Hi Paul,
Take a look at System.capabilities.playerType.
System.capabilities.playerType=="External" means you're running in the IDE.
System.capabilities.playerType=="Plugin" means you're running in a browser.
HTH,
Ian
On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 8:19 AM, Paul Steven <paul_ste...@btinternet.com> wrote:
> Is there a property or function to detect if a Flash movie is being tested
> in authoring mode or live on the web?
>
> Basically I have added a random variable to my xml file when loading it to
> prevent caching.
>
> The following works in both authoring and when live
>
> myXML.load("xml/homeFlashContent.xml");
>
> Whereas the following including the cache busting code doesn't work when
> tested within Flash IDE.
>
> my_Date = new Date();
>
> myXML.load("xml/homeFlashContent.xml?"+my_Date.getUTCSeconds());
>
> I would therefore like to have an if statement something like
>
> If (boolAuthoringMode == true) {
>
> myXML.load("xml/homeFlashContent.xml");
>
> } else {
>
> myXML.load("xml/homeFlashContent.xml?"+my_Date.getUTCSeconds());
>
> }
>
>
> If there are any better solutions please let me know.
>
> Thanks
>
> Paul
>
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