Got it working thanks! My problem was that the timer was being created before the getRate function.
Thanks again :) --- In [email protected], "Mike Chabot" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You can definitely use a variable there. You might want to step > through the code to make sure that the variable is getting populated > with the correct value and that the timer is being created after the > getRate function completes. > > -Mike Chabot > > On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 4:11 PM, sailorsea21 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey everyone, I have a value of 30000 stored in a MySQL database. > > > > I call this value and import it in flex via HTTPService (PHP & XML): > > > > <mx:HTTPService url="value.php" method="POST" id="rate" > > useProxy="false" result="getRate(event)"/> > > > > I now have a timer: > > var myTimer:Timer = new Timer(30000); > > > > Can I replace the hard-coded value of "30000" with the value that is > > stored in my database? > > > > This is my script: > > > > [Bindable] > > public var valuesMilliseconds:int; > > > > private function getRate(event:ResultEvent):void > > { > > valuesMilliseconds = event.result.database.row.Refresh_Rate; > > } > > > > I tried the following but it didn't work: > > > > var myTimer:Timer = new Timer(valuesMilliseconds); > > > > Thanks. > > > > -David > > > > >
