Flash-matic

[trancexx 890]

was asked the other day.

That first post hides a great idea an code. Unfortunately it's not AutoIt.

It's something that was never done in this language and almost impossible to be done before AutoItObject, you need AutoItObject. Remember that, you need AutoItObject. Hahaha...

After some googling two links crystallized, stackoverflow's and Delphy Flash thing. Read both to compare it to AutoIt's version. My conclusion is that AutoIt is as good as any language when it comes to object manipulation. Even easier to work with.

Shockwave object was used before in AutoIt scripts, there isn't much to say about that.

The main issue that was resolved here is how to load swf from memory, variable. If someone would inspect Flash typelib with some available tool (hey, , how interesting), he/she could see that IShockwaveFlash is IDispatch based interface with few available methods for loading files. But there is none to load either memory or stream. So, Idispatch can load only files from disk (yours or somebody elses), nothing more.

On the other hand linked articles suggest that IUnknown can load stream. This is where conventional AutoIt is lost and where AutoItObject takes control.

Described in steps, it would be:

• Create Shockwave object
• Expand it to IUnknown level
• Create Stream object on (out of) SWF data
• Ask Shockwave object for PersistStreamInit object
• Call InitNew method of PersistStreamInit object to initialize it
• Use Load method to load Stream of SWF data
• Create Shockwave object control in Autoit GUI

Interesting thing is that you don't need to have Flash installed on system where this could be run. All your app would need in that case is Flash dll. Accessible Flash10m.ocx for example. Another interesting thing is that you can embed files in both scripts (as in this example) and executables as resources and run it from there.

I have added little input control, you'll figure out what's it for. By using AutoItObject you get Ward's base64 decoder for free. I used that to shrink the size of the embedded file.

Script (don't miss):

SWF.au3

Everybody loves Duck Sauce, is this amazing or is this amazing?

[kaotkbliss 138]

I wish I was as smart as you

[JohnOne 1,541]

Works a treat, and looks rather swanky too.

I know its doing something special, and whatever it is, its great.

[FireFox 254]

It does not work for the youtube player, I can only see the top flash movie.

I have the lastest autoitobject version and i'm on Windows XP 32bits.

Br, FireFox.

[trancexx 890]

What do you mean "the top flash movie"?

[JohnOne 1,541]

I think FireFox means the autoitobject plug in the gui.

is that ran from memery also?

[trancexx 890]

Control below button and input?

FireFox, does it work if you remove upper control completely and comment out $oShockwaveFlash1 entirely? And what's the version of your AutoIt?

edit:

@JohnOne, both SWFs are from memory.

Edited March 16, 2011 by trancexx

[wakillon 391]

Video rights limits the use like the youtube's embedded urls, unlike an IE embedded player...

I'm on XP 32bits with AutoIt 3.3.6.1, and it works fine !

Nice work !

[ValeryVal 8]

Your Flash-matic is good AutoIt solution of unpossible task.

BTW I've done more than three trials to resolve "MapWindow GIS ActiveX" problem and failed.

Read about it on Home page of project

The OCX (it's free!) with dependencies can be download from here

Is it really impossible to create MapWindowGIS-matic for AutoIt users?

Thanx

[FireFox 254]

Control below button and input?

FireFox, does it work if you remove upper control completely and comment out $oShockwaveFlash1 entirely? And what's the version of your AutoIt?

Nop it does not. I have autoit v3.3.6.1

Br, FireFox.

[trancexx 890]

It's a flash thing then, nothing to do with AutoIt.

@ValeryVal, you need to be more specific.

[FireFox 254]

It's a flash thing then, nothing to do with AutoIt.

So what do i have to install?

[trancexx 890]

So what do i have to install?

I don't know. Nothing. Put Flash10m.ocx in your script's folder and comment out lines with ObjCreate("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash")

edit: convenient temporary link

Edited March 17, 2011 by trancexx

[FireFox 254]

I don't know. Nothing. Put Flash10m.ocx in your script's folder and comment out lines with ObjCreate("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash")

edit: convenient temporary link

It works !! thanks a lot

Br, FireFox.

[FireFox 254]

@trancexx

Can you give me the function to stop the video and the streaming?

Br, FireFox.

[trancexx 890]

@trancexx

Can you give me the function to stop the video and the streaming?

Br, FireFox.

This may sound strange but there is no such function, at least not the way you think.

Those are SWFs. Autoit is using ShockwaveFlash object to run SWF. SWF is what's streaming and depending on the developer of the SWF it can receive commands thru SetVariable method.

Probably someone with better understanding of the thematic could explain better. I'm very limited with knowledge in this area.

Edited March 17, 2011 by trancexx

[Andreik 44]

From where can I get Flash10m.ocx?

[trancexx 890]

From the convenient temporary link.

[Andreik 44]

Wow this is pretty nice work. I like it.

Edited March 18, 2011 by Andreik

[Ascend4nt 117]

Excellent job