Flash comunication with autoIt exe?

[cyanidemonkey]

Hi, is it possible for a .swf file that has been embedded into a autoit GUI using the $oSWF = ObjCreate("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash") etc method to pass varibles to the autoIt wrapper?

not sure where to look, GetURL, fscommand, or maybe ExternalInterface.call?

[Authenticity]

Hmm... passing what? the object properties? collections?

If you can store a references, strings, etc.. on a variable then the wrapper can reference them. For example, AutoIt doesn't know what an Excel Sheet may contain unless it's stored into variable, or I'm completely misunderstanding the subject.

Edited April 2, 2009 by Authenticity

[cyanidemonkey]

Hmm... passing what? the object properties? collections?

If you can store a references, strings, etc.. on a variable then the wrapper can reference them. For example, AutoIt doesn't know what an Excel Sheet may contain unless it's stored into variable, or I'm completely misunderstanding the subject.

oh sorry just strings

[Authenticity]

Show how you can extract string resources using this object you'll understand alone what to do. Otherwise, you need to get yourself the Flash SDK and code everything in HLL:

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Opt('GuiOnEventMode', 1)

Dim $oSW = ObjCreate('ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.1')
ObjEvent($oSW, 'Shockwave_')
Dim $hGUI = GUICreate('Test', 500, 400)
Dim $Shockwave = GUICtrlCreateObj($oSW, 0, 0, 500, 300)
GUICtrlCreateButton('Go To Frame', 215, 340, 70, 25)
GUICtrlSetOnEvent(-1, '_GoToFrame')
GUISetOnEvent(-3, '_EXIT')

GUISetState()

With $oSW
    .LoadMovie(0, @ScriptDir & '\upload.swf')
    .Play
EndWith
    
While 1
    Sleep(100)
WEnd


Func _EXIT()
    GUIDelete()
    Exit
EndFunc

Func _GoToFrame()
    $oSW.GotoFrame(45)
    $oSW.Play
EndFunc

Func Shockwave_FlashCall($sRequest)
    ConsoleWrite('Request: ' & $sRequest & @LF)
EndFunc

Func Shockwave_onprogress($iPercentDone)
    ConsoleWrite('Percentage loaded: ' & $iPercentDone & @LF)
EndFunc


Func Shockwave_onreadystatechange($iNewState)
    ConsoleWrite('Ready state: ' & $iNewState & @LF)
EndFunc

[cyanidemonkey]

thx 4 the replys. found the thread about Flex/AutoIt comunication here: http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.ph...mp;#entry565053

has all the info I need, pretty qwick to convert the Flex to Flash.

It works ok, I'm getting the COM error window come up all the time, but the flash is sending the varables to AutoIt ok. Have just done a Qwick&Dirty to test it, will look at it again in more detail tomorrow.

thx.

Edited April 2, 2009 by cyanidemonkey

[cyanidemonkey]

my COM errors were due to the fact I forgot to call this function in flash

function init():void{

ExternalInterface.addCallback( "AI3Call", AI3Call );

ExternalInterface.addCallback( "AI3CallReturn", AI3CallReturn );

}

had it in there, just didn't call it - doh!

Do the users need to have flash plugin installed for IE to use the ActiveX and ObjCreate("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash") etc?

Is there a way to package the ActiveX/flash player with the AutoIt exe like a flash projector (flash.exe)? So that it is stand alone?

Could the AutoIt wrapper fail if the flash player is not on there system (or flash player is old).

Edited April 2, 2009 by cyanidemonkey