No, the point of those links is that SWF's inherently have all those functions, like goto frame and play. If the SWF is playing some sort of video, like a FLV or something, then yes, it has to specifically support some sort of additional API that lets you control that... but a standard SWF should be able to be "reloaded" (that is, restarted in animation, by doing a set of GotoFrame() and Play() calls).
--Kyle -------------------------------------------------- From: "spherop" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 11:54 AM To: "SWFObject" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Replaying SWF from JS call > > so then, just to summarize, the flash movie has to have internal > support for the .Play() method? it's not an automatic thing. > > thx for all the help. > > > On Jan 11, 8:38 pm, "Getify Solutions, Inc." <[email protected]> wrote: >> I don't think you looked at the 3 links >> here:http://code.google.com/p/swfobject/wiki/api#SWF_native_methods_and_pr... >> >> Specifically, the first one lists "GotoFrame()" and "Play()" functions >> which >> should do what you're looking for. Basically, these are native methods >> exposed on a SWF to javascript, which means you can call them directly >> from >> your javascript code. >> >> But, this is not a swfobject issue at all, so any further help you need, >> you'll need to ask in other forums like actionscript.org or kirupa.com. >> >> --Kyle >> >> -------------------------------------------------- >> From: "spherop" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 10:20 PM >> To: "SWFObject" <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: Replaying SWF from JS call >> >> >> >> > I have read this ... I don't see a play or replay event .. which is >> > why I am posting here to try to understand how one does this? >> >> > On Jan 11, 2:19 am, Bobby <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Please read "SWF native methods and properties" on the API >> >> docs:http://code.google.com/p/swfobject/wiki/api >> >> >> On Jan 10, 6:03 pm, spherop <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> > I am looking for a way to tell a swf to replay itself from JS. >> >> >> > I am working on a project where there are 2 different swfs that work >> >> > as drop downs when user mouses over 2 diff anchor tabs. >> >> >> > On FF, Safari and Opera, when I show and hide (display:visible/none) >> >> > via JS the parent divs of the swfs, the swfs replay each time >> >> > they're >> >> > shown -- which is the desired behavior in this case (replay is an >> >> > animated dropping down of the swf panel.) >> >> >> > On IE, however, the swfs do not replay each time they're shown. >> >> > Instead they are displayed in their already dropped down state which >> >> > is not what we need. >> >> >> > I am not coding the flash side of this but am wondering how best to >> >> > get the swf to replay from a JS call. I am using SWFObject to load >> >> > the >> >> > swfs. Is the solution to support this inside the swf? Or is there a >> >> > way to do this that is inherent? > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SWFObject" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/swfobject?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
