Keeping user applications up to date in AIR.

2020-06-09 Thread Paul Stearns
If we deploy applications using AIR we will need to deploy updates. At present in the Flash/HTML environment that is easy (except for caching) you put the SWF file in the production folder of the website and the next time a user needs the module the get the new one. Our systems consist of one M

Re: Keeping user applications up to date in AIR.

2020-06-10 Thread Paulus de B.
Hi Paul, We actually had the exact same setup in that we had an swf application we needed to continue using after browsers stopped supporting flash. What we did for the time being (but works very well): create an AIR application that uses the flex HTML control to load your swfs like you did in t

Re: Keeping user applications up to date in AIR.

2020-06-10 Thread Paul Stearns
: (305)623-4588 From: "Paulus de B." Sent: 6/10/20 5:07 AM To: users@flex.apache.org Subject: Re: Keeping user applications up to date in AIR. Hi Paul, We actually had the exact same setup in that we had an swf application we needed to continue u

Re: Keeping user applications up to date in AIR.

2020-06-10 Thread Paul Stearns
Advanced Consulting Enterprises, Inc. 15280 NW 79th Ct. Suite 250 Miami Lakes, Fl 33016 Voice: (305)623-0360 x107 Fax: (305)623-4588 From: "Paul Stearns" Sent: 6/10/20 9:37 AM To: Subject: Re: Keeping user applications up to date in AIR. Pau

Re: Keeping user applications up to date in AIR.

2020-06-10 Thread Paulus de B.
Hi Paul, No, we will be migrating users from our Flash / browser application to Flex / AIR, but as this is an IT project it takes a bit longer than anticipated :-) So for now, we bought ourselves some time by putting the Flash application in an AIR application. Cheers Paulus -- Sent from: h

Re: Keeping user applications up to date in AIR.

2020-06-10 Thread Paulus de B.
Hi Paul, In our application there is no need for uploading / downloading files or printing reports, but one shortcut I can think of for the printing part is redirect users to the default browser and start the printing from there (if this can be done from a HTML page in your application). At the

Re: Keeping user applications up to date in AIR.

2020-06-10 Thread Paul Stearns
t; Sent: 6/10/20 10:33 AM To: users@flex.apache.org Subject: Re: Keeping user applications up to date in AIR. Hi Paul, In our application there is no need for uploading / downloading files or printing reports, but one shortcut I can think of for the printing part is redirect users to the default b

Re: Keeping user applications up to date in AIR.

2020-06-10 Thread Paulus de B.
Hi Paul, You could use javascript and the window dom as a middle ground for both (setting up messaging between the two): https://help.adobe.com/en_US/as3/dev/WS5b3ccc516d4fbf351e63e3d118666ade46-7ec2.html Cheers Paulus -- Sent from: http://apache-flex-users.246.n4.nabble.com/

Re: Keeping user applications up to date in AIR.

2020-06-10 Thread Paul Stearns
- From: "Paul Stearns" Sent: 6/9/20 5:51 PM To: "users@flex.apache.org" Subject: Keeping user applications up to date in AIR. If we deploy applications using AIR we will need to deploy updates. At present in the Flash/HTML environment that is easy

RE: Keeping user applications up to date in AIR.

2020-06-10 Thread Brian Raymes
2020 2:04 AM To: users@flex.apache.org Subject: Re: Keeping user applications up to date in AIR. Hi Paul, We actually had the exact same setup in that we had an swf application we needed to continue using after browsers stopped supporting flash. What we did for the time being (but works very w

Re: Keeping user applications up to date in AIR.

2020-06-11 Thread Alex Harui
ll be available to install separately? Could it be as simple as holding onto a legacy NPAPI installer? Brian -Original Message- From: Paulus de B. Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2020 2:04 AM To: users@flex.apache.org Subject: Re: Keeping user applications up to date in

RE: Keeping user applications up to date in AIR.

2020-06-11 Thread Frost, Andrew
xt year (unless of course you switch to deploying it as an AIR application!) thanks Andrew -Original Message- From: Alex Harui Sent: 11 June 2020 17:40 To: users@flex.apache.org Subject: Re: Keeping user applications up to date in AIR. Hi, It would be wise to test on a clean m

Re: Keeping user applications up to date in AIR.

2020-06-12 Thread Carlos Rovira
he ability to view general > Flash-based content from next year (unless of course you switch to > deploying it as an AIR application!) > > thanks > >Andrew > > > > > -----Original Message- > From: Alex Harui > Sent: 11 June 2020 17:40 > To: users@flex.

Re: Keeping user applications up to date in AIR.

2020-06-12 Thread Frost, Andrew
drew -Original Message- From: Carlos Rovira Sent: 12 June 2020 09:46 To: users@flex.apache.org Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Keeping user applications up to date in AIR. Hi Andrew, I'm a bit confused here with your email. Do you mean that AIR apps in 2021 will not be able to render Flas

Re: Keeping user applications up to date in AIR.

2020-06-12 Thread Carlos Rovira
top-app-style Flex application as long as you don't need the HTML/JS > interactions via ExternalInterface and the like... > > Sorry to cause confusion! > > thanks > > Andrew > > > -Original Message- > From: Carlos Rovira > Sent: 12 June 2020 09