Re: FLASH: saving user's drawing

[Marcelo Siqueira]

Hi Matt and Robert.


Thanks a lot for the hints. You both suggested the same solution and this is

the way I'm gonna try it.

As soon as it's running I'll post it on the list for testing.

By the way, Matt, I'm trying to reach www.sendasketch.com with no success.

Neither directly from Brazil nor through a proxy in US. I'm gonna try again

later.


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----- Original Message -----

From: "Matt Wobensmith" <

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To: <

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Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2000 10:35 PM

Subject: Re: FLASH: saving user's drawing



> Hi Marcelo!

>

> You asked:

>

> >I've seen somewhere a work in Flash where the user could draw on screen

and

> >then send the result somewhere.

>

> and

>

> >Does anybody knows how can I do it or, at least, what site I'm talking

> >about?

>

> Well, um, uh - conflict of interest! :>)

>

> Seriously, you may have been talking about the site I posted on here a

month

> or so ago:

>

> http://www.sendasketch.com

>

> And this is my own site.

>

> Disclaimer: not a MM affiliated venture in any way.

>

> I checked out your site, BTW, and I of course, love the concept.

>

> To answer the "how" part, I'll give you some brief hints about how

> sendasketch works.

>

> You create objects on the screen. This is done via Duplicate Movie Clip

and

> Set Property, much like yours.

>

> Then, to "save" the sketch, you need to have a Loop action that will run

> through and set a bunch of variables equal to the properties (x,y, width,

> height, type, etc.) of the duplicated movie clips. This data is then sent

to

> a server-side thing like ASP (in this case) or whatever, which can then

> store this data in a text file or database.

>

> Then, to recreate the sketch, use Load Variables and run through another

> Loop to use those variables to reassemble the duplicated movie clips using

> Set Property, perhaps in a different movie, but not necessarily so.

>

> Let me know if this helps. Post any questions to the list - I'm sure

others

> may have things to say about this.

>

> I'm happy to offer whatever guidance I can, but I should say there is no

> right way to do this, as everyone's implementation of this can and

probably

> will vary. :>)

>

>

> Matt

>

> ps - please, everyone, feel free to use this site. It needs *you* to make

it

> beautiful.

>

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> Flash Team Lead

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