RE: FLASH: Request aid from MAC, IE 4.5 & Netscape 4.6 users.

[Frederico]

(Note: this is a resend of my last document with more info--a final 

attempt at a variable test crashed my system, and appears to have 

prematurely sent the unfinished draft of this document)


On 7/29/1999 8:39 PM, Daniel Votino via

danielflashbrothers [dot] com

, said:


>http://www.sunsetoutdoor.com


Well, that was interesting. Nice little Mac-killer you built there.  (;


After noting another Flasher was able to access the pages, I tried again 

under NT, things went fine (I didn't load beyond the main movie). So, 

assuming the DNS error cleared, I went over to the Mac OS8.6 NN4.08 F4 

config--WHAM! Hard crashed on load and render of entry page HTML, noted 

it began loading Java (needed to execute JavaScript, loads once per 

session as needed).


Suspecting a possible conflict with yesterday's Font Manager Update 1.0 

(Apple released update to cure corrupt FOND issues, Netscape users 

reporting minor issues), I slid over to a second Mac that is a virgin 

stock configuration, OS8.6 NN4.08 F4 --WHAM! Hard crash.


(note: all cache and history files are auto-cleared on each restart of 

any browser for these machines, each reboot defaults to a cascade backup 

of a virgin OS, so these variables are a non-factor) 


Reboot the Mac, launch NN3.04 F3, page and primary SWF loads fine. NN 

crashes with a type 2 error on closing the SWF popup window.


Launch IE4.5, no plugins, main page loads fine, receive no-plugin error 

from the browser (as expected). 


Quit, reinstall F3 plugin, relaunch IE4.5 F3, both entry and SWF loads 

fine. 


Quit reinstall F4 plugin, relaunch IE4.5 F4, both entry and SWF loads 

fine. Upon closing the window, browser hard crashes the whole Mac.


Suspecting F4 plugin, reboot, relaunched NN4.08 less plugins, entry page 

loads fine, SWF will not load, browser instructs no plugin (as expected). 


Quit, installed F3, relaunched NN4.08 F3--WHAM! Hard crash as it parses 

your JavaScript.


A look at source reveals non-ascii characters that the Mac doesn't like. 

Further, local JS parser flags errors in lines 18-21.


HTH


Frederico


~Following Apple's lead in producing compelling machines people want 

to buy, Microsoft's next major release of Win 2000 will now offer the

'Blue Screen of Death' in five tasty new colors.~

                       

                                     --[adapted from] David Puett


Think Imitation? Think Innovation. Think Different.



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