var str:String = String(e.target.data);

without new?

-----Original Message-----
From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com
[mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Karl
DeSaulniers
Sent: zaterdag 8 oktober 2011 2:44
To: Flash List
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] can't get e.target.data

Maybe set it to a var first?

var data:String = e.target.data;
var str:String = new String(data);

HTH,

Karl



On Oct 7, 2011, at 2:23 PM, John Polk wrote:

> Here's a code snippet:
>             var req:URLRequest = new URLRequest(siteUrl + "store/ 
> flash_store2.py?id=" + id + "&pkg=" + pkgID);
>             /*
>             var variables:URLVariables = new URLVariables();
>             loader.dataFormat = URLLoaderDataFormat.VARIABLES;
>             req.method = URLRequestMethod.POST;
>             variables.pkg = pkgID;
>             variables.id = id;
>             req.data = variables;
>             */
>             loader.load(req);
>             loader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onSendComplete);
>         }
>
>         private function onSendComplete(e:Event):void
>         {
>             var txt:TextField = new TextField();
>             var myFormat:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
>             myFormat.font = "Arial";
>             myFormat.size = 5;
>             var str:String = new String(e.target.data);
>
> First up, I find I have to often bypass URLVariables because it simply 
> doesn't work, as is the case here. But the real problem is
> thus:
> 1) When I test this on my Mac, calling the data from my server, 
> everything works fine.
> 2) When I test this on my server, calling the page TTW, everything 
> works fine if "id" has a value and "pkg" does not.
> 3) When I test my python script that generates the data on my server 
> passing a value only for "pkg", everything displays fine; however;
> 4) When I test this on my server, calling the page TTW with no value 
> for "id" and a value for "pkg", e.target.data only serves up this 
> string "->->" which is incomprehensible to me.
> How do I trouble-shoot this?
> TIA,
> John
>
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Karl DeSaulniers
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