flash

Package external files into flash deliverable?

Is it possible to package all external files, such as images and videos, into the final .swf or equivalent file? I want to keep the external files separate because it is easier to change them out while developing, but I don't want them to be external when delivering the project. Does anyone know if this is possible? ...

Ask permission on f5

I've just been listening to music in http://listen.grooveshark.com/ website and tried to refresh the page and then it gave me message "Do you really want to refresh this page?". How is this done? ...

call a function of a flash script from another flash script

Hello I'm a newbie of Flash, I'm trying to do the following: in one flash page script I want to call a function belonging to another flash script, how to do that? Thank you in advance. ...

Javascript: Automatically maximize browser window and switch to full screen mode?

Hi, I am working on a Flash app that is 900x700 pixels. When viewed in misc. browsers at 1024x768, the browser chrome causes robs too much of the vertical space and the app appears in a window with a vertical scrollbar. Unacceptable. The flash app will be launched via a link emailed to the viewers. I'd like to avoid resizing the flash ...

Verizon Wireless VX9400 - Used with Metro PCS. Unable to reprogram for Verizon?

Hey guys. I have a Verizon VX9400 that was used with MetroPCS temporarily. Now, I want to use it for Verizon again, but when I call the programming/activation number (*228) I get MetroPCS support. I called Verizon and they said there was no way they could activate it to Verizon again. Does anyone have any experience with their Verizon ...

Recommendations for SWF decompiler for change n' publish purposes

My mission is to take an existing SWF file, decompile it, change a few things (mostly localization stuff) and then republish it. So I figure to get a SWF decompiler program that will extract the FLA file from the SWF, edit the FLA and then - publish it. As far as I know this is the most commonly used SWF decomplie program. One problem w...

Synchronize the Playing of Multiple Video Files in Flash AS3

Hello, I would like to have one controller to sync and control multiple video objects(start/stop simultaneously). Is this possible? ...

FDT:Flex and cannot access local file

Hi guys, I am using FDT for Flex development and when I compile, and it tries to access a flv file, I get the error "cannot access local file". This is obviously a security sandbox thing. Now I tried adding crossdomain.xml to the root and it still makes the same error. I know somehow I need to add to my project use-network=false, but i...

Adobe Flex: Why do I get intermittent SecurityErrorEvents on some browsers?

Hi everyone, Our flex app talks back to its originating server over a TCP-socket connection. This requires an allowance from the server in question and thus we've set up a socket policy server at the host (source code at pastie.org/791060). This has worked fine on many permutations of Firefox, Safari, Windows and Mac OS X, but then yes...

there is a way I can bind a flex property to a flash property??

Hi, I'm wondering if there is a way I can bind a flex property to flash property?, the flash property is inside a swc file created in flash with the Flex Component Kit for Flash Professional, I can manipulate the flash component as a regular flex component, but I want to bind their properties, is there a way?? thanks!! ...

AS3 unloading swfs loaded with Loader::load()

Hi folks, I'm using Loader::load() successfully to load swfs into my main swf and then I add them as a child of a Sprite. When other events occur I want to remove the swfs as needed. I have looked at unload() and at removeChildAt() without success. I only added the addChild() call to try to pin down the loaded instance so I could ...

Converting a flash chart to image / pdf

Hi, Need help in figuring out a tool which can convert a flash (.swf) chart to any image format to be later embedded to a pdf report. I am using Ruby on Rails as the dev platform. I have used tools from swftools (specifically the swfextract program) but it doesn't suit my use case as it extracts individual elements (shapes, movieclips, ...

create a FlashBuilder4 mxml class instance using ActionScript?

I have a number of GUI dialogs defined using MXML. Assuming these mxml objects have been compiled into my application, is there any way to instantiate these objects using ActionScript, sort of like this? myFoo: Mxml2ActionScriptClass("FOO.mxml") = new AutomagicalMXMLFactory( "FOO.mxml"); myFoo.addEventListener(etc etc) th...

what is the Flash event listener when flash is exiting?

Hi Guys, anybody knows how to make event listener for flash exiting? By mean exiting is when a tag that hold the flash object is removed so that you cant see the flash anymore... Thanks ...

Duplicating an imported graphic in Flash

I'm loading a graphic via the Loader Class. Now I need to use it both as the original image and a thumbnail of that image. Alas, there is no "duplicateMovieClip" or anything like that in AS3 If I addChild it to the normal view and then to the thumbnail only the thumbnail is shown and vice versa. I google for this and found several solu...

Box2D in Flash runs quicker when drawing debug data than not

I've created a small game with Box2d for AS3 - I have sprites attached to the stage that take their position from the underlying Box2d world. These sprites are mostly PNGs. When the game runs with DrawDebugData() bening called every update, it runs nice and smoothly. However when I comment this out, it runs choppily. In both cases all m...

Red5 RTMP Streaming

I'm very new to RTMP streaming and am seeking help. Just enough to get me started. I have been Googling for about 5-7 hours now and still cannot determine my answer! The documentation of Red5 is limited and cannot find any support at all! Even similar questions to mine are unanswered on stackoverflow :( My questions are: Why can't ...

Resizable MovieClip Component?

Hi, I was wondering if any one can be kind and help me, I was looking on google about a class or component in as3 that allow me to load an assets like a swf or image an give me so sort of handlers to change the size of the asset loaded, you know like in flash when you want change the size of a symbol you have a little squares handlers th...

Get Current Browser URL - ActionScript 3

Hello, I'm trying to get current browser url. already tryed with External Call, and didn't work... And with loaderInfo.url i receive the current SWF url. Thansk ...

Actionscript strange coords after removeChild is called

Can anyone help me make sense of the following? I create a few squared sprites and then remove the first one and display the coords. The result is: (x=0, y=0, w=208, h=40) 0 208 (x=42, y=0, w=166, h=40) 0 166 The x coordinate is still 0, though width has changed, getBounds shows correct values. I would expect x to change as well....