One last question, related: Do you know if Flash can sublaunch a Rev app via an "alias" of that App being placed in the "fscommand" folder of the Flash standalone, or do I need to have the entire Rev app itself inside that folder?
In a message dated 5/25/04 3:06:44 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Rob, > > Unfortunately, the answer is 'no' (at least not in Flash MX which is what I > have). If the Rev app is in the 'fscommand' folder of the Flash standalone, > you can launch it, but the security sandbox of Flash doesn't allow for > command line arguments to be passed or any other form of communication, > including writing of files. Flash can store things in a cache, but it's in a > format that can't be read by Rev (AFAIK). > > The only thing that you *can* do, IMHO, is to launch the Rev app and open a > socket between the two, pass your information through the socket, and then > close down Flash. > > HTH, > > Ken Ray > Sons of Thunder Software > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Web Site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/ > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 1:41 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Passing variables between Flash and Rev > > > > > > I've got a client who's asking me if it's technically > > possible to have a > > standalone Flash Projector on Mac OS X sublaunch a Revolution > > app and pass > > variables to it. > > > > >From what little I know about Flash, it sounds like it _might_ be > > >possible, > > perhaps by getting the Flash projector to sublaunch the Rev > > app and pass > > variables to it via AppleScript using the fs command. Am I > > heading down the right > > path, or is there a better way? (Flash writing a text file > > and Rev reading > > it perhaps?) Basically, they want the Flash Projector to > > sublaunch Rev, pass > > variables and quit itself, leaving the Rev app running. > > > > - Rob > > _______________________________________________ > > use-revolution mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > > > > > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > > _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution