You should be able to pass variables to php using remoting, a webservice or a post paramater, there are lots of tutorials on this, its really a flex/flash issue rather than a maps API one.
Similarly, for passing a value between flex and javascript directly, there should be a lot of help out there. If you're moving significant volumes of data you might consider adobes Flex-Ajax bridge (http:// livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/html/help.html?content=ajaxbridge_1.html), but it's by no means the only option. -Ian On Jun 20, 3:25 pm, Nick <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, I have driving directions using google maps api and flex on a > friends site. I am trying to be able to pass a variable from flex to > a php file. Basically the flex version of the driving directions is > more of a visual for customers, they also have the option of using a > "printer friendly" (via a button) version which is javascript. Is > there a way to pass the "From" field in the flex verson to the > javascript version so they don't have to type in there starting(From) > address again? I am new to flex and have little php experience, any > help would be greatly appreciated! Here is my code from flex: > > <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"; > xmlns:maps="com.google.maps.*" layout="absolute" width="100%" > height="100%"> > <mx:Component id="HTMLRenderer"> > <mx:Text width="100%" htmlText="{listData.label}" > selectable="false"/> > </mx:Component> > <mx:HDividedBox backgroundColor="#666666" width="100%" > height="100%"> > <mx:VBox backgroundColor="#666666" width="50%" height="100%"> > <mx:Button color="#ffffff" label="Printer Friendly Directions" > click="navigateToURL(new URLRequest('http://www.ox-yokeinn.com/ > javadirections'),'_self')"/><mx:Label > text="Set your (From) location" color="#ffffff" > width="220"/> > <mx:HBox> > <mx:Label > text="From: " color="#ffffff" > width="70"/> > <mx:TextInput > name="From" > id="from" > text="" > width="100%"/> > </mx:HBox> > <mx:HBox> > <mx:Label > text="To: " color="#ffffff" > width="70"/> > <mx:TextInput > id="to" > text="41.74085,-77.66027" > width="100%"/> > </mx:HBox> > <mx:Button > label="Get Directions" > click="processForm(event);"/> > <mx:HRule > width="100%"/> > <mx:Text > id="directionsSummary" > width="100%"/> > <mx:DataGrid > id="directionsGrid" > dataProvider="{directionsSteps}" > width="100%" > height="100%" > sortableColumns="false" > itemClick="onGridClick(event)"> > <mx:columns> > <mx:Array> > <mx:DataGridColumn headerText="Description" > dataField="descriptionHtml" itemRenderer="{HTMLRenderer}"/> > <mx:DataGridColumn headerText="Distance" > dataField="distanceHtml" width="120" itemRenderer="{HTMLRenderer}"/> > </mx:Array> > </mx:columns> > </mx:DataGrid> > <mx:Label text="Why the latitude,longitude (To:)? Because ALL MAP/ > GPS" color="#ffffff" width="460"/> > <mx:Label text="software has the incorrect location for our > business." color="#ffffff" width="460"/> > <mx:Text > id="directionsCopyright" > width="100%"/> > </mx:VBox> > <maps:Map > id="map" > > key="ABQIAAAAwAuwYXeqxC3IwIO8xA6WvhTVCwZBOtg1mIAWlBFngUPAhg8VpxT9gQyGJALNKPs2EUX-34K0wrKO2w" > mapevent_mapready="onMapReady(event)" > width="100%" height="100%"/> > </mx:HDividedBox> > > <mx:Script> > <![CDATA[ > import flash.events.Event; > import com.google.maps.MapEvent; > import com.google.maps.Map; > import com.google.maps.InfoWindowOptions; > import com.google.maps.MapType; > import com.google.maps.LatLng; > import com.google.maps.LatLngBounds; > import com.google.maps.overlays.Polyline; > import com.google.maps.overlays.Marker; > import com.google.maps.interfaces.IPolyline; > import com.google.maps.services.*; > import mx.collections.ArrayCollection; > import mx.controls.Alert; > import com.google.maps.overlays.Marker; > import com.google.maps.overlays.MarkerOptions; > import com.google.maps.controls.MapTypeControl; > import com.google.maps.MapType; > import com.google.maps.MapMouseEvent; > import com.google.maps.controls.ZoomControl; > import com.google.maps.controls.PositionControl; > import mx.printing.*; > import mx.printing.PrintDataGrid; > import mx.collections.ArrayCollection; > > [Bindable] public var directionsSteps:ArrayCollection = new > ArrayCollection(); > > private function button_click():void { > System.setClipboard(from.text); > } > private function onMapReady(event:MapEvent):void { > map.setCenter(new LatLng(41.74085,-77.66027), 14, > MapType.NORMAL_MAP_TYPE); > > var markerA:Marker = new Marker( new LatLng(41.74096,-77.66034), new > MarkerOptions({icon: new CustomIconSprite("")})); > markerA.addEventListener(MapMouseEvent.CLICK, function > (event:MapMouseEvent):void { > markerA.openInfoWindow(new InfoWindowOptions({title: > "The Ox Yoke Inn", content: "41.74085,-77.66027"})); > }); > map.addOverlay(markerA); > map.addControl(new MapTypeControl()); > map.addControl(new ZoomControl()); > map.addControl(new PositionControl()); > } > > private function processForm(event:Event):void { > var directions:Directions = new Directions(); > directions.addEventListener(DirectionsEvent.DIRECTIONS_SUCCESS, > onDirectionsSuccess); > directions.addEventListener(DirectionsEvent.DIRECTIONS_FAILURE, > onDirectionsFail); > directions.load("from: " + from.text + " to: " + to.text); > } > > private function onDirectionsFail(event:DirectionsEvent):void { > Alert.show("Status: " + event.directions.status); > } > > private function onDirectionsSuccess(event:DirectionsEvent):void { > map.clearOverlays(); > directionsSteps.removeAll(); > var directions:Directions = event.directions; > var directionsPolyline:IPolyline = directions.createPolyline(); > map.addOverlay(directionsPolyline); > > var directionsBounds:LatLngBounds = directionsPolyline.getLatLngBounds > (); > map.setCenter(directionsBounds.getCenter()); > map.setZoom(map.getBoundsZoomLevel(directionsBounds)); > > var startLatLng:LatLng = directions.getRoute(0).getStep(0).latLng; > var endLatLng:LatLng = directions.getRoute > (directions.numRoutes-1).endLatLng; > map.addOverlay(new Marker(startLatLng)); > map.addOverlay(new Marker(endLatLng)); > > for (var r:Number = 0 ; r < directions.numRoutes; r++ ) { > var route:Route = directions.getRoute(r); > > for (var s:Number = 0 ; s < route.numSteps; s++ ) { > var step:Step = route.getStep(s); > directionsSteps.addItem(step); > } > } > } > > private function onGridClick(event:Event):void { > var latLng:LatLng = directionsGrid.selectedItem.latLng; > var opts:InfoWindowOptions = new InfoWindowOptions(); > opts.contentHTML = directionsGrid.selectedItem.descriptionHtml; > map.openInfoWindow(latLng, opts); > } > > ]]> > </mx:Script> > </mx:Application> > > I am using the JavaScript driving directions from Google Maps > playground. 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