This is nice and simple code it creates the simple effect which you might have seen in lots of web sites. As it is PHP you can use the same from your own news reader to database.
setBackground(0x00,0x00,0x00);// SM- This is very important as it set sets the speed of the movie// SM -Higher the number faster the typing willappear$movie->setRate(3);// SM - This one will depends uponyou$movie->setDimension(600,40);$movie->setFrames(31);$movie->nextFrame();//Define your String here $str = 'Miing Typewriter Effect'; /\* SM - Asyou note The space between character if not fixed SM - due to fontwidth so you have to figure out your own SM - Now we split our stringand make an array with the same \*/ $chars = preg\_split('//', $str,-1, PREG\_SPLIT\_NO\_EMPTY);// print\_r($chars);$inc = 0;for($i=0;$isetFont($myFont); $myText->setColor(255,255,255);$myText->SetHeight(30); $myText->addString($chars\[$i\]); echo("$chars\[$i\] \\n") ; $firstText=$movie->add($myText);$firstText->moveTo($inc,30); $inc = $inc + 18; // SM - this is verycritical as you need to add this extra frame to make this effect ofsome typewriter $movie->nextframe(); // SM - This helps todetermine the width of the movie // SM - turn only if you need thesame // echo "inc is $inc \\n" ; } // SM - we do not want to loop thismovie// $movie->add(new SWFAction("stop();")); // SM - Save themovie $movie->save("/tmp/banner.swf",9);?>