Saving a Flash File

[WoodrowFan]

Can anybody here please tell me how to save a Flash file? I can use either IE or Netscape if that makes any difference. thanks...

[kixot]

1. You can't.

Unless it's available for download you can't capture the flash, it exists on the hosted server and the only way to get to it is to log on to the server as a user and ftp it.

[arcane1]

2. ther eis a way to save Shockwave files, anyway...

after running it, go to your Temporary Internet Files folder, it should be in there... you can copy and paste it into another folder


:-)

[Kellanved]

3. Several ways

The easy way: There are several tools available for downloading flash files. I have never worked with one of them, but a Google search for "flash" and "download" or "flash" and "save" yields many results.

The IMHO best way(there might be an easier way to do this):
-Search for files ending with ".swf" in your temporary Internet files (Cache) on your HD.
-Find the one you're looking for
-copy it somewhere else to keep it.


The long way :
-Watch the Animation with your browser.
-Select the page source option
-using a text editor find the URL of the actual .swf file (find a URL in the source ending with ".swf")
-cut'n paste that URL into a new word document, make it a Hyperlink (right click) and save it as ".html".
-open the html with your browser and right click the link; select "save as".
- The Animation should be on your HD now.

[WoodrowFan]

4. thanks

I had already looked in my cache for .swf, but it wasn't there. I'll try the scond message. (I was surprised by the number of .swf files I had tho!)