I am having trouble getting some Action Script 3 Flash movies to run in
Director 11. I am aware that you should not use Flash components and have
avoided this. Can somebody point me in the direction of a comprehensive
document explaining best practices for making Flash AS3 and Director 11 run
together? or a list of what just doesn't work?

Thanks, I am not sure though what you are mean by "AS3 routines". Do you mean actionscript that is part of a user defined function or an external imported actionscript?

[q]Originally posted by: John Twycross
Thanks, I am not sure though what you are mean by "AS3 routines". Do you mean
actionscript that is part of a user defined function or an external imported
actionscript?[/q]

In Director 11 you cannot use AS3 at all.
The AVM2 is present, but is not operational.

That explains it, thanks.

Sorry to reopen a dead thread but I'm getting some odd results from director +
flash.

Not knowing that D11 doesn't support AS3 I made a UI for an app, imported it
to the stage and it seems to run just fine looking at the debug output. But
it's not rendering at all. From the output window I can see that It's creating
movieclips, getting data and tweening just fine!

After reading this: "In Director 11 you can import SWF version 9 files, but
you cannot run AS3 routines." I'm a bit concerned that i'm seeing the exact
opposite here....

So AS3 code works but objects / components don't, is that right? Or is it a
rendering problem?

Cheers!

[q]Originally posted by: DanTurner
After reading this: "In Director 11 you can import SWF version 9 files, but
you cannot run AS3 routines." I'm a bit concerned that i'm seeing the exact
opposite here....
So AS3 code works but objects / components don't, is that right? Or is it a
rendering problem?[/q]

The D11 flash asset xtra is based on flash player 9.0.28.0
You can import SWF version 9 files containing AS1 and AS2 routines.
The flash asset is full functional, but the AVM2 output is ignored in Director
12.

[q]Originally posted by: Nanomedia
[Q]Originally posted by: DanTurner
After reading this: "In Director 11 you can import SWF version 9 files, but
you cannot run AS3 routines." I'm a bit concerned that i'm seeing the exact
opposite here....
So AS3 code works but objects / components don't, is that right? Or is it a
rendering problem?[/Q]

The D11 flash asset xtra is based on flash player 9.0.28.0
You can import SWF version 9 files containing AS1 and AS2 routines.
The flash asset is full functional, but the AVM2 output is ignored in Director
12.
[/q]

sorry but I may be a bit confused here..

I wrote all of the code and compliled the flash file using as3 code in flash
cs3, the code executes just fine and outputs trace commands to directors' debug
window that were bound to as3 tween and movieclip events. By 'AVM2 output is
ignored in Director 12' do you mean the rendering or all code? If the latter is
true then how come my as3 code is running? Apart from that i do find it a bit
strange that director can use flash as3 components but flash within director
can't.

[q]Originally posted by: DanTurner
By 'AVM2 output is ignored in Director 12' do you mean the rendering or all
code?
If the latter is true then how come my as3 code is running?[/q]

Because the D11 flash asset (9.0.28.0) is full functional and running.
If there is no output (nothing rendered) for your SWF 9 - AS3 files in
Director 11,
why do we have to argue on this subject?

Woah there!

I wasn't arguing about anything, I'm just asking a few questions.

1) as3 isn't supported in avm12 but it seems to run ok, how come?
2) CS3 components work natively in director but not in a CS3 swf brought into
director, why?
3) are you certain that there's gonna be a fix for this?

Thant's all, I think you're missunderstanding what i meant.

[q]Originally posted by: DanTurner
are you certain that there's gonna be a fix for this?[/q]

Yes.

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