Comments on: Loading Modules in AIR application

By: Tom G

Tom G — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 11:47:05 +0000

In the example, you indicate caching the remote swf locally in the local DB. Then, check the remote version number to know if you need to download an update. Is there a particular way that you are detecting the remote version number without downloading the entire swf and inspecting it?

Thanks for any ideas you might have.

By: Ethan Chee

Ethan Chee — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 02:22:49 +0000

I’m developing a AIR Application Online game where i have 1 Game Lobby AIR App (Flex-Based AIR) and games AIR App (Flash CS4 Built Swf, Create AIR file using Flex to load the Swf file).

The game have only 1 Lobby(air file) and Numbers of games (air files).
Purpose to having multiple AIR file to make use of AIR auto updates features for the lobby and all games.

I want to remove/unchecked “Add shortcut icon to my desktop” from the Installation Preferences of AIR Application Install dialogue.

May i know how to do remove/unchecked “Add shortcut icon to my desktop” feature?

By: Stray

Stray — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:23:10 +0000

Hi,

I came across your page while tackling the building of a modular air app – like you, we want to be able to add to and change out the modules after installation.

Your loadBytes() solution worked great, but left an obvious security hole.

I’ve now completed building a framework which allows loading of signed and non-signed swfs into different sandboxes. The loaded swfs must be in .air packages – renamed as .zip – signed with the same security certificate as the original app.

All the source, as well as compiled test stuff and documentation is freely available here: http://flair-flash-flex-air.blogspot.com/2009/09/framework-for-modular-air-applications.html

Thanks for your help in getting this working!

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By: ozeebee

ozeebee — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:27:48 +0000

I had the same problem and came up with exactly the same solution as yours :
1. load SWF bytes into mem with an URLLoader
2. create a custom LoaderContext with the “allowLoadBytesCodeExecution” property set to true.
3. use the Loader.loadBytes() method with the data and loaderContext.

I think that it is currently the only solution to load modules from another location than the application sanbdox.

I haven’t tried to sign the modules yet.

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hufkens.net » Blog Archive » Loading remote swf files in AIR — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:25:50 +0000

[...] Loading Modules in AIR application: This solution worked for me and with some minor adjustments, I was also able to load a regular swf file (see code snippet). [...]