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UPDATED! SWFExpire Extension for Flash 8 & Flash CS3

SWFExpireProtect your Flash content and the long hours spent in development. Mindshare Software's second release, SWFExpire, an Actionscript 2.0-based Flash extension for Flash CS3 is now available. SWFExpire allows developers to set expiration dates for their SWF files. Upon expiration SWFExpire will display a detailed, custom message to the SWF user.

SWFExpire sets an expiration date for your SWF. Add a custom message and optionally attach a MovieClip from the library upon expiration. Configuration options include setting a unique expiration date, message and visual styles. SWFExpire is extremely lightweight and adds very little overhead to your SWF files.

The MovieClip generated by SWFExpire to block user interaction uses a randomly generated Actionscript linkage ID name, preventing any possibility of bypassing the expiration message and accessing the expired content.

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Mindshare SWFExpire 1.1

To use the component simply drag an instance to the Stage, set its parameters in the Component Inspector and publish your SWF. SWFExpire is not a visible component so you can place it anywhere on or off the Stage.

Component Parameters
SWFExpire has the following parameters that can be set from within the Flash authoring environment at design time.


Parameter


Possible Values


Description

Background Color

any hexadecimal color value  (e.g. #FFCC00)

sets color for the background when the SWF expires

Expiration Day

1-31

the day of the month that the SWF should expire

Expiration Month

a month name

the month that the SWF should expire

Expiration Year

a four-digit year (e.g. 2006)

the year that the SWF should expire

Font Color

any hexadecimal color value

sets the font color for the expiration message

Font Face

"sans" or "serif"

Sets whether the expiration message is displayed in a sans-serif font or a serif font

Message Text

a string (e.g. "<b>this SWF expired</b>")

sets the text to be displayed to the user when the SWF expires (can include any Flash-supported HTML tags)

MovieClip Identifier

a MovieClip's linkage ID (e.g. myExpirationClip)

The linkage identifier of a MovieClip to attach on the Stage (at registration 0,0) when the SWF expires

Use MovieClip

A Boolean value (true or false)

If true, the MovieClip specified by the MovieClip Identifier linkage ID will be displayed

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