Flash MX 2004 Games : Art to ActionScript

Chapter 24: Embedding Flash
You can react to different commands in different ways by first testing the value of ‘command’
passed into the function.
Figure 24.2 ‘Examples/Chapter24/VB/vbflash.exe’
Embedding Flash into C ++
Although a little more difficult than VB, embedding Flash into C++ programs is still relatively easy.
Step 1 is to run Visual C++ and choose ‘File/New’. Click the ‘Projects’ tab in the dialog box
that opens and select ‘MFC AppWizard (exe)’ as the project type. You must also select a location
and name for the project.
In the next dialog choose ‘Dialog based’ for the type of application you want to create.
The default file names for the source files will probably suffice, but you have the option to
change them if you wish. Then click ‘Finish’; all the project files are automatically created and
you are ready to add the Flash object.
Inserting a Flash ActiveX control
To add the Flash object click on the ‘ResourceView’ tab in the workspace panel. If the dialog
template is not open then expand the Dialog folder and click on the single template that is in the
folder. You should see a dialog template that is the same as that shown in Figure 24.6. Right-click
on the template and select ‘Insert ActiveX Control...’ from the context menu.
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