Sending html/swf as email attachment

[Thryn]

Hello,
(created on flash4) I have a file that I want to attach in an email. After received (both html & swf), how it opens varies by different recipients. Example: double click on swf then clicking cancel (not opening or saving to disk) then clicking on html opens up browser and plays file. Another way: recipient has to open/save to disk the swf file and the player comes up then plays file (without doing anything to the html file). And yet another way: recipient opens swf file and nothing happens, closes swf file box, then can click on the html file and then it plays (but html file won't play if clicked on first, will play after closing the swf file). Confusing?...yes, My question, how can this be simplified/standardized? The file does play, but to give instructions on how to open the file to recipients (not technical in any way) and not to confuse them, how can I send it to them so one way will work for everybody? (I am not a programmer, just a mom who's enjoying what Flash can do.)

Another question: When recipient opens, it sometimes plays choppy the first time, but plays smooth after "Refresh". How can I have the file play only after it is all the way done "streaming?/loading"? (without choosing "Pause at Start" in the publish settings options? I really don't want to add a "Play" button to the start of the file.

And yet another question: In the publish settings(html), the "Loop" option is DESELECTED , yet when recipient opens in the "flash player", it still loops and you have to go to the control button in the player and deselect loop. (It doesn't loop in html/browser file.) Can the "loop" options be for the flash swf file be adjusted to NOT loop, or does the recipient have to manually turn his "loop" off? Again, the users probably don't know to choose this option. They just want to click once and see the file.

Thanks,
Thryn

 

[WhiteTiger]

ok, your not a programer, but this is simple...under window, open up your actions window...and on your last frame, click it, then in your actions window you should see basic commands, actions, etc...click basic commands, then click the stop action...it will stop it on that frame. ----------------------------------------
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[unwanted]

Thryn,
Just a thought here! Might be more standard, if you attach it as a standalone (*.exe). Of course, then, the recipient has to double-click it, as it won't start on it's own!
But this would work even if Flash is not installed on the recipient's machine... At least I think so!
That would also possibly solve your second problem.
As for your third question, Luke's suggestion is probably the best way to go, since with the standalone, you're not using an html file.

;-)ldnewbie

 

[TulsaJeff]

yes...exe are completely self-contained...no flash player needed. A lbit heavy regarding file size but definitely a good idea. Ya' Gotta Love It!