mx - fscommand exec problem

[zbelava]

Hello,
I need a help with this.

In older version Flash 5 when I put command fscommand("exec","abc.exe"); where abc.exe is another Flash player file and it is in the same folder as activ .exe file, other (abc.exe) file is opening and two players a working in the same time.

In Flash MX this is not working.

Someone knows why?

[hartler]

I am having the same problem. Maybe the syntax is diffrent.

[zbelava]

I think so

[zbelava]

i found it

fscommand in flash mx


Posted on 9/11/2002 by eddie


i had a problem a while ago using fscommand to call an executable in the flash 6 player.

as a security measure, you are forced to place exe's in a subfolder to your swf / projector called fscommand

then in your flash, suppose you wanted to run something.exe:

fscommand("exec", "something.exe");


do NOT write

fscommand("exec", "fscommand/something.exe");

... as this won't work!


this was not mentioned in the flash mx help files.

eddie

[zwalz]

I need to open (at separate times) two different pdf files placed in the fscommand folder.. But if the action script for both is:

on (release) {
fscommand("exec", "pdf.exe");
}

how does the projector differentiate b/w which pdf i want to open at which time??

[hartler]

your file names need to be diffrent. Like
on (release) {
fscommand("exec", "1.pdf");
}
on (release) {
fscommand("exec", "2.pdf");
}
You don't even need to have them in the fscommand folder. Just put them on your root or in a normal sub folder.

on (release) {
getURL("file.pdf");
}