Creating "robot" with Flash possible?

Is it possible to do this with Flash projector(exe) files:
-Capture screenshot of some area of the desktop fast.
-Move mouse position anywhere on a screen fast.
-Click mouse fast.
-Execute other applications.
-Open new flash "child" windows, maybe moving them
-File system functions, like opening, editing and saving
files possible?
I'm doing some of this with Director MX now, which is very
slow app, it crashes, leaks memory, etc. so bad app.
With an xtra that can capture screen image, seems to be
extremely slow +other xtras.
And then calling "AutoIt" program to actually move or click
the mouse because there's no other way, which is fine but dumb.
In flash(or director) graphics or GUIs are very easy to
handle, I have no idea how to do this using eg. c++, java or VB
Theres not even such thing as graphics on C++. Ok maybe some
opelgl, but seems too complicated comparing flash.
Any ideas?

The short answer. No.
The long answer. Flash was never really built for the
desktop. Macromedia, and now Adobe gives the ability to make
projectors, but the type of desktop interaction you describe is WAY
outside the security sandbox for a web app, which is the sandbox
that flash apps fall into.
An alternative, which allows you to use Flash to build, is to
use AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime), which is now in its third beta
form. AIR will give you a closer approximation to the types of
interactions you describe, though it still cannot execute other
applications, or take screenshots. You can, however build a
full-screen application that is invisible, so that it looks like
the desktop is your background. You should be able to figure out a
way to move the mouse around.......and maybe even click it. You can
definately open child windows, and move them, as well as have full
capabilities with the file system - even native drag/drop.
The short of it, look into AIR and you may be able to do much
of your list, and perhaps the rest in future versions.

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