In this guide you will learn how to use FlaExporter to publish FLA projects with ActionScript 2.0 to HTML5.

For many years Adobe Flash with ActionScript was the standard way to create interactive web content.  Now that the Flash player is going away, digital professionals are forced to either learn to hand-code JavaScript or deal with the slow performance of visual authoring solutions.  FlaExporter is a new way to publish high-performance HTML5 content directly from Adobe Flash or Animate ActionScript FLA files without having to learn JavaScript or restructure your .fla files.

This guide covers the following topics --

• API docs
• Samples and templates
• Controlling animation timeline playback
• Handling mouse and touch events
• Handling mouse over events

First click here to download the FlaExporter Template FLA.

You should be able to use this FLA and the included HTML file as a starting point for creating your own HTML5 content with ActionScript.

Take a look at the AS3 API docs

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You can control animation timeline playback using the standard functions common to all versions of ActionScript.

Here are a few working examples--

my_btn_instance.gotoAndStop("over");

my_mc_instance.gotoAndPlay("expand");

mc.parent.stop();

this.gotoAndPlay(30);

You can use ActionScript 2.0 to handle click events.

The event handlers listed here will handle mouse and touch events for both desktop and mobile devices.  Multiple exits and click events are supported.

Here are some working examples that can be found in the template FLA files in the zip.

Note that the ActionScript code here is 100% valid and can be used in swf content as well.

ActionScript 2.0 ( AS2 )

onRelease = function(){

       getURL(_root.clickTAG);

};

You can use ActionScript 2.0 to handle mouse over and roll over events.

The event handlers listed here will handle mouse and touch events for both desktop and mobile devices. Multiple roll over events are supported.

Flash Button symbol single-frame states(Up, Over, Down) are supported without needing any changes.  Animated multi-frame rollovers can be created easily by adding onMouseOver/ onMouseOut event handlers inside your MovieClip.

Here are some working examples that can be found in the template FLA files in the zip.

Note that the ActionScript code here is 100% valid and can be used in swf content as well.

ActionScript 2.0 ( AS2 )

onRollOver = function(){

      gotoAndStop("Over");

};

onRollOut = function(){

      gotoAndStop("Up");

};

Once your project .fla is ready to test and preview, you can use "Preview HTML5" to see your project as your audience will see it in the browser.  Simply select "Preview HTML5" from the "Commands" menu. The extension will convert your .fla file to HTML5 and open it in a new browser window using your default browser.  You can assign a keyboard shortcut to make exporting easier. When the preview window opens you can play any animation timeline or library symbol by selecting it by name from the Movies drop-down menu.

When the preview window opens you will see 3 drop-down menus--Scenes, Movies, and Textures.

• The Scenes Menu allows you to play the animation timeline of an entire Scene.
  
• The Movies Menu allows you to play any animation timeline or library symbol.
  
• The Textures Menu allows you to view the generated images that will be used.
  

Once your project .fla is ready for publishing, you can use "Publish HTML5" to generate the files to deploy to the web. Simply select "Publish HTML5" from the "Commands" menu. The extension will convert your .fla file to HTML5 and write the files to the folder you select. These files are intended to be deployed to a web server. If you want to run your project locally you should use the "Preview HTML5" command instead. You can assign a keyboard shortcut to make publishing easier.

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Once your project .fla is ready to test and preview, you can use "Publish HTML5 (Optimizer)" to generate optimized files to deploy to the web. Simply select "Publish HTML5 (Optimizer)" from the "Commands" menu. The extension will convert your .fla file to HTML5 and write the files to the folder you select. These files are intended to be deployed to a web server. You can assign a keyboard shortcut to make optimizing easier.

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