Yes, the output is an AS2 SWF.  But at least it is a SWF.  You can
control it from AS3 via 3rd party techniques that use LocalConnection or
ExternalInterface and a shim SWF

 

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From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Paul Andrews
Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2008 1:40 AM
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [flexcoders] How to convert a powerpoint to AS3 swf for
loading in Flex?

 

Not if you want a swf that can be controlled from AS3. From the FAQ:

 

What version of Flash Player is required to display Flash documents
created by FlashPaper?

Flash documents can be displayed by any browser with Flash Player 6 or
higher installed. Some features, like text search, are only available in
browsers with Flash Player 7 or higher installed.

So it has to be AS2 based. Unless you know different, of course.

It's not clear to me whether FlashPaper supports animation. Flash
conversion of powerpoint presentations that don't have transitions or
animation is straightforward.

Paul

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        From: Alex Harui <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  

        To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
<mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com>  

        Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2008 5:25 AM

        Subject: RE: [flexcoders] How to convert a powerpoint to AS3 swf
for loading in Flex?

         

        Looks like you can buy FlashPaper for $79

         

        http://www.adobe.com/products/flashpaper/
<http://www.adobe.com/products/flashpaper/> 

         

        
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On Behalf Of Paul Andrews
        Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 2:27 PM
        To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
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        Subject: Re: [flexcoders] How to convert a powerpoint to AS3 swf
for loading in Flex?

         

        ----- Original Message ----- 
        From: "rdebled" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:rdebled%40yahoo.ca> >
        To: <flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
<mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> >
        Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 9:55 PM
        Subject: [flexcoders] How to convert a powerpoint to AS3 swf for
loading in 
        Flex?
        
        >I need to load a powerpoint file inside my Flex app. I planned
to
        > just convert the ppt to a swf and load that with a SWFLoader
control,
        > but every conversion app I've run in to creates a Flash 8 AS2
file.
        > This seems to make it impossible to control the slides because
the
        > SWF has to load as an AVM1Movie.
        >
        > Does anyone know of any tools that convert to Flash 9 format,
or some
        > other way to create an AS3 swf out of a ppt file?
        >
        > Thanks.
        
        I've also done that search - AFAIK there are no AS3 based
converters. I've 
        just asked almost the same question on flashcoders and basically
the 
        solution is to:
        
        1) Create an AS2 swf to load and control an imported AS2 swf
(your ppt 
        slide).
        2) The AS3 code will create a local connection, to which the AS2
listens. 
        The AS3 code then messages the AS2 swf via the connection and
the wrapper 
        controls the ppt swf accordingly.
        
        Check out the flashcoders archives for today.
        
        Paul

 

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