FLASH: r25/r20 was the new big bad...

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Daniel,


A couple of questions first. you have 3 landrover sites. Are they all

based on the same backend engine ?

The reason I ask this is because :

1 - I tested Seattle, Spokane and Eastside using the following browsers

OS and Flash release :

	Netscape/Win/r25,

	I.E./Win/r25,

	Netscape/Mac/r20.

The Flash plugin/activex controls where installed using the full

self-contained  download file provided by Macromedia for testing

purposes, and not the stub+online installation method.

2- Spokane and Eastside return results Seattle does not. I accessed the

Sales guide tab in each case. Spokane did not return results the first

time but a requery with a cache clear resolved it. Seattle just does not

return any results.


I did read the MM technote 14234, but CAN NOT verify what is stated on

this technote using the r25/r20 versions installed by the full version 

off-line installation pack.

A quick test with a simple swf file that sends variables from the main

timeline to a perl script as follows :

1 - In flash swf file do a get url with send vars using either get or

post the url refers to the perl script and the target window is _blank

2 - The perl script just collects all the variables it receives and

dumps them:

----- Perl Script ------

#!perl


use CGI ':standard';


    $query=new CGI;

	print header();

	print start_html('Dumping Vars'),

    h2 ('Current Values'),

	p;

	print $query->dump;

	print end_html;

	

------End Perl Script ------

Adapt the first line to your case

The resulting html page generated by this script does NOT return any

variables afected by the bug described in technote 14234.

It does return a first blank var followed by all other variables

declared in the main timeline of the swf file.

Previous versions of the flash plugin returned the hidden variable

version, this one does not, but this is a security/privacy correction.


If anyone could test this perl script with r25 or r20 as installed

online, i.e. using the stub method and share the results I would

appreciate it as I do not want at this time to uninstall the current

versions I have due to testing reasons.


.redstar.


Daniel Votino wrote:

> 

> MAC & IE Developers Look Out!

> 

> It is confirmed.  after replacing my latest (ocx file) flash plugin

> 4.0r25

> with a version 4.0r13 from another computer on the network . . .

> (I replaced the windows/system/macromedia folder is all) all asp/cgi &

> database flash sites worked again.  Then i removed the flash player

> plugin

> and let the system do an auto install, installing the latest r25 again

> and

> it no longer worked.  I have attemped some of the workarounds to no

> avail.

> if youd like to see what plugin you're using, you can go to

> www.flashbrothers.com/vers.  this will tell you what you are currently

> using and a link to Macromedias technote on the issue.

> 

> The bad ones to have are, MAC 4,0,20,0 and WIN 4,0,25,0

> 

> I pity the users who first become aqwuainted to flash through this new

> release.

> As long as they have it on their systems they will not be able to use

> many of

> the great flash 4 features being designed into sites by developers

> unaware of

> this fine bug.  worse, they will not know why and developers will have a

> difficult time explaining this to clients.  i hope MM replaces these

> version

> immediately with working ones!

> 

> ~d out

> 

> Best Regards, Daniel Votino

> Project Manager, The Flash Brothers Design Group, DESCRY Ltd.

> 510 E. Francis Ave. Suite# DESCRY, Spokane, WA 99207

> PH: 509.484.8466 / FAX: 509.484.8461

>

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