Re: [Swftools-common] Newbie looking for .sc file language reference.

[Bill Gray]

Hi Chris,

Thanks so much for you help.  I am really trying to get this project done using 
open source tools.

I discovered the document you added to the wiki here...

http://www.swftools.org/swfc-fileformat.txt

... though I might point out that this is not linked to from the "references" 
section of the site.  Rather it is in the documentation section under a bit of 
an odd title.  No matter, I got to it in the end.

This tool is really terrific, and I'm enjoying using it.

Bill



----- Original Message ----
From: Chris Pugh <address@hidden>
To: Bill Gray <address@hidden>
Sent: Monday, January 5, 2009 3:58:38 PM
Subject: Re: [Swftools-common] Newbie looking for .sc file language reference.

>2009/1/5 Bill Gray <address@hidden>:
> Sorry if this is a repeat...
>
> Hi,
>i
> I'm a total newbie.  I'm trying to make a simple flash
> slide show using jpegs and swfc.  I'd also like to add some sound.  The
> swfc manual is a great starting point, but I am unable to figure out what 
> language
> ".sc" files are written in.
As I understand it, .sc is not a 'language' per se Bill.  Simply
formatted script files that can
be interpreted and then compiled into SWFs.   .sc as you may have
worked hout, as the
capability to contain and compile Action Script,

  http://www.adobe.com/support/flash/action_scripts/actionscript_dictionary/

besdes doing it's own thing, so many of the commands listed there, work.

> Is there a reference for this language that is freely available?  A
> tutorial even?  It would seem that there is a whole lot more to the
> language that what is demonstrated in the swfc manual.

Unless anyone knows otherwise ( Mattias? ), as far as I am aware, all very much
wysiwyg and witoyo.  Why not look at the examples linked from the main site,

                http://www.swftools.org/references.html

this list, and elsewhere,  for inspiration?

There is a ('n outdated ) file format specification contained in the
doc folder of the
distribution.  I've posted the contents on the wiki,

  http://wiki.swftools.org/index.php/Sc_file_format

in case you haven't read it.

HTH

Perhaps some of us should get together and create such a beast as you
are after,  using the
new wiki itself?

Regards,


Chris.

> Thanks so much.
>
> Bill
>
>
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