i'm sure this is not the site, but never the less...

[Patrick]

Please could someone direct me to a free software that i could use to
develop simple flash animations, menus and news tickers.
I'm using ASP.NET, but after careful review and much discussion we've
decided to try out flash.
And i would like to do this with some free software (freeware)

Thanks, and apologies for posting this in here!

 

[Kevin Spencer]

Hi Patrick,

I think you're a bit confused. ASP.Net is a server-side technology, and
Flash is a client-side technology. ASP.Net creates HTML; Flash creates
client-side graphics and animation. I don't see how you could decide to use
one OR the other to do the same thing! Our company, for example, uses both.
We use ASP.Net for server-side applications and web services, and often use
Flash on the client side, and dynamically create the tags for the SWF on the
server-side using ASP.Net, or have the SWF get data from a server-side web
service. You will never get server-side functionality from a SWF.

In any case, you should ask your question on a Macromedia newsgroup, or
search Macromedia.com for your answer.

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HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
..Net Developer
I'd rather be a hammer than a nail.