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Flash Player Version Sniffer Using SWFObject

By newtriks | March 26th, 2010
Here is a quick and easy way to detect a users Flash Player Version using SWFObject: <!-- SWFObject js files --> <script type="text/javascript" src="js/swfobject.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> var minMajorVersion = 9; var flashVersion = swfobject.getFlashPlayerVersion(); if(flashVersion['major'] >= minMajorVersion){ alert("Flash Player Version correct"); } </script>
Posted in Flash Player, SWF Object | Also tagged , | 7 Comments

Adding a Custom HTML Wrapper To IntelliJ IDEA 9

By newtriks | January 25th, 2010
I have found a neat little workflow in IntelliJ IDEA 9 to use a custom html wrapper. I found Flex Builder to be quite limiting in handling this aspect, I tend to have a very simple swfobject template which I like to use and involves me copying and pasting this into each and every project [...]
Posted in Flex, IntelliJ IDEA, SWF Object, Tutorials | Also tagged , | Leave a comment

Flex, IFrame and SWFObject

By newtriks | June 19th, 2009
I know that there are quite a few associate problems with IFrames and Flex. Unfortunately it was a must for one application I was working on. My problem arose when I re-wrapped my swf up using SWFObject. As you can see from my post I had some good help but it overrode the logic laid [...]
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Flex Ant Tasks Incorporating a SWFObject Wrapper Template

By newtriks | May 18th, 2009
I have had a weekend of playing around with Flex Ant Tasks and I still can’t believe that I have not submerged myself in this subject earlier. I have used Flex Ant related scripts in the past but never really dived in and had a good ol’ play in depth coding some up myself. There [...]
Posted in ANT, Flex, SVN, SWF Object | Also tagged , , , | 4 Comments

Prevent a SWF from Caching in Browser

By newtriks | August 7th, 2008
To tackle preventing a swf from caching in a browser window without using cf, php, etc, I have the script below using javascript to generate the random number to append to the swf url. It would be good to hear if anyone has any other methods to handle this one or if there are any [...]
Posted in Flash, SWF Object | Also tagged , , | 6 Comments
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