Flash users, HTML page loads a variable-height AS3 Flash movie that will start at 556 pixels high, and after...

FLVs on timeline are glitching out

I have a Movieclip with about five FLV movies embedded on its timeline, one after another. I am loading multiple instances (about 5-10) of this movieclip onto the stage. Once added to the stage, they each play there timelines in a loop. The problem is that when one of the instances switch over to playing a new FLV, then some of the oth...

Unwanted vertical space after Flash object

See the code below: <div>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet</div> <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="banner.swf" width="965" height="120" ></object> <div>Consectetur adipiscing elit</div> Viewing it in either Gecko, Webkit or Presto, an unintentional vertical space occurs a...

Flash complaining about instance names?

Hi all! I have a Flash CS4 FLA throwing the following error when I hit Ctrl+Enter to test the movie: WARNING: Multiple 3D objects on the same frame have the same instance name. 3D instance names must be unique. All but one of the instances will be renamed during export. On my layers, I can't see any duplicate instance names, and Flas...

Accessing a local access database from Flash (or AIR)

Is it possible for Flash or possibly Adobe AIR to have access to a local Access database? I will have either a Flash EXE or AIR application running on a local PC (WinXP). The PC will also have a local Access database. I need my Flash application to get the data from this Access database. How would I do this? I doubt it can be done with...

How to implement something like below?

Here [Ed. warning: full screen flash site with music] ...

Virtual Tour using sketch up, ajax, flash technologies.

I want to know if there are existing technology that make your 3d models in sketch into virtual tours, using either Ajax or Flash for web presentation. If there's none, which will be a good approach in creating a virtual tour? Flash or Ajax? ...

Loading an external SWF file into a loader movie and type casting to MovieClip

I am trying to import a SWF file into a custom loader and then treat the loaded SWF file as a MovieClip object. The code for the functionality can be seen below. public function loadMyMovie(movie:String) { var now:Date = new Date(); var rnd:String = "?randomize=" + now.time; var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest(movie);...

Sorting twodimensional Array in AS3

So, i have a two-dimensional Array of ID's and vote count - voteArray[i][0] = ID, voteArray[i][1] = vote count I want the top 3 voted items to be displayed in different colors, so i have a 2nd Array - sortArray. Then when i diplay the results i plan on using the data from sort array to find out what color the voteArray data should have...

Sifr 3 Barebones test - unusual line breaks

What I want to do: I want to use a non-standard font on the web in a various combinations of font-color and font-size without having to assign individual configs for each. So far sIFR seems to pick up font-size no problem. but not font color, so I am working on a work around. The problem I am running into: sIFR is breaking text to the n...

Disable button tooltip in AS3

I want to disable the tooltip on certain buttons. The tooltip manager seems to be an all or nothing solution. Is it possible to disable the tooltip for just one or two buttons? ...

Open source lib for Audio based generative art (Flash/ActionScript )

I need Open source lib for Audio based generative art (Flash/Action Script) Something like or easier than Very Interactive People example Something more strictly formatted and more 2d than Mr.Doobs examples ...