Access swf component from another swf file - actionscript-3

Greeting,
I have two flash files myVideo1.swf and myVideo2.swf
Each one contents FLVPLAYBack component .
myVideo1.swf FLVPLAYBack component instance name is “video1”
myVideo2.swf FLVPLAYBack component instance name is “video2”
I want to be able to access myVideo2.swf from myVideo1.swf using as3.
I want when I click play button on myVideo2.swf the myVideo1.swf would stopped.
Bother flash files are in the same folder.
Please advice how to do this in action script 3
Regards,


First when you load your swf you need to set the loader context domain to your current domain
loader = new Loader();
loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onLoadComplete);
var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest('swf/assets.swf');
var context:LoaderContext = new LoaderContext(false, ApplicationDomain.currentDomain);
loader.load(request, context);
Then you can access library items set to export using:
var MyClass:Class = Class(ApplicationDomain.currentDomain.getDefinition("export_id"));
var myInstance:Sprite = new MyClass() as Sprite;

Related

How can I unload an SWF that is already loaded to my file on actionscript3

I am trying to make a system that is first unloading any existing (loaded) flash SWF's and then loading one back in (so they won't overlap each other).
I am using a class AS3 file
My code looks like
var myLoader:Loader = new Loader();
removeChild(myLoader);
myLoader.unload();
var url:URLRequest = new URLRequest("URL HERE");
myLoader.load(url);
addChild(myLoader);
As you can see I'm trying to unload everything first, and then load the new stuff, for some reason it's not working.
Thanks in advance guys!

This line creates a new Loader object.
var myLoader:Loader = new Loader();
It's pointless to call unload() on that object, because there's no way anything could be loaded.
What you should do instead is to work with a single Loader object. Do not create new one every time.

URLRequest multiple SWF links not working properly

I'm trying to load 3 different tickers in 3 different containers.
When I delete this line:
loader2.load(new URLRequest("http://tickers.playtech.com/jackpots/new_jackpot.swf?casino=cityclub&info=1&game=bl&font_face=Arial&bold=true&font_color=FFFFFF&bg_color=240000&font_size=24&currency=eur"));
loader3.load(new URLRequest("http://tickers.playtech.com/jackpots/new_jackpot.swf?casino=cityclub&info=1&game=bl&font_face=Arial&bold=true&font_color=FFFFFF&bg_color=240000&font_size=24&currency=eur"));
and load them separately they works fine:
but when i load them together, just as the written in this document in adobe, all three tickers showing the same number:
package {
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.net.URLRequest;
import flash.display.Loader;
public class importExternalSWF extends MovieClip {
private var loader:Loader = new Loader();
private var loader2:Loader = new Loader();
private var loader3:Loader = new Loader();
public function importExternalSWF() {
loader.load(new URLRequest("http://tickers.playtech.com/jackpots/new_jackpot.swf?casino=cityclub&info=1&game=mrj-4&font_face=Arial&bold=true&font_color=FFFFFF&bg_color=240000&font_size=24&currency=eur"));
loader2.load(new URLRequest("http://tickers.playtech.com/jackpots/new_jackpot.swf?casino=cityclub&info=1&game=bl&font_face=Arial&bold=true&font_color=FFFFFF&bg_color=240000&font_size=24&currency=eur"));
loader3.load(new URLRequest("http://tickers.playtech.com/jackpots/new_jackpot.swf?casino=cityclub&info=1&game=grel&font_face=Arial&bold=true&font_color=FFFFFF&bg_color=240000&font_size=24&currency=eur"));
ticker1.addChild(loader);
ticker1.width=50;
ticker1.height=20;
ticker2.addChild(loader2);
ticker2.width=50;
ticker2.height=20;
ticker3.addChild(loader3);
ticker3.width=50;
ticker3.height=20;
}
}
}
I cant find solution anywhere
Thanks
edit
I rewrite my code to this, and its still the same result
public class importExternalSWF extends MovieClip {
public function importExternalSWF() {
var url = "http://tickers.playtech.com/jackpots/new_jackpot.swf";
var urlParams:Array = ["grel", "bl", "game=mrj-4"];
var tickers:Array = [ticker1, ticker2, ticker3];
var tickerHeight:Number = 50;
var tickerWidth:Number = 50;
loadUrls();
function loadUrls():void {
for(var i:uint = 0; i<urlParams.length; i++)
{
var urlLoader = new Loader();
var flashvars:URLVariables = new URLVariables();
flashvars["casino"] = "cityclub";
flashvars["info"] = "1";
flashvars["game"] = urlParams[i];
flashvars["currency"] = "eur";
flashvars["font_face"] = "arial";
flashvars["bold"] = "true";
flashvars["font_size"] = "10";
flashvars["bg_color"] = "0x000000";
flashvars["font_color"] = "ffffff";
var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest(url);
request.data = flashvars;
urlLoader.load(request);
tickers[i].width=tickerWidth;
tickers[i].height=tickerHeight;
tickers[i].addChild(urlLoader);
}
}
}

I suspect that the external SWF file sets some variables on the root level. Therefore each load will override the previous values and you'll end up with the same score in all "tickers".
Most likely this interference can be resolved by loading each SWF into its own ApplicationDomain. By default, SWFs are being loaded into the same ApplicationDomain and share their code.
So instead of doing this:
urlLoader.load(request);
You should do soemthing like this:
// create a new LoaderContext with a spearate ApplicationDomain
var context:LoaderContext = new LoaderContext(false, new ApplicationDomain());
// load the request and use the context with the separate ApplicationDomain
urlLoader.load(request, context);

I have bad news, i tried everything, but I can't load correctly the swf files. So, I have started to investigate this, and i found that, first, your SWF has AVM1Movie format (new_jackpot.swf), so, I conclude that this SWF was created with version 1 or 2 of ActionScript. If you see the reference of AVM1Movie Class (here the link), says the following:
There are several restrictions on an AVM1 SWF file loaded by an AVM2 SWF file:
The AVM1 SWF file that is loaded by an AVM2 SWF file cannot load another SWF file into this. That is, it cannot load another SWF file over itself. However, child Sprite objects, MovieClip objects, or other AVM1 SWF files loaded by this SWF file can load into this.
Then, i tried too, with a library that implements Threads in Flex, and found this (here this link async-threading):
The Actionscript Virtual Machine (AVM) in the Flash Player is severely limited by only having one thread...
I have created several projects using Loaders, SWFLoaders, ByteArrays, etc, all this in actionscript 3 in Flex SDK 3.2.
Maybe if you create this project in a previous version could work, or try to use same library that implements threads.
Anyway if I find something more, will edit this answer with another solution that's right.

Try adding a 1 after «laoder» at these places:
private var loader:Loader = new Loader();
loader.load(new URLRequest("http://tickers.playtech.com/jackpots/new_jackpot.swf?casino=cityclub&info=1&game=mrj-4&font_face=Arial&bold=true&font_color=FFFFFF&bg_color=240000&font_size=24&currency=eur"));

There was no solution to this issue due to lack of compatibility from third part company that provides the tickers.

Accessing objects and variables from swf across domains

I am trying to access a variable from a test.swf on b.com from a parent.swf on a.com.
test.swf:
Security.allowDomain("a.com");
var test = 0;
parent.swf:
var loader:Loader = new Loader();
var url:String = "http://b.com/test.swf";
loader.load(new URLRequest(url));
I can access the swf like this. But how can I access and change the var test in test.swf?

Basically can do so by modifying the url of the swf you are loading in.
Check this out

how to export movieclip as swf?

I have a movieclip loaded I modify and show in swf loader in flash builder 4.5 project,
I want the user to be able to save the movieclip to his disk as swf is there a straight
forward way to do that?
I searched for suggestions and found this but nothing seems to work

completed the project finally thanks to the "AS3SWF" class
here is how I save my files after importing the library to my project
import com.codeazur.as3swf.SWF;
var swf:SWF = new SWF(mySwfMc.loaderInfo.bytes);
var ba:ByteArray = new ByteArray();
swf.publish(ba);
var C:ByteArray = new ByteArray();
C.position = 0;
C.writeBytes(ba);
var f:FileReference = new FileReference ;
f.save(C,"demo.swf");

Loading another swf file using AS3

I'm trying to load in another swf on a button click using Aaction Script 3.
The problem I'm having is that it just seems to load and mix the movies together. Is is possible to load and replace on stage the newly loaded swf similar to how you could do this in AS2 using loadMovieNum()
This is what I have so far:
//Add event listener for button click
backButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, backButtonClick);
//Create a function for the button click
function backButtonClick(ev:MouseEvent):void
{
var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest("2.swf");
var loader:Loader = new Loader()
loader.load(request);
addChild(loader);
}
Many thanks

Use the loader like this:
//Add event listener for button click
var singleLoader:Loader = new Loader();
backButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, backButtonClick);
//Create a function for the button click
function backButtonClick(ev:MouseEvent):void
{
var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest("2.swf");
singleLoader.load(request);
addChild(loader);
}
What you're doing is you're creating a new Loader every single time for every new SWF you're loading. Just use a single loader and each time you load content on it, it should replace the existing content. If not, adjust the code like so:
function backButtonClick(ev:MouseEvent):void
{
var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest("2.swf");
singleLoader.unloadAndStop(true);
singleLoader.load(request);
addChild(loader);
}
See the documentation for more: http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashPlatform/reference/actionscript/3/flash/display/Loader.html
Update
If you want to clear everything off the stage when you do this, see the following question & answer My Actionscript 3.0 Stage will not clear.