RE: FLASH: Flash Communicating w/ Java Applets

[John Dowdell]

At 8:51 PM 6/29/0, Kuehl Melissa-wlmk06 wrote:

> Do you have any documentation on this type of thing?


We've got examples of the Flash end of this communication, but not the

other end, of Java/JavaScript interactions. The Netscape online docs do

have examples of plugin-to-JavaScript-to-Java communication, under search

term "liveconnect".



> We would like create/display a web based component that

> recieves WML data from our external server.


Hmm, would I be understanding this correctly as "How can I do a

browser-based simulation of a PDA with a realtime data connection in WML

format?" If so, then I'd reach for the Shockwave Player for that myself...

it can retrieve net data in arbitrary formats, and has James Clark's exPat

XML parser built into it.



> Will you be at FF2K in NYC?


Unfortunately, I seem to be an AI construct with a cube-bound existence,

and do not appear in sunlight.... ;-)   Hope you have a great time there

though, sounds like a good gathering. (You can get on Linnea's good side by

telling her about a novel restaurant. ;-)




At 9:01 PM 6/29/0, Jon Williams wrote:

> Correct except for IE for PC.

> It does work. You just have to

> fiddle LiveConnect a little.


Whenever I search the Microsoft docs, they say that applets need to be

recompiled as COM controls to talk to VBScript. I've seen people assert to

the contrary, but there hasn't been a docs reference to the Microsoft site.

If memory serves then IE/Win offers script-to-applet communication, but not

applet-to-script communication. If you see otherwise than a docs citation

would be great, thanks. (LiveConnect is a Netscape-only thing.)


(Sidenote: IE5/Mac implements a navigator.plugins array, but not

script/plugin intercommunication. Your script can now ask this browser if

it has a certain plugin, but not ask that plugin to do a certain task, or

listen to a message from that plugin.)



jd







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