Shockwave [Flash] Files

This page contains links to some Shockwave files that I've written using Macromedia Flash. I hope you like them.

I've recently started learning Flash as a hobby. In my day job I develop server-based Java applications and web sites.

The SWFs presented here are mostly translations or extensions of Java applets I wrote back in 1997.

S-Grapher and Digital Clock require Shockwave Flash 5 Plugin or later. The others should work with Shockwave Flash 4 Plugin or later.

Note: When you select an example (from the menu below) it will open in a separate window. Close the example's window when you're done.

Flash Shockwaves:

• S-Grapher
  This Flash applet lets you view some preset patterns called s-graphs. What is an s-graph? It's the name I've given to a pattern generated by playing around with some trig functions. These patterns look similar to spirographs, but use a different principle.
  
  
• Palindrome Tester
  This little Flash applet let's you type in a phrase and then analyzes it to see if it is a palindrome.
  
  
• Lotto Numbers Selector
  This Flash applet uses a random number generator to pick numbers for lotto or bingo.
  
  
• Digital Clock
  This Flash applet displays the current time in a digital format. It also displays the current date.
  
  
• Customisable Buttons
  This Flash applet demonstrates reusability. The label and associated URL are passed to the applet as parameters to customise the button's appearance and behaviour.
  
  

Examples require a Shockwave/Flash-enabled browser

You can find other Flash and ActionScript resources here:

• Macromedia: Flash
• My Flash Bookmarks (under Programming)

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"The programmer, like the poet, works only slightly removed from pure thought-stuff. He builds his castles in the air, from air, creating by exertion of the imagination."

-- Frederick P. Brooks Jr, The Mythical Man Month (1974)