Integrating Flash file in VB6 applications

The software technologies are moving quite rapidly, offering more new development platforms. Visual Basic 6 is definitely a product dated compared to newer technologies. NET but, nevertheless, remains an excellent platform for development and this is demonstrated by the variety of products software that is still being developed with this language.

In this regard, one of the most expressive manifestation of this evolution is certainly represented by the possibility of interaction between VB6 and Flash , the software platform capable of developing multimedia and graphics applications - in the form of interactive movies - mainly aimed at use on the Web but not limited to: Flash is widely used for the creation of television commercials, rather than integration in software for desktop interface, as discussed in this article.

The use of multimedia content in various applications is increasingly common and may be helpful to use a Flash object as an alternative to common video and audio files that do not allow any interaction with the user: it can be therefore necessary to interact the user with the multimedia content, such as the presentation of a software product or a tutorial where you have the opportunity to select the section of interest.

Another example is the insertion of an accessory, like clockwork, within the application without having to implement this functionality in the software itself, thus saving the entry code and having the chance to replace that object with versions different without changing the application code.

Before seeing how it is possible to use these elements with VB6, you have to say a few words about what is needed so that you can view and use a Flash file on a computer: it is essential that the computer is installed in the Flash program Player - http://get.adobe.com/it/flashplayer/ - Enlarged a small software to recognize and execute Flash content, such software in a totally transparent seamlessly integrates with any browser.

Now let's see how you can use these files within a Visual Basic 6. Upon installation, the Flash Player installed on your system a set of files including an Enlarged ocx component to provide the necessary functionality so that Flash files can be inserted and played in a VB6 application, his name is ShockWavePlayer.

This control comes with a set of properties for the execution of the contents of the Flash file, in some ways reminiscent of the controls used by VB for playing media files using the Media Player. You will learn how to incorporate the following control ShockWavePlayer and how to use a small example.

Run VB6 and games with a new Standard EXE project, the Project menu, choose the Components item, then click the Browse button and choose the path:

 



 System32 \ Macromed \ Flash

 

Select the file Flash10d.ocx, this is the ocx component necessary for integration of Flash objects in the application.

Note the addition of voice Shockwave Flash component list with a check mark beside it, then click Apply and then Close.

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