fscommand2("Quit") not working, sometimes.

[jappit]

Hi,

I've got an application that uses fscommand2("Quit") to close itself. Anyway, there is an odd behaviour, that happens only on real devices (various Nokia phones - e.g. E65): in some parts of the app the command works well (and the app closes), while in others it simply seems to do nothing.

I've done several checks and that code line is effectively called, but, apparently, without effect, returning the value 0 (zero).

Could it be a memory problem? Or do you have any other hints?

Thanks,
Pit

[hartti]

I have not heard of this before.

So this fails consistently on some devices and succeeds consistently on others, right?
Could you check if there is firmware version differencies between those device groups? Or are there some branding differencies (like phones in other group are btanded for some operator and the others are not)?

Hartti

[jappit]

Hi Hartti,

thanks for the answer. The situation is this: a single SWF application, on a single phone (Nokia E65, but people reported me of same behaviour on other S60 phones), succesfully closes on some app screens, while doesn't close when on other screens.

Same code is used to close the SWF within the whole app (a simple fscommand2("Quit") command), but it seems that something prevents the app to close when it is on some particular screens.

Having done several tests, I'm not yet able to say what the problem could be.

Pit

[ukaner]

Hi Pit,

Most common pitfall for 'Quit' not to work is not to bind it to a button action. Might that be the case for you? It will not work if you use it as a frame action, this is why we have a 'Quit' command in KuneriLite, because sometimes you need to do several actions before you really quit.

cheers,

Ugur.-

[jappit]

Hi Ugur,

thanks for the reply. Anyway, my problem is rather strange, since the Quit command is fired in an onPress button handler, and it does work in some parts of an app, while it doesn't in some others. But, the button is always the same, same instance through the whole flash movie.

Still investigating... :-\

Pit

[chall3ng3r]

Hi,

I have been through this. If there's another action performed just before the Quit command. The command does not work.

I.e. you might be trying to make a call to loadVariables before Quit, on same button event. It might not work.

hope it helps,

// chall3ng3r //

[jappit]

Hi chall3ng3r,

thanks for the hint! I'll check it and let you know if this is my problem

Pit

[alex_netsoul]

Hi,

The same problem's here: the single command 'status = fscommand2("Quit");' returns '0' but does not close the player from the timeline, or via a call function, or any other method, I know. It takes effect through a key handler function only. Verified on Nokia N70 (FL 2.1 dev.), Nokia N95-1 (FL 2.0 & FL 3.0 dev.). It looks like a one more stopship in my project...

Alex

[chall3ng3r]

Yes, I agree. Its a show stopper for many FL apps. i.e. application which tries to play an end-animation, do a save operation, make a request to BG server to shutdown itself etc.

I don't get any reason why Adobe implemneted it this way. While most other fscommands work without this limitation.

There doesn't seems to be a security concern when application is requesting to exit itself. Maybe they will fix this in next FL version.

// chall3ng3r //

[alex_netsoul]

Yes, but this's a cold comfort - the developing applications will not be actual at the time when the fixes spread to the all devices )) Frankly, I cann't make example right now when the bugs were fixed in the next versions (I'm more than 8 years with Flash). Usually that inherit for versions back compatibility, IMHO ))

Alex

[Jii5Hoo]

Hi,
For this we use application /close request in KuneriLite
http://wiki.kunerilite.net/index.php...ecial_commands

It will close application immediately, and we need it quite often

Cheers,
Jukka

[alex_netsoul]

Thanks Jukka,
Sure, I use the KL's CLOSE command when I need to quit application completely. But now I have to exit the child Flash player instance only, launched from the primary KL application by getURL(), without of quit KL components and user actions.

Thanks once again.
Alex

[Jii5Hoo]

I've another solution in my mind,
in KL 0.9.6.1 there is kind of co-application suppotr
which can do this, independently from host application.

For this closing purposes it would need some changes,
let me know if you would be interested of such feature.

Cheers,
Jukka

[alex_netsoul]

Hi Jukka,

It would be very opportunely if the functionality, you say, will be implemented in the next KL update! =)

Thanks in advance,
Alex

[muza3000]

I found a mini solution for making ending animations, which maybe can help someone.
You can add the following code to the last frame to let the user end the app by pressing any key.

stop();
//Listener
var myListener:Object = new Object();
myListener.onKeyDown = function() {
   fscommand2("Quit");
};
Key.addListener(myListener); 

But still it would be a lot better to have the posibility to end the app directly. Please change this Adobe!