Good question. I still stumble over casts vs new vs top-level functions. I bet that will work.
Tracy ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ben.clinkinbeard Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 7:45 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [flexcoders] Re: fixed the problem!! Does myExperiments = ArrayCollection(event.result.experiments.experiment) work? --- In [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> , "Tracy Spratt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That IS unexpected. > > Tracy > > > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> ] On > Behalf Of Cashorali, Tanya M. > Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 1:27 PM > To: [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: [flexcoders] fixed the problem!! > > > > Well, who knew that myExperiments = event.result.experiments.experiment > as ArrayCollection would work > > > > But myExperiments = new > ArrayCollection(event.result.experiments.experiment) wouldn't? > > > > Lots of hours of aggravation, but Flex is so pretty it's almost worth > it. > > > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> ] On > Behalf Of Cashorali, Tanya M. > Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 12:46 PM > To: [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: RE: [flexcoders] Binding HTTPService xml to ArrayCollection for > Datagrid > > > > Ok after a lot of painful debugging.. I've found something strange. > > > > Instead of an ArrayCollection, I declared myExperiments as an Object. > > The XML format is like this: > > <experiments> > > <experiment> > > <title></title> > > <machine></machine> > > <username></username> > > </experiment> > > <experiment> > > <title></title> > > <machine></machine> > > <username></username> > > </experiment> > > </experiments> > > > > private function resultHandler(event:ResultEvent):void > > { > > myExperiments = event.result.experiments.experiment; > > } > > > > Then I set my dataprovider in my datagrid = myExperiments and for some > reason this works to display the experiments. > > Why doesn't an ArrayCollection work? > > > > Sorry for all the emails but this has been a problem for too long and > seems like it should be simple. > > > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> ] On > Behalf Of Cashorali, Tanya M. > Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 12:36 PM > To: [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: RE: [flexcoders] Binding HTTPService xml to ArrayCollection for > Datagrid > > > > Please I just need to know how to bind the results of an HTTPService > request (which generates XML) to an ArrayCollection!!! > > > I don't think it should be this difficult!?! > > > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> ] On > Behalf Of Cashorali, Tanya M. > Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 11:16 AM > To: [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: RE: [flexcoders] Binding HTTPService xml to ArrayCollection for > Datagrid > > > > Still no luck.. I'm trying to check the length of the array and an > Alert.show() won't even display anything. Could it be order in which > I'm executing everything? > > For instance, I can't call the display_experiments.php script until > after a user has logged in so it can query the database for his > experiments. > > I have a checkLogin function that sends the display_experiments > HTTPService call after the user has logged in. > > > > What could I be doing wrong? > > > > -Tanya > > > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> ] On > Behalf Of Brian Holmes > Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 10:41 AM > To: [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: RE: [flexcoders] Binding HTTPService xml to ArrayCollection for > Datagrid > > > > on return use > > > > myExperiments = new > ArrayCollection(event.result.experiments.experiment); > > > > > > if expirement is the repeating element, then you need to use > (event.result.expirements) > > > > > > > > b. > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> ] On > Behalf Of Cashorali, Tanya M. > Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 8:32 AM > To: [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: RE: [flexcoders] Binding HTTPService xml to ArrayCollection for > Datagrid > > The problem is related to the format of the XML I think. Here's a > portion of my php script (SQL statement not included). > > > > $output = "<experiments>"; > > while (OCIFetchInto($result, $row, OCI_ASSOC)) > > { > > $output .= > "<experiment><title>".$row['TITLE']."</title><machine>".$row['MACHINE']. > "</machine><username>".$row['USERNAME']."</username><details>".$row['DET > AILS']."</details><month>".$row['EMONTH']."</month><day>".$row['EDAY']." > </day><year>".$row['EYEAR']."</year></experiment>"; > > } > > $output .= "</experiments>"; > > > > This works fine when using > display_experiments.lastResult.experiments.experiment.. but it does not > work when binding using a resultHandler as > > > > [Bindable] > > private var myExperiments:ArrayCollection; > > > > private function resultHandler(event:ResultEvent):void > > { > > myExperiments=event.result.experiments.experiment; > > } > > > > And here's my HTTPService call: > > <mx:HTTPService id="display_experiments" result = "resultHandler(event)" > url="http://localhost:8080/displayExperiments.php <http://localhost:8080/displayExperiments.php> " useProxy="false" > method="POST"> > > <mx:request xmlns=""> > > <username>{username.text}</username> > > </mx:request> > > </mx:HTTPService> > > > > Trying to populate the datagrid with {myExperiments} doesn't work. > > Do I need to output the XML in some other way? > > > > Thanks, > > Tanya > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> ] On > Behalf Of Cashorali, Tanya M. > Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 4:58 PM > To: [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: RE: [flexcoders] Binding HTTPService xml to ArrayCollection for > Datagrid > > > > The datagrid doesn't even get populated and I'm making sure I actually > send the httpservice request on creationComplete of the datagrid itself. > > I can drag ok when I use pseudo data that is not populated from the > HTTPService. I need the HTTPService to execute the php script which > pulls the data off the backend. > > > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> ] On > Behalf Of Tracy Spratt > Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 4:44 PM > To: [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: RE: [flexcoders] Binding HTTPService xml to ArrayCollection for > Datagrid > > > > Whare are you stuck? > > > > Can you populate the source datagrid ok? > > > > Can you drag from the soruce to the target ok? > > > > Do you need the HTTPService for updating the back-end, of for getting > data into flex? > > > > Tracy > > > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> ] On > Behalf Of Cashorali, Tanya M. > Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 4:00 PM > To: [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: [flexcoders] Binding HTTPService xml to ArrayCollection for > Datagrid > > > > I have followed the example exactly as Adobe's book shows in Lesson 12 > (Dragging and Dropping Between Two Datagrids) with no luck. > > > > I need to be able to bind the results of an HTTPService call (which > executes a php script and returns rows in XML format), to an > ArrayCollection or whatever datatype can populate a datagrid. > > Everytime I drag and drop between two datagrids I need to change this > ArrayCollection. > > > > Any help willl be greaaaatly appreciated please!!! 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