The docs for uncompress() are not clear how it deals with the position of the byte array. The docs are better in Flex 3 than Flex 2 but the new addition seems to indicate it tries to decompress the entire byte array which would cause failure in the case of a SWF since the first two headers for SWF are uncompressed and the rest of the SWF is compressed (i.e., can ByteArray.uncompress() handle data that is partially raw and partially compressed?) This is the part that gives me pause: " After the call, the length property of the ByteArray is set to the new length. The position property is set to 0. " Is it correct to set position back to 0 if position was not 0 to start with? Sam
------------------------------------------- We're Hiring! Seeking a passionate developer to join our team building Flex based products. Position is in the Washington D.C. metro area. If interested contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gordon Smith Sent: Friday, November 09, 2007 5:31 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [flexcoders] classes in packages > is it even possible to parse SWF in AS3 given that SWF is compressed format and not byte aligned? Yes, it's possible. You can use the uncompress() method of the ByteArray class to uncompress the compressed part. You don't have to write a decompressor, but you do have to write a bit-by-bit reader. - Gordon
