Embedd a database within a SWF?

Hi -
I'm wondering if the following can be done with Flash -
- can a swf contain it's own database that the user can add,
delete, read?
- while the view is online, entering and interacting with the
data- is it being sent back and forth to the server?
- can this database be protected with some sort of encryption
that is only unlocked by the user's code?
- and so that if the user emailed the swf or the db file from
within the swf, only a person with the key could access the data?
Can it be done?
Can someone point me to how to these features might be
possible with Flash?
TIA your input,
jl

Hi,
1.- SWF files cannot contain their own databases but they can
access several server side scripts to mantain/modify a server side
database.
2.- Yes the interaction with the database occurs without the
user having to take notice.
3.- You can use any type of session protection wih
authentication to protect your data.
4.- SWF are like HTML or plain text (anyone can find a way to
read it) so I'd recomend using server side authentication rather
than relying on swf key protection.
Cheers,
Gorka
http://www.AquiGorka.com/blog

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> A long standing client has requested that I create a
fully flash website to
> replace the site I created for them a few years ago. I
naively agreed, with
> quite a limited flash knowledge.
>
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> section of the site on its own swf file, I could open
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