[SWFObject] forcing upgrade from 7 to 8 with express install

[tod antilla]

Sorry, left out the rest of the button/stop code to save space.
Good news is the 2.0 methods are working up to a point and its great not
having to edit my files, so Im not going back.

Getting this error trying to complete the install on firefox even on your express install page though
    "Some Files that need to be updated are currently in use."
Can see that this has been on the list a bit, so Ill start looking for a workaround.




----- Original Message ----
From: Geoff Stearns <geoff at deconcept.com>
To: swfobject at lists.deconcept.com
Sent: Tuesday, November 7, 2006 10:00:54 AM
Subject: Re: [SWFObject] forcing upgrade from 7 to 8 with express install

you also need to stop your fla, or tell it to not initialize your  
movie somehow...

so add a stop() in there.

or, if you want, you can try out the next version of swfobject, which  
has a different way of doing expressinstall..

it uses a separate swf, so you don't have to edit your fla anymore.

grab it here:
http://blog.deconcept.com/code/swfobject2.0/

check expressinstall.html to see the new code.


On Nov 7, 2006, at 12:50 PM, tod antilla wrote:

> Damn, thanks for the quick response!
>
> Yes, your version tester confirms me as 7, and I have code to stop  
> the swf and load the updater - I started by pasting your example  
> code in the first empty frame of my fla. If I force the upgrade in  
> a manner such as  this:
>
> if ( true || ExpressInstall.needsUpgrade()) {
>               ExpressInstall.init();
> }
>
> ...the updater works great, but as I mentioned, its a matter of  
> convincing needsUprade() that
> im version 8 as currently it plays in 7. The only version 8 feature  
> im using is filters which are added in the second frame. In fact  
> visiting your expressInstall test( what besides publish settings  
> makes your test 8? )  is working with my browser so I must be  
> missing something but Im running out of things to check. Publish  
> settings 8..., SWFObject constructor with true param and version  
> 8.... First frame code...  After I finish my daily server tasks,  
> Ill try making a new fla and start from scratch hoping I dont  
> replicate my hidden blunder.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> are you sure you have flash player 7 installed?
>
> did you put code in to stop your swf and load the updater if
> needsUpdate() returns true, like in my example?
>
>
> On Nov 6, 2006, at 6:59 PM, Tod.Antilla at cancer.org wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Hi.
>>
>> Trying to force a version 8 upgrade from 7.
>> Although SWFObject getVersion confirms my Firefox player
>> installation to be
>> version 7, ExpressInstall.needsUpgrade() allows player 7 to view my
>> version
>> 8 swf regardless of as2 calls to version 8 filters , etc. Have an  
>> ugly
>> workaround using $version instead of ExpressInstall.needsUpgrade(), (
>> ExpressInstall.init() works fine)  but would prefer to figure out why
>> needsUpgrade doesnt consider my swf version 8. Must be missing
>> something
>> obvious. Anyone have a sure fire way of coercing a swf to version 8
>> in the
>> mind of needsUpgrade? Heres my javascript embed:
>>
>>  var so = new SWFObject("header_promo_master.swf", "promoid",
>> "760", "169",
>> "8", "#ffffff", true );
>>           so.addParam("allowScriptAccess", "always");
>>           so.addParam("base", "/common/video/HomePromo");
>>             so.write("flashPromo");
>> Thanks.
>>
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