Re: [Flashcoders] FileReference.upload - Filedata

2005-11-03 Thread bryan.rice
On Nov 3, 2005, at 9:19 PM, David Rorex wrote: Is there a reason you need to change it? No - just curious. Thanx. blue skies, bryan ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com

Re: [Flashcoders] Who wants MIDI in the Flash Player?

2005-12-07 Thread bryan.rice
On Dec 7, 2005, at 8:43 AM, hank williams wrote: But I am really curious about this loader thing. I am not really aware of it. It sounds like a huge deal. It is a very cool AS3 feature: http://www.flashguru.co.uk/actionscript-3-new-capabilities/#more-606 blue skies, bryan

Re: [Flashcoders] Difference keying

2005-12-30 Thread bryan.rice
On Dec 30, 2005, at 2:00 PM, Weyert de Boer wrote: My question is does anyone here already happen to have such a example working in Flash 8? Check out Grant's Dynamic Keying example on http://incomplet.org/ . No source code, but it shows the possibility. blue skies, bryan

Re: [Flashcoders] flash 8 file reference upload on macs

2006-01-03 Thread bryan.rice
On Jan 3, 2006, at 5:31 PM, Ryan Matsikas wrote: We've expeirenced this problem on a few occasions, the easy work around is to monitor the onProgress event and manually fire the complete event. Oddly enough, I have experienced the opposite and in found you can't rely on the onProgress

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash equivalent of a Java class loader

2006-01-05 Thread bryan.rice
On Jan 5, 2006, at 1:44 PM, Jim Kremens wrote: __proto__ The Rebel Alliance Live On. : ) In these days of the Flash Fracturization, I find that to be a very comforting thought. blue skies, bryan ___ Flashcoders mailing list

Re: [Flashcoders] what happens to exceptions i throw in async functions.

2006-01-05 Thread bryan.rice
On Jan 5, 2006, at 4:26 PM, Johannes Nel wrote: has anybody have any idea of how to handle asynchranous exception handeling in flash? You need to do something more like this: function handleXmlLoad(success:Boolean) { if (success) { trace(Load successful.);

Re: [Flashcoders] what happens to exceptions i throw in async functions.

2006-01-05 Thread bryan.rice
On Jan 5, 2006, at 6:26 PM, Johannes Nel wrote: no mate you are missing what i am trying to acheive. Sorry - misread your email. I don't think you can do it. Try...Catch and Xml.onLoad are like oil and water as far as I can tell. You will have to wait to load your xml before you start

Re: [Flashcoders] what happens to exceptions i throw inasyncfunctions.

2006-01-06 Thread bryan.rice
On Jan 6, 2006, at 10:41 AM, Johannes Nel wrote: i have however thought of a sollution to this and am currently working on that :) I would love to see what you thought of! ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com

Re: [Flashcoders] Locale class problem

2006-01-07 Thread bryan.rice
You have to access static methods and properties via the full class path: this.sizeTitle_txt.text = mx.lang.Locale.setXMLLang.loadString (IDS_SIZETITLE) blue skies, bryan On Jan 7, 2006, at 11:19 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: import mx.lang.Locale var defLang:String =

Re: [Flashcoders] Locale class problem

2006-01-07 Thread bryan.rice
Typo, it should read: this.sizeTitle_txt.text = mx.lang.Locale.loadString(IDS_SIZETITLE) blue skies, bryan On Jan 7, 2006, at 12:05 PM, bryan.rice wrote: You have to access static methods and properties via the full class path: this.sizeTitle_txt.text = mx.lang.Locale.setXMLLang.loadString

Re: [Flashcoders] Using a Function as Variable[code]

2006-01-12 Thread bryan.rice
You have to return the value of message: private function displayGreeting() { if (now == afternoon) { message = Disco Rules; } else { message = Samba Rules; } return

Re: [Flashcoders] Obfuscation

2006-01-14 Thread bryan.rice
On Jan 14, 2006, at 9:06 AM, will g wrote: But what i'd like to know is how to add these logical impossibilities manually. Try Flasm. blue skies, bryan ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com

Re: [Flashcoders] Obfuscation

2006-01-15 Thread bryan.rice
On Jan 15, 2006, at 8:26 AM, Sam Wootton wrote: Is it possible to send additional variables along with the FileReference object? I have not found a way to do it through the file POST itself, but you can add a query string to the URL of your file upload script.

Re: [Flashcoders] FileReference, file location

2006-01-17 Thread bryan.rice
On Jan 17, 2006, at 9:50 AM, Kamyar Nazeri wrote: Ain't it possible to get location of the browsed file using browse method of FileReference class? Nope. That would violate the security sandbox. You are going to have to upload first and then display it. blue skies, bryan

[Flashcoders] XML Namespace Explanation in Simple Terms?

2006-01-29 Thread bryan.rice
Hi All, I need to explain XML namespaces to several marketing people and I having trouble coming up with a layman's definition that is not too technical. I realize that it has to be at least a little technical, but it was challenging to get them to literally understand what XML was and

Re: [Flashcoders] XML Namespace Explanation in Simple Terms?

2006-01-29 Thread bryan.rice
On Jan 29, 2006, at 12:20 PM, JesterXL wrote: Hope that helps. Word. Helps a bunch. Thanx. blue skies, bryan ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders

Re: [Flashcoders] assigning properties to Number vs Objects

2006-02-18 Thread bryan.rice
On Feb 18, 2006, at 1:54 PM, keith wrote: Why can I assign a property to number value created with Number constructor, but CANNOT assign a property to a number value create with just a number value? When you use the new operator it returns an object (an instance of the Number class)

Re: [Flashcoders] MovieclipTween120.mxp from http://laco.wz.cz/tween/

2006-02-21 Thread bryan.rice
On Feb 9, 2006, at 12:15 PM, Philippe wrote: And I would add that it's a good idea to stop extending the MovieClip prototype ;) Why is it a good idea? I would not completely agree. blue skies, bryan ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To

Re: [Flashcoders] DataGrid Columns question

2006-02-22 Thread bryan.rice
On Feb 22, 2006, at 9:02 AM, Michael Stuhr wrote: i'm in a somewhat similar situation right now, i guess you have to remove the Columns in your dataProvider and than set this data as your grid's dataProvider. All you have to do is set the DataGrid.columnNames prop of the data grid. For

Re: [Flashcoders] flash.net.FileReference: no way to return selected path after browse?

2006-02-23 Thread bryan.rice
Nope - security violation. You can only get a pointer to the file and upload it. That is it. blue skies, bryan On Feb 23, 2006, at 9:09 AM, lars wrote: is it me, or is it impossible to return the selected path after a browse? for me it returns the selected filename but i cant find the

[Flashcoders] Fire/Flame Effect Tutorials/Strategies/Help?

2006-02-27 Thread bryan.rice
Hi All, I am trying to understand how to create fire/flame effects with the Flash 8 filters and bitmap class, but I don't really know where to start. I have found at least one code sample out there, but I don't want to simply copy and paste code. I want to understand what I am trying

Re: [Flashcoders] Water transition

2006-03-09 Thread bryan.rice
There is a great water ripple effect linked to in Andre Michelle's blog: http://blog.andre-michelle.com/2005/flash8-sourcecodes/ You could adapt that. blue skies, bryan ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or

[Flashcoders] Flex 2 SDK Sample Files crash 8.5 Player on OSX

2006-04-06 Thread bryan.rice
Hi All, I guess the subject pretty much covers it. I downloaded the Flex 2 SDK (FlexSDK2_B2_03-16) and (after having to re-save the shell script as a unix file to get rid of window line returns) I compiled the sample files. Although it took a while, it seemed to work and now I have a

Re: [Flashcoders] Q: Flash Object vs UFO for flash detection and as eolas workaround

2006-04-14 Thread bryan.rice
On Apr 14, 2006, at 12:44 PM, elibol wrote: I don't much like FlashObject What don't you like about it? I have deployed many sites with it (using express install) and have never had an issue. I quite like it, (I used to use Colin's Moock FPI), so I am curious as to why you don't.

Re: [Flashcoders] Q: Flash Object vs UFO for flash detection and as eolas workaround

2006-04-14 Thread bryan.rice
On Apr 14, 2006, at 5:05 PM, Jim Kremens wrote: Did you ever look at the code? I have taken a look at the javascript and I find it pretty straight forward (though not commented)...what is that you don't like about it? Just curious. How would you write it differently? blue skies,

Re: [Flashcoders] Q: Flash Object vs UFO for flash detection and as eolas workaround

2006-04-15 Thread bryan.rice
On Apr 15, 2006, at 3:46 AM, elibol wrote: I think you've taken someone elses opinion far too personally, otherwise I believe your question would be generally presented rather than personally scolding someone. WTF are you talking about? You obviously don't know me and obviously

Re: [Flashcoders] Re: Q: Flash Object vs UFO for flash detection and as eolas workaround

2006-04-15 Thread bryan.rice
On Apr 15, 2006, at 8:19 AM, Jim Kremens wrote: IMHO, the code is very procedural, not object oriented. The cues for this are the endless conditional statements. A good, encapsulated architecture can greatly minimize these... I can see part of your point, but to me Javascript (and

Re: [Flashcoders] ScrollPain

2006-05-10 Thread bryan.rice
On May 10, 2006, at 12:24 PM, Mike Levy wrote: Thanks for any explanations! I think it has something to do with the movieClip not loading by the time I call attachMovie, but I read on another thread that if everything is in class files that there is no timing issues with attachMovie.

Re: [Flashcoders] Loadvars and www prefixed in web address

2006-05-17 Thread bryan.rice
On May 17, 2006, at 8:42 AM, Johnny Zen wrote: www.example.com = loadvars worked example.com = loadvars failed. This is a sandbox issue. From Flash Player 7 on (I think it was 7 - it is all such a blur now) your data (loadvars, xml, etc.) has to be loaded from the exact same domain and

Re: [Flashcoders] Cross domain policy file issues

2006-06-01 Thread bryan.rice
On Jun 1, 2006, at 11:56 AM, Merrill, Jason wrote: How do you deal with cross domain linkin issues? In the Flash 7 and 8 security model, a cross domain policy XMl file is required to use getURL to access other domains outside the domain the .swf is on. What do you mean? When is getURL

Re: [Flashcoders] Best Flash data access way opinions

2006-06-21 Thread bryan.rice
On Jun 21, 2006, at 3:11 PM, Jim Robson wrote: I really don't think anything is faster to implement than CFCs and Remoting. You just build the CFC, set access=remote, and you're done on the server side. I completely agree - especially when you are doing authentication and serving