Category: General

  • Get full file path in AIR

    Normally if you want a file path in Flex to upload a file you use FileReference() with a browse(). Last week I tried the same technique to get a file dragged from the desktop to my AIR application. After fixing a strange problem the code worked but the next problem appeared to me. With FileReference…

  • Preformance tips Away3D

    While I was building my ImageViewer3D I noticed a few things that can make everything just a little bit faster. And for the challenge and for fun I made a sort of testing application. I build it with Flex and Away3D You can change the a few things such as the amount of 3d objects,…

  • FileReferenceList() problem in AS3

    Today I noticed a strange thing in Flex. Let me explain the problem. I created FileReferenceList. I added a eventListener to that FileReferenceList that returns me the list of files that the user selects. This is the code: private function openFileReference():void{ var flr:FileReferenceList = new FileReferenceList(); flr.addEventListener(Event.SELECT, onFrlResult); flr.browse();} private function onFrlResult(event:Event):void{ trace(“Select event: “+event.target);…

  • ImageViewer3D final release

    Today I’m going to release the code of ImageViewer3D like I promised before. It is not finished but I have to move on to other things. I few days ago I asked everyone to give input and because of the shortage of time I can’t put every suggestion in. Sorry for that but many thanks…

  • ImageViewer3D

    I recently discovered Away3D, the 3D engine for Flex and Flash. I’m now working for 3 weeks with this 3D engine and it is easy to consume. I started with some spheres and cubes to get use to the 3D concept. After I got bored I started a real project. For now I call that…

  • Away3D lighting

    For 2 weeks straight I been busy with Away3D, a 3D engine for ActionScript 3. This makes it easier to create 3D applications for the internet. At my internship at the <TheFactor.e> they put me on Away3D. Developed by Fabrice Closier, a colleague. Today I was busy with a project and I struggled with lightning.…

  • Flash in Flex tutorial: Flash Weather Component

    If you finished the Flash & Flex installation you can now continue with this tutorial. If you have no clue where i’m talking about you have to make sure that you installed the Flex component kit and Flex 2.0.1 patch correct. I explain that in the installation guide Flash start Lets start with flash. There…

  • Flash in Flex tutorial installation guide

    My internship guide Maikel asked me to find out what you have to do to get Flash in Flex. I started to search for a nice tutorial about this but I have to say that there isn’t a step by step tutorial that is explaining this. Opportunity for me to help people. If you already…

  • How to put Google Maps into Ruby on Rails

    Introduction Last week A month ago Gerard Lolkema had a lot of trouble getting Google Maps working in Ruby on rails so he asked me for help. Gerard Lolkema already found a tutorial to do this. The tutorial: Rails, Geocoding, and Google Maps from Andre on Tech. This tutorial provides you of a lot of…

  • Why you never should use an ID in a connection table

    Today we as project group had a problem that was difficult to solve. In the end Gerard Lolkema and Ruben Swieringa also tried to fix it and finally we solved it as a group. Introduction: I use an example to explain this problem. I start with 2 tables and 1 connection table to connect them.…