FLASH: Re: Flash Talking to Director

[Phillip Kerman]

First, make sure you have the latest Flash Xtra (there's good one with D8,

there's good one with D702, there's a bad one with D7).


Also, make sure your projector doesn't have "included" Xtras that are old.

Personally, I like to use a projector with NO Xtras built in... and just

include all the Xtras in a folder.  This also makes the projector start

faster.


Make sure the file itself isn't somehow corrupt (just make a super bare

bones file--just one swf and one dir) and see if it crashes.


Try first going to a frame in Director with no Flash sprites... THEN "halt".

That is, don't let them quit while in the middle of the Flash movie.


You didn't mention where the crash was (what the details button revealed)..

that may help if you can't solve it otherwise.


Good luck.


Phillip




> Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2000 09:36:46 -0400

>

From: "Sherryl Tarnaske" <sdrurybsl [dot] com>

> Subject: FLASH: Re: Flash Talking to Director

>

> HI Phillip,

>

> Thank you for you solution we are testing both yours and

> Rebecca's ideas. So

> far the Get URL command works well. However at the end of the DIR we are

> getting an illegal operation and the system crashes. Any thoughts?

>

> cheers

> sherryl

>

> > The solution is a case of Flash talking to Director.

> >

> > In an action of the Flash movie simply place a "GetURL" and in the space

> > which normally contains the actual url address type:

> > lingo:whatever

> >

> > Replace "whatever" with either a direct call to Director (like

> "Go to the

> > frame +1" or "halt") or to a direct call to a custom function (like

> > "flashDone()").  The second option requires you actually have a handler

> > "flashDone" in the Director movie.

> >

>

>



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