Using FSCommand With VBScript

[mxgen]

is this possible? to actually use a flash file with vbscript through fscommand?

if it's possible, please teach me how. thanks

[Lightwave Network]

If you're making a standalone EXE file, and you're not putting your Flash movie on a web page, then YES.

Also, you'll want to remember that fscommands don't work in web pages--only EXEs.

Anyhow, to execute VBScript from an EXE file, you'll need Flash Studio Pro, which has VB capabilities.

[mxgen]

Thanks! I'll go try that link out...

but do you meant that i can't use the files with .swf as its extension?


Sorry, I'm new to all this.

[Lightwave Network]

Basically, Flash can publish to two types of files--a raw Flash .SWF movie, which can be embedded in web pages, Director and other programs, and there's the executable (.EXE on PCs.) The type of Flash movie that is in an executable is actually an SWF file embedded into a player that translates the SWF. Macromedia's standard container EXE is actually the Flash player.

However, MDM (MultidimensionalMedia) made Flash Studio Pro as another type of Flash player--another type of EXE container for SWF files. This particular "container" can read fscommands sent to it from the SWF. According to the fscommand used, Flash Studio Pro will send and receive variables to and from the Flash movie.

Since the Flash Studio Pro fscommands require the FSP player to translate the fscommands, you can't put these particular Flash movies on a website--the fscommands wont work (fscommands don't work on a web page anyhow.)

So, the only type of file you can distribute using Flash Studio Pro is an EXE file--they are actually working on a Mac compiler, too.

Hope this helps.

[mxgen]

well, what are other ways i can have a flash file in .swf format communicate with my webpage through vbscript?

i haven't gotten good help on this, so i was wondering if you could help me.

thanks.

[Lightwave Network]

You can sort of communicate with ASP/VBScript, but each time you need a return variable you have to reload the page. There's no current way to directly communicate with a server/database using Flash + VBScript. I think there are tuturials floating around on the web that show you how to accomplish this.

http://www.spies.com/~gus/asp/ has a few tutorials

[mxgen]

Thanks! i'll see if this link can help me.

thank you very much for your help.