Pausing Flash

[kosstr12]

Ok, Is it possible to pause a flash game even if it doesn't have a pause function already? I'm thinking about making about making a program where people can press pause, and it pauses whatever flash is running at that time. Can someone tell me if this is possible?

[gnomeontherun]

You mean at any point of any Flash file can you pause it? I think that would be a practical/logistical nightmare because often in more complex Flash design so much is run by Actionscript that you would have to code a method of pausing every function which is running the file. So if you are asking if you can impose a pause method (100% functionality) on a Flash document without hardcoding it, I've got no idea how it would be possible. Its not just pausing like a video, its also pausing all of the commanding functions, particularly of games.

[kosstr12]

Is there any way where a user could select what process they're runnning the flash file in(Mozzila, IE, Safari, etc.), then it stops that process therefor stopping the flash thats running inside it. It's been done before, I just need to know what language I should use at this point.

[gnomeontherun]

I suppose, but that doesn't really involve Actionscript which is what I was referring to. This sounds like a question in the programming section.