I have a class to lad data from a php script and it loads just fine, my problem is that I can't pass the data to a property of that class. (see example code): It loads the id value without any problem, my problem is about scope. the onLoad() function is a method of the lv object, and from th...more >>

I am creating an eCard application. I created the front end, which passes the info to a database, and sends out an email to notify the recipient. The Url with the email has two variables attached to the url string. When the recipent selects the link, they go to a page where there is another fl...more >>

Hi all, i am setting up a flash game and we are passing info back to our server and we are having no trouble passing names and addresses and data like that but we are having trouble with the some questions we have built into the game we want to use radio buttons to answer yes or no to certain ...more >>

Hi there, I'm trying to display weather from a web service, but I don't know how to use this function, can somebody help me please, I'm using this address: http://live.capescience.com/wsdl/GlobalWeather.wsdl thanks in advance!! ...more >>

I'm having trouble with the following code. I keep getting an undefined error. the text box has been name correctly. var dateDisplay:TextFormat = new TextFormat(); dateDisplay.font = "Georgia,Times,_serif"; theDate_txt.setNewTextFormat(dateDisplay); theDate_txt.autoSize = "left"; var ...more >>

Hi there, hope you guys can help me out. I am trying to develop a RSS Feeder with flash. The idea is to have a flash text displayer and every time the Text has been updated on the server to automatically be pulled by the flash text displayer. This has to be an automatic process without refresh...more >>

Hi! I have an application that runs on the internet that works with asp and access. When I request info from the database, it works fine, but when I want to write into the database , it won't allow me to do it. Is life if somewhere the database just let me read and not write into it. Can ...more >>

I did the tutorial on using the dataset component to send data to a datagrid component by databinding and lo and behold. It doesn't work. The data is in the DS but won't go to the DG. Matter of fact, I have only had success getting data into a DG via ADDITEM. What am I missing with datag...more >>

I've consumed a webservices that will only accept connection from my servers IP address and a password. When I run the file locally on the server from a browser it works. But if I hit the server remotely from a browser it doesn't work. What am I missing. I've set the allowscriptaccess to alw...more >>

Hi all! I need a linux programm, that conver swf to gif. If u know something about it, plz tell me. Thanks....more >>

I have a mysql database with say 300 rows. Datagrid takes too long to show them (mysql --> php --> flash), and is too processor intensive. How do have the datagrid only pull in a portion of the records and then allow the user to call for the next group of records? Any ideas would be gre...more >>

Hi people, Given that a flash client has been loaded, is there a way to do async. communcations between the flash and the server? I'm kind of new to flash communication server/remoting, but I've done some good flash AS scripting on previous versions of flash (everything up to sockets +...more >>

I am trying to compare groups of items using an XML source and need assistance in creating the Action Script to properly read multiple datasets within an XML doc in order to create a Flash MX Bar Chart. I have been successful in creating a Flash Chart using one dataset, i.e. phone e...more >>

Fellow Flashers, I posted a very similar message to the ColdFusion and Flash integration board last week, but got no responses,so thought I might be barking up the wrong tree. I now turn to the Flash side of the fence to see whether or not there were any pointers or tutorials you folks mi...more >>

I have a MS SQL db with some values in, if a column value is equal to X then i would like to set the visibility of a movieclip to true. How easy would it be to achieve this? I've set an ASP page that outputs the info from my database in the variable1=value1&variable2=value2 format but do ...more >>

I have CF4.5 (still can't get this customer up to MX) creating an XML file from a database query. This is called by a load operation from Flash. The XML gets up to Flash no problem, but now, how do I get it into a Datagrid? I thought the datagrid component saw an XML file as an array bu...more >>

Hi Any one know of a good tutorial or component available for consuming an RSS feed and displaying in Flash? Thanks ...more >>

Hello, I'm trying to pull data from a mySQL database using PHPObject. Following the GhostWire tutorial, and with the help of a mySQL/PHP programmer, everything is set up except for one thing. I'm unable to instll the mxp files to create the PHPObject.as. Plus, can't open the .fla files ...more >>

Hi, I'm trying to write this question in English (but you can already find the french version). I have a problem, I wanna know if it's possible to integrate in a Flash animation, external data, like files and to put the contents active and/or interactive on my animation, without php, is it p...more >>

hi its me iffy.. I want to convert a string comming from a PHP file e.g ..... <? $var = "some value212" ; print "content=$var"; ?> then i call this variable in Flash through LoadVariableNum Function.... i m trying to use this variable in a loop... foo = 0; while (foo<j) { ...more >>

i have just built my first dynamically driven flash app - a photo viewer which populates content based on an xml file. the flash app loads external jpg files. so far so good. what i'd liek to do is password protect the directory that the jpg files live in, so they can't be downloaded dir...more >>

I used a tutorial for a guestbook and did everything word for word. I have everything working with a coldfusion database. The only problem is that when you hit the next button it repeats the last entry for every entry that is in the database, instead of showing the next entry in the datab...more >>

Hi. I am bothering you again because I really need to know how to make flash and php talk WITHOUT using amfphp... I would apreciate any help as I tried to follow other's help and did not do anything... The PHP file : ------------------------------------act.php-------------------------------...more >>

I'm looking for a strong step-by-step tutorial that can step me through setting up a connection to a mysql database via ColdFusion, PHP, or some other product, from a Flash MX 2004 front-end. I'm looking to create a marketable Flash front end application using a mysql backend. I have ColdFusio...more >>

Okay, so I've been creating dynamic conent in Flash now for over a year and I feel like there's got to be a better / cooler / or just different way to do things. Basically what I've always done to get data into Flash is call an ASP script and Response.Write out the variable pairs from the SQL ...more >>

Hi. I am bothering you again because I really need to know how to make flash and php talk WITHOUT using amfphp... I would apreciate any help as I tried to follow other's help and did not do anything...:( The PHP file : ------------------------------------act.php--------...more >>

I want to be able to enter a value into flash in a dynamic txt and have it go through php to mysql. i have the php and mysql stuff written, I just don't know flash well enough to know how to input a value and have it go through all that. I also need to know how to have it display back into fl...more >>

Is this possible...I have a stand-alone Flash training application that gathers data as the user navigates through it. When the user is done, I would like, if it's even possible, to have the Flash Player load an ASP page and send the data to it. The ASP page would then be used to save this d...more >>

I am having difficulty getting my dynamic text field to display external HTML-formatted text. I can get non-HTML formatted text to appear by using the following method: Action script calling the external file: loadVariables("ExternalText.txt", DynamicTextField.text); In the properties in...more >>

Hello, I have a MYSQL database named "Users". I am trying to grab the fields "User" and "Password" for use in a login script. (of course) I am unsure of the syntax of the loadVariables command, and how to use it to grab the data from a MYSQL database. Thanks, C ...more >>

I am bringing into flash xml files via a web service connector and a data set component. Bound to these are are various components to retreive differant parts of data from the xml file. One of the strings that come into a text area component is a URl which I want to use to populate the action ...more >>

I've been playing around with Phil's tutorial (http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/mx/flash/articles/flashpro_asp.html) and am trying to make a makeshit CMS out of it. Problem is whenever I try to save any HTML data to the DB via XML & ASP nothing will save. The only stuff I can save to the DB ...more >>

hi guys, im workin on a project which require integration between mysql - xml - flash. but im stuck with special characters (like ' " - &)which always appear as boxes (?) in flash dynamictext although i have turn on html rendering capability. The strangest thing is the characters is readable...more >>

hi guys, im workin on a project which require integration between mysql - xml - flash. but im stuck with special characters (like ' " - &)which always appear as boxes (?) in flash dynamictext although i have turn on html rendering capability. The strangest thing is the characters is readable...more >>

Hello Using the code below, I am fetching some data from an XML file. And then I store them into an Array. But I cannot get the data in the array from outside of the function. Is there a way that I can define a Global Array or something. Thanks. var haberler:XML = new XML(); h...more >>

I have a dataholder that has an array of information in it. The array holds SchoolID and SchoolName. I can bind it just fine to the combo box. but when loaded the box only has one item in it. How can I get it to list all the shcools? :confused; ...more >>

hai friends in Flash file i take dynamic text field, dynamic text field retrieving the content from xml file, xml file having the paragraphs, when we retrieve the content in dynamic text field. i want the clickable events for few words in that paragraphs. how to do that without u...more >>

HI EVERYONE, i want to know if there is a way to let the scrollbar in the datagrid in the same place when i add items because when i add an item or i make changes on any of them the scroll bar goes to the first place...more >>

I am creating an XML ticker, the problem I am running into is this. Some of the XML files I need to load in have names that continualy change every time the XML is updated. Moreover they change in no organized way. Example the first XML file may be named: 093108d9-0a0a94d9-076751b8.XML the sec...more >>

I've read a post from this forum about sending and retrieving data using ASP and I think I understand it. The question I have is with regards to the ASP page that sends the data to Flash... How do I send the data to Flash without having to display the query string in the browser window? Doe...more >>

hi, I have using a webservice with lots of services, which is returning ValueObjects. while testing it i'm getting undefined . Could anyone help me out how to retrieve values from VO. thanks in advance. flashkiran ...more >>

Since this is a two part question, I'll leave a post here and in the actionscript section. I am using an XML Connector and I am sending strings back and forth to the mySQL DB (using php) though my question doesn't concern this much. When I send that string, it may and most likely will hav...more >>

Hi i am having troubnle getting flash to update existing databse records. I can get it to add new records and view existing records buit cant get it to update existing records. i have included the code im using. I would really appreciate it if any one can help me as this is for my uni project ...more >>

Hi all, I need to render/play a flash file in my DirectShow application. Does anyone if I can get or buy a component/codec capable of this? I've looked at the product info here at marcomedia, but it doesen't appear to be part of their product range. If there is a better forum for this,...more >>

Hello, I'm looking for advice on how to load text dynamically from a text file to fill more than one text box, into a two column layout. Is this possible? I know I could edit two text files, or create separate variables, but is there a way to load one text file that allows the copy to flo...more >>

I have an array that contains objects ie: {id:3, t_name:"first"} I am ultimately trying to output this as an xml. Currently I can send an array from flash to a php script and assemble an XML file successfully. But as soon as I try to send an array with objects in it...the php script ca...more >>

I want to use xml to populate a flash file and have links as buttons. I can have an xml file populate a swf file, but I also need the links to be buttons attched to the mp3's instead of links. I'm not sure what I need to do to accomplish this task. Thanks for your input. ...more >>

[dual posting in Flash/Flash Data Integration & ColdFusion/Advanced Techniques] So I've built this content managed "multimedia library" in ColdFusion that stores it's files as BLOBs in an Oracle DB. I've got the UL/DL sorted out. As far as delivery is concerned, I have the opportunity to set...more >>

Hi. Im in need of a tutorial or advice on how to do the following. I am creating a profiles section for a flash site that i am making and need a way for the users to be able to find (on their local machine) and upload their photograph onto the server via flash, i am using flash MX 2004 Prof...more >>

I am trying to bind combo boxes to each other. Multi levels. I pull the info in from a website with XMLConnector. Basically the company has multiple locations and wants a directory. EXAMPLE: <company> <location id="Honolulu"> <dept name="admin"> <employee empID="1"> <title...more >>