---
name: "as3compile"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "swftools"
version: "0.9.2+git20130725-4.1"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/as3compile"
---

# as3compile(1)

Compile .as ActionScript 3.0 files to swf.

## NAME

as3compile - Compile .as ActionScript 3.0 files to swf.

## Synopsis

**as3compile file.as \[-o file.swf\]**

## DESCRIPTION

Compiles a file written in ActionScript 3.0 to a SWF file.

## OPTIONS

- **-h**, **--help**

      Print short help message and exit

- **-V**, **--version**

      Print version info and exit

- **-v**, **--verbose**

      Increase verbosity

- **-q**, **--quiet**

      Decrease verbosity

- **-C**, **--cgi**

      Output to stdout (for use in CGI environments)

- **-R**, **--resolve**

      This flag will cause the compiler to try filenames like "FooBar.as" for classes named "FooBar".

- **-D**, **--define** *namespace::variable*

      Set a compile time variable (for doing conditional compilation)

- **-X**, **--width**

      Set target SWF width

- **-Y**, **--height**

      Set target SWF width

- **-r**, **--rate**

      Set target SWF framerate

- **-M**, **--mainclass**

      Set the name of the main class (extending flash.display.MovieClip)

- **-l**, **--library** *file*

      Include library file *file*. \<file\> can be an .abc or .swf file.

- **-I**, **--include** *dir*

      Add additional include dir *dir*.

- **-N**, **--local-with-network**

      Make output file "local with networking"

- **-L**, **--local-with-filesystem**

      Make output file "local with filesystem"

- **-T**, **--flashversion** *num*

      *num* must be \>= 9.

- **-o**, **--output** *filename*

      Set output file to *filename*.

## EXAMPLE

 The following is a basic as3 file that can be compiled e.g.\
  with **as3compile -X 400 -Y 400 smiley.as**

 // smiley.as\
  package\
  {\
      import flash.display.MovieClip

     public class Main extends MovieClip\
      {\
          function Main()\
          {\
              this.graphics.beginFill(0xcccc00)\
              this.graphics.drawCircle(200,200,200)\
              this.graphics.endFill()\
              this.graphics.beginFill(0x000000)\
              this.graphics.drawCircle(140,150,50)\
              this.graphics.drawCircle(260,150,50)\
              this.graphics.drawRoundRect(140,270,120,10,20);\
              this.graphics.endFill()\
          }\
      }\
  }

## AUTHOR

Matthias Kramm \<kramm@quiss.org\>