Flash Projector problems
I've had help with this project earlier and it was working great until my office decided to upgrade everyone to Windows 7 Professional. I'm not sure if the problem is my OS, but that doesn't seem to make sense to me.
The problem is I've built a digital catalog in Flash CS4 using AS3 that opens video files and pdfs. The problem is that while the video files open without any problems, the pdf files open inconsistantly, opening sometimes and leaving a blank page other times. I don't care about the pdf opening in a browser, I just need it to open consistantly. I can't figure out what causes them to open, but when they do, they only continue to open until I close and reopen the projector, at which point they will no longer open.
Here's the code I have for one of the movie clips containing the buttons:
mc_cutButtons.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, action, false, 0, true);
mc_cutButtons.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, action, false, 0, true);
mc_cutButtons.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, action, false, 0, true);
mc_cutButtons.mouseEnabled = false;
mc_cutButtons.buttonMode = true;
var cut:String;
var url:String;
var req:URLRequest;
function action(event:MouseEvent):void
cut=event.target.name;
switch (event.type)
case MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER :
trace(cut + " over");
break;
case MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT :
trace(cut + " out");
break;
case MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN :
switch (cut)
case "video202L" :
url="202l.wmv";
break;
case "brochure202L" :
url="202l.pdf";
break;
case "video700L" :
url="700l.wmv";
break;
case "brochure700L" :
url="700l.pdf";
break;
case "videoMicro" :
url="micro.wmv";
break;
case "brochureMicro" :
url="micro.pdf";
break;
case "video70M" :
url="70m.wmv";
break;
case "brochure70M" :
url="70m.pdf";
break;
case "videoCT" :
url="ct-xl.wmv";
break;
case "brochureCT" :
url="ct-xl.pdf";
break;
case "videoCSF" :
url="csf.wmv";
break;
case "brochureCSF" :
url="csf.pdf";
break;
case "brochure20M" :
url="20m.pdf";
break;
case "videoSkive" :
url="skive.wmv";
break;
case "brochureSkive" :
url="skive.pdf";
break;
case "brochureTCS" :
url="tcs.pdf";
break;
case "brochureOptions" :
url="options.pdf";
break;
req=new URLRequest(url);
navigateToURL(req, "_top");
Like I said, this code was fine before, so I'm not sure what the problem is. I'm running the latest flash player and Adobe Reader versions.
Thanks for any help anyone can give.
I have the same problem, but on a Mac and CS3. I export the projector and it just doesnt launch.
Somebody with a solution?
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