RE: [Flashcoders] Favorite Flex book?

[Merrill, Jason]

Oops - meant to send that offlist (Dave was helping me)


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Jason
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I compared differences between your Flexbuilder 3 directory and mine,
the only differences I saw were related to log files:

You have:  FlashPlayerMergeModule_InstallLog.log  and
Adobe_Flex_Builder_3_InstallLog.log  and I don't.
I have: hs_err_pid10724.log, hs_err_pid7148.log, hs_err_pid4728.log and
you don't.


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RE: [Flashcoders] Favorite Flex book?

[Merrill, Jason]

I compared differences between your Flexbuilder 3 directory and mine, the only 
differences I saw were related to log files:

You have:  FlashPlayerMergeModule_InstallLog.log  and 
Adobe_Flex_Builder_3_InstallLog.log  and I don't.
I have: hs_err_pid10724.log, hs_err_pid7148.log, hs_err_pid4728.log and you 
don't.


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Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 8:44 PM
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Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Favorite Flex book?

> I looked in that folder, and all I see are license files, copyright,
> readme files, etc. and a bin and a lib folder.  Is it installed in one
> of those or could I possibly be missing something there too?  What is
> the filename(s) of your JRE?

That's all you should have. Java lives in the bin and lib folders.

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Re: [Flashcoders] Favorite Flex book?

[Dave Watts]

> I looked in that folder, and all I see are license files, copyright,
> readme files, etc. and a bin and a lib folder.  Is it installed in one
> of those or could I possibly be missing something there too?  What is
> the filename(s) of your JRE?

That's all you should have. Java lives in the bin and lib folders.

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RE: [Flashcoders] Favorite Flex book?

[Merrill, Jason]

>> In the case of the integrated install, FlexBuilder will by default
use the JVM installed in c:\program files\adobe\flex builder 3\jre

I looked in that folder, and all I see are license files, copyright,
readme files, etc. and a bin and a lib folder.  Is it installed in one
of those or could I possibly be missing something there too?  What is
the filename(s) of your JRE?


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RE: [Flashcoders] Favorite Flex book?

[Merrill, Jason]

Awesome, thanks Dave - great info, I appreciate your time spent writing
all that up, and also for the files you send off list.  I really
appreciate it.  I'll plug these in tonight and see if I get better
results.


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Re: [Flashcoders] Favorite Flex book?

[Dave Watts]

> Ha.  Well great, seems my eclipse.ini file is missing - could you send
> me a good one (meaning good settings - I have 2GB ram) or copy and paste
> the contents into a reply and I'll make one with notepad and add the
> .ini extension?  Thanks.  I had done this before with the
> Flexbuilder.ini file because that had been missing too.

OK. On the desktop I'm working with right now, with a default
integrated install of FlexBuilder, here's my FlexBuilder.ini file:

-vmargs
-Xms128m
-Xmx512m
-XX:MaxPermSize=256m
-XX:PermSize=64m
-Djava.net.preferIPv4Stack=true

This machine also has 2GB RAM, and I haven't had any problems with it.
In the case of the integrated install, FlexBuilder will by default use
the JVM installed in c:\program files\adobe\flex builder 3\jre, which
is 1.5.0_11-b03. You can safely increase -Xms to 512m, which would
allocate all of that memory before startup.

> Also, my Eclipse seems to be in a folder at the same level as the
> Flexbuilder 3 folder -not IN the Flexbuilder 3 folder.  Is that a
> problem?  I can get Flexbuilder to run, it just quickly later on gives
> me a memory error and quits.

With the FlexBuilder plugin installed into an existing copy of
Eclipse, you typically have these two directories:

c:\eclipse
c:\program files\adobe\flex builder 3 plug-in

The FB3 plugin directory contains a subdirectory named "eclipse", but
that's not where Eclipse actually lives.

If you can, you might check your Eclipse configuration settings. You
can get to this by choosing the last item from the Help menu, then
clicking on "Configuration Settings". I'll email you the settings from
both installs on this desktop.

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Re: [Flashcoders] Flex Programmer Needed

[Paul Andrews]

Dominic, you haven't said where you are..

- Original Message - 
From: "Dominic Tancredi" 

To: 
Cc: "Amy Niebel" 
Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 7:47 PM
Subject: [Flashcoders] Flex Programmer Needed



Heya FlashCoders!

Speaking of Flex... this is Dominic, long-time member, but haven't  been 
to a meeting in a while (crazy busy). I'm looking for a Flex  Developer 
who can come in for a week or two to help me out with some  Flex / Flash / 
Coldfusion / AMFPHP work. Starts ASAP but I'm just  swamped with work and 
need a solid programmer who can put in on-site,  freelance work. Knowing 
OOP and Cairngorms is helpful, same with  Coldfusion / PHP but not totally 
necessary. I WILL get you up to speed  on projects, what we're doing, how 
we're coding it, etc. so you can  learn as you go if any of this scares 
you.


Also, I'm a fan of this book: Adobe Flex 3: Training from the Source.  I 
understand the argument of "Do It" then "Do It Again Only Better"  but 
that's because you can't always show the forest without showing  the 
trees. And I'm a nut when it comes to constantly refactoring code  to be 
better and better and better. If you suspect you are, take a  look at 6 
month old code and see if you can stop yourself from  tweaking it to be 
even more fine-tuned.


http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Flex-3-Training-Source/dp/0321529189/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_k2a_1_txt/175-2375296-5262854?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-2&pf_rd_r=0MBX0SQV0HP618PRWJN8&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_p=304485601&pf_rd_i=0321255666

If you or anyone you know is interested, could you shoot Amy, my  manager 
an e-mail? Her e-mail addy is anie...@tagworldwide.com.


Thanks and I hope I can carve out time to swing by a meeting this month,

Best,
Dominic


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RE: [Flashcoders] Favorite Flex book?

[Merrill, Jason]

Ha.  Well great, seems my eclipse.ini file is missing - could you send
me a good one (meaning good settings - I have 2GB ram) or copy and paste
the contents into a reply and I'll make one with notepad and add the
.ini extension?  Thanks.  I had done this before with the
Flexbuilder.ini file because that had been missing too.

Also, my Eclipse seems to be in a folder at the same level as the
Flexbuilder 3 folder -not IN the Flexbuilder 3 folder.  Is that a
problem?  I can get Flexbuilder to run, it just quickly later on gives
me a memory error and quits.

Thanks,

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[Flashcoders] Flex Programmer Needed

[Dominic Tancredi]

Heya FlashCoders!

Speaking of Flex... this is Dominic, long-time member, but haven't  
been to a meeting in a while (crazy busy). I'm looking for a Flex  
Developer who can come in for a week or two to help me out with some  
Flex / Flash / Coldfusion / AMFPHP work. Starts ASAP but I'm just  
swamped with work and need a solid programmer who can put in on-site,  
freelance work. Knowing OOP and Cairngorms is helpful, same with  
Coldfusion / PHP but not totally necessary. I WILL get you up to speed  
on projects, what we're doing, how we're coding it, etc. so you can  
learn as you go if any of this scares you.


Also, I'm a fan of this book: Adobe Flex 3: Training from the Source.  
I understand the argument of "Do It" then "Do It Again Only Better"  
but that's because you can't always show the forest without showing  
the trees. And I'm a nut when it comes to constantly refactoring code  
to be better and better and better. If you suspect you are, take a  
look at 6 month old code and see if you can stop yourself from  
tweaking it to be even more fine-tuned.


http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Flex-3-Training-Source/dp/0321529189/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_k2a_1_txt/175-2375296-5262854?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-2&pf_rd_r=0MBX0SQV0HP618PRWJN8&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_p=304485601&pf_rd_i=0321255666

If you or anyone you know is interested, could you shoot Amy, my  
manager an e-mail? Her e-mail addy is anie...@tagworldwide.com.


Thanks and I hope I can carve out time to swing by a meeting this month,

Best,
Dominic


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RE: [Flashcoders] Favorite Flex book?

[Merrill, Jason]

>> In fact, if it would be helpful, I can zip up a copy and put it
somewhere.

Yeah, but don't I need a legal copy?  We purchased a license with
charting.


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Re: [Flashcoders] Favorite Flex book?

[Anthony Pace]

Hello,

I have to put my 2 cents in with regard to security.  Open source is 
safer; for, I can scrutinize every line of code without having to jump 
through hoops.


If there is an issue with open source in the enterprise, this is usually 
caused by licensing factors, not security.  (BS intellectual property 
copyright/patent issues.)


Open source equates to progress, and although this create avenues for 
competition, competition is healthy for the marketplace and helps to 
keep costs down.


Thank you,
Anthony


Merrill, Jason wrote:

Dave, I'm really growing weary of this thread, I see we're not on the
same side of the issue, and that isn't going to change, but I do have to
respond to one last thing you said:

  

So I'm at least aware of security issues within the enterprise. None
  

of these things should be that big of a hurdle for you.

Well, "should" is different than "is".  I think you are missing that
point - the "what you think the situation SHOULD be", vs. the reality of
our security measures. I am not the one who decides if open source
software is considered a higher security risk (though I still agree that
it is, based on the points I raised, but I also love the stuff, I use
FlashDevelop daily for example).  So reality is, it is perceived as a
higher security risk in our enterprise, and I cannot change that fact.
I have other issues with open source like the article mentioned, like
poor customer support and service plans, but that is another issue
altogether and unrelated to this discussion. Also, I used to work in DC
for a government contractor too, 5 years, worked with many agencies, and
I am familiar with how they work.

This is my last post on the subject, thanks,


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Re: [Flashcoders] Favorite Flex book?

[Dave Watts]

> I'm going to try and fix Flexbuilder this afternoon - I might if I run
> into problems.  I appreciate the offer, thanks!

Well, one nice thing that I neglected to mention earlier is that there
aren't many ties between Eclipse and your OS - you can zip the whole
thing up on one machine, and unzip it on another. So, you might be
able to set this up without getting the Tivoli guys involved, as you
really don't need to install anything.

In fact, if it would be helpful, I can zip up a copy and put it somewhere.

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Re: FW: [Flashcoders] Favorite Flex book?

[Glen Pike]

Hi,


http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/072108-open-source-security-risk.h
tml  -  and another take on the same article:
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-123151.html  the first paragraph
reads, "Open source software is a significant security risk for
corporations that use it because in many cases, the open source
community fails to adhere to minimal security best practices, according
a study released Monday."


   Just to add a couple of cents...

   I can see your point about security with the industry you work in, 
but if you look at the two articles you mention there are a few things 
you might want to take with a pinch of salt and read around further:
  
   The network world article highlights a survey done into 11 OS 
software packages, but they were all Java based and although I am not an 
OS / Java guru, I only recognise 2 of these.  I think a survey done into 
some of the larger widely used OS packages - e.g. some operating 
systems, web-servers, databases, etc. would have been more beneficial.  
It would also be interesting to see a comparison between similar closed 
and open source systems that provided statistics such as  the number of 
bugs / vulnerabilities found, time to fix bugs, number of lines of code, 
etc. - metrics.  My guess is that whether it's closed or open source, 
everyone will be frantically trying to fix the latest vulnerability and 
if my Windows update shield is anything to go by, it's not just OS 
that's affected...


   The zdnet article cites a paper written by ADTI, who are described 
in the article as a "conservative" organisation and are also cited for 
often criticising OS software and are believed to be in bed with all the 
major business - speculation possibly, but it's worth reading between 
the lines and don't believe slashdot over wikipedia over zdnet...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexis_de_Tocqueville_Institution
http://linux.slashdot.org/linux/05/03/25/238257.shtml?tid=166&tid=106

   I guess the upshot is - software for any organisation needs to be 
evaluated effectively.  This can get more frustrating with larger 
organisations because like you mentioned, it is a PITA to get a new 
piece of software approved.  But with open source, the code is up for 
review, so I think it has an advantage there...


   At the end of the day, because it's open or closed, does not mean I 
trust it any more, but at least with open source, I know I can have a 
look at the stuff inside and probably fine tune it a lot more than 
closed and I think that's the attitude IT departments need to embrace a 
bit more - check the software out properly.  If departments did this, 
then maybe there would be a few more jobs going and possibly a little 
less money lost due to the wrong choices being made, but I am being 
optimistic here :)


   I do agree with the comment at the end of the zdnet article and I 
would sincerely hope that agencies responsible for my safety are making 
informed decisions about the software that "protects" us.  However after 
recent events in the financial and government sectors in UK & US, I am 
more concerned about the human capabilities, decision making and 
morality of many organisations who are trusted with our information, 
safety and money than the software running these places.  Most of the 
problems I have read about recently have seem to come about because of 
human error/incompetence rather than software bugs / security 
vulnerabilities...


   And yes decent customer support is hard to find, but that's not just 
restricted to OS software :)


   Cordially.

   Glen

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RE: [Flashcoders] Favorite Flex book?

[Merrill, Jason]

>>I'll be happy to help with any configuration questions you have 

I'm going to try and fix Flexbuilder this afternoon - I might if I run
into problems.  I appreciate the offer, thanks!


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Re: [Flashcoders] FlashDevelop problem

[Glen Pike]

Check your "Project Properties - on the "Output" tab, if the "No output" 
box is ticked, my Flex projects launch the IDE, but if I untick, they 
will run the compiler...


Glen

Merrill, Jason wrote:

That's what I thought too -but everything I have checked in my settings
seem to be fine.


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[mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Glen
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Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 10:16 AM
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Have you messed up your settings??

Look in Tools->Program Settings and check that your AS2 and AS3 context 
are setup and not disabled, possibly have a root around in these

context's.

That's my limit...

Glen

Merrill, Jason wrote:
  

Sorry to ask the question here, I know there is a FlashDevelop forum,
but I need an answer quick, and they sometimes take 24 hours to


respond
  

there.  I'm guessing someone here knows the answer.

Yesterday, I don't know what I did, but in my Flex 3 project I am
building, when I hit either F5 (test project) or F8 (build project),
instead of calling the Flex 3 mxmlc compiler and playing my Flex app


in
  

an external player, it tries launching Flash CS3 instead.

I have verified this is setup as a Flex 3 project in FlashDevelop,


even
  

created a new one with the same files, and checked the Flex SDK path.
Everything seems fine.  Anyone know how to fix this?  I'm about to do


an
  
uninstall/re-install.  


Thanks.


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Re: [Flashcoders] Favorite Flex book?

[Dave Watts]

> Dave, I'm really growing weary of this thread, I see we're not on the
> same side of the issue, and that isn't going to change, but I do have to
> respond to one last thing you said:

I'm not really on a side here, I'm just trying to provide information.
I'm not trying to antagonize you. But yeah, at this point I'm probably
not helping anymore; I'll be happy to help with any configuration
questions you have, though.

> Well, "should" is different than "is".  I think you are missing that
> point - the "what you think the situation SHOULD be", vs. the reality of
> our security measures.

Yeah, I know "should" is different from "is". But that's my point.
There are plenty of places which are equally concerned about security,
and they're able to pull this off. So, saying that Adobe should change
the product because your admins can't deploy it properly is, I think,
a misplaced sentiment.

> So reality is, it is perceived as a higher security risk in our enterprise,
> and I cannot change that fact.

I agree with this. My previous point was that this was a matter of
perception, not an actual statement about how the world works. The
secure computing community is all over open source, and that simply
wouldn't be the case if this perception were actually true.

> I have other issues with open source like the article mentioned, like
> poor customer support and service plans, but that is another issue
> altogether and unrelated to this discussion.

I think that's certainly a valid point generally, but you're right -
in this case it doesn't matter because Adobe supports FlexBuilder
directly.

> This is my last post on the subject, thanks,

Mine too, unless you have any specific configuration questions, I guess.

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RE: [Flashcoders] FlashDevelop problem

[Merrill, Jason]

Yep, that was it, meant to post. Thanks!


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Is the option "No output, only run pre/post build commands" actually
unchecked in the project properties panel?

2009/4/15 Cor 
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RE: [Flashcoders] Favorite Flex book?

[Merrill, Jason]

Dave, I'm really growing weary of this thread, I see we're not on the
same side of the issue, and that isn't going to change, but I do have to
respond to one last thing you said:

>> So I'm at least aware of security issues within the enterprise. None
of these things should be that big of a hurdle for you.

Well, "should" is different than "is".  I think you are missing that
point - the "what you think the situation SHOULD be", vs. the reality of
our security measures. I am not the one who decides if open source
software is considered a higher security risk (though I still agree that
it is, based on the points I raised, but I also love the stuff, I use
FlashDevelop daily for example).  So reality is, it is perceived as a
higher security risk in our enterprise, and I cannot change that fact.
I have other issues with open source like the article mentioned, like
poor customer support and service plans, but that is another issue
altogether and unrelated to this discussion. Also, I used to work in DC
for a government contractor too, 5 years, worked with many agencies, and
I am familiar with how they work.

This is my last post on the subject, thanks,


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Re: [Flashcoders] Favorite Flex book?

[Dave Watts]

> Well yeah, but each time - so I got FB 3 approved, but now that I have this 
> memory
> problem, to fix it you're saying upgrade Eclipse.  Well guess what?  That 
> means another
> lengthy approval process and review (time and resources) to approve a newer 
> version of a
> piece of software that should have worked in the first place.

I suggested a variety of things to try. If you can't do one of them,
try the others instead. But I don't see how this is any different from
telling someone that a feature didn't work right in DW CS3 and does
work right in CS4.

That said, the FlexBuilder integrated install works fine in the vast
majority of cases without any configuration after install.

> > In any case, I strongly suspect that your Tivoli package was the problem.
>
> Yes, I would almost bet money on that.  But I really think the reason it was 
> so hard to
> package and how it got messed up was because of the complexity of how Adobe 
> made it
> an integrated part of Eclipse - not a single piece of software.  On my 
> machine, Flexbuilder 3
> and Eclipse exist in two different directories, I'm not sure how that 
> happened or if that is
> how Adobe set it up.

That's not the integrated install. That's Eclipse, with the
FlexBuilder plugin installed separately. I would recommend that you
try building a Tivoli package with just the integrated install.
Everything will end up in c:\program files\adobe\flex builder.

> > Open source is a security risk? Really? That's just a bizarre statement to 
> > make
>
> Uh, YEAH!  And that's not a "bizarre" statement. Maybe you don't agree with 
> it, but it's
> certainly not bizarre. This is a known issue in large corporations. Here is a 
> very recent
> article on a study that explains it better than I can:
> http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/072108-open-source-security-risk.html  
> -  and
> another take on the same article: 
> http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-123151.html  the
> first paragraph reads, "Open source software is a significant security risk 
> for corporations
> that use it because in many cases, the open source community fails to adhere 
> to minimal
> security best practices, according a study released Monday." Yes, with open 
> source, you
> don't have business relationships with the "company" - anyone could be part 
> of the
> development, from anywhere, and because any almost Joe Schmoe can contribute 
> to the
> codebase if they sign up and have skills, they don't necessarily adhere to 
> guidelines.  Yes,
> it is a higher security risk to use open source rather than using software 
> developed by
> Microsoft, Apple, Cisco, IBM or Adobe for example.  An entity with a proven 
> track record,
> including a record of security measures, and business relationships with my 
> company.
> And you're right, not having someone to sue IS a risk.

OK. I'm not much of an open source zealot, but the vast majority of
that is pure bunk.

First, there is no single "open source community", just like there is
no single community that encompasses closed-source vendors. The
security practices of development groups vary from one group to the
next, just like the security practices of Microsoft and IBM are almost
certainly different. Most successful large open source projects don't
just let "Joe Schmoe" contribute. If you take a look at a lot of the
Apache projects, you can see that the developers are being subsidized
by companies like ... Adobe!

The primary salient difference between open source and closed source
is simply this - open source code can be reviewed. Closed source code
cannot.

And, you have to evaluate security concerns from the appropriate
perspective. Eclipse is, at its base, a text editor. The threat
profile for a text editor is very, very low. If you take a look at
your first link, you'll notice that the products in the study are all
application servers, which have a much higher threat profile.
Application servers, by their very nature, allow remote execution of
code, which is a very dangerous thing! Text editors, on the other
hand, can't do much except edit files. Adobe Acrobat is a much more
dangerous product to have installed. With the latest vulnerability
that was open for about a month and fixed a few weeks ago - one that
would allow a malformed PDF to gain control of the entire machine - I
sure hope you've patched that!

And as for that second link, I would recommend that you ignore it;
it's pure propaganda, bought and paid for by Microsoft.

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=AdTI-Funding

They also work for Big Tobacco! It's a small world, I guess.

Finally, the "problem" of mixing open source with proprietary
solutions is becoming more common, so you will simply have to get used
to this - many proprietary software packages contain open source
components. For example, Adobe ColdFusion includes Apache Axis (among
many other things). One of the lead Axis developers was Tom Jordahl -
an Adobe employee. Adobe LiveCycle ES comes with JBos

Re: [Flashcoders] Access objects in embedded swf

[Ian Thomas]

Hi Glen,
   If it's just on stage, you don't need to wait for an init() on an
embedded clip - it's available instantly (which is nice!). Unless
you're moving to another frame, in which case you need to wait (off
the top of my head for a FRAME_CONSTRUCTED, I think).

Ian

On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 2:15 PM, Glen Pike  wrote:
> Hi,
>
> This is a guess, but is it possible that the clip has not had chance to
> "init"? I don't know what happens when you instanciate a movieclip like this
> with children, but if you load a SWF you usually have to wait until the
> onLoadInit event is dispatched before you can access properties and methods
> on the movie - could be similar, but correct me if I am wrong.
>
> If you only need to access the a1 element of the Portfolio SWF, you could
> export the library symbol with a LinkageID, republish the swf, then change
> the [Embed] to only embed the Library symbol - something like
>
> [Embed(source = 'portfolio.swf', symbol="a1_symbol")]
>
> http://www.bit-101.com/blog/?p=853
>
> HTH
>
> Glen
>
>
> Ian Thomas wrote:
>>
>> In which case you're doing something wrong. :-)
>>
>> That's definitely how it works in AS3 - I use it all the time.
>>
>> To find the child of a DisplayObjectContainer (i.e. a Sprite or a
>> MovieClip) you use getChildByName(), pass in the instance name as set
>> in the timeline. That returns a DisplayObject. If it _doesn't_ return
>> a DisplayObject, you have no child object called that.
>>
>> Then when you have retrieved the child as a DisplayObject, you can
>> manipulate it as required.
>>
>> Are you sure you're on the right frame of Portfolio? Are you sure 'a1'
>> is the instance name on the timeline?
>>
>> Ian
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 1:49 PM, Dav  wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> No luck :(
>>>
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com
>>> [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Ian
>>> Thomas
>>> Sent: 15 April 2009 13:36
>>> To: Flash Coders List
>>> Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Access objects in embedded swf
>>>
>>> Dave,
>>>  Try:
>>>
>>> portfolio.x = 0;
>>> portfolio.y = 0;
>>> var child:DisplayObject=portfolio.getChildByName("a1");
>>> child.x=150;
>>>
>>> HTH,
>>>  Ian
>>>
>>> On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 1:14 PM, Dav  wrote:
>>>

 Hi guys!

 I'm having a problem accessing movieclips within an embedded SWF.

 Here is some code:

 ...
       [Embed(source = 'portfolio.swf')]
       public var Portfolio:Class;

       public function Main()
       {
               var portfolio:* = new Portfolio();
               addChild(portfolio);
               portfolio.x = 0;
               portfolio.y = 0;
               portfolio.a1.x = 150; // Fails
       }
 ...

 portfolio.a1.x fails, even though there is a movieclip inside

>>>
>>> portfolio.swf
>>>

 called a1.

 ReferenceError: Error #1069: Property a1 not found on Main_Portfolio and
 there is no default value. at Main()[D:\Flash\NewProject\Main.as:19]

 Any ideas?

 Thanks in advance!
 Dav

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Re: [Flashcoders] FlashDevelop problem

[gregoire divaret]

Is the option "No output, only run pre/post build commands" actually
unchecked in the project properties panel?

2009/4/15 Cor 

> Did you check the Intrinsic Libraries in the FD props/Compiler Options
>
> Just guessing..
>
> -Original Message-
> From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com
> [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Merrill,
> Jason
> Sent: woensdag 15 april 2009 16:08
> To: Flash Coders List
> Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] FlashDevelop problem
>
> Nope - F6, F5, F8 all launch Flash CS3
>
>
> Jason Merrill
>
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>
>
>
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> Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 10:06 AM
> To: 'Flash Coders List'
> Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] FlashDevelop problem
>
> Try F6 instead of F5.
>
> -Original Message-
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> Jason
> Sent: woensdag 15 april 2009 15:59
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> Subject: [Flashcoders] FlashDevelop problem
>
> Sorry to ask the question here, I know there is a FlashDevelop forum,
> but I need an answer quick, and they sometimes take 24 hours to respond
> there.  I'm guessing someone here knows the answer.
>
> Yesterday, I don't know what I did, but in my Flex 3 project I am
> building, when I hit either F5 (test project) or F8 (build project),
> instead of calling the Flex 3 mxmlc compiler and playing my Flex app in
> an external player, it tries launching Flash CS3 instead.
>
> I have verified this is setup as a Flex 3 project in FlashDevelop, even
> created a new one with the same files, and checked the Flex SDK path.
> Everything seems fine.  Anyone know how to fix this?  I'm about to do an
> uninstall/re-install.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> Jason Merrill
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FW: [Flashcoders] Favorite Flex book?

[Merrill, Jason]

[Merrill, Jason] 
>>> Right, except in a case like this memory problem, you did say when
we 
> were trying to troubleshoot my problems:


[Watts, Dave]
>>Well, that's no different from any other upgrade, And it'll have to go
through the same approval process, I would think, right?

Well yeah, but each time - so I got FB 3 approved, but now that I have
this memory problem, to fix it you're saying upgrade Eclipse.  Well
guess what?  That means another lengthy approval process and review
(time and resources) to approve a newer version of a piece of software
that should have worked in the first place.

>> In any case, I strongly suspect that your Tivoli package was the
problem.

Yes, I would almost bet money on that.  But I really think the reason it
was so hard to package and how it got messed up was because of the
complexity of how Adobe made it an integrated part of Eclipse - not a
single piece of software.  On my machine, Flexbuilder 3 and Eclipse
exist in two different directories, I'm not sure how that happened or if
that is how Adobe set it up.

>>Open source is a security risk? Really? That's just a bizarre
statement to make

Uh, YEAH!  And that's not a "bizarre" statement. Maybe you don't agree
with it, but it's certainly not bizarre.  This is a known issue in large
corporations. Here is a very recent article on a study that explains it
better than I can:
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/072108-open-source-security-risk.h
tml  -  and another take on the same article:
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-123151.html  the first paragraph
reads, "Open source software is a significant security risk for
corporations that use it because in many cases, the open source
community fails to adhere to minimal security best practices, according
a study released Monday." Yes, with open source, you don't have business
relationships with the "company" - anyone could be part of the
development, from anywhere, and because any almost Joe Schmoe can
contribute to the codebase if they sign up and have skills, they don't
necessarily adhere to guidelines.  Yes, it is a higher security risk to
use open source rather than using software developed by Microsoft,
Apple, Cisco, IBM or Adobe for example.  An entity with a proven track
record, including a record of security measures, and business
relationships with my company.  And you're right, not having someone to
sue IS a risk.

>> From the end-user's perspective, when you install it
>>with the integrated installer
>> you just run setup.exe and click next over
>>and over again just like any other Windows application, and all the
>>files get dumped in one directory.

Dave,   you make it sound so simple, it's not that simple.  They tear
open the installer before it even gets to me.  They look at all the
files involved, what types they are, what they do, how they interact,
etc.  Remember, I work for one of the world's largest companies and IT
security is one of our top priorities.  When they guy called me on the
phone, he asked about Eclipse, and was confused why that was getting
installed when what was being approved was "Flexbuilder".  When I tried
to explain that its essentially all one app - that Flex uses Eclipse as
a base, he didn't get it.  When I said Eclipse was an open source
application that Adobe built Flex on, he was further confused and
concerned about security.  You can see the headaches that causes.  Well,
maybe not, but it did. 


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RE: [Flashcoders] Favorite Flex book?

[Merrill, Jason]

>>> Right, except in a case like this memory problem, you did say when we 
> were trying to troubleshoot my problems:

>>Well, that's no different from any other upgrade, And it'll have to go 
>>through the same approval process, I would think, right?

Well yeah, but each time - so I got FB 3 approved, but now that I have this 
memory problem, to fix it you're saying upgrade Eclipse.  Well guess what?  
That means another lengthy approval process and review (time and resources) to 
approve a newer version of a piece of software that should have worked in the 
first place.

>> In any case, I strongly suspect that your Tivoli package was the problem.

Yes, I would almost bet money on that.  But I really think the reason it was so 
hard to package and how it got messed up was because of the complexity of how 
Adobe made it an integrated part of Eclipse - not a single piece of software.  
On my machine, Flexbuilder 3 and Eclipse exist in two different directories, 
I'm not sure how that happened or if that is how Adobe set it up.

>>Open source is a security risk? Really? That's just a bizarre statement to 
>>make

Uh, YEAH!  And that's not a "bizarre" statement. Maybe you don't agree with it, 
but it's certainly not bizarre.  This is a known issue in large corporations. 
Here is a very recent article on a study that explains it better than I can: 
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/072108-open-source-security-risk.html  -  
and another take on the same article: 
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-123151.html  the first paragraph reads, 
"Open source software is a significant security risk for corporations that use 
it because in many cases, the open source community fails to adhere to minimal 
security best practices, according a study released Monday." Yes, with open 
source, you don't have business relationships with the "company" - anyone could 
be part of the development, from anywhere, and because any almost Joe Schmoe 
can contribute to the codebase if they sign up and have skills, they don't 
necessarily adhere to guidelines.  Yes, it is a higher security risk to use 
open source rather !
 than using software developed by Microsoft, Apple, Cisco, IBM or Adobe for 
example.  An entity with a proven track record, including a record of security 
measures, and business relationships with my company.  And you're right, not 
having someone to sue IS a risk.

>> From the end-user's perspective, when you install it
>>with the integrated installer
>> you just run setup.exe and click next over
>>and over again just like any other Windows application, and all the
>>files get dumped in one directory.

Dave,   you make it sound so simple, it's not that simple.  They tear open the 
installer before it even gets to me.  They look at all the files involved, what 
types they are, what they do, how they interact, etc.  Remember, I work for one 
of the world's largest companies and IT security is one of our top priorities.  
When they guy called me on the phone, he asked about Eclipse, and was confused 
why that was getting installed when what was being approved was "Flexbuilder".  
When I tried to explain that its essentially all one app - that Flex uses 
Eclipse as a base, he didn't get it.  When I said Eclipse was an open source 
application that Adobe built Flex on, he was further confused and concerned 
about security.  You can see the headaches that causes.  Well, maybe not, but 
it did. 


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[mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Dave Watts
Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 11:15 AM
To: Flash Coders List
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Favorite Flex book?

> > Just pick a version and stick with it. You don't have to upgrade
> > Eclipse.
>
> Right, except in a case like this memory problem, you did say when we
> were trying to troubleshoot my problems:

Well, that's no different from any other upgrade, though. If
Dreamweaver CS4 works better than Dreamweaver CS3, I can upgrade or
not, right? And it'll have to go through the same approval process, I
would think, right?

In any case, I strongly suspect that your Tivoli package was the
problem. Perhaps it didn't set environment variables properly, or
something. I've never had memory problems with Eclipse, from 3.2 to
the current version - the only reason I've upgraded is because Eclipse
itself has added new, useful features.

> Another part of the problem, is that its open sourced (security risk,
> unknown and unfamiliar vendors).

Open source is a security risk? Really? That's just a bizarre
statement to make. I grant you that there's no one you can sue, but
Eclipse is a known quantity, and it's used in environments that I can
guarantee with certainty are

Re: [Flashcoders] How to smooth bitmap?

[Anthony Pace]

Can you put the bitmap inside a movie clip, and get pixel data from a 
parent to make a new bitmapdata object?


It seems like that would enable you to get around that problem; yet, 
again, I haven't played with this, nor do I have time to unfortunately, 
so I am not sure.


Pavel Repkin wrote:

Thanks, I've already written this code by myself.

Unfortunately, it does not work because of security issues.
You are not allowed to use BitmapData.draw to retrieve pixels containing
media from a domain other than your own.


On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 8:34 PM, Ian Thomas  wrote:

  

Alternatively, just copy the bitmap and smooth it:

http://code.awenmedia.com/node/27

HTH,
   Ian

On Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 3:16 PM, Pavel Repkin 
wrote:


Hey!

I have a bitmap image loaded from external site (Facebook user avatar).
Its size is 50x50 pixels and it looks very pixelated when the Flash Stage
size changes.
The image would look much better if it was smoothed.

But, smoothing does not work for images loaded from external domains.
MovieClip.forceSmoothing = true just does not work.
However if the image resides on the same server as the script, smoothing
works like a charm.

Do you know how can I smooth the bitmap?
Is it possible?

AS 2.0, FP 9.0

Pasha.
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Re: [Flashcoders] Favorite Flex book?

[Dave Watts]

> > Just pick a version and stick with it. You don't have to upgrade
> > Eclipse.
>
> Right, except in a case like this memory problem, you did say when we
> were trying to troubleshoot my problems:

Well, that's no different from any other upgrade, though. If
Dreamweaver CS4 works better than Dreamweaver CS3, I can upgrade or
not, right? And it'll have to go through the same approval process, I
would think, right?

In any case, I strongly suspect that your Tivoli package was the
problem. Perhaps it didn't set environment variables properly, or
something. I've never had memory problems with Eclipse, from 3.2 to
the current version - the only reason I've upgraded is because Eclipse
itself has added new, useful features.

> Another part of the problem, is that its open sourced (security risk,
> unknown and unfamiliar vendors).

Open source is a security risk? Really? That's just a bizarre
statement to make. I grant you that there's no one you can sue, but
Eclipse is a known quantity, and it's used in environments that I can
guarantee with certainty are as secure as yours.

> Also its essentially two applications working together for a single user
> experience. Trying to explain that to the people doing the review and
> packaging was difficult to say the least, especially when I didn't really
> understand how it works - we eventually got it approved, but because
> of those two reasons, it took a lot longer than if it was just say,
> Photoshop CS4.

If you were using the integrated install option, I don't know why
you'd have to bother telling them anything other than "it's
FlexBuilder 3". From the end-user's perspective, when you install it
with the integrated installer, there's no clear separation between
FlexBuilder and Eclipse - you just run setup.exe and click next over
and over again just like any other Windows application, and all the
files get dumped in one directory.

I prefer installing FlexBuilder as an Eclipse plugin because I'm
already using Eclipse. But if that's not the case, you really don't
have to worry about it.

> OK, I don't know why I'm still defending myself and talking about it. :)

Me neither, except in the hope that it'll be helpful to someone. I can
only ask you to remember the glory that was FlexBuilder 1.0. Yecch.

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RE: [Flashcoders] Favorite Flex book?

[Merrill, Jason]

>>Just pick a version and stick with it. You don't have to upgrade
>>Eclipse. 

Right, except in a case like this memory problem, you did say when we
were trying to troubleshoot my problems:

>>1. Use a different (newer) version of Eclipse.
>>2. Use a different JVM with Eclipse.

Another part of the problem, is that its open sourced (security risk,
unknown and unfamiliar vendors).  Also its essentially two applications
working together for a single user experience.  Trying to explain that
to the people doing the review and packaging was difficult to say the
least, especially when I didn't really understand how it works - we
eventually got it approved, but because of those two reasons, it took a
lot longer than if it was just say, Photoshop CS4. Plain and simple, it
would have made our lives a lot better if Adobe had developed 100% of
the application themselved and packaged it as a single piece of
software.  Also understanding how the two apps work together makes it
hard to troubleshoot problems.

OK, I don't know why I'm still defending myself and talking about it. :)
It was a royal pain, and despite your points, I still wish Adobe had
taken a different strategy.  Perhaps if I worked for a very small
company, I would feel differently.


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Re: [Flashcoders] How to test in Flash Player 6

[Glen Pike]

You can try Kewbee Plugin Switcher which is standalone.

It's a bit of a rigmarole setting up - you have to kill your browsers, 
run the Flash Player unininstaller and install one of the "old players", 
then restart Kewbee & browser each time you want to add a new one, but 
once it's set up it runs nicely.  Only problem is switching browser 
plugin's requires a browser restart - to get round this use Task Manager 
to kill the firefox process then you can restore your session :)


glen

Paul Steven wrote:

Thanks Charles -I downloaded the extension but unfortunately seem to be
getting an error. I am on Vista Ultimate with Firefox 3.08. Perhaps not
compatible?

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And of course the Mozilla site will not allow it to be updated for the
current browser version.  I did track down a link that does work.

http://www.sephiroth.it/firefox/flash_switcher/#install

Scroll down to the Install link.

Charles P.


On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 8:53 AM, Charles Parcell
wrote:

  

Finally found it.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5044

Charles P.



On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 8:50 AM, Charles Parcell


wrote:
  

Isn't there some sort of FireFox plug-in that allows you to have multiple
Flash Players and to easily switch between them?  I have seen this on
someone elses machine but I am not finding it when I Google search it.

Charles P.



On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 8:35 AM, Adrian Ionut Beschea <
flashbk2...@yahoo.com> wrote:

  

Hi,

you can try this link:




http://www.google.ro/search?q=download+older+flash+player+versions+&ie=utf-8
&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a
  

there is a firefox plugin that allows you to switch flash player version
anytime you want but last time I used it (few years ago) it had some


issues
  

when wanting to switch back. Basically the only way to restore my flash
player was to install the .msi version.

good luck.

--- On Wed, 4/15/09, Paul Steven  wrote:
From: Paul Steven 
Subject: [Flashcoders] How to test in Flash Player 6
To: "'Flash Coders List'" 
Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2009, 3:10 PM

I am making a game for a large organisation where the most common Flash
player is version 6. I would appreciate any advice on how best I can


test
  

on
this player version. Is this player version still available for download
and
if so where? Is there any clever apps/websites that allow me test on
various
flash versions?

Thanks

Paul

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Re: [Flashcoders] Favorite Flex book?

[Dave Watts]

> This pattern repeats itself to the end of the book.  It's a terrible way to
> teach something.  "We'll teach you the wrong way, then we'll tell you it's
> the wrong way after you already learned the lesson."  Do they know nothing
> about the learning process?  Apparently so.

Actually, this approach is pretty common in all sorts of training
material. You learn the easy way first, then you learn the drawbacks
of the easy way, then you learn the right way.

If you just jump to the right way, students will discover the easy way
on their own after training, and just do that instead. Also, they'll
have to learn a bunch of concepts at once in class, rather than
learning them one at a time.

I know that in Flex classes, the biggest problem students generally
have is understanding why they should use custom events instead of
just binding to component properties. If you took that on all at once,
you'd lose a lot of people.

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Re: [Flashcoders] FlashDevelop problem

[Glen Pike]

Have you messed up your settings??

Look in Tools->Program Settings and check that your AS2 and AS3 context 
are setup and not disabled, possibly have a root around in these context's.


That's my limit...

Glen

Merrill, Jason wrote:

Sorry to ask the question here, I know there is a FlashDevelop forum,
but I need an answer quick, and they sometimes take 24 hours to respond
there.  I'm guessing someone here knows the answer.

Yesterday, I don't know what I did, but in my Flex 3 project I am
building, when I hit either F5 (test project) or F8 (build project),
instead of calling the Flex 3 mxmlc compiler and playing my Flex app in
an external player, it tries launching Flash CS3 instead.

I have verified this is setup as a Flex 3 project in FlashDevelop, even
created a new one with the same files, and checked the Flex SDK path.
Everything seems fine.  Anyone know how to fix this?  I'm about to do an
uninstall/re-install.  


Thanks.


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Re: [Flashcoders] Favorite Flex book?

[Dave Watts]

> I understand what you mean, but I am using the stand alone.  If Flexbuilder 
> had been its
> own 100% Adobe-made application (meaning not coupled to Eclipse), having the 
> stand
> alone version of Flexbuilder, I could still download and run Eclipse 
> separately and use it for
> other things.

Oh, you can still do that if you want to. Our training rooms have both
installed - FlexBuilder standalone and Eclipse with the FlexBuilder
plugin. That does take extra disk space, though.

> And Adobe loses a lot of control over the UI by having it be integrated or as 
> a plug-in for
> Eclipse - or at least, they have not modified it to look like other Adobe 
> apps - it looks totally
> separate.

Yes. But I like this. And for what it's worth, there are other Adobe
apps built on Eclipse, like LiveCycle Workbench and the upcoming CF
editor "Bolt". Adobe is definitely moving to Eclipse for programming
IDEs.

> Also, due to the nature of working for a huge company with lots of IT 
> security measures, we
> have to go through lengthy architecture reviews of software before it gets 
> installed.  Since
> Eclipse is basically an open-sourced application, and is always changing, it 
> makes it much
> harder to get through our approval process.

Just pick a version and stick with it. You don't have to upgrade
Eclipse. I don't think the version of Eclipse that's bundled with the
FlexBuilder install has changed.

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RE: [Flashcoders] FlashDevelop problem

[Cor]

Did you check the Intrinsic Libraries in the FD props/Compiler Options

Just guessing..

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Jason
Sent: woensdag 15 april 2009 16:08
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Nope - F6, F5, F8 all launch Flash CS3


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Try F6 instead of F5.

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Jason
Sent: woensdag 15 april 2009 15:59
To: Flash Coders List
Subject: [Flashcoders] FlashDevelop problem

Sorry to ask the question here, I know there is a FlashDevelop forum,
but I need an answer quick, and they sometimes take 24 hours to respond
there.  I'm guessing someone here knows the answer.

Yesterday, I don't know what I did, but in my Flex 3 project I am
building, when I hit either F5 (test project) or F8 (build project),
instead of calling the Flex 3 mxmlc compiler and playing my Flex app in
an external player, it tries launching Flash CS3 instead.

I have verified this is setup as a Flex 3 project in FlashDevelop, even
created a new one with the same files, and checked the Flex SDK path.
Everything seems fine.  Anyone know how to fix this?  I'm about to do an
uninstall/re-install.  

Thanks.


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RE: [Flashcoders] FlashDevelop problem

[Merrill, Jason]

That's what I thought too -but everything I have checked in my settings
seem to be fine.


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Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 10:16 AM
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Have you messed up your settings??

Look in Tools->Program Settings and check that your AS2 and AS3 context 
are setup and not disabled, possibly have a root around in these
context's.

That's my limit...

Glen

Merrill, Jason wrote:
> Sorry to ask the question here, I know there is a FlashDevelop forum,
> but I need an answer quick, and they sometimes take 24 hours to
respond
> there.  I'm guessing someone here knows the answer.
>
> Yesterday, I don't know what I did, but in my Flex 3 project I am
> building, when I hit either F5 (test project) or F8 (build project),
> instead of calling the Flex 3 mxmlc compiler and playing my Flex app
in
> an external player, it tries launching Flash CS3 instead.
>
> I have verified this is setup as a Flex 3 project in FlashDevelop,
even
> created a new one with the same files, and checked the Flex SDK path.
> Everything seems fine.  Anyone know how to fix this?  I'm about to do
an
> uninstall/re-install.  
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> Jason Merrill 
>
> Bank of  America   Global Learning 
> Shared Services Solutions Development 
>
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experiences
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RE: [Flashcoders] How to test in Flash Player 6

[Paul Steven]

Thanks Charles -I downloaded the extension but unfortunately seem to be
getting an error. I am on Vista Ultimate with Firefox 3.08. Perhaps not
compatible?

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[mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Charles
Parcell
Sent: 15 April 2009 14:02
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Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] How to test in Flash Player 6

And of course the Mozilla site will not allow it to be updated for the
current browser version.  I did track down a link that does work.

http://www.sephiroth.it/firefox/flash_switcher/#install

Scroll down to the Install link.

Charles P.


On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 8:53 AM, Charles Parcell
wrote:

> Finally found it.
>
> https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5044
>
> Charles P.
>
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 8:50 AM, Charles Parcell
wrote:
>
>> Isn't there some sort of FireFox plug-in that allows you to have multiple
>> Flash Players and to easily switch between them?  I have seen this on
>> someone elses machine but I am not finding it when I Google search it.
>>
>> Charles P.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 8:35 AM, Adrian Ionut Beschea <
>> flashbk2...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> you can try this link:
>>>
>>>
http://www.google.ro/search?q=download+older+flash+player+versions+&ie=utf-8
&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a
>>>
>>> there is a firefox plugin that allows you to switch flash player version
>>> anytime you want but last time I used it (few years ago) it had some
issues
>>> when wanting to switch back. Basically the only way to restore my flash
>>> player was to install the .msi version.
>>>
>>> good luck.
>>>
>>> --- On Wed, 4/15/09, Paul Steven  wrote:
>>> From: Paul Steven 
>>> Subject: [Flashcoders] How to test in Flash Player 6
>>> To: "'Flash Coders List'" 
>>> Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2009, 3:10 PM
>>>
>>> I am making a game for a large organisation where the most common Flash
>>> player is version 6. I would appreciate any advice on how best I can
test
>>> on
>>> this player version. Is this player version still available for download
>>> and
>>> if so where? Is there any clever apps/websites that allow me test on
>>> various
>>> flash versions?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Paul
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RE: [Flashcoders] FlashDevelop problem

[Cor]

Try F6 instead of F5.

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Jason
Sent: woensdag 15 april 2009 15:59
To: Flash Coders List
Subject: [Flashcoders] FlashDevelop problem

Sorry to ask the question here, I know there is a FlashDevelop forum,
but I need an answer quick, and they sometimes take 24 hours to respond
there.  I'm guessing someone here knows the answer.

Yesterday, I don't know what I did, but in my Flex 3 project I am
building, when I hit either F5 (test project) or F8 (build project),
instead of calling the Flex 3 mxmlc compiler and playing my Flex app in
an external player, it tries launching Flash CS3 instead.

I have verified this is setup as a Flex 3 project in FlashDevelop, even
created a new one with the same files, and checked the Flex SDK path.
Everything seems fine.  Anyone know how to fix this?  I'm about to do an
uninstall/re-install.  

Thanks.


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RE: [Flashcoders] FlashDevelop problem

[Cor]

ARRRGHHH, misread your mail!!
Sorry.
Cor

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Jason
Sent: woensdag 15 april 2009 15:59
To: Flash Coders List
Subject: [Flashcoders] FlashDevelop problem

Sorry to ask the question here, I know there is a FlashDevelop forum,
but I need an answer quick, and they sometimes take 24 hours to respond
there.  I'm guessing someone here knows the answer.

Yesterday, I don't know what I did, but in my Flex 3 project I am
building, when I hit either F5 (test project) or F8 (build project),
instead of calling the Flex 3 mxmlc compiler and playing my Flex app in
an external player, it tries launching Flash CS3 instead.

I have verified this is setup as a Flex 3 project in FlashDevelop, even
created a new one with the same files, and checked the Flex SDK path.
Everything seems fine.  Anyone know how to fix this?  I'm about to do an
uninstall/re-install.  

Thanks.


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RE: [Flashcoders] FlashDevelop problem

[Merrill, Jason]

Nope - F6, F5, F8 all launch Flash CS3


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Try F6 instead of F5.

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Jason
Sent: woensdag 15 april 2009 15:59
To: Flash Coders List
Subject: [Flashcoders] FlashDevelop problem

Sorry to ask the question here, I know there is a FlashDevelop forum,
but I need an answer quick, and they sometimes take 24 hours to respond
there.  I'm guessing someone here knows the answer.

Yesterday, I don't know what I did, but in my Flex 3 project I am
building, when I hit either F5 (test project) or F8 (build project),
instead of calling the Flex 3 mxmlc compiler and playing my Flex app in
an external player, it tries launching Flash CS3 instead.

I have verified this is setup as a Flex 3 project in FlashDevelop, even
created a new one with the same files, and checked the Flex SDK path.
Everything seems fine.  Anyone know how to fix this?  I'm about to do an
uninstall/re-install.  

Thanks.


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[Flashcoders] FlashDevelop problem

[Merrill, Jason]

Sorry to ask the question here, I know there is a FlashDevelop forum,
but I need an answer quick, and they sometimes take 24 hours to respond
there.  I'm guessing someone here knows the answer.

Yesterday, I don't know what I did, but in my Flex 3 project I am
building, when I hit either F5 (test project) or F8 (build project),
instead of calling the Flex 3 mxmlc compiler and playing my Flex app in
an external player, it tries launching Flash CS3 instead.

I have verified this is setup as a Flex 3 project in FlashDevelop, even
created a new one with the same files, and checked the Flex SDK path.
Everything seems fine.  Anyone know how to fix this?  I'm about to do an
uninstall/re-install.  

Thanks.


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Re: [Flashcoders] How much bytes ActionScript classes take in SWF?

[Juan Pablo Califano]

PS: a couple of notes since my last message could be misleading:

1) By easy to compile I didn't mean that the result of using the SDK
compiler will produce the same swf. I just mean it could be a good way to
check what classes are included.

2) Any code in the fla will not be included, of course. If you create a ref
to some class only in timeline code, it will not be included in the swf
compiled with the sdk



2009/4/15, Juan Pablo Califano :
>
> If you have a document class in place, it should be easy to compile your
> project with the flex SDK compiler. You could compile on the command line,
> which is not too hard or try some IDE like Flashdevelop (if you're on
> windows), where setting up a project is pretty stright forward.
>
> The extra compiler argument you need is -link-report
> "size-report.xml". This will generate an xml detailed information about all
> compiled classes, theirs dependencies, and the optimized and unoptimized
> size. You could then parse this xml and create your own "report" as you
> like.
>
> Cheers
> Juan Pablo Califano
>
>
> 2009/4/15, Pavel Repkin :
>>
>> There are 500 KB of ActionScript code in our project (according to Flash
>> size-report)
>> That is a lot.
>> I want to find the classes (packages) that take most space.
>> And then to optimize them.
>> And throw away classes that were linked by a mistake.
>>
>> So I want to find out how much space take individual classes and packages
>> in
>> the swf.
>>
>> Do you know a tool that can help me?
>> Ideally the app should display class tree with size in KB beside each
>> node.
>>
>> Pasha.
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Re: [Flashcoders] How much bytes ActionScript classes take in SWF?

[Juan Pablo Califano]

If you have a document class in place, it should be easy to compile your
project with the flex SDK compiler. You could compile on the command line,
which is not too hard or try some IDE like Flashdevelop (if you're on
windows), where setting up a project is pretty stright forward.

The extra compiler argument you need is -link-report "size-report.xml". This
will generate an xml detailed information about all compiled classes, theirs
dependencies, and the optimized and unoptimized size. You could then parse
this xml and create your own "report" as you like.

Cheers
Juan Pablo Califano


2009/4/15, Pavel Repkin :
>
> There are 500 KB of ActionScript code in our project (according to Flash
> size-report)
> That is a lot.
> I want to find the classes (packages) that take most space.
> And then to optimize them.
> And throw away classes that were linked by a mistake.
>
> So I want to find out how much space take individual classes and packages
> in
> the swf.
>
> Do you know a tool that can help me?
> Ideally the app should display class tree with size in KB beside each node.
>
> Pasha.
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Re: [Flashcoders] Access objects in embedded swf

[Glen Pike]

Hi,

This is a guess, but is it possible that the clip has not had chance to 
"init"? I don't know what happens when you instanciate a movieclip like 
this with children, but if you load a SWF you usually have to wait until 
the onLoadInit event is dispatched before you can access properties and 
methods on the movie - could be similar, but correct me if I am wrong.


If you only need to access the a1 element of the Portfolio SWF, you 
could export the library symbol with a LinkageID, republish the swf, 
then change the [Embed] to only embed the Library symbol - something like


[Embed(source = 'portfolio.swf', symbol="a1_symbol")]

http://www.bit-101.com/blog/?p=853

HTH

Glen


Ian Thomas wrote:

In which case you're doing something wrong. :-)

That's definitely how it works in AS3 - I use it all the time.

To find the child of a DisplayObjectContainer (i.e. a Sprite or a
MovieClip) you use getChildByName(), pass in the instance name as set
in the timeline. That returns a DisplayObject. If it _doesn't_ return
a DisplayObject, you have no child object called that.

Then when you have retrieved the child as a DisplayObject, you can
manipulate it as required.

Are you sure you're on the right frame of Portfolio? Are you sure 'a1'
is the instance name on the timeline?

Ian

On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 1:49 PM, Dav  wrote:
  

No luck :(

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Sent: 15 April 2009 13:36
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Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Access objects in embedded swf

Dave,
  Try:

portfolio.x = 0;
portfolio.y = 0;
var child:DisplayObject=portfolio.getChildByName("a1");
child.x=150;

HTH,
  Ian

On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 1:14 PM, Dav  wrote:


Hi guys!

I'm having a problem accessing movieclips within an embedded SWF.

Here is some code:

...
   [Embed(source = 'portfolio.swf')]
   public var Portfolio:Class;

   public function Main()
   {
   var portfolio:* = new Portfolio();
   addChild(portfolio);
   portfolio.x = 0;
   portfolio.y = 0;
   portfolio.a1.x = 150; // Fails
   }
...

portfolio.a1.x fails, even though there is a movieclip inside
  

portfolio.swf


called a1.

ReferenceError: Error #1069: Property a1 not found on Main_Portfolio and
there is no default value. at Main()[D:\Flash\NewProject\Main.as:19]

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance!
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Re: [Flashcoders] Access objects in embedded swf

[Ian Thomas]

In which case you're doing something wrong. :-)

That's definitely how it works in AS3 - I use it all the time.

To find the child of a DisplayObjectContainer (i.e. a Sprite or a
MovieClip) you use getChildByName(), pass in the instance name as set
in the timeline. That returns a DisplayObject. If it _doesn't_ return
a DisplayObject, you have no child object called that.

Then when you have retrieved the child as a DisplayObject, you can
manipulate it as required.

Are you sure you're on the right frame of Portfolio? Are you sure 'a1'
is the instance name on the timeline?

Ian

On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 1:49 PM, Dav  wrote:
> No luck :(
>
> -Original Message-
> From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com
> [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Ian Thomas
> Sent: 15 April 2009 13:36
> To: Flash Coders List
> Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Access objects in embedded swf
>
> Dave,
>   Try:
>
> portfolio.x = 0;
> portfolio.y = 0;
> var child:DisplayObject=portfolio.getChildByName("a1");
> child.x=150;
>
> HTH,
>   Ian
>
> On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 1:14 PM, Dav  wrote:
>> Hi guys!
>>
>> I'm having a problem accessing movieclips within an embedded SWF.
>>
>> Here is some code:
>>
>> ...
>>        [Embed(source = 'portfolio.swf')]
>>        public var Portfolio:Class;
>>
>>        public function Main()
>>        {
>>                var portfolio:* = new Portfolio();
>>                addChild(portfolio);
>>                portfolio.x = 0;
>>                portfolio.y = 0;
>>                portfolio.a1.x = 150; // Fails
>>        }
>> ...
>>
>> portfolio.a1.x fails, even though there is a movieclip inside
> portfolio.swf
>> called a1.
>>
>> ReferenceError: Error #1069: Property a1 not found on Main_Portfolio and
>> there is no default value. at Main()[D:\Flash\NewProject\Main.as:19]
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> Thanks in advance!
>> Dav
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RE: [Flashcoders] Access objects in embedded swf

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>>: Property a1 not found on Main_Portfolio

What is " Main_Portfolio"?  that seems to be different from Main or
portfolio or Portfolio.  Does the compiler actually append class and
property names together like that or is this a variable someplace else?


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Re: [Flashcoders] How to test in Flash Player 6

[Charles Parcell]

And of course the Mozilla site will not allow it to be updated for the
current browser version.  I did track down a link that does work.

http://www.sephiroth.it/firefox/flash_switcher/#install

Scroll down to the Install link.

Charles P.


On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 8:53 AM, Charles Parcell wrote:

> Finally found it.
>
> https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5044
>
> Charles P.
>
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 8:50 AM, Charles Parcell 
> wrote:
>
>> Isn't there some sort of FireFox plug-in that allows you to have multiple
>> Flash Players and to easily switch between them?  I have seen this on
>> someone elses machine but I am not finding it when I Google search it.
>>
>> Charles P.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 8:35 AM, Adrian Ionut Beschea <
>> flashbk2...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> you can try this link:
>>>
>>> http://www.google.ro/search?q=download+older+flash+player+versions+&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a
>>>
>>> there is a firefox plugin that allows you to switch flash player version
>>> anytime you want but last time I used it (few years ago) it had some issues
>>> when wanting to switch back. Basically the only way to restore my flash
>>> player was to install the .msi version.
>>>
>>> good luck.
>>>
>>> --- On Wed, 4/15/09, Paul Steven  wrote:
>>> From: Paul Steven 
>>> Subject: [Flashcoders] How to test in Flash Player 6
>>> To: "'Flash Coders List'" 
>>> Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2009, 3:10 PM
>>>
>>> I am making a game for a large organisation where the most common Flash
>>> player is version 6. I would appreciate any advice on how best I can test
>>> on
>>> this player version. Is this player version still available for download
>>> and
>>> if so where? Is there any clever apps/websites that allow me test on
>>> various
>>> flash versions?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Paul
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RE: [Flashcoders] Access objects in embedded swf

[Merrill, Jason]

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[mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Dav
Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 8:14 AM
To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
Subject: [Flashcoders] Access objects in embedded swf

Hi guys!

I'm having a problem accessing movieclips within an embedded SWF.

Here is some code:

...
[Embed(source = 'portfolio.swf')]
public var Portfolio:Class;

public function Main()
{
var portfolio:* = new Portfolio();
addChild(portfolio);
portfolio.x = 0;
portfolio.y = 0;
portfolio.a1.x = 150; // Fails
}
...

portfolio.a1.x fails, even though there is a movieclip inside
portfolio.swf
called a1.

ReferenceError: Error #1069: Property a1 not found on Main_Portfolio and
there is no default value. at Main()[D:\Flash\NewProject\Main.as:19]

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance!
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Re: [Flashcoders] How to test in Flash Player 6

[Charles Parcell]

Finally found it.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5044

Charles P.


On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 8:50 AM, Charles Parcell wrote:

> Isn't there some sort of FireFox plug-in that allows you to have multiple
> Flash Players and to easily switch between them?  I have seen this on
> someone elses machine but I am not finding it when I Google search it.
>
> Charles P.
>
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 8:35 AM, Adrian Ionut Beschea <
> flashbk2...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> you can try this link:
>>
>> http://www.google.ro/search?q=download+older+flash+player+versions+&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a
>>
>> there is a firefox plugin that allows you to switch flash player version
>> anytime you want but last time I used it (few years ago) it had some issues
>> when wanting to switch back. Basically the only way to restore my flash
>> player was to install the .msi version.
>>
>> good luck.
>>
>> --- On Wed, 4/15/09, Paul Steven  wrote:
>> From: Paul Steven 
>> Subject: [Flashcoders] How to test in Flash Player 6
>> To: "'Flash Coders List'" 
>> Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2009, 3:10 PM
>>
>> I am making a game for a large organisation where the most common Flash
>> player is version 6. I would appreciate any advice on how best I can test
>> on
>> this player version. Is this player version still available for download
>> and
>> if so where? Is there any clever apps/websites that allow me test on
>> various
>> flash versions?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Paul
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Re: [Flashcoders] How to test in Flash Player 6

[Charles Parcell]

Isn't there some sort of FireFox plug-in that allows you to have multiple
Flash Players and to easily switch between them?  I have seen this on
someone elses machine but I am not finding it when I Google search it.

Charles P.


On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 8:35 AM, Adrian Ionut Beschea  wrote:

> Hi,
>
> you can try this link:
>
> http://www.google.ro/search?q=download+older+flash+player+versions+&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a
>
> there is a firefox plugin that allows you to switch flash player version
> anytime you want but last time I used it (few years ago) it had some issues
> when wanting to switch back. Basically the only way to restore my flash
> player was to install the .msi version.
>
> good luck.
>
> --- On Wed, 4/15/09, Paul Steven  wrote:
> From: Paul Steven 
> Subject: [Flashcoders] How to test in Flash Player 6
> To: "'Flash Coders List'" 
> Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2009, 3:10 PM
>
> I am making a game for a large organisation where the most common Flash
> player is version 6. I would appreciate any advice on how best I can test
> on
> this player version. Is this player version still available for download
> and
> if so where? Is there any clever apps/websites that allow me test on
> various
> flash versions?
>
> Thanks
>
> Paul
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RE: [Flashcoders] Access objects in embedded swf

[Dav]

No luck :(

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[mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Ian Thomas
Sent: 15 April 2009 13:36
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Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Access objects in embedded swf

Dave,
   Try:

portfolio.x = 0;
portfolio.y = 0;
var child:DisplayObject=portfolio.getChildByName("a1");
child.x=150;

HTH,
   Ian

On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 1:14 PM, Dav  wrote:
> Hi guys!
>
> I'm having a problem accessing movieclips within an embedded SWF.
>
> Here is some code:
>
> ...
>        [Embed(source = 'portfolio.swf')]
>        public var Portfolio:Class;
>
>        public function Main()
>        {
>                var portfolio:* = new Portfolio();
>                addChild(portfolio);
>                portfolio.x = 0;
>                portfolio.y = 0;
>                portfolio.a1.x = 150; // Fails
>        }
> ...
>
> portfolio.a1.x fails, even though there is a movieclip inside
portfolio.swf
> called a1.
>
> ReferenceError: Error #1069: Property a1 not found on Main_Portfolio and
> there is no default value. at Main()[D:\Flash\NewProject\Main.as:19]
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks in advance!
> Dav
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RE: [Flashcoders] Favorite Flex book?

[Merrill, Jason]

Well said Paul.


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Andrews
Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 5:29 AM
To: Flash Coders List
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Favorite Flex book?

I think one of the things that will determine whether you like Flex
training 
from the source, is whether you want a book you can just read and later
pick 
up and thumb through a section. Flex training from the source is
arranged 
more as a series of hands-on exercises where the reader is told how to 
follow through on a computer and any discussion is based on the
practical 
work done. It's not so much a "Pick me up and dip into me" type of book 
because so much of the content is centred around actively sitting at a 
computer doing the exercises. It would make a poor reference but is
strong 
at "hands-on". Very much a "doing" book.

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Re: [Flashcoders] How to test in Flash Player 6

[Adrian Ionut Beschea]

Hi, 

you can try this link: 
http://www.google.ro/search?q=download+older+flash+player+versions+&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a

there is a firefox plugin that allows you to switch flash player version 
anytime you want but last time I used it (few years ago) it had some issues 
when wanting to switch back. Basically the only way to restore my flash player 
was to install the .msi version. 

good luck. 

--- On Wed, 4/15/09, Paul Steven  wrote:
From: Paul Steven 
Subject: [Flashcoders] How to test in Flash Player 6
To: "'Flash Coders List'" 
Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2009, 3:10 PM

I am making a game for a large organisation where the most common Flash
player is version 6. I would appreciate any advice on how best I can test on
this player version. Is this player version still available for download and
if so where? Is there any clever apps/websites that allow me test on various
flash versions?

Thanks

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RE: [Flashcoders] How to test in Flash Player 6

[Paul Steven]

Ah great - thanks Dav!!


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[mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Dav
Sent: 15 April 2009 13:23
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Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] How to test in Flash Player 6

Hi, it's still available for testing purposes here:
http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=tn_14266

Dav

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Subject: [Flashcoders] How to test in Flash Player 6

I am making a game for a large organisation where the most common Flash
player is version 6. I would appreciate any advice on how best I can test on
this player version. Is this player version still available for download and
if so where? Is there any clever apps/websites that allow me test on various
flash versions?

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Re: [Flashcoders] Access objects in embedded swf

[Ian Thomas]

Dave,
   Try:

portfolio.x = 0;
portfolio.y = 0;
var child:DisplayObject=portfolio.getChildByName("a1");
child.x=150;

HTH,
   Ian

On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 1:14 PM, Dav  wrote:
> Hi guys!
>
> I'm having a problem accessing movieclips within an embedded SWF.
>
> Here is some code:
>
> ...
>        [Embed(source = 'portfolio.swf')]
>        public var Portfolio:Class;
>
>        public function Main()
>        {
>                var portfolio:* = new Portfolio();
>                addChild(portfolio);
>                portfolio.x = 0;
>                portfolio.y = 0;
>                portfolio.a1.x = 150; // Fails
>        }
> ...
>
> portfolio.a1.x fails, even though there is a movieclip inside portfolio.swf
> called a1.
>
> ReferenceError: Error #1069: Property a1 not found on Main_Portfolio and
> there is no default value. at Main()[D:\Flash\NewProject\Main.as:19]
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks in advance!
> Dav
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RE: [Flashcoders] How to test in Flash Player 6

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Hi, it's still available for testing purposes here:
http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=tn_14266

Dav

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Subject: [Flashcoders] How to test in Flash Player 6

I am making a game for a large organisation where the most common Flash
player is version 6. I would appreciate any advice on how best I can test on
this player version. Is this player version still available for download and
if so where? Is there any clever apps/websites that allow me test on various
flash versions?

Thanks

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[Flashcoders] Add Child Failing in wrapped .NET code in IE7 only

[Gregory Boland]

Dear List,

 I have a strange one here...

I am loading in external swfs and Bitmaps, and I am using them as a logo on
a button.  I put them inside a MovieClip from the library and linked to a
class that gives it button functionality.  Everything works fine before I
integrate it into another developer's .NET code.  As soon as I do, it works
everywhere else but IE7 on Windows.

I put debug text into the swf itself so i could see how the swf is reacting
in IE7.  I can tell you that the logos load and sort of appear.  They are
put behind other images on stage that load fine and there is no button swf
that they are supposed to be wrapped in.

Again this is only in IE7 AND only when placed in .NET code.

Here is an example of it working on my site..

http://www.gregoryboland.com/dev/topbutton/todaysale/index_3up.html

And here is the same code working in .NET environment

http://www.thetopsecret.com/TS/Protected/Sale/SaleHome.aspx?Type=Flash&Corp=NEWDESIGN

urnme:gu...@topbutton.com 
pwd:guest

Has anyone ever experienced such a specific problem?  Does anyone think that
there is something wrong with the .NET code?

thanks for your help

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[Flashcoders] Access objects in embedded swf

[Dav]

Hi guys!

I'm having a problem accessing movieclips within an embedded SWF.

Here is some code:

...
[Embed(source = 'portfolio.swf')]
public var Portfolio:Class;

public function Main()
{
var portfolio:* = new Portfolio();
addChild(portfolio);
portfolio.x = 0;
portfolio.y = 0;
portfolio.a1.x = 150; // Fails
}
...

portfolio.a1.x fails, even though there is a movieclip inside portfolio.swf
called a1.

ReferenceError: Error #1069: Property a1 not found on Main_Portfolio and
there is no default value. at Main()[D:\Flash\NewProject\Main.as:19]

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance!
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[Flashcoders] How to test in Flash Player 6

[Paul Steven]

I am making a game for a large organisation where the most common Flash
player is version 6. I would appreciate any advice on how best I can test on
this player version. Is this player version still available for download and
if so where? Is there any clever apps/websites that allow me test on various
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Thanks

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Re: [Flashcoders] How much bytes ActionScript classes take in SWF?

[Glen Pike]

Sorry, misread your email and jumped the gun - the size report should 
tell you how big your classes are though...



Pavel Repkin wrote:

There are 500 KB of ActionScript code in our project (according to Flash
size-report)
That is a lot.
I want to find the classes (packages) that take most space.
And then to optimize them.
And throw away classes that were linked by a mistake.

So I want to find out how much space take individual classes and packages in
the swf.

Do you know a tool that can help me?
Ideally the app should display class tree with size in KB beside each node.

Pasha.
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Re: [Flashcoders] How much bytes ActionScript classes take in SWF?

[Glen Pike]

Hi,

   In your Publish Settings there is a "generate size report" option or 
something similar.  Tick the box and publish and it will create a text 
file detailing the contents and sizes of stuff in your SWF.


   Glen

Pavel Repkin wrote:

There are 500 KB of ActionScript code in our project (according to Flash
size-report)
That is a lot.
I want to find the classes (packages) that take most space.
And then to optimize them.
And throw away classes that were linked by a mistake.

So I want to find out how much space take individual classes and packages in
the swf.

Do you know a tool that can help me?
Ideally the app should display class tree with size in KB beside each node.

Pasha.
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[Flashcoders] How much bytes ActionScript classes take in SWF?

[Pavel Repkin]

There are 500 KB of ActionScript code in our project (according to Flash
size-report)
That is a lot.
I want to find the classes (packages) that take most space.
And then to optimize them.
And throw away classes that were linked by a mistake.

So I want to find out how much space take individual classes and packages in
the swf.

Do you know a tool that can help me?
Ideally the app should display class tree with size in KB beside each node.

Pasha.
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Re: [Flashcoders] How to smooth bitmap?

[Pavel Repkin]

Thanks, I've already written this code by myself.

Unfortunately, it does not work because of security issues.
You are not allowed to use BitmapData.draw to retrieve pixels containing
media from a domain other than your own.


On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 8:34 PM, Ian Thomas  wrote:

> Alternatively, just copy the bitmap and smooth it:
>
> http://code.awenmedia.com/node/27
>
> HTH,
>Ian
>
> On Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 3:16 PM, Pavel Repkin 
> wrote:
> > Hey!
> >
> > I have a bitmap image loaded from external site (Facebook user avatar).
> > Its size is 50x50 pixels and it looks very pixelated when the Flash Stage
> > size changes.
> > The image would look much better if it was smoothed.
> >
> > But, smoothing does not work for images loaded from external domains.
> > MovieClip.forceSmoothing = true just does not work.
> > However if the image resides on the same server as the script, smoothing
> > works like a charm.
> >
> > Do you know how can I smooth the bitmap?
> > Is it possible?
> >
> > AS 2.0, FP 9.0
> >
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Re: [Flashcoders] soundchannel with timeline sound??

[Olivier Besson]

Hi,
the Sprite class has a soundTransform property.
You can control the volume of the timeline sounds using this property.


laurent a écrit :

Hi,

got a sound on the timeline. Can I controle it with a soundchannel ?

L



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[Flashcoders] File browse and Mac filetype

[Romuald Quantin]

Hi,

I'm facing a really annoying problem on Mac Leopard 10.5.6.

I built an app with AIR and it requires that I select the path of an 
existing application, let's say Flash.


To select the path, I wanted to select the application use a 
file.browse(). It works well on Windows but on Mac the "Adobe Flash 
CS4.app"remains grey and disabled, making me unable to select it to 
validate my path.


I tried to change filters and the macType property of the FileFilter but 
nothing works, I'm just not able to select an app file...


Is there anything I can do? Any hint?

Romu
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Re: [Flashcoders] Favorite Flex book?

[Paul Andrews]

I think one of the things that will determine whether you like Flex training 
from the source, is whether you want a book you can just read and later pick 
up and thumb through a section. Flex training from the source is arranged 
more as a series of hands-on exercises where the reader is told how to 
follow through on a computer and any discussion is based on the practical 
work done. It's not so much a "Pick me up and dip into me" type of book 
because so much of the content is centred around actively sitting at a 
computer doing the exercises. It would make a poor reference but is strong 
at "hands-on". Very much a "doing" book.


Paul 


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