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June 22, 2012
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Suggestions for loading interactive graphs

  • June 22, 2012
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Working on an iPad only app that will require the client to be able to update using a CMS. One of the elements they had hoped to be able to add was various animated graphs that they had created in Flash and published as swf files.

I am now aware that loading a swf file that includes actionscript is not permitted and will not work anyway.

I am therefore seeking advice on alternative solutions. The animated graphs are all very different so there is no option to create a component and  just feed it data.

Even if I could just somehow load the swf and add a stop action dynamically that may offer a solution.

Any suggestsion most appreciated. I am curious as to how someone would deal with this scenario with an app created in Objective C - surely they would be faced with the same problems but not even have the luxury of being able to load in any swf files at all.

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Mark.fromOP
Inspiring
June 26, 2012

Shot in the dark but you can import a web staged XML file into flash and then use that data on an iPad (have done this myself) Maybe you can bring in blank swfs with no code in them then have the CMS software export out an XML with the appropriate data. Then get them both into flash/app and pair up the data in the XML with the imported .swf file?