[flexcoders] Re: Local Connection - RESOLVED!
Thanks again jesterXL...
Added just a few lines...can't believe i didn't think of this
earlier...it was definitly a light bulb moment...cleans up local
connection...so it can be used by next loaded swf. Had to make
changes to swf's and just wasn't thinking about them.
added - to main flex app every time swfLoader changes it's source...
lc.send (_swfConnect, killAll);
added - to the main.swf's called functions
lc.killAll = function () {
lc.close()
}
okay...what's next...;o)
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, JesterXL [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Geez, definately sounds like the GC then, that's harsh. Um...
uh... well,
the only thing I can think of beyond doing it dynamically like you
said is
to ensure when you remove them that you kill all listeners, delete
what you
can, disconnect what you can, etc. BEFORE destroying the SWFLoader.
Good luck.
- Original Message -
From: flexnewbie06 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2006 8:03 AM
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Local Connection
Jester, I read the articles and fully understand what you meant...
I load one swf and then try to load a second and even though I've
sent the first swf packing it's still in memory and listening to the
menu.swf's local connection calls because GC hasn't come along and
cleaned it up.
Maybe if I get rid of the SWFLoader completely then try to create a
new one dynamically when the next swf is loaded that would work??
I'll try it.
Yes, the menu.swf is able to control the two main swf's outside of
Flex. If they are all running at the same time, the menu.swf will
control which ever main.swf was started first. Then if i close that
main.swf the other will just start working. That little experiment
just provides more evidence (and helps me get it)...that the first
swf is still there in Flex...
Anyway, Thanks again...if you have any more suggestions...as always
appreciated. I'll keep working at it...
Jenn
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, JesterXL jesterxl@ wrote:
Oh it's deeper than emptying a source reference. Welcome to the
dark side
of ActionScript 3..
http://www.gskinner.com/blog/archives/2006/06/as3_resource_ma.html
http://www.gskinner.com/blog/archives/2006/07/as3_resource_ma_1.html
BTW, do your SWF's talk to eachother locally without Flex?
- Original Message -
From: flexnewbie06 flexnewbie06@
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 3:13 PM
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Local Connection
okay, thanks...that works for loading a swf at runtime if the
SWFLoader has no assigned source. However, if the SWFLoader has
an
assigned source and you try to change it during runtime, then LC
doesn't work anymore.
That comes back to your last comment about garbage collection and
the
original swf not being cleaned up before the new one is loaded, i
tried to research what you meant but as far i could tell all I
could
do in flex was to set the SWFLoader source to = before loading
the
next swf. I could not find any unload methods.
Thanks again for helping.
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, JesterXL jesterxl@ wrote:
Try again, but put an underscore in front of the name for both
SWF's.
_swfConnect instead of swfConnect.
- Original Message -
From: flexnewbie06 flexnewbie06@
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 1:59 PM
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Local Connection
Jester,
I have tried putting the local connection code in the main flex
app
and calling to the embedded SWF and this is the attempt at
creating
a
second embedded swf (menu) to make the calls to the main
SWF...either
way if the swf is loaded at runtime...local connection is a no
go.
Thanks
*This is my menu.swf local connection code...
#include mc_tween2.as
stop();
var lcsend:LocalConnection = new LocalConnection();
play_btn.onRelease = function(){
lcsend.send (swfConnect, playFile);
}
stop_btn.onRelease = function () {
lcsend.send (swfConnect, stopandrestart);
}
pause_btn.onRelease = function () {
lcsend.send (swfConnect , pauseFile);
}
*And this is the Main.swf local connection code
var lc:LocalConnection = new LocalConnection();
lc.pauseFile = function() {
stop();
}
lc.resumeFile = function() {
play();
}
lc.stopandrestart = function() {
gotoAndStop(1);
}
lc.playFile = function () {
gotoAndPlay(1);
}
lc.getframeNum = function () {
}
lc.connect(swfConnect);
***
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, JesterXL jesterxl@ wrote:
Can you paste a snippet of your LocalConnection code in the
Flash
SWF?
- Original Message -
From: flexnewbie06 flexnewbie06@
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Re: [flexcoders] Re: Local Connection - RESOLVED!
Delete the ho!
after close:
lc = null;
delete lc;
- Original Message -
From: flexnewbie06 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2006 10:11 AM
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Local Connection - RESOLVED!
Thanks again jesterXL...
Added just a few lines...can't believe i didn't think of this
earlier...it was definitly a light bulb moment...cleans up local
connection...so it can be used by next loaded swf. Had to make
changes to swf's and just wasn't thinking about them.
added - to main flex app every time swfLoader changes it's source...
lc.send (_swfConnect, killAll);
added - to the main.swf's called functions
lc.killAll = function () {
lc.close()
}
okay...what's next...;o)
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, JesterXL [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Geez, definately sounds like the GC then, that's harsh. Um...
uh... well,
the only thing I can think of beyond doing it dynamically like you
said is
to ensure when you remove them that you kill all listeners, delete
what you
can, disconnect what you can, etc. BEFORE destroying the SWFLoader.
Good luck.
- Original Message -
From: flexnewbie06 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2006 8:03 AM
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Local Connection
Jester, I read the articles and fully understand what you meant...
I load one swf and then try to load a second and even though I've
sent the first swf packing it's still in memory and listening to the
menu.swf's local connection calls because GC hasn't come along and
cleaned it up.
Maybe if I get rid of the SWFLoader completely then try to create a
new one dynamically when the next swf is loaded that would work??
I'll try it.
Yes, the menu.swf is able to control the two main swf's outside of
Flex. If they are all running at the same time, the menu.swf will
control which ever main.swf was started first. Then if i close that
main.swf the other will just start working. That little experiment
just provides more evidence (and helps me get it)...that the first
swf is still there in Flex...
Anyway, Thanks again...if you have any more suggestions...as always
appreciated. I'll keep working at it...
Jenn
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, JesterXL jesterxl@ wrote:
Oh it's deeper than emptying a source reference. Welcome to the
dark side
of ActionScript 3..
http://www.gskinner.com/blog/archives/2006/06/as3_resource_ma.html
http://www.gskinner.com/blog/archives/2006/07/as3_resource_ma_1.html
BTW, do your SWF's talk to eachother locally without Flex?
- Original Message -
From: flexnewbie06 flexnewbie06@
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 3:13 PM
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Local Connection
okay, thanks...that works for loading a swf at runtime if the
SWFLoader has no assigned source. However, if the SWFLoader has
an
assigned source and you try to change it during runtime, then LC
doesn't work anymore.
That comes back to your last comment about garbage collection and
the
original swf not being cleaned up before the new one is loaded, i
tried to research what you meant but as far i could tell all I
could
do in flex was to set the SWFLoader source to = before loading
the
next swf. I could not find any unload methods.
Thanks again for helping.
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, JesterXL jesterxl@ wrote:
Try again, but put an underscore in front of the name for both
SWF's.
_swfConnect instead of swfConnect.
- Original Message -
From: flexnewbie06 flexnewbie06@
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 1:59 PM
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Local Connection
Jester,
I have tried putting the local connection code in the main flex
app
and calling to the embedded SWF and this is the attempt at
creating
a
second embedded swf (menu) to make the calls to the main
SWF...either
way if the swf is loaded at runtime...local connection is a no
go.
Thanks
*This is my menu.swf local connection code...
#include mc_tween2.as
stop();
var lcsend:LocalConnection = new LocalConnection();
play_btn.onRelease = function(){
lcsend.send (swfConnect, playFile);
}
stop_btn.onRelease = function () {
lcsend.send (swfConnect, stopandrestart);
}
pause_btn.onRelease = function () {
lcsend.send (swfConnect , pauseFile);
}
*And this is the Main.swf local connection code
var lc:LocalConnection = new LocalConnection();
lc.pauseFile = function() {
stop();
}
lc.resumeFile = function() {
play();
}
lc.stopandrestart = function() {
gotoAndStop(1);
}
lc.playFile = function () {
gotoAndPlay(1);
}
lc.getframeNum = function () {
}
lc.connect(swfConnect);
***
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, JesterXL jesterxl
[flexcoders] Re: Local Connection - RESOLVED!
..works perfect.
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, JesterXL [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Delete the ho!
after close:
lc = null;
delete lc;
- Original Message -
From: flexnewbie06 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2006 10:11 AM
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Local Connection - RESOLVED!
Thanks again jesterXL...
Added just a few lines...can't believe i didn't think of this
earlier...it was definitly a light bulb moment...cleans up local
connection...so it can be used by next loaded swf. Had to make
changes to swf's and just wasn't thinking about them.
added - to main flex app every time swfLoader changes it's source...
lc.send (_swfConnect, killAll);
added - to the main.swf's called functions
lc.killAll = function () {
lc.close()
}
okay...what's next...;o)
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, JesterXL jesterxl@ wrote:
Geez, definately sounds like the GC then, that's harsh. Um...
uh... well,
the only thing I can think of beyond doing it dynamically like
you
said is
to ensure when you remove them that you kill all listeners,
delete
what you
can, disconnect what you can, etc. BEFORE destroying the
SWFLoader.
Good luck.
- Original Message -
From: flexnewbie06 flexnewbie06@
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2006 8:03 AM
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Local Connection
Jester, I read the articles and fully understand what you meant...
I load one swf and then try to load a second and even though I've
sent the first swf packing it's still in memory and listening to
the
menu.swf's local connection calls because GC hasn't come along and
cleaned it up.
Maybe if I get rid of the SWFLoader completely then try to create
a
new one dynamically when the next swf is loaded that would work??
I'll try it.
Yes, the menu.swf is able to control the two main swf's outside of
Flex. If they are all running at the same time, the menu.swf will
control which ever main.swf was started first. Then if i close
that
main.swf the other will just start working. That little
experiment
just provides more evidence (and helps me get it)...that the first
swf is still there in Flex...
Anyway, Thanks again...if you have any more suggestions...as
always
appreciated. I'll keep working at it...
Jenn
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, JesterXL jesterxl@ wrote:
Oh it's deeper than emptying a source reference. Welcome to the
dark side
of ActionScript 3..
http://www.gskinner.com/blog/archives/2006/06/as3_resource_ma.html
http://www.gskinner.com/blog/archives/2006/07/as3_resource_ma_1.html
BTW, do your SWF's talk to eachother locally without Flex?
- Original Message -
From: flexnewbie06 flexnewbie06@
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 3:13 PM
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Local Connection
okay, thanks...that works for loading a swf at runtime if the
SWFLoader has no assigned source. However, if the SWFLoader
has
an
assigned source and you try to change it during runtime, then LC
doesn't work anymore.
That comes back to your last comment about garbage collection
and
the
original swf not being cleaned up before the new one is loaded,
i
tried to research what you meant but as far i could tell all I
could
do in flex was to set the SWFLoader source to = before
loading
the
next swf. I could not find any unload methods.
Thanks again for helping.
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, JesterXL jesterxl@ wrote:
Try again, but put an underscore in front of the name for both
SWF's.
_swfConnect instead of swfConnect.
- Original Message -
From: flexnewbie06 flexnewbie06@
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 1:59 PM
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Local Connection
Jester,
I have tried putting the local connection code in the main
flex
app
and calling to the embedded SWF and this is the attempt at
creating
a
second embedded swf (menu) to make the calls to the main
SWF...either
way if the swf is loaded at runtime...local connection is a
no
go.
Thanks
*This is my menu.swf local connection code...
#include mc_tween2.as
stop();
var lcsend:LocalConnection = new LocalConnection();
play_btn.onRelease = function(){
lcsend.send (swfConnect, playFile);
}
stop_btn.onRelease = function () {
lcsend.send (swfConnect, stopandrestart);
}
pause_btn.onRelease = function () {
lcsend.send (swfConnect , pauseFile);
}
*And this is the Main.swf local connection code
var lc:LocalConnection = new LocalConnection();
lc.pauseFile = function() {
stop();
}
lc.resumeFile = function() {
play
Re: [flexcoders] Re: Local Connection - RESOLVED!
w00t! GC got PWND!!!.
- Original Message -
From: flexnewbie06 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2006 10:48 AM
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Local Connection - RESOLVED!
..works perfect.
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, JesterXL [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Delete the ho!
after close:
lc = null;
delete lc;
- Original Message -
From: flexnewbie06 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2006 10:11 AM
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Local Connection - RESOLVED!
Thanks again jesterXL...
Added just a few lines...can't believe i didn't think of this
earlier...it was definitly a light bulb moment...cleans up local
connection...so it can be used by next loaded swf. Had to make
changes to swf's and just wasn't thinking about them.
added - to main flex app every time swfLoader changes it's source...
lc.send (_swfConnect, killAll);
added - to the main.swf's called functions
lc.killAll = function () {
lc.close()
}
okay...what's next...;o)
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, JesterXL jesterxl@ wrote:
Geez, definately sounds like the GC then, that's harsh. Um...
uh... well,
the only thing I can think of beyond doing it dynamically like
you
said is
to ensure when you remove them that you kill all listeners,
delete
what you
can, disconnect what you can, etc. BEFORE destroying the
SWFLoader.
Good luck.
- Original Message -
From: flexnewbie06 flexnewbie06@
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2006 8:03 AM
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Local Connection
Jester, I read the articles and fully understand what you meant...
I load one swf and then try to load a second and even though I've
sent the first swf packing it's still in memory and listening to
the
menu.swf's local connection calls because GC hasn't come along and
cleaned it up.
Maybe if I get rid of the SWFLoader completely then try to create
a
new one dynamically when the next swf is loaded that would work??
I'll try it.
Yes, the menu.swf is able to control the two main swf's outside of
Flex. If they are all running at the same time, the menu.swf will
control which ever main.swf was started first. Then if i close
that
main.swf the other will just start working. That little
experiment
just provides more evidence (and helps me get it)...that the first
swf is still there in Flex...
Anyway, Thanks again...if you have any more suggestions...as
always
appreciated. I'll keep working at it...
Jenn
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, JesterXL jesterxl@ wrote:
Oh it's deeper than emptying a source reference. Welcome to the
dark side
of ActionScript 3..
http://www.gskinner.com/blog/archives/2006/06/as3_resource_ma.html
http://www.gskinner.com/blog/archives/2006/07/as3_resource_ma_1.html
BTW, do your SWF's talk to eachother locally without Flex?
- Original Message -
From: flexnewbie06 flexnewbie06@
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 3:13 PM
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Local Connection
okay, thanks...that works for loading a swf at runtime if the
SWFLoader has no assigned source. However, if the SWFLoader
has
an
assigned source and you try to change it during runtime, then LC
doesn't work anymore.
That comes back to your last comment about garbage collection
and
the
original swf not being cleaned up before the new one is loaded,
i
tried to research what you meant but as far i could tell all I
could
do in flex was to set the SWFLoader source to = before
loading
the
next swf. I could not find any unload methods.
Thanks again for helping.
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, JesterXL jesterxl@ wrote:
Try again, but put an underscore in front of the name for both
SWF's.
_swfConnect instead of swfConnect.
- Original Message -
From: flexnewbie06 flexnewbie06@
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 1:59 PM
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Local Connection
Jester,
I have tried putting the local connection code in the main
flex
app
and calling to the embedded SWF and this is the attempt at
creating
a
second embedded swf (menu) to make the calls to the main
SWF...either
way if the swf is loaded at runtime...local connection is a
no
go.
Thanks
*This is my menu.swf local connection code...
#include mc_tween2.as
stop();
var lcsend:LocalConnection = new LocalConnection();
play_btn.onRelease = function(){
lcsend.send (swfConnect, playFile);
}
stop_btn.onRelease = function () {
lcsend.send (swfConnect, stopandrestart);
}
pause_btn.onRelease = function () {
lcsend.send (swfConnect , pauseFile
