Passing variables between Flash and Rev

[Ken Ray]

I'm pretty sure it has to be a real application.

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


> -----Original Message-----
> From: use-revolution-bounces at lists.runrev.com 
> [mailto:use-revolution-bounces at lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of 
> RGould8 at aol.com
> Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 3:15 PM
> To: use-revolution at lists.runrev.com
> Subject: Re: Passing variables between Flash and Rev
> 
> 
> One last question, related:   Do you know if Flash can 
> sublaunch a Rev app 
> via an "alias" of that App being placed in the "fscommand" 
> folder of the Flash 
> standalone, or do I need to have the entire Rev app itself 
> inside that folder?
> 
> 
> In a message dated 5/25/04 3:06:44 PM, kray at sonsothunder.com writes:
> 
> 
> > 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-----
> > > From: use-revolution-bounces at lists.runrev.com
> > > [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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