http://workflowFlash.com The top Flash, ActionScript, Flex, and AIR resources and tutorials, where you can find them! Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:20:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://workflowFlash.com/190508/call-javascript-function-from-actionscript-3.php http://workflowFlash.com/190508/call-javascript-function-from-actionscript-3.php#comments Sat, 01 Sep 2012 21:34:00 +0000 iliketo http://workflowFlash.com/?guid=088530a6cc34879eeedfbfc1898d681c
In this quick tip I will use the ExternalInterface class to call a Javascript function using Actionscript 3. The ExternalInterface class enables communication between Actionscript and the SWF file... Copyright © 2011 ilike2flash. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use…]]> http://workflowFlash.com/190508/call-javascript-function-from-actionscript-3.php/feed 0 http://workflowFlash.com/187724/flex-actionscript-3-problem-with-externalinterface-addcallback.php http://workflowFlash.com/187724/flex-actionscript-3-problem-with-externalinterface-addcallback.php#comments Fri, 03 Aug 2012 21:05:34 +0000 Code on my mind http://workflowFlash.com/?guid=06deac6e38a40a0a733c0ab998137641
I'm adding some functionality to an existing Flex project that requires cross talk between ActionScript and Javascript. Reaching from ActionScript to Javascript is pretty easy. This can be done with the ExternalInterface.call. Calling from Javascript to ActionScript was a little…]]> http://workflowFlash.com/187724/flex-actionscript-3-problem-with-externalinterface-addcallback.php/feed 0 http://workflowFlash.com/185640/accessing-the-same-saved-data-with-separate-flash-and-javascript-apps.php http://workflowFlash.com/185640/accessing-the-same-saved-data-with-separate-flash-and-javascript-apps.php#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:15:35 +0000 James Tyner http://active.tutsplus.com/?p=11263
In this tutorial I will show you how to access the same saved data in separate Flash and JavaScript apps, by storing it in HTML5 LocalStorage and using ExternalInterface to reach it with AS3. We will create the same app…]]> http://workflowFlash.com/185640/accessing-the-same-saved-data-with-separate-flash-and-javascript-apps.php/feed 0 http://workflowFlash.com/184979/dnd-file-using-html5-into-flex-web-app.php http://workflowFlash.com/184979/dnd-file-using-html5-into-flex-web-app.php#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:32:44 +0000 Thunderhead Explorer http://workflowFlash.com/?guid=151a111d51247209d54dbcbcd247c1bf
So….I always wanted to Drag and Drop an external file into a Flex application running in the browser. Well.. you can use the FileReference API to browse and load a file, but I really wanted to DnD. Unfortunately, this is…]]> http://workflowFlash.com/184979/dnd-file-using-html5-into-flex-web-app.php/feed 0 http://workflowFlash.com/173093/bug-in-flash-player-11-0-1-152-1math-abs0-is-infinity.php http://workflowFlash.com/173093/bug-in-flash-player-11-0-1-152-1math-abs0-is-infinity.php#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:40:49 +0000 AnyChart team blog http://workflowFlash.com/?guid=f063aea0438684a584a18e6f00e7eaf4
AnyChart Team has found a very weird bug in Flash Player 11.0.1.152, which doesn’t manifest itself in Debug version of Flash Player, but ruins math in regular version, so we had to debug it in non-debug version: using ExternalInterface and…]]> http://workflowFlash.com/173093/bug-in-flash-player-11-0-1-152-1math-abs0-is-infinity.php/feed 0 http://workflowFlash.com/169467/javascript-for-flashers-part-3-externalinterface.php http://workflowFlash.com/169467/javascript-for-flashers-part-3-externalinterface.php#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2011 10:40:38 +0000 Lee Burrows http://workflowFlash.com/?guid=1c06733e6a0abaa6e01ccb3b86aeb74b
In parts one and two, i dealt with specific JavaScript libraries but this time i will cover general communication between Flash and JavaScript. Namely, calling Flash methods from JavaScript and JavaScript methods from Flash. How is it done? Well the…]]> http://workflowFlash.com/169467/javascript-for-flashers-part-3-externalinterface.php/feed 0 http://workflowFlash.com/166600/quick-tip-launch-prettyphoto-from-flash-2.php http://workflowFlash.com/166600/quick-tip-launch-prettyphoto-from-flash-2.php#comments Tue, 31 May 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Flash PerfectionLast Added Tutorials http://www.flashperfection.com/tutorials/Quick-Tip-Launch-prettyPhoto-from-Flash-87598.html
In this Quick Tip, see how to launch prettyPhoto from a Flash movie by using the ExternalInterface class and the prettyPhoto API. We demonstrate how to open from a Flash movie a single image, a youtube video and a vimeo…]]> http://workflowFlash.com/166600/quick-tip-launch-prettyphoto-from-flash-2.php/feed 0 http://workflowFlash.com/141037/quick-tip-launch-prettyphoto-from-flash.php http://workflowFlash.com/141037/quick-tip-launch-prettyphoto-from-flash.php#comments Mon, 30 May 2011 07:05:11 +0000 RiaCodes » Flash http://www.riacodes.com/?p=1828
In this Quick Tip, see how to launch prettyPhoto from a Flash movie by using the ExternalInterface class and the prettyPhoto API. In this example, we demonstrate how to open from a Flash movie a single image, a youtube video…]]> http://workflowFlash.com/141037/quick-tip-launch-prettyphoto-from-flash.php/feed 0 http://workflowFlash.com/97838/quick-tip-resizing-swfs-using-browsercanvas.php http://workflowFlash.com/97838/quick-tip-resizing-swfs-using-browsercanvas.php#comments Wed, 27 Apr 2011 11:00:47 +0000 Alex http://active.tutsplus.com/?p=8384
Have you ever needed to resize your embedded SWF based on the user interaction/input, like how Newgrounds allows you to resize certain Flash games to fit the screen? This can be done using JavaScript and the ExternalInterface class in ActionScript.…]]> http://workflowFlash.com/97838/quick-tip-resizing-swfs-using-browsercanvas.php/feed 0 http://workflowFlash.com/65499/add-custom-vars-on-google-statistics-with-flex.php http://workflowFlash.com/65499/add-custom-vars-on-google-statistics-with-flex.php#comments Wed, 09 Mar 2011 22:36:43 +0000 Arcadio Carballares Martín http://CA7C46E05AFB952D1388571790C12E32
Google provide solutions to track your visits with their system Analytics with flex. Unfortunately, the gaforflash library for this environment doesn’t have _setCustomVar method that is included on modern revisions in the HTML versión. To use this system of personal…]]> http://workflowFlash.com/65499/add-custom-vars-on-google-statistics-with-flex.php/feed 0 http://workflowFlash.com/65048/as3-101-quick-tip-%e2%80%93-when-to-use-static-properties-and-methods.php http://workflowFlash.com/65048/as3-101-quick-tip-%e2%80%93-when-to-use-static-properties-and-methods.php#comments Mon, 07 Mar 2011 11:00:25 +0000 Dru Kepple http://active.tutsplus.com/?p=7832
“Static” properties and methods belong to a class, rather than to an instance of a class, meaning that they are shared, in a sense, across your entire project. But when should you use the static keyword? Consideration 1:When There Can…]]> http://workflowFlash.com/65048/as3-101-quick-tip-%e2%80%93-when-to-use-static-properties-and-methods.php/feed 0 http://workflowFlash.com/59645/page-querystrings-in-actionscript.php http://workflowFlash.com/59645/page-querystrings-in-actionscript.php#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2011 06:34:36 +0000 Hat6 Blog http://41CA78B99B415A7463AE7A9ED84289A2
Want to see the query strings of the page, and not just the swf? Add this little gem: var queryStrings:Object = ExternalInterface.call(“function(){var o= new Object();window.location.search.replace(new RegExp(“([^?=&]+)(=([^&]*))?”,”g”),function($0,$1,$2,$3){o[$1]=$3;});return o;}”);…]]> http://workflowFlash.com/59645/page-querystrings-in-actionscript.php/feed 0 http://workflowFlash.com/58742/getting-the-swf%e2%80%99s-html-objectembed-id-from-within-the-flash-movie-itself.php http://workflowFlash.com/58742/getting-the-swf%e2%80%99s-html-objectembed-id-from-within-the-flash-movie-itself.php#comments Tue, 25 Jan 2011 18:23:06 +0000 zeh fernando http://CE99612FA3AEB7A7A5346EF55BBFE856
In ActionScript, it’s quite common that you need to talk to the JavaScript/HTML side and then have JS/HTML talk back to Flash. That is easily accomplished by ExternalInterface, but one of the caveats is that when talking from the JS/HTML…]]> http://workflowFlash.com/58742/getting-the-swf%e2%80%99s-html-objectembed-id-from-within-the-flash-movie-itself.php/feed 0 http://workflowFlash.com/56004/quick-tip-receive-output-in-the-browser-using-flash-tracer.php http://workflowFlash.com/56004/quick-tip-receive-output-in-the-browser-using-flash-tracer.php#comments Wed, 05 Jan 2011 11:00:59 +0000 Carlos Yanez http://active.tutsplus.com/?p=6834
//In this really quick, but invaluable tip, we’ll look at how to view the output of your Flash movie trace calls in the browser. Step 1: What is Flash Tracer? Flash Tracer is a Firefox add-on. It lets you view…]]> http://workflowFlash.com/56004/quick-tip-receive-output-in-the-browser-using-flash-tracer.php/feed 0 http://workflowFlash.com/50345/quick-tip-create-a-contact-form-with-sms-and-email-alerts.php http://workflowFlash.com/50345/quick-tip-create-a-contact-form-with-sms-and-email-alerts.php#comments Thu, 25 Nov 2010 11:00:12 +0000 Jeremy Green http://active.tutsplus.com/?p=6461
In this Quick Tip, I will show you how to build a contact form using PHP and ActionScript 3. We’ll learn how to pass variables from Flash to PHP and alert the owner by sending either an email or an…]]> http://workflowFlash.com/50345/quick-tip-create-a-contact-form-with-sms-and-email-alerts.php/feed 0 http://workflowFlash.com/45678/quick-tip-dim-the-lights-using-flash-and-jquery.php http://workflowFlash.com/45678/quick-tip-dim-the-lights-using-flash-and-jquery.php#comments Fri, 29 Oct 2010 10:00:52 +0000 Ben Stanley http://active.tutsplus.com/?p=5863
In this Quick Tip you’ll learn how to use Flash’s ExternalInterface function and add a bit of jQuery to create a “light switch” which dims the web page. This is really effective for use with video players, slideshows etc. Introduction…]]> http://workflowFlash.com/45678/quick-tip-dim-the-lights-using-flash-and-jquery.php/feed 0 http://workflowFlash.com/31847/flash-and-externalinterface-don%e2%80%99t-follow-the-same-security-rules.php http://workflowFlash.com/31847/flash-and-externalinterface-don%e2%80%99t-follow-the-same-security-rules.php#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 09:29:04 +0000 BrokenBlog http://BBA7D8C51F09AECAD3D149929865C63C
I spent a large portion of yesterday caught up in a bug. Basically, Flash would make a call to Javascript, and a while later, get a call back. It worked something like this: ExternalInterface.addCallback("callback", function ():void { ... }); ExternalInterface.call("doSomething");…]]> http://workflowFlash.com/31847/flash-and-externalinterface-don%e2%80%99t-follow-the-same-security-rules.php/feed 0 http://workflowFlash.com/20463/flash-builder-profiler-%e2%80%93-fixing-memory-leak-on-externalinterface.php http://workflowFlash.com/20463/flash-builder-profiler-%e2%80%93-fixing-memory-leak-on-externalinterface.php#comments Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:18:53 +0000 Flashmech - Flash Platform Enthusiast http://C67E7E51A167FB8B0688C10A287FA229
One of the most common problems with Flash applications are memory leaks, programming flaws that cause Flash Player to loose access to memory that it could recycle otherwise.  In the mobile space it’s crucial to understand memory management to get…]]> http://workflowFlash.com/20463/flash-builder-profiler-%e2%80%93-fixing-memory-leak-on-externalinterface.php/feed 0 http://workflowFlash.com/13710/call-javascript-function-from-flex-flash-builder-as3.php http://workflowFlash.com/13710/call-javascript-function-from-flex-flash-builder-as3.php#comments Fri, 07 May 2010 13:46:32 +0000 Flex-Blog.com http://757F037271D17A30B7CA4CAF25C543E1
This are actually two examples in one. First I will show how to call a Javascript function from your Flex Application. The second example will be a direct execution of Javascript code from your AS3. Calling Javascript can be done…]]> http://workflowFlash.com/13710/call-javascript-function-from-flex-flash-builder-as3.php/feed 0 http://workflowFlash.com/11017/fyi-externalinterface-available-probably-doesnt-do-what-you-think.php http://workflowFlash.com/11017/fyi-externalinterface-available-probably-doesnt-do-what-you-think.php#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:41:33 +0000 Mark Holton's Blog http://1B6377996C43FAF97C6557A97148EB23
I think the general Flash Dev consensus is if ExternalInterface.available returns true that you can use ExternalInterface in the swf. This is actually not the case as this property does not check if your security sandbox allows you to use…]]> http://workflowFlash.com/11017/fyi-externalinterface-available-probably-doesnt-do-what-you-think.php/feed 0 http://workflowFlash.com/10596/notes-as3-javascript-communication.php http://workflowFlash.com/10596/notes-as3-javascript-communication.php#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:38:06 +0000 knowledge.lapasa.net http://469AF1D81A7621D510E69DDC940F6B6A
There are number of examples on the web. Last time I had to do this was back in the fscommand days. Some of the the key things I need to remember the next time I deal with JSAS communication are…]]> http://workflowFlash.com/10596/notes-as3-javascript-communication.php/feed 0 http://workflowFlash.com/7798/quick-tip-how-to-communicate-between-flash-and-html.php http://workflowFlash.com/7798/quick-tip-how-to-communicate-between-flash-and-html.php#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:41:05 +0000 Jeremy Green http://active.tutsplus.com/?p=3370
In this Quick Tip, we’ll look at how to use the ExternalInterface class. This allows us to write AS3 which can run JavaScript code, and vice-versa. That means you can use Flash to alter parts of the webpage in which…]]> http://workflowFlash.com/7798/quick-tip-how-to-communicate-between-flash-and-html.php/feed 0 http://workflowFlash.com/4333/cannot-pass-json-string-as-string-to-externalinterface-call-it-gets-converted-to-an-object.php http://workflowFlash.com/4333/cannot-pass-json-string-as-string-to-externalinterface-call-it-gets-converted-to-an-object.php#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:18:49 +0000 Mark Ledford http://5906C12989476F20B12E575C19D564D6
Note to self. This scenario isn’t mentioned here: http://livedocs.adobe.com/flash/9.0/main/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm?context=LiveDocs_Parts&file=00000343.html…]]> http://workflowFlash.com/4333/cannot-pass-json-string-as-string-to-externalinterface-call-it-gets-converted-to-an-object.php/feed 0 http://workflowFlash.com/3456/as3-101xml.php http://workflowFlash.com/3456/as3-101xml.php#comments Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:00:34 +0000 Dru Kepple http://active.tutsplus.com/?p=2908
Well, hey there, hearty ActionScript Journeyman! You’ve traversed many a strange landscape so far over the last 6 months, but if all went according to plan, you emerged stronger and readier to face the next challenge. Here with the 7th…]]> http://workflowFlash.com/3456/as3-101xml.php/feed 0