RE: [Flashcoders] load/send XML data | Flash/JavaScript Integration Kit
Is it possible they can send you an XML string through a webservice? I was in a similar situation and my team developed a SOAP webservice I call from Flash which is just an XML string. Jason Merrill Bank of America Learning & Organization Effectiveness - Technology Solutions >>-Original Message- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders- >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Maziak, Peter >>Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 2:14 PM >>To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com >>Subject: [Flashcoders] load/send XML data | Flash/JavaScript Integration Kit >> >>I have a flash app that gets populated by parsing data from an external >>XML file. However, my JSP development team tells me that to keep the >>XML in a session it would be better to load the XML as a string from the >>HTML (JSP). Is it possible to put the XML into a hidden input field >>within a form on the containing HTML? How easy is it to have Flash >>communicate with the HTML and vice-versa? Or is there a better approach >>to get the XML in and out of Flash (other than an external file)? >> >>Also, I've looked into the Flash/JavaScript Integration Kit [ >>http://osflash.org/doku.php?id=flashjs OR >>http://weblogs.macromedia.com/flashjavascript/ ] but am confused by the >>installation instruction: >> >> Copy the following library files from source/flash/actionscript >>into your Flash Authoring classpath: >> com/macromedia/javascript/JavaScriptProxy.as >> com/macromedia/javascript/JavaScriptSerializer.as >> >>Where is the Flash Authoring classpath!? >> >>Thanks, >>-Pete >>___ >>Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com >>To change your subscription options or search the archive: >>http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >> >>Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software >>Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training >>http://www.figleaf.com >>http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] load/send XML data | Flash/JavaScript Integration Kit
Hi Peter,
I'm not sure this is what you are looking for, but I have used this
approach several times and it works great for me.
I usually connect flash to PHP, but it should be the same way for JSP.
This is PHP code. Have your JSP process whatever it has to process in
order to get the data. The write the data as if you were outputing a
regular XML file, but in this case not to a file, but just output with
prints or something similar (I don't know JSP).
$xml =''."\n";
$xml.=''."\n";
$xml.='This is text inside item 1'."\n";
$xml.='This is text inside item 2'."\n";
$xml.=''."\n";
$xml.=''."\n";
header("Content-type: text/xml; charset=UTF-8");
echo utf8_encode($xml);
Inside flash I use a trick I found. We can use a LoadVars object to make
the request to the server, sending info through POST or GET, and have it
load directly into a XML object.
_global.dynamicLoadedXml = new XML();
_global.dynamicLoadedXml.ignoreWhite = true;
_global.dynamicLoadedXml.onLoad = function(success){
//This code is executed once the load is complete. In other words
once your JSP file is processed and returns a code similar to the above.
if(sucess){
//the file was successfully loaded. Do whatever you need in
terms of parsing.
var root:XMLNode = this.firstChild;
_global.dataArray = new Array();
for(var i:Number = 0; i_global.varsToUseByJSP.id = valueToSend; //whatever value you want to
send to JSP through POST
//use this to avoid cache problems loading the XML
var rnd = Math.round(Math.random()*1);
var urlToGo = "http://www.xpto.com/process.php?rnd="; + rnd;
_global.varsToUseByJSP.sendAndLoad(urlToGo, _global.dynamicLoadedXml,
"POST");
Good Luck! :-)
Telmo Dias
Maziak, Peter wrote:
I have a flash app that gets populated by parsing data from an external
XML file. However, my JSP development team tells me that to keep the
XML in a session it would be better to load the XML as a string from the
HTML (JSP). Is it possible to put the XML into a hidden input field
within a form on the containing HTML? How easy is it to have Flash
communicate with the HTML and vice-versa? Or is there a better approach
to get the XML in and out of Flash (other than an external file)?
Also, I've looked into the Flash/JavaScript Integration Kit [
http://osflash.org/doku.php?id=flashjs OR
http://weblogs.macromedia.com/flashjavascript/ ] but am confused by the
installation instruction:
Copy the following library files from source/flash/actionscript
into your Flash Authoring classpath:
com/macromedia/javascript/JavaScriptProxy.as
com/macromedia/javascript/JavaScriptSerializer.as
Where is the Flash Authoring classpath!?
Thanks,
-Pete
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RE: [Flashcoders] load/send XML data | Flash/JavaScript Integration Kit
Or is there a better approach to get the XML in and out of Flash (other than an external file)? Yes, load the data dynamically from the servlet and forget the external XML file altogether. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Maziak, Peter Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 2:14 PM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: [Flashcoders] load/send XML data | Flash/JavaScript Integration Kit I have a flash app that gets populated by parsing data from an external XML file. However, my JSP development team tells me that to keep the XML in a session it would be better to load the XML as a string from the HTML (JSP). Is it possible to put the XML into a hidden input field within a form on the containing HTML? How easy is it to have Flash communicate with the HTML and vice-versa? Or is there a better approach to get the XML in and out of Flash (other than an external file)? Also, I've looked into the Flash/JavaScript Integration Kit [ http://osflash.org/doku.php?id=flashjs OR http://weblogs.macromedia.com/flashjavascript/ ] but am confused by the installation instruction: Copy the following library files from source/flash/actionscript into your Flash Authoring classpath: com/macromedia/javascript/JavaScriptProxy.as com/macromedia/javascript/JavaScriptSerializer.as Where is the Flash Authoring classpath!? Thanks, -Pete ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
