Flash :: Good Application For Printing AS Scripts

Good OOP Application Structure?
Hi there,

I'm building an application which should keep track of the amount of
hours/minutes worked on a project specific task. This tool should have the
abbility to create projects and add task to this projects.

Then you should have the possebility to choose a project and task. A clock
shoudl start and when you change your choice it should save the amount of
time worked on that project and start the clock for the new project.

See flowchart/navigationmodel here >>
http://www.flashpro.nl/navigationmodel.gif

I'm not really familiar with OOP programming yet, so I try to learn through
this project. My idea of a data structure should be something like this:

Code:
<APPLICATION name="">
prototype.addProject();
prototype.deleteProject();
prototype.renameProject();
<PROJECT name="">
prototype.addTask();
prototype.deleteTask();
prototype.renameTask();
<TASK name="">
prototype.addDate();
<DATE day="" month="" year="">
prototype.addTime();
<TIME hours="" minutes="">

</TIME>
</DATE>
</TASK>
</PROJECT>
</APPLICATION>
Then I need the following functionalities:

add project
- adds a new project to the application (project should be an object) with
the property 'name'.

delete project
- deletes the project(object) with a given name from the application

rename project
- renames the project(object) property with a given name

add task
- adds a task to a specific project (should be an object with the property
name)

delete task
- deletes the task with the given name from the project.

rename task
- renames the task with the given name

set date
- adds a date to a given task (should be object)

set time
- adds a time to a given date (should be object)

Is it true to make object prototypes of all these functionalities? Or should
I do it another way around?

What Db Is Good With Flash For Desktop Application
Hi guys,

We are developing multimedia content using Flash targeted for desktop application. Can you guys suggest any good database that will get along with Flash, or at least what programming language that can bridge Flash and the database.

I have thought of Java/XML and MySQL or VB.NET and MS SQL, any better idea, I mean easy to implement and manage.

Thanks

Forum Application Created In Flash - A Good Idea?
Hi all,

I have to create a Forum application which has to be integrated into an elearning Flash application. I want my users to click a button and a new layer will show up with the forum interface. I was thinking of using a Flash movie to do so and import it into my elearning app. SHould I go with Flash for the Forum app or would anyone recommend something else?

Thanks
Guy

Good Printing Quality With Exporting Files From Flash To Freehand?
Hiya there.

I have a problem with exporting images from Flash MX to Freehand 10. So in short - I just need a way to export things from Flash to Freehand in a way that if i print the document in Freehand the images i've exported from Flash would be in _high_ proper printing resolution and look good?

Any tips and hints to make this work proper...im too lazy to all the images AGAIN in freehand to have a good quality printing.

With glee

Need An Explicit Printing Tutorial For Flash 5 Or An Expert On Printing...
Been trying to print for a couple of hours now.
It seems to work fine when I use simple objet on the main timeline, but I get weird result when trying to print nested object.

For example, it got a movie clip containing multiple duplicate mc, and a dynamic text field. This movie clip is out of the movie stage.

When I try to print it it using:

printAsBitmap(this.effective.printArea, "bMovie");

nothing get printed.

so I move the movie on the stage.

this.effective._x = 0;
this.effective._y = 0;
printAsBitmap(this.effective.printArea, "bMovie");

the frame gets printed, but the text is out of phase even if it looks fine on the screen.

I have define the label of the frame I want to print with #p and the printing area with #b.

Why can I print my movie if it's off the stage, and why does the dynamic text field is printed out of phase when I tried to print ?

----------------------------------

At least can someone direct me to a good flash 5 tutorial on printing...

Martin
martin.tremblay37@sympatico.ca

Using Mx.core.Application.application.url In A Class
I have a VERY simple class that does not work and I would like to know why. Here it is:

package Test{
import mx.core.Application;
publicclass Environment{
privatevar CurrentURL:String;
publicfunction Environment(){
this.CurrentURL = mx.core.Application.application.url;
trace("Current URL: "+this.CurrentURL);
}
}}

The error message is "TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference". This is because mx.core.Application.application is null. My problem is that when I trace mx.core.Application.application.url in my Flex2 application it is defined, and it is the current Request URI. Why can't I access it from within my class? Can this be some kind of namespace issue? Why does ActionScript insist on making me mad (rhetorical).

Thanks in advance!

Flash Printing - Trouble Printing Bitmap
Hello,

I have a Flash MX (not 2004) project that generates dynamic printable coupons. Here's the lowdown of what happens:

1. The flash coupon is loaded - dynamically loads in text and an external jpeg. This data is displayed in one frame that the user sees on the screen, and in another frame that the user never sees but is sent to the printer.
2. User presses print.
3. The flash movie sends the 'print this' frame to the printer, and voila! Printed coupon!

Here's a sample link: http://givingcorps.com/gc_central/br...&CoId=2&ChId=4

All works well, but when it comes time to print the coupon, everything prints but the jpeg. In fact, after you hit the 'print' button and the print dialogue box comes up, and you begin to print, you can actually see the jpeg vanish from the flash movie, only to return when print dialog box is finished!

I've tried a variety of tests - printing just the current frame, incorporating a test to make sure the image is loaded before allowing printing, and trying all the different print functions. I'm aware that print() only prints vector while printAsBitmap() will print everything, although with less quality, and I'm currently using printAsBitmap().

Has anybody run into this? Is there any solution or anything I'm overlooking?

Thanks for your help.

Good Tool Is The Falf Of Good Work
my name is boris from holland hi everybody,

i am 42 and i want to learn so many things which i do right now like visual basic, dreamwever,fireworks,perl and of corse flash . i want it allto learn but i want to do that by my own with a little help of my friends.
xxxx Question XXX HOW can i do it right????

from the begin, why , cause I love it. and i want to become a master . maybe not tommorow not next year but i will.

any help of yours side is welcome and much important i will make a book of it so that can be used by other people like me. wanna help me ,,thanks a lot

anything is welcome pls...

Printing Flash Player 7 Printing
hi,
i want to set up a flash site with multiple levels and have all levels print. is this possible? i've printed before out of flash playere 7 but was only able to print out of one level. any insights would be appreciated.
muchas gracias,
lavadome

Printing In Flash. Problem With Printing Twice...
I have an all vector form that displays data within it. As soon as it opens, it prints. I am running this in the first frame of the root time line.

Code:
print(_level0, "bmax");
stop();
The timeline is 2 frames and I am wanting to print both pages. Everything works fine expect after the print dialog box pops up and you hit print, then it prints the 2 frames, it pops up again and wants to print the pages one more time. I only want it to print once. Any ideas?

.fla Looks Good, Clips Run Good, .swf Looks Squished And Bad
Hi,

I've got 3 bitmaps which I saved at highest res and imported into Flash. I made them into animated buttons. It all works fine with the background big enough, the movies playing nicely, etc. Viewing it in Flash (.fla) looks great but as soon as I preview it or export it into the swf format, it looks squished or parts look like they're covered up or something. I'm even exporting it without compression at 100%.

What could be causing it to look all awful when I export it or preview it?

Thanks!

Darth Slurpee
--At last we will reveal ourselves to the SEV employees--

Printing, Why Is Printing Such A Problem?
Why can I not print several specific frames on the main timeline?

I know how to use the #p label and all those other print tutorials...

Does anyone have a solution?Or leads, or something

Printing And Printing Datagrids
Hi - a double question here - can anyone help with information on creating a print button for a page in an swf and also to printout the entire contents of a datagrid?

thanks!

f

Need A Good Clip Art CD.. Anybody Know Any Good Ones?
Hello I am looking to buy a Clip art CD with really good gif pictures, Photos and really really good graphics to make professional web pages.

I am willing to spend US50 on it. ANyone know any really good good CD's?

Also does anyone know any good web sites that has really good photos that are not copyrighted. I need the photos and graphics to bulid professional web pages.

Thanks
Yours Respecfully
Avin Sinanan

Vector Printing Of TextField. Part Of TextField Not Printing.
Hi, I hope somebody here can help me.
I have a movieclip with a dynamic textField in it.
I set autoSize = "center" and fill it with text.
Then, if i then use PrintJob.addPage("myPage", {printAsBitmap:false}); , the bottom few lines of the textfield don't print. (The textField shows up fine on the screen.)

The textField shows up fine if I use {printAsBitmap:false}, allbeit in lower quality.

If anyone can make a dynamic textField print properly as vector, please lemme know.

thx,
miguel3d

Testing Movie Good, But Publishing Movie Not So Good
When I test my movie, the load and unload movie actions work great, but when I publish the movie the inner-movies don't pull up . . .I click the button to call the other movie and get nada. But when I click the same button in the "test" movie it works fine?
what's up with that?

Can This Be Done.. Application On Top
Hi:

I am providing instructions on how to use a software using flash. At the same time the user performs the steps i mention on the software itself. I was wondering if i could do something such that the instructions i provide stay always on top of the other software the user is working on.

Thanks..
Uday

Web Application
Hi, i´ve been wonderin, if i could make an application, where the users could react, a kind of multiplayer game, and they could speak, go away, walk, run, and fight. Can i make it real using asp, PHP or Cgi???

Tab Application
I have a movie that has a tab/folder user interface. Sort of like a file folder. You click the tab and that folder jumps to the front. It works great, except you can still click the buttons (and input text) in the other files eventhough they are in layers lower than the top file. Any ideas on how to fix that problem? Thanks.

MX- Help With Map Application?
I need to put together a map that has similar features to the basic google map. Pan up, down, left, right, zoom in and out. Also and this is really confusing me is I need to be able to drag houses from a side panel and plant them on the map. Then after the house is on the map have the whole map with the house(s) move with the pan / zoom buttons.

Please help for I am in a bind and need this very soon.
Thanks

Is There An Application Out For Mac Or Pc
Is there an application out there for mac or pc to turn a image into Vector Art or into an Illustration? Is there a better application then flash trace bitmap
I need to get something that does art like this, check the links Thanks.

http://www.easytemplates.com/preview/300110011
http://www.easytemplates.com/fla-templates.htm

Application.as ?
hello,
I am a designer with some flash programming skills, trying to rip apart a coworkers flash app development work. When I open the .FLA file, there is no reference to the external classes he has, yet the .FLA file still uses them and it works. There is no code in the .FLA!! In his class packages, he has a file called "Application.as" which seems to have all the code. Is it possible for the .FLA to automatically Import this file? I am lost...thanks in advance...

Is There An Application Out For Mac Or Pc
How to turn a image into a Illus? is there a better app. then flash trace bitmap
I won't to get some thing like this

http://www.easytemplates.com/preview/300110032
http://www.easytemplates.com/fla-templates.htm

Help With Map Application
Hi guys....
I really need u guys help with my map application...since I'm stuck up here

u can see the mockup preview here..

http://www.franzacollections.net/mapstuff/mockup.swf

as u guys can see and test the map.I already done with preparing the navigation and controller for the maps..but there is still minor issues occured..and realy need u guys help/ at least give me some shed on light how to overcomes it.. really need u guys help....

1.How to easing the map within map boundary..as u guys obviously can see when the menu item being click the maps will ease to certain location based on assigning x,y coordinate read from array.But how to detect/rectify by the times the map easing is it the maps easing over beyonds the boundary or not,if so it will only easing within boudary only...not using that given coordinates....does make sense?

2.Regarding the bubble thingy...how to keep it's remain their xscale and yscale property eventhough the map it scaling...as u guys can see in the mockup...the bubbles also scaling together with the maps..pretty annoying...I try to keep bubbles scale remain by using this code but not to avail I guess...

Code:
//inside zoom in function
zoomin.onPress = function(){
if (mapmc._xscale < maxScale) {
mapmc._xscale = mapmc._xscale + scaleSpeed/0.5;
mapmc._yscale = mapmc._yscale + scaleSpeed/0.5;
//////////////////// how to keep remain child scale ///////////////
orichildXscale = orichildYscale = (100/mapmc._xscale)*100;
///////////////////////////////////

}
}
3.I do manage keep the map within boundary upon panning...by dragging the maps..but the problem occurred when I start rescale the map I cant reach certain point on maps when I dragging the maps...(is it because of I'm setting off the boudary manually at the 1st places???) ..

Anyway sorry for th elong questions but at least give me some shed on light and point me to the rite path....I just really need help with it..then I'm done ....because it's just a simple and basic map controller I guess...hope I will get reply from u guys...thanks for u guys time and concern...

thanks in advanced...

in case u guys wanna see my current code and my mockup fla

http://www.franzacollections.net/mapstuff/mockup.fla

any help are appreciate...

Pls Help For My First Application
I borrow the old Flash Communication Server book for reference and follow its example. I create the folder named "simple" as "C:Program FilesMacromediaFlash Media Server 2applicationssimple". And then create a file "main.asc", inside is "load("component.asc"); ".

Then i create the Flash file with the SimpleConnect component, the PeopleList component and the ConnectLight component. Also i change the Application Dirtectory to "rtmp:/simple" and add the PeopleList and ConnectLight to Comunication Component of SimpleConnect.

However, after testing it, the PeopleList do not show the login name. But the console showed that there is one loaded.

What is the problem....? Anything need to set up, like the environment varable??

Thank you very much!!

Application.cpp ?
Hello,
I have a problem that occurs quite often, but I do not know the cause. My application is a video chat, and at times there has to be an error log in core.log:

2007-12-2522:46:141764(e)2581279Assert failed in servercoreFCSLocalApplication.cpp line 122-

2007-12-2522:46:141764(e)2581279Assert failed in servercoreFCSLocalApplication.cpp line 122-

2007-12-2522:46:141764(e)2631029Bad network data; terminating connection : String too long to display-

2007-12-2522:46:141764(e)2631029Bad network data; terminating connection : String too long to display-

Someone has already had this problem? I saw no or it could come ...

Application VOD Set Up
I have a quick question. What is the standard practice when setting up video on demand. Right now I am just putting the files in VOD/Media folder and streaming them from there. Is there any performance advantage to creating seperate folders under the VOD folder and streaming individual flv files from a folder besides the media folder. Just worried that streaming all the videos from the media folder might effect perfomance.

Application Help
Right now I'm starting an application that would turn out to be a chat application. I have the regular buttons needed in a application (close, maximize, minimize), but I can't seem to get the right AS needed to get the buttons to do what I want them to do. Any help would be appreciated. Maybe a tutorial or something. I tried the 'removemovieclip' but then realized i would need to create the whole thing into one MC and didnt want to try if i wasnt sure if it was going to work or not. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

Application
Is it possible to make an application on flash?

What Application?
The lines/folders and moving centre piece on http://www.wireframe.co.za/default1.htm are very crisp and clear. Anyone have a idea/guess with what application it was done?

You don't need eyes to see just a vision.

Get The Application Name
cheers any help in advance:

does any1 know how to get the name of the .swf, thru action script,

ya see, the way i'm saving the .swf's i won't know the name of them, and i want a text file to be assocatied wit that .swf.
(have the same name)

ie:
var myappname = appname???

How To Open An Application From SWF?
Please tell me how do I do to open any application from a simple button in a SWF file.

Thanks

Want To Open A Application......help Me
Hi all,
i want to open one application from flash button, for example i am created one button in flash5 and i want to open photoshop from my hard disk (it is on C drive)when i am click that button.i think i need to use FS commond but...... i need help

thanks for replay

naushad.t

Urgent...pls Help On An Application...
Hi all,
Please help me onthis one:
On the click of one button(valve) the water level from a tank should start decreasing and flow upto the second button(valve)
Now on click of the second button the water level in another tank should start increasing.
The second condition starts only if the first button is clicked.
The action script that i have written for that is:
FOR BUTTON 1:

on(release){
flag1=0;
gotoandplay(1)
flag1=1
}

FOR BUTTON 2:
on(release){
if flag1="1"{
gotoandplay(15) //suppose the increase in water level
// of tank 2 starts from frame 15.
}
}

**** Now the problem is that-->
on click of button 1 the playhead shud stop before frame 15.
but the entire movie runs including the part 2.
I have given stop() at frame 14 but it persists.

***** Also is there a way to synchronise the decrease in water level with the increase in the second tank on click of button 2.

**** Is there a way i can send the .swf file ?
Pls include your e-mail addresses if possible so that i can reply back .
Thanks a million!
triveni.

Win32 Application....
I just got flash, and when i tried to set it up it said "not valid win32 application". How can i fix this? Is my computer on some sort of setting where it prevents me from installing it?

Open Application
okak . . . here's the senario . . . i am building a desktop interface (which is really cool!) and i want to make buttons that will launch a particular application (like forsay flash) . . . basically how can i make a button launch an .exe file? . . . any and all help is appreciated!

Open Application
hey guys,

it's been a long time comin to the board.
can anybody tell me, how to open any files (.exe & other ext) from flash using FSCommand or getURL. well, we can do it simply using FSCommand, but as soon as you embed the file in a html page & view it in the browser, the action fails to run.

Please help!

ravi.tandon@learningmate.com

Application Construction
THE IDEA.
I will soon be building an application in Flash MX that will run on a CD for a sales force. Flash will communicate with a database and display various still images, video, text and sound files. I want it to be able to be updated and reissued on a quarterly basis.

THE QUESTION
I have no idea about how to make this happen. Any suggestions on the best way to structure my files or work flow would be great. Also, Although I know that I will need to get a programmer to help me at some point, I want to do as much as possible myself.

THE PLEADING
Please please help. I will always remember you fondly if you do.

Thanks in advance

How To Open Application(exe)
hi there,

how to open setup applicaton from flash. i am developing one presentation. From the presentation i like to open setup.exe file. I tried but it asked open or save question. It should open automatically

Please Help me

Flash Application
Hello everyone. I am new to Flash, so don't laugh too hard at my questions. Heh-heh. I have been experimenting so I have a little knowledge so far. I am trying to build an "application" (if it can be called that) to compare data "health plans" to one another. I would like the user to choose the state they would like to compare in, then choose how many plans they would like to compare, and finally the plans themselves. Once they have selected everything Flash would need to build the comparison based on a template that I use in Indesign (which) i would need to recreate in Flash. Also the data fields would need to be left open to modify manually in Flash, in case someone wanted to. I have started building it, but so far it is alot of "button" to "frame" stuff which isn't working. Can anyone help point me in the right direction? My questions are:

1. Is this project possible in Flash? What else would I need? What actionscript commands would be most helpful?
2. Is there anything that has been already created that could guide me to finishing my application?

Any suggestions, comments, samples, would be greatly appreciated. I am very quick to learn so, please just lay it on me. =)

Thanks in advance

Application Guidelines
Hello !

I want to build an application where an administrator to be able to
input a series of data (numbers) and to managing this data (values) in other clips
on stage.
My data :
14 category (ind1, ind2, ind3,....)
5 teams (team1, team2,...)
4 periods of time (trim1, trim2, trim3..)

The table should loock like this

----------------------------------------------------------
| trim 1 | trim 2 | trim 3 | trim 4 |
----------------------------------------------------------
ind.1 | team1 || | | |
| team2 || | | |
| team3 || | | |
| team4 || | | |
----------------------------------------------------------
ind.2 | team1 || | | |
| team2 || | | |
| team3 || | | |
| team4 || | | |
----------------------------------------------------------

What I whant is to display this in different clips :

button 11. every team shows every category

button 22. all the teams and 1 or 2 category selected

button 33. team (selected) and comaparable values based on periods

Can I do this in Flash or I have to use other software...

Looking For Template/Application
I'm looking for a template or application which is open-source and can dynamically handle JPGs. Means: Insert Cliparts(JPG/SWF), Rotate/Move/Resize, Bring-to-front/Send-to-back, Change Contrast/Brightness etc.... It's for user can create Postcards with there own pictures...

Anyone can help?

Flash Application
This is kinda of mind boggling for me. Im not much of a developer in Flash. Here is what I want to do.
Create an application that will run on each workstation on my network that does this:
Gathers every web site visited by that workstation and exports into a txt file on my server. I would imagine the only way to accomplish this is by having it gather the info out of the history folder. Does anyone have a clue to where I should start with this? Is it possible.
This application would not have any user options maybe I would have to almost create a custom application for each workstation which is fine. That we I can identify which app is writing to a certain txt. File...

Chat Application
hi all, this one is for FLASH 5.

I have been looking for a flash 5 chat app that does not require membership but must have the following specs

1. Admin (can kick)
2. Avators (little pics user can chose to have appear next 2 their usernames, also must appear in chat window with every new line.
3. multiple rooms (also easy room creation)

CHAT MUST BE FLASH INTERFACE ONLY!!!

If no1 can give me a good example please tell me of any chat app names i can look for that have these functions.

thanks

PrOtOcOl > dOmInAtE > CoNtRoL

Note Pad Application
Hi there,
I'm wondering whether there is a way to build a simple application
like note pad in flash?

let say there is a space for me to type and I should be able to capture and save what i type and store it in my database and the data should be able to be retrieved and its still editable.

I'm wondering whether there is a way to store what i type as a variable in flash and pass the variable to a txt file in the database, and next time when i want to retrieve it i can just pass the variable from the txt file back to the flash. I'm not sure whether this is the right way to do it. any help will be very much appreciated.

Mac Autostart With Application
hi there,

my problem is to create an autorun for a cd-rom which
starts a html file with a browser.
autorun itself is working fine, unless u use os X. I think
they just skipped it, so it will work only on os 9 or earlier.
well, if i e.g. create a html file with dreamweaver, autrun will
open the html file NOT in a browser BUT in dreamweaver.
the windows autorun for the same thing works fine, if u use stuff
like runfile.exe in addition.
so does any1 have a clue, how to solve this or if there's a similar
utility for mac??

as usual every help appreciated