Re: [Flashcoders] AS3 for each loop / splice issue
If you post your XML as well that'll help, but this:
cue_points[cue].splice(1,1,cueIn);
...looks dodgy to me. cue needs to be an uint for this to work but
it's an XML, also you set cueIn = cue ???
Kenneth Kawamoto
http://www.materiaprima.co.uk/
noentourage wrote:
Hey flashcoders...
I'm parsing an xml doc and building an array then later trying to stuff a
value in to each object
in the array at the second part of each object.
[code]
//at the top of my class I have the variable for the cue_points array
// create array with text prompts and a dummy value
for each (var prmpt:XML in xmlData.prompt) {
//this works fine
cue_points.push([prmpt.text,2]);
}
// now add cue points to the previously created array
for each (var cue:XML in xmlData..step.training.cuein){
var cueIn = cue;
//following line returns the correct values from the xml nodes
trace(cueIn -- +cueIn);
//the following line does not splice in the cueIn value to the
previously created
// array.
cue_points[cue].splice(1,1,cueIn);
}
[/code]
I'm trying to first push the text prompts into the array and build it with
to values in the one object so that
I can later come in and splice in new values to go along with the prompt
text.
I've tried to trace this out and can't seem to find the issue and can't find
anyone else that has done this.
So since it's new AS3 code I figured that maybe someone would have a tip.
Thanks!
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Re: [Flashcoders] AS3 for each loop / splice issue - RESOLVED
I fixed it myself...I was staring at the code too long so after a long
break I came up with this to be able to get through the cue_points
array...
//
var count:Number = 0;
for each (var cue:XML in xmlData..step.training.cuein){
//
trace(cue -- +cue+ count: +count);
//
cue_points[count].splice(1,1,cue);
count++;
}
It works for my situation.
Thanks.
On Aug 28, 2008, at 5:28 AM, Kenneth Kawamoto wrote:
If you post your XML as well that'll help, but this:
cue_points[cue].splice(1,1,cueIn);
...looks dodgy to me. cue needs to be an uint for this to work but
it's an XML, also you set cueIn = cue ???
Kenneth Kawamoto
http://www.materiaprima.co.uk/
noentourage wrote:
Hey flashcoders...
I'm parsing an xml doc and building an array then later trying to
stuff a
value in to each object
in the array at the second part of each object.
[code]
//at the top of my class I have the variable for the cue_points array
// create array with text prompts and a dummy value
for each (var prmpt:XML in xmlData.prompt) {
//this works fine
cue_points.push([prmpt.text,2]);
}
// now add cue points to the previously created array
for each (var cue:XML in xmlData..step.training.cuein){
var cueIn = cue;
//following line returns the correct values from the xml nodes
trace(cueIn -- +cueIn);
//the following line does not splice in the cueIn value to
the
previously created
// array.
cue_points[cue].splice(1,1,cueIn);
}
[/code]
I'm trying to first push the text prompts into the array and build
it with
to values in the one object so that
I can later come in and splice in new values to go along with the
prompt
text.
I've tried to trace this out and can't seem to find the issue and
can't find
anyone else that has done this.
So since it's new AS3 code I figured that maybe someone would have
a tip.
Thanks!
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Re: [Flashcoders] [Flashcoders tweening glowfilter from inner to outer
can you input negative values into one or the other? On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 9:06 PM, Hans Wichman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I don't think tweening from inner to outer is possible, unless you use multiple glow filters. greetz JC On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 9:43 PM, eric e. dolecki [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can tweenfilterlite tween from inner to outer glows elegantly? The server isn't responding for me to check myself without setting up test code. Might do anyway. Eric ___ 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] XML and best method
I have a project that involves xml... I am wondering how I should organize my xml... would it be best (from a flash perspective) for it to be on huge xml file with lots and lots of children - or would I be better off breaking it into multiple xml files where one xml tag references another xml file and so on... ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] [Flashcoders tweening glowfilter from inner to outer
Here is my post about it: http://www.ericd.net/2008/08/tweening-from-inner-to-outer-glow.html TweenMax to the rescue. On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 8:21 AM, allandt bik-elliott (thefieldcomic.com) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: can you input negative values into one or the other? On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 9:06 PM, Hans Wichman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I don't think tweening from inner to outer is possible, unless you use multiple glow filters. greetz JC On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 9:43 PM, eric e. dolecki [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can tweenfilterlite tween from inner to outer glows elegantly? The server isn't responding for me to check myself without setting up test code. Might do anyway. Eric ___ 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
RE: [Flashcoders] XML and best method
I think it depends on how much data there would be in one big file, and how complex it would be loading in separate other files - how big each of those would be. I would try and keep it all in one file if possible, but if it's a huge amount of data, I would separate them and load them one at a time - you could build a cool loader animation for them. Also, consider the content of the XML - if it's all related, makes sense to have them in the same file, but if the XML server totally different purposes, I think it can make sense to make the files separate. For example: settings.xml --- application settings media.xml --application content services.xml --application web services But then those are OK to all put in the same file too so it's both an architecture performance question, and also a style question. Be careful of creating references in one XML to another, that can get messy and buggy unless you do it right - doesn't mean it's bad, it just depends on how you implement it. Jason Merrill Bank of America Enterprise Technology Global Risk LLD Instructional Technology Media Join the Bank of America Flash Platform Developer Community Are you a Bank of America associate interested in innovative learning ideas and technologies? Check out our internal Innovative Learning Blog subscribe. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] XML and best method
Speaking from recent experience, lots of little XML files is ok if you're accessing them one at a time, but if you need to pull up more than one at a time, it can get slow quick. I had a project where I had to load 5-10 small xmls (really small, just basic image galleries, 10 items max each), and it seemed like the initial process of loading the XML files (load one, increment xml ID, load the next, etc) was the lions share of the load time, so that when it was 10 xmls at once it started to take annoyingly long (especially since that was then followed by the actual images needing to be loaded). In the end we compiled all the xmls into one big XML and loaded that up front. But on other projects, when I was just loading single small xml files one at a time, it wasnt a problem. I would be curious though, my impression from that experience was that alot of the load time on an XML file comes from that initial loading of the file, not so much the stepping through the XML, is that accurate? And is there any difference in load time between this: image pathimageurl/path nameimagename.jpg/name width800/width height600/height /image vs this: image path=imageurl name=imagename.jpg width=800 height=600 / .m On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 9:35 AM, Lehr, Theodore M (N-SGIS) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a project that involves xml... I am wondering how I should organize my xml... would it be best (from a flash perspective) for it to be on huge xml file with lots and lots of children - or would I be better off breaking it into multiple xml files where one xml tag references another xml file and so on... ___ 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
Re: [Flashcoders] XML and best method
yes the second one is shorter :) i try to keep child nodes to a minimum - 1 per 'object' and only really use them when describing one of several same-level objects On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 2:58 PM, Matt S. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Speaking from recent experience, lots of little XML files is ok if you're accessing them one at a time, but if you need to pull up more than one at a time, it can get slow quick. I had a project where I had to load 5-10 small xmls (really small, just basic image galleries, 10 items max each), and it seemed like the initial process of loading the XML files (load one, increment xml ID, load the next, etc) was the lions share of the load time, so that when it was 10 xmls at once it started to take annoyingly long (especially since that was then followed by the actual images needing to be loaded). In the end we compiled all the xmls into one big XML and loaded that up front. But on other projects, when I was just loading single small xml files one at a time, it wasnt a problem. I would be curious though, my impression from that experience was that alot of the load time on an XML file comes from that initial loading of the file, not so much the stepping through the XML, is that accurate? And is there any difference in load time between this: image pathimageurl/path nameimagename.jpg/name width800/width height600/height /image vs this: image path=imageurl name=imagename.jpg width=800 height=600 / .m On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 9:35 AM, Lehr, Theodore M (N-SGIS) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a project that involves xml... I am wondering how I should organize my xml... would it be best (from a flash perspective) for it to be on huge xml file with lots and lots of children - or would I be better off breaking it into multiple xml files where one xml tag references another xml file and so on... ___ 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
Re: [Flashcoders] XML and best method
I have a project that involves xml... I am wondering how I should organize my xml... would it be best (from a flash perspective) for it to be on huge xml file with lots and lots of children - or would I be better off breaking it into multiple xml files where one xml tag references another xml file and so on... There is no hard and fast answer. My personal preference is to have fewer XML files--one is ideal, because then you only have one to download. And XML files are just text, so it typically takes less time than a single audio file. If you're using AS3, you can use the XML and XMLList classes to break the file into manageable chunks. It's very fast. It depends on how big the file is, though. If it's really huge and complex, it can be cumbersome to maintain, and difficult for the next programmer to grok. It's your call ^_^ Cordially, Kerry Thompson ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
[Flashcoders] AMF objects storing in database
I came across a post on storing custom classes as an AMF object. It explains how to do the following. If you ever need to store the state of a custom object in a ByteArray or SharedObject, or send a custom object through a LocalConnection, there are a few simple steps you can take that will allow your object's state to be serialised (converted to AMF) and preserved for future restoration. src: http://www.si-robertson.com/go/serialise-custom-classes I wanted to know, can I then just send the AMF object to a server and store it as a binary in a mysql database? And also is this adviceable? Thank you, Jiri ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
[Flashcoders] Re: saving local (XML) files, two projectors talkin'
ok well I haven't found any solutions for writing XML files to disk... how weird is that??? I've decided to go ahead and reprogram the whole XML reader so that it reads in SharedObjects instead... as I need to finish this project by Friday. It took a little while to figure out I had to use localPath to share between SWFs and AMF0 encoding to share between AS3 and AS2, but I am on my way to success... quite the hassle, lost hours, but I think this is the only way? Thanks, Sebastian. sebastian wrote: Hello, Been searching for answers and I was wondering what options there was for saving local XML files; as this seems to be a stickler... (?) I have two flash files; the two flash applications will run on different screens connected to the same computer. One of them is an already built application that I don't want to edit very much, cause it's an ugly monster. Previously it loaded XML files from a web-server [which collected SMS/text entries from users], but now it needs to read the XML file from the local disk where it is running and there is NO internet access anymore. As it reads items from the XML it needs to delete the entries. It's display is actually a very large projector/LCD mounted on a wall for everyone to see. The other application, which is connected to a touchscreen interface [replacing the need for a user's mobile/cell phone], needs to generate lines that feed into the same XML file the beast is reading, so that it can generate a sort of queue for it to run through. The original beast is in AS2 and messy [read: painful to edit any code], the new touch screen is clean and in AS3. It's running on all on local Window computers as a pair of dual full-screen projectors [.exe files], no PHP facilities or local DB I'm afraid. My question is: * is there anyway at all to have these two applications read and write/delete entries from the XML files? * If not, what workarounds do I have at my disposal? Can I read/write to a text file (*.txt) instead? * I know shared objects exist, am I forced to use this in this situation? * finally, is there any 'smart' way to lock a file or have one of the flash files prevent the other from writing/reading to the same file at the same time? I don't know if this is an issue, but I could foresee file corruption if both flash files try and write to a file at the same instant. Thanks for your insight!! With kind, Sebastian. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] XML and best method
Thanks. Do you know if the difference is dramatic? Just curious, especially since most experts eg Moock's books dont shy away from node-heavy XML generally, but if there are serious performance considerations you'd think they would. .m On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 10:27 AM, allandt bik-elliott (thefieldcomic.com) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: yes the second one is shorter :) i try to keep child nodes to a minimum - 1 per 'object' and only really use them when describing one of several same-level objects On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 2:58 PM, Matt S. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Speaking from recent experience, lots of little XML files is ok if you're accessing them one at a time, but if you need to pull up more than one at a time, it can get slow quick. I had a project where I had to load 5-10 small xmls (really small, just basic image galleries, 10 items max each), and it seemed like the initial process of loading the XML files (load one, increment xml ID, load the next, etc) was the lions share of the load time, so that when it was 10 xmls at once it started to take annoyingly long (especially since that was then followed by the actual images needing to be loaded). In the end we compiled all the xmls into one big XML and loaded that up front. But on other projects, when I was just loading single small xml files one at a time, it wasnt a problem. I would be curious though, my impression from that experience was that alot of the load time on an XML file comes from that initial loading of the file, not so much the stepping through the XML, is that accurate? And is there any difference in load time between this: image pathimageurl/path nameimagename.jpg/name width800/width height600/height /image vs this: image path=imageurl name=imagename.jpg width=800 height=600 / .m On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 9:35 AM, Lehr, Theodore M (N-SGIS) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a project that involves xml... I am wondering how I should organize my xml... would it be best (from a flash perspective) for it to be on huge xml file with lots and lots of children - or would I be better off breaking it into multiple xml files where one xml tag references another xml file and so on... ___ 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
Re: [Flashcoders] XML and best method
there might be - for loops are a pretty slow way of accessing an array for instance (although they look lovely and keep things neat) - it's actually faster to add each node of an array manually so in theory, the fewer times the app has to loop through large nests of xml (similar process), the better. for really large xml files, i suppose the extra file weight of the extra verbosity (is that a word?) of a heavy nest over one that makes more use of attributes might make a difference in load times as well although i think it'd have to be a seriously large file (or for a seriously slow connection) to really be a consideration that said, i would use a child node for large amounts of text / data - you wouldn't put a whole paragraph into an attribute, for instance. Nor would you want to put html formatted text into an attribute (i don't even think you can?) so: ?xml version=1.0 encoding=UTF-8? trainupdate result=success currtime=1219755890344 targettime=122002920 distance=180 weather=rain winddir=45 windspeed=18 train position=26 speed=40 departing=Departing 1pm stoptext=Leaves on line / Here is a paragraph of copy describing the function and focus of the train in question. I could go on like this for hours. Would you like me to? /train train position=65 speed=60 departing=Departing 3pm stoptext=Signal failure / Not as much but we're following a precedent /train /trainupdate On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 6:05 PM, Matt S. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks. Do you know if the difference is dramatic? Just curious, especially since most experts eg Moock's books dont shy away from node-heavy XML generally, but if there are serious performance considerations you'd think they would. .m On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 10:27 AM, allandt bik-elliott (thefieldcomic.com) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: yes the second one is shorter :) i try to keep child nodes to a minimum - 1 per 'object' and only really use them when describing one of several same-level objects On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 2:58 PM, Matt S. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Speaking from recent experience, lots of little XML files is ok if you're accessing them one at a time, but if you need to pull up more than one at a time, it can get slow quick. I had a project where I had to load 5-10 small xmls (really small, just basic image galleries, 10 items max each), and it seemed like the initial process of loading the XML files (load one, increment xml ID, load the next, etc) was the lions share of the load time, so that when it was 10 xmls at once it started to take annoyingly long (especially since that was then followed by the actual images needing to be loaded). In the end we compiled all the xmls into one big XML and loaded that up front. But on other projects, when I was just loading single small xml files one at a time, it wasnt a problem. I would be curious though, my impression from that experience was that alot of the load time on an XML file comes from that initial loading of the file, not so much the stepping through the XML, is that accurate? And is there any difference in load time between this: image pathimageurl/path nameimagename.jpg/name width800/width height600/height /image vs this: image path=imageurl name=imagename.jpg width=800 height=600 / .m On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 9:35 AM, Lehr, Theodore M (N-SGIS) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a project that involves xml... I am wondering how I should organize my xml... would it be best (from a flash perspective) for it to be on huge xml file with lots and lots of children - or would I be better off breaking it into multiple xml files where one xml tag references another xml file and so on... ___ 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
Re: [Flashcoders] XML and best method
Thanks. Do you know if the difference is dramatic? Just curious, especially since most experts eg Moock's books dont shy away from node-heavy XML generally, but if there are serious performance considerations you'd think they would. I don't think the difference is dramatic. It may be noticeable in a very large XML file, but not dramatic. The thing to remember is that, while the XML classes are in machine language, and very efficient, you are parsing text, which is always inefficient. If performance is an issue, you want as little text (XML) as possible. The XML classes may be doing something under the hood to optimize that, but there's no getting away from the fact that accessing XML involves parsing text. The books on Flash may not be the best references for XML. They are oriented to teaching you ActionScript, and their XML structures are often driven more by what they are teaching than by XML best practices. If you really want to learn about preferred styles, and things like advantages of attributes vs. child nodes, I'd pick up a book specifically on XML. I'm afraid I can't recommend one--I've been doing XML so long I've lost touch with the references--but I'm sure some people here or over on Flash_Tiger can recommend good XML references. Cordially, Kerry Thompson ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Re: saving local (XML) files, two projectors talkin'
Sebastian, You can achieve file writing and reading using one of the many available flash wrappers. I'd take a look at Northcode's SWFStudio: http://www.northcode.com/swfstudio.php or SWHX: http://www.haxe.org/com/libs/swhx Or Adobe's own AIR, but you would have to wrap your AS2 application in some AS3 code to make it work. HTH, Ian On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 6:05 PM, sebastian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ok well I haven't found any solutions for writing XML files to disk... how weird is that??? I've decided to go ahead and reprogram the whole XML reader so that it reads in SharedObjects instead... as I need to finish this project by Friday. It took a little while to figure out I had to use localPath to share between SWFs and AMF0 encoding to share between AS3 and AS2, but I am on my way to success... quite the hassle, lost hours, but I think this is the only way? Thanks, Sebastian. sebastian wrote: Hello, Been searching for answers and I was wondering what options there was for saving local XML files; as this seems to be a stickler... (?) I have two flash files; the two flash applications will run on different screens connected to the same computer. One of them is an already built application that I don't want to edit very much, cause it's an ugly monster. Previously it loaded XML files from a web-server [which collected SMS/text entries from users], but now it needs to read the XML file from the local disk where it is running and there is NO internet access anymore. As it reads items from the XML it needs to delete the entries. It's display is actually a very large projector/LCD mounted on a wall for everyone to see. The other application, which is connected to a touchscreen interface [replacing the need for a user's mobile/cell phone], needs to generate lines that feed into the same XML file the beast is reading, so that it can generate a sort of queue for it to run through. The original beast is in AS2 and messy [read: painful to edit any code], the new touch screen is clean and in AS3. It's running on all on local Window computers as a pair of dual full-screen projectors [.exe files], no PHP facilities or local DB I'm afraid. My question is: * is there anyway at all to have these two applications read and write/delete entries from the XML files? * If not, what workarounds do I have at my disposal? Can I read/write to a text file (*.txt) instead? * I know shared objects exist, am I forced to use this in this situation? * finally, is there any 'smart' way to lock a file or have one of the flash files prevent the other from writing/reading to the same file at the same time? I don't know if this is an issue, but I could foresee file corruption if both flash files try and write to a file at the same instant. Thanks for your insight!! With kind, Sebastian. ___ 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
Re: [Flashcoders] XML and best method
On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 1:25 PM, allandt bik-elliott (thefieldcomic.com) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: that said, i would use a child node for large amounts of text / data - you wouldn't put a whole paragraph into an attribute, for instance. Nor would you want to put html formatted text into an attribute (i don't even think you can?) When we need to pass in html text via an xml attribute we use urlencoded text, which works pretty well. .m ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Flash apps via bluetooth
Hi Glen, You can consider using RoomWare. More information at: http://www.roomwareproject.org/ Yours, Weyert de Boer Hi, I am working on a project with a control interface that has a little brother for Pocket PC, but I was wondering if it is possible to develop another version for mobiles that can be downloaded via bluetooth. The idea is that the mobile interface could be used to control a system in close proximity and the SWF would be served via bluetooth from something close by. The app would also need to be able to talk to a central server using XML or similar and I am not sure whether I would need an internet connection or if this could be done over bluetooth too? Can anyone give me any pointers to useful info - I have found the Mobile Devices Devnet site on Adobe and also googling, but any good sources would be useful. Cheers Glen ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Re: saving local (XML) files, two projectors talkin'
Thank you Iam for the information.
Seeing as I was already half done portiong over my XML reader into a
SharedObject reader, I just went ahead and finished the code conversion...
However I am encountering one really frustrating issue, and I can't seem
to find the solution...
:(
One of my SWFs writes to a SO, the other reads and deletes entries as
they are read.
When I remove an entry from the SO {=SharedObject} in the reader SWF, it
is NOT updated in the SO of the writing SWF unless I completely close
the writing SWF (flash player) and re-open it. But I need the writing
SWF to correctly share the SO with the reader so that they can both
write and delete entries in the SO...
I have tried many solutions, here is my code with my failed solutions
included:
//
//writing SWF:
//AS3:
public function addEntry (_entry:String) {
//tried to re-assign SO to another file every time I write to make it
//'refresh' the SO's values:
so = SharedObject.getLocal(bogus,localPath);
//tried here to make it re-read the SO every time I write but it still
//refuses to read in changed values:
so = SharedObject.getLocal(movieQ,localPath=/);
//i also tried making so a var so so that it was not persistent, but
somehow it still remembers the values... enve if i make it a var!
if (!so.data.Qlist) {
so.data.Qlist = [];
} else {
//debug this list ALWAYS has the same values and is never updated by
the writing SWF:
trace (Qlist entries: + so.data.Qlist);
}
if (_entry != ) {
so.data.Qlist.push (_entry);
}
trace (Qlist entries AFTER push: + so.data.Qlist);
so.flush ();//saving to disk works fine, as the reader does see changes
so.close ();//tried this command in case it made it re-load the SO next
time around, but even with close() it still doesn't re-read the SO... :(
}
//
the reader is very simple it just does this:
//
//reading SWF
//AS2
var so:SharedObject = SharedObject.getLocal(movieQ,localPath=/);
trace (reading: + so.data.Qlist);
//this always updates correctly if the writer adds an entry
so.data.Qlist.shift();
trace (reading after shift: + so.data.Qlist);
//this does remove an entry successfully from the SO
//but the writer does NOT update its reference to the SO UNLESS
//I close the writing SWF completely and re-open it...
so.flush();//saving data to disk...
//
If anyone can help I would be very grateful, not getting any joy here...
:(
Sebastian.
Ian Thomas wrote:
Sebastian,
You can achieve file writing and reading using one of the many
available flash wrappers.
I'd take a look at Northcode's SWFStudio:
http://www.northcode.com/swfstudio.php
or SWHX:
http://www.haxe.org/com/libs/swhx
Or Adobe's own AIR, but you would have to wrap your AS2 application in
some AS3 code to make it work.
HTH,
Ian
On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 6:05 PM, sebastian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
ok well I haven't found any solutions for writing XML files to disk... how
weird is that???
I've decided to go ahead and reprogram the whole XML reader so that it reads
in SharedObjects instead... as I need to finish this project by Friday.
It took a little while to figure out I had to use localPath to share between
SWFs and AMF0 encoding to share between AS3 and AS2, but I am on my way to
success... quite the hassle, lost hours, but I think this is the only way?
Thanks,
Sebastian.
sebastian wrote:
Hello,
Been searching for answers and I was wondering what options there was for
saving local XML files; as this seems to be a stickler... (?)
I have two flash files; the two flash applications will run on different
screens connected to the same computer.
One of them is an already built application that I don't want to edit very
much, cause it's an ugly monster. Previously it loaded XML files from a
web-server [which collected SMS/text entries from users], but now it needs
to read the XML file from the local disk where it is running and there is NO
internet access anymore. As it reads items from the XML it needs to delete
the entries. It's display is actually a very large projector/LCD mounted on
a wall for everyone to see.
The other application, which is connected to a touchscreen interface
[replacing the need for a user's mobile/cell phone], needs to generate lines
that feed into the same XML file the beast is reading, so that it can
generate a sort of queue for it to run through.
The original beast is in AS2 and messy [read: painful to edit any code],
the new touch screen is clean and in AS3. It's running on all on local
Window computers as a pair of dual full-screen projectors [.exe files], no
PHP facilities or local DB I'm afraid.
My question is:
* is there anyway at all to have these two applications read and
write/delete entries from the XML files?
* If not, what workarounds do I have at my disposal? Can I read/write to a
text file (*.txt) instead?
* I know shared objects exist, am I forced to use this in this
Re: [Flashcoders] Re: saving local (XML) files, two projectors talkin'
ok I finally manged to resolve the issue, though I am still not sure why
it was occurring.
When in the writing SWF I moved the script away from the class file it
was calling and just copy-pasted it into the calling object, it no loner
was persistent... how odd...
:/
??
It would make more sense to encapsulate my SO in a seperate class
file... but at least I have a solution.
I was initializing my SO file like this:
//...//
import com.Data.SO;
//...//
private var mySO:SO;
//...//
mySO = new SO (movieQ,/,true);
//where the parameters are 'name',
//'path' and a boolean for if its an AS2 SO
//and then I was calling:
mySO.addEntry (entryValue);
//where entryValue is a new item to add to the array [see code below]
PHEW!!!
Seb.
sebastian wrote:
Thank you Iam for the information.
Seeing as I was already half done portiong over my XML reader into a
SharedObject reader, I just went ahead and finished the code conversion...
However I am encountering one really frustrating issue, and I can't seem
to find the solution...
:(
One of my SWFs writes to a SO, the other reads and deletes entries as
they are read.
When I remove an entry from the SO {=SharedObject} in the reader SWF, it
is NOT updated in the SO of the writing SWF unless I completely close
the writing SWF (flash player) and re-open it. But I need the writing
SWF to correctly share the SO with the reader so that they can both
write and delete entries in the SO...
I have tried many solutions, here is my code with my failed solutions
included:
//
//writing SWF:
//AS3:
public function addEntry (_entry:String) {
//tried to re-assign SO to another file every time I write to make it
//'refresh' the SO's values:
so = SharedObject.getLocal(bogus,localPath);
//tried here to make it re-read the SO every time I write but it still
//refuses to read in changed values:
so = SharedObject.getLocal(movieQ,localPath=/);
//i also tried making so a var so so that it was not persistent, but
somehow it still remembers the values... enve if i make it a var!
if (!so.data.Qlist) {
so.data.Qlist = [];
} else {
//debug this list ALWAYS has the same values and is never updated by
the writing SWF:
trace (Qlist entries: + so.data.Qlist);
}
if (_entry != ) {
so.data.Qlist.push (_entry);
}
trace (Qlist entries AFTER push: + so.data.Qlist);
so.flush ();//saving to disk works fine, as the reader does see changes
so.close ();//tried this command in case it made it re-load the SO next
time around, but even with close() it still doesn't re-read the SO... :(
}
//
the reader is very simple it just does this:
//
//reading SWF
//AS2
var so:SharedObject = SharedObject.getLocal(movieQ,localPath=/);
trace (reading: + so.data.Qlist);
//this always updates correctly if the writer adds an entry
so.data.Qlist.shift();
trace (reading after shift: + so.data.Qlist);
//this does remove an entry successfully from the SO
//but the writer does NOT update its reference to the SO UNLESS
//I close the writing SWF completely and re-open it...
so.flush();//saving data to disk...
//
If anyone can help I would be very grateful, not getting any joy here...
:(
Sebastian.
Ian Thomas wrote:
Sebastian,
You can achieve file writing and reading using one of the many
available flash wrappers.
I'd take a look at Northcode's SWFStudio:
http://www.northcode.com/swfstudio.php
or SWHX:
http://www.haxe.org/com/libs/swhx
Or Adobe's own AIR, but you would have to wrap your AS2 application in
some AS3 code to make it work.
HTH,
Ian
On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 6:05 PM, sebastian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
ok well I haven't found any solutions for writing XML files to
disk... how
weird is that???
I've decided to go ahead and reprogram the whole XML reader so that
it reads
in SharedObjects instead... as I need to finish this project by Friday.
It took a little while to figure out I had to use localPath to share
between
SWFs and AMF0 encoding to share between AS3 and AS2, but I am on my
way to
success... quite the hassle, lost hours, but I think this is the only
way?
Thanks,
Sebastian.
sebastian wrote:
Hello,
Been searching for answers and I was wondering what options there
was for
saving local XML files; as this seems to be a stickler... (?)
I have two flash files; the two flash applications will run on
different
screens connected to the same computer.
One of them is an already built application that I don't want to
edit very
much, cause it's an ugly monster. Previously it loaded XML files from a
web-server [which collected SMS/text entries from users], but now it
needs
to read the XML file from the local disk where it is running and
there is NO
internet access anymore. As it reads items from the XML it needs to
delete
the entries. It's display is actually a very large projector/LCD
mounted on
a wall for everyone to see.
The other application, which is
