Re: FLASH: FLASH --> LINGO

[neil]

J a s o n   R o s s wrote:


> Hello to all!

> 

> Is this a flash question or a lingo question ??? :) [it's on both newsgroups

> nonetheless!!]


both really,

> 

> Is it possible for a flash movie embedded in a director movie to

> send/trigger commands in the director movie? What would be the way to do

> this?

> 


first dont take any notice of the fscommand info on page 184

director cant intepret fscommand calls use 'geturl' instead


then you just need to match up the calls from flash to director:


in flash:

on(Release)

Geturl(event:mDosomething "variable data")

end on


in director:

on the flash sprite


on mDosomething me, incomingdata

put incomingdata

end



--"variable data"



director can set and get variable data from flash sprites using

sprite.setvariable(name,value)

if the var is on a symbol only I think



there are some caveats with using flash in director:


speed can be a issue with marked slowdown over time, there is a mm technote

for this. 


http://www.macromedia.com/support/director/ts/documents/director_702_flash_a

sset_sl.htm


if there is no anim set the sprite.static to true to stop director redrawing

the sprite every frame


buttons will only work if the _entire_ sprite is on stage and visible;


'opening' on sub frames will cause buttons to fail;


both of these this can be overcome by having the first frame empty and have

the sprite visible at all times.



mouseup events will be executed by flash sprites even if invisible




hth



neil



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neil edwards

new[media].design

bbc

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