If you put this code behind a button in Flash 5 (for example):
on (release) {
//Construct and XML object to hold request type
requestXml = new XML();
requestElement = requestXml.createElement("REQUEST");
requestElement.attributes.request = "<MyRequest/>";
requestXml.contentType = 'text/xml';
requestXml.appendChild( requestElement );
requestXml.contentType = 'text/xml';
//Construct an XML object to hold the servers (webobject's) reply
requestReplyXml = new XML();
requestReplyXml.onLoad = onRequestReply;
//debug
requestXml.xmlDecl = "<?xml version=\"1.0\" ?>";
trace( "Request sent" );
trace( requestXml.docTypeDecl );
trace( requestXml.xmlDecl );
//Send the request object to the server
cRequest = "Sent request...";
requestXml.sendAndLoad( "http://www.foo.com/dataretriever.php",
requestReplyXML );
cRequest = "Waiting For Reply...";
}
function onRequestReply () {
//Get the first XML element
var e = this.firstChild;
var _level0:TotalStoreNumber = 0;
var i = -1;
if( e != null ){
do {
if( e.nodeName == "REQUESTREPLY")
e = e.firstChild;
else
//Do what you want with the xml data
//------------------------------------
if( e.nodeName == "STORE") {
cStoreList += ( e.attributes.NAME + " - " +
e.attributes.ADDRESS +
newline );
if( i == -1 )
i = 1;
else
i++;
eval( "_level0:n" + i ) = i;
eval( "_level0:s" + i ) = e.attributes.NAME;
eval( "_level0:c" + i ) = 111;
}
e = e.nextSibling;
} while( e != null )
}
}
dataretriever.php can then query your DB/build an xml document (see php.net
on how to read/create XML files in PHP) and output it as normal. Flash will
recognise the xml and then you can parse the xml doc returned from your php
script and build the flash object accordingly.
Of course, you don't have to pass xml to your php script, you could just
pass a URL parameter but xml gives you a great framework for expansion
without breaking existing code.
This line is the key:
requestXml.contentType = 'text/xml';
and you won't find it mentioned in the current flash 5 documentation!
HTH
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Godd [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 8:57 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [PHP] FLASH AND PHP
>
>
> EXPLAIN !!!!!!
>
> I am not an XML expert
>
> Please explain. I have only now begun to read up on XML
>
>
>
>
> ""Richard Kirk"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> 000d01c0bc55$6db38ee0$7200000a@proj00014">news:000d01c0bc55$6db38ee0$7200000a@proj00014...
> > Or alternatively use the xml object to send an xml (flash 5) document to
> php
> > which then waits for an xml response.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Lindsay Adams [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 10:00 PM
> > > To: PHP
> > > Subject: Re: [PHP] FLASH AND PHP
> > >
> > >
> > > If you are wanting to use pregenerated FLASH scripts ( and not
> > > build them on
> > > the fly with libswf or ming) then what you want to do, without
> > > having to buy
> > > Generator for your server is...
> > >
> > > In the beginning of you falsh file, do a load variables from
> a PHP page,
> > > that queries a database or whatever, gets the data, and echoes it
> > > out to the
> > > FLASH file in the format expected by load variables. Tack on
> a variable
> at
> > > the end called loadDone and set it to 1 (or true)
> > > In flash, you have to put in a loop in the second frame, or after the
> > > loadvariables command, that checks to see if loadDone==1, to make
> > > sure that
> > > all the variables have loaded.
> > >
> > > You cannot assume that the variables will load within a certain
> > > time period.
> > > If they don't, the rest of your scripts will break.
> > >
> > > That, is how you can pass a lot of dynamic information into your
> > > flash file,
> > > without the use of server side generator install from macromedia.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 4/2/01 11:14 AM, "Godd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Now VRML and PHP may be possible but if you can get Flash to
> > > get in the mix
> > > > that will be so bad.
> > > >
> > > > What I really want to do is to get a flash file that will use
> > > the pictures
> > > > that I send to it via php and let it use that picture to do the
> > > animation.
> > > >
> > > > Now what I am looking at is a flash file that displays info on
> > > a product.
> > > > now given the picture of the product and the information on the
> > > product, I
> > > > want flash to use that info with the events that I will place
> > > in the flash
> > > > file and let it do its thing.
> > > >
> > > > now that will be good. I am not sure what macromedia has along
> > > this line.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
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