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Flash Form and Navigation Button Issue (DoFSCommand)

Jul 20, 2007 10:20 AM

Hi,

In short, How can I get a <cfinput type="button" to send out a javascript command to change the current page location.

I have this code:
When I click on the HTML type button, the relocation happens as expected.
When I click on the equivalent cfform button, it does not.

I'm guessing it is something in the syntax of the onClick event, but I have to say I'm lost. Flash MX documentation says this should work right (?)

Cheers,


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  • bryn50
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    1. bryn50,
    Jul 25, 2007 1:20 PM   in reply to bryn50
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    Replying to my own posts again...

    the answer came in the Flex 1.5 documents for Actionscript 3 (I assume this is what CF 8 has behind the scenes).
    The doc says:
    "In ActionScript 3.0, the functionality of the External API is provided by the ExternalInterface class."...
    "If you need to use the old fscommand() function--for example, to maintain compatibility with older applications or to interact with a third-party SWF container application or the stand-alone Flash Player--it is still available as a package-level function in the flash.system package."

    However I'd like to make the point that no-where anywhere in the CF documentation is even one tiny example of the use of action script coding to enhance the basic functionality of CFForm. To much to ask ?

    Oh yes, and one other thing, it seems as though the getURL actionscript command does what I needed to do in this case.

    Cheers,

     
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    2. Alain Levy-s3SmK8,
    Aug 9, 2007 11:14 AM   in reply to bryn50
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    Hi,

    In relation to communication issues between Flash and Javascript: I am trying to get Javascript to talk to my Flash form, but I can't get it to work.
    I would like at least to be able to change the value of a hidden field in my form, or even better to execute an actionscript function, from Javascript.
    I believe the answer lies somewhere around the ExternalInterface.addCallback function, but I just can't get it to work.

    I am trying to do this because I have a flash form with a tab navigator and the showing tab is bound to a hidden field.So far so good...I am now trying to use the new CF8 CFmenu functionality to control which tab shows. That's why I need it!

    Any guidance appreciated! Thanks a lot!

    Alain
     
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    Aug 9, 2007 11:28 AM   in reply to Alain Levy-s3SmK8
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    Hi Alain,

    Not sure if I can help directly however I found the following.
    a) biggest issue was deciding which version of actionscript documentation to read. I decided upon Flex Actionscript version 1.5 and this seems to hold out, even with CF8. Not happy with Adobe's lack of any kind of example for actionscripting within CFFORM/Flash which would have helped just to get me started. I found not even one tiny example in all the docs I read.
    b) I never got javascript talking to the flash form or vice-versa. I went for purely actionscript within the flash form and it seems to work.
    c) I can see why you need it to work, and if you find out please let me know, I will be fascinated as I had in mind to do some things like that for my own App (e.g. I suspect will sooner or later not be able to avoid this issue myself.).

    Cheers and best of luck..

    BP.
     
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    Aug 9, 2007 12:45 PM   in reply to Alain Levy-s3SmK8
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    Try the attached script.

    I remain convinced that for some reason Adobe have nobbled (technical term) the functioning of the external interface in flash <cfform>s Dont know why, but unexplained.
    Neither externalinterface nor fscommand seem to work as best I can tell. (see attached).

    Interestingly mx.external.ExternalInterface.available does seem to get a 'false' return value (instead of an error message like flash.external.ExternalInterface gets you.).....

    Like I say, if you happen to crack this one, please do let us all know. ;-))

    Cheers,
    BP
     
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  • Alain Levy-s3SmK8
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    5. Alain Levy-s3SmK8,
    Aug 9, 2007 3:32 PM   in reply to bryn50
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    Hi, and thanks +++ for your reply and the code... I can't get it to work either, it drives me mad...
    I wish asfusion would get their teeth on it, they are just the best! Unfortunately, they are not much into flash forms these days, just flex...

    Will keep you posted - and everyone else! - if I can get it to work!

    Alain
     
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    Oct 25, 2011 2:15 AM   in reply to Alain Levy-s3SmK8
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    hi,

     

       i have the same problem also...on how to communicate normal button to cfinput button. Did you find out how to solve this?

    Pls let me know.   Many thanks,

     

    I just want to click the button of cfform flash using a normal button outside.

     

    Jeff

     
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