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SWF 2 HTML

The document discusses the license terms for Macromedia's Flash SDK which allows extracting text and link information from SWF files for the sole purpose of incorporating it into products in object code format. It notes that the SDK cannot be redistributed or transferred outside one's company. It provides instructions for compiling a module from the SDK's source files that will enable HTTrack, a website mirroring tool, to support extracting links from Flash files once installed in the system library directory.

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SWF 2 HTML

The document discusses the license terms for Macromedia's Flash SDK which allows extracting text and link information from SWF files for the sole purpose of incorporating it into products in object code format. It notes that the SDK cannot be redistributed or transferred outside one's company. It provides instructions for compiling a module from the SDK's source files that will enable HTTrack, a website mirroring tool, to support extracting links from Flash files once installed in the system library directory.

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SWF Flash format (Macromedia)

Okay, the stupid license (http://www.macromedia.com/software/flash/download/sear


ch_engine/license2.html)
of the Macromedia Flash SDK contains the following statements:
"(..)
Pursuant to the terms and conditions of this License, you are granted a nonexclu
sive license to use,
modify and create derivative works ("Derivative Works") of the sample code inclu
ded in the SDK for
the sole purpose of developing Products that extract text and link information f
rom a SWF file,
and to distribute compiled version of such Derivative Works in object code forma
t solely as incorporated
in the object code format of such Products (the "Bundled Products").
By using the licenses above, you agree to the following restrictions:
You will not make or distribute copies of the SDK, or electronically transfer th
e SDK outside your company.
(..)"
Therefore, I can't redistribute the three stupid sources that allow to extract l
inks inside flash files.
This is stupid, and if you're not happy, please send some feedback to Macromedia
, thanks!
You must therefore compile a module (libhtsswf.so), which will be automatically
detected
by httrack once installed in the regular system library directory (/usr/lib).
Download the flash SDK (and accept the terms of the license) at:
http://www.macromedia.com/software/flash/download/search_engine/index.html
Then, copy the three files from this sdk into this swf/ directory:
swf2html.cpp
swf2html.h
swf2htmlstags.h
Two of these files have to be modified using the patch (swf2html.patch) given in
this directory.
This is only a patch, and therefore this isn't violating the license (not a "der
ivative work")
Apply the patch 'swf2html.patch' using:
patch -p0 < swf2html.patch
Then build the module:
make
and copy it in the /usr/lib directory, and reprobe modules:
cp libhtsswf.so /usr/lib
ldconfig
That's all. Next time you'll run httrack engine, flash support will be available
.

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