Re: [flexcoders] AMFPHP Security?

2010-08-12 Thread Clark Stevenson
Thanks everyone for your help on this. I was hoping for some ideas but now i have loads of them! We will look into these replies in more detail in the coming days. Its interesting to know the different approaches available. Im starring this! Clark. On 11 August 2010 14:57, Imap.gmail.com

Re: [flexcoders] Re: flash builder: how to create an as3 project WITHOUT flex sdk

2010-08-12 Thread Clark Stevenson
Yeah mate. You need the Flex SDK but if you start an Actionscript project you have no access to the MXML stuff. I dont use Flex as a MXML language... ie the framework. It reminds me of boring forms and banking applications. But AS3 on the other hand. You can do anything you want. Clark. On

Re: [flexcoders] Re: AMFPHP Security?

2010-08-11 Thread Clark Stevenson
a string and then you could compare them. --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com, Clark Stevenson a.scots...@... wrote: Hi all. I am new to AMFPHP. Lets say you have a class and a function: SomeClass.saveHighScore(304958); For me, the way i see

[flexcoders] Can i view the output panel in a stand alone swf? (like throw new error)

2010-07-26 Thread Clark Stevenson
Hi all, I work remotely and sometimes the connecting part between myself and my colleague is awkward since he must asked me to trace output and forward it to him. When you throw a new error and run it online, you see the error in a panel. Is it possible to display output in this panel and not

[flexcoders] FB4 / FP caching issue? What is causing it?

2010-07-16 Thread Clark Stevenson
I have an issue when loading SWFS into FB4. Yesterday i uploaded SWFs and XML to the server and load it into Flex. I had a couple of errors on some of these SWFs such as leaving old artwork in. I fixed these issues then i uploaded the new swfs to the server. For 4 hours i have been looking

[flexcoders] Re: FB4 / FP caching issue? What is causing it?

2010-07-16 Thread Clark Stevenson
If i load up swfs with the following it works: SWFLINK+?nocache=random Although, i still have no idea why i need to do that. On 16 July 2010 09:19, Clark Stevenson a.scots...@gmail.com wrote: I have an issue when loading SWFS into FB4. Yesterday i uploaded SWFs and XML to the server

Re: [flexcoders] Loaded SWF loses nested child instance name

2010-07-15 Thread Clark Stevenson
Thanks for your quick reply Oleg as always. I have been looking for ways to make this happen over the last few hours. My latest brainwave (pathetic guess attempt) was a Document class called Main which looked something like this: public var itemRef:MovieClip = MovieClip(this.item); public var

Re: [flexcoders] Loaded SWF loses nested child instance name

2010-07-15 Thread Clark Stevenson
Your a gentleman Oleg thanks for explaining. Clark On 15 July 2010 11:41, Oleg Sivokon olegsivo...@gmail.com wrote: Nope, not really, what happens is like this: the document class is a sprite, which has some code in it, which is called first in the application and this class is

[flexcoders] Loaded SWF loses nested child instance name

2010-07-14 Thread Clark Stevenson
Bit of a horrible title. In Flash i have this as a SWF: root -item --overlay --color Where root holds MovieClip with instance name item and item holds moviclips with instance names color and overlay. Loading this SWF is then converted into a MovieClip var loadedSWF:MovieClip = //the loaded

Re: [flexcoders] Uninstall Flash Player

2010-07-05 Thread Clark Stevenson
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/141/tn_14157.html Clark. On 5 July 2010 16:17, Johannes Nel johannes@gmail.com wrote: there is also a flash version switcher for firefox http://www.sephiroth.it/weblog/archives/2006/10/flash_switcher_for_firefox.php On Sun, Jul 4, 2010 at 11:13 AM,

Re: [flexcoders] Melbourne Flex User Group Tonight

2010-07-03 Thread Clark Stevenson
Hope it goes well. I wish i lived there :( On 1 July 2010 01:50, Dale Fraser d...@fraser.id.au wrote: Hi All, Sorry if I’m over promoting this, but it’s the first event. Venue: CogState Level 2 / 255 Bourke Street Melbourne Victoria When: 1st

[flexcoders] ColorPicker loses swatch panel in form..

2010-07-02 Thread Clark Stevenson
Hi all, I have a weird issue with the color picker in a form. If you drag a color picker into the form and dont do anything, it works perfectly. However, if you disable the FormItem or remove the FormItem and then reenabled it or add it... The color picker swatch panel does not open again.

[flexcoders] Re: httpservice.lastresult completes but theres no data.

2010-07-01 Thread Clark Stevenson
It seems e4x is the problem. If i change the httpservice class to xml The lastResult property is shown. There must be some special rule where this isnt acceptably in e4x: data/data It only shows under the xml format. Why is this? Clark. On 1 July 2010 00:23, Clark Stevenson a.scots

Re: [flexcoders] Re: httpservice.lastresult completes but theres no data.

2010-07-01 Thread Clark Stevenson
Thanks for your help Oleg, Appreciated. I think your solution makes sense although i think i also may have been uneducated with the root node. The server returns data/data as data / And since data is the root node, it appears to be ignored (or an empty string like you say). root data id=1

[flexcoders] httpservice.lastresult completes but theres no data.

2010-06-30 Thread Clark Stevenson
Hi everyone. I have a nightmare problem. I am using httpservice with e4x. If i was to retrieve an XML file from the server in this simple format: data id=1 item / data If i looked at my httpservice.lastResult i would see the above xml. This works perfect. However, in my case, the data

Re: [flexcoders] SecurityError: Error #2121

2010-06-29 Thread Clark Stevenson
3:34 PM, Clark Stevenson a.scots...@gmail.com wrote: Hi everyone. My problem seems pretty simple. Im trying to load a SWF into a SWFLoader in FB4. I get this error in the debug view locally, but also when on the test server. SecurityError: Error #2121: Security sandbox violation

Re: [flexcoders] SecurityError: Error #2121

2010-06-29 Thread Clark Stevenson
Hey your right :) If i goto http://domain.com/tool.html It will throw errors when loading SWFs but if i goto: http://www.domain.com/tool.html It works perfectly. Never seen that before so its new to me. Thanks for your input. Clark. On 29 June 2010 09:09, Clark Stevenson a.scots

[flexcoders] SecurityError: Error #2121

2010-06-28 Thread Clark Stevenson
Hi everyone. My problem seems pretty simple. Im trying to load a SWF into a SWFLoader in FB4. I get this error in the debug view locally, but also when on the test server. SecurityError: Error #2121: Security sandbox violation: Loader.content: http://domin/dir/tool.swf/[[DYNAMIC]]/2 cannot

[flexcoders] Debug button launching wrong file.

2010-06-25 Thread Clark Stevenson
Hey all, I have a habit of hitting the debug tool button in FB4, lastnight i right clicked on a MXML component and hit set as default application. However, i didnt mean to do that. I have set the default app back to Main.mxml but when i click the debug button, Main.mxml never runs. I need to

Re: [flexcoders] Debug button launching wrong file.

2010-06-25 Thread Clark Stevenson
or PASTE directories from your original project if it is using SVN. Doing so will copy the hidden svn folders. On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 3:31 AM, Clark Stevenson a.scots...@gmail.comwrote: Hey all, I have a habit of hitting the debug tool button in FB4, lastnight i right clicked on a MXML

[flexcoders] Wheres my scrollbars gone? mx:Application to s:Application

2010-06-25 Thread Clark Stevenson
Hey everyone. A second post in a single day! I have been working with the Flex SDK again although i have only really been experimenting this week. I managed to finish off a current module and its working great but the main thing concerning me is no scrollbars. mx:Application would just

[flexcoders] How do i embed a SWF in AS3?

2010-06-17 Thread Clark Stevenson
Hey all, The title says it all. I know how to embed a symbol from a SWF, but everything i try when trying to embed a complete SWF fails: [Embed(source=assets/some.swf, mimeType=application/octet-stream)] private var MySWF:Class; var movie:MovieClip = new MySwf() as MovieClip This does not

[flexcoders] AS3/MXML Display list

2010-05-31 Thread Clark Stevenson
Hey all. Can someone please help me understand how to work with the display list? Im an AS3 developer and very fond of the freedom i have with AS3. MXML has a great deal of useful components for connection to the backend and so on. These components could be handy for me and thus i need to use

Re: [flexcoders] How do i install the debug player?

2010-05-14 Thread Clark Stevenson
Thanks for your quick response Oleg. For my workflow i code in AS3 projects and the assets from from a .fla linked with a SWC. I still see people using nasty [embed] tags. In any case, thanks for your reply. It made some sense to me. I decided id get rid of every adobe product. I installed FB4

[flexcoders] How do i install the debug player?

2010-05-13 Thread Clark Stevenson
Hey guys. I installed FB4 tonight for the 60 day trial and also Flash. Everything was great but obviously i need a debug player as some .dll was not found. I downloaded the latest debug from here: http://www.adobe.com/support/flashplayer/downloads.html Firstly: Active x wont install because

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Thoughts on Flash by Steve Jobs

2010-05-04 Thread Clark Stevenson
I just dont care. I have never went out my way to support Mac, ever. I think i made a mac screensaver once. Sorry guys im just not interested in it. Lets buy an apple which doesnt run anything versus a pc which does everything you throw at it. No thanks. If iplatform wont support flash, then

[flexcoders] Actionscript Project Flex Project How does the display list change?

2010-04-17 Thread Clark Stevenson
Hey guys. Say your familiar with Flash document Class. Flash Develop or Flex actionscript projects in that your not so familiar with MXML. You take this class package { public class MyGraphic extends Sprite { private var customSprite:Sprite; public function

Re: [flexcoders] From your own experience how long does it take to learn AS3?

2010-03-24 Thread Clark Stevenson
I started AS3 in a flex environment in 2007. I only currently code in AS3 as its all i require for games and the type of stuff i do. I found the journey difficult but all i knew was AS1 (and i didnt even understand it back then). Its not to much the syntax i struggle with but the structure and

[flexcoders] Updating Flash Client Runtime.

2010-03-23 Thread Clark Stevenson
Hey all, Right now my project supports AS3 flash player 9. I am hoping shortly to purchase FB4 and move onto Flash player 10. How can i ensure a period where i can alert users to update thier flash player for future content? I seen things like this all the time back in Flash 5 days but not so

[flexcoders] Scotland: Any Flash/Flex/AS3 conferences?

2010-02-27 Thread Clark Stevenson
Hey everyone. Im in Scotland and dispite now employed as a AS3 developer, i still to this day (since 2000 Flash 5) have never met a fellow developer face to face. Is there any events on in Scotland or the North of England at any point during the year which i could attend? It seems Flash on the

Re: [flexcoders] Flash Templates

2010-02-19 Thread Clark Stevenson
Flash templates are almost always horrifically coded and because of that id say you will never be able to import it into FB4. On 19 February 2010 16:45, Dan Pride danielpr...@yahoo.com wrote: I have a customer who wants to upgrade a flash template website. How far off is it to program this

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Steve Jobs on Flash .......

2010-02-08 Thread Clark Stevenson
I often get annoyed with performance. Is it backward compatibilty that causes the issues? Another thing which i was fairly irritated by was Alchemy in terms of how Alchemy runs better in the Flash Runtime than native AS3. I dont understand this. I would expect both to have atleast identical

Re: [flexcoders] Flex Builder 3 - A little to be desired [1 Attachment]

2010-02-06 Thread Clark Stevenson
it well, please reply with details. As far as im concerned even an option to tick to force a clean on save would save alot of hassle. Also is there any keyboard shortcut to clean? Cheers. On 5 February 2010 03:24, Lee Jenkins l...@datatrakpos.com wrote: Clark Stevenson wrote: Ugh

[flexcoders] How to navigate up when dealing with the class path?

2010-02-06 Thread Clark Stevenson
This might be a stupid question. I have an /assets/ folder which contains a Fla. In this scenario i need to hookup a package /assets/assets.fla /assets/assets.swc /assets/assets.swf /src/code/SomeCode.as If assets.fla needs to extend SomeCode.as then how can i set the class path or is this

Re: [flexcoders] Flex Builder 3 - A little to be desired

2010-02-02 Thread Clark Stevenson
Ugh i can totally appreciate your email. I have struggled pretty much constantly over the last 2 years with all kinds of problems. My favorite one is the one that you describe. For no reason what so ever, pressing save all of a sudden does not work and you need to goto Project Clean. The first