Running swf from an Executable

Question

I would like to use swf files as interfaces for my C++
executable files in the Windows environment. I have found a few
examples of how to do this on some web sites, but I would like to
know more. Specifically, I would like to know about the best way to
do this with AS 3. I have tried Zinc, but it does not have the
power that I need. What is the root technology that I should be
looking at? ActiveX?
I assume that there are no specific books on "Using Flash
Interfaces from Executable Files;" but I am looking for something
definitive to study up on so that I can program this sort of thing
from scratch. Any pointers in the right direction would be
appreciated. I am not looking for tutorials on how to do this from
within Visual Studio for AS 1 or 2 files - I already know where to
find those.

Answer 1

I just spent all day trying to figure out how to adjust the
size of a Flash Paper document. This will set it to your .swf size
and also scale it if you stretch the window (combined from various
other posts and my own original work)
Stage.scaleMode = "noScale";
Stage.align = "TL";
//create MovieClip holder for FlashPaper
//create instance of MovieClip holder and place on stage
var mFlashPaperMC:MovieClip =
_root.createEmptyMovieClip("mFlashPaperMC",
_root.getNextHighestDepth());
var mFlashPaper;
//flash paper interface
var mFlashPaperListener:Object = new Object();
mFlashPaperListener.onLoaded =
function(mFlashPaper:Object):Void {
//loading is complete, so we can now adjust the current
page, zoom, etc.
//mFlashPaper.setCurrentPage(mFlashPaper.getNumberOfPages());
//mFlashPaper.setCurrentZoom(33);
mFlashPaper.addListener(this);
//LISTENS FOR RESIZE AND RESIZES FLASH PAPER
var mStageListener:Object = new Object();
mStageListener.onResize = function() {
mFlashPaper.setSize(Stage.width, Stage.height);
Stage.addListener(mStageListener);
loadFlashPaper("QuickStartHelp.swf", mFlashPaperMC,
Stage.width, Stage.height, mFlashPaperListener);
stop();
function loadFlashPaper(path_s, dest_mc, width_i, height_i,
loaded_o) {
var intervalID = 0;
var loadFunc = function () {
dest_mc._visible = false;
mFlashPaper = dest_mc.getIFlashPaper();
if (!mFlashPaper) {
return;
if (mFlashPaper.setSize(width_i, height_i) == false) {
return;
dest_mc._visible = true;
clearInterval(intervalID);
loaded_o.onLoaded(mFlashPaper);
intervalID = setInterval(loadFunc, 100);
dest_mc.loadMovie(path_s);
}