Strip Timeline from compiled swf

Hello,
I am using a shared .fla file for my games with similar design and shared modules (lobby, etc.). To only export those classes that I need per game, I disabled "export to first frame" in the game specific definitions and instead add them to the timeline.
Now it seems that adding stuff to the timeline causes performance impact, even if you call gotoAndStop() on loading. So I was wondering, is it possible to remove all timeline definitions after the swf is compiled, so that I end up with a swf that contains only the class definitions, so that I can later load them through getDefinitionByName()

Thank you! you're brilliant!
For people with the same problem:
If you use CS5 and you have a TLF text on the stage, it doesnt work... I think it's a bug. But when I converted my TLF textfield to classic and everything works fine!

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Control main timeline from loaded swf.

Hi,
I'm using a textfield for debug information.
I'm loading an swf on the main timeline and I'm showing the status in the debug textfield.
function swfLoaderCompleteHandler(event:Event)
Debug.text += "Swf loaded.";
That works.
But,
I'm loading a png file in the loaded swf. , I'm trying to show the status of the png file as I showed the status of the swf.
function pngLoaderCompleteHandler(event:Event)
MovieClip(parent).Debug.text += "Png loaded.";
I can't control the main swf from inside the loaded swf. Even gotoAndStop or calling a function doesn't work.
Do I need to add something when I load the swf, saying it's a MovieClip or something?
Here's a fla too. http://flashfocus.nl/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=9885&d=1282509233

Thank you! you're brilliant!
For people with the same problem:
If you use CS5 and you have a TLF text on the stage, it doesnt work... I think it's a bug. But when I converted my TLF textfield to classic and everything works fine!

Moving the timeline from a loaded swf file

Hi,
I have been at this problem for awhile now.
I have a two swf files, whic are loaded using ths code as an example:
stop();
var req:URLRequest = new URLRequest("Enchilada_A.swf");
var loader:Loader = new Loader();
function imageLoaded(event:Event):void {
ldContainerB.addChild(loader);
loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, imageLoaded);
loader.load(req);
The first one is triggerrd by a MC button that is on the timeline.
That first swf loads fine.
At the end of that file(which is short animation)
I have code that says:
MovieClip(parent).gotoAndStop("frameThree");
I have also tried:
MovieClip(root) and
if (movie Clip is parent) {
MovieClip(parent).gotoAndStop("frameThree");
and/MovieClip(parent).nextFrame();
I have also tried placing this. or root. into the code.
I am not talking to the timeline from this swf file.
Once the timeline moves to the next Frame the new swf file can load.
My solution was to combine both swf files into one, which loads from the timeline button.
It works and I can gt by but I really woud like to learn how to load a swf and talk to the timeline fro more flexibilty.
I'm out of strategies.
Is my code in the wrong place(at the last frame of the animation?
Should it be written on the timeline by creating a new var that has a function once the animation is completed.
Any suggestions and/or commens would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.

Thanks,
I finally had a chance to get back to this project and used your suggestions, whichare definitiley helpful. I also, created a new and very basic version of the project so I could easily see what was happening.
This is the code that works:
stop();
MovieClip(parent.parent).nextFrame();
trace(container_mc);
I'm still trying to understand how the child parent relationship is working but this will get me going in the right direction.

Controlling a Movie Clip on the Main Timeline from a loaded SWF?

Is it possible to control a MovieClip on the main timelne from another loaded clip?
I see posts that control loaded clips, but most are all from the loader in the main timeline. I have a moviclip on the main timeline that I want to make visible or invisible depending on what keyframe is playing in another loaded swf.
If I try to call the movieClip from the loaded SWF I get "error #1119. Access of possibly undefined property...." because it doesn't exist in the loaded SWF, just the main timeline.
The old AS2 way just used "_root". Since "_root" doesn't exist any more, how do you control items on the main TimeLine from a loaded SWF?

I am not clear what you mean because you are saying you are trying to target a movieclip that does not exist where you are trying to target it.
Try using a trace to see what you are targeting when you you target the MovieClip(parent.parent)....
trace(MovieClip(parent.parent));
The other approach I mentioned earlier is the more OOP-correct approach if you would rather try that way. Here's a rough outline of it...
AS3 - Dispatch Event
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/470135?tstart=120
Example:
Add something to trigger the event in the child (your loaded swf):
dispatchEvent(new Event("eventTriggered")); (
if dispatchEvent problem, see: http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1899603#post1899603)
In your loading/parent swf, listen for the complete event on the Loader.contentLoaderInfo. In the complete event handler, add a listener for the event on the loaded swf.
// event handler triggered when external swf is loaded
function loaderCompleteHandler(event:Event) {
    MovieClip(event.currentTarget.content).addEventListener("eventTriggered", eventHandler);
function eventHandler(event:Event):void {
    trace("event dispatched in loaded swf");
   // this is where your main file can set the visible property of your movieclip

Compile SWF version 14 (Air 3.1) from Flash Pro CS55 possible?

Dear Adobe community,
Has anyone been able to take an existing FLA file in Flash Pro CS55 and 'publish' an swf file as version 14 (Air 3.1)? I'm trying to use a native extension for iOS on GitHub, but my app has been on Flash Pro and hence have been publishing, then using ADT to compile the native extensions I need. However, to use iOS5 features (and add additional frameworks from Xcode like MessageUI), the swf file has to be version 14.
With the latest Flash Pro CS55 update, my compiled SWF files are version 13, and when I try to publish an ipa-ad-hoc file, it tells me the "root swf file version" is 13 while the extension (I'm assuming library.swf) is in version 14. I've of course tried overlaying the Air 3.1 SDK over the appropriate directories within CS55, as I did with Air 3.0 SDK, but no go?
thank you and with kind regards,
Alex

Hi user23890123,
I need swf-version 14, because (and please correct me if I'm mistaken), Air SDK 3.1 started support for being able to include non iOS-API-calls (beyond stuff like you see here on the samples: vibrate the phone, get battery level, pop up an alert, etc.). For example, being able to include the MessageUI framework to pop open an sms or email composer view, or features new to iOS5. You can now include a platform.xml file in the .ane file where your static library is, and include them like such:
<platform xmlns="http://ns.adobe.com/air/extension/3.1">
    <sdkVersion>5.0</sdkVersion>
    <linkerOptions>
              
        <option>-framework MessageUI</option>
    </linkerOptions>
</platform>
thank you,
Alex

Changing stage timeline from inside a movieclip button

I create a movieclip button, and I want to change main timeline from it. what should I do ?
Is it useful to use MovieClip(root).gotoAndPlay(...) ; ?
Is there any other way to change main timeline?

Example:
Add something to trigger the event in the child:
dispatchEvent(new Event("eventTriggered"));
In your parent swf, listen for the event using a listener for the child with a corresponding event handler...
childName.addEventListener("eventTriggered", eventHandler).
function eventHandler(event:Event):void {
trace("child dispatched an event");
// gotoAndPlay(etc);

Compiled SWF compression issues

I've written some code that generates .as files with embedded image assets then compiles them all into a SWF file so I can easily automate generating asset SWFs, but after comparing the size of the SWF to the size of one generated from publishing an FLA file with the same assets it's a LOT larger. Does publishing from an FLA apply some type of compression that using mxmlc does not? Is there any way to get this outside of using FLAs because have 100s of FLA files is a really horrible option, hence why I bothered doing all of this. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

Alright I take that back. While the compression does make the compiled SWF file a lot smaller, when trying to load time image data I keep getting invalid data errors:
Error: Error #2136: The SWF file file:///app.swf/[[DYNAMIC]]/24 contains invalid data.
at flash.display::BitmapData/ctor()
at flash.display::BitmapData()
Anyone know what's going on?
EDIT: I figured it out. Apparently you can't use smoothing when you're using compression or it will crash. That's it. Just remove the smoothing="true" tag and it will load fine. Would've been nice if that was in the documentation somewhere...

Having problem controling resizing of a swf from another swf

I'm trying to build a site where all the pages are full browser and maintain aspect ratio. I would like to control the resizing from the menu page. The resizing works fine from the page that's being resized but when I try to let the parent swf do that it has issues.
Here's what the home page looks like with the controls built in http://www.mespinach/example1/
This example is the site it has a menu page that I open the others from I remove the resizing code from the home page and try to resize from menu.swf.
here's the code from menu.swf
stage.align = StageAlign.TOP_LEFT;
stage.scaleMode = StageScaleMode.NO_SCALE;
var holder:btnHolder = new btnHolder();
addChild(holder);
stage.addEventListener(Event.RESIZE, moveHolder);
moveHolder();
function moveHolder(e:Event = null):void {
    holder.x = stage.stageWidth - (holder.width +25);
    holder.y = 50;
holder.mcHome.buttonMode = true;
holder.mcAbout.buttonMode = true;
holder.mcMovies.buttonMode = true;
//holder.mcLocation.buttonMode = true;
holder.mcStore.buttonMode = true;
//var objFileToLoad:URLRequest = new URLRequest();
var swfLoader:Loader;
addListeners();
function addListeners():void {
    holder.mcHome.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, homePage);
    holder.mcAbout.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, aboutPage);
    holder.mcMovies.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, moviesPage);
    // holder.mcLocation.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, locationPage);
    holder.mcStore.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, storePage);
var currentPage:*;
var xImage:Sprite = new Sprite();
homePage();
function homePage(event:MouseEvent = null):void {
    SoundMixer.stopAll();
    addListeners();
    if(swfLoader){this.removeChildAt(0);}
    holder.mcHome.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, homePage);
    var loadRequest:URLRequest = new URLRequest("home.swf");
    swfLoader = new Loader();
    swfLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.INIT, positionContent);
    swfLoader.load(loadRequest);
    this.addChildAt(swfLoader, 0);
    function positionContent(e:Event):void {
        currentPage = swfLoader.content;
        var loadedImage = currentPage.onStage;
        xImage = loadedImage;
//        loadedImage.x= 0;
//        loadedImage.y= 0;
        fillBG();
function aboutPage(event:MouseEvent):void {
    SoundMixer.stopAll();
    var objFileToLoad:URLRequest = new URLRequest("about.swf");
    loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.INIT,positionContent);
    loader.load(objFileToLoad);
    this.addChildAt(loader, 0);
    function positionContent(e:Event):void{
       loader.x= 0;
       loader.y= 0;
function moviesPage(event:MouseEvent):void {
    addListeners();
    holder.mcMovies.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, moviesPage);
    SoundMixer.stopAll();
    if(swfLoader){this.removeChildAt(0);}
    var objFileToLoad:URLRequest = new URLRequest("Movies.swf");
    swfLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.INIT,loadedHandler);
    swfLoader.load(objFileToLoad);
    this.addChildAt(swfLoader, 0);
    function loadedHandler(e:Event):void {
        currentPage = swfLoader.content;
        xImage = currentPage;
function locationPage(event:MouseEvent):void {
    SoundMixer.stopAll();
    var objFileToLoad:URLRequest = new URLRequest("location.swf");
    loader.load(objFileToLoad);
     this.addChildAt(loader, 0);
function storePage(event:MouseEvent):void {
    SoundMixer.stopAll();
    var objFileToLoad:URLRequest = new URLRequest("store.swf");
    loader.load(objFileToLoad);
     this.addChildAt(loader, 0);
holder.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, over);
holder.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, out);
holder.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, down);
holder.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, up);
holder.mcAbout.buttonMode = true;
holder.mcHome.buttonMode = true;
holder.mcMovies.buttonMode = true;
holder.mcStore.buttonMode = true;
//holder.mcLocation.buttonMode = true;
var myColor:ColorTransform = transform.colorTransform;
function over(e:MouseEvent):void {
    myColor.alphaMultiplier = 3;
    e.target.transform.colorTransform = myColor;
function out(e:MouseEvent):void {
    myColor.alphaMultiplier = 1;
    e.target.transform.colorTransform = myColor;
function down(e:MouseEvent):void {
    myColor.alphaMultiplier = 5;
    e.target.transform.colorTransform = myColor;
function up(e:MouseEvent):void {
    myColor.alphaMultiplier = 1;
    e.target.transform.colorTransform = myColor;
//var cpc = this.child.child.getChildByName("onStage");
//trace(cpc);
var ratio:Number;
var rRatio:Number;
ratio = xImage.height/xImage.width;
rRatio = xImage.width/xImage.height;
var newRatio:Number;
function fillBG(evt:Event = null):void {
    trace("width: " + xImage.width);
    trace("height: " + xImage.height);
    trace("ratio: " + ratio.toString());
    trace("rRatio: " + rRatio.toString());
    trace("newRatio: " + newRatio.toString());
    newRatio = stage.stageHeight/stage.stageWidth;
    holder.x = stage.stageWidth - (holder.width +25);
    holder.y = 50;
    if (newRatio > ratio) {
        trace("newRatio > ratio: ");
        xImage.height = stage.stageHeight;
        xImage.width = stage.stageHeight * rRatio;
    } else {
        trace("else");
        xImage.width = stage.stageWidth;
        xImage.height = stage.stageWidth * ratio;
    stage.addEventListener(Event.RESIZE, fillBG);
messages from trace statements here:
width: 939
height: 704
ratio: NaN
rRatio: NaN
newRatio: NaN
else
width: 561
height: 704
ratio: NaN
rRatio: NaN
newRatio: 0.49376114081996436
else
The height never changes
retio and rRatio are NaN even though they are the Quotient of numbers.

First, it is too much code to go through so I don't think I will give a complete answer. I assume this is a timeline code.
Here is what I was able to notice:
1. You declare the variables outside the scopes of the functions:
var ratio:Number;
var rRatio:Number;
ratio = xImage.height/xImage.width;
rRatio = xImage.width/xImage.height;
var newRatio:Number;
Naturally, they are NaN because neither xImage.height nor xImage.width are available at this point.
I suspect that you anticipate that when code hits these lines - swf is already loaded but IT IS NOT. Flash executes ALL THE CODE to the end NOT WAITING for swf to load - this is one of the premises of asynchronous event model.
To remedy this you need to place value assignments into the event handler:
Version One:
Declare variable at the top of the code before you start loading:
var ratio:Number;
var rRatio:Number;
var newRatio:Number;
Calculate values in event handler:
function positionContent(e:Event):void {
        ccurrentPage = swfLoader.content;
        var loadedImage = currentPage.onStage;
        xImage = loadedImage;
        ratio = xImage.height/xImage.width;
        rRatio = xImage.width/xImage.height;
        fillBG();
Or do it inside fillBG(); method (version two)
2. Nested functions are evil and I would like to suggest you reconsider using them and bring them outside of other methods' scopes. I am talking about positionContent handlers you use.

Opening a swf from other swf

Hello Readers,
I have been working on an application.
There is a login screen for the application, in one of the swf's I have been writing the login code, along-with communications with XML.
Now once the user has been validated, I want to redirect the user to some XYZ.swf file and close the login.swf file else if not then I have to display an error message.
The issue may sound simple, but I am a beginner at this.
I would be encouraged to explore my endeavors, if some one could help me out with it.
Thank You for reading.
Regards,
Jayesh Sidhwani

Absolutely! Yup, you got it! If you want to use a SWF with all its script and interactions, you have to put it in another place and treat it as an external URL. It has to be boss of its territory (I almost said 'domain' but of course it can be in the same domain).
Go navigateToURL() and you have no problems.
The problem is, we often want to load a SWF without navigating outside our main compiled SWF, and it's frustrating to find out that it loads but doesn't use its timeline code. When you want to do this, you should forget using a SWF and make the object an MC instead.

My compiled swf can't run on web

My compiled swf can't be browsed on web,but it works fine on
localhost. Which means that my compiled swf can run on localhost,
but if I try to run the swf on web(from other machine), then it
will hold for a long time, and I can't see anything but a grey
screen. I wrap my swf file via Flex builder. I can't figure it out.
Is there any one who have ever had experences like this, and know
the solutions?
My MXML is:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="
http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"
layout="absolute" creationComplete="testRmt.send()">
<mx:HTTPService id="testRmt" url="
http://140.122.79.118/TestFlex2_2.php"
useProxy="false" method="POST">
<mx:request xmlns="*">
<id>{myDG.selectedItem.id}</id><username>{username.text}</username><email>{email.text}</e mail>
<OP>{OP}</OP>
</mx:request>
</mx:HTTPService>
<mx:Script>
<![CDATA[
import flash.net.LocalConnection;
[Bindable]
public var OP:String;
public var ad:LocalConnection = new LocalConnection();
]]>
</mx:Script>
<mx:Button label="Send" click="OP='INS';testRmt.send()"
x="446" y="204"/>
<mx:HBox horizontalScrollPolicy="off" width="200"
height="24" y="142" x="300">
<mx:Label text="Username:"/>
<mx:TextInput id="username"/>
</mx:HBox>
<mx:HBox horizontalScrollPolicy="off" width="200" x="300"
y="174">
<mx:Label text="Email:"/>
<mx:TextInput id="email"/>
</mx:HBox>
<mx:DataGrid id="myDG" width="625" height="200" x="87.5"
y="234" dataProvider="{testRmt.lastResult.users.user}"
click="delBtn.enabled=true" >
<mx:columns>
<mx:DataGridColumn width="25" headerText="Id"
dataField="id"/>
<mx:DataGridColumn width="150" headerText="Name"
dataField="name"/>
<mx:DataGridColumn width="450" headerText="Email"
dataField="email"/>
</mx:columns>
</mx:DataGrid>
<mx:Button enabled="true" label="Del" id="delBtn"
click="OP='D';testRmt.send();username.text='';email.text='';"
x="667.5" y="442"/>
<mx:Label x="10" y="10" text="Flex Example" width="186"
fontSize="15" color="#ffffff"/>
</mx:Application>
Text

I have had the same or similar problem, in my case with
ColdFusion projects. I have uploaded several sample projects to my
shared hosting web server; all the projects that do not use a
server run fine, buit I have never been able to make the CF
projects run. I have posted about this two or three times, but
nobody ever answered.
Maybe our question was too stupid to deserve an answer from
busy people. I never thought of this, but today I got an email from
my Hosting provider. Quoting part of that message:
“We will be performing a ColdFusion upgrade to CFMX
7.02 on the
server where your account(s), timo, mochica, is/are hosted.
We have
scheduled the upgrade to take place between 3:00 AM EDT and
6:00 AM
EDT on Saturday, August 5th, 2006.
We do not anticipate more than 15 minutes of downtime once
the
maintenance begins .....”
Also, I found that the projects that do run require all those
files that are generated when FB builds the project, so I have been
uploading the entire output folder (usually, but not always,
‘bin’).
I’m hoping I won’t have any more problems after
Saturday.
Peace,
Carlos

RemoveChild in parent.swf from child.swf (AS3)

Hi! How do I remove a child from a parent timeline with an externally-loaded swf? Specifically, I have a main.swf that loads movie_1.swf and movie_2.swf. In the movie_1.swf, I have a button to remove movie_2.swf from main.swf.
//--------- main.swf code:
var loader1:Loader = new Loader();
var loader2:Loader = new Loader();
loader1.load(new URLRequest("movie_1.swf"));
loader2.load(new URLRequest("movie_2.swf"));
addChild(loader1);
addChild(loader2);
//------------- movie_1.swf code:
removeMovie2_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK , removeMovie2);
function removeMovie2(event:MouseEvent):void
this.parent.parent.removeChild(this.loader2); // this does not work (get error code 2007, "Parameter child must be non-null")
// Thank you!

Here's how your code will change:
//--------- main.swf code:
var loader1:Loader = new Loader();
var loader2:Loader = new Loader();
loader1.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, assignMovie1Listener);
loader1.load(new URLRequest("movie_1.swf"));
loader2.load(new URLRequest("movie_2.swf"));
addChild(loader1);
addChild(loader2);
function assignMovie1Listener(evt:Event):void {
      MovieClip(evt.currentTarget.content).addEventListener("eventTriggered", removeLoader2);
function removeLoader2(evt:Event):void {
      loader2.unloadAndStop();
      removeChild(loader2);
//------------- movie_1.swf code:
removeMovie2_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK , removeMovie2);
function removeMovie2(event:MouseEvent):void
      dispatchEvent(new Event("eventTriggered"));

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So I found to my annoinance that itunes has recently moved much of my music to compilations that shouldn't be there. I tried searching online for how to turn compilations off or select multiple songs and uncheck them from compilations all at once and although I found both answers, they must have only worked for older versions of itunes. I no longer can find the option to turn off compilations under preferences and when I try to select multiple songs at a time then press "Get Info" the "part of a compilation" checkmark is not there. It is only there when one song is highlighted. This is very frustrated. In fact I would venture to say I've never been so angry with Apple. There are 609 songs "stuck" in my freaking compilations! I don't have time nor should I have to take the time to go through every single song right clicking it, pressing "Get info", unchecking "part of compilation" then clicking ok. WAY TOO MUCH TIME! If anyone has any good news on a faster way to do this I'd be VERY THANKFUL!

This was a life saver! I even started to manually tick the box as well!

Error when opening swf from another swf

Hi all,
I'll try to explain this as good as possible.... I made a maze game that works perfectly when I run it by clicking on it's own .swf file, but when I try to access it from another .swf file which is a menu for the games I created, it does not work.
I have absolutely no idea where to look for the error, so my question is: can it be that the main.swf (which is the menu for games) could be the problem, or the problem must be in the maze.swf?
Thanx in advance!

no, all code is in the first frame of actions layer:
stop();
    var rightArrow:Boolean = false;
    var leftArrow:Boolean = false;
    var upArrow:Boolean = false;
    var downArrow:Boolean = false;
    var speed:int = 5;
    stage.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN, stage_onKeyDown);
    stage.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_UP, stage_onKeyUp);
    stage.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, stage_onEnterFrame);
    function stage_onKeyDown(event:KeyboardEvent):void {
        if(event.keyCode == Keyboard.RIGHT) rightArrow = true;
        if(event.keyCode == Keyboard.LEFT) leftArrow = true;
        if(event.keyCode == Keyboard.UP) upArrow = true;
        if(event.keyCode == Keyboard.DOWN) downArrow = true;
    function stage_onKeyUp(event:KeyboardEvent):void {
        if(event.keyCode == Keyboard.RIGHT) rightArrow = false;
        if(event.keyCode == Keyboard.LEFT) leftArrow = false;
        if(event.keyCode == Keyboard.UP) upArrow = false;
        if(event.keyCode == Keyboard.DOWN) downArrow = false;
    function stage_onEnterFrame(event:Event):void {
        var rect:Rectangle = player.getBounds(this);
        var i:int = 0;
        var xBump:int = 0;
        var yBump:int = 0;
        if(rightArrow) {
            xBump = speed;
            for(i = 0; i < speed; i++) {
                if(maze.hitTestPoint(rect.right + i, player.y, true)) {
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            xBump = -speed;
            for(i = 0; i < speed; i++) {
                if(maze.hitTestPoint(rect.left - i, player.y, true)) {
                    xBump = -i + 1;
                    break;
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            yBump = -speed;
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                if(maze.hitTestPoint(player.x, rect.top - i, true)) {
                    yBump = -i + 1;
                    break;
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            yBump = speed;
            for(i = 0; i < speed; i++) {
                if(maze.hitTestPoint(player.x, rect.bottom + i, true)) {
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                    break;
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                if(cilj.hitTestPoint(rect.right + i, player.y, true)) {
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How to read .xml file from embedded .swf(flash output) in captivate

I have been trying to read .xml file from the .swf (Flash output) that is embedded within the captivate file but no luck yet . Please if anyone got any clue on how get this thing done using Action script 3.0 then let me know. I am using Adobe Captivate 5.5 at present and Flash CS 5.5.
I am well aware about how to read .xml file through action script 3.0 in flash but when insert the same flash in captivate and publish nothing comes in captivate output. I would higly appreciate if anyone could help me out with that.
Here is is graphical demonstration of my query :
Message was edited by: captainmkv

Hi Captainmkv,
Does the information in this post cover what you're trying to do: http://forums.adobe.com/message/5081928#5081928
Tristan,

How do I update an CS3 ENCORE timeline from CS3 PP

I have completed CS3 ENCORE project with menues and links and generate a test DVD. Test DVD shows CS3 PPro edits are required.    2008 thread on same subject said to select ASSET 1 (timeline) from ENCORE Project panel, select file and REPLACE ASSET. REPLACE ASSET is grayed out for me.   I imported the original video asset directly from PPro into ENCORE to start the ENCORE project.   ADOBE Dynamic Linking has AFTER-EFFECT (grayed out) as the only possible selections so I don't know if Dynamic Linking is effective or working.
Goal is to update the video asset in PPro which is a ENCORE timeline without loosing the ENCORE markers from PPro.
How should I output an updated sequence from CS3 PPRO and How should I REPLACE or pick up the updated asset in ENCORE? How do I replace the ENCORE timeline with the new asset once I get it into ENCORE?
Sorry that this is a repeat of a discussion 2 weeks ago.   I thought I could get away without PPro edit for a new DVD. I was wrong.
In ENCORE the video file is a .M2V MPEG and the separate audio file is WAVE I have REPLACE ASSET capability on the MPEG file but what about the WAVE file. Should both files be exported from PPro?   Do both files require REPLACE ASSET?

You may be correct. The BUILD DVD failed during write due to invalid mpeg file.   I thought by renaming SUMMERTIME2.m2v to SUMMERTIME.m2v I could fool .xmp file about that link. There may be some time stamp or data size info in .xmp. I really don't know what .xmp file contains or what it does.
I don't know what .xmpses file does.
Anyone know the prupose or function of .xmp and /xmpses files?
Now I have two options.
1. COPY/RENAME SUMMERTIME2.xmp to SUMMERTIME.xmp along with rename SUMMERTIME2.m2v and try to fool ENCORE again. At this point I would have to remane the SUMMERTIME2.wave to SUMMERTIME.wave also as there must be the same problem with wave and m2v. There is a 3rd ENCORE project asset call SUMMERTIME type=timeline which I don't know it's function or links,
or
2. Load SUMMERTIME2 m2v and wave as an assest to ENCORE and replace timeline for SUMMERTIME with SUMMERTIME2. I would then HOPE the markers/links are not lost as the markers are the same between the 2 m2v files.
Does anyone have CS3 ENCORE experience replacing timeline m2v assets with marks?
Anyone have comment on my 2 approaches and the success of either?
UPDATE:
Well I answered my own question. OPTION1 does not work.   BUILD DVD transcodes audio and began building dvd files, then declares "File not valid mpeg".
This makes me think my output from PPro is not a valid MPEG file. The m2v data size is very close to original m2v and audio file size is identical to original. I am really stuck now.
OPTION 2 may not be any better if mpeg is not valid.   How do I validate or prove an m2v file is good for ENCORE outside of ENCORE?
Message was edited by: Wes Cox

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