CODEWITHSUNDEEP
actionscript-3flashmdm-zinc
TomJeffries
TomJeffries

Reputation: 568

Actionscript 3 and MDM Zinc

I posted a question here a few months ago about ways to turn an AS3 executable into programs that would run on Windows, Macintosh, and mobile devices. Got some good answers, including somebody mentioning MDM Zinc. At the time MDM Zinc was $800, it has been reduced in price to $360, so I decided to try it.

Using the trial version, I can create an EXE file that generally seems to work OK. However, it does not stream the files it is supposed to stream. If I use http://swf-to-exe.com/ I get an EXE that works fine, but I need to offer compatibility on Macs and mobile devices.

Here's the code that I'm using that works using SWF-to-exe but does not work with Zinc:

fileAddress = "http://xxxxxxxx.com//xxx//xxxxx//" + songName + ".mp3";
request = new URLRequest(fileAddress);
track = new Sound();
track.load(request);

Please note that I have replaced the actual URL with x's. The program works just fine with the actual URL, but the program put together by Zinc does not.

I have sent two requests to the support department at MDM Zinc without any response. In fact, there was supposed to be an immediate "we received your email" which never showed up. Is MDM Zinc going out of business?

In case you are wondering, here is a link to the original question:

[Converting SWFs to EXEs

There seem to be a number of ways to do this, but I'm trying to find a quick way. I thought that MDM Zinc might be the right one. Apparently not.

If you know how to make Zinc access things on the internet, please let me know.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 997

Answers (1)

oldcoder
oldcoder

Reputation: 46

I've had similar problems loading sound files (and xml files for that matter) from the web. I found that changing "disable proxy" to false in the Zinc Application settings fixed it.

Upvotes: 1

Related Questions