Hmmm. Personally I don't use the old direct methods to interact with the SWF, hence my suggestion to look at ExternalInterface earlier. Perhaps Kyle (Getify) or others who use this methodology can shed some more light...
Aran -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of spherop Sent: Tuesday, 13 January 2009 12:15 PM To: SWFObject Subject: Re: Replaying SWF from JS call it's strange because I know for sure the object is loaded. i am getting ref upin mouse-over event ...after page load. when i look at the object ref it says it's a NodeList? Is that strange? Here's the actual Object in the html after embedSWF insertion by swfobject: <object id="larkspur_hotelsDropDown" height="325" width="725" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" name="larkspur_hotelsDropDown" data="larkspur_hotelsDropDown.swf"> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"/> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"/> <param name="loop" value="false"/> <param name="play" value="true"/> </object> then I am using this called on mouse-over: function playHotelsFlash(){ obj = window.document.larkspur_hotelsDropDown obj.Play(); } the object seems to exist but it doesn't recognize the play function call (error message). On Jan 12, 3:08 pm, "Aran Rhee" <[email protected]> wrote: > It sounds like you do not have a actual reference to your swf in your movie > var. Make sure you are only trying to call your controlling function after > everything is constructed on the page. > > function rewinder() > { > // grab a reference to the movie > // I am using getElementById > var movie = document.getElementById("menu"); > > // call commands > movie.Rewind(); > movie.Play(); > > } > > Aran > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > > Behalf Of spherop > Sent: Tuesday, 13 January 2009 6:10 AM > To: SWFObject > Subject: Re: Replaying SWF from JS call > > Oh ok ...that's what I was hoping/assuming. > > Then I must be confused about the procedure. I have use the swfobject > dynamic embed method which works fine to play the swf 1 time. > > swfobject.embedSWF("menu.swf", "swf_menu", "725", "325", "9.0.0", > "expressInstall.swf", 0, params, {id:"menu", name:"menu"}); > > then as i understand the docs, i am supposed to ref and re-play the > object as follows. > > var movie = window.document.menu > movie.Play(); > > i get a movie.Play() is not a function error in JS. > > On Jan 12, 10:11 am, "Getify Solutions, Inc." <[email protected]> > wrote: > > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
