2 Replies Latest reply: Apr 22, 2010 6:16 PM by stevevmunro RSS

    How to update flash sites without flash installed

    stevevmunro Community Member

      Hi,

       

      aside from using ICE, is there a way for someone to update a flash site with pictures and text who doesn't have flsah installed on their computer? i.e., how can you add as well as replace additional text and image files without doing it in flash and publishing a swf file everytime?

       

      Kind regards,

       

      Steve

        • 1. Re: How to update flash sites without flash installed
          Ned Murphy CommunityMVP

          It depends on to what extent you mean to add new content.  You can add content dynamically, but the groundwork needs to be in place in the swf for the data that defines the content to be processed as well as for placement of the content.

           

          XML is one commonly used way of defining content.  All a person needs is an ascii text editor file to change the content of an XML file, and the ability to upload that file to a server (or an interface could also be created for them to create that document online, but that's another system in itself).

          • 2. Re: How to update flash sites without flash installed
            stevevmunro Community Member

            Hey Ned,

             

            here's the short version.  Someone wants a flash website.  They want to periodically add new content (images and text).  They don't have flash installed on their computer.  How is it done?

             

            Do you mean that instead of adding images and text onto the stage, there is, instead, a 'fetch' command?

             

            Kind regards,

             

            Steve