Falcon Flash Relaunches Under the Flash Feather Wing to Help Designers and Developers Pass Data Between Flash and Server Scripts

Posted on July 4, 2009 by Dan Zen

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Falcon Flash at http://falconflash.wordpress.com was the first of the Flash Feather series of advanced interface classes in Flash to launch about a year ago. With over one thousand downloads we are pleased that it has been helpful. It really is a simple wrapper class for the five data classes in Flash. It lets you easily read text and XML or send variables to and from server scripts like PHP.

var myFalcon:Falcon = new Falcon("yourfile.php or .xml or .txt");
myFalcon.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, getData);
function getData(e:Event) {
    trace (myFalcon.data.yourVariable);
    // or just myFalcon.data for XML or txt
}

Flash Feathers is located at http://flashfeathers.wordpress.com and through the links at the right. Flash Feathers features the following open source solutions:

FLASH FEATHERS

ROBIN – multiuser chat and realtime game classes with Flash and PHP
FALCON – easy data transfer between Flash and server scripts
HUMMINGBIRD – parallax effect with mouse movement for 3D menus
GOOSE – multitouch emulator and processor with just Flash and Browsers
PENGUIN – tilt emulator and processor for tilt and translation apps
WOODPECKER – sound frequency and wave animation for MP3 and FLV
GOOSE – motion capture so a cursor follows your Web cam motion
DODO – blob detection to provide blobs anywhere there is Web cam motion

The Falcon Download ZIP file at left has been adjusted to match the other ZIP file formats. There is a standard way to install all the Flash Feathers classes as detailed in the readme.txt file and the various class files and goes like follows:

INSTALLATION

create a classes/ folder somewhere generic on your harddrive
add the classes folder to your Flash Class Path – in the Flash Menu:
choose Edit > Preferences > ActionScript – ActionScript 3 Settings
use the + sign for the source path box to add the path to your classes/ folder
put the provided com/ folder in your classes/ folder

This way your classes from Flash Feathers will all work together along with other people’s distributed classes. DO NOT add the com/ folder to your class path in the Flash preferences! Read above if this is not clear.

Please have a look at the VIDEO page and the sample CODE page for more information about Falcon. You can download the code through the link at the left on http://falconflash.wordpress.com.

FRIENDS AND DONATIONS
Please let us know if you use Falcon and we will add you to the Friends area at left. If you use Falcon for a commercial venture and would care to donate that would be super!