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Problems Importing Captivate File Into Flash MX 2004
I've got a Captivate project that is 120 slides long. When I export it to Flash, Flash is only able to import the first 70 slides, then I get an error and the rest of the library items and frames from the remaining 50 slides don't show up. First of all, are there any suggestions on how to fix this?

If not, what I'm trying to do is break the Captivate file up into 2 files, then importing it into 2 different Flash files. Then I work on the Flash files, slowly bringing in the library items from the second file to the first and re-creating the animation by hand. It's taking forever. Any suggestions on how to speed this up? I quick way to combine the two .fla files with the second beginning at the end of the first?

I think this would be solved if I could import the Captivate .cp files on Flash MX 2004 for the Mac, but when I try to import, the .cp files are greyed out. Is there any way possible to import this type of file on the Mac?

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. I've been up all night trying to get this done.

Thanks

Captivate And Importing Into Flash
Hey everyone,

I am having trouble importing my captivate file into flash. For some reason it isn't in the drop down list as valid file types. Every tutorial for importing I find shows it in this list, with in Flash's import window. However, I do not have that choice of file type, and when I try and select the file anyways I get an error. Do I need a plugin to do this?

Importing Or Exporting From Captivate 3 To Flash CS3
Hi, I get the same message in Flash CS3 whether exporting from Captivate 3 or importing a Captivate 3 file into Flash CS3: the error in Flash reads "The import did not finish because an unknown error occurred".

I have tried every permutation of the import export on both Vista and XP PCs. I've also read up on every resource I can find and they all say the same thing - it's easy, it's straighforward ... but it's not working for me.

Just about all the demo's and instructions I have read refer to exporting or importing from Captivate 2 to Flash 8.

For me there seems only two more things to consider. 1) I am using 30 day demo copies of both applications and this function isn't supported in this mode (although that's why I downloaded them to specifically test this functionality before I buy) or 2) Exporting and importing from Captivate 3 to Flash CS3 doesn't work.

Any comments or suggestions would be gratefully received. Many thanks in advance.

Edited: 09/16/2007 at 02:50:52 AM by MontyStewart

Importing Captivate Files To Flash MX 2004
Howdy,
I am having trouble with a Captivate file I am importing into flash.

1). The Text Caption boxes that are imported appear wrong in Flash. The text is displayed smaller, or the bubbles look larger. Either way they are not the way they looked in Captivate. Having to resize every Text Caption is a pain in the butt. Is there a way to get them to import correctly into flash?

2). The background changes Captivate records, like text being typed in a type field, look all awful in Flash. The bitmaps that are used in the animation for typing, jump around a few pixels. So its some crapy looking animation. I can't align them either, because teh bitmaps are so far off from the background image.

3). When I publish a .swf from captivate it looks perfect. Its the importing of the Captivate file into Flash thats messed up.

These are my problems.... anyone know how to fix this?

Thanks,
mperla

Anyone Success Importing Captivate 3 Projects Into Flash CS3
I ask because it seems to be impossible to use the advertised feature of importing captivate 3 into flash cs3. I ask here after already asking (and only meeting other sufferers) in the cap. 3 forum, because it's not really an EXPORT from cap. 3, but an IMPORT into flash.

Importing Captivate Files Into Flash Mx 2004
i am trying import a captivate file into flash website. I have created a button to link to to the file, but when the captivate file is imported flash breaks the file up into idividual frames, rather than a whole movie.

Is there a way to link to a .swf file from a button, and have the .swf file play in a new window?

this website is not going to be published to the web, so the movie needs to be within the flash (if you see what i mean..)

basically, i need a way of loading a captivate movie from flash. I have got as far as loading the movie, which plays fine, but there is no way of closing the movie once it is loaded. Hence, i have to reload the flash site again.

thanks for any help!

Importing SWFs Into Captivate
Help! I have a swf (flash movie) I am importing into Captivate 3. The swf (flash movie) is 6 frames. I need the movie to start on page 2 with the option of selecting the previous and/or next buttons (also set up within that movie).

Right now if it displays on page 2/6, 3/6, through to 6/6 ...I have no way of getting back to the previous pages. Hope this makes sense. I am just trying everything I can or know to get this working.

Using ActionScript 2 - Flash 8

Problems Importing Captivate Files
I've got a Captivate project that is 120 slides long. When I export it to Flash, Flash is only able to import the first 70 slides, then I get an error and the rest of the library items and frames from the remaining 50 slides don't show up. First of all, are there any suggestions on how to fix this?

If not, what I'm trying to do is break the Captivate file up into 2 files, then importing it into 2 different Flash files. Then I work on the Flash files, slowly bringing in the library items from the second file to the first and re-creating the animation by hand. It's taking forever. Any suggestions on how to speed this up? I quick way to combine the two .fla files with the second beginning at the end of the first?

I think this would be solved if I could import the Captivate .cp files on Flash MX 2004 for the Mac, but when I try to import, the .cp files are greyed out. Is there any way possible to import this type of file on the Mac?

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. I've been up all night trying to get this done.

Thanks

Flash Import Of Captivate File
For some reason, I am unable to get Flash MX 2004 to import a Captivate .cp source file. It does not have the .cp file type in the drop down menu when I attempt to import into the library or to the stage. When I select all file types and then attempt the operation, it does not recognize the file type and asks if I would like to use Quicktime to import the file.

We are using roaming profiles on Windows 2000 Professional. Flash is 7.02 and Captivate is 1.0.1188.

Thanks!

Po~

Problem Importing Flash Files Or Captivate Files
I have Flash MX and am having problems importing Captivate files or flash files that I have exported from Captivate. When I import a flash file from Captivate it will fill in the keyframes but there is nothing on the stage. Everything is in the library but it kind of defeats the purpose for it to not be on the screen.

The other option is to export from Captivate to Flash; however, when I try to do that it tells me I need Flash MX 2004. I do...it's just not seeing it for some reason.

Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks,
Bonnie

Problem About Import Captivate File
Dear all,

I'm sorry to trouble.
I found the guide about how to import captivate file to flash.
But when I open the import to stage dialog, I can't choose the captivate file extension.
My flash version is flash 2004 mx professional.
Do I have to install any flash extension?

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Swf File Exported From Captivate 2 Should Pause At Each Slide, But Doesn't Always
I have made a tutorial in Captivate 2 and exported it to an swf format. In Captivate, I had put a button at the end of each slide to pause it. I have gone back and checked to see if each slide was correctly paused and it was. When I play it in Flash Player 8, preview it in Captivate 2, or load it with Flash player 8 in an internet browser, most of the slides function as they should, but randomly some slides will not pause and will just continue on to the next one. It is different slides each time it is loaded that do or don't pause. Does anyone know what the problem is? Is it just a bug in Captivate?

Importing Flash File
There is any method of importing the .exe (Flash file) into the flash 5. Or see the coding of that.

Importing SWF's Into A Flash File
Hello,

I'm still very green with flash so I apologize if this is an obvious one. I'm trying out swift and swish. Once I create SWF files, how do I import them into my flash files. I have a preloader working so I'd like to make sure they are loaded into the flash file.

So far, my attempts at importing them keeps turning them into static graphics instead of movies.

Thanks for the assist!

Importing Wav File To Flash.
Hi,

I have been tryign to import a .wav file into flash. But whenever it imports it, it slows down the speed of the file. So the sound file sound funny.

Any ideas what might be going wrong?

Thanks for your help!!

Importing .avi File Into Flash
hello all,

I am working on video's in flash8. My video(.avi) file is around 66mb.so i want to reduce the file size by using flash.
its posssible?

If possible please respond me ASAP.

crishna.

Importing An .AVI File Into Flash
Hey guys, I'm trying import an .AVI file into a Flash doc for a class project. I went through the steps to import the movie, but it plays back at a very fast framerate. Also, the sound doesn't play with the movie correctly. I guess what I'm trying to say is, is there a correct way to import a .AVI file so that it will run smoothly? I've searched the forum and found no clear answer to my problem. If you can help, thanks in advance.

Also, I have to turn this in as a Flash presentation. So I figure just to submit the .SWF file. But when I turned that in, most of my classmates couldn't see it unless the HTML file was also attached. What's the best way to submit this where I only have to send one file. Once again, thanks.

Importing A Swf File Into Flash File
Can I import a swf. file into a Flash file? If so, how?
Thank-you

Importing Illustrator File Into Flash MX
Hi everyone...

i'm trying to import an illustrator file, but all the vectors when imported are totally screwed.

Anyone know how to import an illustrator file with out it screwing up in Flash MX..??

eChimp!!

Importing A Flash MX Swf File Into Dreamweaver
everytime i import my flash swf movie it shows up in dreamweaver as a small little file. am i doing something wrong?

Importing Flash File In Dreamweaver
I'm going crazy!!!

I've created 3 buttons on the stage to load 3 different movies. These movies are seperate files(fla.) I imported into my library.
The buttons have the following action:

on (release) {
loadMovieNum("Plantoys.swf", 4);
stop();

When I test the movie it works, but when I export it to Dreamweaver and put it on a page, it DOES'NT WORK!
Can somebody help me? You will recieve eternal fame!

Importing Flash With Text File?
hello, i have got a program that can make some cool lookin text effects, but the problem is, i cant play the swf file without the text document it comes with. How can i import the swf file into flash so i can edit it and view it? i can view it in the flash player but how can i IMPORT it, cause to play it, like i said, it needs the text file, and i cant import the text file.

the text file looks like this - &label600=Matrix&constructor=[type Function]&__proto__=[object Object]&globalsound=[object Object]&freeze=&url=http://www.violent-se7en.tk&urljumpto=www.violent-se7en,tk&loop=0&loaded=1&effect=600&colorbackgroun d=0x000000&colortext=0xEF0000&line1=Violent Se7en&line2=&line3=&line4=&line5=&x1=5&x2=5&x3=5&x 4=5&x5=5&y1=150&y2=150&y3=150&y4=150&y5=150&vol=11 0&s1=100&s2=100&s3=100&s4=100&s5=100&bg=&frameto=f ive

-im pretty sure i copied it all-
If u can follow my question, plz reply and help. i need to eb able to open this file in flash so i can edit it and export it as a avi.
thx

Importing A Txt File In Flash MX 2004
I have a site that I want to be able to update using a txt file so I don't have to redo the swf file every time I need to update things like "news" and "show dates".
There has to be an easy way to do this I have been trying to figure this out for the last couple of days using some tutorials I found here. The problems are the one I got to work does not update the txt file when I make changes to it unless you delete tmp files and the other I just keep getting the message undefined in my dynamic txt field. If anyone has a tutorial or a way to get this to work for me I would be very thankful.

I am attaching the fla so you can look if you want. PLease be kind as I am very new to flash.

Importing A Text File Into Flash MX
Hello big world that lies beyond my front door

Can anyone point me in the right direction please - how do I import external text files into Flash MX

thanks...................................

Importing A JS File Into A Flash Movie
Is there any way for Flash to import a JS file and execute the functions within the swf such as "document.referrer"? Thanks.

Importing Illustrator File Into Flash
I'm trying to import some text from Illustrator into Flash MX and it's not keeping the formatting. It either brings the text in broken up into blocks of 1 or 2 letters. Or in unrecognizable characters. Or, the best success I've had is it brings it in all in one long column, but without the correct font, size, or formatting (it should be in 4 columns).

Anybody know the best way to import text from Illustrator into Flash? Or know why I might be having this problem?

Thank you!

Zoe

Importing A Swf File Into A Flash Site
Well I have made a little swf file for my site which is basically a text with a repeating effect, using the software SwishMax, and now I'm wondering how to import it to say a certain section of a page on my site.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Importing A .swf File Into A New Flash Movie
Hello,

I was given a .swf file that i'm assuming was created in camtasia. They want that file including some other images to be put into a new flash movie.
Is this possible? The .swf file is already 17 megs.

Thanks

Importing Swf File Into Another Flash Project
I am trying to make a loader by going though one of the Tutorials on this site. I need to load the loader into another project so I can test it out. I export it to a swf file and then try to import it into the other project but I only get the one loading bar. Nothing else will inport. I test out the swf file and it works fine it has everthing in it. Flash is just not importing the hole then. Can anyone tell me what I doing wrong?

Swf File Corrupts When Importing To Flash CS3
Hi,

I have recorded my desktop activity using "My Screen Recording Pro" and exported it as .swf file. While watching that same file in Flash player, I see no problem at all but when I import in to my Flash project, it corrupts even though I import it on stage. I could see black solids and frame blending in between. Any help would be appreciated.

Raju Sachania

Importing A File From Photoshop To Flash
Hello guys:
I am having a hard time understanding the part where you are in PS working on the art files (photos, blocks, drawings, etc) and you are ready to save them. First what resolution are you suppose to be working in Photoshop? 72 dpi or higher? Since most of the internet pics you see all the time are saved at 72 dpi. Second I am saving my files as .bmp I read that it is the best way to use external files in Flash
Thanks in advance!
Gito

Importing SWF Files Into A Flash File
Hi ActionScript.org persons,
I am part of a team called CloudCast Studios ( but that doesn't matter now ). What I am trying to do is take a swf file that my friend sent me and put it into another flash document. I want to do this because I need to add some of the animations we have made into a whole collection. Is this possible, and if so, how would I go about doing it without getting the flash file itself?

Thank you!

Importing Values From Csv File To Flash
Hi

Can anyone help.

I have a single line CSV file that I need to import into a flash movie.

The file has no headers just one line of values.
Can anyone point me in the right direction so I can use these csv
values in my flash movie

Many Thanks

Dynamically Importing A .mov File Into Flash
Hi,

I need to import a .mov file into a flash file and create a .swf movie. I can do it through File > Import Movies option. But I want to make it dynamic and import the movie. I would like to use ActionScripts rather than the File> Import options. Pls let me know if this is possible. Let me know if you have any questions. Appreciate any help.

Thanks & Regards,
Magesh

Importing Html File Into Flash
hi,

can we import the .html file into flash.
and want to scroll this file.

Is this possible to import the "html" file same like "txt" file......

Amol

Importing Csv File To 2D Flash Array
Ok, I've got the following code, and I think I'm nearly there, except for the last bit. What I'm trying to do is to import a csv file into a flash array, but for some reason, my final trace statement gives me undefined. What am I missing here? Here's the code.

ActionScript Code:
var reply_lv:LoadVars = new LoadVars();
var send_lv:LoadVars = new LoadVars();
var rawData:String;
var path:String = "http://localhost/flash/importcombodata/";
var data_arr:Array;

reply_lv.onLoad = function (success){
if (success == true)
{
rawData = this.php_var; //php_var sent by PHP
//trace(rawData);
parseDataIntoArray(rawData);
}
else {
trace("loading error");
}
}

function parseDataIntoArray(rawData) {
data_arr = rawData.split("
");
for (var n:Number=0; n<=data_arr.length-1; n++) {

cols = data_arr[n]
cols_arr = cols.split(",");

for (var i:Number=0; i<=cols_arr.length-1; i++) {
trace(n+":"+i+":"+cols_arr[i]); //looks ok here
data_arr[n][i] = cols_arr[i];
}
}
trace (data_arr[1][1]); //outputs undefined!!!
}
send_lv.txtFile = "data.csv";
send_lv.sendAndLoad(path+"flashReadTxtFileLV.php",reply_lv,"POST");

Importing An *.swf File Into Flash MX Library?
Hi all..

Is there a way to import a swf file into Flash MX library with splitting the swf file into frames in the library of Flash MX.. Coz im trying to put some flash text created by some other flash program into my stage in Flash MX.. However i couldnt import some into my library.. even thou if i success... those swf is splitted up into frames in my library..

Anyone noes the solution to this problem??

Importing .htm Page Into Flash .swf File
Hello. I'm trying to load an .htm file into a flash .swf file. Can this be done?
TIA,
Arthur

Importing Text File Into Flash Array
Is there anyway to import a text file into flash and use each line as a different slot in the array? I am using a batch file to do a DIR on a directory and then redirect the output to a text file. I then want to use the random number generator to pick a random number and pull out a random slot, store that data into a variable, and delete that array value and shift the other values up. Is there any way to do this? I am rather new to action scripting, but I know a little programming so I think I just need guidence. Thanks in advance!

Dan

Importing Html File Into Flash Script
Hi

does anybody know how to write the script to import a html page into a dynamic text box

thanks

Problem With Importing Quicktime File Into Flash
I am trying to import a /mov file and it imports fine, except there doesn't seem to be any audio.

How do I fix that???

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Importing Text File Data In Flash
At the moment I know how to enter data from a text file into a flash file, for example this is my 'Monday.txt' file (a cut down version)

"AK2~Hairdressing Level 2 Year 2 Of 2","HDRN2AK2-2B1FA","12:30","14:30"," 10/ 9/2007","M316"
"AK2~Hairdressing NVQ L2 (Grp A)","HDRN2AK2-1B1FA","12:30","14:30"," 10/ 9/2007","M316"
"AK2~Hairdressing NVQ L2 (Grp B)","HDRN2AK2-1B1FB","12:30","14:30"," 10/ 9/2007","M308"
"Beauty Therapy Level 1 Grp D","BTHN1-1B1FD","9:00","10:30"," 10/ 9/2007","M306"
"Beauty Therapy NVQ Level 1 Grp A","BTHN1-1B1FA","9:00","10:30"," 10/ 9/2007","M306"
"Beauty Therapy NVQ Level 1 Grp B","BTHN1-1B1FB","9:00","10:30"," 10/ 9/2007","M306"
"Beauty Therapy NVQ Level 1 Grp C","BTHN1-1B1FC","9:00","10:30"," 10/ 9/2007","M306"
"Beauty Therapy NVQ Level 2 Grp A","BTHN2-1B1FA","9:00","12:00"," 10/ 9/2007","M217"
"Beauty Therapy NVQ Level 2 Grp A","BTHN2-1B1FA","12:30","14:00"," 10/ 9/2007","M306"
"Beauty Therapy NVQ Level 2 Grp D","BTHN2-1B1FD","12:00","15:00"," 10/ 9/2007","M217"

Using this coding, I now know how to get it into columns in a tabbed layout

Code:
var lv:LoadVars = new LoadVars();
lv.onLoad = func;
lv.load("Monday.txt");

function func(ok) {
if (!ok) {
trace("file not loaded.");
return;
}
var tf:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
tf.tabStops = [220, 340, 390, 440, 490, 520];
tf.font = "Verdana";
tf.size = 9;
var nextD:Number = _root.getNextHighestDepth();
var w:Number = Stage.width - 20;
var h:Number = Stage.height - 20;
var txt:TextField = _root.createTextField("schedule", nextD, 10, 10, w, h);
txt.wordWrap = txt.multiline = /*txt.border =*/ true;
txt.autoSize = true;
txt.setNewTextFormat(tf);
var temp1:Array = unescape(this).split("=&onLoad")[0].split("
");
for (var i:Number = 0; i < temp1.length; i++) {
var temp2:String = temp1.split(",").join(" ").split(""").join("");
txt.text = (txt.text.length > 0 ? txt.text : "") + temp2 + (i == temp1.length-1 ? " " : "
");
}
}

The problem I have now is, in the text file I am going to have upto 120-130 of these records, now the maximum I can fit onto the screen is 20, is there a way I can split this text file up so I can show Page 1/7, 2/7, 3/7, 4/7, 5/7, 6/7 and 7/7, where it switches over automatically via a timer of some sort, say after 20 seconds. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks