Pocket PC: strange problem loading external text

[malino11]

Hello,

I am trying to load external text from a SWF file on a Pocket PC device. It works correctly on my PC, but not on the PDA. I have the SWF file loading a text file with a name that matches its own through a variable. When I hard code the file name (in "quotes") it works.

Any ideas why the Pocket PC doesn't like using a variable for the file name to load? Thank you for your time.

[andehlu]

im not 100% sure about this ... but i thought the pocket PC flash player (aka flashlite) was still running at like a flash 4 level using tell target etc.

http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/releasenotes/player/rn_6_lite.html#systemrequirements

[dojacobson]

Gotta correct you.

There is flashlite, for SymbianOS and other mobile phones OS's.
And for PDA there is FlashPlayer 6 for Pocket PC.

The last one supports actionscript 2.0, so you're able to use a lot of functions, but not all of them. If you're using flash 8, you must publish your stuff into the flash player 6 format. Else it won't work.

I'm working on a project now and have been using a textfile for input as well, but had no problems with it..
Consider using the Macromedia Distribution Kit or MDM Zinc to make a projector file of the file for Pocket PC.
Honestly I haven't used the txt file for Pocket IE...but I still could change the variables...

[Eanair]

The last one supports actionscript 2.0, so you're able to use a lot of functions, but not all of them.

Is there a list of the supported/unsupported functionality anywhere? I have been handed a project using actionscript 2.0 and asked to try to get it running on a PDA, and my Flash/AS knowledge is extremely lacking.

Any help is appreciated.

[dojacobson]

Is there a list of the supported/unsupported functionality anywhere? I have been handed a project using actionscript 2.0 and asked to try to get it running on a PDA, and my Flash/AS knowledge is extremely lacking.

Any help is appreciated.

Wish there was one, I haven't found one yet.. So it's quite difficult to use. If you're able to use AS 1.0 you could try to use that as well, since the player for pocket pc converts AS 2.0 to 1.0

[Eanair]

Wish there was one, I haven't found one yet

<sigh>

I was afraid of that. I'll have a look at what can be done with AS1, but the product has already been adapted from browser-based to standalone, so it's a bit flimsy as it is.

Thanks for your help.