Re: [Flashcoders] XML optimization
I would log some of your PHP then. I would fully expect parsing to take way more time than loading. But given your latest bit of info I would lay my money on the dynamic generation of the XML. Charles P. On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 10:42 AM, Matt S. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No, its definitely in the loading, i've got it tracing out in the flash and all the delay is happening during the initial load of the XML, not during the parsing. But the actual live load is from php, eg ../tommunro_v2_xml.php so it may be when the php is parsing the XML and generating it. .m On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 11:28 AM, Hans Wichman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, its only 60kb? That shouldn't take too long. Can you see what is taking up the time? Might be parsing instead of loading. regards, JC On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 4:00 PM, Matt S. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So I know this is kind of a mammoth XML file to load all at once, but it doesnt seem THAT big, but its taking longer than expected. Can anyone look at this XML and suggest any ways to optimize it, that dont involve breaking it up into multiple files? http://knowawall.com/dev/tommunro/tommunro_xml2.xml ___ 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] ComboBox not dropping down in browser?
Hi Cor... I was looking for an example but I don't have one at the moment. All you need to do is add an onEnterFrame function somewhere, then within that function, set the params of the ComboBox instance. The last line of the onEnterFrame function is to delete onEnterFrame. The issue is that V2 components need one frame to initialize themselves, so when you set your custom params (data, etc.) you are doing it after the ComboBox has been drawn to the stage. You could also look into doing it onInit. I believe that's an event for the ComboBox but I am not 100% certain at the moment. The onEnterFrame function probably shouldn't be on the ComboBox itself, but maybe in the MovieClip containing the ComboBox instance. Hope that helps, let me know if you've got it working. - MM ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Open PPT/WMV files from SWF?
Use Director as a wrapper and then use either Buddy API Xtra or MasterAPP. on 11/3/08 9:45 AM, Ali Drongo at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How can I trigger the actions to launch these files? Thanks in advance for any help, Ali === John R. Sweeney Jr.([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Interactive Multimedia Developer/ Digital Media Specialist OnDemand - Interactive, Inc. 847.651.4469 (cell) 847.310.5959 (office/fax) === ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Open PPT/WMV files from SWF?
If you are using a Projector, you could look into fscommand - that has the ability to execute applications: http://www.adobe.com/support/flash/action_scripts/actionscript_dictionary/actionscript_dictionary372.html Kevin N. Ali Drongo wrote: Hiya, I'm building a DVD that will allow the user to open powerpoint and wmv files on their computer by clicking on buttons. The user will already have Windows Media Player and Powerpoint installed and the files will exist on the DVD. How can I trigger the actions to launch these files? Thanks in advance for any help, Ali ___ 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] The current state of RPC
Hello devs, I'm brand new to the list but have read plenty of entries over the years. I've been reading up on various solutions to RPC namely dealing with AMF and I'm kinda lost on what the current standard solutions might be. There's quite a bit of history between amfphp and swx, both of which have there importance blurred by adobe's release of blazeds. So my question is, what is the current preferred solution? I'd be interested to hear from seasoned devs as far as what you're using, your reasons (security, ease of use, supported platforms etc) for using it and basic descriptions of your implamentations ie JSON, XML what have you. Thanks for your time, --Joel ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
[Flashcoders] What REALLY causes an IOError?
Hi all, I am trying to drill deeper into Flash player IOError handling in AS3, in order to distinguish different types of load failures when loading child swfs and data into a parent swf. For instance, I need to know, and react differently to, loads errors where the file is missing altogether vs. loads where severe network congestion mid-load interrupts a load after a part of the file has been received. Can anyone offer some deeper information on exactly what initial condition(s) triggers an IOError event? Is it time-based (no bytes loaded in N ms), a reaction to a server response, something else? I've been googling and reading through Adobe docs all morning and haven't seen anything deeper than the often repeated, but largely unhelpful Adobe line: FlashR Player dispatches an IOErrorEvent object when an error causes a send or load operation to fail. I'm looking for more depth than that. A definition of error and the criteria used to decide the load was a failure, for instance, would be a good start. Any info. or directions to look would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Bob ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] The current state of RPC
Hi Joel XML is too much overhead. BlaseDS is java only. http://opensource.adobe.com/wiki/display/blazeds/BlazeDS/ For the shared server, the best solutions are AMF and SWX. AMF has PHP, ASP .NET and JAVA implementations, and maybe others. I take it for the current opensource standart, but i use SWX because i like it better. AMFPHP currently offers both AS2 and AS3 api. It uses AMF for client-server and server-client comunication . http://www.amfphp.org/ http://www.fluorinefx.com/ http://www.openamf.com/ SWX has PHP, ASP .NET and RUBY implementations. I don't know about the current ASP and RUBY versions. SWXPHP currently offers AS2 api only, but this is going to change soon. It uses JSON for client-server and generates SWFs for server-client comunication. SWX primes for simplicity. It's main difference when compared to AMF, is that there is no deserialization of the response. No matter how much data you send, when the client loads the file, the data is ready for use. Example, my CMS creates a single file with all dynamic text content on the website, small and compressed. This file is loaded only once when you enter the website and that makes everything simpler for coding, because all data is already there. Of course, someone could cache an AMF response at server side to attain the same result without overloading the server. But as soon as the response reached the client, it probably whould freeze for a moment just to deserialize all that data. We are working on a new release that will include an AS3 api, and a AVM2 PHP Assembler written from scratch. Right now the only opensource project i know that is able to create AVM2 SWFs is HAXE. http://code.google.com/p/swx-format/ http://swxruby.org/ http://swxnet.tumblr.com/ http://haxe.org/doc/flash/0_start -- Fabrício Seger Kolling - Dulldusk Joel Stransky wrote: Hello devs, I'm brand new to the list but have read plenty of entries over the years. I've been reading up on various solutions to RPC namely dealing with AMF and I'm kinda lost on what the current standard solutions might be. There's quite a bit of history between amfphp and swx, both of which have there importance blurred by adobe's release of blazeds. So my question is, what is the current preferred solution? I'd be interested to hear from seasoned devs as far as what you're using, your reasons (security, ease of use, supported platforms etc) for using it and basic descriptions of your implamentations ie JSON, XML what have you. Thanks for your time, --Joel ___ 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] The current state of RPC
Thanks for the input. It sounds like for as3, amfphp is the supported solution although an as3 compatible version of swx will probably be very appealing. I've messed with HaXe but not enough to make it part of my routine. I need to finish mastering as3 and OOD before I confuse it with another language. On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 6:36 PM, Fabrício Seger Kolling - Dulldusk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Joel XML is too much overhead. BlaseDS is java only. http://opensource.adobe.com/wiki/display/blazeds/BlazeDS/ For the shared server, the best solutions are AMF and SWX. AMF has PHP, ASP .NET and JAVA implementations, and maybe others. I take it for the current opensource standart, but i use SWX because i like it better. AMFPHP currently offers both AS2 and AS3 api. It uses AMF for client-server and server-client comunication . http://www.amfphp.org/ http://www.fluorinefx.com/ http://www.openamf.com/ SWX has PHP, ASP .NET and RUBY implementations. I don't know about the current ASP and RUBY versions. SWXPHP currently offers AS2 api only, but this is going to change soon. It uses JSON for client-server and generates SWFs for server-client comunication. SWX primes for simplicity. It's main difference when compared to AMF, is that there is no deserialization of the response. No matter how much data you send, when the client loads the file, the data is ready for use. Example, my CMS creates a single file with all dynamic text content on the website, small and compressed. This file is loaded only once when you enter the website and that makes everything simpler for coding, because all data is already there. Of course, someone could cache an AMF response at server side to attain the same result without overloading the server. But as soon as the response reached the client, it probably whould freeze for a moment just to deserialize all that data. We are working on a new release that will include an AS3 api, and a AVM2 PHP Assembler written from scratch. Right now the only opensource project i know that is able to create AVM2 SWFs is HAXE. http://code.google.com/p/swx-format/ http://swxruby.org/ http://swxnet.tumblr.com/ http://haxe.org/doc/flash/0_start -- Fabrício Seger Kolling - Dulldusk Joel Stransky wrote: Hello devs, I'm brand new to the list but have read plenty of entries over the years. I've been reading up on various solutions to RPC namely dealing with AMF and I'm kinda lost on what the current standard solutions might be. There's quite a bit of history between amfphp and swx, both of which have there importance blurred by adobe's release of blazeds. So my question is, what is the current preferred solution? I'd be interested to hear from seasoned devs as far as what you're using, your reasons (security, ease of use, supported platforms etc) for using it and basic descriptions of your implamentations ie JSON, XML what have you. Thanks for your time, --Joel ___ 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 -- --Joel ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Flash Authortime vs Runtime children
forget to addChild()? The problem I have run into is that when I instanciate an AppScreen symbol from my library - it's not on stage - and add it to the stage I handle the ADDED_TO_STAGE event for wiring the components up. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
