Questions tagged [mtasc]
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mtasc for Lion OSX?
I'm having a bit of trouble setting up mtasc on my Lion OSX machine. I'm currently trying to run a makefile script that is:
SWFMILL := swfmill
MTASC := mtasc
MTASCSTDLIB := /usr/share/mtasc/std
main:
$(SWFMILL) simple src/jscam.xml…

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Migrating to Flex mxmlc from ActionScript 2 mtasc
Years ago I created a tiny, simple SWF just to play MP3 files on various browsers. I exposed interfaces and called them from JavaScript. It was all small and straightforward; you can see the entire Guise.as source code.
I compiled the main class…

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Can any Flash compiler put scripts on multiple frames?
Can any Flash compiler put specific scripts on specific frames of the Flash movie SWF?
Like you can do from within the Flash IDE, just place a script on the required frame using the Timeline panel, and the script gets compiled to that frame of the…

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Which Flash SWF compiler uses compiler directives?
Any existing Flash SWF compilers that can understand directives like #IF #ENDIF, etc?
Some SWF Compilers: (Hopefuls)
AS3 Compiler - Haxe
AS2 Compiler - MTASC
Adobe Flex Compiler - Mxmlc
C# to SWF Compiler - Debreuil

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Does the MTASC compiler also compile AS3
Looks like MTASC is for AS2. Does it also compile AS3?

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Importing classes in AS2 when compiling with MTASC
I'm trying to compile a project I'm working on in AS2 using MTASC. However, I'm having some issues with importing some of my classes. My directory structure is as…

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Help with MTASC and SWFMill for CamCanvas
Hey folks wondering if you can help me.
I am trying to compile locally the following: https://github.com/taboca/CamCanvas-API-
This is camcanvas a javascript api for a webcam. Anyhow - its build.sh remakes the swf for which the javascript makes…

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Flash AS2 Command Line compiler capablities
Although the MTASC command-line compiler can compile ActionScript class files into an SWF, I need specific insights into its capabilities, via the command-line switches.
Configure which Flash Player version you're targeting, 6 / 7 / 8
-version n…

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AS2 - How to fix the error "Parse Unexpected" from FlashDevelop
I'm trying to compile my classes in ActionScript2 from my project but I can not always get it when I click on the Test Project option it appears this error :
Running C: \ Program Files (x86) \ FlashDevelop \ Tools \ fdbuild \
fdbuild.exe "C : \…

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Sleeping in action script 2 using getTimer() method
How can I correctly perform something like sleep function using getTimer()? I need to do an action every 15 seconds. The code below doesn't work. I compile it with mtasc compiler on Linux.
class Tuto
{
static var lastMsg = 0;
static var msgInt =…

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can't add a new function to String class via prototype in as2
following code;
String.prototype.myFunction = function() { trace("my function is called"); };
var myString:String = "myString";
myString.myFunction();
causes this error with mtasc compiler:
type error String has no field myFunction
it must be…

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how to distribute a Flash component for use with MTASC?
I have a Flash component that's just a library of compiled code with some exposed API calls. Normally we distribute this as a SWC or MXP, and it works just fine. Recently I had a client express interest in using my component, but they do all their…

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