Free SWF to XAML Converter.
This should interest any one who wants to get into WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation). What interests me is Michael Swanson’s interview in which he explains SWF file format internals.
Read MoreIntroducing ObjectStore.
What is ObjectStore? Object Store is a service for creating, managing and accessing objects on the server. It is a light weight alternative to keeping XML data on the server. How do we compare ObjectStore with RemoteSharedObject? ObjectStore is similar to RemoteSharedObject in terms of storing data on the server, but ObjectStore does not poll (automatically refresh) data and does not fire...
Read MoreRemoving Byte Order Mark (BOM) from the given string.
Since PHP does not recognize and ignore BOM in the loaded files, I wrote the following script to find and remove the BOM from the loaded string. 12345678function removeBOM($str=''){ if(<a href="http://www.php.net/strpos">strpos</a>($str, "»")==1)$str=<a...
Read MoreSolution for using relative paths in swfs to load data.
Only starting from Flash 9 and Actionscript 3 we can reliably use relative path to load data. Let me explain the problem. say for example we have an swf file named ‘Slide.swf’ in a folder ‘Slide001′ folder which loads ‘data.xml’ using the following statement my_xml=new XML(); my_xml.onLoad=function(success){ //process the xml...
Read MoreUsing XMLShortcuts Example.
XML Shortcuts helps to access the XMLNodes with ease. You may read my previous post which compares the XMLShortcuts with XPath from XFactor Studio, XML to Object Prototype, and XMLNode easy access by tatsuo kato Here is a example file, that shows how you can use XMLShortcuts in your MTASC projects. ...
Read MoreString.isWhite and String.getWordCount().
This is the same word count function that I showed in the previous post presented in the good old way of adding more properties and methods through the prototype. String object is extened to have isWhite read only property and getWordCount method. 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334String.prototype.addProperty('isWhite', function ()...
Read MoreXML Shortcuts V2 approved by Macromedia.
XML Shortcuts component is tested and approved by Macromedia. Now you can download it from Macromedia Exchange
Read MoreXML and V2 Tree Example 5 – Limit by Depth.
Lets explore how we can hide nodes beyond the predefined depth from rendering in tree. Before hiding the text nodes, the tree looks like this (as per Example 1) with this XML Start with a blank FLA, add a tree component to stage, name it “tree”, add a text area component name it “textArea” Write the following in the first frame ...
Read MoreXML and V2 Tree Example 4 – Hiding Text Nodes.
Lets explore how we can hide text nodes from rendering in tree. Before hiding the text nodes, the tree looks like this (as per Example 1) with this XML Start with a blank FLA, add a tree component to stage, name it “tree”, add a text area component name it “textArea” Write the following in the first frame ...
Read MoreColorSyntax Extractor now generates XML for Flash based Syntax Highlighter .
I’ve modified my Color Syntax Extractor to include XML for Igor’s Flash Syntax Highlighter, which is a flash based synctax highlighter for actionscript. You can download the tool from here!...
Read MoreNew RIA Interface for my blog.
Quick Blog Viewer v3 is a Flash based RIA for my blog. Now you can keep track of the posts easily, find out what is new since your last visit, flag your favorite posts. It’s interface should explain how. Check it out at blog/quickview Don’t forget to right click on the grid after selecting something
Read MoreXML and V2 Tree Example 2: Open/Close All.
Lets enhance the last example by adding two buttons to open and close all tree nodes Add the following code to the first frame 1234567891011function openOrCloseAll (x, open:Boolean) { if (tree.getIsBranch (x)) { tree.setIsOpen (x, open, false,...
Read MoreActionscript Syntax Highlighting with SE|PY Editor v.1.0.5.4.
SE|PY has become my favorite actionscript editor these days. It’s default color highlighting scheme is very different from Flash IDE. So I’ve modified it to syntax highlight similar to my actionscript highlighting service 2 and exported the settings using File > Import/Export > Export Settings for your convenience. You may download SEPY_ColorStyle.tar.gz and import it into SEPY...
Read MorePriorityQueue Class
Brandan Hall wrote the PriorityQueue (pQueue) class in “Object Oriented Programming with ActionScript” published by New Riders. I’ve converted that class to ActionScript 2 which you may download from here.
Read MoreActionscript for XML pretty printing and color highlighting . XMLHighlighter class
XMLHighlighter class Availability Flash Player 6 (copy the XMLHighlighter class actionscript file to the same folder as the FLA or to the class path). Description Use the methods and properties of the XMLHighlighter class to generate the html code to generate color highlighted pretty printed XML Method summary for the XMLHighlighter...
Read MoreBreeze Presentation on "Taking Sketches into full-blown Flash Animations".
Yesterday we really enjoyed the presentation by Chris Georgenes, one of our Team Macromedia Volunteers. He talks about the minute details of animation. Take a look at his great presentation here. If you like to see the resulting animation of his presentation, take a look at his website. Enjoy ...
Read MorePixel Perfect Drawing Tools for Flash MX04.
So far, whenever in need of pixel accurate graphics in flash, I follow the following steps 1. Enable the snap to pixel option (if not enabled already) 2. Zoom in to see the pixel grid 3. Select Rectangle Tool 4. Select ‘No Color’ for Stroke 5. Draw Pixel Rectangles with the help of snap to pixel The good news is, now we have a better and efficient way to do the same, thanks to Patrick...
Read MoreSolution for skipping files from getting cached by Server and Browser
Cache is a place to store something more or less temporarily. Web pages we’ve visited are stored in our browser’s cache directory on our hard disk. Likewise, ISPs and Web Servers cache web pages which speeds up access times for users, as the page is being read from the cache memory and not downloaded from the actual web site It can become a problem when we are loading external...
Read MoreYet another way to generate reference documents
Philter has developed a parser to parse the flash doc style comments in your actionscript. Using his parser you can generate gModeler XML. You already know that gModeler can generate reference XML. Combining this two tools we are getting complete solution for free. On behalf of all the users let me thank Philter and Grant Skinner for all their...
Read MoreNew Open Source Socket Server for Flash
If you are building multiuser applications you might be interested in Oregano Multiuser Server, which was released last week. You can download it from www.oregano-server.org. It is completely free and Open Source and has an extensive feature set (automatic synchronization of data, integrated database connectivity, serialization of ActionScript data types, clustering, etc.) and it comes ...
Read MoreActionScript based 3D Engine by Robin Kohli
Take a look at Robin Kohli’s 3D engine at his website. You can draw 3d Shapes and save them right there. He has given download for the source as well.
Read MoreBringing in Languages to Flash
Embedding fonts in flash removes the hassle of font download and installation on the viewers machine, which is of great use when we publish multilingual content on the web. What if we can develop an application in flash which enables typing in different languages using phonetic keyboard layout? Especially Indian languages and Chinese languages use external software to configure the...
Read MoreUsing CF.query with ServerSide ActionScript in JRun
Many of you already aware that CF.query method is available for ServerSide ActionScript only in Coldfusion to query a database. There is no such object available in JRun 4.0. Tom Muck created an object for JRun 4 ServerSide ActionScript that adds a CF.query() method to SSAS. He has given example of how to make use of it in his Flash Remoting Random Thoughts. Take a look at it...
Read MoreNew Public Flash Player is released
After a big round of beta testing public version is now released. Also it is the first Flash 6 Player for Linux with full support for Remoting, Video playback, and Flash Communication server. You can download the updated version here. [via:Mesh on...
Read MoreServer Side ActionScript in ColdFusion MX vs JRun
Both JRun and ColdFusion MX support Server Side ActionScript, but there is a difference. In ColdFusion there is an Object called CF with two exposed methods query and http. Using CF.query we can retrieve data from the database by executing SQL query. There is no such object in JRun. I came to know about this when I was trying to port my server side actionscript file (.asr) from ColdFusion MX...
Read MoreYet Another Action Script Highlighter
Cyberfunk (Flash-tools) has come out with his own actionscript highlighter in Perl. He calls it PASH (Perl Action Script Highlighter) and it is also available for download. You can read more on his site.
Read MoreCreating Dynamic Chart with Flash Charting Components.
Here is the dynamic chart example from my Singapore User group Seminar. 12345678910<ul> <li>Create a text file with the following text and name it <em>chartData1.txt</em>. I'm using &name= value& syntax instead of usual name1=value1&name2=value2 for better readability (LoadVars will ignore the extra...
Read MoreFlash Remoting with PHP
Nik has come out with a solution for flash remoting with PHP. I haven’t got time to test it. Check it out your self at his website.
Read MoreAnother weblog from India
My friend Darshan Sawardekar (well known for his components) has come up with his blog. I can proudly say that I acted as a catalyst in this reaction ( see I’m remembering my good old chemical technology days !!!). Also take a look at his Building Flash MX Components that don’t “PRE”-LOAD! tutorial. I saw branden hall also commented about this as a must read article for...
Read MoreWere Not Here?
What happened to Were-Here Forum? I’m not able access it. If you know the reason please post it here in the comments.
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