Comments on: Flash and Javascript Communication

By: Fahad Jabbar

Fahad Jabbar — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 12:52:44 +0000

Really good work! I spent a day trying to get this working for a project that needs Java Applet -> Java Script -> Flash communication. Tried so many different methods but none of them WORK! Thanks to your piece of code, it works now!

By: Viv

Viv — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:17:36 +0000

Brilliant Brilliant Brilliant!

By: taterboy

taterboy — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:38:33 +0000

Very cool 3D engine.

By: ken

ken — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:12:15 +0000

Hey, thanks alot for the code. I am using it on our site where we’re developing a 3D Flash Engine. I was looking all over for this.

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By: taterboy

taterboy — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:54:38 +0000

I hate using hacks too, but after hours of trying to do things the right way, what other choice do you have? All we can do is learn what we can and move on to the next project. Thanks for the tip and the kind words.

By: Warren

Warren — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:46:43 +0000

OK success!

I had read the excellent tutorial with the Z.air file – thanks – and yes it should work in my app too, but the silly orderToFront() does not seem to ‘see’ the other standard windows apps.

Anyway, I read on a blog the following suggestion which I thought I would share for the greater good:
window.alwaysInFront = true;
window.activate();
window.alwaysInFront = false;

So this pulls the app forward, but ensures that the user still has control to pull other apps forward later.
( I personally do not like to force an app to alwaysInFront, but this solution has the same result as orderToFront)

Thanks again for an excellent website and your continued investment in others.

By: taterboy

taterboy — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:44:55 +0000

The methods should return a boolean to let you know if they are successful. Also try activate() to pull the window to the front.

I do not know how soon I can test this out and find a solution, here is a good tutorial if you have not seen this yet. http://www.adobe.com/devnet/air/flash/quickstart/controlling_display_order_windows.html

Let us know if you find a solution.

By: Warren

Warren — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:28:09 +0000

Hi TatterBoy,

Now here’s a strange one, If I tell the Air app (via localconnection) to orderToBack() – it does, but when I tell it to orderToFront() – it does nothing!

Any thoughts on this? Can you duplicate the problem with the AS2 to AS3 apps you made?