initLoader()  method
public function initLoader(loadFinished:Function, myURL:String, mClip:DisplayObjectContainer, qual:int=80, _image:String="jpg", _width:int=1000, _height:int=1000, _time:int=1000, myTarget:Object=null, aNum:Object=null):void

This function will trigger to create a new bitmap and save it on the server in jpg or png format.

Parameters

• loadFinished:Function ____ Specifies the listener function when the image is saved.
• myURL:String ____ Specifies the url for the php file. Add a name at the end of the url and if required a folder name. A typical url looks like this: "http://yourdomain.com/imageSaver.php?name=test.jpg&folder=images".
• mClip:DisplayObjectContainer ____ Specifies the holder for the image to be used as a template to save.
• qual:int=80 ____ Specifies the quality of the image to be saved. Default is 80 and maximum value is 100.
• _image:String="jpg" ____ Specifies the type of image to be created. Default is jpg and the other possibility is png.
• _width:int=1000 ____ Specifies the width of the new image. Default is 1000 pixel.
• _height:int=1000 ____ Specifies the height of the new image. Default is 1000 pixel.
• _time:int=1000 ____ Specifies the time interval of the new image. Default is 1000 msec.
• myTarget:Object=null ____ Specifies a textfield to count the waiting time. Default is null.
• aNum:Object=null ____ Specifies any kind of parameter to transfer to the listener function. Default is null.

stopTimer()  method
public function stopTimer():void

This function will stop the counting to wait for saving the image.

package 
{
	import flash.display.Sprite;
	import flash.events.*;
	import fl.containers.UILoader;
	import fl.controls.Button;
	import biz.flashscript.utils.SaveByteArray;
	import flash.net.navigateToURL;
	import flash.net.URLRequest;
	import fl.text.TLFTextField;
	import flashx.textLayout.formats.TextLayoutFormat;
	import flashx.textLayout.elements.TextFlow;

	public class SaveBytearrayexample extends Sprite
	{
		public var imgHolder:UILoader;
		public var submitBut:Button;
		public var waitCounter:TLFTextField;
		public var showImg:Button;
		private var _widthSetter:TLFTextField;
		private var _heightSetter:TLFTextField;
		private var imgLoader:SaveByteArray;

		public function SaveBytearrayexample ():void
		{
			_widthSetter = new TLFTextField();
			_widthSetter.x = 88;
			_widthSetter.y = 150;
			_widthSetter.restrict = "0-9";
			_widthSetter.text = "500";
			_widthSetter.width = 80;
			_widthSetter.height = 25;
			_widthSetter.background = true;
			_widthSetter.backgroundColor = 0xCCCCCC;
			_widthSetter.type = "input";
			addChild (_widthSetter);
			_heightSetter = new TLFTextField();
			_heightSetter.text = "500";
			_heightSetter.x = 88;
			_heightSetter.y = 180;
			_heightSetter.width = 80;
			_heightSetter.height = 25;
			_heightSetter.background = true;
			_heightSetter.backgroundColor = 0xCCCCCC;
			_heightSetter.type = "input";
			addChild (_heightSetter);
			var myFormat:TextLayoutFormat = new TextLayoutFormat();
			myFormat.color = 0x336633;
			myFormat.fontFamily = "Arial, Helvetica, _sans";
			myFormat.fontSize = 18;
			myFormat.textAlign = "center";
			var myTextFlow1:TextFlow = _widthSetter.textFlow;
			myTextFlow1.hostFormat = myFormat;
			myTextFlow1.flowComposer.updateAllControllers ();
			var myTextFlow2:TextFlow = _heightSetter.textFlow;
			myTextFlow2.hostFormat = myFormat;
			myTextFlow2.flowComposer.updateAllControllers ();
			submitBut.label = "Save Image";
			showImg.label = "Show image";
			showImg.visible = false;
			showImg.addEventListener (MouseEvent.CLICK, showImage);
			submitBut.addEventListener (MouseEvent.CLICK, clickHandler);
			imgHolder.source = "http://flashscript.biz/flashas3/savebytearray/images/testimage.jpg";
		}
		private function clickHandler (ev:Event):void
		{
			waitCounter.text = "Saving starts in a second...";
			imgLoader = new SaveByteArray();
			var _url:String = "http://flashscript.biz/flashas3/savebytearray/images/imageSaver.php?name=test.jpg&folder=images";
			var _width:int = int(_widthSetter.text);
			var _height:int = int(_heightSetter.text);
			imgLoader.initLoader (imageUrlLoaderComplete,_url,imgHolder,100,"jpg",_width,_height,1000,waitCounter);
		}
		private function imageUrlLoaderComplete (evt:Event=null,a:Object=null):void
		{
			if (evt != null)
			{
				var _result:String = unescape(evt.currentTarget.data.myResult);
			}
			if (a != null)
			{
				_result = String(a);
			}
			imgLoader.stopTimer ();
			waitCounter.text = _result;
			showImg.visible = true;
		}
		private function showImage (ev:Event):void
		{
			navigateToURL (new URLRequest("http://flashscript.biz/flashas3/savebytearray/images/images/test.jpg"));
		}
	}
}
					

<?php
$absolutepath = dirname(__FILE__);
if ( isset ( $GLOBALS["HTTP_RAW_POST_DATA"] )) 
{
	$im = $GLOBALS["HTTP_RAW_POST_DATA"];
	$filename = $_GET['name'];
	$folder = $_GET['folder'];
	$counter = $_GET['count'];
	if(!file_exists ($folder))
	{
		mkdir($folder, 0777);
		if (!chmod("$folder",0777))
		{
			fail("The permissions failed to set to 0777.");
		}
	}
	$fullFilePath=$absolutepath."/".$folder."/".$filename;
	$handle=fopen($fullFilePath,"w");
	if(!$handle)
	{
		fail("Could not open file!.");
	}
	$write=fwrite($handle,$im);
	if(!$write)
	{
		fail("Could not write to file!.");
	}
	fclose($handle);
	success($counter);
}
else
{
	fail("Could not place the file");
}
function success($counter)
{
	$counter = $counter+1;
	echo "myResult=$counter";
}
function fail($errmess)
{
	echo "myResult=".$errmess;
}
exit;
?>