Adding a Generator Object

Text replacement might be enough for some projects, but you can do so much more with Generator. You can also insert objects such as charts, lists, tickers, and tables. You can use ActionScript to do some of these things, but that method usually takes much more time. With Generator, all you have to do is insert the object, modify some settings, and connect the object to a data source.

Some Generator objects provide functionality that you just can't get with Flash alone. Generator's Basic Charts object, for example, allows you to insert a chart dynamically when the Web server requests the Generator template. In the following exercise, you will learn how to use the Basic Charts object.