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Yes.. yes.. Flash Tools Beta 4 is ready..

The documentation required for such a release is not.. So I need some motivation/encouragement to write up what is clearly going to be quite a lot of text + one flash example .fla (said motivation would come from some saying they need it.. or want it)

Here is a list of some of the new features in the Beta..
- Write's text file's up to 10 variables on the command line..
- Now supports 4 features from the Shellexecute API the new one's are Explore and Edit (if a program has a default editor it will open in that editor.. and explore is just windows explorer)
- Supports up to 4 command line parameter's..
- Supports all of the available Windows display methods.. basically you can specify maxamize, minimize.. active, not active.. ect.

Things missing from the Beta:
- Well it's still not all in one executable.. (damn write program won't integrate.. :) yet)
- The newer features aren't as user friendly as was before.. this may require more thought on a nicer design or teaching all users command line syntax..
- The program still doesn't except spaces..
- Cdbrowse still only opens the directory it's in..

Also I did not get those examples I needed for the write tool.. so who knows if this text writer is useful or not..
[Edited by The Master on 08-29-2000 at 02:17 AM]

I'd like to have a look at it...where can I find it?

Ta.

Hmm.. okay I heard your request.. I'll write up the documentation... for Beta 4 :(

Though Flash Tools 3 won't open .avi files with command line parameters it can still open them in there default viewer.. (just not close them automatically :)

Flash Tools Beta 3
http://www.windowshelp.net/flashtools.zip
alternative download.. http://theemaster.webjump.com/flashtools.zip

[Edited by The Master on 09-18-2000 at 02:28 PM]

Okay Flash Tools Beta 4 is done..

Good Luck :)

129 kb
http://theemaster.bizland.com/flashtools4.zip
alternative download.. http://theemaster.webjump.com/flashtools4.zip
[Edited by The Master on 10-21-2000 at 02:13 PM]

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Originally posted by The Master
Okay Flash Tools Beta 4 is done..

Good Luck :)

129 kb
http://www.windowshelp.net/flashtools4.zip
alternative download.. http://theemaster.webjump.com/flashtools4.zip
[Edited by The Master on 09-19-2000 at 06:11 PM]

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I'm sorry but when trying to download the servergives an error code 403=forbidden

josl

Well the link on webjump works fine.. but I am not getting anything from my own site..

I'd just have to say that my web server is acting funny.. if you can't download via webjump I'll email the program to you or place it on a 3rd server

I've never heard of it what do you use it for?

Opening files in there default applications.. for example if you wrote a Document file in Wordpad or notepad.. and placed that file on your desktop.. when you double click on your file that default viewer/editor is notepad or wordpad.. (my program does essientally the same thing via a Flash click)

This application just open's files in there default viewer through the flash executable and standalone .swf's (with the flashpla.exe)

If you want a better understanding of what it does.. I suggest you download it and look at it..

Cool so it's sort of like jtools

It's like JTOOLS except it's little better documented and a little harder to use.. (cause it's still in Beta)

I'm upping this thread.. because I've finally placed Flash Tools Beta 4 on a 2nd server.. :)

By the way there is one little correction to my statement from 8-29-2000
Ftooltext supports 20 parameters for a text file.. not 10

The file is still 129 kb
https://www.idrive.com/theemaster/files/Shared/
Alternative download..
http://theemaster.webjump.com/flashtools4.zip
[Edited by The Master on 10-21-2000 at 02:26 PM]

It has come to my attention today that there is a bug in my program and or Word 2000 :(

My program has problems with Word 2000 when using win9x (Windows 95, 98, ME) Windows 2000 and NT appear to be fine at this time..

While a file will open in Word 2000 when you go to close it.. the entire system will lockup.. and a period of a minute is required for Word to close.. or a Cntrl + Alt + Delete is required for a more immediate response.. (still takes about 20 seconds)

I have a lot of testing to do to resolve this issue but you should be aware of this problem.. until I have determined a proper fix.. (if any)

By my knowledge of programming this issue is not caused by my program but in fact the failure of Microsoft programmers to work with there own API process's (sounds dumb I know but that's my theory currently)

I will now be conducting a through test of Office 2000 products + all Service Releases and even Office 97

I will post here when I have knew knowledge..

Also while I'm at it..

In case your using my program and Flash 5 or you have questions about command line syntax I have given some good documentation in this thread (this was a possible error but was really just a small syntax problem)
http://www.flashkit.com/board/showth...threadid=46319
[Edited by The Master on 12-04-2000 at 02:56 PM]

I downloaded it and am going to try some things out with it with Flash 3 (Cuase I'm going to attempt to edit Swish Files).

I'll let you know if I have any probs.

You shouldn't :)

I finally found my Flash 3 cd ;) but I always hated Flash 3's interface so I just haven't bothered to test it.. ;)

Also since you upped this thread from oblivion..

I have found the problem between my program and Office 2000 it is going to take a new release of my program to fix this problem.. I will either launch a Beta 4.1 or I will just have the executable fixed in 5.0

Your program sounds interesting. Any chance you will tweak it up to provide similar "JAVI"
capabilities as the Jugglor/JTools for triggering .avi movies from within the Flash flick???
What would be AWESOME is to also trigger .mpg's for Flash/other stuff CD presentations :D

Master,

I downloaded Flashtools4, but the .exe's won't run. Am I missing something?

What's the exact problem?

Does the example.swf work?

What's your Operating System?

Also should the example.swf be fully functional (or not) you should try some command line syntax.. look at the end of this thread for info..
http://www.flashkit.com/board/showth...threadid=46319

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Your program sounds interesting. Any chance you will tweak it up to provide similar "JAVI"
capabilities as the Jugglor/JTools for triggering .avi movies from within the Flash flick???
What would be AWESOME is to also trigger .mpg's for Flash/other stuff CD presentations

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Yep I'm working on that now.. That's going to be the primary program in Beta 5.. A standalone movie player that will hopefully be allowed a flash skin for movie controls ect.

I currently have a functional Beta but it has not reached the purity that I want for the program

The last thing I'm going to try do with this movie program is actually detect codecs and try and run installs of codecs if they aren't installed (silent installs)
[Edited by The Master on 12-18-2000 at 12:19 PM]

I'm afraid it doesn't work for me either. I'm using Windows 2000. The SWF doesn't work at all, so I brought the FLA into Flash5 and created a projector file. Finally the browse CD option worked, though it landed me not at the CD, but in the program directory of FMEdit98 (an explorer-like program that I prefer to Windows Explorer), though that's probably an error specific to my system. However, nothing else worked. I also brought the FLA into Flash4 and tried the same thing to no avail--now the browse CD wouldn't even do anything.

This program was made in Windows 2000, it has no flaws (except that DDE thing with Office 2000) and is just pure command line access to the Shellexecute API

I'm going to refer you to this thread.. where I gave monkeypants some advice on using the program.. (he never replied if it worked or not but I assume it did)

http://board.flashkit.com/board/show...threadid=73150

The cdrom browse is meant to open the directory's it's in.. so if you place my program on the root of the cdrom then it will open the cdrive..

Lastly, my program will import fine in Flash 5 but if your ready to do your own coding for my program.. (name your own files, and directories ect.) then you should refer to this thread where I talk about the changes in Flash 5 syntax.. http://www.flashkit.com/board/showth...threadid=46319
[Edited by The Master on 01-08-2001 at 07:55 PM]

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Originally posted by The Master
Yes.. yes.. Flash Tools Beta 4 is ready..

The documentation required for such a release is not.. So I need some motivation/encouragement to write up what is clearly going to be quite a lot of text + one flash example .fla (said motivation would come from some saying they need it.. or want it)

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Get Motivated!!! :D It would be EXTREMELY helpful to include any visuals in a very SIMPLE
step-by-step (preferably numbered) procedural guide. Thanks!

Well, Master (feels weird to write that)--everything worked out in the end. Your program was fine, of course. As I said, I was using FMEdit98, another file management program (which, till now, absolutely ruled over Explorer) which was the root of the problem. Your code worked properly as soon as I exited it.

Now my problems are solved, life is good, and I can finally get working on that solution to world hunger I've been putting off . . .

hey Master, can you tell me how you process a command line through API. I have been trying all day but nothing.

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Get Motivated!!! It would be EXTREMELY helpful to include any visuals in a very SIMPLE
step-by-step (preferably numbered) procedural guide. Thanks!

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Yo do realize that was posted.. 08-29-2000 05:14 AM

You'll just have to wait for new documention on a new beta.. if your eagerly awaiting some help ;)

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hey Master, can you tell me how you process a command line through API. I have been trying all day but nothing.

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Do you mean programming or using my program?

Lastly James, hard to believe that 3rd party shell blocked standard windows commands.. Good luck with that world hunger thing ;)
[Edited by The Master on 01-09-2001 at 03:41 AM]

I think part of the problem is that you posted for Flash and some of these people are using Swish. In fact I know some of these people are using Swish.

Once Swish 2.0 comes out and the FS Command is available I do some documentation on it and give it to you to add to the Flash screenhots.

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originally posted by The Master

Do you mean programming or using my program?

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I mean programming.

Well it depends on your programming language.. If it's VB you can't get command line arguments from flash (don't ask me why..) (if you search the board for older thread's you'll find discussions about it)

If your programming in C/C++ or Delphi I can give you my source code for earlier projects and current ones.. ;)

Whatever kind of application your programming.. you should do it as a console unless you require a GUI interface.. (all my app's are console)
[Edited by The Master on 01-10-2001 at 07:52 PM]

Well I am using Assembly for this one. I saw your program in a thread where it opened the CDROM from Flash by calling an application using a command line. I would like to do something similar to this. I just need to know how you retrieve the contents of the command line. Thanks.

Well for that particulaur program (Delphi) the command string was Paramstr(1) ect.

Unfortunatly I don't think this will work for you.. :(

I never bothered to learn assembly because I was told in only small instances would coding actually allow you faster proccess's then C/C++

So I can't help you.. :(

Your going to have check assembly programming sources.. and or ask how to read the command line from a assembly group..