Director 11 and Actionscript 3

I am having trouble getting some Action Script 3 Flash movies
to run in Director 11. I am aware that you should not use Flash
components and have avoided this. Can somebody point me in the
direction of a comprehensive document explaining best practices for
making Flash AS3 and Director 11 run together? or a list of what
just doesn't work?

quote:
Originally posted by:
Nanomedia
quote:
Originally posted by:
DanTurner
After reading this: "In Director 11 you can import SWF
version 9 files, but you cannot run AS3 routines." I'm a bit
concerned that i'm seeing the exact opposite here....
So AS3 code works but objects / components don't, is that
right? Or is it a rendering problem?
The D11 flash asset xtra is based on flash player 9.0.28.0
You can import SWF version 9 files containing AS1 and AS2
routines.
The flash asset is full functional, but the AVM2 output is
ignored in Director 12.
sorry but I may be a bit confused here..
I wrote all of the code and compliled the flash file using
as3 code in flash cs3, the code executes just fine and outputs
trace commands to directors' debug window that were bound to as3
tween and movieclip events. By 'AVM2 output is ignored in Director
12' do you mean the rendering or all code? If the latter is true
then how come my as3 code is running? Apart from that i do find it
a bit strange that director can use flash as3 components but flash
within director can't.
'edited: a hotfix is expected to be released soon. ' are you
certain about this? I have a large ongoing project that would
benefit from as3 components and as3 code support as I'd like to use
it for all UI elements.

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3. *Show File*: Right- (or Control-) Click on a pic and in the resulting dialogue choose 'Show File'. A Finder window will pop open with the file already selected.
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Events are a Download filtered by date. You can set the paramaters in the iPhoto Preferences -> Events.
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