RE: [flexcoders] Intriguing AMFPHP sample

2008-08-21 Thread Kevin Aebig
If it's going to an Air application, than it can write the bytes temporarily, load the Movie and delete the temporary file. I did that years ago with C# and Flash and it worked really well. !k From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nik Derewianka Sent: Wedne

RE: [flexcoders] Flex 3 / AIR: Checking for a window's existence and if it has focus

2008-07-23 Thread Kevin Aebig
Why not just keep a hash of all open windows with references to them. Then you can check to see if they're open and if so, use the reference to focus it. !k From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve Good Sent: Friday, July 18, 2008 11:32 AM To: flexcoders

RE: [flexcoders] Re: Working with Start Up companies...

2008-06-12 Thread Kevin Aebig
I expect a percentage of your gross salary is pretty well the norm. In my experience, 10 to 20 percent of your gross is a nice bonus, but there are no hard and fast rules about this. !k _ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of erik.lockel Sent: Thur

RE: [flexcoders] OOP and Work for Hire

2008-06-10 Thread Kevin Aebig
Hi Amy, Personally, I refuse to sign off on the idea that code can be owned. What are the chances that you're write similar code down the road? How can they say that the new code you wrote is any different from the code you provided to them? Instead, I normally offer a non-competition agree

RE: [flexcoders] Supporting (implementing) for each

2008-05-29 Thread Kevin Aebig
You could just reference the source property instead to get at the core data. !k _ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Josh McDonald Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 4:30 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] Supporting (implement

RE: [flexcoders] SQL Lite syntax issue, need something cleared up regarding SELECT

2008-05-16 Thread Kevin Aebig
That's not really a good way to go about using parameters with SQLite and you'll continue to have type issues. Everything is explained at the following link, including the solution to your problem: http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/html/help.html?content=SQL_07.html !k _ From:

RE: [flexcoders] Can AIR app get Workstation Credentials?

2008-05-15 Thread Kevin Aebig
[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin Aebig Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 10:56 AM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [flexcoders] Can AIR app get Workstation Credentials? Isn't this a perfect usage of the EncryptedStore feature? Why not save the login credentials when the person firs

RE: [flexcoders] Can AIR app get Workstation Credentials?

2008-05-15 Thread Kevin Aebig
Isn't this a perfect usage of the EncryptedStore feature? Why not save the login credentials when the person first logs in, than save them via the EncryptedStore for the remaining usage. !k _ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Geoffrey Sent: Wed

RE: [flexcoders] How to create .doc files (Word files) with Flex ?

2008-05-13 Thread Kevin Aebig
Why would you be surprised? The Word format is bloated and extremely feature rich. Every time you wonder why a specific feature wasn’t added to the Flash Player, remember how big it is… You need to be more specific in what you’re trying to accomplish if you want specific help. What features do

RE: [flexcoders] reading serial port with AIR / or pipe in linux with AIR application

2008-05-08 Thread Kevin Aebig
I'm quite sure that direct port access is out of the question, but you could build a small service that reads that data and outputs it as a realtime XML server locally. That way you could get live updates and not worry about delay. !k _ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMA

RE: [flexcoders] Re: Long running remoting request: Channel.Call.Failed

2008-04-28 Thread Kevin Aebig
I'm pretty sure that you can override that from the service side. It's definitely worth looking into. I've got to ask, but what are you trying to process that would take longer than 30 seconds? Have you thought about splitting the call up and dealing with it as a queue or other method that's mo

RE: [flexcoders] Programming an AIR App to accept input from a PALM device...

2008-04-23 Thread Kevin Aebig
Though it's unorthodox, perhaps you could post the core aspects of the VB code and some of us can tell you if it's even feasible and if so, than how to move forward. !k _ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of bredwards358 Sent: Wednesday, April 23,

RE: [flexcoders] Re: Flex Builder 3 - RemoteObject connection failure

2008-04-22 Thread Kevin Aebig
Which version of AMFPHP? !k _ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of supertodda Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 6:59 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Flex Builder 3 - RemoteObject connection failure Anybody out there ex

RE: [flexcoders] RemoteObject CFC error - Channel disconnected - Client.Error.DeliveryInDoubt

2008-04-22 Thread Kevin Aebig
The only time I receive this error is when there's a file that has an error in it that's included into the Service. !k _ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeff Switzer Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 9:10 AM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject

RE: [flexcoders] Re: AIR & Modules - I've hit a wall

2008-04-17 Thread Kevin Aebig
OR for securities sake, you can have something like PHP proxy the SWF out. This is actually a great way to do it and maintain more control over who can load the SWF. !k _ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alex Harui Sent: Thursday, April 17, 20

RE: [flexcoders] AIR SQL - Datatype issues

2008-04-07 Thread Kevin Aebig
_test (field1) VALUES (CURRENT_TIMESTAMP) More info on this page: http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/langref/localDatabaseSQLSupport.html Look for: "Date and time formatting functions" and "Time formats" (about 3/4 down the page). regards, Muzak - Original Message - From

RE: [flexcoders] Profiling AIR apps

2008-04-07 Thread Kevin Aebig
It works. I use, Run >> Profile >> AppName and it starts the profiler as well as your application after you set the options. !k _ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Vaan S Lanko Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 11:24 AM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.co

RE: [flexcoders] AIR SQL - Datatype issues

2008-04-07 Thread Kevin Aebig
lps.. Cheers Vaan select * from Foo where bar_id = "2" and datetime(date) = datetime('2008-04-06 00:00:00'); Kevin Aebig wrote: > > Hey all, > > I've looked at the documentation about 400 times now and can't seem to > find myself an exampl

RE: [flexcoders] AIR SQL - Datatype issues

2008-04-07 Thread Kevin Aebig
s.com Subject: Re: [flexcoders] AIR SQL - Datatype issues On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 4:22 PM, Kevin Aebig <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:kevin%40keslabs.com> com> wrote: > Hey all, > > > > I've looked at the documentation about 400 times now and can't seem to fin

[flexcoders] AIR SQL - Datatype issues

2008-04-07 Thread Kevin Aebig
Hey all, I've looked at the documentation about 400 times now and can't seem to find myself an example of using a column of datatype Date within AIR SQL. I know that it's been customized to use Actionscript / JavaScript Date objects, but I can't get it to work properly for the life of me. Any e

RE: [flexcoders] What's this Called?

2008-03-24 Thread Kevin Aebig
That's called bad practice. The lookup method you're referring to is called an associative array or dictionary. !k _ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nate Pearson Sent: Monday, March 24, 2008 6:18 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [fl

RE: [flexcoders] Re: Kiosk support in AIR?

2008-03-13 Thread Kevin Aebig
You can do it with Flex and SWFStudio, which is a custom Flash player that can limit what is available for the end user. It specifically has features for kiosk use. !k _ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Blake Eaton Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008

RE: [flexcoders] Export To outlook in flex...

2008-03-12 Thread Kevin Aebig
Export what? Email, Mail Folders, Contacts, other? Please be more precise in and post what you've tried already to accomplish this on your own. Perhaps one of the list members will be able to help you work through the problems. !k _ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMA

RE: [flexcoders] FileReference.browse sometimes takes minutes for dialog to open

2008-03-11 Thread Kevin Aebig
In debugging, I have the same issue on my Dell Laptop (WinXP), but not as bad. It normally only take 5 to 10 seconds for the dialog to open on my machine and this seems to only happen during debugging, which is what I wrote it off as. !k _ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:

RE: [flexcoders] Re: how to call a function in a popup parent?

2008-03-11 Thread Kevin Aebig
If you're requiring a passed instance and hard-coding the method it calls, than yes, the flexibility is lost. But this method is just a flexible and doesn't require listeners: Component reference var: public var onSubmit:Function; Set the reference: myComponent.onSubmit = myFunction;

RE: [flexcoders] how to call a function in a popup parent?

2008-03-11 Thread Kevin Aebig
Why not just pass a reference to the function? inside the MiniTextEditor file: public var onSubmit:Function; Than your call inside would be onSubmit.call(); Outside you pass the reference: textPopUp = MiniTextEditor( PopUpManager.createPopUp(

RE: [flexcoders] AMFPHP returning XML

2008-03-06 Thread Kevin Aebig
date( "g:i a", $taskList[ $j ][ "start" ] ) . ""; $content .= "\n"; $content .= ""; $content .=$taskList[ $j ][ "name" ]; $content .= "\n";

RE: [flexcoders] AMFPHP returning XML

2008-03-06 Thread Kevin Aebig
On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 8:27 AM, Kevin Aebig <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> com> wrote: Hey all, I've got a method I just added that returns back an XML string, but for some reason it's now throwing an error of AMFPHP_INEXISTANT_METHOD which makes no sense as

[flexcoders] AMFPHP returning XML

2008-03-06 Thread Kevin Aebig
Hey all, I've got a method I just added that returns back an XML string, but for some reason it's now throwing an error of AMFPHP_INEXISTANT_METHOD which makes no sense as the method has been verified otherways. I've got about 15 other methods in place and working, so the install is good an

RE: [flexcoders] Re: Flex Encryption and Flex Application check

2008-03-06 Thread Kevin Aebig
Or how about the 1000's of other text programs out that are free to download and use? There's no way to check for all of them... Your best bet as Tom mentioned is to deal with the problem, not protect it. My question is why are you allowing someone to edit the content or have access to it if it's

RE: [flexcoders] Need help with AMFPHP - how to work with a arraycollection

2008-03-06 Thread Kevin Aebig
What you should do is instead of sending an ArrayCollection, you should send it's source. That'll be interpreted as an array within PHP. http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/2/langref/mx/collections/ArrayCollection.html #source !k _ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PRO

[flexcoders] FYI - iPhone won't support Mobile Flash

2008-03-05 Thread Kevin Aebig
In case someone was planning a project based on deploying it to the iPhone: http://gizmodo.com/364173/steve-jobs-craps-on-adobe-mobile-flash-does-not-bo de-well-for-iphone-support And all this time I though Jobs was a smart guy. !k

RE: [flexcoders] Re: AIR QnA

2008-03-04 Thread Kevin Aebig
Well considering the consequences of offering fully web-based push button installs as well as access to executing local processes, which might be a case of having your cake and eating it too. Though I hope a method of dealing with this in a secure fashion pops up, I'll make due without if need

RE: [flexcoders] Flex Encryption and Flex Application check

2008-03-04 Thread Kevin Aebig
There are a couple that can decompile AS3 based Flash SWF's, but as of this point, there aren't any that can decompile either AIR or Flex based SWF's as the framework seems to be too much for them to handle. !k _ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf

RE: [flexcoders] Video ads in AIR application

2008-03-03 Thread Kevin Aebig
I've yet to hear of any, but the biggest problem you'll face is dealing with when the user is offline and doesn't have an internet connection. !k _ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Claudia Barnal Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 7:24 AM To: flexco

RE: [flexcoders] A Hole in ActionScript 3.0, and a Way Around It

2008-02-29 Thread Kevin Aebig
This has been the case with Actionscript since the beginning. A variable is always passed as a reference and not a copy. So each time you're looping over and creating the function, you're only passing a reference to the variable, and not the value itself. !k _ From: flexcoders@yaho

RE: [flexcoders] Family Tree / Flow chart

2008-02-27 Thread Kevin Aebig
Or you could save $700 bucks and look into: - Springgraph - Prefuse - Flex Visual Graph Library !k _ From: fl

RE: [flexcoders] does anyone know if ILOG Elixir

2008-02-26 Thread Kevin Aebig
I was sincerely interested in there components until the licensing options came out. Now I'd rather re-develop them myself to suite my needs and honestly, I'm nearly done the dials and gauges, the diagramming and the scheduler. Considering that many of their components should've been included

[flexcoders] Custom DataProvider

2008-02-20 Thread Kevin Aebig
Hey all, I've created a custom component that relies on 2D data and I'm trying to figure out the best way to accept data into it. I'd thought about extending the Dictionary class, but I'm not sure how fast it is at lookups or if there's a better way to handle this type of data. As it sits,

[flexcoders] AS only component development

2008-02-14 Thread Kevin Aebig
Hey all, I'm looking to build a pretty complex composite component out of AS only. I've only found a handle of simple examples and am looking for more detailed examples that I can learn from. Anyone have any suggestions? Cheers, !k

RE: [flexcoders] Adobe People, Save me from Silverlight! (Microsoft's Legal Record)

2008-02-12 Thread Kevin Aebig
the day I die, I'll testify to that. -r Kevin Aebig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I've never been an advocate to either side of the debate, but don't you think you're being quite hypocritical in saying that the client aspect of Microsoft is evil, but that you still actively use

RE: [flexcoders] Adobe People, Save me from Silverlight! (Microsoft's Legal Record)

2008-02-12 Thread Kevin Aebig
I've never been an advocate to either side of the debate, but don't you think you're being quite hypocritical in saying that the client aspect of Microsoft is evil, but that you still actively use the server products? If you're looking for a reason to not go with Silverlight, than go on the tri

RE: [flexcoders] What is the best way to add a day to a date?

2008-02-07 Thread Kevin Aebig
ms:Number = 24*60*60*1000; var d:String = "2008/12/20"; var newDate:Date = new Date(Date.parse(d)+ms); - Original Message - From: "Kevin Aebig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 6:19 PM Subject: RE: [flexcoders] What is the best way to add a d

RE: [flexcoders] Extending Base Classes

2008-02-07 Thread Kevin Aebig
: [flexcoders] Extending Base Classes You do realize you can import the Flex framework directly into your eclipse, so anytime you need to open a class, just hit CTRL + SHIFT + T and type it in That works best. -Eric On Feb 7, 2008 1:43 PM, Kevin Aebig <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PRO

RE: [flexcoders] Extending Base Classes

2008-02-07 Thread Kevin Aebig
ttp://code.google.com/p/flexlib/wiki/ComponentList> google.com/p/flexlib/wiki/ComponentList Dimitrios Gianninas RIA Developer and Team Lead Optimal Payments Inc. _ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin Aebig Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2

RE: [flexcoders] What is the best way to add a day to a date?

2008-02-07 Thread Kevin Aebig
Create a date object with the string, than add the day to it like this: newDate = new Date(a[0], a[1], a[2]); newDate.seconds += 8640; // seconds in a day or (60*60*24) !k _ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Sent: Thursday, February

RE: [flexcoders] Extending Base Classes

2008-02-07 Thread Kevin Aebig
have? Cause for the List based component, maybe an item renderer will solve your problem. Dimitrios Gianninas RIA Developer and Team Lead Optimal Payments Inc. _ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin Aebig Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008

[flexcoders] Extending Base Classes

2008-02-07 Thread Kevin Aebig
Hey all, I have a couple components I'd like to develop and use some of the base classes to do it. The only issue I'm having is because we can't see the inner workings of some of the base classes, it makes it more difficult to know how to extend off of them, or which is the best for the job. So

[flexcoders] Inline Renderer & component namespace

2008-02-05 Thread Kevin Aebig
Hey all, I've got a datagrid with 2 columns as inline renderers with a custom Combobox component allowing a selectedValue property to be used. My issue is that inside the renderer, the custom Combobox class can't be seen. Is there a way to accomplish this? Sincerely, !k

RE: [flexcoders] AIR - Disable/Enable both Copy/Paste

2008-01-29 Thread Kevin Aebig
ubject: Re: [flexcoders] AIR - Disable/Enable both Copy/Paste just disable the Icons, u can always remove the Event Listeners on the Custom Menu and then add them later. FOr the Copy and past you can play around with the selectable property - Original Message ---- From: Kevin Aebig <[EMAIL P

[flexcoders] AIR - Disable/Enable both Copy/Paste

2008-01-29 Thread Kevin Aebig
Hey all, I'm building an application that can only copy certain items and only paste them in a certain situation. I'd like to disable the shortcuts and the custom menu items to accommodate this and avoid any potential errors. Anyone tackle this already or have an idea? Thanks for your help,

RE: [flexcoders] Gauge, Dial, or Speedometer component

2008-01-27 Thread Kevin Aebig
I have one that I created that I'll post. It's a little rough around the edges, but it works well. !k _ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rob Rusher Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 4:19 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [flexcoders]

RE: [flexcoders] Flare For Flex

2008-01-19 Thread Kevin Aebig
plement IUIComponent. I believe Jeff plans to add (some) more Flex support, but looking at svn, he's focusing on the data package right now. -Maciek -Original Message- From: Kevin Aebig <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:kevin%40keslabs.com> com> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[flexcoders] Flare For Flex

2008-01-18 Thread Kevin Aebig
Hey all, Has anyone successfully used the Flare library inside of a Flex/Air application yet? I know that it's been compiled to .swc's but I noticed that within the source it uses the Flash based classes instead of the Flex variations. Thanks, !k

RE: [flexcoders] RTE hide panel

2008-01-04 Thread Kevin Aebig
oders@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [flexcoders] RTE hide panel - Original Message - From: "Kevin Aebig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 6:27 AM Subject: [flexcoders] RTE hide panel > Hey all, > > > > I've been trying to

[flexcoders] RTE hide panel

2008-01-03 Thread Kevin Aebig
Hey all, I've been trying to figure out a way to get rid of the panel that's shown with the RichTextEditor either by: - Changing the inheritance, which seems unlikely - Disabling the Panel from showing, which seems difficult given the fact that the core controls are embed

RE: [flexcoders] AMFPHP & Flex 3 Beta

2007-11-02 Thread Kevin Aebig
a passionate developer to join our team building Flex based products. Position is in the Washington D.C. metro area. If interested contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin Aebig Sent: Friday, November 02, 2007 3:46

RE: [flexcoders] AMFPHP & Flex 3 Beta

2007-11-02 Thread Kevin Aebig
and ask for how to get it to what you want (stating what you want of course). HTH, Sam --- We're Hiring! Seeking a passionate developer to join our team building Flex based products. Position is in the Washington D.C. metro area. If interested contact [EMAIL PROT

RE: [flexcoders] AMFPHP & Flex 3 Beta

2007-11-01 Thread Kevin Aebig
And then there was silence. =] In case someone actually responds back, an answer about what's happening with credentials would be extremely helpful as well. !k _ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin Aebig Sent: Thursday, Novemb

[flexcoders] AMFPHP & Flex 3 Beta

2007-11-01 Thread Kevin Aebig
Hey all, I've seen all kinds of posts and suggestions from people online suggesting various ways to connect to an AMFPHP service, but I want to do it the *proper* way. I'm somewhat old school and have made connections with NetConnection, but the data that comes back from a MySQL result is ugly

RE: [flexcoders] Help with my first Flex App...

2007-05-28 Thread Kevin Aebig
You need to post the classes you've included as I'm almost positive you're missing a reference. !k _ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of bmelendy Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 4:16 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] Help with my

RE: [flexcoders] Parse Unknown XML Structure

2007-05-17 Thread Kevin Aebig
() and XML.attributes(). John On May 16, 2007, at 2:32 PM, Kevin Aebig wrote: Hey all, First post, so be gentle. Back in the ol days, Flash developers had to use recursion to parse through an XML document. I'm finding myself again in this position, but don't k

[flexcoders] Parse Unknown XML Structure

2007-05-16 Thread Kevin Aebig
Hey all, First post, so be gentle. Back in the ol days, Flash developers had to use recursion to parse through an XML document. I'm finding myself again in this position, but don't know how to proceed as my initial attempts don't recurse currently. Also, I'd like to find out if there is a