I'm pretty sure it has to be a real application. Ken Ray Sons of Thunder Software Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 3:15 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Passing variables between Flash and Rev > > > One last question, related: Do you know if Flash can > sublaunch a Rev app > via an "alias" of that App being placed in the "fscommand" > folder of the Flash > standalone, or do I need to have the entire Rev app itself > inside that folder? > > > In a message dated 5/25/04 3:06:44 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > Rob, > > > > Unfortunately, the answer is 'no' (at least not in Flash MX > which is > > what I have). If the Rev app is in the 'fscommand' folder > of the Flash > > standalone, you can launch it, but the security sandbox of Flash > > doesn't allow for command line arguments to be passed or any other > > form of communication, including writing of files. Flash can store > > things in a cache, but it's in a format that can't be read by Rev > > (AFAIK). > > > > The only thing that you *can* do, IMHO, is to launch the > Rev app and > > open a socket between the two, pass your information through the > > socket, and then close down Flash. > > > > HTH, > > > > Ken Ray > > Sons of Thunder Software > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Web Site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/ > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 1:41 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Passing variables between Flash and Rev > > > > > > > > > I've got a client who's asking me if it's technically possible to > > > have a standalone Flash Projector on Mac OS X sublaunch a > Revolution > > > app and pass > > > variables to it. > > > > > > >From what little I know about Flash, it sounds like it > _might_ be > > > >possible, > > > perhaps by getting the Flash projector to sublaunch the > Rev app and > > > pass variables to it via AppleScript using the fs command.�� Am I > > > heading down the right > > > path, or is there a better way?�� (Flash writing a text file > > > and Rev reading > > > it perhaps?)�� Basically, they want the Flash Projector to > > > sublaunch Rev, pass > > > variables and quit itself, leaving the Rev app running. > > > > > > - Rob > > > _______________________________________________ > > > use-revolution mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > use-revolution mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
