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Flash MX: Control Projector Files with the fsCommand

• Flash provides a way to create a projector file—a self-executable application that doesn’t require the Flash player.
• Windows projector file: .exe
• Macintosh projector file: .projector
• Projector files are larger than standard SWF files
• Use the Flash projector to deliver media on CD-ROM
• Use the fscommand action to set parameters for projector files

1. Open or create a new .fla file and select the first keyframe on the Timeline.

2. Choose Window…Actions and then choose Actions…Browser Network…fsCommand.

3. Choose “fullscreen (true/false)” from the “Commands for Standalone Player” drop-down menu. The "true" parameter will make the projector file play at full screen mode. The "false" parameter will make the projector file play at the original size/dimension it was created at.

4. Check the Expression checkbox next to the Parameters field.
NOTE: Checking the Expression checkbox next to the Parameters field removes the quotation marks around the entry and makes this an expression. Think of an expression as being a formula.

5. Double-click fscommand again and choose “showmenu (true/false)” from the “Commands for Standalone Player” drop-down menu.

6. Change “true’ to “false” in the Parameter field and check the Expression checkbox. The "false" parameter will play the projector file with no menu bar displayed.

7. Next, create a button symbol that will serve as the "Quit" button for the projector file. Place the button on the main timeline on its own layer and click the “Quit” button on the Stage to select it.

8. Then double-click the fscommand action again in the Actions window. Choose “quit” from the “Commands for Standalone Player” drop-down menu.

9. Close the Actions window.

10. Choose File…Publish Settings. Select the “Windows Projector (.exe) and/or Macintosh Projector check boxes from the Formats tab. Deselect any other selected checkboxes and click “Publish.” Click OK.

11. Navigate to the folder where you've publised the projector file and open the “file.exe” projector file. Preview the results.

Source: This lesson was developed especially for YOU by Debbie Berg  :-)

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