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Pass strings to function in a loop

I have this code that activates when rollover, rollout, and release. I functions for rollover and rollout works, but the release function does not. I'm trying to pass some strings with url's to the function within a loop. var url1:String = "http://www.google.com"; var url2:String = "http://www.google.com"; var url3:String = "http://www....

is there a summary of technical limitations on apps written for social networking sites somewhere?

I'm working on a widget targeted for Facebook, MySpace, and perhaps others, probably in flash. Has anyone seen a summary of technical limitations on the different sites? I'm being told that FB doesn't allow emebedded swfs to link out to external sites, and that MS doesn't allow JS. It's sounding a bit vague and sketchy, though. I can o...

Flash FileReference Upload to ASP.NET MVC

I am using a Flash/Flex uploading component in my ASP.NET MVC application. My action has a HttpPostedFileBase parameter. My action is called but my HttpPostedFileBase is passed in as null. Any ideas why it would come back null? Edit -- I believe this is on the MVC side. ...

Actionscript 2, Flash 8 and Amazon S3. Is there an AS2.0 API?

Hi, I am developing an application that loads images and video into a Flash player (currently using Flash 8 to develop so this is AS2.0). We are going to host the files on Amazon S3 servers. Can anyone point out the best way to go about loading the files into Flash Player from Amazon S3. I have been using MovieClipLoader to load images ...

Detecting CTRL+V using AS3 in IE

I am not able to detect the keyboard event CTRL+V on a swf using AS3 in IE. It seems to trigger the default browser behavior, and im not able to do anything... Any workaround for this? ...

When compiling swf files in debug vs. release, what are the performance differences?

Where can i find information on the differences between compiling a swf in release or in debug? I would like to know about differences in terms of file size, memory consumption, and overall. ...

javascript to actionscript keypress passing utility?

Is there an existing javascript library for relaying key press events in the browser (or certain divs) into flash? I am hoping there might be a library kind of like this one for mousewheel events ? Something like this handles javascript keyboard shortcuts great. I suppose I could just listen for those events and pass the ones I want i...

Connect Flash to WCF on IIS with security?

Could someone point me in right direction for where an example of setting up WCF on IIS using just HTTP and POST (so that Flash can call the service) I was hoping this could be a solution: client calls my ASPX page which has MembershipProvider. Flash game is on the ASPX page and any calls to my WCF IIS service from the Flash game also p...

Should I use "id" or "unique username"?

I am using PHP, AS3 and mysql. I have a website. A flash(as3) website. The flash website store the members' information in mysql database through php. In "members" table, i have "id" as the primary key and "username" as a unique field. Now my situation is: When flash want to display a member's profile. My questions: Should Flash pas...

sIFR 3: Background Transparent?

hi, i'm working on using sIRF for the first time as a way to implement specific typography on a website. it's all working nicely but i have one problem, i want the background to be transparent. i've looked thru the sIRF wiki and im not sure if this is something that is possible.. does anyone know of a way to do this? i have a test pa...

use of fms server

is an fms server necessary while using flash media player? how does one do http streaming using flash player? ...

Get a class from my flash library dynamically

I have several bitmaps in my flash library that I have exported for Actionscript. Now depending on the Flashvars I receive I want to load the corresponding library bitmap. How do I load a bitmap class dynamically? ...

Flash ad network for non-games

I'm looking for a flash ad network which serves preloader ads for my flash application, just like MochiAds, except that my flash apps are, strictly speaking, not games, and therefore are not eligible for sign-up at MochiAds. Is there a similar network which offers me such a service? ...

how do I load test a flash application

Does anyone know a good tool (commercial or free) for stress testing flash applications? ...

Can you play S3 signed url FLV videos in Flash 10?

I am wanting to load FLV videos from S3 server into my Flash application. The original files will need to be protected (ie permissions set to read only for authenticated users) so the video files will be called with a signed url... I have managed to load and play non-signed url FLV's into the Flash app. 1) Any issues I should be aware o...

What is the best way to develop a widget from a RSS feed ?

What is the best way to develop a widget from a RSS feed which renders uniformly across all websites and browsers which can be embedded easily on other websites without facing any problem? i have tried below approaches but each of them has their own problems Using Javascript: when embedding such widgets into other websites the style...

AS3 class for a Flash Symbol

Hi, I am new to Flash, I am trying to create a class for a symbol. I created a new Flash file, drop a DynamicText, convert this DynamicText to a Symbol called "TextBox1" Then I created TextBox1.as in the same directory as the .fla I just created. package { import flash.display.*; public class TextBox1 extends MovieClip { public...

Track mousedown coordinates within set region over Flash

My page has a full screen flash object with a centered fixed content area (the rest background). Without touching the flash source, I want to add "links" to set places within the content area to run script(s) (eg. ajax, event tracking) - similar to an image map. Needed: - any page click compares the clicked x/y coordinates to a lookup ...

Why is the getURL("www.zhoyosoft.com") function not working in Flash CS3?

I am beginner of flash developer i dont know why the getURL("www.zhoyosoft.com") function is not working in Flash CS3, it throws error (Call to a possibly undefined method getURL) when opening a new browser window. Can Anyone help? ...

How do Identified animation is flash animation or flex animation ?

**In this Developing site URL ( http://slide.zhoyosoft.com ) one intro animation is there . How do Identified that intro animation is flash animation or flex animation ?** ...