Hi all. I need to display a full recordset (say a table or a select from a table, returning many rows, not a single one) in a Flash doc, but I'm clueless. BTW, I read in other messages about amfphp which seems to be a good choice, but I can't use it on the Web Server (got no choice here)...more >>

I'm trying to simplify a presentation .fla file I inherited. I was able to successfully build a slideshow that functions exactly as the original except for one thing, there's a slight lag between slides. Each slide is a .swf file so I can add fade-ins/outs as needed and include animated slid...more >>

I currently have a Flash app that gets populated by parsing data from an external XML file. However, I need to get the XML data into a (JSP) session and can't neccesarily have an external XML file--any suggestions? Can I put the XML string into a hidden input field in a form on the HTML? Can F...more >>

Im using flash 8 and im wondering if it is posable to externaly load lables into a ceck box from xml. If it is posible how would one go about doing it. Any help is much apretiated....more >>

i want to learn how to use the xml socket but i know nothing about it or about servers...more >>

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Hi, Can anyone answer the above question? (Is it possible to use a DataGrid as a small built-in DB in a Flash application thus avoiding the need to connect to a backend DB?) If so, does the DataGrid store the variables added to it even if the app. is switched off? Thanks, ...more >>

I'm totally new here but I really really need help debugging my website. The problem is I have a flash file the loads an xml file to display pictures. Basicallly a gallery. It works in IE but not Firefox and I can't understand why. here is the offending pages http://www.justinlamperski.c...more >>

Hi, it apears that message on frame 6, where i have a connection with an XMLconnector. What sould i do ? ...more >>

I get the following errors when I try using URLVariables and URLRequest. Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong ? The class or interface 'flash.net.URLVariables' could not be loaded. var params:URLVariables = new URLVariables(); The class or interface 'flash.net.URLRequest' could not ...more >>

Is there a way to load an XML file if it's on a differen server/domain than the html/swf file? I already set allowScriptAccess="all" but it didn't seem to help....more >>

Hi all, this is my first post I'm a newbee teaching myself, so i hope I'm Clear I have No problems inserting data from flash to PHP into MySQL, it's sendind them back properlly. All I'd like to see happen is for one row of data to be inserted into a dynamic text field. here's what...more >>

Hi, I'm looking to build an app for viewing motion JPEG (MJPEG) streams directly from IP/Network cameras. Does anyone know where I can find useful information on this or even if it's possible at all? Thanks. G. ...more >>

I have a problem about displaying some special characters (?,?,?). These belong to the turkish alphabet.I am translating xml documents from english to turkish then flash retrieve text from these xml everything is ok except three letters.I am using special font which does not contain these th...more >>

So I'm trying to report the Flash interactivities out to the server and record it. I understand that there's a way to do text reporting in Flash (which by the way I don't know how to do either,) but I'm maintly trying to find a automated way for my clients to view the reporting on-line either...more >>

Hi, In the application I'm developing the customer needs to enter a valid Voucher Number in order to be able to proceed with their transaction. While most will complete their transaction there and then, some will (for whatever reason) cancel out of the process, to return at a later date/time...more >>

Hello, I would like to create a Word Document and import that word document into Flash. I'm not talking about data integration from an outside file, but literally taking text from a text/word document and Flash create the timelines and tweens based on paragraph breaks, etc. Is there a co...more >>

I have a flash8 object embedded in a VB.net form. I use GetVariable and SetVariable from VB to get and set variables in the flash movie. This works great until you try to do a GetVariable on a variable in the movie that hasn't been defined. I would expect it to return 'undefined' or 'null', bu...more >>

Im new to data input using flash, can someone please tell me how to connect to a mysql database....more >>

I have a flash application which contains a "dynamic text" with a var name "myVar" and an instance name "dt_txt" I have a button to which I attached the code: ____________________________________ on (release) { var lv = new LoadVars(); lv.load ("http://localhost/test.php"); lv.onLo...more >>

Every article I read seems to say you need Flash MX 2004 Professional to connect with ColdFusion. I was wondering if I could just use Flash 8 and ColdFusion together and what would I need to connect. In the tutorials I have read I needed two includes of #Netservices or something like that. If ...more >>

I'm new to using Flash with a database, but I need to set up a Flash application that will access data in my MS Access database. I would be using ASP, and I'm using Flash MX Pro. What would be the best way to do this? Are there any good basic tutorials out there? THanks, ...more >>

I have a swf file embedded in an asp.net master page. The swf displays a menu based on data obtained from an xml file. I am having problems with caching - the menu should change but I have to refresh the browser to get it to display correctly. I have called the data within the swf file as s...more >>

(flash 8 pro) I have a dataGrid which i've populated from an XML file. I want to be able to click a row and to use information from that row. This seems fine at first, but then when I click the headers to change the sort order, the data isn't in the same order as the XML file anymore, so t...more >>

Thus far I've learned how to create a contact form with fields for name, e-mail, phone number, and comments to include a button for send and a button for clear. My question is what do I do next to capture and send the data to me via e-mail? I'm told I could do it with PHP in my SQL I haven't ...more >>

Web.sitemap is the default name of the XML sitemap file used in asp .net web sites. I am having trouble opening it in an embedded .swf on any of my web pages. When I use the Flash command: myXml.load("Web.sitemap"); I get an error. However when I change the file name and command to 'Web...more >>

We have developed a projector application which dynamically loads swf's. One of these swf's calls an external site for stock quote information. The swf functions properly when run in IE. However, when it is called by our executable, we do not get the data expected. (undefined) We have l...more >>

It seems there are lots of topics close to this, but none with answers. I have attempted to complete the Dinner Menu sample example in Flash 8. I finally got ti to work but the columns do not match the order of the items in the XML document. I cannot find an answer to this problem anywhere ...more >>

I am creating a file that will act as a slide show, with headlines, short story/explination, it will display an image and the entire box will act as the button. For the most part I've got everything working. Well, that's not true. I can only get it to work when I attach the code to an onPress ...more >>

Hi, I am trying to populate a datagrid based on a value selected from a combobox. The data comes from a xml file, which looks something like this, <?xml version="1.0"?> <media> <objet> <media>Plan de cours</media> <region>Canada</region> <nom>Jakalope</nom> <deta...more >>

i am creating a gallery type site, i am loading xml data externally creating duplicate movie clips and it all works fine, my only problem is i want them to go to a URL, i have one of the nodes with the URL and in my actionscript i am calling a function to getURL on press, the problem is on eac...more >>

I have an Array retrived from XML via xPath. I then compare one bucket with a string and dont get the result i want. It seems that the XML string isn't really a string. XMLstring=XMLarray[i]; Have tried: trace(typeof(XMLstring)); ---gets "object" ...and: XMLstring=XMLstrin...more >>

I am using the PHP style switcher by Chris Clark (http://www.alistapart.com/articles/phpswitch/) and using a small flash interface to switch styles. 4 to be exact. I had this working before so i know it is possible. The problem is that when a user clicks on 1 of the style selectors (a st...more >>

Hai I had been using Flash Lite 2.0 for application.I need to set time in Flash (ie) In my application i have to set time to 60 secs. when i enter into application the time starts from zero and when it reaches 60 secs the application has to exit . I have no idea about this. Can any one p...more >>