Webmaster Forum / Flash / General Flash Topics / July 2008

I'm using the OCX embedded in some Delphi programs, as well as just using it in
HTML pages, and I've run into a snag. A lot of people are using conversion
programs to turn their Powerpoint presentations into SWF files. For a while,
there was a program that created an output file that has frame numbers
increasing as the playback progressed. However, they've created a new version
that breaks this approach.

For example, in the old version, if the PPT file had 3 frames and transitions
and animations, etc. at 5 seconds each, then the resulting output SWF file
would have a few hundred frames and my code would constantly examine the frame
count and current frame to see when it hit the end. Easy. The playback lasted
15 seconds.

The NEW version of the PPT convert routine now ends up with 3 frames. But it
still takes 15 seconds to display the SWF. Only I can't figure out how to tell
that I've hit the end - the current frame hits the end in a few tenths of a
second from starting the playback. Playback continues for another 14+ seconds,
and I'm stuck on what to look for.

Is there something I can examine using Javascript or ActiveX commands that can
give me more insight into the actual progress of the playback?  For instance,
the Playing status goes from Playing to Stopped almost instantly, because I've
hit the last frame. But the actual animation goes on and on for several
seconds. So that's no good.

Thanks.