Development:SWF

SWF Activity Module

This page relates to the SWF Activity Module which is currently under development.

What is the SWF Activity Module?

The SWF Activity Module provides a comprehensive and flexible method for deploying SWF (Flash and Flex) files as learning interactions in a Moodle course.

How does is work?

Once installed, select SWF from an "Add an activity" list on a Moodle course page. The standard "Adding a new SWF to topic... " moodleform will appear. In this form you can set the following parameters:

Required Parameters

The required parameters are:

• As with all Moodle activities, name and intro.
• SWF file
• Height
• Width
• Version

Optional Parameters

• AMF Interaction (Not yet implemented)
• XML file URL
• FlashVars #1
• FlashVars #2
• FlashVars #3

Advanced Parameters

• API Key
• Align
• Auto Play
• Loop Playback
• Menu
• Quality
• Scale Mode
• Stage Align
• Window Mode
• Background
• Use Device Font
• Seamless Tabbing
• Allow Full Screen
• Allow Script Access
• Allow Networking

What features does it support?

The SWF Activity Module supports a number of features, specific to Flash and Flex applications. They are:

Flash Remoting (AMF)

Flash Remoting is a method for Flash or Flex applications to communicate directly with server-side applications written in .NET, Java, PHP, Cold Fusion and Ruby on Rails. There are a number of open-source libraries for handling communication via Flash Remoting:

See [Development:AMF3] for details on how to set up AMFPHP in Moodle.