That is strange. And you've tried viewing the cfm page in the browser directly
to check its output? The CF code should never get to flash so it seems like the
web server isn't processing the CF page, but instead just serving it out.
> Hi Scott,
>
> Thanks for the reply. I'm doing something very similar. The flash code
> is as follows:
>
> var testXML:XML = new XML();
> testXML.ignoreWhite = true;
>
> testXML.onLoad = function(success){
> if(success){
> textXML.text = this; //display the xml in a dynamic text box on
> the
> stage
> }else{
> //throw error
> trace("file not found");
> }
> }//end onLoad function
>
>
> //path to the cf script file
> testXML.load("createxml.cfm");
>
> But when I execute the html file containing .swf file the first line
> of createxml.cfm is returned to the browser and not the actual xml
> output i.e. <cfset variable =>
> and not the xml output. Not good on a Friday afternoon!
>
> thanks again,
>
> alan
>
>
>
> > (Sorry about my first errant reply to the list)
> >
> > You've got the right idea on the CF side. What I've done recently is
>
> > place your swf in a typical HTML page and have it (the swf) call the
>
> > cfm page using a load xml function - the actionscript is roughly:
> >
> > XML.prototype.ignoreWhite = true;
> > dataXML = new XML();
> > dataURL = "./createxml.cfm";
> > dataXML.load(dataURL);
> > dataXML.onLoad = ...some function to proceed to in the swf...
> >
> > Works like a charm and you can have a flash event recall the XML
> load
> > method if you need to refresh the data without refreshing your HTML
>
> > window.
> >
> > -Scott
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I hope I'm not going over old ground here but I cant find an exact
>
> > > answer on my query here.
> > >
> > > I'm creating an xml file dynamically from a query. I want to then
>
> > load
> > > this xml file into a flash movie where it can process the data
> > >
> > > I've got a file createxml.cfm which does the following:
> > >
> > > <cfset some variables>
> > > <cfquery querydb>
> > > <cfxml variable....>
> > > populate xml file/structure
> > >
> > > <cfcontent type="text/xml" reset="Yes" />
> > > <cfset dynXML = "#toString(variable)#">
> > >
> > > This outputs an xml file with the correct headers
> > >
> > > I'm under instruction not to create a physical file on the server
> so
> >
> > > how should I go about getting this xml file into a .swf file
> > >
> > > What I'm really unsure about is how do I tie all this together ?
> > >
> > > Should I create another file, say displayflash.cfm where it
> executes
> >
> > > createxml.cfm and I can embed the flash movie ?
> > > What is the best way to get the flash movie to access the dynamic
>
> > xml
> > > ?
> > >
> > > Am I over thinking this ???
> > > Apologies if
> > >
> > > a:) this was asked previously
> > > b:) I'm on the wrong forum!
> > >
> > > thanks in advance
> > >
> > > alan
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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