swf_closefile

Close the current Shockwave Flash file

&reftitle.description; `void` `swf_closefile` `int` `return_file`

Close a file that was opened by the `swf_openfile` function.

&reftitle.parameters;

`return_file`

- If set then the contents of the SWF file are returned from the function.

&reftitle.returnvalues;

&return.void;

&reftitle.examples;

### Creating a simple flash file based on user input and outputting it and saving it in a database

    <?php

    // The $text variable is submitted by the
    // user

    // Global variables for database
    // access (used in the swf_savedata() function)
    $DBHOST = "localhost";
    $DBUSER = "sterling";
    $DBPASS = "secret";

    swf_openfile("php://stdout", 256, 256, 30, 1, 1, 1);

        swf_definefont(10, "Ligon-Bold");
            swf_fontsize(12);
            swf_fontslant(10);

        swf_definetext(11, $text, 1);

        swf_pushmatrix();
            swf_translate(-50, 80, 0);
            swf_placeobject(11, 60);
        swf_popmatrix();

        swf_showframe();

        swf_startdoaction();
            swf_actionstop();
        swf_enddoaction();

    $data = swf_closefile(1);

    $data ?
      swf_savedata($data) :
      die("Error could not save SWF file");

    // void swf_savedata(string data)
    // Save the generated file a database
    // for later retrieval
    function swf_savedata($data)
    {
        global $DBHOST,
               $DBUSER,
               $DBPASS;

        $dbh = @mysql_connect($DBHOST, $DBUSER, $DBPASS);

        if (!$dbh) {
            die (sprintf("Error [%d]: %s",
                          mysql_errno(), mysql_error()));
        }

        $stmt = "INSERT INTO swf_files (file) VALUES ('$data')";

        $sth = @mysql_query($stmt, $dbh);

        if (!$sth) {
            die (sprintf("Error [%d]: %s",
                          mysql_errno(), mysql_error()));
        }

        @mysql_free_result($sth);
        @mysql_close($dbh);
    }
    ?>

&reftitle.seealso;

- `swf_openfile`