A Flash image viewer by reading directory contents http://www.marcofolio.net Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:59:10 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.marcofolio.net/actionscript/a_flash_image_viewer_by_reading_directory_contents.html#josc2367 hey marco thanks for the code, it helps me a lot with a proyect... thanks again dude! :lol: juan Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:14:44 +0100 http://www.marcofolio.net/actionscript/a_flash_image_viewer_by_reading_directory_contents.html#josc2382 Hi This is a great script, but I tried to open the .fla file in Flash 8 and got an error. I also tried to re-create it from the flash code above but it was just black, any ideas what I\'m doing wrong? Simon Simon Radford Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:12:00 +0100 http://www.marcofolio.net/actionscript/a_flash_image_viewer_by_reading_directory_contents.html#josc2427 Hi there Simon, What is the error that Flash 8 is giving? Please note the FLA file is created with Flash CS3. You can also try contacting me through the contact form and send me your FLA file so I can check. Good luck! Marco Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:59:38 +0100 http://www.marcofolio.net/actionscript/a_flash_image_viewer_by_reading_directory_contents.html#josc2584 This is a great script! It is working perfectly for my needs. Any way to randomize the image display? That would be great! Thanks Nick Cosper Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:35:39 +0100 http://www.marcofolio.net/actionscript/a_flash_image_viewer_by_reading_directory_contents.html#josc2586 Hi Nick, Good that this script it working out for you! Do you have AS knowledge? If so, just make a function that will randomize the \"_root.img\" array. Good luck! Marco Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:34:24 +0100 http://www.marcofolio.net/actionscript/a_flash_image_viewer_by_reading_directory_contents.html#josc2762 How would you speed up the transition? I also noticed when it first starts, it blows through the first image fast and transition right to the next. Leif Fri, 12 Sep 2008 06:55:40 +0100 http://www.marcofolio.net/actionscript/a_flash_image_viewer_by_reading_directory_contents.html#josc2763 I wouldn\'t mind seeing some code for randomizing the images. Leif Fri, 12 Sep 2008 06:57:04 +0100 http://www.marcofolio.net/actionscript/a_flash_image_viewer_by_reading_directory_contents.html#josc2764 Really, what I would like to do is have the image stay up a little longer before changing, maybe 10 seconds, but then I want the transition time to be faster in between. I played with the changingspeed variable and the showingHidebox, but this seems to create some bugs - some images would zip by while it would pause on others, for not I put them back to what they were - I will have to dig in this some more after I sleep. Leif Fri, 12 Sep 2008 07:01:41 +0100 http://www.marcofolio.net/actionscript/a_flash_image_viewer_by_reading_directory_contents.html#josc2769 alright - I found a blurb of actionscript for writing a function that randomizes the array, no problem. But it is still buggy when it comes to the length of time it displays each image. Using your code, unchanged, it will display the first photo for about 4 seconds, then the next for about 13 seconds, then 17 seconds, then 13, 17, 13, 17 and so on. wouldn\'t it be easier to just use a tween and control that in the actionscript? Leif Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:57:28 +0100 http://www.marcofolio.net/actionscript/a_flash_image_viewer_by_reading_directory_contents.html#josc2807 Leif, Would you care to share what you did for actionscript and randomization? I posted a while back, but never was successful implementing the actionscript. I am totally unfamiliar with actionscript! thanks Nick Cosper Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:05:13 +0100 http://www.marcofolio.net/actionscript/a_flash_image_viewer_by_reading_directory_contents.html#josc2810 I found a few different solutions, some better than others for different reasons, this is the one I ended up using. Just add this function to your actionscript: [code]function mixArray(array:Array):Array { var _length:Number = array.length, mixed:Array = array.slice(), rn:Number, it:Number, el:Object; for (it = 0; it Leif Thu, 18 Sep 2008 07:08:25 +0100 http://www.marcofolio.net/actionscript/a_flash_image_viewer_by_reading_directory_contents.html#josc2811 Sorry, the [code][/code] brackets don\'t seem to work right - let me try that again. so here is the function: function mixArray(array:Array):Array { var _length:Number = array.length, mixed:Array = array.slice(), rn:Number, it:Number, el:Object; for (it = 0; it Leif Thu, 18 Sep 2008 07:12:12 +0100 http://www.marcofolio.net/actionscript/a_flash_image_viewer_by_reading_directory_contents.html#josc2812 okay last try. function: function mixArray(array:Array):Array { var _length:Number = array.length, mixed:Array = array.slice(), rn:Number, it:Number, el:Object; for (it = 0; it < _length; it++) { el = mixed[it]; mixed[it] = mixed[rn = random(_length)]; mixed[rn] = el; } return mixed; } add this line: _root.img = mixArray(_root.img); before this line: totalnrimg = _root.img.length; that way, you will randomize the array before you load the first image. the time it displays each image is still quirky for me though... Leif Thu, 18 Sep 2008 07:16:20 +0100 http://www.marcofolio.net/actionscript/a_flash_image_viewer_by_reading_directory_contents.html#josc2813 That is great! Thanks for the reply so quickly. I\'ll give it a shot and see how it works. Thanks again. Nick Cosper Thu, 18 Sep 2008 07:28:45 +0100 http://www.marcofolio.net/actionscript/a_flash_image_viewer_by_reading_directory_contents.html#josc2815 that worked like a charm Leif, thank you! Nick Cosper Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:19:40 +0100 http://www.marcofolio.net/actionscript/a_flash_image_viewer_by_reading_directory_contents.html#josc2880 Have you seen or would this process allow for a folder of flash video files to be randomly played? Jeff Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:26:10 +0100 http://www.marcofolio.net/actionscript/a_flash_image_viewer_by_reading_directory_contents.html#josc3106 Hi, thanks for the useful html code, but I\'m sorry I don\'t understand how to make it work on my site. I don\'t know what part of the code to copy, or what I need to make it work. I already have some flash images on my site, so I think i already have the appropriate software to make it work. Could you break it down to really simple language for me? Thanks. Please reply to me email address. ebonee Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:00:01 +0100 http://www.marcofolio.net/actionscript/a_flash_image_viewer_by_reading_directory_contents.html#josc3386 first image loading is really slow. i see white, green & black screen first. then as soon i see first image it goes to second image.after that it plays fine. i think first image just stay 3 or 4 second. any clue how to fix the first image to stay 10 second? steve Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:46:06 +0100 http://www.marcofolio.net/actionscript/a_flash_image_viewer_by_reading_directory_contents.html#josc4053 hmmm ... I\'m using cs3, and this doesn\'t seem to be working at all - could there be a flash player 10? janus Sun, 15 Feb 2009 18:47:17 +0100 http://www.marcofolio.net/actionscript/a_flash_image_viewer_by_reading_directory_contents.html#josc4054 .. i mean a flash player 10 incompatibility? janus Sun, 15 Feb 2009 18:47:56 +0100 http://www.marcofolio.net/actionscript/a_flash_image_viewer_by_reading_directory_contents.html#josc4775 This is exaclty what I need and it works well. However, I would like the images to be in a different directory than the SWF because I am placeing the SWF on a homepage and do not want all the images in the root directory. Is this possible? Thanks, Allan Allan Browning Thu, 19 Mar 2009 23:00:01 +0100 http://www.marcofolio.net/actionscript/a_flash_image_viewer_by_reading_directory_contents.html#josc6398 Hi, i downloadet the files but the fla file is corrupt. I canīt open it. Michael Mon, 25 May 2009 15:50:14 +0100 http://www.marcofolio.net/actionscript/a_flash_image_viewer_by_reading_directory_contents.html#josc7611 Can\'t open the source fla file with either Flash MX 2004 or Flash 8 Professional. Both say \"unexpected file format\". Chris Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:35:35 +0100 http://www.marcofolio.net/actionscript/a_flash_image_viewer_by_reading_directory_contents.html#josc7821 [quote=Allan Browning]This is exaclty what I need and it works well. However, I would like the images to be in a different directory than the SWF because I am placeing the SWF on a homepage and do not want all the images in the root directory. Is this possible? Thanks, Allan[/quote] This is a great script but I\'d also like to know how to direct the script to use another directory that holds the images. :) Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:58:54 +0100 http://www.marcofolio.net/actionscript/a_flash_image_viewer_by_reading_directory_contents.html#josc12890 Hello everyone :) The scripts work great, but I have different problem with it. I\'ve placed my *.swf and source.php file placed in \"store/www/swf/\" catalouge, and changed in AS path to file source.php. When I play it in a simple html documment every thing seens to be fine, using the code [quote] [/quote] the problem starts when I place it ina xhtml code below other layers (divs) :( On the same flash movie I have a regular motion and mage rotator. The first works fine, but rotator doesn\'t. Had anyone same problem ?? Best regards Kylu Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:39:18 +0100 http://www.marcofolio.net/actionscript/a_flash_image_viewer_by_reading_directory_contents.html#josc13098 First, thanks for sharing this great bannersolution. But how can I change the size of this? I modified the flashfile with all it\'s layers to my dimensions and changed the html to the right size but I get my banner at a small size surrounded by black.. Could you explain me step by step how to change the size? Thanks in advance! Jeroen Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:03:14 +0100