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[jonnywab]

Hia, tricky one here and cant find any reference to it anywhere online.

Just used the ftoolapp.exe method to open a local PDF on windows machines, brilliant- but now need the equivelant for the macs like yesterday-

anyone know of a sloution to opening a local pdf thru flash on a mac??

cheers
jon
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[The Master]

You need to use applescript.. don't know of tutorial.. but you could try a search here.. google or usenet..
http://board.flashkit.com/board/search.php
http://google.com
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=e...cromedia.flash

[jonnywab]

thanks master,
found it and got it- for anyone else out there here's how it's done:

this is for a local presentation being run from a cd. to get this to work locally you'll need to create a disk image (using shrinkwrap or Toast) containing all your files (SWF/projector, applet and PDF)

use the fs command on your button as follows to call an applescript from flash:
on (release) {
fscommand ("exec", "name_of_your_applet");
}

[manutara]

I wasn`t us lucky as you. Didn`t find one. Please share that applescript.

Thanks.

[jonnywab]

sorry the message only appeared in half of the full answer:

here's the applescript to call from Flash:

tell application "Finder"
activate
select file "your-file.pdf" of disk "Your Disk"
open selection
end tell

Your-file.pdf and applescript must be in the root with your flash files and "Your Disk" should be the name of the root volume, (eg CD) created as a disk image.

hope this helps, mail me with any Q's....

jonnywab
jon@dotcomms.net

[ci-berpages]

You can also open them from the fs command, you need something like this.
Fs Command(exec,"Macintosh HD:Folder:filename")
I prefer this method because you use no extrenal files, just remember to keep the spaces in the path names and use : instead of \ like you use in windows

[zoomfreddy]

Hi jonnywab...it does not hurt to tell here where you found the original information/solution, don't you think... : )

(because there i wrote the full and complete explanations for flash5 and flash MX)

and ci-berpages...your solution just works on hd's, not on cds, and just with apps, not with files


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[mulcac]

you can create your own applescript by opening the applescript editor and "recording" your movements - much like actions in Photoshop. You can then take that and toy with it to suit your needs.