PHP swf_closefile function

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swf_closefile

(PHP 4, PECL)

swf_closefile — Close the current Shockwave Flash fileDescriptionmixed swf_closefile ( [int return_file] )

Close a file that was opened by the
swf_openfile() function.

Parameters

return_file

If set then the contents of the SWF file are returned from the
function.


Return Values

If return_file is provided returns the SWF
contents, otherwise returns NULL.

Examples

Example 1.
Creating a simple flash file based on user input and outputting it
and saving it in a database

 
// The $text variable is submitted by the
// user
 
// Global variables for database
// access (used in the swf_savedata() function)
$DBHOST = "localhost";
$DBUSER = "sterling";
$DBPASS = "secret";
 
swf_openfile("php://stdout", 256, 256, 30, 1, 1, 1);
 
    swf_definefont(10, "Ligon-Bold");
        swf_fontsize(12);
        swf_fontslant(10);
 
    swf_definetext(11, $text, 1);
 
    swf_pushmatrix();
        swf_translate(-50, 80, 0);
        swf_placeobject(11, 60);
    swf_popmatrix();
 
    swf_showframe();
 
    swf_startdoaction();
        swf_actionstop();
    swf_enddoaction();
 
$data = swf_closefile(1);
 
$data ?
  swf_savedata($data) :
  die("Error could not save SWF file");
 
// void swf_savedata(string data)
// Save the generated file a database
// for later retrieval
function swf_savedata($data)
{
    global $DBHOST,
           $DBUSER,
           $DBPASS;
 
    $dbh = @mysql_connect($DBHOST, $DBUSER, $DBPASS);
 
    if (!$dbh) {
        die (sprintf("Error [%d]: %s",
                      mysql_errno(), mysql_error()));
    }
 
    $stmt = "INSERT INTO swf_files (file) VALUES ('$data')";
 
    $sth = @mysql_query($stmt, $dbh);
 
    if (!$sth) {
        die (sprintf("Error [%d]: %s",
                      mysql_errno(), mysql_error()));
    }
 
    @mysql_free_result($sth);
    @mysql_close($dbh);
}

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Published:
2.26.07 / 12am
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