Comments on: LegacyCaptivateLoader: dealing with pre-existing scripts in your Captivate SWF

By: Philip

Philip — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 17:13:46 +0000

I tried LocalConnection, but it had too many shortcomings for my tastes.

LocalConnection prototype
Journal entry about the LocalConnection prototype

The annoying thing is that either way — LocalConnection or ExternalInterface — you’re forced to use a bunch of hacks just to get two SWFs to work together. Certainly not the ideal situation. Sometimes I think I spend more time on hacks and workarounds than I do on the project itself.

By: dave

dave — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 16:30:45 +0000

I found myself in this same situation where I had to load captivate movies recording scores and clicks. The solution I had come up with is using local connection. It appears to be working rather well but it was kind of awkward for me to code it.

Great solutions though, I think I will try out the javascript one and see how that does compared with local connection

By: Omid

Omid — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:02:56 +0000

Thanks,
I was looking for something like that .
I should test it today