Thread: .swf inside exe application

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    .swf inside exe application

    I have made one application, and now I wanna include .swf file in one part.
    Can anyone help me with code, or where I can fine more information?
    Thx

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    google for "embedding flash player".
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    I was trying search .swf into .exe, but always get result for some converters, what I dont need.
    Thx, I will try search with that terms.

    Some other suggestions maybe?

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    >> .swf inside exe application
    Why do you want the swf "inside" the exe? If the exe simply uses the swf, why not just keep them separate?

    gg

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    Are you trying to play a .swf file from a program that you created? Be warned that this might turn out to be quite difficult.

    On the other hand, you could just get some other program to do it, i.e.
    Code:
    system("\"c:\\program files\\mozilla firefox\\firefox.exe\" file.swf");
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    Be extremely careful about how you do that, though. The above line would not work on a German Windows, for example. Nor would it work if Firefox was installed in a non-standard location.

    A better solution would be to just ShellExecute the swf directly and let the file associations handle the rest.
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    Mmm hmm, I was going to suggest that, but the last Windows computer I was on didn't have an association for .swf files, even though IE, four or five versions of Netscape, and Opera were installed.
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    True, I just remembered that.
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    Quote Originally Posted by dwks View Post
    Code:
    system("\"c:\\program files\\mozilla firefox\\firefox.exe\" file.swf");
    And what if they dont have FireFox!? :P

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    I will check this latter, I 'm busy now on my collage..

    If you want to try code and let others to know try this one:
    http://www.codeproject.com/KB/cpp/FlashGui.aspx

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    I skimmed the article and don't think it is mentioned, but that ocx also exposes flash function FSCommand(). This allows you to have a one way communication channel between the Flash and the hosting code (on your case C++).

    Check Adobe's DevNet for a rundown on this precious function. It is written for VB, but most of what is in there applies to any hosting language.
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