John Dowdell wrote:
> Umesh Sisodia wrote:
>> We want to develop an application which can read the MS Office files 
>> formats
>> ( Word, Excel, Power point )m and generate a Falsh file ( SWF format ). We
>> want this application to run on both Windows and Linux.
>> Are their any APIs available to write SWF format documents
> 
> An "API" assumes some type of application to be addressed by that interface.
> 
> For "How can I turn MS Office formats into SWF?" the easiest is 
> FlashPaper... installs as a Windows printer driver, and you just "print 
> to SWF".
> http://www.adobe.com/products/flashpaper/
> 
> If this then becomes "How can I turn MS Office formats into SWF without 
> spending $79 for the Adobe SWF printer driver?" then I'm not sure of the 
> best way to proceed.

Also, it might just become "How can I turn MS Office formats into SWF without 
being bound to a license agreement that forces me to keep the abominable 
interface that FlashPaper bundles with the SWF instead of being able to roll my 
own." ;)
(And keep in mind that he was looking for a solution that works under Linux, 
too.)

cheers,
till

ps: I know I'm being harsh about the FlashPaper interface: It actually is 
pretty usable and complete. But does anyone think it is anywhere near being 
pretty? Nah, I didn't think so ;)

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