Hi all, Posted this runtime error 3 weeks ago - and I still can't figure out what's going on.
I've been working on this project for over a year. Can anyone help me? Thanks, Rich --- In [email protected], "Rich Germuska" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks for catching this one Alex. > > No it doesn't matter which one I load first, because I only ever load > one at a time at this stage of development. I just change the SWF > source string in an external catalog.xml file to switch between the > two SWFs. > > --- In [email protected], "Alex Harui" <aharui@> wrote: > > > > Does it matter which one you load first? Is it the second that > always > > fails? > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of Rich Germuska > > Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 1:19 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [flexcoders] TypeError: Error #1006: getShape is not a > > function. (Sometimes...) > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > I'm getting a #1006 runtime error, that's puzzling me. > > > > I load a CS3 SWF into Flex using a custom SWFLoader called > SWFWrapper. > > > > In SWFWrapper I cast the SWF timeline as a MovieClip and access an > > AS3 instance method in the SWF called called getShape > > (shapeNumber:String) as follows: > > > > "SWFWrapper.as" > > > > public function get rugSWF():MovieClip > > { > > return this.content as MovieClip; > > } > > > > // Retrieve reference to correct UIMovieClip by calling swf's > > // function getShape() > > > > var s:UIMovieClip = rugSWF.getShape(shapeNumber); > > > > // Do funky things to UIMovieClip > > > > "rug.swf" > > > > function getShape(shapeNumber:String):MovieClip { > > var shapeNum:String = shapeNumber; > > return this["shape_"+shapeNum]; > > } > > > > And everything is working nicely... > > > > I then load a different SWF to Flex - that contains the same > methods > > and instance variables (the AS3 is code generated using JSFL) > > and I get the #1006 error. > > > > I've compared the two swf's and can't see any unintended > differences. > > Are there any mystical settings I should know about? Flash IDE and > > timelines etc are not my strong point. > > > > Here's the Flex error stack: > > > > TypeError: Error #1006: getShape is not a function. > > at com.treelinerugs::SWFWrapper/setShapeColor() > > [C:\DATA\Business\RIA > > > Data\flex3WorkspaceRug\treelinerugs\com\treelinerugs\SWFWrapper.as:106 > > ] > > at com.treelinerugs::SWFWrapper/setAllShapeColors() > > [C:\DATA\Business\RIA > > > Data\flex3WorkspaceRug\treelinerugs\com\treelinerugs\SWFWrapper.as:79] > > at com.treelinerugs::SWFWrapper/initSWFWrapper() > > [C:\DATA\Business\RIA > > > Data\flex3WorkspaceRug\treelinerugs\com\treelinerugs\SWFWrapper.as:40] > > at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEventFunction() > > at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEvent() > > at mx.core::UIComponent/dispatchEvent()[E:\dev\flex_3_beta3 > > \sdk\frameworks\projects\framework\src\mx\core\UIComponent.as:9041] > > at > > > mx.controls::SWFLoader/http://www.adobe.com/2006/flex/mx/internal::con > > <http://www.adobe.com/2006/flex/mx/internal::con> > > tentLoaderInfo_completeEventHandler()[E:\dev\flex_3_beta3 > > > \sdk\frameworks\projects\framework\src\mx\controls\SWFLoader.as:1648] > > > > Many thanks, Rich > > >

