Romuald, Regarding Python, I've only made some small tests, not a full fledged app. One of those did something similar to FLASC, i.e. it was a GUI for writing a batch file to feed the MTASC compiler. I'm not a language wizard either, but it was not difficult. (I did it for the sake of playing with the language; I actually used FLASC or SEPY by the time, wich had the same functionaly built-in)
Java is certainly another option; from what I've seen, most standalone Java apps are distributed as .jar files, which you can execute easily (assuming you have the JRE installed, but that's a fair requirement in my opionion). I've used Java just like python. Small things to try out the language, mainly. I agree that Java and AS 3.0 have a very similar syntax, so Java code is easy to read if you already grasp AS; the API's involved are different, though, so you'll have to learn to use them. I've used C# (MS .NET) for a number of projects and I really like it (Flash develop is written in .NET). The C# syntax is very similar to Java as well. However, perhaps there might be some issues with portability; even though there's an alternative runtime (Mono), some OS-specific features are not available for non-Windows runtimes. As for Air, I have no experience but it could be a fine option since it's already AS3. By the way, I'd be interested in joining the project, if you decide to start it up. Cheers Juan Pablo Califano 2008/5/27, Romuald Quantin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Very interesting reply, I guess you got what I need. I'll have a look at > python to see if it is hard to write it, I'm not a language killer. > > > > It makes me think, as I'm quite fine with actionscript, is there anything I > can do with Java? To make something portable, working on mac, windows and > linux, a kind of executable to generate my source? Or even a kind of small > software? > > > > I'm asking because, people are saying that Java is similar to actionscript > in term of syntax (both based on ECMA script right?). > > > > Also, I know there's this beta air-java bridge ( > http://www.merapiproject.net/), do you think it could be a good idea to > think about doing it with AIR? > > > > Any other ideas? > > > > Thank anyway Juan, I know SEPY and python might be a very good solution. > I'm just not sure I can handle the language easily but I'll definitely have > a close look. I'll probably need to work with other developers (and other > skills) interested in an open source project but I need to make some tries > myself to see the potential. > > > > Romu > > www.soundstep.com > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On > Behalf Of *Juan Pablo Califano > *Sent:* 27 May 2008 14:47 > *To:* Open Source Flash Mailing List > *Subject:* Re: [osflash] automation > > > > If what you're looking for is reading / writting files to the file system > and some other goodies as support for XML, there are many options. > > > > Php, as you said, could be a good one if you feel comfortable with it. Php > scritps can be run directly from the command line, which makes sense for > tasks such as the one you're trying to accomplish. However, as with probable > all available options, I think one of the most importants points is what are > the requirements for the end user. Using php requires that the php > interpreter be correctly installed (I think in Linux this is a fair > assumption as I understand php comes with most distributions, but that's not > on Windows). > > > > Another option could be Python; same as php here (you need the > interpreter), except it's possible to compile the Python code to an exe with > some tools. (I guess the must be something similar for php, perhaps you > could google it). This is the approach followed be the Sepy Editor. You > don't need to install Python to run it, as you have an .exe (in Windows), > but you can use the python interpreter directly (at least if you have the > project's source code). That way you can potentially cover Windows, Linux > (where, again, I understand Python comes with most distros) and Mac (don't > know about how the Sepy mac version works, but I know it exists). You can > check out the SEPY source code and play around with it to get an idea (by > the way, I haven't used Python extensively, but it stroke me as a very clean > and nice language to work with). > > > > Anyway, these are just two options I can think of off the top of my head, > but I guess the most important things to consider are a) how confortable you > feel with the chosen language / techonology and b) what are the requirements > for the end user. > > > > Cheers > > Juan Pablo Califano > > > > 2008/5/27, Romuald Quantin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Hi everyone, > > > > I'm going to build in a while a framework in AS3, does anyone have > knowledge about source generated (such as "as" file or whatever)? > > > > I think it is called automation. I don't want to do that with a panel in > Flash like Gaia as some people don't use the Flash IDE. I could do that with > PHP as I can open and write files but it is working on apache/PHP. I don't > really know what is Ant and if it can help me. > > > > I googled it obviously but it is not that simple to find an answer, I need > some advices from people who know this kind of things… > > > > What can of tool/language can I use? Any hint? > > > > Thanks > > > > Romu > > www.soundstep.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > osflash mailing list > [email protected] > http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/osflash_osflash.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > osflash mailing list > [email protected] > http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/osflash_osflash.org > >
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