Hi all...

is it possible to display an .swf [flash movie] dynamically through a database [ASP]...?

Cheerio,
ZERO
HERO
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Edited by - zerohero on 16 Feb 2002 21:00:58

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Hi all...

is it possible to display an .swf [flash movie] dynamically through a database [ASP]...?
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Hey Zero,

in short - Yes.

To explain more...Treat flash movies as if they were images, you can show dynamic images by drawing the path's from a dbase, why not do the same with flashy movies ?

Just store the .swf files in one folder, something like host/domain/site/flash/ &lt;- movies in this flash folder.

Then on the page you want the dynamic flash, insert a flash movie, do the size setting thingies, then click on the small folder next to the location and switch from path to a dynamic path from your dbase so that it becomes:
flash/&lt;%=(rsQueryFlash.Fields.Item("MovieName".Value)%&gt;.swf

Those would read something like:
movie1
movie2
etc
etc

In short...Yes, it's very possible, Macromedia uses it VERY much on their website <img src=../images/dmxzone/forum/icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

With kind regards,

Dennis van Galen
Webmaster KPN Nederland
Financial and Information Services

(NOTE TO SELF: Dynamic Flash is when you use .asp inside Flash, but you allready knew that)

Edited by - djvgalen on 18 Feb 2002 22:28:42

i wondered if you could do it like that...but didn't have the time to try it...not lazy...just wanted to know if someone knew how to do it... ;]

deadline is gone now...but i will bare it in mind...

Cheers...
ZERO
HERO