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Posted to users@flex.apache.org by Paul Stearns <pa...@compuace.com.INVALID> on 2020/06/09 21:51:28 UTC
Keeping user applications up to date in AIR.
If we deploy applications using AIR we will need to deploy updates. At present in the Flash/HTML environment that is easy (except for caching) you put the SWF file in the production folder of the website and the next time a user needs the module the get the new one.
Our systems consist of one Main.swf file and many modules (independent .swf files) which are mostly independent of one another. We would like to have a mechanism which would identify new .swf files which need to be loaded to client computer whenever the .swf file is needed.
Perhaps if a swf file has been verified for the current session, and the current day it would not be checked against the master.
Will "Adobe AIR Update Framework" do this (or help) for our applications? If so, where can we get a good introduction tutorial/documentation? If not where can we find something which will help accomplish what we are looking to do?
Another alternative is to check if there are updates when the application is loaded, but if a change is made to an obscure module which is seldom used by few people, we would not want to load it during startup which could/would cause the application to load slowly. We prefer JIT deployment.
Paul R. Stearns
Advanced Consulting Enterprises, Inc.
15280 NW 79th Ct.
Suite 250
Miami Lakes, Fl 33016
Voice: (305)623-0360 x107
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Re: Keeping user applications up to date in AIR.
Posted by Paul Stearns <pa...@compuace.com.INVALID>.
I was thinking of the following approach to keep things up to date. The applications all talk to the application server (middle tier) for DB inquiries and the like.
For the "Main" application use the "Adobe AIR Update Framework."Since all other modules are loaded from a single place in the Main application, before I load a module I would;Check the date on the local swf file.Check the date on the swf file on the application server.If the date on the local file is less than (maybe not equal) the date on the application server, download the swf file. If possible set the date of the file downloaded = the file date on the application server.Run the swf file (module loader).
Before I head down this path, are there any technical reasons why this would not work?
Things like the AIR application can't load swf files into the application folder, or building the AIR app signs each swf file in such a way that they can't be loaded manually would be show stoppers for this approach.
Paul R. Stearns
Advanced Consulting Enterprises, Inc.
15280 NW 79th Ct.
Suite 250
Miami Lakes, Fl 33016
Voice: (305)623-0360 x107
Fax: (305)623-4588
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From: "Paul Stearns" <pa...@compuace.com.INVALID>
Sent: 6/9/20 5:51 PM
To: "users@flex.apache.org" <us...@flex.apache.org>
Subject: Keeping user applications up to date in AIR.
If we deploy applications using AIR we will need to deploy updates. At present in the Flash/HTML environment that is easy (except for caching) you put the SWF file in the production folder of the website and the next time a user needs the module the get the new one.
Our systems consist of one Main.swf file and many modules (independent .swf files) which are mostly independent of one another. We would like to have a mechanism which would identify new .swf files which need to be loaded to client computer whenever the .swf file is needed.
Perhaps if a swf file has been verified for the current session, and the current day it would not be checked against the master.
Will "Adobe AIR Update Framework" do this (or help) for our applications? If so, where can we get a good introduction tutorial/documentation? If not where can we find something which will help accomplish what we are looking to do?
Another alternative is to check if there are updates when the application is loaded, but if a change is made to an obscure module which is seldom used by few people, we would not want to load it during startup which could/would cause the application to load slowly. We prefer JIT deployment.
Paul R. Stearns
Advanced Consulting Enterprises, Inc.
15280 NW 79th Ct.
Suite 250
Miami Lakes, Fl 33016
Voice: (305)623-0360 x107
Fax: (305)623-4588
Re: Keeping user applications up to date in AIR.
Posted by Carlos Rovira <ca...@apache.org>.
Hi Andrew,
I'm a bit confused here with your email. Do you mean that AIR apps in 2021
will not be able to render Flash/Flex apps?
I think many people count on that.
Thanks
El jue., 11 jun. 2020 a las 21:58, Frost, Andrew (<An...@harman.com>)
escribió:
> Hi all
>
> Yes, using AIR to load some HTML content is still supported although the
> WebKit version in AIR is around 10 years old (we've been asked to update it
> to a more recent version - which could be quite a large job, and it's not
> clear whether this is actually widely used any more..)
>
> Brian is quite right though. The issue will be that AIR doesn't ship with
> the Flash Player, it ships with some placeholders now which would take you
> to the Adobe "download Flash Player" page, and of course this is
> disappearing in the new year. The WebKit engine would work with the NPAPI
> version of Flash Player if you do have this installed, but this isn't
> something you should bank on for long term usage and isn't something that
> can (legally) be copied. See
> https://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/end-of-life.html for a recent
> update.
>
> We have some additional rights from Adobe that allow us to provide the
> Flash Player - with a number of terms and conditions attached - for some
> specific use cases, which can give people some additional breathing space
> to continue migrating their applications. But this is a commercial
> offering, we have some details available on our website and are planning to
> update this further in the next few weeks (after a few more announcements
> from relevant parties have been made). For the general public and any home
> user, you really shouldn't expect them to have the ability to view general
> Flash-based content from next year (unless of course you switch to
> deploying it as an AIR application!)
>
> thanks
>
> Andrew
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alex Harui <ah...@adobe.com.INVALID>
> Sent: 11 June 2020 17:40
> To: users@flex.apache.org
> Subject: Re: Keeping user applications up to date in AIR.
>
> Hi,
>
> It would be wise to test on a clean machine and consider how you will get
> the Flash Player in the future as I don't think Adobe will be providing
> them. Harman might.
>
> It's been a long time since I've dealt with these sort of issues and I
> think there may have been additional security restrictions added in AIR
> since, but I thought that folks had successfully used a Flex/AIR shell to
> load code modules from the network.
>
> HTH,
> -Alex
>
> On 6/10/20, 10:26 AM, "Brian Raymes" <br...@teotech.com> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I am interested in a work-around as well, but unless I'm mistaken, the
> solution below may not work at the end of the year given a change to AIR
> starting in version 22?
>
> "Starting in AIR 22, applications that play swf content via the HTML
> control (WebKit) will now load the system level NPAPI Flash Player provided
> by Adobe (
> https://clicktime.symantec.com/3VPJfW8zgdNptNyqxdTCXxZ7Vc?u=https%3A%2F%2Fnam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fget.adobe.com%252Fflashplayer%26data%3D02%257C01%257Caharui%2540adobe.com%257C9eea501409b94b4c598e08d80d635f6c%257Cfa7b1b5a7b34438794aed2c178decee1%257C0%257C0%257C637274067748313564%26sdata%3DqxHnFxYlktD8GXnl909Ki662ALtZtHYeyEBFISiIq3Q%253D%26reserved%3D0).
> If this plugin is not available on the system, the end user will be
> prompted to download and install the plugin from Adobe."
>
> Source:
> https://clicktime.symantec.com/3NGtxWnAcgo3uVMsnqE5YfQ7Vc?u=https%3A%2F%2Fnam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fhelpx.adobe.com%252Fflash-player%252Frelease-note%252Ffp_22_air_22_release_notes.html%26data%3D02%257C01%257Caharui%2540adobe.com%257C9eea501409b94b4c598e08d80d635f6c%257Cfa7b1b5a7b34438794aed2c178decee1%257C0%257C0%257C637274067748313564%26sdata%3DwcwY4T3y%252BXHZuBGCs%252BMVA0FTWpwsnqSHubIorghT3Uk%253D%26reserved%3D0
>
> If the plugin is to be removed from browsers, will the solution below
> continue to work? Will Flash still be available to install separately?
> Could it be as simple as holding onto a legacy NPAPI installer?
>
> Brian
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paulus de B. <w....@knollenstein.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2020 2:04 AM
> To: users@flex.apache.org
> Subject: Re: Keeping user applications up to date in AIR.
>
> Hi Paul,
>
> We actually had the exact same setup in that we had an swf application
> we needed to continue using after browsers stopped supporting flash.
>
> What we did for the time being (but works very well): create an AIR
> application that uses the flex HTML control to load your swfs like you did
> in the browser.
>
> Create a WindowedApplication (Flex) with just one control in it:
> <controls:HTML id="htmlControl" width="100%" height="100%"
> horizontalScrollPolicy="off" verticalScrollPolicy="off" />
>
> On the creationComplete
> // Load your web application
> htmlControl.location = "https://app...";
>
> In the end we did add the AIR updating functionality, but only for
> updating the AIR app (which rarely happens). The swfs are loaded / reloaded
> like the were in the browser.
>
> Cheers
>
> Paulus
>
>
>
> --
> Sent from:
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>
>
--
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RE: Keeping user applications up to date in AIR.
Posted by "Frost, Andrew" <An...@Harman.com>.
Hi all
Yes, using AIR to load some HTML content is still supported although the WebKit version in AIR is around 10 years old (we've been asked to update it to a more recent version - which could be quite a large job, and it's not clear whether this is actually widely used any more..)
Brian is quite right though. The issue will be that AIR doesn't ship with the Flash Player, it ships with some placeholders now which would take you to the Adobe "download Flash Player" page, and of course this is disappearing in the new year. The WebKit engine would work with the NPAPI version of Flash Player if you do have this installed, but this isn't something you should bank on for long term usage and isn't something that can (legally) be copied. See https://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/end-of-life.html for a recent update.
We have some additional rights from Adobe that allow us to provide the Flash Player - with a number of terms and conditions attached - for some specific use cases, which can give people some additional breathing space to continue migrating their applications. But this is a commercial offering, we have some details available on our website and are planning to update this further in the next few weeks (after a few more announcements from relevant parties have been made). For the general public and any home user, you really shouldn't expect them to have the ability to view general Flash-based content from next year (unless of course you switch to deploying it as an AIR application!)
thanks
Andrew
-----Original Message-----
From: Alex Harui <ah...@adobe.com.INVALID>
Sent: 11 June 2020 17:40
To: users@flex.apache.org
Subject: Re: Keeping user applications up to date in AIR.
Hi,
It would be wise to test on a clean machine and consider how you will get the Flash Player in the future as I don't think Adobe will be providing them. Harman might.
It's been a long time since I've dealt with these sort of issues and I think there may have been additional security restrictions added in AIR since, but I thought that folks had successfully used a Flex/AIR shell to load code modules from the network.
HTH,
-Alex
On 6/10/20, 10:26 AM, "Brian Raymes" <br...@teotech.com> wrote:
Hi all,
I am interested in a work-around as well, but unless I'm mistaken, the solution below may not work at the end of the year given a change to AIR starting in version 22?
"Starting in AIR 22, applications that play swf content via the HTML control (WebKit) will now load the system level NPAPI Flash Player provided by Adobe (https://clicktime.symantec.com/3VPJfW8zgdNptNyqxdTCXxZ7Vc?u=https%3A%2F%2Fnam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fget.adobe.com%252Fflashplayer%26data%3D02%257C01%257Caharui%2540adobe.com%257C9eea501409b94b4c598e08d80d635f6c%257Cfa7b1b5a7b34438794aed2c178decee1%257C0%257C0%257C637274067748313564%26sdata%3DqxHnFxYlktD8GXnl909Ki662ALtZtHYeyEBFISiIq3Q%253D%26reserved%3D0). If this plugin is not available on the system, the end user will be prompted to download and install the plugin from Adobe."
Source: https://clicktime.symantec.com/3NGtxWnAcgo3uVMsnqE5YfQ7Vc?u=https%3A%2F%2Fnam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fhelpx.adobe.com%252Fflash-player%252Frelease-note%252Ffp_22_air_22_release_notes.html%26data%3D02%257C01%257Caharui%2540adobe.com%257C9eea501409b94b4c598e08d80d635f6c%257Cfa7b1b5a7b34438794aed2c178decee1%257C0%257C0%257C637274067748313564%26sdata%3DwcwY4T3y%252BXHZuBGCs%252BMVA0FTWpwsnqSHubIorghT3Uk%253D%26reserved%3D0
If the plugin is to be removed from browsers, will the solution below continue to work? Will Flash still be available to install separately? Could it be as simple as holding onto a legacy NPAPI installer?
Brian
-----Original Message-----
From: Paulus de B. <w....@knollenstein.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2020 2:04 AM
To: users@flex.apache.org
Subject: Re: Keeping user applications up to date in AIR.
Hi Paul,
We actually had the exact same setup in that we had an swf application we needed to continue using after browsers stopped supporting flash.
What we did for the time being (but works very well): create an AIR application that uses the flex HTML control to load your swfs like you did in the browser.
Create a WindowedApplication (Flex) with just one control in it:
<controls:HTML id="htmlControl" width="100%" height="100%"
horizontalScrollPolicy="off" verticalScrollPolicy="off" />
On the creationComplete
// Load your web application
htmlControl.location = "https://app...";
In the end we did add the AIR updating functionality, but only for updating the AIR app (which rarely happens). The swfs are loaded / reloaded like the were in the browser.
Cheers
Paulus
--
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Re: Keeping user applications up to date in AIR.
Posted by Alex Harui <ah...@adobe.com.INVALID>.
Hi,
It would be wise to test on a clean machine and consider how you will get the Flash Player in the future as I don't think Adobe will be providing them. Harman might.
It's been a long time since I've dealt with these sort of issues and I think there may have been additional security restrictions added in AIR since, but I thought that folks had successfully used a Flex/AIR shell to load code modules from the network.
HTH,
-Alex
On 6/10/20, 10:26 AM, "Brian Raymes" <br...@teotech.com> wrote:
Hi all,
I am interested in a work-around as well, but unless I'm mistaken, the solution below may not work at the end of the year given a change to AIR starting in version 22?
"Starting in AIR 22, applications that play swf content via the HTML control (WebKit) will now load the system level NPAPI Flash Player provided by Adobe (https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fget.adobe.com%2Fflashplayer&data=02%7C01%7Caharui%40adobe.com%7C9eea501409b94b4c598e08d80d635f6c%7Cfa7b1b5a7b34438794aed2c178decee1%7C0%7C0%7C637274067748313564&sdata=qxHnFxYlktD8GXnl909Ki662ALtZtHYeyEBFISiIq3Q%3D&reserved=0). If this plugin is not available on the system, the end user will be prompted to download and install the plugin from Adobe."
Source: https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhelpx.adobe.com%2Fflash-player%2Frelease-note%2Ffp_22_air_22_release_notes.html&data=02%7C01%7Caharui%40adobe.com%7C9eea501409b94b4c598e08d80d635f6c%7Cfa7b1b5a7b34438794aed2c178decee1%7C0%7C0%7C637274067748313564&sdata=wcwY4T3y%2BXHZuBGCs%2BMVA0FTWpwsnqSHubIorghT3Uk%3D&reserved=0
If the plugin is to be removed from browsers, will the solution below continue to work? Will Flash still be available to install separately? Could it be as simple as holding onto a legacy NPAPI installer?
Brian
-----Original Message-----
From: Paulus de B. <w....@knollenstein.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2020 2:04 AM
To: users@flex.apache.org
Subject: Re: Keeping user applications up to date in AIR.
Hi Paul,
We actually had the exact same setup in that we had an swf application we needed to continue using after browsers stopped supporting flash.
What we did for the time being (but works very well): create an AIR application that uses the flex HTML control to load your swfs like you did in the browser.
Create a WindowedApplication (Flex) with just one control in it:
<controls:HTML id="htmlControl" width="100%" height="100%"
horizontalScrollPolicy="off" verticalScrollPolicy="off" />
On the creationComplete
// Load your web application
htmlControl.location = "https://app...";
In the end we did add the AIR updating functionality, but only for updating the AIR app (which rarely happens). The swfs are loaded / reloaded like the were in the browser.
Cheers
Paulus
--
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RE: Keeping user applications up to date in AIR.
Posted by Brian Raymes <br...@teotech.com>.
Hi all,
I am interested in a work-around as well, but unless I'm mistaken, the solution below may not work at the end of the year given a change to AIR starting in version 22?
"Starting in AIR 22, applications that play swf content via the HTML control (WebKit) will now load the system level NPAPI Flash Player provided by Adobe (https://get.adobe.com/flashplayer). If this plugin is not available on the system, the end user will be prompted to download and install the plugin from Adobe."
Source: https://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/release-note/fp_22_air_22_release_notes.html
If the plugin is to be removed from browsers, will the solution below continue to work? Will Flash still be available to install separately? Could it be as simple as holding onto a legacy NPAPI installer?
Brian
-----Original Message-----
From: Paulus de B. <w....@knollenstein.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2020 2:04 AM
To: users@flex.apache.org
Subject: Re: Keeping user applications up to date in AIR.
Hi Paul,
We actually had the exact same setup in that we had an swf application we needed to continue using after browsers stopped supporting flash.
What we did for the time being (but works very well): create an AIR application that uses the flex HTML control to load your swfs like you did in the browser.
Create a WindowedApplication (Flex) with just one control in it:
<controls:HTML id="htmlControl" width="100%" height="100%"
horizontalScrollPolicy="off" verticalScrollPolicy="off" />
On the creationComplete
// Load your web application
htmlControl.location = "https://app...";
In the end we did add the AIR updating functionality, but only for updating the AIR app (which rarely happens). The swfs are loaded / reloaded like the were in the browser.
Cheers
Paulus
--
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Re: Keeping user applications up to date in AIR.
Posted by "Paulus de B." <w....@knollenstein.com>.
Hi Paul,
No, we will be migrating users from our Flash / browser application to Flex
/ AIR, but as this is an IT project it takes a bit longer than anticipated
:-)
So for now, we bought ourselves some time by putting the Flash application
in an AIR application.
Cheers
Paulus
--
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Re: Keeping user applications up to date in AIR.
Posted by "Paulus de B." <w....@knollenstein.com>.
Hi Paul,
You could use javascript and the window dom as a middle ground for both
(setting up messaging between the two):
https://help.adobe.com/en_US/as3/dev/WS5b3ccc516d4fbf351e63e3d118666ade46-7ec2.html
Cheers
Paulus
--
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Re: Keeping user applications up to date in AIR.
Posted by Paul Stearns <pa...@compuace.com.INVALID>.
Paulus:
The way our application works is everything is controlled from Flex. When you run a report generally there is a criteria panel in flex which uses navigateToURL(url,"_blank"); to run a middle tier program that produces a PDF file.
Is there a way to communicate between the application running in the HTML control and the AIR application containing it?
Paul R. Stearns
Advanced Consulting Enterprises, Inc.
15280 NW 79th Ct.
Suite 250
Miami Lakes, Fl 33016
Voice: (305)623-0360 x107
Fax: (305)623-4588
----------------------------------------
From: "Paulus de B." <w....@knollenstein.com>
Sent: 6/10/20 10:33 AM
To: users@flex.apache.org
Subject: Re: Keeping user applications up to date in AIR.
Hi Paul,
In our application there is no need for uploading / downloading files or
printing reports, but one shortcut I can think of for the printing part is
redirect users to the default browser and start the printing from there (if
this can be done from a HTML page in your application).
At the same time, since the wrapper AIR application is a Flex application,
you can do stuff around your swf application like uploading / downloading
and printing. You just have to do that in Flex / AIR, not in your swf.
Cheers
Paulus
--
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Re: Keeping user applications up to date in AIR.
Posted by "Paulus de B." <w....@knollenstein.com>.
Hi Paul,
In our application there is no need for uploading / downloading files or
printing reports, but one shortcut I can think of for the printing part is
redirect users to the default browser and start the printing from there (if
this can be done from a HTML page in your application).
At the same time, since the wrapper AIR application is a Flex application,
you can do stuff around your swf application like uploading / downloading
and printing. You just have to do that in Flex / AIR, not in your swf.
Cheers
Paulus
--
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Re: Keeping user applications up to date in AIR.
Posted by Paul Stearns <pa...@compuace.com.INVALID>.
Paulus:
I did what you said, and it works great. Thank you very much for pointing this out.
Our applications interact with the web browser to allow things like uploading/downloading files, printing reports, etc. Were you able to come up with a solution for those interactions?
Paul R. Stearns
Advanced Consulting Enterprises, Inc.
15280 NW 79th Ct.
Suite 250
Miami Lakes, Fl 33016
Voice: (305)623-0360 x107
Fax: (305)623-4588
----------------------------------------
From: "Paul Stearns" <pa...@compuace.com.INVALID>
Sent: 6/10/20 9:37 AM
To: <us...@flex.apache.org>
Subject: Re: Keeping user applications up to date in AIR.
Paulus:
This sounds interesting. Are you saying you continue to develop your Flex app as a web based application, but effectively use AIR as the web browser?
Paul R. Stearns
Advanced Consulting Enterprises, Inc.
15280 NW 79th Ct.
Suite 250
Miami Lakes, Fl 33016
Voice: (305)623-0360 x107
Fax: (305)623-4588
----------------------------------------
From: "Paulus de B." <w....@knollenstein.com>
Sent: 6/10/20 5:07 AM
To: users@flex.apache.org
Subject: Re: Keeping user applications up to date in AIR.
Hi Paul,
We actually had the exact same setup in that we had an swf application we
needed to continue using after browsers stopped supporting flash.
What we did for the time being (but works very well): create an AIR
application that uses the flex HTML control to load your swfs like you did
in the browser.
Create a WindowedApplication (Flex) with just one control in it:
<controls:HTML id="htmlControl" width="100%" height="100%"
horizontalScrollPolicy="off" verticalScrollPolicy="off" />
On the creationComplete
// Load your web application
htmlControl.location = "https://app...";
In the end we did add the AIR updating functionality, but only for updating
the AIR app (which rarely happens). The swfs are loaded / reloaded like the
were in the browser.
Cheers
Paulus
--
Sent from: http://apache-flex-users.2333346.n4.nabble.com/
Re: Keeping user applications up to date in AIR.
Posted by Paul Stearns <pa...@compuace.com.INVALID>.
Paulus:
This sounds interesting. Are you saying you continue to develop your Flex app as a web based application, but effectively use AIR as the web browser?
Paul R. Stearns
Advanced Consulting Enterprises, Inc.
15280 NW 79th Ct.
Suite 250
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From: "Paulus de B." <w....@knollenstein.com>
Sent: 6/10/20 5:07 AM
To: users@flex.apache.org
Subject: Re: Keeping user applications up to date in AIR.
Hi Paul,
We actually had the exact same setup in that we had an swf application we
needed to continue using after browsers stopped supporting flash.
What we did for the time being (but works very well): create an AIR
application that uses the flex HTML control to load your swfs like you did
in the browser.
Create a WindowedApplication (Flex) with just one control in it:
<controls:HTML id="htmlControl" width="100%" height="100%"
horizontalScrollPolicy="off" verticalScrollPolicy="off" />
On the creationComplete
// Load your web application
htmlControl.location = "https://app...";
In the end we did add the AIR updating functionality, but only for updating
the AIR app (which rarely happens). The swfs are loaded / reloaded like the
were in the browser.
Cheers
Paulus
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Re: Keeping user applications up to date in AIR.
Posted by "Paulus de B." <w....@knollenstein.com>.
Hi Paul,
We actually had the exact same setup in that we had an swf application we
needed to continue using after browsers stopped supporting flash.
What we did for the time being (but works very well): create an AIR
application that uses the flex HTML control to load your swfs like you did
in the browser.
Create a WindowedApplication (Flex) with just one control in it:
<controls:HTML id="htmlControl" width="100%" height="100%"
horizontalScrollPolicy="off" verticalScrollPolicy="off" />
On the creationComplete
// Load your web application
htmlControl.location = "https://app...";
In the end we did add the AIR updating functionality, but only for updating
the AIR app (which rarely happens). The swfs are loaded / reloaded like the
were in the browser.
Cheers
Paulus
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