Fireworks extensions

[Amy Blankenship]

Hi;

I posted to the fw extensions forum, and have not gotten a reply. I'm
hoping for better luck here.

I am trying to write a Command to change the names of all frames in an
animation. I am having a hard time figuring out how to do it, though. The
ExportFrameInfo Object seems to be the right one, but I can't figure out how
to "point" it at a specific frame in order to do the changing. I'm stuck
here. Could someone give me a small hint?

TIA;

Amy

[Amy Blankenship]

OK, given the fact that I don't seem to be able to get an answer to this
question, does anyone have a hint of another place I could ask it?

Thanks;

Amy

"Amy Blankenship" <amy@magnoliamultimedia.com> wrote in message
news:bgc96s$3lk$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> Hi;
>
> I posted to the fw extensions forum, and have not gotten a reply. I'm
> hoping for better luck here.
>
> I am trying to write a Command to change the names of all frames in an
> animation. I am having a hard time figuring out how to do it, though. The
> ExportFrameInfo Object seems to be the right one, but I can't figure out

how

> to "point" it at a specific frame in order to do the changing. I'm stuck
> here. Could someone give me a small hint?
>
> TIA;
>
> Amy
>
>

[Amy Blankenship]

Great! Recording it and pulling out the applicable stuff worked. Now it's
a matter of figuring out how to build the list of frames, and I'm away.

Thanks a lot!!!!

-Amy

"Coen Naninck" <ccnk@home.nl> wrote in message
news:3F29BD33.7010608@home.nl...

> Your wish is my (Fireworks)Command :-)
>
> Try this URL:
>
>

[url]http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/mx/studio/articles/fw_command_in_flash.html[/url]

>
> Amy Blankenship wrote:

> > OK, given the fact that I don't seem to be able to get an answer to this
> > question, does anyone have a hint of another place I could ask it?
> >
> > Thanks;
> >
> > Amy
> >
> > "Amy Blankenship" <amy@magnoliamultimedia.com> wrote in message
> > news:bgc96s$3lk$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> >

> >>Hi;
> >>
> >>I posted to the fw extensions forum, and have not gotten a reply. I'm
> >>hoping for better luck here.
> >>
> >>I am trying to write a Command to change the names of all frames in an
> >>animation. I am having a hard time figuring out how to do it, though.

The

> >>ExportFrameInfo Object seems to be the right one, but I can't figure out

> >
> > how
> >

> >>to "point" it at a specific frame in order to do the changing. I'm

stuck

> >>here. Could someone give me a small hint?
> >>
> >>TIA;
> >>
> >>Amy
> >>
> >>

> >
> >
> >

>
>
> --
>
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Coen Naninck
> _______________________________
>
> Please do not E-mail me with questions about Fireworks issues. Post
> them on the Forum instead. I can't contribute my time I have in
> this Forum to also answering questions outside the Forum. It just
> takes too much time and it doesn't help the rest of the world.
>
> If you are sending me a file on my own request for help purposes,
> then please include the thread subject header.
>
> Thank you.
>
> E-mail : [email]ccnk@HAHA.home.nl[/email]
> Business: [url]http://www.wetworks.nl[/url]
>

[Amy Blankenship]

Since I am strongly considering selling the finished product myself, I don't
think so. One thing I did find out is that the FW API does not support the
syntax

var myArray = new Array("a", "b", "c")

You have to use

var myArray = new Array();
myArray[0]="a";
myArray[1]="b";
etc.

Also, don't believe the docs when they say certain objects are direct
descendants of the document object. Quite often they are something like
grandchildren objects.

Hope these little tips help you at least avoid a few pitfalls.

-Amy

"Wet" <ccnk@HAHA.home.nl> wrote in message
news:3F2D62B4.7030007@HAHA.home.nl...

> Could you please post it here when you succed with your project? I am
> very interested in feedback if you are finished. Building extensions
> myself in the hear future.
>
> Amy Blankenship wrote:

> > Great! Recording it and pulling out the applicable stuff worked. Now

it's

> > a matter of figuring out how to build the list of frames, and I'm away.
> >
> > Thanks a lot!!!!
> >
> > -Amy
> >
> > "Coen Naninck" <ccnk@home.nl> wrote in message
> > news:3F29BD33.7010608@home.nl...
> >

> >>Your wish is my (Fireworks)Command :-)
> >>
> >>Try this URL:
> >>
> >>

> >
> >

[url]http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/mx/studio/articles/fw_command_in_flash.html[/url]

> >

> >>Amy Blankenship wrote:
> >>
> >>>OK, given the fact that I don't seem to be able to get an answer to

this

> >>>question, does anyone have a hint of another place I could ask it?
> >>>
> >>>Thanks;
> >>>
> >>>Amy
> >>>
> >>>"Amy Blankenship" <amy@magnoliamultimedia.com> wrote in message
> >>>news:bgc96s$3lk$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Hi;
> >>>>
> >>>>I posted to the fw extensions forum, and have not gotten a reply. I'm
> >>>>hoping for better luck here.
> >>>>
> >>>>I am trying to write a Command to change the names of all frames in an
> >>>>animation. I am having a hard time figuring out how to do it, though.
> >>>

> > The
> >

> >>>>ExportFrameInfo Object seems to be the right one, but I can't figure

out

> >>>
> >>>how
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>to "point" it at a specific frame in order to do the changing. I'm
> >>>

> > stuck
> >

> >>>>here. Could someone give me a small hint?
> >>>>
> >>>>TIA;
> >>>>
> >>>>Amy
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>--
> >>
> >>
> >>Kind regards,
> >>
> >>Coen Naninck
> >>_______________________________
> >>
> >>Please do not E-mail me with questions about Fireworks issues. Post
> >>them on the Forum instead. I can't contribute my time I have in
> >>this Forum to also answering questions outside the Forum. It just
> >>takes too much time and it doesn't help the rest of the world.
> >>
> >>If you are sending me a file on my own request for help purposes,
> >>then please include the thread subject header.
> >>
> >>Thank you.
> >>
> >>E-mail : [email]ccnk@HAHA.home.nl[/email]
> >>Business: [url]http://www.wetworks.nl[/url]
> >>

> >
> >
> >

>
>
> --
>
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Wet
>

[Richiebee]

"Amy Blankenship" <amy@magnoliamultimedia.com> wrote in message
news:bgk0vv$cgl$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> Since I am strongly considering selling the finished product myself, I

don't

> think so.

That's the spirit...

R.

[Amy Blankenship]

I gave him more help than people gave me when I was seeking clarification of
the documentation. I give away a LOT of code, but this one I'm keeping for
myself. If you want to write the same extension I did and post the code,
feel free!

-Amy

"Richiebee" <rich@richiebee.ca> wrote in message
news:bgk4n7$hgf$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> "Amy Blankenship" <amy@magnoliamultimedia.com> wrote in message
> news:bgk0vv$cgl$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> > Since I am strongly considering selling the finished product myself, I

> don't

> > think so.

>
>
> That's the spirit...
>
> R.

[Sam Poikail]

Unfortunately, the extensions forum doesn't seem to be that active. I
responded to your post about the PDF there.... not sure if you saw it.

Still messing with John Dunning's FW Console to get an answer to your second
query in that forum. However, I am still wrestling with some of the MM
documentation and omissions in it. Where strange things happen or don't
happen with little or nothing in the way of error generation. Very much
like teaching a blindfolded puppy how to play "catch" (not that I engage in
such activities).

Kind of annoying when MS Word users have better tools for writing
"extensions"....sigh.

Cheers,
Sam


"Amy Blankenship" <amy@magnoliamultimedia.com> wrote in message
news:bgk6tt$kb6$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> I gave him more help than people gave me when I was seeking clarification

of

> the documentation. I give away a LOT of code, but this one I'm keeping

for

> myself. If you want to write the same extension I did and post the code,
> feel free!
>
> -Amy
>
> "Richiebee" <rich@richiebee.ca> wrote in message
> news:bgk4n7$hgf$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> > "Amy Blankenship" <amy@magnoliamultimedia.com> wrote in message
> > news:bgk0vv$cgl$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> > > Since I am strongly considering selling the finished product myself, I

> > don't

> > > think so.

> >
> >
> > That's the spirit...
> >
> > R.

>
>
>

[Amy Blankenship]

I don't know if I'll write any more of these. It was kind of like piercing
your own ear with a knitting needle.

-Amy

"Sam Poikail" <indigo_wolf@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:bgmbh2$am0$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> Glad to see you got it sorted out. Hope to see you in the extensions

forums

> again as the lack of activity makes one wonder whether one is "pinging"

out

> into the void.
>
> Cheers,
> Sam
>
> "Amy Blankenship" <amy@magnoliamultimedia.com> wrote in message
> news:bglpb1$68f$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> >
> > "Sam Poikail" <indigo_wolf@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:bgkpml$cd5$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> > > Unfortunately, the extensions forum doesn't seem to be that active. I
> > > responded to your post about the PDF there.... not sure if you saw

it.

> > >
> > > Still messing with John Dunning's FW Console to get an answer to your

> > second

> > > query in that forum. However, I am still wrestling with some of the

MM

> > > documentation and omissions in it. Where strange things happen or

don't

> > > happen with little or nothing in the way of error generation. Very

much

> > > like teaching a blindfolded puppy how to play "catch" (not that I

engage

> > in

> > > such activities).
> > >
> > > Kind of annoying when MS Word users have better tools for writing
> > > "extensions"....sigh.

> >
> > It's ok, Sam. I figured it out, in spite of all the misdirection from

the

> > docs ;-). My boyfriend says I am a terrier when it comes to problems

like

> > this, and he's right.
> >
> > -Amy
> >
> >

>
>

[Sam Poikail]

Glad to see you got it sorted out. Hope to see you in the extensions forums
again as the lack of activity makes one wonder whether one is "pinging" out
into the void.

Cheers,
Sam

"Amy Blankenship" <amy@magnoliamultimedia.com> wrote in message
news:bglpb1$68f$1@forums.macromedia.com...

>
> "Sam Poikail" <indigo_wolf@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:bgkpml$cd5$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> > Unfortunately, the extensions forum doesn't seem to be that active. I
> > responded to your post about the PDF there.... not sure if you saw it.
> >
> > Still messing with John Dunning's FW Console to get an answer to your

> second

> > query in that forum. However, I am still wrestling with some of the MM
> > documentation and omissions in it. Where strange things happen or don't
> > happen with little or nothing in the way of error generation. Very much
> > like teaching a blindfolded puppy how to play "catch" (not that I engage

> in

> > such activities).
> >
> > Kind of annoying when MS Word users have better tools for writing
> > "extensions"....sigh.

>
> It's ok, Sam. I figured it out, in spite of all the misdirection from the
> docs ;-). My boyfriend says I am a terrier when it comes to problems like
> this, and he's right.
>
> -Amy
>
>

[Sam Poikail]

>>I don't know if I'll write any more of these.
Understandable.... still banging my head trying to figure out why certain
functions are for the "current selection" and there are no corresponding
functions for just a given object. Makes it hard to apply the functions
when you want to enumerate down through obects within a "multiple
selection". Grrrrrr..

Cheers,
Sam

"Amy Blankenship" <amy@magnoliamultimedia.com> wrote in message
news:bgmbou$b5f$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> I don't know if I'll write any more of these. It was kind of like

piercing

> your own ear with a knitting needle.
>
> -Amy

[Coen Naninck]

> I gave him more help than people gave me when

Who's him?

Amy Blankenship wrote:

> I gave him more help than people gave me when I was seeking clarification of
> the documentation. I give away a LOT of code, but this one I'm keeping for
> myself. If you want to write the same extension I did and post the code,
> feel free!
>
> -Amy
>
> "Richiebee" <rich@richiebee.ca> wrote in message
> news:bgk4n7$hgf$1@forums.macromedia.com...
>

>>"Amy Blankenship" <amy@magnoliamultimedia.com> wrote in message
>>news:bgk0vv$cgl$1@forums.macromedia.com...
>>

>>>Since I am strongly considering selling the finished product myself, I

>>
>>don't
>>

>>>think so.

>>
>>
>>That's the spirit...
>>
>>R.

>
>
>
>

[Gabbs@fdr]

"this extension uses a character set that differs from the selected version of Dreamweaver. The extension will not be installed"

[Nancy *ACE*]

Do you have Fireworks open when you are installing the extension? And is
the Ext. Manager dropdown set to Fireworks?


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"Gabbs@fdr" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> "this extension uses a character set that differs from the selected
> version of Dreamweaver. The extension will not be installed"