[SWFObject] ExpressInstall .. integrate class vs. separate swf?

[Geoff Stearns]

the express install code with SWFObject doesn't use a class anymore  
because of preloading issues...

now there is just an include file with some code in it. you should  
just insert this code into your movie so that it runs first. while i  
haven't used any of the open source projects to create an express  
install swf, you should just be able to put this code into the main()  
method that is executed when your swf loads... (i'm not really all  
that familiar with how they work, but i think mtasc works like this)

as long as your main class will load in flash player 6, you'll be  
fine. In the future, if swf files get to be too incompatible with  
older players, there may be a need to compile a separate swf file for  
the express install stuff, and if you like, you can set up your  
projects like this now.




On Jun 16, 2006, at 2:22 PM, DL wrote:

> This earlier blog discusses ExpressInstall ..
>
> http://blog.deconcept.com/2005/08/13/using-flash-player-express-
> install-with-flashobject/
>
> There is some debate in the blog on whether to use the recommended
> approach of adding Expressinstall class to frame 1 in existing  
> *.fla.  Or
> to compile ExpressInstall into a separate swf which has the sole
> purpose of sniffing Flash version and updating.
>
> Just an observation .. the recommended integrated approach (class
> placed in frame 1) may be fine if you are using Adobe/MM Flash
> Editor, which has a frame timeline.
>
> But .. open source compilers such as http://www.openlaszlo.org
> (which I use) do not have a conventional  timeline (to allow a frame 1
> to include the ExpressInstall class).  Frame 1 cannot be added.
>
> So it seems that the solution in this opensource compiler environment
> is to compile a pre-loader swf - a Flash sniffer (using ExpressInstall
> class) - which launches before the main movie (not containing
> ExpressInstall class).
>
> Is this correct?  Is there a standalone Expressinstall.swf movie
> somewhere?
>
> DL
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