RE: FN-FORUM: Flash cms

date posted 3rd January 2006 12:24

Take a look at www.argoholidays.com

The images and text in the top flash header are set in a CMS. The images
are imported by the flash movie at run time from references in the database.
The CMS is used to upload and change the images as well.

(If the page fails, it's on an access database about to be ported to SQL
Server!)

HTH,

Craig

-----Original Message-----

Ian Copeland wrote:

>Hi, I'm making a site for a client based on: http://h2o.web-teksites.com/
in
>flash.
>Basically, they need the changing images like the ones below the links.
>However, they want to be able to change the images themselves. The problem
>is, if I originally make it for say 5 images and then they want to add
>another, or change an exisiting image, they are going to need a knowledge
of
>flash aren't they? Or is there another way of doing this?
>Cheers, Ian
>
>
>
I would say a password protected php page on their domain which allows
them to upload/delete images, and then generates an xml file which is
read by the flash file would be the way to do it. (This coming from a
php orientated developer, though ;)

Bear in mind that if you do the menu system in flash, screen-readers and
search engines will not be able to see any of the other pages on the
site, though.

Tom.