FS Command - For real experts only!

[MasterShin]

I heard that in the FS Command you can use windows commands, is it true and where I can find information on what commands and how to use them? Or maybe someone in this forum will be willing to help?

If this is true you can really make cool effects, and all kind's of stuff - please let it be true...

Thanks...

[rich]

Check out http://www.moock.org/webdesign/flash...and/index.html
for an explanation of FS commands.

Rich.

[MasterShin]

Thanks man, it helped me a lot...
But it doesn't mention connecting to windows, so is it even possible?

Thanks Again

[scottris]

Please clarify, are we talking about web browser windows? or Microsoft Windows?

If you mean browser windows.. you can control certain properties of web browser windows through JavaScript. If you are refering to Microsoft Windows.. then I would ask, what kind of "commands" are you refering to?

[MasterShin]

I meant Microsoft Windows - And I want to know about every command possible controling Flash. Connecting Flash with Javascript - I know very well.

[scottris]

The Flash FS Commands (for Projector files only):

quit - Closes the projector.

fullscreen - True sets the player to full-screen mode. False returns the player to normal menu view.

allowscale - False sets the player so that the movie is always drawn at 100% and the image is never scaled. True sets the player back to the default Show All mode.

showmenu - True enables the full set of right-click menu items. False hides the menu bar.

exec - Executes an application from within the projector.


That's about all that Flash can do, unless you wanted to create a VB or C++ program with a Flash interface. Please note, those commands are only for Flash Projector (EXE) files. They will not work with a SWF file embedded in a web page.

[MasterShin]

FS Command doesn't sound so good now...
I thought it had more capabilities...

Thanks anyway, the first link helped - I now know how to connect Flash with MS SQL Server 7.0 without an external .asp - That's good for me...

Thanks again...

[FlashGuru]

Your all forgetting that you can send parameters to external programs using the exec command as he asked,

ie. my example that i sumbiited to flashkit for creating a textfiel by sending variables as parameters to msdos:

FS Command ("exec", "command.com"&Chr(9)&"/c"&Chr(9)&"echo"&Chr(9)&"text3="&TypeVar&">c:\cont ent.txt")

You cant directly control programs mastershin but you can send them commands and parameters.The parameters are application specific so for instance if you know how to use msdos then you can use flash to control it(using only one command "exec").

Hope that helps!!
Regards FlashGuru

[MasterShin]

Wait Wait Wait,
Slowly, I don't use MS Dos, and I didn't get that part on commands. What tutorial are talking about - send a me a link.

I'm a little slow in the scripting area.
Please Help me, but more easy....

Thanks, this means a lot to me...

[MasterShin]

Can I control Internet Explorer, and ICQ???
Wait, can these programes be controled through the .swf and not a projector???

It would be very cool if in my footer, when you press add to ICQ - it actually adds me directly!

WOW - this could be a new begining in my Flash carrier...
FS Command can be so great!!!

[FlashGuru]

The download is here on flashkit, the url is:

http://www.flashkit.com/movies/Actio...23/index.shtml

And you cant use the fscommand "exec" in your browser it will only work locally.

[MasterShin]

Why? Are you sure?? It ruins everything!!!
What about my ICQ plan???
Damn...

Anyway, thanks, i'll check your link now.

[MasterShin]

I saw the movie, it's OK - It lets me build my HTML Builder that I wanted to make, but it aint that much of a deal...

I thought it would be better - but wait, if it aint localy, the file will be created in the server? Then I can a make an online HTML Builder for my site users!

Please explain better the options of FS Command.

As I said before this really means a lot to me.

[FlashGuru]

FSCommands can be used locally to control flash projector files and execute other programs and send parameters and commands.

They can also be used to call javascript functions embedded in the html page from which the .swf plays.

using the FSCOmmand exec will only work on the users local machine.Therefore it cannot will not create a textfile on the webserver, to do thsi you will need to use some form of middleware ie. asp,cgi,php3.

I have found a great script that is what you are looking for, it will allow you to send variables and then have the script create a textfile on the webserver containing the variables.

Get it at: http://www.kessels.com/FlashDB/

Regards FlashGuru

[MasterShin]

Listen, so call Guru,
I know Visual Basic, so I don't need advice on that.
The FS Command does not answer any of my needs - it is totaly not that good.

It doesn't have that much of functions...

Thanks for everything...
regards MasterShin.

[FlashGuru]

Look man im trying to help you here, i havent done anything or said anything wrong, what is your problem!??!You may knwo vb and good look to you but by no means mock my name,that is uncalled for!!

FSCommands can help you if you know how to use them and when, and i am trying to explain to you the uses but with no prevail!!!

Nuff said!
[Edited by FlashGuru on 08-19-2000 at 05:37 PM]

[MasterShin]

Sorry, didn't mean to offend you or anything like that...
I know you did it all trying to help...

Thanks anyway...

[foley]

Those exec commands are very useful for writing local files. The button action is as follows:

FS Command ("exec", "command.com"&Chr(9)&"/c"&Chr(9)&"echo"&Chr(9)&"text3="&TypeVar&">c:\test .txt")

This successfully writes test.txt file to local C: root

Would you have any idea how to write an internet shortcut using this method? Changing test.txt to test.url will write the file type, but i'm not sure how to set the url properties for the shortcut itself.

Thanks,

foley

[phyroslam]

Originally posted by MasterShin
FS Command doesn't sound so good now...
I thought it had more capabilities...

Thanks anyway, the first link helped - I now know how to connect Flash with MS SQL Server 7.0 without an external .asp - That's good for me...

Thanks again...

p´lease let me know how to conect to a my SQL server directly from flash

[MasterShin]

I'm sorry,

But I know nothing about MySql...
I know it's good, but that's it...

Sorry...