including Actionscript 1 files in Actionscript 2 Project.
When we are including an AS1 file in an Fla which has to be published as AS2, we need to be careful in naming the include file. There shouldn’t be any object initialized in _global which has the same name as the include file. Say for example, I had a include file called Security.As and inside that had _global.Security=new Object(). When I published I got the following ...
Read MoreXMLShortcuts Version 2 coming soon.
I’m already working on version 2 of this XMLNode easy access component. It will give better performance than the previous version. It will have two components, XMLShortcuts Lite and XMLShortcuts Pro. Both provide the same functionality. XMLShortcuts Lite is optimized for file size & memory, it is recommended for Small Projects. XMLShortcuts Pro is optimized for processor &...
Read MoreXML Shortcut – Accessing XMLNode easily as a Object
If you hate accessing XMLNodes using myXML.firstChild.childNodes[3] approach, there are already couple of other approaches to deal with. Before getting to know my new approach lets examine the other possibilities. What do you think? Will XML Shortcuts component be of any use to you? Express your views in the comments, based on the demand I will release the...
Read MoreCreating Unique Random Response
Whether we are developing a game or e-learning application we need to create random response which is unique and not repeating. Say for example if you are developing a Quiz application where you have 10 questions, you want to pick the question randomly, but the same question should not be repeated. Here is a custom class which we can use to produce such random values. I will write more about it...
Read MoreScreenweaver MX Beta 3 is released
The current Flash player is primarily used to display Flash content that was initially created for the web. Screenweaver is an extension to the Flash player that aims at providing Flash developers with a toolset to produce rich media desktop applications. By doing so it enables the developer to apply their existing skill set to new uses of Flash technology. Screenweaver enables the Flash MX,...
Read MoreObject to ActionScript Utility
Many times we need this! We create objects and arrays and modify them through code to get them as we want. Finally the object is ready but every time it is created using the same complex procedure when the SWF runs. This affects the performance to some extent. Also sometimes we need to see what’s in that object at that movement for debugging (including remote debugging) So I’ve...
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