FLASH: Flash & VB a match made in heaven?

[Robi Banerjee]

Title: Flash & VB a match made in heaven?

Hi Russell,

Integrating a swf into VB5 (for I would really recommend VB5 because of its "IntelliType" features) is very straight forward.  You only need a basic understanding of VB to get started.  The basic premise is that you:

1. Include the Shockwave File Properties in VB
2. Import your shockwave file
3. Use FScommands to talk from the swf to VB
4. You call the "NameOfControl"_FScommand in VB to catch the FScommand
5. Then you can use the properties of the control to do whatever you want with the swf (all the tell target functionality can be done)

If designed right it can be great, because you can bring all the thinking (business logic) into VB and it gives you an easier (no more clicking in tons of telltargets) and more powerful way to control the swf, and you still have all the great bonuses of Flash(quick easy animation).

Let me know if you want more detail or if I need to expand on this.

Robi Banerjee
www.kishmish.com
Robikishmish [dot] com
315-491-5722

-----Original Message-----
From: ownershocker [dot] com [ownershocker [dot] com (mailto:ownershocker [dot] com)]On Behalf Of Russell
E. Unger
Sent: Monday, April 19, 1999 11:46 PM
To: flashershocker [dot] com
Subject: FLASH: Flash & VB, revisited

Hi Folks...

I remember not too long ago there was a "light" discussion of Flash usage in
conjunction with Visual Basic.

Suddenly, I find myself in a position that I'll be needing to start picking
some brains on this...and I have *no* VB skills to speak of, but I am
wondering if anyone has a good place for me to start or any information that
will lead me down the right path.  Any "source" that I can check out and
look over myself would be pretty cool, too.

Thank you all for the information!

Russell E. Unger
ZAX Communications
Multimedia & Internet Design & Development
630.953.9320  :tel
630.223.6916  :vm/pgr
pagerzaxcoms [dot] com  (text messaging via pager)

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