I'd be very interested too. We've had some problems doing similar things
ourselves.
David Cummins
Sean Renet wrote:
>
> I have a day left of crazy left, then I will email you an fla file and cf
> template off list.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rich Wild" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2000 1:53 AM
> Subject: RE: Integrating with Flash
>
> > Yeah - I wasn't talking semantics though, I am genuinely interested in how
> > you pull those variables out - where does the LoadVariables pull the CF
> > variables from?
> >
> > I've used URL variables before fine - but limited as I said, due to the
> max
> > length of a URL string
> >
> > I've used textfiles also - getting CF to create a textfile with the
> > variables written into it:
> >
> > eg: variables.txt
> > **********************
> >
> > var1 = Hello
> > var2 = Cheese
> > var3 = red hot poker
> >
> > **********************
> >
> > And Then Flash LoadVariables from variables.txt
> >
> > Now I *know* that this is brutish and poor. Must be. Makes me wince just
> > looking at it.
> >
> > How specifically are you handling it? I long for a better way...
> >
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Sean Renet [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: 03 August 2000 09:44
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: Integrating with Flash
> >
> >
> > I seldom use url variables. I am sure that someone will respond with a
> > url/form variable dissertation. However, I generally have an action page
> in
> > the background that does all the work and I have flash pull the variables
> > from it using flash's LoadVariables command. I suppose this is more like
> a
> > form variable pass as the method is "post". I don't have much time to get
> > caught up in symantics, I just do what I think works the best. You don't
> > need text output per say, you can just use cfcontent.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Rich Wild" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2000 1:03 AM
> > Subject: RE: Integrating with Flash
> >
> >
> > > Am I right in saying that you are limited to using URL variables when
> > > controlling Flash movies though? That's what I've picked up anyway
> > >
> > > Kind of annoying if you have a lot of text to output...
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Sean Renet [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Sent: 03 August 2000 08:53
> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Subject: Re: Integrating with Flash
> > >
> > >
> > > I disagree. Generator's main purpose was dynamic multimedia content.
> Now
> > > that you can use CF to control Flash, Generator is no longer needed.
> > What's
> > > more is that you can integrate ram and swf files using smil files
> > > (http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-smil/). In such an enviroment you can use
> Flash
> > as
> > > a kind of dynamic quarterback to control Real Media files and integrate
> > the
> > > two simulatiously all controlled by CF (think DVD and CF is the remote
> > > control). What this basically means, is that you can now do what non web
> > > broadcast media cannot. So the only time I would buy Generator is if
> > March
> > > 15 rolled around and I needed to buy something as a tax deduction.
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Jennifer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2000 10:26 PM
> > > Subject: Re: Integrating with Flash
> > >
> > >
> > > > At 12:28 AM 8/3/00 -0400, you wrote:
> > > > >Special thanks goes out to Schlomy Gantz and the rest of the CFUN-2K
> > > people
> > > > >on a great conference.
> > > > >
> > > > >Schlomy made an inspiring presentation on CF integration with
> > Macromedia
> > > > >Flash. I've got a project that would definitely benefit from it. A
> few
> > > > >questions:
> > > > >
> > > > >Does anyone know of any good books/resources on building Flash clips?
> > > > >Are there any huge limitations to Flash integration without
> Generator?
> > > > >Is it worth waiting for Flash 5 to come out?
> > > >
> > > > I was privy to a conversation about flash integration without
> generator
> > > > last week ands the gist of the conversation was: it's a complete pain
> in
> > > > the butt. Supposedly generator makes it much easier. Without generator
> > it
> > > > is bad bad bad. That's all I know.
> > > >
> > >
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