Speaking with the WebPage

With ActionSpeak™ Installed , Flash can communicate with the web page and HTML forms.

WebForms

ActionSpeak allows us to modify the value of any field in out Web Form. These include TextBoxes & Hidden Fields.

Objects are accessed by their HTML Runtime id (Asp.Net ClientId ).

[ActionScript]

ActionSpeak.SetFormValue("textBox1","Hello World");
var retVal = ActionSpeak.GetFormValue("textBox1") ;

Cookies

ActionSpeak also allows us to Set or Get any Browser cookie in our website.

[ActionScript]

ActionSpeak.SetCookie("emailAddress","abc@def.org") ;
var retVal = ActionSpeak.GetCookie("emailAddress") ;

Manipulating the Flash Object

ActionSpeak allows for unique advanced delivery options for Flash Movies.

Popping the Flash Movie into a Transparent Floating Overlay

The Float(style) function makes the Flash Movie float above all other website content in a transparent layer. Traditionally, this trick only worked in Internet Explorer - but ActionSpeak makes this style of delivery stable in all major browsers on the PC and Apple Platforms.

Flash in a floating, tansparent, popup layer

[ActionScript]

ActionSpeak.Float("absolute");   //  MoveTo uses absolute co-ordinates
//ActionSpeak.Float("relative"); //  MoveTo uses relative co-ordinates
//ActionSpeak.Float("none");     //  Stops the Float behavior.

Moving Floating Flash Movies

Once the Flash Movie is floating, it can be move around the screen using the MoveTo(x,y) command.

[ActionScript]

ActionSpeak.MoveTo(100,200);  
// ActionSpeak.MoveTo('-100px','50%');
// % or px are also valid.  Relative floats accepts negative co-ordinates

Dynamically Resizing Flash Movies

The Flash Movie can be resized using ResizeTo(width, height). This resizes the Flash Object in the browser, as well as changing the size of the Flash Stage.

[ActionScript]

ActionSpeak.ResizeTo(300,200);  
// ActionSpeak.ResizeTo('50%','100px'); // % or px are valid.

Swapping Flash Movies

The LoadSWF(url) command unloads the current Flash Movie - and loads another from a url.

[ActionScript]

ActionSpeak.LoadSWF("cube.swf");

The url is relative to the ASPX page, and cannot contain the tilde "~/" expression.