Good point Hans - I hadn't considered that - I've never seen that trick mentioned before.
Thank you. Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hans Wichman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Flashcoders mailing list" <flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com> Sent: Friday, January 05, 2007 7:39 PM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] "real time" flash interface. > Hi, > on a sidenote, you can use loadvars or the xml object to load any file you > wish, not only 'compatible' files. If you set the onData instead of the > onLoad, you can do your own parsing. Might be helpfull here. > > greetz > JC > > > On 1/5/07, George <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I think you might could write a simple shell script on server(if unix) > > to check the update time of that status file, and if it was updated, > > increase serial number in another file which your Flash client could > > check (working like a flag), and create another easy read file such as > > XML formated for Flash for update information. So when your Flash find > > the serial number is increased, check the XML file then. > > > > George > > > > Paul Andrews wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > I'm about to start a new project which will display the workings of a > > server based system that's manipulating data and passing it between servers. > > At each stage of the process a flat file is written that indicates a change > > in status/readiness of the data for the next stage in the process. > > > > > > My flash project will sit over the top of this indicating what's going > > on - driven by the flat file status changes. It's unlikely that I can really > > change the infrastructure at all - probably the best I'll be able to do will > > be to have the status files copied into a suitable form for the flash > > project to read. It's going to be interesting if I can't meddle with the > > infrastructure or get a file format compatible with loadvars or xml.. > > > > > > Since it's unlikely I can add much to the infrastructure, as far as I > > can tell the best approach is simply to poll for the presence of the status > > files regularly and read them to pick up any changes. I don't know if I'll > > be able to expose the files through a web service, or add a socket server. > > > > > > So my current thinking is to poll (read the status files if they are > > there), then sleep for an interval then poll again (this will be as > > real-time as I can manage). Effectively I'll be building an event-driven > > project that generates events to update the interface in reaction to the > > presence of the status files. Unfortunately, without a socket server I can't > > push the changes, nor can I reply on other solutions being installed on the > > server side (such as media server). > > > > > > As the status changes, I'll animate the flash interface to show what's > > going on on the servers. > > > > > > Anyone done this kind of thing before and have some sage advice/gotchas? > > > > > > Paul > > > -- > > > ipauland.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > > To change your subscription options or search the archive: > > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > > Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software > > Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training > > http://www.figleaf.com > > http://training.figleaf.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > To change your subscription options or search the archive: > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software > Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training > http://www.figleaf.com > http://training.figleaf.com > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
