Specifications

The Firework s Integration API 301
• Error launching Fireworks process; the function does not launch a valid version of Fireworks
(3 or later).
• User cancelled the operation.
Returns
The following code passes the string "prompt(’Please enter your name:’)" to
FWLaunch.execJsInFireworks() and checks for the result:
var progressCookie = FWLaunch.execJsInFireworks("prompt(’Please enter your
name:’)");
var doneFlag = false;
while (!doneFlag){
// check for completion every 1/2 second
setTimeout(’checkForCompletion()’,500);
}
function checkForCompletion(){
if (progressCookie != null) {
var response = FWLaunch.getJsResponse(progressCookie);
if (response != null) {
if (typeof(response) == "number") {
// error or user-cancel, time to close the window
// and let the user know we got an error
window.close();
alert("An error occurred.");
}else{
// got a valid response!
alert("Nice to meet you, " + response);
window.close();
}
doneFlag = true;
}
}
}
FWLaunch.mayLaunchFireworks()
Availability
Dreamweaver 2, Fireworks 2
Description
Determines whether it is possible to launch a Fireworks optimization session.
Arguments
None.
Returns
A Boolean value that indicates whether the platform is Windows or Macintosh; if Macintosh,
indicates whether another Fireworks optimization session is already running.