Flash command question

doing some flash skinning i found a little issue, not sure if is a bug or is me not using the command correctly, heres whats happening.

i need to poll a variable data, using this.

Code:

---

Label Polling from Flash: fscommand("GETLABEL","<LABEL CODE>");
You may receive empty labels if they don't exist or are not used by RR at the current time.
You may also poll RR VARIABLES using the syntax: fscommand("GETLABEL","=$MYVAR$")

---

so if i ask for a label i.e.

Code:

---

fscommand("GETLABEL", "Time")

---

i get _root.TIME this works perfectly



BUT if i ask for a variable like this

Code:

---

fscommand("GETLABEL", "=$RRDroid_PATH$")

---

_root.RRDROID_PATH is not created, i tried _root.$RRDROID_PATH$ nothing as well. so im asking for any help or guide on how to achieve what im after. thanks in advance.

as of now, im using upon loading the screen,

Code:

---

SetFlashVar;RRDroid_PATH;$RRDroid_PATH$

---

NOTE: i tried with known variables like "RRPATH" and "SKINPATH" just to make sure my custom var isnt the issue, and is the same.

no reply? means no one knows how this works?.

guino?, mitch? would you guys check please, not trying to say is a bug, but, seeing how is explained on Skin Commands how to use "GETLABEL" i guess the code is something similar to this.

Code:

---

    Private Sub flash_FSCommand(sender As Object, e As AxShockwaveFlashObjects._IShockwaveFlashEvents_FSCommandEvent) Handles flash.FSCommand
        Select Case e.command.ToLower
            Case "getlabel"
                flash.SetVariable(e.args.ToUpper, GetLBLValue(e.args.ToLower))

        End Select
    End Sub

---

so if i ask for a label. works as it should, naming the new flash variable as the label requested.

HTML Code:

---

fscommand("GETLABEL", "Time")

---

BUT if a RR variable is requested, wont work, because a flash variable cant be named _root.=$RRPATH$

HTML Code:

---

fscommand("GETLABEL", "=$RRPATH$")

---

please correct me if im wrong. like i said, im using "FlashSetVar" command when loading the screen where the swf is embedded. works but i preffer to request the data from
flash when the movie needs it.

Sorry for the long delay on answering ...
I believe you're correct as the getlabel command would 'try' to create the variables _root.=$VARNAME$ and probably fail if it doesn't conform to variable naming rules in flash.

You can however obtain the same desired effect as fscommand("GETLABEL","=$VARNAME") using fscommand("setflashvar;VARNAME;$VARNAME$") -- it will not be as "immediate" as GETLABEL but it will work (you can even call fscommand("waitexec") to wait for the command to complete). I'm adding a "GETVAR" command directly to avoid the problem and work as immediate as GETLABEL - PM me if you want a test version.

i tried to change my script to getvar, but it don't work. could you check my script?

Code:

---

this.onEnterFrame = function () {
var tmp

if (_root.IBuscommunicatoRR_COOLANTTEMP == undefined)
{
        tmp = 0;
}
else
{
tmp = _root.IBuscommunicatoRR_COOLANTTEMP;
}

fscommand("GETVAR","$IBuscommunicatoRR_COOLANTTEMP$");

if (tmp <= 60)
            {   
            zeiger._rotation = -90+11.25;
            }

else if (tmp >= 120)
        {   
        zeiger._rotation = +90-11.25;
        }
else  {
        zeiger._rotation = -90+11.25 + ((tmp-60) * 2.625);
        }

tmp_txt = tmp + "°C"   

        }

---

GETVAR isnt available yet, unless you have the test exe, im still waiting for guino to send me the exe where he is fixing this issue, another thing is, RR sets flash variables in uppercase, and flash is very picky on that, just some thoughts while looking at youre code.

in last RR Version from 2013-01-01 should GETVAR added.

dont use the $

"GETVAR", "IBuscommunicatoRR_COOLANTTEMP"

lol, i missed that, time for testing then.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by mitchjs

dont use the $

"GETVAR", "IBuscommunicatoRR_COOLANTTEMP"

---

thx, it works fine.