FLASH: A Variety of Questions

[Rachel Bachman]

Hello All,


I have several questions regarding the abilities of 

Flash 4. The things that I ask about I know I can 

do in Director but I am not 100% sure I can accomplish

the same tasks in Flash 4. I believe that Generator 

could do all the things I will be asking about but it

is not something I can use at this juncture.


Thanks in advance for taking the time to answer my questions.

I have taken as much time as I can to research. In

a sane world, I would try to find out the information

by doing more research but I just don't have that time.


_____ The Questions_____

1.

Can you have linked files that update in a swf file? 

For example, can I place a gif file that lives on a server 

(and is updated regularly) in a flash file and will that gif 

update in the swf file? Or do I need to open the fla file, 

update it and then create a new swf file? I vaguely remember 

being able to have some sort of linked files in either 

flash 2 or 3 but could not find that option in flash 4.


2.

Am looking for suggestions as to where to find statistics 

that compare the number of users that have the flash-only 

plugin vs. the number of users that have the 

director/shockwave plugin.


3.

I believe that by using the GET and/or POST method that I could 

bring text into a swf from an outside source. With Director/shockwave, 

all I would need is a .txt file and would not have to go through 

a CGI script. Is this also possible with Flash or must I work through 

a CGI script? (I really don¹t know anything about CGI scripts; 

if you can, please forgive my ignorance.)


4.

Thus far, I've found the scripting environment in Flash 4 

to be a bit awkward. I am curious to know if there seems

to be a limit to the amount of scripts or handlers or 

behaviors or subroutines (whatever you want to call

them) without it becoming too confusing? I have the potential

of needing to write 50 individual scripts (handlers I would

say in Director) that can be accessed by as many buttons.


Again, thanks for your time.

Rachel


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