160511 - Error with scriptable Flash 6 plugin: "plugin.SetWindow is not a function "

Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 159393

(Core Graveyard :: Plug-ins, defect)

Description

[Aleksander Adamowski]

Build id: 2002073118 trunk, Windows 2000

See this address for all files that comprise the testcase:
http://olo.office.altkom.com.pl/domowa/mozilla/2002_08_01_flash_js/
The jscomm.fla file there is a Flash 5 movie that tries to invoke JS method on
the page where it is embedded. The jscomm.swf is its compiled form.

The testcase works fine in Internet Explorer 6 with Flash plugin: after clicking
the round, red button in the SWF movie, the "text" word switches its color
between red and green (by means of simple JavaScript function).

In Mozilla, there's no effect when clicking the button, instead there's an error
message in the JavaScript console:


Error: plugin.SetWindow is not a function
Source File: javascript: function jsScriptObject(obj) { this.wrappedJSObject =
obj; } jsScriptObject.prototype = { evaluate : function(expression) { return new
jsScriptObject(eval(expression)); } }; var plugin = document.embeds['jscomm'];
plugin.SetWindow(new jsScriptObject(window),589361028);
Line: 1

Comment 1

[Aleksander Adamowski]

Attachment: Zipped testcase

Just in case my server goes down.

Comment 2

[Olivier Cahagne]

wfm using build 2002073118 on Win2k (trunk) + Flash 6.0.40 and the flash xpt file.

Comment 3

[Aleksander Adamowski]

What's this flash xpt file? I can't find it anywhere on my local filesystems.

Comment 4

[shrirang khanzode]

xpt allows scriptability. unless u have it..this testcase will not work. pls 
download the plugin from macromedia (latest/scriptable flash) and try this..it 
will work. pls let me know, thx!

Comment 5

[Bernard Alleysson]

flashplayer.xpt is only installed in Netscape 7 components directory
Mozilla is not recognized (np*.dll is copied but components dir is missing
flashplayer.xpt)
try installing netscape 7 then flash then copy flashplayer.xpt to tour moz
components dir

Comment 6

[Aleksander Adamowski]

Confirming that Netscape browser is required to get hold of flashplayer.xpt.

Macromedia player's installer issue.

Any suggestions how to inform Macromedia of this issue (seek help of Netscape
tech evangelists probably)? I've already tried to report the problem with Linux
Flash plugin (bug 58339) to them through their standard bug reporting web form,
through e-mail, and comments to support documents on their site, and never got a
response - they basically seem to ignore any input from users.

Comment 7

[Aleksander Adamowski]

Should this bug have Product -> Tech Evangelism ?

Comment 8

[Aleksander Adamowski]

BTW copyinf flashplayer.xpt to Mozilla's plugins directory also fixes the problem. 

In my opinion, placing it in plugins dir is more consistent (it's a part of the
plugin, so it should go there) than placing it in components (which is full of
xpt's already and it's harder to vgrep for flashplayer there).

Comment 9

[serge (gone)]

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 159393 ***

Comment 10

[shrirang khanzode]

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