[RESOLVED] Embeding a remote image in a flash ap

[megsmegs]

I need to embed a remote image in a flash website that I'm building. Basically, there is an advertisement that is hosted on an advertiser's site that I need to embed so that it will always update when the image updates on the advertiser's site - it's just a jpg...

Any thoughts on how I can do this? I feel like it should be very simple, but haven't found info that's helping me out.

Thanks!

[whispers]

this is pretty 'GREY AREA' your talking about here.. so lets try to avoid the talk about ads and remote-linking for now.. as this could just be a can of worms no one wants to hear about.

Thank being said.. you should know better than to point to another persons/companies/developers work (content) without permission. This includes using their bandwidth without permission...and certain Fk does NOT endoes such practices.

i do NOT now the specifics of you project/need/set-up so we wont argue abotu what you have or dont have..etc

If you know the URL of the IMAGE.. then you can just use that absolute path in your loadMovie() action...

however each time the 'image' is updated.. you better hope they use the same image name... of your portion (mirror) will break...

you can however, try to use something like PHP to crawl/scrape through the source code and return the image name/path to you Flash app on each load..

[megsmegs]

Hi Whispers -

Thanks for the quick reply and the information that you passed along.

However, I want to take a moment to let you know that the negative tone/extreme warning that precedes the information was not necessary. I have full permission to access and use these graphics (this is how this advertiser sets these sites up - all image names will remain constant, etc.) - I wouldn't think of using them otherwise! - next time, please assume the best and if you feel the need, educate rather than scolding.

I just needed to know how to go about making that link/mirror - I appreciate your insight and will do some more research along those lines.

Thank you.

[whispers]

First,..

A.) my job here is protect the integrity of Flashkit.com and any laws or violations that might be crossed here..

B.) commenting or providing help on the topic posted is SECOND..and not even a 'requirement or needed' to moderate.

so lets be clear.

Secondly,.

There was NO negative or 'warning'... its a general statement that coves my/our stance here.

We dont reverse engineeer, we ask.
We dont steal, point or use others content, we ask.
We dont use others bandwidth or work.. we ask or give credit..etc

you know the drill..


Lastly, YOU DID NOT STATE EITHER WAY if you hd permission or any details... so you get back what you put in.

Also, I specifically stated I DO NOT KNOW THE DETAILS/SPECIFICS OF YOUR PROJECT, so there will be no debate or talk about what you have or dont have (permission..etc)..

I "DID" you give you the benefit of the doubt BECAUSE I CONTINUED TO PROVIDE HELP.



Now, Im not sure where your skill level lies with Flash.. are what exactly needs to be done.

but using loadMovie(); you can load an image into your project form an external location (folder, another domain..etc)

I would suggest using or looking into learning how to use the MovieClipLoader() class, as it gives you much more control of your app.


In my footer are MANY links that may be of use.. but specifically I would think dynamic images & clipLoader links are the ones that be of some use to you.

[megsmegs]

Moving on...

Thank you for your help. Using loadMovie() was what I was looking for and I will look into MovieClipLoader().