Good question. I still stumble over casts vs new vs top-level
functions. I bet that will work.
Tracy
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*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]
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[mailto:[email protected]
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> 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]
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[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]
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[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]
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[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]
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[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]
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[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]
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[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]
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[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!!! Also, is it better
> practice to keep updating the database with every drag and drop, or to
> manipulate the ArrayCollection clientside, and when all's said and done
> finally update the database with one call?
>
>
>
> Thank you
>
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