Shared Objects Send Method()

Question

There appears to be an error in the Adobe documentation in regards using the shared object.send(). I am trying to execute the send method to all clients.

I copied the client and server-side code from Adobe and I am unable to invoke the function. This is my compile error in the output

Line 31 1119: Access of possibly undefined property doSomething through a reference with static type flash.net:SharedObject.

Any suggestions how i can fix this to as3 novice. Please can anyone help me?

var nc:NetConnection = new NetConnection();

nc.connect("rtmfp://localhost/submitSend");

nc.addEventListener(NetStatusEvent.NET_STATUS, netHandler);

function netHandler(event:NetStatusEvent):void{
    switch(event.info.code){
        case "NetConnection.Connect.Sucess":
        trace("Connecting...");
        break;

        case "NetConnection.Connect.Failed":
        trace("Unable to connect up");
        break;

        case "NetConnection.Connect.Rejected":
        trace("Whoops");
        break;
    }
}

var so:SharedObject = SharedObject.getRemote("mySo", nc.uri, true);

so.connect(nc);

so.doSomething = function(str) {
    // Process the str object.
};

Server side:

var so = SharedObject.get("mySo", true);
so.send("doSomething", "This is a test");

Also, you should connect your shared object only once you're connected to the server — duTr, May 10 '13 at 00:32

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered May 10 '13 at 02:38

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As said in my previous comment, a link to the document you're refering to would be welcome to help people helping you...

Here is already some points that ought to be mentionned:

You should add your event listeners before any call to connect().
You should connect your shared object only once you received the NetConnection.Connect.Success event (by the way, you have a typo in your sample on this name)
You should set you class instance as the client of your shared object.

I'm not sure all of this will fix your issue but you can try this:

var nc:NetConnection = new NetConnection();

private function netHandler(event:NetStatusEvent):void
{
    switch(event.info.code)
    {
        case "NetConnection.Connect.Success":
        {
            trace("Connecting...");
            connectSharedObject();
            break;
        }
        case "NetConnection.Connect.Failed":
        {
            trace("Unable to connect up");
            break;
        }
        case "NetConnection.Connect.Rejected":
        {
            trace("Whoops");
            break;
        }
    }
}

private function connectSharedObject():void
{
    var so:SharedObject = SharedObject.getRemote("mySo", nc.uri, true);
    so.client = this;
    so.connect(nc);
}

public function doSomething(str:String):void
{
    // Process the str object.
}

nc.addEventListener(NetStatusEvent.NET_STATUS, netHandler);
nc.connect("rtmfp://localhost/submitSend");

answered May 10 '13 at 02:38

duTr

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Thank You duTr. Appreciate the help and comments. Sorry here's the link http://livedocs.adobe.com/flashmediaserver/3.0/hpdocs/help.html?content=00000371.html I tested the code and connected to the server just fine. This may sound like a stupid question. But, should i receive any notice or response in the output or admin console's live log in regards to the string message? Because i am unsure if the string message i sent succeeded or failed..Thanks – marcus May 10 '13 at 12:35
I can't check right now, but I think your server-side call to `so.send("doSomething", "This is a test");` should return `true` if the client method has been called, and `false` otherwise. – duTr May 10 '13 at 23:57
Sorry to be a nuisance..But I have slightly altered my server-side code it now looks like this application.onConnect = function(client){ trace("In onConnect"); application.acceptConnection(client); so = sharedObject.get("foo", true); so.send("doSomething", "this is a test"); It doesn't appear that the server is calling the sharedobject.send() hence the method is not been invoked to the connecting clients. In the client-side I have added onSync handler to try invoke a connection to the shared object to call the so.send but that was unsuccessful. I find way someday! Its not rocket science lol – marcus May 13 '13 at 13:40
If the `send()` call is performed on client connection, then I think it's normal your client method is not called as the client didn't connect the shared object yet! I'm not using FMS version 3 but the code I provided should work! You can use `setInterval()` in your `onConnect` handler to perform the call later and give time for the client to connect – duTr May 13 '13 at 22:13
Understood, thanks for all your help! That's all I needed to know. – marcus May 15 '13 at 13:46

Shared Objects Send Method()

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