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List:       swiff-info
Subject:    Re: [OpenSWF.org] Flash 5 Extensions
From:       jdowdell
Date:       2001-08-16 23:51:28
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At 2:37 PM 8/16/1, Mark Zartler wrote:
> Does anyone know if Flash Extensions can be "C" code or are they
> limited to action script. In the day, I did a fair amount of plugin
> work with Director. It's be cool to do the same kind of thing in
> the flash authoring tool. Anyone out there know?

Sorry, no, part of the larger size of the Shockwave Player is due to its
extensibility and auto-installation layers. The Macromedia Flash Player is
optimized for filesize (and hence ubiquity) and can't either use or
auto-install native-code extensions on the various platforms.

jd





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