Is it possible to pass eZ content to Flash file..?

Friday 14 March 2008 4:13:48 am

hi,

you could simply add flashVars to your embed tag or to the javascript (e.g. swfobject) used to embed the swf. Another possibility is to generate xml (via a custom layout or a xml view) and pass that xml to the swf.

best regards,

patrick

Best regards,

Patrick

Friday 14 March 2008 10:08:37 am

We have done it using flash files that read xml files (for example flash files from flashden.net)

If you want to know how to create flash files that read xml (I can't help you, I'm not a good flash programmer) but you can google for tutorials:

some I've found:

http://www.kirupa.com/web/xml/index.htm
http://www.flash-creations.com/notes/dynamic_xml.php

In ezp to generate xml files (that can be read by flash) you need to create specific templates that follow the xml structure the flash file needs.

If I remember right it's important to configure a xml layout in siteaccess:

http://ez.no/developer/forum/developer/how_to_get_xml_output_for_all_the_contents/re_how_to_get_xml_output_for_all_the_contents
http://ez.no/developer/forum/general/xml_header_xml_version_1_0/re_xml_header_xml_version_1_0_qu

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Saturday 15 March 2008 2:19:59 am

here is a step by step guide to embed a swf file using the swfobject javascript library:

<script type="text/javascript" src="path/to//swfobject.js"></script>
<div id="flashcontent">
	<div id="noFlashContent">
	This Text is only seen if javascript is disabled or the required plugin version is not available
	</div>
</div>

<script type="text/javascript">
	
	var so = new SWFObject( "path/to/swf.swf", "movie", "100%", "100%", "9", "#000000" );
	
	/* configure swfObject, all params are optional */
	so.addParam("scale", "noScale");
	so.addParam("wmode", "transparent");
	so.addParam("align", "TL");
	so.addParam("allowScriptAccess", "always");
	so.useExpressInstall('path/to/expressinstall.swf');
	
	/* Pass your own Variables here */
	so.addVariable( "XMLpath", "/layout/set/flashxmlhome/content/view/full/1018" );
	so.addVariable( "Title", "{$node.data_map.title.content|wash( 'xhtml' )}" );
	so.addVariable( "Body", "{$node.data_map.body.content.output.output_text|wash( 'xhtml' )}" );
	
	/* 
	   finally tell swfobject to insert the swf in the object with css-id 'flashcontent' 
	   All content that was in 'flashcontent' before will be replaced by the swf
	 */
	so.write( "flashcontent" );
	
</script>

Hope this helps a bit..

Best regards,

Patrick

Sunday 16 March 2008 10:03:29 pm

Dear all,

Thanks for the replies, sorry for the delayed response. I'll try to get the solutions using the above replies.

Hi Patrik and all,
My requirement is, for example i have a folder called <b> Articles </b> which contains <i> Article1, Article2, Article3, Article4 and Article5 </i> [Article class consists of Title, Body and Image]. Now i have to Display all the Articles in the user side one by one, lets say Article1 as page 1 and Article2 as page 2... and so on.. using flash.

Just guide me how to show these articles in user side using flash and also suggest me which one is better in the following.

<b>Option 1: </b> From the normal user page, user has to click on some text called <b> Article </b> then i'll open a flash page(with Next & Prev button) to show the Article1.....5.
<b>Option 2: </b> Directly show the flash with the exciting User page

Thanks and Regards
R Satheesh

Monday 17 March 2008 9:19:29 pm

Hi Health,

No projects are found in the following :(

http://projects.ez.no/remoting
http://projects.ez.no/json

Thanks and Regards
R Satheesh

Tuesday 18 March 2008 12:08:14 am

<i>@Satheesh</i>

You are clearly confused. There most clearly are projects json and remoting on projects.ez.no ...

These supporting urls show the source code for these projects currently available via <b>subversion</b> through projects.ez.no

<i>
http://projects.ez.no/remoting/subversion
http://svn.projects.ez.no/remoting/trunk/extension/remoting
http://websvn.projects.ez.no/wsvn/remoting

http://projects.ez.no/json/subversion
http://svn.projects.ez.no/json
http://websvn.projects.ez.no/wsvn/json</i>

What may not be available is a packaged download. More often expert eZ Publish developers do not use Official packaged releases as much Subversion branches.

Cheers,
Heath

<b>Use Subversion!</b>

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