Flash :: Application Servers?

Flash Application On Taskbar, Automatically Connect Servers ?
Hi,

We have a project that has to work in Windows.I mean we want users install the program and reach it anytime through task bar.
There must be an icon on taskbar and when we click it,a Flash window has to open.
The point is, we want the flash application work on bacground automatically when the user opens his computer and windows.
When the program starts, then we want it to connect our servers and get the daily files automatically.

Is it possible without any problem and how?

There are some software like;

SwfStudio and FlashStudio, can they handle this without a problem.I don't have many information on them, neither experience...

Any idea?

Thanks for your time

Servers
Which one do you recomend i should get? cheap prices? good quality? easy to use?

Servers
OK what are the good servers that arent to expensive? Also once i have a server how do I use CUteFTP to put the flash site on the server?

Need Some Help Re. FTP Servers
Hi. I'm brand new to this forum and I'm totally "flash" challenged. All of my designs have all been done using Paint Shop Pro and Animation Shop, so this is REALLY new for me. Now, the way I am using the flash animations is not in the conventional sense that most of you are probably using them. I am not building a web page, but I use them like you would use .gif or .jpeg graphics. I am coding them into the Headers of message boards to be used as logos, siggys or other general graphics. Now by doing this, means I have to host the .swf file on a photo site that takes those extensions (I use Ripway for them right now).

Now, I keep hearing about ftp servers and I am wondering if there is a way to use these to host all of my images to link in the message boards I build and design graphics for. For example, I have extra smiles that I have had coded into one of my boards and they are all hosted on Image Shack, can I move them and host them on an ftp server? Same as with an .swf file or a .jpg files so that I would just enter the URL as the image source and the graphic would appear?

Or, are ftp servers only for storage of files and cannot be used like an image host?

HA Fms Servers
We are looking at having two physical fms 3.0 servers for redundancy to serve content up to an edge network.
I understand we can run both servers behind a balancer in which case do they both need the $5K license?
The reason for the question is we will never saturate one server and we don't want to actually pay for two full licenses if they are not needed.
If the answer to this is yes, then:
Is is possible to run the 2nd server in failover mode so it takes the first servers license should it fail?
Content would be served from a SAN attached to both FMS servers.

TIA

Chatty

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!

Linking Outside Servers
I'm attaching the "GetUrl" action to a button in "www.firstwebaddress.com" and for the URL I'm putting "http://www.secondwebadress.com" for some reason it looks for it on the same server and doesn't recognize it as an independant web address (i.e. it comes up, cannot find http://www.firstwebaddress.com/www.s...ebaddress.com. Is there some way to make it recognize to completely get off the server

Secure Servers
anyone know the in's and out of how to create a secure server, and how much its going to cost?

Logging In To Other Servers Possible?
I wan to know wether we can login to other servers like Yahoo by typing user id & password from my flash movie & view oe get some file from a yahoo group or mail box or some thing like that?
PLease help. Asusual I'll wait online for your reply

LoadVariables Across Servers
I am hoping someone can help me.

I have FlashMX application that I have loading a text file created by a ColdFusion application. I get this working just fine.

What I cant get is how to get Flash to load the variables from the .txt file from a different server. More so, is this possible while the Flash movie resides on a server running ASP?

I'd appreciate any help or comments.

XML Socket Servers
Anyone have any advise on a good reliable socket server?

I want to build chat rooms, and eventually multiplayer games.

Electro Tank seems like the standard but it so expensive. Has anyone any feedback?

Actionscript With Servers
Okay, I just transfered a Flash website to a new server that I'm handling all of the functions for. I'm having a problem with my contact form working. I tested an HTML & PHP script on the site, and it worked fine. But the Flash & PHP script that was working before, doesn't work now. I've been on the phone with the people that I purchased the server through, and they don't know what to do. So I'm just wondering if anybody has come accross the same problem as me. Is there a specific module or plug-in that I need for the server so that the Actionscripting talks to the PHP properly.

I'm really baffled as to why this doesn't work. Any help is appreciated.

Multiuser Servers?
Looking to build a multiuser real-time web app with avatars using Flash.
With possible extension to include SMS messaging at a future date.
Any suggestions on the server technology I could use eg , macromedia multi-user, Unity, Fortress etc. Chief concerns are learning curve, ease of use, integration.

Cheers

Connoru

I'm New To Flash Servers...
I have tried using them, but I found SmartFox complicated. Is there anything easier?

FMS And Encoder On Different Servers
Hi,

We've setup FMS on one server and our cameras and Flash Media Encoder on another. Can we do this? Do I have to configure FMS to allow a connection from our other server?

Under the FMS URL field in FME we've put: rtmp://ourip : port/live, but it says it can't connect?

Am I doing something very stupid here? I'm assuming that FMS needs to certify a connection from out other server..

Thanks,

Graham

LoadVars Across Servers.
I'm using the shimming method right now, is there mabey an easier way that doesn't require using PHP or anything

Servers & Flash
I have a browser-related question.

I know that Internet Explorer stores information in the cache, i.e. pictures for quicker loading time when accessing the page for a second time.

Does it cache swf also?
Does in cache the variables from the swf?

I'm confused.

Opensource Servers?
Hi,

Does someone know any flashcomm free implementation that really works?

Socket Servers
Hi I am wondering if anyone knows any good links for some scoket servers?Preferably php.I don't know php all that well but i have a chat application i would like to incorporate with a socket server.

Flash Servers
I am just learning flash, started yesterday, and I am wondering if a host server tells you it can stream flash video, do you need to put the "<object classid="clsid:....." codebase="

Developing For Two Servers...
Hi,

My company is about to start developing a Flash application for recording to Flash Media Server. The client has said they are concerned that if their server with FMS on it goes down, then the application will be unusable. They've asked if it is possible - and whether it has any affect on development - to have two Flash Media Servers running, so that if one server goes down, the SWF will connect to the other server. Can anybody let me know if this is possible/difficult to do?

Also, they had a few other questions for me, which I think I've found the answers to. If anybody could confirm though then I'd feel a lot happier :) They were:

Q1) Is there a way of informing users when the number of allowed connections is used up?
A1) Yes, you can have a preloader on the SWF connecting to the server which will have some informative text (e.g. "connecting - please wait a few moments. Try again later if it takes longer than...")

Q2) Can the application connect via port 80 or port 443 instead of the standard Flash port?
A2) Yes, the SWF file will try these ports if connecting over the standard Flash port fails.

Q3) Does FMS come with a tool to convert FLV files to MP3?
A3) Not currently. There are other (3rd party) tools that claim to do this (e.g. Total Video Converter).

Sorry for the bombardment with questions! If you could answer my first question, and possibly confirm any of the other assumptions, then that would be really appreciated.

Thank you!

FMS And Encoder On Different Servers
Hi,

We've setup FMS on one server and our cameras and Flash Media Encoder on another. Can I assume this is doable? Can we do this? Do I have to configure FMS to allow a connection from our other server?

Under the FMS URL field in FME we've put: rtmp://ourip:port/live, but it says it can't connect?

Am I doing something very stupid here? I'm assuming that FMS needs to certify a connection from out other server..

Sorry.. dumb I know, but am kind of new to this.

Thanks,

Graham

Playing With Servers
I want to write a simple application which passes data between two remote computers over the internet. The application I really have in a game where moves are passed between two remote clients. I also have zero knowledge about servers in general so I have two questions:
what server can I use to my game moves to my friend boris?
how can i communicate with this server in actionscript?

- John

Edited: 09/23/2008 at 01:31:43 PM by MrCactu5

Updating SWF's On FTP Servers
I have noticed that every time I try to update a SWF file, it takes AAAAAGES to update on the webpage.
Is there any way to make the change instant...or near enough....like HTML changes?

Thanks, Benji
OK maybe not all servers but it still takes a few minutes

LoadVars And Other Servers?
Can you use loadVars to read variables from .txt files on a different server with flash, do any of you know because I'm getting really annoyed?

Referencing Files On Other Servers?
OOh how exciting!

This is my first message to the boards so Hi to one and all.

Newbieish Question:
How can I reference files (asp, swf, txt etc) on another server other than the server on which my Big Flash Movie Site (BFMS) sits?

I have my (BFMS) on a Unix platform though I have files on a Win2k platform which I would love to use for dynamic content.

Surely this i possible, anything is possible in Flash land, isn't it?

All help offered earns the prizes of full on Karma points and my eternal friendship, all you can eat.

Cheers

FM (:-)

Good Web Hosts/servers?
didnt know where to post this one, but does anyone know of any great and cost-effective web hosts(servers)? Any ones that give you a your-name.com url?

also, i am in the market for a good (cheap, or free :-D) forum that i could have on my site. It doesnt have to be flash nessesarilly, I just need something that will work. Anyone know anything about this very forum we are using?

just let me know of anything great out there, affordable and not

-Doug

Exchanging Resources Between Servers.
question:

project where i have 4 stations (computers) that are in multiple domains.

domain a: sql server
domain b: server side scripts (asp,php)
domain c: client side scripts (swf)
domain d: client side scripts (swf (registered users))

the main site (domain c _level0) loads domain d files in _level1.

both domains (c,d) calling files from domain b (asp,php) which are connected to the sql server on domain a.

on my first try doing it i could not recieve any answer from domain b.

i know that the server side scripts must reside on the same domain where the swf files are.

but i think there is a new method in mx called (allow domain..) that comes to resolve this problem (i think).

can someone help?

piny.

Loader Problems Between Servers
Ok,

I have a test site on my local server here that is working flawlessly. Were on an IIS server. I transfer the site to my clients Apache/PHP server and 2 of 4 swf's that are loaded externally load up to about 99 percent and then just hang. This is extremely odd. All sections are based of the same flash file and just published to different swf's. Some work, some don't ( only on the Apache server, like I had mentioned, it works flawlessly on my local IIS server ). Has anyone run into this before. I always tend to run into the one in a million problems.

Here is a link to the aformentioned finicky site.

Why Do Files Not Work On Some Servers?
I have created a flash file that references external swfs from a main file. the funny thing is that the movies play Ok on one server
but do not play on another. When you click the submit button they will not work on one server. The other servers work fine with the files though. Has anyone come across this problem before?
Please let me know if this is problem with the flash side or could this be a server problem?

This is on the server that works-
http://www.corrigo.com/corrigoconnectdemo/index.html

This is on the server that dosn't work-

http://my.corrigo.com/corrigoconnectdemo/index.html

File Won't Work On All Servers
Hello I am having a problem with this project I have created for some reason when it plays external movies into the main file it dosn't work on all servers. Here is the URL of the project www.benwood.net/corrigo

When you click on the check boxes and hit the submit it should play the movies you have selected. Also when it plays in older versions of explorer or netscape the check boxes don't always work but act strangely.

Any suggestions would be appreciated. This problem has gone on far too long!

Please help!

BW

Saving To Secure Servers
I'm trying to save a php file with a flash movie embedded in it to a secure server. When you view the page, it's gives a warning of:

This page contains both secure and non-secure items. Do you want to display non secure items?

:::

So, what is going on and how do I fix it so that warning doesn't pop up?

Flash And Different Servers...works On One And Not On Another.
I've got the strangest problem. I uploaded a Flash website, all of the swfs and its index page to my server and it worked perfectly.

My client uploaded the same exact swfs and for some reason, one will not work.

Are there any glitches I should be aware of?

Furpants

Same Swfs, Two Different Servers, Two Different Results
I made a site for a client, and I uploaded it onto our servers. It tested fine and there were no issues. However, I then uploaded it to his server so that it could be at the correct address, and on one of the pages the text began to display differently. It's wierd.

Okay, so here are the two sites
correct site
incorrect site

If you go here and click on the locations page, there are three different buttons, each for cities in or around oregon. When you click on it, it loads a txt file from a directory that is one file up from the root. On our site, the first site, the files load flawlessly without adding additional line breaks. However, on his server, the files load with extra spaces after each entry. Whats going on?

Performance Differences On Different Servers
Hey all,

I have a very strange problem in that the flash web app I have been developing has showed a marked decrease in speed when published on a local server. The original swf files sat on a remote server accessed via the web. The new app is accessed locally on a faster machine, but the client side flash stuff seems much slower on the faster machine with the local connection!!!

All the swf files are identical, there is no server communication after initial download, but screen redraw and XML data handling drag along and are using 99% of the processor.

I can't work out why there would be a difference, since everything once loaded in is client-side, we have even tried running it without internet connection once it has loaded and the speed is still much slower.

If anyone could help or has seen this before I would appreciate some help, its driving me crazy, especially as the new server is supposed to speed things up!

cheers

Spike

[F8] Sending Data & Servers
2 Questions:

1. Is there a way for flash to send data to a server, like an MC position when an action is done?

2. is there a way for the server to send data back. Or at least like a getData option then you enter the server name or something?

I would really like to know. I think #1 is possible but im not sure about #2...

thanks

MovieClipLoader Problem On Different Servers
I already posted this once actually... but it's a little more now because I have found a second game it does it on for us... apparently it only does it when loading movies/jpegs externally.

Hey everyone, I work for a company making flash games and I have now run into this particular problem on two different games and I just can't figure it out.

In one situation we have one movie that chooses randomly to load one of two other movies. On one server it works fine. On another server, flash says there are no errors and that it loads correctly (i tested this using onLoadError and onLoadInit). There are no errors and the onLoadInit is called correctly, but what is in the movie wont display after being loaded.

In another situation, the user can upload a photo to the server and then that photo is used in the game. The photo upload works properly, the photo gets put on the server and all that jazz. Now on the one server, the loading of the image works fine, it shows up and everything. But then on this other server, yet again the photo says it loads properly with no errors, but it doesnt dipslay it. But I can go on wiht the rest of the game working fine... just no photo... has anyone run into this before?

Oh yes, and it also works on my home server, so it works on two servers and not this other one. So that makes me think it's a server issue, but if that was the case wouldnt flash throw errors if it couldnt work? And like i said, flash at least says it's loading the photo correctly!

Please Help!!
Thanks for any help!

Kyle

P.S. This is really urgent, if anyone can I'd also be willing to talk on AIM at jorwyn21.

XML Loads Differently On Different Servers
I have a video player that will be embedded in multiple sites on multiple servers. The problem is that on 3 servers I have tested it on, the XML loads differently on each one.

Server 1
'&' in text is converted to '&', etc.
Initial Videos are not loaded

Server 2
'&' in text is converted to '&', etc.
Initial Videos are loaded

Server 3
'&' in text remains as '&'
Initial Videos are loaded

Any one know why this is happening and how I can fix this error? Does it have to do with the server that the XML and SWF (same server) are hosted on? Or does it have to do with the server the SWF is embedded on?

I do have the correct crossdomain.xml file too.

Passing Variables Between SWF's On Different Servers
I know you can use the "LocalConnection" class, to pass variables from SWF's wich are on the same computer.

But i want to pass variables between 2 flash files, on different servers. 1 is on one server, the other on another server.

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

Server1(our server)...SWF1 file

Server2(client server)...SWF2 file.

The SWF1 passes a variable to the SWF2, the SWF2 checks if the variable matches, if it doesn't then SWF2 will not further execute ...otherwise it will.

--------------------------------------------------------------
Why im doing this:

--------------------------------------------------------------
The SWF1 get its information from a PHP file(database) on our server. And SWF2 uses that info to check if it can execute further. SWF 2 is an application, that needs clearance from the database, so it can run or not.

i could make it so, that the SWF2 directly accesses the PHP file. The php file would output something with "echo", Giving hackers the chance to get to the file and server.

So only the 2 SWF files communicate with eachother. The SWF files are both encrypted, giving the hackers no chance to trace where the server is.
Also the clearance from the PHP file (database) will be in MD5();
So almost fullproof
--------------------------------------------------------------------

Thanx for your time!,
Jeffrey

PHP, Flash Email And Web Servers
I am building (using one of the tutorials on internet)
Flash-Based Email Form Using PHP.
I followed every step creating it (actually I just customized php file that was included). But it seems I never was able to make it work.
I wonder if php scripts are supported by my web host provider.
If so..if there is limitations of using php on my web server...is there any other way to create Flash based email form using entirely Action Script.
I would appreciate any help with it.
Thanks!
Here is tutorial I followed creating email form.
http://www.kirupa.com/developer/acti..._php_email.htm

LoadMovie To Multiple Servers
Is there a way to have a loadMovie to http://www.example.com/test1.swf
else
loadMovie to http://www.example2.com/test1.swf?

What I'm trying to do is check to see if test1.swf is on server 1 and if not pull it off of server 2.

Socket Object And Servers
I'm currently starting a small project for use on a LAN.

The project will be using the Socket object to send data to other computers (like a chat programme, only it's much simpler)
Is there any way of setting a flash application up AS a server (IE, it can take incoming and send outgoing signals) to allow something like a peer-to-peer chat system

or am I stuck using an intermediate server?

edit:

i'll add an example:

Computer A runs the programme.
Computer B runs the programme.

User A types in Computer B's IP and establishes a connection between the two flash applications so they can now send data to each other

Help In Regards To Sockets Servers And Policies
Hi,

I'm using Smart Fox Server Lite and using their examples (chat)...
SmartFoxServer is installed on my desktop and I have properly change the server configurations and the ip config inside the chat.swf file.

I also added this line of code

System.security.loadPolicyFile("xmlsocket://myip:myport")
// myip and myport replaced by real ip and port

inside chat.swf before it connects.

I started smartfoxserver and tested chat.swf its working and connecting just fine but when I uploaded chat.swf into a different webserver host and test it. I can't connect to smartfoxserver running from my desktop. The webserver has a crossdomain policy file but it still doesn't work.

My guess it that I'm going to need a Flash Policy file set up...
Am I on the right track?

What I'm trying to do is that the Smart fox server running on my desktop and the flash .swf file is located on a webserver hosted on a different machine connects successfully.

Its my first time, is it possible?

Thanks in advance

Loading Sounds Across Servers.
okay I'm making an app that plays streaming shoutcast and it works fine on my machine but dude to the flash security stuff it won't work once I upload it. Other than the shim method does anyone know how I could proxy sound files (that are streaming) into my file?

I Need A Chat Room Without Using Servers Or Php
hi...
i need a chat application to work on my site, but the free hoasting does not let me use php or any special server to have an chat.
could i have a chat and maybe run on another site but still have the app on my site,
is it possible?

thanks

Loading MovieClips From Other Servers
I am looking for a solution to hosting a SWF on one server that loads SWF's from another Subdomain. Currently the movieclips will load, however their functionality will not work.

Popups Not Working Across Servers
I have my swfs in one server, let's call it A. In another server, B, I have the html container pages. I am not able to get the popups (which are on the same server as the container pages, server B) to work at all. They do work if I have the swfs in the same server as the html files I want to have my swfs on server A because I can get better useage stats, otherwise I would just put them all together.

An interesting note--if I just run the swf file w/o the container page, use a direct link, the popups DO work.

Should I just can it and put everything together, or is there a work around for this? Thanks in advance for any advice.

MovieClipLoader Issues On Certain Servers
Hey everyone, I work for a company making flash games and I have now run into this particular problem on two different games and I just can't figure it out.

In one situation we have one movie that chooses randomly to load one of two other movies. On one server it works fine. On another server, flash says there are no errors and that it loads correctly (i tested this using onLoadError and onLoadInit). There are no errors and the onLoadInit is called correctly, but what is in the movie wont display after being loaded.

In another situation, the user can upload a photo to the server and then that photo is used in the game. The photo upload works properly, the photo gets put on the server and all that jazz. Now on the one server, the loading of the image works fine, it shows up and everything. But then on this other server, yet again the photo says it loads properly with no errors, but it doesnt dipslay it. But I can go on wiht the rest of the game working fine... just no photo... has anyone run into this before?

Oh yes, and it also works on my home server, so it works on two servers and not this other one. So that makes me think it's a server issue, but if that was the case wouldnt flash throw errors if it couldnt work? And like i said, flash at least says it's loading the photo correctly!

Please Help!!
Thanks for any help!

Kyle

Application Servers?

any one know what application servers suppoorts flash??