I have found an issue with the Stock Services sample application and ActionScript / ColdFusion Library available on the DRK. In the Stock.cfc ColdFusion component file, the following code that starts at line 89:

<cfset var startMonth = Month(startDate) />
<cfset var startDay = Day(startDate)/>
<cfset var startYear = Year(startDate) />
<cfset var endMonth = Month(endDate) />

should be changed to:

<cfset var startMonth = Month(startDate) - 1 />
<cfset var startDay = Day(startDate)/>
<cfset var startYear = Year(startDate) />
<cfset var endMonth = Month(endDate) - 1 />

If you noticed that the sample stock charting application began acting erratically, this should solve the problem. Sorry for the hassle.

I am currently putting together my DevCon session on Flash Security and am also considering updating the Flash MX Security Whitepaper. I am looking for some input on the following:

What topics do would you like to have covered in the presentation? What needs to be added / updated in the security whitepaper?

Post you suggestions in the comments section.

Just a quick FYI. We have added the ability to search the Designer and Developer Center at Macromedia.com. Before DesDev content would turn up in support center searches in some cases, but now it has its own dedicated search.

The Java Developer’s Journal has posted an interview with Jeremy Allaire discussing ColdFusion MX, JRun 4 and Rich Internet Applications.

In response to question asking about Java on the client side and Flash Jeremy responds:

I don’t think Macromedia Flash has grown popular because of Java applets failure, but rather because of it’s own inherent benefits; an approachable scripting and design environment; a powerful and capable object model; strong built-in support for remote communication and back-end integration; very small, lightweight distribution of the runtime, and the ability to design very small, lightweight client applications because of its vector-based design, and finally the phenomenal ubiquity across pretty much every major browser, operating system and device platform.

Just a quick reminder that I am going to hold a chat today at 1 pm EST. This is your chance to hang around with other Flash developers, and ask any Flash related questions that you like.

The chat is at 1 PM EST, and is located here.

Depending out the turnout and interest, I might make this a weekly occurrence.

Peter Hall (of FlashCoders, and Team MM fame) has documented all of the undocumented methods and properties of the FUIComponentClass (the base class for all of Macromedia authored components). This can be very useful if you are developing your own components.

You can view the documentation here.

Just noticed this on Matt Brown’s weblog. Brett Errington has created a Flash MX ActionScript syntax color parser for Homesite, that makes is easy to edit ActionScript within Homesite.

You can find more info here.

[via Matt Brown]

I am going to hold a chat this week and make myself available to address any questions from the Flash community. If people are interested then perhaps I will make this a weekly occurrence, and occasionally have members of the Flash team attend.

This week’s chat will be on Thursday ,October 10 at 1 PM EST, and will be held using the FCF Chat that Greg Burch on I have been working on.

A couple of people have noticed that there appears to be a new version of the Flash Player (6.0.50.0). However, this version only includes the debug, standalone and External (test movie) players.

There is a technote listing the currently player versions which you can read here. From the technote:

Builds 6,0,47,0 and 6,0,50,0 are functionally identical.

I hope that clears things up.

I found this URL in my weblog. ??????? Do people looking for Flash MX Cracks who happen upon may page actually read the content on here?

This page contains no Flash MX Cracks, no Dreamweaver MX Cracks, no Macromedia Studio Cracks, and as the title / link says, NO SEX!

But, if you have a Flash fetish, then this is the place to be!

Sigh…