Frequently Asked Questions

Detailed instructions on how to install the epicFlashControl can be found here

You will get this message because of the Internet Explorer 7 Eolas patch. This error is fixed with the epicFlashControl 2.0 and higher

Right - Click in your Toolbox and browse to the directory where you have installed the epicFlashControl. Then look for the .dll and hit OK.

Versions 2005 and above of Visual Studio are compatible with our epicFlashControl. Implement the .dll into your Toolbox and you are good to go.

The Trial Version will only work for development on your local machine. The purchased version will work for your published website, please purchase and add the license file and you will be all set – there is no new install required.

Yes we can, all you need to provide is your full name and email address that you have registered the control to.

Our epicFlashControl includes the Eolas Patch. In order for the Eolas Patch to work correctly, you will need to create a reference to following files (AC_ActiveX.js,AC_RunActiveContent.js) in any page where the epicFlashControl is embedded or rather where the Eolas fix is required.

<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="AC_ActiveX.js"></script>

<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="AC_RunActiveContent.js"></script>

Go to the Folder where you have the epicFlashControl installed to (normally C:\\Program Files\epicsoft) and you will see 2 files (.AC_ActiveX.js,AC_RunActiveContent.js ) with the extensions .js. Copy those files in your solution and create a reference to one of those in your solution.

No it does not need to run in a Full trust environment.

Use "~/test.swf" instead of "test.swf"

The epicFlashControl is a very cost-effect solution to your .NET development toolbox. It is our hope that by continuing to keep our cost below that of our competitors, that we will continue to please our users. In order to do so, we much continue to charge full price for updated versions, as they contain new and exciting features that the previous do not.

In order to pass a single quote through to the javascript, it must follow a backslash ("\"). For the epicFlashControl to render out the "\" as something other than %5c%5c, you need to set the value of "HTMLEncodeFlashVars" to false. So, for example, your code behind could look like this.

EpicFlashControl1.HTMLEncodeFlashVars = false;
EpicFlashControl1.FlashVars.Add("Greeting", "How\\'s it going?");

This would render out the "\" to the javascript, which is the proper way of passing a single quote, or apostrophe, through to javascript.