Thanks for sharing all of that Ben! I think this addresses some issues that I'm having on a project now.
Matt Perkins --------------------------------- http://www.nudoru.com http://udon.nudoru.com On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 6:57 PM, Ben Sand <b...@bensand.com> wrote: > While the below shows it is technically unfeasible to completely > unload a flex app, that doesn't mean you shouldn't try loading and > unloading. It just means if you can't limit the total number of times > that it is done, you have to be prepared for the flash player and/or > browser to crash / lock up. > > It Is Impossible To Unload A Flex Application! > http://www.dz015.com/?p=166 > > Also see: > These guys report some success by replacing the loaded swf: > http://forums.adobe.com/thread/26128 > > This says unloadAndStop won't do all that's needed to reclaim the memory: > http://forums.adobe.com/message/3645431 > > Here's some other references: > http://www.moock.org/blog/archives/000279.html > http://gskinner.com/blog/archives/2008/07/additional_info.html > http://www.dz015.com/?p=139 > http://symmetri.blogsome.com/2010/07/28/unloadandstop-memory-problems/ > http://www.kirupa.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-360573.html > > > On 14 June 2011 08:22, Bassam M <sense...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Ben > > pls give me the link let me go through it may help, I also had problem > with > > memory when i try to load movie into another because I still didn't get > the > > logic of AS3 for load and unload. > > > > On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 1:32 AM, Ben Sand <b...@bensand.com> wrote: > > > >> Looked into this a while ago. Bottom line was you can never guarantee > >> an unload, so repeated load/unload always have the potential for > >> memory leaks. > >> > >> In the case of Flex apps it was never possible to completely clear > >> them from memory. > >> > >> Our solution was to load other swfs in another window, though I > >> appreciate this won't suit everyone. It may be possibleto load them on > >> the same page with JavaScript communication between apps. If there is > >> a physical overlap between the display areas, eg using z-index of CSS > >> you may give up the option of 3d acceleration in flash 11 and there > >> may be issues with display on some operating systems/ browsers > >> > >> On my phone now, but I can give links if you're interested > >> > >> On Tuesday, 14 June 2011, Bassam M <sense...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > hi guys > >> > I'm try to move from AS2 to AS3 I did some work with AS3 it seems to > be > >> easy > >> > anyway i have problem with load and unload swf, in AS2 I use to use > >> > > >> > loadMovie("movie.swf",level) > >> > then from the movie.swf" I can use back button to load the main movie > >> again > >> > or unload the movie if the level more the 0 > >> > in AS3 I use code > >> > menu.movieBtn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,loadMovieSwf); > >> > > >> > function loadMovieSwf(event:Event) > >> > { > >> > var requestURL:URLRequest = new URLRequest("movie.swf") > >> > var loader:Loader = new Loader() > >> > loader.load(requestURL) > >> > addChildAt(loader) > >> > > >> > } > >> > > >> > the problem I'm not able to unload movie from movie.swf I can unload > >> > movie.swf from the main movie by this code > >> > loader.unloadAndStop(); > >> > removeChild(_loader); > >> > loader= null; > >> > but if I place this code in movie.swf I get error > >> > it was easy to do it in AS2 just unloadMovie(level) > >> > I'm doing project with many swf files I have to load it from main page > >> and > >> > go back to main page I hope the problem is clear > >> > > >> > thank you > >> > Bassam > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > Flashcoders mailing list > >> > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > >> > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > >> > > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Flashcoders mailing list > >> Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > >> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > Flashcoders mailing list > > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
