SWF_CLOSEFILE(3)							 1							  SWF_CLOSEFILE(3)

swf_closefile - Close the current Shockwave Flash file

SYNOPSIS

       void swf_closefile ([int  $return_file])

DESCRIPTION

	Close a file that was opened by the swf_openfile(3) function.

PARAMETERS

	      o $return_file
		- If set then the contents of the SWF file are returned from the function.

RETURN VALUES

	No value is returned.

EXAMPLES

       Example #1

	       Creating a simple flash file based on user input and outputting it and saving it in a database

	      <?php

	      // The $text variable is submitted by the
	      // user

	      // Global variables for database
	      // access (used in the swf_savedata() function)
	      $DBHOST = "localhost";
	      $DBUSER = "sterling";
	      $DBPASS = "secret";

	      swf_openfile("php://stdout", 256, 256, 30, 1, 1, 1);

		  swf_definefont(10, "Ligon-Bold");
		      swf_fontsize(12);
		      swf_fontslant(10);

		  swf_definetext(11, $text, 1);

		  swf_pushmatrix();
		      swf_translate(-50, 80, 0);
		      swf_placeobject(11, 60);
		  swf_popmatrix();

		  swf_showframe();

		  swf_startdoaction();
		      swf_actionstop();
		  swf_enddoaction();

	      $data = swf_closefile(1);

	      $data ?
		swf_savedata($data) :
		die("Error could not save SWF file");

	      // void swf_savedata(string data)
	      // Save the generated file a database
	      // for later retrieval
	      function swf_savedata($data)
	      {
		  global $DBHOST,
			 $DBUSER,
			 $DBPASS;

		  $dbh = @mysql_connect($DBHOST, $DBUSER, $DBPASS);

		  if (!$dbh) {
		      die (sprintf("Error [%d]: %s",
				    mysql_errno(), mysql_error()));
		  }

		  $stmt = "INSERT INTO swf_files (file) VALUES ('$data')";

		  $sth = @mysql_query($stmt, $dbh);

		  if (!$sth) {
		      die (sprintf("Error [%d]: %s",
				    mysql_errno(), mysql_error()));
		  }

		  @mysql_free_result($sth);
		  @mysql_close($dbh);
	      }
	      ?>

SEE ALSO

       swf_openfile(3).

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