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[Yambanshee]

I plan on distributing a game that im making to a couple of friends through .exe. They dont have flash, so swf are out of the question, and i want it as a run alone program (full screen and stuff like that is used). Ive googled it, ive tried multiple ways like msn etc.. they all say the same thing, they dont allow .exes because they are prone to containing viruses...
Do any of you know free sites, that dont require a 5 day waiting period to upload (hint hint at upload.com and their 5day virus scan...)

[knugen]

Like KevnSevn said, just send the .swf and tell them to open it with their browser.

Alternatively upload it here.

[Denvish]

Rename the extension (eg from filename.swf to filename.old), zip it, and email it with instructions to rename the extension at the other end. Works with GMail.

[Yambanshee]

At 3/16/09 11:27 AM, Denvish wrote: Rename the extension (eg from filename.swf to filename.old), zip it, and email it with instructions to rename the extension at the other end. Works with GMail.

Thanx, ill try that. This might sound nooby, but how do u zip something :S

Also, to the rest, it has 2 b a .exe file as it has the full screen command (etc...) which does not run in a swf

[g-muff]

At 3/16/09 02:14 PM, Yambanshee wrote:

At 3/16/09 11:27 AM, Denvish wrote: Rename the extension (eg from filename.swf to filename.old), zip it, and email it with instructions to rename the extension at the other end. Works with GMail.

Thanx, ill try that. This might sound nooby, but how do u zip something :S

Also, to the rest, it has 2 b a .exe file as it has the full screen command (etc...) which does not run in a swf

This is still possible with a .swf, You can use the "Stage.displayState = "fullScreen"" command to enable fullscreen within a browser window as long as you include "<param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" />" within the embed tag of the html file.

So basically you publish the game as an .swf and html file, edit the html file as required. Then send your friends both the html file and the .swf over msn etc. That way they can play the game just by clicking the html file and will still be able to use fullscreen

[Yambanshee]

At 3/16/09 02:14 PM, Yambanshee wrote: This might sound nooby, but how do u zip something :S

never mind i worked it out :P thanx 4 the help!

[Yambanshee]

At 3/16/09 02:24 PM, g-muff wrote: This is still possible with a .swf, You can use the "Stage.displayState = "fullScreen"" command to enable fullscreen within a browser window as long as you include "<param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" />" within the embed tag of the html file.

I just threw it into a compressed zip and sent it over msn, and it works :P. Thanx for the help though!