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flasm: A swf bytecode assembler/disassembler

Command to display flasm manual in Linux: $ man 1 flasm

NAME

flasm - A swf bytecode assembler/disassembler

SYNOPSIS

flasm [-daubzx] filename

OPTIONS

-d: Disassemble the given SWF file to the console
-a: Assemble the given flasm project
-u: Update SWF, replace flasm macros
-b: generate __bytecode__ instruction or byte sequence
-z: ompress SWF with Zlib
-x: Decompress SWF

EXAMPLES

flasm -d foo.swf

Disassemble foo.swf to the console. To see action offsets in disassembly set showoffset and hexoffset options in flasm.ini.

flasm -d foo.swf > foo.flm

Disassemble foo.swf, redirect the output to foo.flm. Alternatively you can simply call flasm without command: flasm foo.swf creates foo.flm in the same directory.

flasm -a foo.flm

Assemble foo.flm and update the SWF defined inside. The backup of original SWF is created with .$wf extension.

flasm -u foo.swf

Disassemble foo.swf to the temporary file. Execute flasm macros embedded in SWF. Make trivial optimizations automatically: remove double nots, replace 0.0 with 0, rebuild constant pools, clear register arguments. Create .$wf backup, update the original SWF.

It's a good idea to update the final version of SWF with flasm -u. Don't expect the SWF to be noticeably faster, it will just make it a bit smaller.

flasm -b foo.txt

produce __bytecode__ instruction or byte sequence, depending on boutput setting in flasm.ini. Takes as input a simple action list without any movie or frame declarations. Output is sent to console. Redirect it to file if you wish: flasm -b foo.txt > foo.as When boutput is set to 1, Flasm produces binary output

flasm -x foo.swf

Decompress foo.swf, create .$wf backup.

flasm -z foo.swf

Compress foo.swf, create .$wf backup. Source SWF doesn't have to be Flash MX/MX 2004 file. However, only Flash MX/MX 2004 player will be able to play the resulting compressed file.

flasm settings are read from flasm.ini. There aren't many of them, and they are commented. You may, for example, switch bytecode offsets on and off there.

DESCRIPTION

flasm disassembles your entire SWF including all the timelines and events. Looking at disassembly, you learn how the Flash compiler works, which improves your ActionScript skills. You can also do some optimizations on the disassembled code by hand or adjust the code as you wish. flasm then applies your changes to the original SWF, replacing original actions.

It's also possible to embed flasm actions in your ActionScript, making optimizing of large projects more comfortable. flasm is not a decompiler. What you get is the human readable representation of SWF bytecodes, not ActionScript source. If you're looking for a decompiler, Flare may suit your needs. However, Flare can't alter the SWF.

URL

http://www.nowrap.de/flasm.html