Hello. And thanks for taking time to read this query. I'm new to integrating Flash with databases and I'm looking for a solid grounding whilst progressing to more advanced stuff and pushing myself a little. I work with a colleague who's very skilled in SQL databases and PHP, and I w...more >>

I have a swf which it receives it's content from xml files. It displayes jpg's and mp3's by getting their paths from xmls. (also I must note that these jpegs and mp3s are uploaded from an asp.net form) My problem is some jpgs are not being displayed & some mp3s are not played at macintosh...more >>

I began with a class for a movie clip rollover function FigureRollOver. It works marvellously. Three things happen: 1) it loads XML from a file "mod1_fig1.xml" and uses another class, XMLMember, to retool the scoping of the XML so that I can get at it 2) an onload call inside of XMLMem...more >>

Hi everyone: I am having this problem of sending XML request to an address which starts with "https". The problem is I always get the error message "Error opening URL "https:......."", instead of the actual response which should be in XML format as well. The function I am using is "sen...more >>

Hi I'm loading data from an XML file with html specific tags so I can put all the formatting of the text field in the XML file, my XML looks something like this: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <screen> <text> <english> <p>96% of CEOs believe reputation is im...more >>

I am new to Flash 8. I am trying to consume a web service that is running on my Java EE 5 (GlassFish) application server. First, can anyone comment on compatability of Flash 8 with web services not created with Cold Fusion. I am able to connect and execute a sample web (wsdl at http://www...more >>

I have a static, UTF-8 encoded XML document that gets loaded by a custom movie clip class into an array and then items from the array are read and displayed in a dynamic text field that is attached to the movie clip, depending on which one is rolled over. Everything works perfectly except that...more >>

Hi hope you can help. Firstly I'm new to using Flash to access info from a database, but not Flash or Databases though. I have an MS SQL Server Database which holds my shopping cart info. Each product has an associated product image. What I'm trying to do: Allow users to search for produ...more >>

I have a php script that generates my blog entries into an xml file(in .php extension).However, I have trouble passing and displaying the variables.Anyone can give me any hint or any help as in to start? ...more >>

Hi Guys, I got a problem on how to send variable in and out within PHP and Flash. I tried to follow the tutorial posted in this website but it doesnt work (the tutorial used loadvarnum). What I have done here is : - Flash page (called : tessend.html) send a variable (called : name) to ...more >>

I have the following layout to my XML file . . . <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> <VoucherNumbers> <GoodVoucher>20060820151601</GoodVoucher> <CancelVoucher> <CancelledVoucher>20060820091501</CancelledVoucher> <CancelledVoucher>20060820102201</CancelledVoucher> <Ca...more >>

Using Component Inspector, I can control input dynamically. But I can?t find a way to control checkboxes. [http://www.mobil-e.dk/turbineQ/ho_correct_statement.jpg I am very thankfull for ansvers to this post ...more >>

Hello. I create a video in Flash using import->video. I select my .flv file and a skin. The .flv is on my hard drive. The component property reflects this location. I want to upload the video to my web server to display on my MovableType blog. If I change the properties in Flash to ref...more >>

I have the following script which works jim-dandy when implimented as a frame script in my .swf, but I don't want it there, I want it in a class I've created called FigureItem. I've stripped the script down to just the part that loads the XML. When the script is inside the .swf (without the cl...more >>

I am seeing repeated comments on this discussion forum that it's not possible to save data from Flash into a locally stored XML file . . . but there must be a way to do this. Why is you can read data from a locally stored XML file but not update or add data to it . . . how absurd a design woul...more >>

I am using the Macromedia tutorial on Data Integration to populate a DataGrid from an XMLConnector: http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flash/8/main/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.ht m?context=LiveDocs_Parts&file=00000756.html I have it working fine, but when I try to put it in my applica...more >>

Hi, I am looking to have one html page with many links. When I click a link, I want to load an swf file somewhere else on the page (audio or video files). I am happy to use flash or javascript to call the different swf's. Can this be done? Help!!! Thanks, Greg ...more >>

I have the following code in place to move a variable from my Flash app to an XML file for storage . . . //replace the GoodVN value in the XML file with the latest valid voucher number var VoucherNumbers:XML = new XML("<VoucherNumbers><GoodVoucher>VoucherNo</GoodVoucher> </VoucherNumbe...more >>

I think this may be the right section to post this in, but I need to find some code that will redirect one site to another if the flash file that the code is in is embeded in the site, e.g. here is sort of what I tried: [Q]getURL("http://google.com", "_parent")[/Q] it works fine HOWEVER, f...more >>

hi.. i have 3 video , i sent these the server, and second video is working but another first and third video are not working on server, why? 3 video are the same, All of them are working on my PC. And defined as MIME type do you know , whats the problem? 3 video files include ; ...more >>

how to create such a swf where we can enter data i need to create a swf where we can enter a text information. and this swf need to call into another swf. ...more >>

I have written the following code to access data stored in an XML file . . . //load the required data from the VoucherNumbers XML file var VoucherNumbers:XML = new XML(); VoucherNumbers.load("VoucherNumbers.xml"); //after loading is complete, trace the XML obje...more >>

All the examples in the text books, etc. show the LoadVars object being used with a .txt file. Can I use it with a .xml file or not? I have tried but the output panel just shows rubbish data!...more >>

I am trying to test my data files locally using IIS with ASP and Flash8. Now When I test with flash7 it works but with flash 8 will not work the action script bellow: loadVariablesNum("http://localhost/employee/employee.asp", 0, "GET"); Using the path belllow http://localhost/employee ...more >>

:confused; My company has developed a Powerpoint presentation in which we have embedded a few flash presentations to give it a little "pizazz." We made copies of the presentation on CD's and passed them out to some of our sales force. Some people have not had any trouble getting the fla...more >>

HI, I am trying to learn xml in flash myself and am finding it v.hard! All i am trying to do is create a little 'story' with 3 pages.I have content loading into flash but I am unable to get the next 'sibling' into an array e.g. the title. I can only get page1's title in the array but I can n...more >>

Hello, i've trying to solve the following problem for some time now...i hope someone here can help me out! I've build a guestbook in flash, which works together with a PHP file and a textfile. The problem is that the guestbook doesn't show any special characters... In the textfile they do ...more >>

Hi, Could somebody please advise me on the myth that you shouldn't really have flash files in intranet pages. We are building an intranet for a very large firm and the pages are made in ASP. Many thanks Paul ...more >>

Hi, Could somebody please advise me on the myth that you shouldn't really have flash files in intranet pages. We are building an intranet for a very large firm and the pages are made in ASP. Many thanks Paul ...more >>

I am using MYSQL and flash 8. I have been able to connect to our mysql tables and read and update text. I need to develop a flash app where the end user can Drag and drop an image (or browse for an image) then have that image posted into a blob field in the database. Any info apprecia...more >>

I have a Flash Web site for a small literary journal and am trying to switch over to my hosting service's mailing list manager for sending out newsletters. I see the HTML code for setting this up (available from my host), but do not know how to get it to work in my Flash site. (I did not build...more >>

Hello all, I have a flash form that has three checkboxes and some input text boxes. My form uses a PHP script that works perfect for the text but not the Check boxes. I'm not using the checkbox component, I'm using a check box i got from flash kit. Below is the code for the checkbox movie an...more >>

:confused; I can't figure this out. When I test a URL page with an embedded SWF file (using http://localhost/etc.) I cannot get the embedded SWF to play more than one or two frames. However, if I upload this same flash-embedded html page, and test it on the WWW, then it seesm to play w...more >>

Here's a strange one. I'm trying to pass data to and from flash and web pages using PHP. Everything seems to be working okay, until an embedded flash movie tries to load, and seems to stop on the frame before an important graphic loads. It just hangs there. If I test the movie by its...more >>

Hi All, In developing the bindings to access my MS Access database, I am trying to the data type for one of my fields to <empty> (as per the example I am following) but this option is not available in the dropdown box which lets you select the data type for the field in question. How t...more >>

ok, I am going nuts with this combo box! I have a flash form with 3 textboxes a combo box, and a submit button. When I hit submit, I post to an aspx page. My 3 textboxes are inserting into my db fine, but I have not been able to retrieve the value of the combo box. I have a change handler ...more >>

I have developed an application where the user enters a voucher number in order to be able to proceed with their transaction. I want to store the last good known voucher number (i.e. the last one to have successfully completed the process) and any cancelled voucher numbers (i.e. those that did...more >>

hi I have a flash 8 movie that upload jpegs to a server side script. When hosted on an NT server, with a php script that recieves the upload, the FileReference onComplete event gets called correctly when the an image has completely uploaded using FileReference.upload. This when movie is v...more >>

I have an ASP file that gives out the following output when opened in the browser on the internet: bride=Olga&groom=Alex&folders=2 see for yourself here : http://www.nickphotography.com/contact/customer_system/data.asp The code in the first frame of the flash file is: loadVariables...more >>

Hi all, I had to manipulate a large number of XML and GIF files. In this case I will need to use a compressed file, like zip. Anyone knows if the flash can access this type of data like the Java do. Thanks ...more >>

Hi there all, Just a quick question on the uses of the Shared Object to store data locally, if I was to save a series of the same field locally using a Shared Object, can I then search through this series of values to find the right one, in much the same way I would do in a database or even ...more >>