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Gary
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Making a flash intranet type thing and want to know how to run a local program from flash, tried using the get url actionscript but it dosent wrk right.

Anyone know?

[Edited on 24-01-2007 by glb86]

[Edited on 29-01-2007 by Ian]
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Geek day....

but not sure you can due to security issues - if you could then it would be possible to start any program with a remote webpage (ie. page downloads a virus program and flash could start running it)
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the intranet will be running a local prog from the comp. Its the in exactly the same directory on each comp so its not running a prog off the tinterweb
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i do actionscript for a living, but i have no idea what your on about.
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quote:
Originally posted by Rus
i do actionscript for a living, but i have no idea what your on about.


I think he wants to run an application that would be on the persons machine from a button within his flash

So instead of going to http:// whatever he goes to f:\program files\application.exe

I think anyway.

How long did it take you to learn actionscript mate? Do you know the lot?
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i've never had a reason to call a program (.exe) from flash. i always use ASP.NET for that kind of thing

started learning flash about 3 years ago at college. But now i'm in the industry, i use flash pretty much everyday for the last 6 months.
i guess i know a fair amount.
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You can use the geturl.... but make sure you type 'file:///C:/path/' with the ''s....


you can only test this AFTER you have built the file... it won't work in previw mode....
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still don't think you'll be able to do it - flash doesn't know if you are local or not so (probably) doesn't allow you to do it....
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also.... the getURL will only work when acompanied by a on function.
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quote:
Originally posted by aPk
still don't think you'll be able to do it - flash doesn't know if you are local or not so (probably) doesn't allow you to do it....

when ever a website/flash sees file:/// it auto asumes you want to run it from the client, not the host....
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try it... make a file in your C:\ called test.txt and click here >>>> file:///C:/test.txt

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yeh, I know that will work but if macromedia had any sense they wouldn't allow flash to run client programs - I honestly don't know 100% but if flash open programs remotely that is highly insecure....
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how dow you think people make autorun flash start up files and stuff... and if IE can do it why can't Flash??
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Thats different - an autorun flash app is being started by Windows not flash opening something else.....
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ive tried file:///c:..... in geturl, but it loads IE and then starts the prog, i need to to start it without IE
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there is a prog called flash jester i use that to call exe files ... search it
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Im not buying it, any chance anyone can make me a .fla with a single button in it that starts a .exe file. Without goind thru IE first. So it just starts, batch files are fine too

 
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