Code looks ok on quick skim. What is not working? Tracy
________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of obi.wasabi Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 1:08 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [flexcoders] Newbie Flex Application Hi, This is my first, perhaps ambitious FLEX application. The object is building a DVD catalog. The form uses: Text Inputs Combo Box Text Area Radio Buttons I could use assistance with Getting the Field Data into XML, then Putting the XML file for use as the DataProvider for a Datagrid(View) <code> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml> " layout="absolute" viewSourceURL="srcview/index.html"> <mx:Style> Label{fontFamily: Verdana; fontSize: 10pt; fontWeight: bold;} </mx:Style> <mx:Script> <![CDATA[ import flash.events.Event; [Bindable]public var titleOverview:XML private function addOverview(e:Event):void{ var titleOverview:XML = <dvdCollection> <dvd> <title>Pulp Fiction</title>; <genre>Action</genre>; <actors>John Travolta, Sam Jackson</actors>; <directors>Quentin Tarantino</directors> <producers>Lawrence Bender </producers>; </dvd> </dvdCollection> } ]]> </mx:Script> <mx:Panel title="DVD Collection: Add Title" height="500" width="530" paddingTop="5" paddingLeft="5" paddingRight="5" paddingBottom="5"> <mx:Accordion id="dvdAccordion" height="450" width="500" x="10" y="31"> <mx:Form id="dvdOverview" label="Overview" height="507" width="635"> <mx:Label text="Title:" width="48" height="19" /> <mx:TextInput id="dvdTitle" width="290" height="25"/> <mx:Label text="Genre:" width="49" height="15" /> <mx:ComboBox width="290"> <mx:ArrayCollection> <mx:String>Action</mx:String> <mx:String>Sci-Fi</mx:String> <mx:String>Drama</mx:String> <mx:String>Foreign</mx:String> <mx:String>Comedy</mx:String> <mx:String>Horror</mx:String> <mx:String>Children's</mx:String> <mx:String>Romance</mx:String> </mx:ArrayCollection> </mx:ComboBox> <mx:Label text="Actors:" /> <mx:TextArea id="dvdActors" width="450" /> <mx:Label text="Director:" /> <mx:TextInput id="dvdDirector" width="290" height="25"/> <mx:Label text="Producer(s):" /> <mx:TextInput id="dvdProducers" width="290" height="25"/> <mx:Button label="Add DVD Overiew" id="addOverviewBtn" click="addOverview(event);"/> </mx:Form> <mx:Form id="dvdDetails" label="Details" height="508" width="635"> <mx:Label text="Plot:" /> <mx:TextArea id="dvdPlot" width="450" /> <mx:Label text="Review:" /> <mx:TextArea id="dvdReview" width="450" /> <mx:Label text="Rating:" /> <mx:RadioButton groupName="dvdRating" id="dvdWatachable" label="Watachable" width="150"/> <mx:RadioButton groupName="dvdRating" id="dvdHorrible" label="Horrible" width="150"/> <mx:RadioButton groupName="dvdRating" id="dvdAwesome" label="Awesome" width="150"/> <mx:Label text="Date Purchased (MM/DD/YYYY):" /> <mx:DateField id="dvdPurchaseDate" width="125" /> <mx:Label text="Price (dollars . cents) :" /> <mx:HBox width="200"> <mx:Text text="$"/><mx:TextInput width="50" height="20"/><mx:Text text="."/><mx:TextInput width="50" height="20"/> </mx:HBox> <mx:Label text="Date Released (MM/DD/YYYY):" /> <mx:DateField id="dvdReleaseDate" width="125" /> <mx:Label text="Length (HH MM SS) :" width="265"/> <mx:HBox width="200"> <mx:TextInput width="50" height="20"/><mx:Text text=":"/><mx:TextInput width="50" height="20"/><mx:Text text=":"/><mx:TextInput width="50" height="20"/> </mx:HBox> <mx:Button label="Add DVD Details" id="addDetailsBtn" /> </mx:Form> </mx:Accordion> </mx:Panel> <mx:Panel title="DVD Collection: View Titles" height="300" width="59%" paddingTop="5" paddingLeft="5" paddingRight="5" paddingBottom="5" x="0" y="518"> <mx:DataGrid width="100%" editable="true" variableRowHeight="true" x="538" height="250" dataProvider="{titleOverview.dvd}"> <mx:columns> <mx:DataGridColumn dataField="title" headerText="Title" editable="false" /> <mx:DataGridColumn dataField="genre" headerText="Genre" editable="false" /> <mx:DataGridColumn dataField="actors" headerText="Actors" editable="true" /> <mx:DataGridColumn dataField="directors" headerText="Director" editable="false" /> <mx:DataGridColumn dataField="producers" headerText="Producer" editable="true" /> </mx:columns> </mx:DataGrid> </mx:Panel> <mx:Panel x="538" y="0" width="450" height="500" layout="absolute" title="DVD Collection: Detailed View"> </mx:Panel> </mx:Application> </code>
