Re: [Flashcoders] Launch an application from CDROM based projector
why not you try it in DOS commands first. You need to check what kind of parameters the application supports . If the application does support a parameter like -o filename, then you can write a bat file and use fscommand to call it. On 1/30/07, Paul Steven [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am creating an application using Flash 8 (PC only) and need to launch an application that is installed on the users hard drive. I think this can be fairly easily achieved using a third party app such as Zinc. However I need to do a bit more than just launch the application. I also need to get this application to go to a certain exercise. Basically this application consists of a series of exercises. I was hoping I could simply pass a parameter to the executable but as I do not know if this is at all possible or indeed what that parameter would be, I think this may not be possible to do? Anyone know if this is possible and how to go about it? Many thanks Paul ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com -- /* Bored, sometimes. */ ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
RE: [Flashcoders] Launch an application from CDROM based projector
You cannot send parameters from fscommand to the bat file. Allready tried once to no avail. It is a security feature If I remember right my readings on the subject. Zinc would be a better option than fscommand. Or if you want to avoid Zinc, use fscommand to call a bat file that has all the parameters inside it. Usually you can just open de needed file with the bat file, and the System will find the proper app to open it if it's defined in the Registry. HTH Alain -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Shang Sent: 30 janvier 2007 09:55 To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Launch an application from CDROM based projector why not you try it in DOS commands first. You need to check what kind of parameters the application supports . If the application does support a parameter like -o filename, then you can write a bat file and use fscommand to call it. On 1/30/07, Paul Steven [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am creating an application using Flash 8 (PC only) and need to launch an application that is installed on the users hard drive. I think this can be fairly easily achieved using a third party app such as Zinc. However I need to do a bit more than just launch the application. I also need to get this application to go to a certain exercise. Basically this application consists of a series of exercises. I was hoping I could simply pass a parameter to the executable but as I do not know if this is at all possible or indeed what that parameter would be, I think this may not be possible to do? Anyone know if this is possible and how to go about it? Many thanks Paul ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com -- /* Bored, sometimes. */ ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.410 / Virus Database: 268.17.15/659 - Release Date: 2007-01-30 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.410 / Virus Database: 268.17.15/659 - Release Date: 2007-01-30 ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Launch an application from CDROM based projector
Hi Paul, I know that swf studio has a shell object that allows you to call an execute function and pass it parameters , but it's that application that will determine what it can receive. Generally if you launch an application with parameters after the app name they will get sent to the app, but whether that app receives them and does anything with them or not is up to the individual application. Are you creating the exercise application or does it exist already? -Cort On 1/30/07, Paul Steven [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am creating an application using Flash 8 (PC only) and need to launch an application that is installed on the users hard drive. I think this can be fairly easily achieved using a third party app such as Zinc. However I need to do a bit more than just launch the application. I also need to get this application to go to a certain exercise. Basically this application consists of a series of exercises. I was hoping I could simply pass a parameter to the executable but as I do not know if this is at all possible or indeed what that parameter would be, I think this may not be possible to do? Anyone know if this is possible and how to go about it? Many thanks Paul ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
RE: [Flashcoders] Launch an application from CDROM based projector
Thanks Alain Yes Zinc looks promising and has the necessary function. Just need to get some info on the actual application I want to call and if it can accept parameters. Cheers Paul -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alain Rousseau Sent: 30 January 2007 18:11 To: 'Flashcoders mailing list' Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Launch an application from CDROM based projector You cannot send parameters from fscommand to the bat file. Allready tried once to no avail. It is a security feature If I remember right my readings on the subject. Zinc would be a better option than fscommand. Or if you want to avoid Zinc, use fscommand to call a bat file that has all the parameters inside it. Usually you can just open de needed file with the bat file, and the System will find the proper app to open it if it's defined in the Registry. HTH Alain -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Shang Sent: 30 janvier 2007 09:55 To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Launch an application from CDROM based projector why not you try it in DOS commands first. You need to check what kind of parameters the application supports . If the application does support a parameter like -o filename, then you can write a bat file and use fscommand to call it. On 1/30/07, Paul Steven [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am creating an application using Flash 8 (PC only) and need to launch an application that is installed on the users hard drive. I think this can be fairly easily achieved using a third party app such as Zinc. However I need to do a bit more than just launch the application. I also need to get this application to go to a certain exercise. Basically this application consists of a series of exercises. I was hoping I could simply pass a parameter to the executable but as I do not know if this is at all possible or indeed what that parameter would be, I think this may not be possible to do? Anyone know if this is possible and how to go about it? Many thanks Paul ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com -- /* Bored, sometimes. */ ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.410 / Virus Database: 268.17.15/659 - Release Date: 2007-01-30 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.410 / Virus Database: 268.17.15/659 - Release Date: 2007-01-30 ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
RE: [Flashcoders] Launch an application from CDROM based projector
Thanks Cort - the application is one that exists already. I have emailed the developers and fingers crossed the application accepts parameters. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cortlandt Winters Sent: 30 January 2007 18:31 To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Launch an application from CDROM based projector Hi Paul, I know that swf studio has a shell object that allows you to call an execute function and pass it parameters , but it's that application that will determine what it can receive. Generally if you launch an application with parameters after the app name they will get sent to the app, but whether that app receives them and does anything with them or not is up to the individual application. Are you creating the exercise application or does it exist already? -Cort On 1/30/07, Paul Steven [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am creating an application using Flash 8 (PC only) and need to launch an application that is installed on the users hard drive. I think this can be fairly easily achieved using a third party app such as Zinc. However I need to do a bit more than just launch the application. I also need to get this application to go to a certain exercise. Basically this application consists of a series of exercises. I was hoping I could simply pass a parameter to the executable but as I do not know if this is at all possible or indeed what that parameter would be, I think this may not be possible to do? Anyone know if this is possible and how to go about it? Many thanks Paul ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Launch an application from CDROM based projector
If you are just trying to run a Flash application and get it to read parameters from a file, you can use the projector that comes with flash and have it read an XML file or a text file from the CD or hard disk or a server. Sometimes we have a small text file that tells our projector application what the client name is and where to find the top level XML files that contains the index into the rest of the XML files that contains the rest of the data. This helps to get the application to startup quickly without making the user wait for all of the data to load. We have built an eLearning delivery system and a stand-alone database/search engine with just the projector that comes with Flash. You can use a .bat file to write into the text file and then start your application if you want to use shortcuts to select what the text file says. echo exercise1.xml startup.bat myflashapp.exe myflashapp.exe is your projector file and it reads startup.bat. Ron Alain Rousseau wrote: You cannot send parameters from fscommand to the bat file. Allready tried once to no avail. It is a security feature If I remember right my readings on the subject. Zinc would be a better option than fscommand. Or if you want to avoid Zinc, use fscommand to call a bat file that has all the parameters inside it. Usually you can just open de needed file with the bat file, and the System will find the proper app to open it if it's defined in the Registry. HTH Alain -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Shang Sent: 30 janvier 2007 09:55 To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Launch an application from CDROM based projector why not you try it in DOS commands first. You need to check what kind of parameters the application supports . If the application does support a parameter like -o filename, then you can write a bat file and use fscommand to call it. On 1/30/07, Paul Steven [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am creating an application using Flash 8 (PC only) and need to launch an application that is installed on the users hard drive. I think this can be fairly easily achieved using a third party app such as Zinc. However I need to do a bit more than just launch the application. I also need to get this application to go to a certain exercise. Basically this application consists of a series of exercises. I was hoping I could simply pass a parameter to the executable but as I do not know if this is at all possible or indeed what that parameter would be, I think this may not be possible to do? Anyone know if this is possible and how to go about it? Many thanks Paul ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
