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Cache your own components using The Flash Player Cache

Ted talks of a "Player Cache" existing within Flash Player 9.3 that allows the Flex components to be reused across domains.

It would be an extra-benefit if my components can be reused across my multiple websites.

  1. Is this Flex only? (all code passed thru the Flex 3 compiler "mxmlc")
  2. Will Flash AS2 components be cached as well?
  3. Will Flash AS 3 components be cached as well? (compiling via the Flash IDE)
  4. Can my own components be cached? (or is the Adobe-propitiatory only?)
Solution

  • "Only Adobe can create signed Runtime Shared Libraries, and only signed RSLs can be stored in the Flash Player cache. If you create an RSL that contains a custom library, it will be unsigned. You cannot sign it." My only addition to that would be, "…yet."

    Knowing Adobe, if you ask loudly enough, the company finds a way.

    by Tom Ortega II