Sorry Roger, didn't see your reply before I submitted my previous post. I'll give this a try and report...
Brendan --- In [email protected], "Roger Gonzalez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hrm, no, not a bug. I thought MXML containers could add > IFlexDisplayObjects as children, but I'm wrong. > > Basically, the strategy works fine for AS apps, but when working with > the frameworks... > > Try making an Image and setting its source to the class object. That > should work, although it may not be what you want. > > If you want it dynamic, you'll have to make a new base class that > implements IUIComponent and does your Embed. No big deal, jsut one more > step. Somebody else will have to help with the IUIComponent details, > though! > > -rg > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brendan Meutzner > > Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 10:02 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Multi frame swfs not playing > > > > Is this behaviour a bug then? Should I be implementing it a different > > way? > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Brendan Meutzner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > > Hi Roger, > > > > > > Well, that get's me one step closer. If I extend MyMovieAsset from > > > either MovieClip or SkinMovieClip it gives me the following RTE > > > > > > "TypeError: Error #1034: Type Coersion failed: cannot convert > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] to mx.core.IUIComponent" > > > > > > However, if I continue to load, the swf loads properly and plays > > properly. > > > > > > This occurs when I declare it as an MXML child tag and also when i > > > load it via ActionScript. > > > > > > Also, I get a compile time error saying that SkinMovieClip's class > > > definition is not found (and I can't find it in the docs > > anywhere) but > > > if I ignore, it still loads the swf with the RTE I outlined above. > > > > > > > > > Brendan > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Roger Gonzalez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > If you want to use it directly as a child in MXML, you > > might need to > > > > extend mx.core.SkinMovieClip instead of flash.display.MovieClip. > > > > Otherwise I think the frameworks will throw an RTE about your > > asset not > > > > extending IFlexDisplayObject. > > > > > > > > Otherwise, try it in ActionScript, via "addChild( new > > MyMovieAsset() )". > > > > > > > > % mxmlc -keep-generated-actionscript yourapp.mxml > > > > > > > > Zorn has a dialog somewhere for extra command-line arguments, if > > you're > > > > not using mxmlc. > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > > > -rg > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: [email protected] > > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > Brendan Meutzner > > > > > Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 9:07 AM > > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Multi frame swfs not playing > > > > > > > > > > Hi Roger, > > > > > > > > > > Can I confirm the following usage you've suggested: > > > > > > > > > > //MyMovieAsset.as > > > > > package > > > > > { > > > > > import flash.display.MovieClip; > > > > > > > > > > [Embed('assets/cube.swf')] > > > > > public class MyMovieAsset extends MovieClip > > > > > { > > > > > } > > > > > } > > > > > > > > > > //MyMXML.mxml > > > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > > > > > <mx:Application > > > > > xmlns:mx="http://www.macromedia.com/2005/mxml"; xmlns="*"> > > > > > > > > > > <MyMovieAsset id="cube_image" /> > > > > > > > > > > </mx:Application> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have nothing displaying when I try the above two files. Am I > > doing > > > > > this properly? I found this reference document (which > > I might add > > > > > provides a bit of info on whether to define as String > > vs. Class) but > > > > > it doesn't provide a good example for what you suggest. > > > > > > > > > > http://livedocs.macromedia.com/labs/1/flex/00001571.html > > > > > > > > > > Also, how do you turn on the > > keep-generated-actionscript for Flex 2? > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > > Brendan > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Roger Gonzalez" > > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Ok, the issue may be the base class wrapped around the > > > > > embedded asset. > > > > > > > > > > > > Basically, your asset will need to be associated with a > > > > > class deriving > > > > > > from MovieClip. In theory, it should figure this out on > > > > > its own. (Turn > > > > > > keep-generated-actionscript on and check out the class > > > > > associated with > > > > > > your asset. Is it Sprite or MovieClip?) > > > > > > > > > > > > Anywho, if it is only Sprite, you can force it to extend > > > > > MovieClip by > > > > > > doing a class-level embed: > > > > > > > > > > > > // MyMovieAsset.as > > > > > > > > > > > > package { > > > > > > import flash.display.MovieClip > > > > > > [Embed(source='mymovie.swf', symbol='assetname')] > > > > > > public class MyMovieAsset extends MovieClip > > > > > > { > > > > > > } > > > > > > } > > > > > > > > > > > > If that doesn't work, please file a bug report! > > > > > > > > > > > > (Note: if there are any AS actions on your movie, > > we're currently > > > > > > stripping them out and throwing them away, because its > > > > > illegal to mix > > > > > > AS2 and AS3 code in one SWF. I have a bug on my plate to > > > > > try to handle > > > > > > this... better. I'm not sure quite what I'm going to > > do, because > > > > > > transcoding the bytecode seems like a nightmare project! I > > > > > might just > > > > > > handle some SWF4-compatible subset, i.e. gotoframe, stop, etc. > > > > > > Workaround for now is to load AS2 SWFs dynamically at > > runtime.) > > > > > > > > > > > > -rg > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > > From: [email protected] > > > > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brendan > > Meutzner > > > > > > > Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 7:34 AM > > > > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > > > > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Multi frame swfs not playing > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Embedded. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Roger Gonzalez" > > > > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Are you dynamically loading the SWF, or embedding it? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -rg > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > > > > From: [email protected] > > > > > > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > > > > Brendan Meutzner > > > > > > > > > Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 5:22 AM > > > > > > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > > > > > > Subject: [flexcoders] Multi frame swfs not playing > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi All, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > When I load a swf movie into a Flex 2 app, it's not > > > > > > > playing the movie. > > > > > > > > > It loads in the first frame, but just freezes there. > > > > > > > The same swf > > > > > > > > > movie loaded into a 1.5 app plays properly. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We're talking about a very basic multi-frame > > swf with no > > > > > > > components > > > > > > > > > or actionscript embedded. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Is there a way to initiate playback of the swf file > > > > > once loaded? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Brendan > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > Flexcoders Mailing List > > > > > > > > > FAQ: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt > > > > > > > > > Search Archives: > > > > > > > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! 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