Display frame number

[xpher]

Hi

New to flash etc. Am using javascript to control my flash movie. Been trying to display the frame number as the movie is playing (without clicking or hovering). Is there any way to do this and keep updationg frame number in an input box say? I know it will be too fast to read but just trying things out

 

[kennethkawamoto]

Do you mean you want to display the frame number in the HTML? Just call Javascript function with _currentframe as an argument on every "onEnterFrame".

Kenneth Kawamoto

http://www.materiaprima.co.uk

 

[xpher]

Tried that. Can get it to work to display frame number at the moment of clicking button but what I want is for the html input to show frame number continuously as movie playing. Almost like a counter I suppose.

 

[kennethkawamoto]

That's what my suggestion does. Flash triggers Javascript function on every frame, the number is updated automatically. There's no need for a button or anything.

Do you need a code example?

Kenneth Kawamoto

http://www.materiaprima.co.uk

 

[xpher]

An example would be a help. Don't know whether some of my problem is to do with trying to maintain unobtrusive javascript. Cheers

 

[kennethkawamoto]

ActionScript

this.onEnterFrame = function():Void  {
	getURL("javascript:displayFrameNum("+_currentframe+")");
};

JavaScript

function displayFrameNum(num){
	document.getElementById("frameNum").innerHTML = num;
}

HTML

<div id="frameNum"></div>

Kenneth Kawamoto

http://www.materiaprima.co.uk

 

[xpher]

Thanks I'll try that. I'll have to wait because someone else is creating the flash movies.