AVIS 340 - Winter 2009 - Session 2
Hey Class! This blog will be a place to review course content, download copies of files completed in class and get information on assignments.
Class 1
To start here are two of the most important links when programming Actionscript 3.0:
Adobe Livedocs Flash CS4 Documentation
Adobe LIvedocs AS3 Language Reference
They take a little getting used to but once your comfortable with the sites and the whole Object Orientated Programming concept these sites become invaluable.
This class will be spent reviewing some Flash font practices, the basics of Object Orientated programming and learning how movie clip levels work.
Class 2
For your first assignment you with either build a Flash Weather RSS Feed or a Flash Contact form. You only have to complete one or other, not both. This assignment is Due April 13, 2009!
Flash Weather RSS Feed Assignment
Download the Flash Weather RSS Feed Assignment Word Document
Flash Contact Form Assignment
Download the Flash Contact Form Assignment Word Document
The example of the contact form build in class can be viewed on the Flash Contact Form post.
This assignment is due on Monday Due April 13!!
Class 3
This class will be spent focusing on building preloaders. We will also look at deconstructing the Pepsi preloader.
Class 4
In this class we will build some basic Flash web site file structures and focus on loading exterrnal SWFs. We will also start deconstructing Mono Face.
Flash Web Site Assignment
The Flash web site assignment is due on the last day of class on April 27th, 2009!
Download the Web Site Assignment Word Document
Class 5
Today we will review how to make a basic XML gallery and continue with deconstructing Mono Face.
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March 18th, 2009 at 8:53 pm
Hi Adam,
For the Weather Feed,
Coordinates, Wind Chill, Heat Index, are all N/A.
Should I leave them in or is it necessary for me to have them there?
Also, do we need to make comments?
Thank you and Have a Great Day! :)
March 22nd, 2009 at 12:28 pm
Hey Michelle,
The assignment only requires that you import the image, temperature, conditions, last updated date, courtesy of, city and province.
And yes as always your code should be commented.
Adam
March 26th, 2009 at 9:48 am
Hey Adam,
For the contact form in flash. When I put the “submit.php” into my server and try to the flash form, it wont work.
I changed the url in the action already and everything is in the right folder as well.
Do you know what the problem may be?
March 28th, 2009 at 1:23 pm
Hey Duane,
My first guess is that your using an absolute reference to your PHP file. Change the reference to your PHP file to a relative path that is relative to the HTML file calling your Flash file….NOT your Flash file. Unless the HTML and the Flash file are in the same directory…then it may be the same path either way.
If that doesn’t fix it I would have to see your FLA.
Adam
April 22nd, 2009 at 1:21 pm
Hey Adam,
I’m working on a project for Tom and I want call external SWFs, it works the first time you click a button but then when I try to go to a new page I get an error.
ArgumentError: Error #2025: The supplied DisplayObject must be a child of the caller.
at flash.display::Loader/flash.display:Loader::_load()
at flash.display::Loader/load()
at Motorola_fla::MainTimeline/alarmClickHandler()
I’m using CS3 but I don’t think that should be a problem right?