[Extendflash] Error Because JSFL script is running too long

[Ryan Matsikas]

Also, if you are developing a panel and run into this issue you can
use a utility such as http://www.buraks.com/swfsli/ to increase the
time/recursion limit on that particular swf.

On 8/17/05, Nick Kaayk <Nick.Kaayk at bbc.co.uk> wrote:
>  
> FYI, and in reply to my own question here's a couple of ideas for avoiding
> the "Error Because JSFL script is running too long". 
>   
> 1 ) use a WindowSWF to trigger the JSFL.  Then you can use setInterval, or
> some such, to get around the out-of-time problem; or 
> 2 ) if you call JSFL from the command-line (like in a batch file on a pc),
> then the code does not time-out
> (http://www.actionscript.org/forums/archive/index.php3/t-49515.html).
>  Hooray!!!   
>   
>  
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: extendflash-bounces at flashguru.co.uk
> [mailto:extendflash-bounces at flashguru.co.uk] On Behalf Of
> Nick Kaayk
> Sent: 15 July 2005 11:32
> To: Extending Flash
> Subject: [Extendflash] setInterval?
> 
>  
> 
> Hello, 
> 
> I am hitting "A script in the file my_file has been running for a long time.
>  Do you want to continue?".  
> 
> I am running a nested loop to check all the elements in all the frames of
> all the timelines.  This is taking too long in big FLAs (hundreds of items
> in the library). My loop is based upon the Search and Replace in "Extending
> Flash MX 2004". 
> 
> Can I run an interval in JSFL, so as to (hopefully) avoid this? Or does
> anyone have another suggestion for avoiding this "taking too long" error? 
> 
> Many thanks in advance, 
> 
> Nick. 
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