Passing variables between Flash and Rev

[Ken Ray]

Rob,

Unfortunately, the answer is 'no' (at least not in Flash MX which is what I
have). If the Rev app is in the 'fscommand' folder of the Flash standalone,
you can launch it, but the security sandbox of Flash doesn't allow for
command line arguments to be passed or any other form of communication,
including writing of files. Flash can store things in a cache, but it's in a
format that can't be read by Rev (AFAIK).

The only thing that you *can* do, IMHO, is to launch the Rev app and open a
socket between the two, pass your information through the socket, and then
close down Flash.

HTH,

Ken Ray
Sons of Thunder Software
Email: kray at sonsothunder.com
Web Site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/


> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:use-revolution-bounces at lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of 
> RGould8 at aol.com
> Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 1:41 PM
> To: use-revolution at lists.runrev.com
> Subject: Passing variables between Flash and Rev
> 
> 
> I've got a client who's asking me if it's technically 
> possible to have a 
> standalone Flash Projector on Mac OS X sublaunch a Revolution 
> app and pass 
> variables to it.
> 
> >From what little I know about Flash, it sounds like it _might_ be 
> >possible,
> perhaps by getting the Flash projector to sublaunch the Rev 
> app and pass 
> variables to it via AppleScript using the fs command.   Am I 
> heading down the right 
> path, or is there a better way?   (Flash writing a text file 
> and Rev reading 
> it perhaps?)   Basically, they want the Flash Projector to 
> sublaunch Rev, pass 
> variables and quit itself, leaving the Rev app running.
> 
> - Rob
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