Re: FLASH: runtime packer...

[Till Steinmetz]

At 15:26 04.07.00 +0100, you wrote:


Just wanted to let you know that i found at least a windows solution / 

workaround. Get WinRar. Create a SelfExtracing archive from your projector. 

Add some commands to the archive comment:


Silent

Overwrite=1

Setup=myProjector.exe


This unpacks your projector, (overwriting "myProjector.exe" if it existed 

before) and then starts it.

The actual projector i was working on:

Before - 764 Kb

After - 441 Kb


Which is PRETTY cool i think.


Till




>Ahhh I see,

> From a mac point of view I only know about Stuffit, although how much is 

> debateable ..... I know that files can be compressed so they 

> automatically get uncompressed on download but I'm not sure how to go 

> about automatically executing uncompressed files.

>

>>At 14:58 04.07.00 +0100, you wrote:

>>>Is there any chance of telling me what a runtime packer is and why I 

>>>might want to use one?

>>>

>>>>does anyone know a runtime packer (like "UPX" or "Crunch") which does 

>>>>not destroy a flash projector ?

>>>>Does the same thing for mac exist ?

>>

>>A runtime packer is a tool which compresses executable files 

>>(Flash-projectors) but leaves them executable. The moment the user starts 

>>i.e. the eCard, the runtime packer unpacks the data to the memory and 

>>executes it. If you ever tried to make a standalone flash projector, you 

>>might have noticed that simply converting the .swf to .exe makes the file 

>>about 300k larger. If your job is to stay under 600k this can be pretty 

>>annoying.



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