Generating static swf from dynamic content

[atsphpflash]

Hello,

My movie currently loads dynamic text and images from the db using php, but I'd like to allow users to be able to download a STATIC version of their movie, with all of their db driven content intact, for use on external media.

Where do I begin? Is this done via actionscripting, external scripting or additional software?

Thanks in advance for answering this broad question...

[Musicman]

Hi,

this is certainly not actionscript....
Depending on your needs, this could be external scripting or additional software.

Things you should look into:
www.fontimages.org.uk/flash/struc.html - sending structured data to flash. This describes, among others, a server script that compiles data (array and object initializers) and simple function calls into a movie by itself

swfaddvars item on www,fontimages.org.uk - uses a similar method to add variables to an existing movie

http://ming.sourceforge.net - the MING library allows to create complete movies from code alone. Ming is supported by php, but only few hosts actually offer it.
Simple samples: http://wolfgang.rnsmail.de/contour.p...ome+to+MING...
http://wolfgang.rnsmail.de/ming3.php...lash&line2=kit

www.openswf.org - swf files explained to the bits and bytes
[i]swf analyzer[i] on www,fontimages.org.uk

freemovie (you will have to google for link and project status) - library similar to ming but all done in php, so does not depend on hosting company's goodwill

Musicman

[atsphpflash]

Musicman,

Thanks for the reply...I think this is out of my league (or it's 2 am, and I need sleep), I'm still confused on where to start...are there software packages/third party tools I could buy to 'automatically' generate swfs for me?

I just want a user to hit a button like "Create a CD" and have the system generate static version...can you explain more, or recommend someone to help me accomplish this?

[Musicman]

Hi,

the only thing that did something like that was MM generator
Can you explain your needs a bit more detailed, and I will try to come up with a proposal.

Musicman