Hi Frank,
I'm also trying to crack a similar problem, transferring datasets from a
Director database Xtra, to Flash components (I'm using Director MX and
Flash Pro 2004).
I found this URL which is somewhat unclear, and have had excellent help
trasferring it to an Arca DB, which is what I use. I can email a sample
if you can help complete it. In my sample, the data is loaded into
Director, but doesn't get to Flash. I think it is because my setup has
v2 compoents. I loaded v1 remoting components. The idea is similar to
your proposition in that you'd like spreadsheet data loaded into a flash
datagrid (or datagrid-like component).
In any case, the URL in case it is helpful:
http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/mx/director/articles/flash_in_director_7.html
Cheers,
Ken
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Andy Driscoll - Lesson Software wrote:
Hi Frank,
You can do an x-platform grid using the grid Xtra from Electronic Ink
http://www.printomatic.com, but you will still need to read the data
in/out somehow. They have some pretty decent starter code that should
get you off and running in very little time. There might still be an
issue with vertical text alignment not working on the Mac, but overall
it works pretty well.
I typically use the v12 database Xtra for data storage/retrieval, but
you could even use a flat text file. If you do, I would recommend
using BuddyFile instead of FileIO because with the latter, you will
run into an upper limit on filesize eventually while in evaluating
BuddyFile it seemed to handle fairly huge files with no problem.
HTH,
Andy Driscoll
Frank Coleman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I have a client who want to be able to update a spreadsheet in Excel on
an ongoing basis, and have that file be the dynamically-loaded source
for a Flash Datagrid embedded in Director -- or something functionally
and aesthetically equivalent. I'm open to suggestion, such as an
Xtra...? (must be cross-platform, though...)
Once in Director, they want to be able to sort records by the column
header they click on, and open a related document when they click on a
row (i.e., record) -- probably another Flash module that receives a
unique key from the clicked-upon datagrid record (I can take it from
there once I get the message across).
I know Lingo really well and enough actionscript to be dangerous, but
I've never used the data grid before -- and this has to be done by this
weekend. LOL.
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