“Streaming” FLV files in Flash MX 2004

If you haven’t yet used NetConnection and NetStream right in Flash MX 2004, why don’t you give it a try. Now you can dynamically load FLV files right in Flash without the FlashCom server.

1. var connection_nc:NetConnection;
2. var stream_ns:NetStream;
3. var clickListener:Object = new Object();
4. clickListener.click = function() {
5.     connection_nc = new NetConnection();
6.     connection_nc.connect(null);
7.     stream_ns = new NetStream(connection_nc);
8.     stream_ns.setBufferTime(5);
9.     movie_video.attachVideo(stream_ns);
10.     stream_ns.play(“video1.flv”);
11. };
12. play_btn.addEventListener(“click”, clickListener);

Note that if you strict type inside the function, this code will not work. So, if you don’t use a function, this code works just fine.

1. var connection_nc:NetConnection = new NetConnection();
2. connection_nc.connect(null);
3. var stream_ns:NetStream = new NetStream(connection_nc);
4. stream_ns.setBufferTime(5);
5. movie_video.attachVideo(stream_ns);
6. stream_ns.play(“video1.flv”);