Im starting from nothing so..

not sure if this is the right place for this question but here it goes...

I would like to basically create an flash application that would allow a
visitor to answer a few questions and then be presented with an image based on
the answers provided via a form. If the generated output is not acceptable - I
would like the visitor to be able to regenerate the output with a single click
and continue to do so until the image is acceptable.

The questions/process would be something like:
1. What is your favorite shape? (a drop down list of data from DB would be
selectable)
2. what is your favorite color? (same as above option)
3. what is your favorite things to do? (this answer would work similar to a
search and match keywords related to images within the DB and be placed in a
designated area of the image)
4. what is your name? (first - last)

the results would then generate a image...

Does anyone know where I can begin the process of making a application like
this?

can anyone point me to something that I can use as a base for the development
of this type of program?

thanks for the reply - I found an example of what I basically want to
accomplish but... I was hoping to find a base FLA to work from do you know of
any resources?

example: http://www.harboarts.com/shirtdesigner/?demo=2.0

I do not think you will find just a FLA for such a detailed movie. It probably
will be built with a library of OO code. You might look for code that does some
of the functions such as a draggable text window.

Still the shirtdesigner site is likely gathering data with the GUI and then
uploading data and not images.