Tutorial: how to create flash movie using SWF Scout library and Javascript

Quick Guide: How to create SWF flash animation movie from JavaScript "Hello, World!"example

You can download the source code of this example here: swfscout_javascript.zip

SWF Scout library can be used in scripting languages that support ActiveX/COM objects: Javascript, VBScript, Visual Basic scripted language. This page will show how create SWF flash animation movie using Javascript and SWF Scout library.

Windows 98/2000/ME/XP have built-in JavaScript support and all files with ".js" are recognized as JavaScript files and can be executed by system.

1) Install SWF Scout library on your computer

2) Run Notepad

3) To create SWF flash animation movie in JavaScript we have to write a very simple script:

var Movie = WScript.CreateObject('SWFScout.FlashMovie');

Movie.InitLibrary('demo', 'demo');

Movie.BeginMovie (0, 0, 640, 480, 1, 12, 6);

Movie.SetBackgroundColor(255, 255, 255); // set background color to white

var Font = Movie.AddFont('Arial', 18, true, false, false, false, 0); // add font

// create and place text

var Text = Movie.AddText('Hello, World!', 0, 0, 0, 255, Font, 0, 100, 250, 160);

Movie.PlaceText(Text, Movie.CurrentMaxDepth); // place text into current depth

Movie.PLACE_FadeOut(0.5); // fade out text

var Shape = Movie.AddShape(); // add new shape

Movie.SHAPE_Rectangle(0, 140, 150, 285); // draw rectangle

Movie.SHAPE_SetSolidColor(50, 255, 50, true, 255); // set solid fill for shape

Movie.PlaceShape(Shape, Movie.CurrentMaxDepth); // place shape into current depth

Movie.ShowFrame(10); // show 10 frames

Movie.EndMovie(); // end movie generation

Movie.SaveToFile('shapes.swf');

Feel free to copy the code from this page, paste into the notepad and save as a "HelloWorld.js":

4) Double-click "HelloWorld.js" file from Explorer or from another file manager and the script will be executed.

You can view the generated flash file (.SWF) using Internet Explorer or another application that is capable of viewing and playing of flash animations.

You can download the source code of this example here: swfscout_javascript.zip