Forcing Flash Events

[WaterTight]

I have integrated a flash interface for a vb6 program. I'm able to get all of the flash interactions by doing a select case on fscommands. However, there are occassions when I will need to force flash events due to the user selecting different settings.

My main problem is that i'll need to call specific frames for specific objects - the flash interface isn't just one object.

Any suggestions or web addresses that anyone has would be most appreciated.

thanks,
J

 

[WaterTight]

Since there were no replies, I wanted to post the solution to this, in case anyone else was having this problem.

To call frame 12 for the object called "ul" within "style,"

ShockwaveFlash1.TGotoFrame "_root.style.italic", 12

Setting a variable, such as changing the textbox "fileName" in "save," to "" would be done as follows:

ShockwaveFlash1.SetVariable "save.fileName", ""

(yes, this is common sensical - it took me at least an hour to figure out...it sometimes puzzles me why i still call myself a programmer)

Ah...but here, now, is the rub. Setting a property's value with TSetProperty takes three parameters:

target as string - ok - should be pretty easy to figure this out. this is the object name

property as long - "what in the world?!" you ask. beats me...but i found a way to make it work by digging up a few references to tsetproperty. i list the property values for the properties at the bottom

value as string - once again, pretty easy - what to set the property to...

i used...

ShockwaveFlash1.TSetProperty "save", 7, "0"
ShockwaveFlash1.TSetProperty "main", 7, "100"

...to make the save panel invisible and the main panel visible.

X Position = 0
Y Position = 1
X Scale = 2
Y Scale = 3
Current Frame = 4
Total Frames = 5
Alpha = 6
Visibility = 7
Width = 8
Height = 9
Rotation = 10
Target path = 11
Frames Loaded = 12
Instance name = 13
Drop Target path = 14
URL = 15
High Quality = 16
Focus Rectangle = 17
Sound Buffer Time = 18

Anyway - there are some ways to force flash events. Hope it helps!

J