Can I dynamically import pdf into swf?

[ppalles00]

Hi All,

I need to be able to dynamically import an external pdf file into my  flash .swf and display it within a movie clip on the timeline. --with  pagination.  Is this possible with Flash CS4?

Thank you for reading.  I have been out of the flash game for about a  year now.  However, a situation has arisen where I need to create a swf  movie that loads an external pdf, paginates it, and displays it within a  movie clip in the swf.  Is this possible or will I be forced to only  provide a hyperlink to the pdf?

Thank you so much for your time.
Pete

[kglad]

no.

but you can convert your pdf to a swf and load that.

[ppalles00]

Thank you for you help.  Is it possible to convert a pdf to swf dynamically?  If so, what technology? PHP or flash?  Also, would flex help with any of this? Or is flex for a local environment?

Thanks again!!

[kglad]

you can create pdfs dynamically but i'm not sure it makes sense to talk about converting a swf to pdf dynamically because you can't create a swf dynamically.

[Guest]

For example, I use Print2Flash library to convert PDF to SWF dynamically. It is possible to invoke conversion from PHP, ASP.NET/C#, Ruby, C++ and other languages. There is a conversion API for this described here: Print2Flash APIs for programmatic conversion of documents to Flash or HTML and for controlling conve... You can take several samples from Print2Flash SDK demonstrating how to implement conversion from various languages. The SDK can be downloaded from Print2Flash - convert or print any printable document to Adobe Flash (SWF) file or HTML or SVG file ...

[Darlene_P__Watkins]

I insist on converting PDF to SWF. Here is a demo http://pdf-to-flash-magazine.com/play.html?dir=English-Brochure-for-kw, click "convert now" to make one yourself.

[Ruth_E__Cruz]

converting by software is an option if you don't mind.

[JaniceHeck]

You should be able to use getURL("pdflocationhere.pdf"); - but I believe thats totally dependent on how the users computer is set up. If they don't have Adobe Reader, it will probably fail, or will attempt to load the pdf within a modern browser that should have the reader plug-in. From my experience, when using getURL() within a projector, it will attempt to open the filetype based on that specific filetype's default opening program which is set in the OS.