you use a
loadVariables( "http://www.syourdomain.com/page.cfm";
<http://www.syourdomain.com/page.cfm> , _root);
command. Things to note.
Do a search on LoadVarsNum and LoadVars - you'll wind up using needing
to know when to use which and why.
Also - notice my "_root." - well in some instances that may work as
"_level0." depending on setup of your movie. But if all the boxes are
simply on root timeline - then you reference a loaded var from cf string
&name=Dennis
as _root.name in the text properties box.
It is better practice to load the vars up into a MC - In that case
change that statement way up top to the instance name. Create an MC with
all your form fields in it. Place it on the stage. Remember to name it
in instance properites and load them into that MC. Say the MC was -
MyStuff.
then you reference it simply as _root.MyStuff.name
Follow?
Also - important
you CAN NOT use data on the same frame you loaded it.
This will save you alot of time. Parse a variable to look for at the end
of the cfm string. like &EOF=True
Then in flash - the frame after your loadVars - do something like this
if (EOF == 1) {
EOF = 0;
gotoAndPlay(3);
} else {
gotoAndPlay(1);
}
So it only proceeds IF the end of the string is received. Flash takes
care of everything else.
That should get you started.
actionscript.org &
flashcfm.com are great resources with out too much noise.
Jason Miller
dennis baldwin wrote:
Also, please feel free to check out www.devmx.com
<http://www.devmx.com> for more info on
Flash/CF integration.
Regards,
Dennis
-----Original Message-----
From: Samuel R. Neff [ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ]
Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 9:48 AM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: Re: Flash and CF Integration
Yes, this can be done in Flash. We're working on a very similar
application where it maps items to a grid and then draws connectors
between
related items.
Regarding layers, the first thing to remember is that they are only used
for z-order and organization. AFAIK, they don't actually exist in the
final SWF (only in the FLA). That said, it is crucial to app
maintainability that all items be on a separate later, or at the very
least
all unrelated items (so a box and it's outline can be on a layer, but
other
boxes should be on a different layer).
However, for dynamic layout like this, it's far easier to add items to
the
timeline programmatically with attachMovie--when dealing with this many
boxes, you should find it improves maintainability.
BTW, since these questions are not really related to CF, this thread
would
probably be best served on a Flash
forum. http://webforums.macromedia.com/flash
<http://webforums.macromedia.com/flash> or
http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/ <http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/>
HTH,
Sam
At 06:16 AM 11/26/2002, you wrote:
I'm doing my first Flash and CF integration app and have a list of
questions. I have to dynamically display data in 14 text boxes as well
as
have up to 36 dynamic lines connecting the boxes based on query
results. I"m not sure if this is possible with flash. I have my
template
done in flash but everything is on 1 layer. Do I need to put things on
different layers? Can anyone tell me if this is possible? There will be
at
least 15 queries that have to be run to populate this template with the
correct data. Any suggestions? Help? If you would like to see the fla
file, please email me.
TIA
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