[flexcoders] Re: using a class once throughout the all app

[stinasius]

that's what i understood from the research though am not sure if am right, 
which is why am asking. i have an app and i complied as rsl and used modules 
too which brought down the size to 172 kb for the main app and 140 kb for one 
of the modules and 80 kb for the other. i kinda loads fast but am thinking that 
the size can come down a little more. so am exploring ways to shed atleast 70 
kbs from the main app. am all out of ideas.

[flexcoders] Re: dynamic source for flvplayback in flex

[stinasius]

i have seen all the examples online abt using that component in flex and they 
all use static paths not dynamic. 

[flexcoders] Re: dynamic source for flvplayback in flex

[stinasius]

i have tried that private var videoPath:String = assets/virtual_ tour/ + 
parentDocument.home_tiles.selectedItem.tour; and it doesn't work. it even does 
not show the player.

[flexcoders] Re: dynamic source for flvplayback in flex

[stinasius]

yes i tested that path and it points to the video clip but when i use it as a 
source for the flvplayback, it doesn't work. is it really possible to use 
dynamic paths in flvplayback?

[flexcoders] Re: dynamic source for flvplayback in flex

[stinasius]

i tried that and its doesn't load the videos. here is the code i used

private var videoPath:String = 
assets/virtual_tour/{parentDocument.home_tiles.selectedItem.tour};

and then set the source of the flvplayback(in this case vid) to the videoPath 
above like this vid.source = videoPath;. any help?

[flexcoders] dynamic source for flvplayback in flex

[stinasius]

hi guys, am using the flvplayback flash component to load videos and its great 
with a static source path, but i have one problem, i have a datagrid with video 
paths from database and i would like to click on a particular row and the video 
loads in the flvplayback. any help guys?

[flexcoders] Re: dynamic source for flvplayback in flex

[stinasius]

Anyone with a solution to this, please help. thanks

[flexcoders] Re: itemchange effect with filter funtion

[stinasius]

come on guys any work around this monster problem?

[flexcoders] itemchange effect with filter funtion

[stinasius]

hi guys i know i have asked this before, but surely there must be a way to 
animate items in a tilelist after applying a filter function to show the user 
that something has happened instead of having items just jump in place. please 
if anyone has found a way please share. my tilelist is populated by an 
arraycollection that gets items from a database.

[flexcoders] Re: how to insert checkbox value into database

[stinasius]

this is what i have tried to do following your previous example...


private var poolSelected: Boolean = false;

public function poolselected():void{
if(pool.selected == true){
poolSelected = 1;
}

else{
poolSelected = 0;
} 
} 


private function insertHandler():void{
listManager.listProperty(poolSelected);


mx:RemoteObject id=listManager destination=ColdFusion 
source=App.src.cfcs.propertyMaintenance showBusyCursor=true
   mx:method name=listProperty result=handleStringResult(event) 
fault=mx.controls.Alert.show(event.fault.faultString)/
/mx:RemoteObject


mx:CheckBox label=Pool id=pool color=#99 width=160 fontSize=12 
click=poolselected()/

[flexcoders] Re: how to insert checkbox value into database

[stinasius]

Chris Downey you said you do this all the time, care to show how exaclty you do 
it using the first example of itemWorking, or you can show how to directly send 
the checkbox.selected value to the data access object layer (via your 
RemoteObject). please this would be very helpful.

[flexcoders] using imagecfc component in flex app

[stinasius]

hi guys and trying to use the ImageCFC component created by Rick Root in my 
flex app to crop the uploaded image but nothing seems to be happening... please 
help me. here is my upload.cfm i use for the upload.


upload.cfm

!---
Flex Multi-File Upload Server Side File Handler
===
This file is where the upload action from the Flex Multi-File Upload UI 
points.
This is the server side half of the upload process.
---

!--- set the full path to the images folder ---
cfset mediapath = expandpath('/imagecfcUploader/src/imgs')

cftry
!---
Flash uploads all files with a binary mime type 
(application/ocet-stream), so we 
cannot set cffile to accept specfic mime types. The workaround 
is to check the file 
type after it arrives on the server and if it is not 
desireable, delete it.
---
cffile action=upload
filefield=filedata
destination=#MediaPath#
nameconflict=makeunique
accept=application/octet-stream/

!--- Begin checking the file extension of uploaded files ---
cfset acceptedFileExtensions = jpg,jpeg,gif,png/
cfset filecheck = 
listFindNoCase(acceptedFileExtensions,File.ServerFileExt)/

!--- read the image 
cfimage name=uploadedImage 
source=#MediaPath#/#file.serverFile# 

!--- Invoke image.cfc component ---
  cfset imageCFC = createObject(component,image) /
  cfset imgInfo = imageCFC.crop(, #MediaPath#\#uploadedImage#, 
#MediaPath#\#uploadedImage#,1,1,300,300,80)

cfcatch type=any
!--- use cfthrow to get onError in Application.cfc to handle 
the error ---
cfthrow object=#cfcatch#
/cfcatch
/cftry

[flexcoders] Re: using itemsChangeEffect when filtering a tilelist

[stinasius]

Guys any help...

[flexcoders] Re: how to insert checkbox value into database

[stinasius]

here is were it fails in my cfc i have the following

cfargument name=pool type=boolean required=no/

INSERT INTO homes(pool)
VALUES(#arguments.pool#)

the column in the table is pool and the id of the check box in the flex ui is 
also pool. in flex i have the following

mx:RemoteObject id=listManager destination=ColdFusion 
source=App.src.cfcs.Maintenance showBusyCursor=true
   mx:method name=listProperty result=handleStringResult(event) 
fault=mx.controls.Alert.show(event.fault.faultString)/
/mx:RemoteObject

private function insertHandler():void{
listManager.listProperty(pool.selected);

}

when i try to insert it gives error: cant execute query. any thoughts on what 
i can do to insert the value of the check box into the database. by the way the 
datatype of pool in database table is yes/no. am using access. thanks

[flexcoders] Re: how to insert checkbox value into database

[stinasius]

here is were it fails in my cfc i have the following

cfargument name=pool type=boolean required=no/

INSERT INTO homes(pool)
VALUES(#arguments.pool#)

the column in the table is pool and the id of the check box in the flex ui is 
also pool. in flex i have the following

mx:RemoteObject id=listManager destination=ColdFusion 
source=App.src.cfcs.Maintenance showBusyCursor=true
   mx:method name=listProperty result=handleStringResult(event) 
fault=mx.controls.Alert.show(event.fault.faultString)/
/mx:RemoteObject

private function insertHandler():void{
listManager.listProperty(pool.selected);

}

when i try to insert it gives error: cant execute query. any thoughts on what 
i can do to insert the value of the check box into the database. by the way the 
datatype of pool in database table is yes/no. am using access. thanks

[SPAM] [flexcoders] Re: how to insert checkbox value into database

[stinasius]

yes/no is looking for a boolean value. when the checkbox in the flex ui is 
checked the value recorded in database is yes but remember yes/no in access is 
a checkbox in the database column so if in the flex ui the checkbox is checked 
then the checkbox is also checked in the access table and if its not checked in 
the flex ui then the same in access table.

[flexcoders] Re: using itemsChangeEffect when filtering a tilelist

[stinasius]

hi guys how can i apply change effects in flex 3 while filtering an 
arraycollection that populates a tilelist like the flex store example

[flexcoders] how to update a progress bar when uploading an image

[stinasius]

hi, am trying to upload and image and i would like to show progress while 
uploading process goes on by updating the progress bar but the progress bar 
seems not to get updated. here is my code

formitem component
?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8?
mx:FormItem xmlns:mx=http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml; 
creationComplete=init()

mx:Script
![CDATA[
import mx.managers.PopUpManager;
import components.progress_popup;

private var fileRef:FileReference;
private var progress_win:progress_popup;

private function init():void{
fileRef = new FileReference();
fileRef.addEventListener(Event.SELECT, fileRef_select);
fileRef.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, 
progressHandler);
fileRef.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, 
fileRef_complete);
}

private function browseAndUpload():void{
fileRef.browse();
message.text = ;
}

private function fileRef_select(event:Event):void{
var request:URLRequest = new 
URLRequest(cfcs/upload.cfm)
try 
{
fileRef.upload(request);
} 
catch (err:Error)
{
message.text = ERROR: zero-byte file;
}   
memPhoto.text = event.currentTarget.name;
createdprogressPopup();
progress_win.uploadProgress.setProgress(0, 100);
progress_win.uploadProgress.label = Loading 0%;
}

private function fileRef_complete(event:Event):void{
message.text +=  (complete);
removeMe();
}

private function createdprogressPopup():void{

progress_win=progress_popup(PopUpManager.createPopUp(this,progress_popup,true));
}

private function removeMe():void {
PopUpManager.removePopUp(progress_win);
}

private function progressHandler(event:ProgressEvent):void{
//var file:FileReference = FileReference(event.target);

progress_win.uploadProgress.setProgress(event.bytesLoaded, event.bytesTotal);   

}

]]
/mx:Script

mx:HBox width=240
mx:TextInput width=155 id=memPhoto enabled=false/
mx:Button label=Browse click=browseAndUpload();/  

/mx:HBox
mx:Label id=message/
/mx:FormItem

popup with progress bar to show progress

?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8?
mx:TitleWindow xmlns:mx=http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml; layout=vertical 
creationCompleteEffect={customMove} removedEffect={customHide} 
title=Uploading Image
mx:Script
![CDATA[
import mx.managers.PopUpManager;
import mx.effects.easing.*;
]]
/mx:Script


mx:Parallel id=customMove target={this}
mx:Move yFrom=0 xFrom={(stage.width  - this.width) / 2} 
xTo={(stage.width  - this.width) / 2} yTo={(stage.height - this.height) / 
2} easingFunction=Elastic.easeOut duration=500 /
mx:Fade duration=500 /
/mx:Parallel

mx:Parallel id=customHide target={this}
mx:Move yFrom={(stage.height - this.height) / 2} 
xFrom={(stage.width  - this.width) / 2} xTo={(stage.width  - this.width) / 
2} yTo={stage.height} duration=500 /
mx:Fade alphaFrom=1 alphaTo=0 duration=500 /
/mx:Parallel

mx:ProgressBar id=uploadProgress mode=manual 
labelPlacement=center width=120/
/mx:TitleWindow

is there something am doing wrong?

[flexcoders] Re: how to update a progress bar when uploading an image

[stinasius]

wow... so the only way is to use the indeterminate to show that smething is 
happening. thanks but in case someone has a solution please share. thanks again 

[flexcoders] file upload not responding.....

[stinasius]

hi guys i recently moved an application from flex 2 to flex 3 as is without 
changing the code. the file upload code in flex 2 was working perfectly but in 
flex 3 it's non responsive as in it can browse for files on the pc but cant 
upload them.. below is my code please help me.


private var fileRef:FileReference;

//Define reference to the Upload ProgressBar component.
private var progress_win:progress_popup;

private function init():void
{
fileRef = new FileReference();
fileRef.addEventListener(Event.SELECT, fileRef_select); 
fileRef.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, progressHandler);
fileRef.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, fileRef_complete);
}

private function browseAndUpload():void
{
fileRef.browse();
message.text = ;
}

private function fileRef_select(event:Event):void 
{
var request:URLRequest = new 
URLRequest(http://localhost:8500/App/src/cfcs/upload.cfm;)
try 
{
fileRef.upload(request);
} 
catch (err:Error)
{
message.text = ERROR: zero-byte file;
}   
memPhoto.text = event.currentTarget.name;
createdprogressPopup();
progress_win.uploadProgress.setProgress(0, 100);
progress_win.uploadProgress.label = Loading 0%;
}

private function fileRef_complete(event:Event):void
{
message.text +=  (complete);
removeMe();
}

private function createdprogressPopup():void{

progress_win=progress_popup(PopUpManager.createPopUp(this,progress_popup,true));
}

private function removeMe():void {
PopUpManager.removePopUp(progress_win);
}

private function progressHandler(event:ProgressEvent):void{
progress_win.uploadProgress.setProgress(event.bytesLoaded, 
event.bytesTotal);   
}


upload.cfm
cffile action=upload filefield=Filedata destination=#ExpandPath('./')# 
nameconflict=OVERWRITE /

[flexcoders] Re: file upload not responding.....

[stinasius]

please disregard this post... its ok now. i got it to work...

[flexcoders] Re: how to insert checkbox value into database

[stinasius]

Tracy that's what i did but it does not work...

[flexcoders] Re: how to insert checkbox value into database

[stinasius]

yes am already using my app to input info into database, but for the value of 
the check box that is the one that isn't working.

[flexcoders] Re: how to insert checkbox value into database

[stinasius]

sorry for being too slow... but can you please be a little more clear here 
is the code am using to do the inserting from a flex form into a database, 
please show me how i can use your code in here. thanks

private function insertHandler():void{
listManager.listProperty(ctry_name.selectedItem, 
city.text, location.text);


mx:RemoteObject id=listManager destination=ColdFusion 
source=IESTATE_RELOADED.cfcs.Maintenance showBusyCursor=true
   mx:method name=listProperty result=handleStringResult(event) 
fault=mx.controls.Alert.show(event.fault.faultString)/
/mx:RemoteObject

[flexcoders] how to insert checkbox value into database

[stinasius]

hi, i have a flex form am using to collect data and insert that data into an 
access database using coldfusion as backend technology to communicate with the 
form and database. i have one problem though, how can i insert a checkbox value 
from the flex form into the database. thanks guys

[flexcoders] Re: using itemsChangeEffect when filtering a tilelist

[stinasius]

any help guys

[flexcoders] using itemsChangeEffect when filtering a tilelist

[stinasius]

hi guys am trying to use a datachange(itemsChangeEffect) effect when filtering 
the result of an array collection in a tilelist but doesn't work. is it 
possible to do it this way or not.

[flexcoders] Re: multiple filter function of combobox and two checkboxes

[stinasius]

ok... i have officially failed to get this working so here is my proposal, i 
will pay to get this done for me. anyone out there willing to write the whole 
multifilter function from the ground up please let me know so we can negotiate 
the price. you can get to me on my email address stinas...@yahoo.com

[flexcoders] Re: multiple filter function of combobox and two checkboxes

[stinasius]

well, am trying to integrate some checkbox filter into a multiple filter 
function and its giving me hell. basically am trying to filter an 
arraycollection based on multiple criteria using different components like 
slider, combo box, radio buttons and check boxes. while i have the rest of the 
component filters working, i cant figure out a way to include the checkbox 
filter into the filter function. here is my code so far.

filters//

private var sliderFromValue : Number = 0;
private var sliderToValue : Number = 300;
private var selectedCity : String = All;
private var selectedLocation : String = All;
private var selectedValue: Boolean;
private var poolSelected: Boolean = false;

private function onSliderChange(event:SliderEvent):void
{
var slider:Slider = Slider(event.currentTarget) ;
sliderFromValue = priceSlider.values[0];
sliderToValue = priceSlider.values[1];  

filterGrid() ;
currentState = '';
}
private function cityChangeHandler(event:Event):void
{
if( city_cb.selectedItem != null )
selectedCity = city_cb.selectedLabel;
filterGrid();
currentState = '';
}

private function locationChangeHandler(event:Event):void
{
if( lct_cb.selectedItem != null )
selectedLocation = lct_cb.selectedLabel;
filterGrid();
currentState = '';
}

private function categoryChangeHandler(event:Event):void
{
if(category.selectedValue != null)
selectedValue = category.selectedValue;
filterGrid();
currentState = '';
}

private function poolFilter():void
{   
poolSelected = pool_ckb.selected;

filterGrid();
currentState = '';
}

private function filterGrid() :void
{
dataAr.filterFunction=myFilterFunction;
dataAr.refresh();
}

private function myFilterFunction(item:Object): Boolean
{
return(item.price = sliderFromValue  item.price = 
sliderToValue) 
(item.city == selectedCity || selectedCity == All)  
(item.location == selectedLocation || selectedLocation 
== All)  
(item.category == category.selectedValue)
(item.pool == poolSelected);
 
}

there is something wrong with the poolfilter function which affects the general 
filter function. i would like that if someone clicked the pool checkbox, only 
property with pools show and if they uncheck it, then all property shows up.

[flexcoders] Re: multiple filter function of combobox and two checkboxes

[stinasius]

i know that the filter function will work the same way. but i have a problem 
with integrating a checkbox filter into a large multi filter function. let me 
explain... i have a number of controls that am currently using to filter data 
from a database. so i developed a multi filter function to handle the filtering 
depending on what control is picked by the user. it works well but one problem 
i have is that i have failed to find a way to include a checkbox control into 
the multi filter function. below is the multi filter function am using and 
would like to include a checkbox filter to it. 

private var sliderFromValue : Number = 0;
private var sliderToValue : Number = 300;
private var selectedCity : String = All;
private var selectedLocation : String = All;
private var selectedValue: Boolean;
private var poolSelected: Boolean = false;

private function onSliderChange(event:SliderEvent):void
{
var slider:Slider = Slider(event.currentTarget) ;
sliderFromValue = priceSlider.values[0];
sliderToValue = priceSlider.values[1];  

filterGrid() ;
currentState = '';
}
private function cityChangeHandler(event:Event):void
{
if( city_cb.selectedItem != null )
selectedCity = city_cb.selectedLabel;
filterGrid();
currentState = '';
}

private function locationChangeHandler(event:Event):void
{
if( lct_cb.selectedItem != null )
selectedLocation = lct_cb.selectedLabel;
filterGrid();
currentState = '';
}

private function categoryChangeHandler(event:Event):void
{
if(category.selectedValue != null)
selectedValue = category.selectedValue;
filterGrid();
currentState = '';
}

private function poolFilter():void
{   
poolSelected = pool_ckb.selected;

filterGrid();
currentState = '';
}

private function filterGrid() :void
{
dataAr.filterFunction=myFilterFunction;
dataAr.refresh();
}

private function myFilterFunction(item:Object): Boolean
{
return(item.price = sliderFromValue  item.price = 
sliderToValue) 
(item.city == selectedCity || selectedCity == All)  
(item.location == selectedLocation || selectedLocation 
== All)  
(item.category == category.selectedValue)
(item.pool == poolSelected);
 
}

the individual filter functions are attached to individual controls but the 
poolfilter is the one that is troubling me.  

[flexcoders] multiple filter function of combobox and two checkboxes

[stinasius]

hi guys, this is the biggest obstacle i have face ever since i started coding 
in flex. i kindly ask for an example of filtering an array collection using two 
checkboxes and a combobox. thanks 

[flexcoders] Re: ameature question but am desperate

[stinasius]

am using access database?

[flexcoders] Re: ameature question but am desperate

[stinasius]

when i use the following code private function insertHandler( ):void{
   if (cat.selected == true) {
  catManager.cats( cats);
   }
}
 i get the following error Unable to invoke CFC - The CAT argument passed to 
the cats function is not of type boolean.

[flexcoders] Re: ameature question but am desperate

[stinasius]

this is the code

mxml file with Remote object call

?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8?
mx:Application xmlns:mx=http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml; layout=absolute

mx:Script
![CDATA[
import mx.rpc.events.ResultEvent;
import mx.rpc.events.FaultEvent;
import mx.controls.Alert;

public function 
handleStringResult(event:ResultEvent):void{ 
onCompleteHandler();
}

private function onCompleteHandler():void{
Alert.show(Congratulations!);
}

private function insertHandler():void{
catManager.cats(cat.selected);  
}
]]
/mx:Script

mx:RemoteObject id=catManager destination=ColdFusion 
source=chkbx_dbinsert.insert showBusyCursor=true
mx:method name=cats result=handleStringResult(event) 
fault=mx.controls.Alert.show(event.fault.faultString)/
/mx:RemoteObject

mx:CheckBox x=100 y=73 label=Cats id=cat/
mx:Button x=100 y=99 label=Insert click=insertHandler()/  
/mx:Application

cfc

cfcomponent
cffunction name=cats access=remote returntype=string
cfargument name=cat type=boolean required=no/
cfquery name=regCat datasource=cats
INSERT INTO cats(cat)
VALUES(#arguments.cat#)
/cfquery
/cffunction
/cfcomponent

[flexcoders] Re: ameature question but am desperate

[stinasius]

still no progress. here is my code please help on what i shld do.

chk.mxml

?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8?
mx:Application xmlns:mx=http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml; layout=absolute

mx:Script
![CDATA[
import mx.rpc.events.ResultEvent;
import mx.rpc.events.FaultEvent;
import mx.controls.Alert;

public function 
handleStringResult(event:ResultEvent):void{ 
onCompleteHandler();
}

private function onCompleteHandler():void{
Alert.show(Congratulations!);
}

private function insertHandler():void{
catManager.cats(cat.selected);  
}
]]
/mx:Script

mx:RemoteObject id=catManager destination=ColdFusion 
source=chkbx_dbinsert.insert showBusyCursor=true
mx:method name=cats result=handleStringResult(event) 
fault=mx.controls.Alert.show(event.fault.faultString)/
/mx:RemoteObject

mx:CheckBox x=100 y=73 label=Cats id=cat/
mx:Button x=100 y=99 label=Insert click=insertHandler()/  
/mx:Application

insert.cfc

cfcomponent
cffunction name=cats access=remote returntype=string
cfargument name=cat type=boolean required=no/
cfquery name=regCat datasource=cats
INSERT INTO cats(cat)
VALUES(#arguments.cat#)
/cfquery
/cffunction
/cfcomponent

i get the following error when i try to insert the value of the chk box into 
the database 

Unable to invoke CFC - Error Executing Database Query.

[flexcoders] Re: ameature question but am desperate

[stinasius]

thats exactly what i am doing. no difference at all. when i use a textinput, 
and combobox, data is inserted but a checkbox is complex. so am still where i 
was yesterday... no progress and still the same error.

[flexcoders] Re: open source imageCFC

[stinasius]

Helloo any help? 

[flexcoders] open source imageCFC

[stinasius]

in my flex app i upload files using a codlfusion script upload.cfm and it 
works perfectly. i would like to take it a step further by allowing for image 
manipulation while uploading so that when a person uploads an image of any 
size, it is resized, croped and compressed to jpeg then saved on the server. i 
would like to use imageCFC for this but dont know how. can someone please help 
me? here is the upload script i use. how can i modify it to use imageCFC to 
resize, crop and compress the image that is being uploaded? thanks alot 

upload.cfm 



!--- 
Flex Multi-File Upload Server Side File Handler 

This file is where the upload action from the Flex Multi-File Upload UI points.
This is the handler the server side half of the upload process.
---

!--- set the full path to the images folder ---
cfset mediapath = expandpath('/IESTATE_V1/assets/agent_profilepics')

!--- set the desired image height 
cfset thumbsize = 320

!--- set the desired image width ---
cfset imagesize = 192


cftry

!--- 
Because flash uploads all files with a binary mime type 
(application/ocet-stream) we cannot set cffile to accept specfic mime types.
The workaround is to check the file type after it arrives on the server and if 
it is non desireable delete it.
---
cffile action=upload 
filefield=filedata 
!--- destination=#ExpandPath('\')#realestate 
portal\images\agent_pics\ ---
destination=#MediaPath#   
nameconflict=makeunique 
accept=application/octet-stream/

!--- Begin checking the file extension of uploaded files ---
cfset acceptedFileExtensions = jpg,jpeg,gif,png/
cfset filecheck = 
listFindNoCase(acceptedFileExtensions,File.ServerFileExt)/

 !--- read the image 
cfimage name=uploadedImage 
source=#MediaPath#/#file.serverFile# 

!--- figure out which way to scale the image ---
cfif uploadedImage.width gt uploadedImage.height
cfset thmb_percentage = (thumbsize / uploadedImage.width)
cfset percentage = (imagesize / uploadedImage.width)
cfelse
cfset thmb_percentage = (thumbsize / uploadedImage.height)
cfset percentage = (imagesize / uploadedImage.height)
/cfif
   
!--- calculate the new thumbnail and image height/width ---
cfset thumbWidth = round(uploadedImage.width * 
thmb_percentage)
cfset thumbHeight = round(uploadedImage.height * 
thmb_percentage)

cfset newWidth = round(uploadedImage.width * percentage)
cfset newHeight = round(uploadedImage.height * percentage)

!--- see if we need to resize the image, maybe it is already 
smaller than our desired size ---
cfif uploadedImage.width gt imagesize
cfimage action=resize 
 height=#newHeight# 
 width=#newWidth# 
 source=#uploadedImage#
 destination=#MediaPath#/#file.serverFile#
 overwrite=true/
/cfif

!--- create a thumbnail for the image ---
cfimage action=resize
 height=#thumbHeight#
 width=#thumbWidth#
 source=#uploadedImage#
 destination=#MediaPath#/thumbs/#file.serverFile#
 overwrite=true/



!--- 
If the variable filecheck equals false delete the uploaded file immediatley as 
it does not match the desired file types
---
cfif filecheck eq false
cffile action=delete 
file=#MediaPath#/#file.serverFile#/
/cfif

!--- 
Should any error occur output a pdf with all the details.
It is difficult to debug an error from this file because no debug information 
is 
diplayed on page as its called from within the Flash UI.  If your files are not 
uploading check 
to see if an errordebug.pdf has been generated.
---
cfcatch type=any
cfdocument format=PDF overwrite=yes 
filename=errordebug.pdf
cfdump var=#cfcatch#/
/cfdocument
/cfcatch
/cftry

[flexcoders] ameature question but am desperate

[stinasius]

hi how do i insert a checkbox value from flex to a database using coldfusion?

[flexcoders] Re: ameature question but am desperate

[stinasius]

this is the sample code am using to insert data from flex to db using a 
cfc.(listProperty is the function that has the insert query in cfc). do i use 
cat.selected or something else?

listManager.listProperty(ctry_name.selectedItem, cat.selected);

[flexcoders] showing a preloder as images are loaded

[stinasius]

hi guys i have struggled with this for a long time. i have a tilelist in which 
i load so many images. i would like to find a way to show a preloader on each 
image place holder as its loaded and when its complete the preloader disappears 
and the image shows up. can someone please help me out here.

[flexcoders] Re: dynamic image gallery

[stinasius]

hi, care to show how to do that, kinda confused

[flexcoders] Re: dynamic image gallery

[stinasius]

Hi you were not being offensive, sorry if i gave you the idea you were, as a 
matter of fact you are trying to help and i am grateful for it. now i cant use 
lastResult because i am using a remote object and there is no resultFormat 
property on RemoteObject methods. so am still stuck, plus where you suggesting 
i do away with the mx:Model completely? 

[flexcoders] Re: dynamic image gallery

[stinasius]

hi i have changed the dataprovider of the gallery from an array to an 
arraycollection, what an trying to archive is that when someone clicks on the 
list a different set of images is loaded in the gallery, that mean i would like 
to update the arraycollection with a new set of images when an item in the list 
is clicked. i still have failed to get the images to load dynamically but when 
i hard-code the image path in the collection the images loaded. but i think am 
making progress but i need help on what to do to update the collection with 
dynamic image paths. here is my new code.

gallery.mxml

?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8?
mx:Application xmlns:mx=http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml; layout=absolute 
xmlns:ns1=components.*

mx:Script
![CDATA[
import mx.rpc.events.ResultEvent;   
import mx.controls.Alert;
import mx.managers.CursorManager;
import mx.collections.ArrayCollection;

 [Bindable]
private var dataAr1:ArrayCollection;
private function 
concernOriginalReceived(event:ResultEvent):void {
dataAr1 = event.result as ArrayCollection;  

}

private function imageListHandler(event:Event):void{
trace(Someone clicked on the Large Green 
Button!);
remoteObj.gallery.send();
addimg();
}

[Bindable]
public var home_img1:ArrayCollection = new 
ArrayCollection([

{source:assets/homeprofile_pics/extra_pics/bedroom-decorations.jpg},{source:assets/homeprofile_pics/extra_pics/Interior_Classical_bedroom_interior_005016_.jpg},

{source:assets/homeprofile_pics/extra_pics/clean-livingroom.jpg},{source:assets/homeprofile_pics/extra_pics/regreen-interior-design-ideas-remodeling-green-kitchen.jpg}]);

public function addimg():void 
{
if (home_tiles.selectedItem !== null)
{

home_img1.setItemAt({source:assets/homeprofile_pics/extra_pics/{homeImages.img1}},0);

home_img1.setItemAt({source:assets/homeprofile_pics/extra_pics/{homeImages.img2}},1);

home_img1.setItemAt({source:assets/homeprofile_pics/extra_pics/{homeImages.img3}},2);

home_img1.setItemAt({source:assets/homeprofile_pics/extra_pics/{homeImages.img4}},3);
}   
}


]]
/mx:Script

mx:RemoteObject id=remoteObj destination=ColdFusion 
source=gallery.cfcs.gallery
mx:method name=gallery 
result=concernOriginalReceived(event) 
fault=Alert.show(event.fault.faultString,'Error');
mx:arguments
imgid_home{imgid_home.text}/imgid_home
/mx:arguments
/mx:method
 /mx:RemoteObject
 

mx:Model id=homeImages
images
img1{dataAr1.getItemAt(0).img1}/img1
img2{dataAr1.getItemAt(0).img2}/img2
img3{dataAr1.getItemAt(0).img3}/img3
img4{dataAr1.getItemAt(0).img4}/img4

/images
 /mx:Model  

ns1:imageName id=home_tiles x=0 y=140 
addImageEvent=imageListHandler(event)/
ns1:imgGallery x=170 y=140/   
mx:Text id=imgid_home text={home_tiles.selectedItem.imgid_home}/
mx:Label id=img1 x=254 y=0 text={dataAr1.getItemAt(0).img1}/
mx:Image x=499 y=0

mx:sourceassets/homeprofile_pics/extra_pics/{homeImages.img4}/mx:source
/mx:Image
/mx:Application

imageName.mxml

?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8?
mx:List xmlns:mx=http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml; dataProvider={dataAr} 
labelField=location creationComplete=Init() change=ClickEventHandler() 
selectedIndex=0
mx:Script
![CDATA[
import mx.rpc.events.ResultEvent;   
import mx.controls.Alert;
import mx.managers.CursorManager;
import mx.collections.ArrayCollection;

public function Init():void{
homeSvc.load();
}

[Bindable]
   private var dataAr:ArrayCollection = new ArrayCollection;
   public function displayResult(event:ResultEvent):void{
dataAr = new ArrayCollection( (event.result as 

[flexcoders] Re: dynamic image gallery

[stinasius]

i hard-code an image path in imgGallery.mxml and it shows up perfectly bt i 
can't hard-code an image path in thumbnail.mxml coz its used as an item 
renderer for the horizontal list in imgGallery.mxml. but the image path work 
perfectly. 

[flexcoders] Re: dynamic image gallery

[stinasius]

nop that doesn't work, but when i hard-code the image path in the array the 
images show up but when i use a dynamic path, no image shows up. below is the 
hard-coded array of images and the same array of images but with a dynamic 
path
imgGallery.mxml

?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8?
mx:Canvas xmlns:mx=http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml; width=100% 
height=100%

mx:Script
![CDATA[
import mx.collections.*;

[Bindable]
private var home_img1:ArrayCollection = new 
ArrayCollection(home_img);

]]
/mx:Script

!--mx:Array id=home_img
mx:Object label=img1 
fullImage=assets/homeprofile_pics/extra_pics/{parentDocument.homeImages.img1} 
/
mx:Object label=img2 
fullImage=assets/homeprofile_pics/extra_pics/{parentDocument.homeImages.img2} 
/
mx:Object label=img3 
fullImage=assets/homeprofile_pics/extra_pics/{parentDocument.homeImages.img3} 
/
mx:Object label=img4 
fullImage=assets/homeprofile_pics/extra_pics/{parentDocument.homeImages.img4} 
/
/mx:Array --

mx:Array id=home_img
mx:Object label=img1 
fullImage=assets/homeprofile_pics/extra_pics/bedroom-decorations.jpg /
mx:Object label=img2 
fullImage=assets/homeprofile_pics/extra_pics/Interior_Classical_bedroom_interior_005016_.jpg
 /
mx:Object label=img3 
fullImage=assets/homeprofile_pics/extra_pics/clean-livingroom.jpg /
mx:Object label=img4 
fullImage=assets/homeprofile_pics/extra_pics/regreen-interior-design-ideas-remodeling-green-kitchen.jpg
 /
/mx:Array

mx:Label text=Title: width=100% textAlign=center y=88 
fontSize=12/  
mx:Text width=100% text=Mable tiled walls, spacious kitchen with 
well furnished furniture y=115 textAlign=center fontSize=12/
mx:Label x=190 y=143 id=home_id 
text={parentDocument.home_tiles.selectedItem.imgid_home}/

mx:VBox width=100% verticalGap=2 horizontalAlign=center 
borderStyle=solid cornerRadius=10 bottom=0
mx:HorizontalList id=photoList dataProvider={home_img} 
labelField=label iconField=fullImage itemRenderer=components.Thumbnail 
columnCount=4 width=98%/
/mx:VBox
!--image used to test if parentDocument.homeImages actually loads an 
image and the result was a success. it loads an image--
mx:Image x=348.5 y=169 
source=assets/homeprofile_pics/extra_pics/{parentDocument.homeImages.img4}/
/mx:Canvas

[flexcoders] Re: dynamic image gallery

[stinasius]

You dont get it. the parentDocument is the main application where the 
horizontal list is loaded. here is the complete code...

gallery.mxml

?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8?
mx:Application xmlns:mx=http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml; layout=absolute 
xmlns:ns1=components.*

mx:Script
![CDATA[
import mx.rpc.events.ResultEvent;   
import mx.controls.Alert;
import mx.managers.CursorManager;
import mx.collections.ArrayCollection;

 [Bindable]
private var dataAr1:ArrayCollection;
private function 
concernOriginalReceived(event:ResultEvent):void {
dataAr1 = event.result as ArrayCollection;  

}

private function imageListHandler(event:Event):void{
trace(Someone clicked on the Large Green 
Button!);
remoteObj.gallery.send();
}

]]
/mx:Script

mx:RemoteObject id=remoteObj destination=ColdFusion 
source=gallery.cfcs.gallery
mx:method name=gallery 
result=concernOriginalReceived(event) 
fault=Alert.show(event.fault.faultString,'Error');
mx:arguments
imgid_home{imgid_home.text}/imgid_home
/mx:arguments
/mx:method
 /mx:RemoteObject
 

mx:Model id=homeImages
images
img1{dataAr1.getItemAt(0).img1}/img1
img2{dataAr1.getItemAt(0).img2}/img2
img3{dataAr1.getItemAt(0).img3}/img3
img4{dataAr1.getItemAt(0).img4}/img4

/images
 /mx:Model



ns1:imageName id=home_tiles x=0 y=140 
addImageEvent=imageListHandler(event)/
ns1:imgGallery x=170 y=140/   
mx:Text id=imgid_home text={home_tiles.selectedItem.imgid_home}/
mx:Label id=img1 x=254 y=0 text={dataAr1.getItemAt(0).img1}/
mx:Image x=499 y=0

mx:sourceassets/homeprofile_pics/extra_pics/{homeImages.img4}/mx:source
/mx:Image
/mx:Application

imageName.mxml

?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8?
mx:List xmlns:mx=http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml; dataProvider={dataAr} 
labelField=location creationComplete=Init() change=ClickEventHandler()
mx:Script
![CDATA[
import mx.rpc.events.ResultEvent;   
import mx.controls.Alert;
import mx.managers.CursorManager;
import mx.collections.ArrayCollection;

public function Init():void{
homeSvc.load();
}

[Bindable]
   private var dataAr:ArrayCollection = new ArrayCollection;
   public function displayResult(event:ResultEvent):void{
dataAr = new ArrayCollection( (event.result as 
ArrayCollection).source);
   }
   
   private function ClickEventHandler():void{
trace(Ouch! I got clicked! Let me tell this to 
the world.);
dispatchEvent(new Event(addImageEvent, 
true));// bubble to parent
   }
]]
/mx:Script

mx:RemoteObject id=homeSvc destination=ColdFusion 
source=gallery.cfcs.homes1 showBusyCursor=true 
fault=CursorManager.removeBusyCursor();Alert.show(event.fault.message)
mx:method name=load result=displayResult(event) / 

/mx:RemoteObject

mx:Metadata
[Event(name=addImageEvent, type=flash.events.Event)]
/mx:Metadata
/mx:List


imgGallery.mxml

?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8?
mx:Canvas xmlns:mx=http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml; width=100% 
height=100%

mx:Script
![CDATA[
import mx.collections.*;

[Bindable]
private var home_img1:ArrayCollection = new 
ArrayCollection(home_img);

]]
/mx:Script

!--mx:Array id=home_img
mx:Object label=img1 
fullImage=assets/homeprofile_pics/extra_pics/{parentDocument.homeImages.img1} 
/
mx:Object label=img2 
fullImage=assets/homeprofile_pics/extra_pics/{parentDocument.homeImages.img2} 
/
mx:Object label=img3 
fullImage=assets/homeprofile_pics/extra_pics/{parentDocument.homeImages.img3} 
/
mx:Object label=img4 
fullImage=assets/homeprofile_pics/extra_pics/{parentDocument.homeImages.img4} 
/
/mx:Array --

[flexcoders] Re: dynamic image gallery

[stinasius]

someone please help point out what am doing wrong in the code. would really 
appreciate it.

[flexcoders] Re: dynamic image gallery

[stinasius]

i have tried to do as you asked, added a label to the thumbnail.mxml and the 
labels show up as expected. still haven't seen why those images cant show in 
the Horizontal list.

[flexcoders] Re: dynamic image gallery

[stinasius]

any help guys?

[flexcoders] dynamic image gallery

[stinasius]

Hi guys I have a problem with an image gallery am trying to do. This is the 
scenario. In my application I have the main application file gallery.mxml and 
three custom components namely imageName.mxml, imageGallery.mxml and 
Thumbnail.mxml. what am trying to do is have a dynamic image gallery where 
imageName.mxml loads image names from a database and is used to point to a 
path to get corresponding images on the server. So am using events to tell the 
main application that image source has changed so that whenever someone clicks 
on the list of image names, different images are loaded in the horizontal list. 
Everything works perfectly well except the images are not showing up in the 
horizontal list component. Yet when I test the path to images everything is 
good and event the events are dispatched well. Please help me understand what 
is causing the images not to show in the horizontal list. Below is my code…. 
Thanks in advance.
gallery.mxml
?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8?
mx:Application xmlns:mx=http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml; layout=absolute 
xmlns:ns1=components.*

mx:Script
![CDATA[
import mx.rpc.events.ResultEvent;   
import mx.controls.Alert;
import mx.managers.CursorManager;
import mx.collections.ArrayCollection;

 [Bindable]
private var dataAr1:ArrayCollection;
private function 
concernOriginalReceived(event:ResultEvent):void {
dataAr1 = event.result as ArrayCollection;  

}

private function imageListHandler(event:Event):void{
trace(Someone clicked on the Large Green 
Button!);
remoteObj.gallery.send();
}

]]
/mx:Script

mx:RemoteObject id=remoteObj destination=ColdFusion 
source=gallery.cfcs.gallery
mx:method name=gallery 
result=concernOriginalReceived(event) 
fault=Alert.show(event.fault.faultString,'Error');
mx:arguments
imgid_home{imgid_home.text}/imgid_home
/mx:arguments
/mx:method
 /mx:RemoteObject
 

mx:Model id=homeImages
images
img1{dataAr1.getItemAt(0).img1}/img1
img2{dataAr1.getItemAt(0).img2}/img2
img3{dataAr1.getItemAt(0).img3}/img3
img4{dataAr1.getItemAt(0).img4}/img4

/images
 /mx:Model  
 
!--mx:Array id=home_img
mx:Stringassets/homeprofile_pics/extra_pics/{homeImages.img1}/mx:String

mx:Stringassets/homeprofile_pics/extra_pics/{homeImages.img2}/mx:String

mx:Stringassets/homeprofile_pics/extra_pics/{homeImages.img3}/mx:String

mx:Stringassets/homeprofile_pics/extra_pics/{homeImages.img4}/mx:String 
/mx:Array --
ns1:imageName id=home_tiles x=0 y=140 
addImageEvent=imageListHandler(event)/
ns1:imgGallery x=170 y=140/   
mx:Text id=imgid_home text={home_tiles.selectedItem.imgid_home}/
mx:Label id=img1 x=254 y=0 text={dataAr1.getItemAt(0).img1}/
mx:Image x=499 y=0

mx:sourceassets/homeprofile_pics/extra_pics/{homeImages.img4}/mx:source
/mx:Image
/mx:Application

imageName.mxml
?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8?
mx:List xmlns:mx=http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml; dataProvider={dataAr} 
labelField=location creationComplete=Init() change=ClickEventHandler()
mx:Script
![CDATA[
import mx.rpc.events.ResultEvent;   
import mx.controls.Alert;
import mx.managers.CursorManager;
import mx.collections.ArrayCollection;

public function Init():void{
homeSvc.load();
}

[Bindable]
   private var dataAr:ArrayCollection = new ArrayCollection;
   public function displayResult(event:ResultEvent):void{
dataAr = new ArrayCollection( (event.result as 
ArrayCollection).source);
   }
   
   private function ClickEventHandler():void{
trace(Ouch! I got clicked! Let me tell this to 
the world.);
dispatchEvent(new Event(addImageEvent, 
true));// bubble to parent
   }
]]
/mx:Script

mx:RemoteObject id=homeSvc destination=ColdFusion 
source=gallery.cfcs.homes1 showBusyCursor=true 

[flexcoders] events

[stinasius]

i have an array collection that populates a gallery. my arraycollection is in 
turn populated when i click an item in a tile list, so whenever i click on a 
new item in the tilelist, the data for the array collection is supposed to 
change but nothing seems to change. any help?

[flexcoders] Re: example of using ffmpeg with coldfusion in flex application

[stinasius]

any help guys?

[flexcoders] Re: example of using ffmpeg with coldfusion in flex application

[stinasius]

i have been reading most of the tutorials online and all have the source to the 
video to be uploaded and encoded hardcoded. i would like to allow the user to 
browse the his/her system to get the video to upload. anyhow this is my code so 
far but i get errors. please guidance is what am seeking. my code

videoUploader.mxml 

?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8?
mx:Application xmlns:mx=http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml; layout=absolute 
creationComplete=init()

mx:Script
![CDATA[
//video upload 
//
private const FILE_UPLOAD_URL:String = 
../cf/uploadVideo_act.cfm;
private var fileRef:FileReference;



private function init():void
{
fileRef = new FileReference();
fileRef.addEventListener(Event.SELECT, fileRef_select); 

fileRef.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, 
fileRef_complete);
}

private function browseAndUpload():void
{
fileRef.browse();
message.text = ;
}

private function fileRef_select(event:Event):void 
{
try 
{
fileRef.upload(new URLRequest(FILE_UPLOAD_URL));
} 
catch (err:Error)
{
message.text = ERROR: zero-byte file;
}   
video.text = event.currentTarget.name;
}

private function fileRef_complete(event:Event):void
{
message.text +=  (complete);
}
]]
/mx:Script

mx:Form x=348.5 y=193
mx:FormItem label=Video: direction=horizontal
mx:TextInput id=video/
mx:Button label=Upload click=browseAndUpload()/
/mx:FormItem
mx:FormItem
mx:Label text=Label id=message/
/mx:FormItem
/mx:Form  
/mx:Application


uploadVideo_act.cfm(server script)

!--- start ---
cffile action=upload destination = 
C:\ColdFusion8\wwwroot\videoUploader\video nameconflict=overwrite 
filefield=video /

!--- convert the video with FFMPEG ---
cfexecute name = C:\ColdFusion8\wwwroot\videoUploader\ffmpeg\ffmpeg.exe 
arguments = -i #cffile.SERVERFILE# -s 320x240 -r 15 -b 2000 -ar 44100 -ab 64 
-ac 2 #replace(cffile.SERVERFILE, ., )#.flv outputFile = C:\ timeout = 
900
/cfexecute
cfset videoName = #replace(cffile.SERVERFILE, ., )#.flv
!--- insert the name of the file into your database ---
!--- end ---

error i get when i run the app

Error #2044: Unhandled IOErrorEvent:. text=Error #2038: File I/O Error.
at videoUploader/init()
at videoUploader/___Application1_creationComplete()
at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEventFunction()
at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEvent()
at mx.core::UIComponent/dispatchEvent()
at mx.core::UIComponent/set initialized()
at mx.managers::LayoutManager/doPhasedInstantiation()
at Function/http://adobe.com/AS3/2006/builtin::apply()
at mx.core::UIComponent/callLaterDispatcher2()
at mx.core::UIComponent/callLaterDispatcher()

please help. thanks

[flexcoders] Re: Filtering multiple conditions in an arraycollection

[stinasius]

hi i had the same problem and eventually come up with one that could help you. 
the only problem is that i can't get the checkbox filter to work with the rest 
maybe after trying out this you can help solve the checkbox issue. this filter 
function uses a combination of a slider, two comboboxes and radio buttons. hope 
we can help one another. let me know how it goes...


filters//

private var sliderFromValue : Number = 0;
private var sliderToValue : Number = 300;
private var selectedCity : String = All;
private var selectedLocation : String = All;
private var selectedValue: Boolean;
private var poolSelected: Boolean = false;

private function onSliderChange(event:SliderEvent):void
{
var slider:Slider = Slider(event.currentTarget) ;
sliderFromValue = priceSlider.values[0];
sliderToValue = priceSlider.values[1];  

filterGrid() ;
currentState = '';
}
private function cityChangeHandler(event:Event):void
{
if( city_cb.selectedItem != null )
selectedCity = city_cb.selectedLabel;
filterGrid();
currentState = '';
}

private function locationChangeHandler(event:Event):void
{
if( lct_cb.selectedItem != null )
selectedLocation = lct_cb.selectedLabel;
filterGrid();
currentState = '';
}

private function categoryChangeHandler(event:Event):void
{
if(category.selectedValue != null)
selectedValue = category.selectedValue;
filterGrid();
currentState = '';
}

private function poolFilter( ):void
{
/* if (poolSelected)
pool_ckb.selected = poolSelected;

filterGrid();
currentState = '';  */
}

private function filterGrid() :void
{
dataAr.filterFunction=myFilterFunction;
dataAr.refresh();
}

private function myFilterFunction(item:Object): Boolean
{
return(item.price = sliderFromValue  item.price = 
sliderToValue) 
(item.city == selectedCity || selectedCity == All)  
(item.location == selectedLocation || selectedLocation 
== All)  
(item.category == category.selectedValue);  
 
}

the onSliderChange function is used by the slider(with two thumbs) to filter 
the array collection, cityChangeHandler and locationChangeHandler are used by 
the combo boxes to filter the same array collection, categoryChangeHandler is 
used by a radio group, the poolFilter function which doesn't work is meant to 
be used by the checkbox to filter that's where i have the problem. when you 
have the individual filters working you place them i one function which is 
myFilterFunction to be used to filter the array collection. then you call the 
myFilterFunction to be as the main filter function for the datagrid and also 
refresh the datagrid once filtered. this is the filterGrid() function. hope 
this helps you, am just an armature but that solution works 80%. hope there are 
some flex gurus who can polish that up to make the checkbox filter work. 

[flexcoders] example of using ffmpeg with coldfusion in flex application

[stinasius]

hi am looking for a tutorial on how to use flex and coldfusion to upload video 
and encode it with ffmpeg. any flex and coldfusion guru out there who can help?

[flexcoders] Using FFMPEG to convert video files to FLV format in flex and coldfusion

[stinasius]

hi i am trying to setup a mini video site where guys can upload videos from 
devices like mobile phones and video cameras and i am using flex and coldfusion 
to do it. one thing i would like to know is how to use ffmpeg along with 
coldfusion and flex to allow guys to upload videos of any format and get them 
encoded to flv format on the fly and stored on the server for delivery. i have 
a small coldfusion snippet that uses ffmpeg and would like to get it work in 
flex. here it is

!--- test file paths ---
cfset ffmpegPath = c:\bin\ffmpeg.exe
cfset inputFilePath = c:\bin\testInput.mp4
cfset ouputFilePath = c:\bin\testOuput.flv
cfset resultLog = c:\bin\testOuput_result.log
cfset errorLog = c:\bin\testOuput_error.log

!--- convert the file ---
cfset results = structNew()
cfscript
try {
runtime = createObject(java, java.lang.Runtime).getRuntime();
command = '#ffmpegPath# -i #inputFilePath# -g 300 -y -s 300x200 -f 
flv -ar 44100 #ouputFilePath#'; 
process = runtime.exec(#command#);
results.errorLogSuccess = processStream(process.getErrorStream(), 
errorLog);
results.resultLogSuccess = processStream(process.getInputStream(), 
resultLog);
results.exitCode = process.waitFor();
}
catch(exception e) {
results.status = e;
}
/cfscript

!--- display the results ---
cfdump var=#results#


!--- function used to drain the input/output streams. Optionally write the 
stream to a file ---
cffunction name=processStream access=public output=false 
returntype=boolean hint=Returns true if stream was successfully processed
cfargument name=in type=any required=true hint=java.io.InputStream 
object
cfargument name=logPath type=string required=false default= 
hint=Full path to LogFile
cfset var out = 
cfset var writer = 
cfset var reader = 
cfset var buffered = 
cfset var line = 
cfset var sendToFile = false
cfset var errorFound = false

cfscript
if ( len(trim(arguments.logPath)) ) {
out = createObject(java, 
java.io.FileOutputStream).init(arguments.logPath);
writer = createObject(java, java.io.PrintWriter).init(out);
sendToFile = true;
}

reader = createObject(java, 
java.io.InputStreamReader).init(arguments.in);
buffered = createObject(java, java.io.BufferedReader).init(reader);
line = buffered.readLine();
while ( IsDefined(line) ) {
if (sendToFile) {
writer.println(line);
}
line = buffered.readLine();
}
   if (sendToFile) {
   errorFound = writer.checkError();
   writer.flush();
   writer.close();
}
/cfscript
!--- return true if no errors found. ---
cfreturn (NOT errorFound)
/cffunction

[flexcoders] using tweener to animate the highlight indicator in a flex list component

[stinasius]

hi how can i use tweener to animate the highlight indicator(like when the mouse 
moves from one item in the tilelist to another the highlight indicators moves 
too)

[flexcoders] flex/coldfusion ad management loke open ads

[stinasius]

hi is there an open source ad network like open ads that i can use with flex 
and coldfusion? was reading a tutorial where rich media x uses flex and php 
with open ads and i think open ads is php based.

[flexcoders] popup progress bar will uploading file

[stinasius]

hi i am trying to show a popup progress bar will uploading file. i would like 
help on how to close the popup once the file has finished uploading. here is my 
code so far..

popup progress bar(progress_popup.mxml)
?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8?
mx:TitleWindow xmlns:mx=http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml; layout=vertical 
borderStyle=none headerHeight=0 creationCompleteEffect={customMove}
mx:Script
![CDATA[
import mx.managers.PopUpManager;
import mx.effects.easing.*;

]]
/mx:Script

mx:Parallel id=customMove target={this}
mx:Move yFrom=0 xFrom={(stage.width  - this.width) / 2} 
xTo={(stage.width  - this.width) / 2} yTo={(stage.height - this.height) / 
2} easingFunction=Elastic.easeOut duration=1000 /
mx:Fade duration=500 /
/mx:Parallel

mx:ProgressBar indeterminate=true/  
/mx:TitleWindow

file uploadcode

upload.as(where popup is called from upload form)
private const FILE_UPLOAD_URL:String = ../cfcs/upload.cfm;
private var fileRef:FileReference;
private function init():void
{
fileRef = new FileReference();
fileRef.addEventListener(Event.SELECT, fileRef_select);
fileRef.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, fileRef_complete);
//fileRef.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, progressHandler);
}

private function browseAndUpload():void
{
fileRef.browse();
message.text = ;
createdprogressPopup();
}

private function fileRef_select(event:Event):void 
{
try 
{
//message.text = size (bytes):  + 
numberFormatter.format(fileRef.size);
fileRef.upload(new URLRequest(FILE_UPLOAD_URL));
} 
catch (err:Error)
{
message.text = ERROR: zero-byte file;
}   
memPhoto.text = event.currentTarget.name;
}

private function fileRef_complete(event:Event):void
{
message.text +=  (complete);
progress_win.addEventListener(Close, removeMe);
}

/* private function fileRef_progress(evt:ProgressEvent):void {
progressBar.setProgress(Number(evt.bytesLoaded), 
Number(evt.bytesTotal));
}
 
private function progressHandler(event:ProgressEvent):void {
var file:FileReference = FileReference(event.target);
progressBar.setProgress( Number(event.bytesLoaded), 
Number(event.bytesTotal));
} */

[Bindable]
private var progress_win:progress_popup;
private function createdprogressPopup():void{

progress_win=progress_popup(PopUpManager.createPopUp(this,progress_popup,true));
/* reply_win.reply_subject.text = discussion_dg.selectedItem.data;
reply_win.postsubject_msg.text = discussion_dg.selectedItem.data;
reply_win.idusr_msg.text = number.text; */
}
private function removeMe(event:Event):void {
PopUpManager.removePopUp(progress_win);
}

[flexcoders] Re: popup progress bar will uploading file

[stinasius]

do you mind sharing an example?

[flexcoders] best ftp client

[stinasius]

what is the best free ftp client to use to upload flex app to remote server?

[flexcoders] argent help needed please

[stinasius]

hi guys i have a problem with video display play button in flex 2. when i click 
the play button i get this error TypeError: Error #1006: play is not a 
function.at custom_comps::home/__playButton_click(). here is my code please 
guide me.thanks

mx:Panel width=350 height=50% layout=vertical title=Top 10 Music Videos 
of the Month paddingBottom=2 paddingLeft=2 paddingRight=2 paddingTop=2
mx:VBox width=100% height=100%

mx:Repeater id=videos 
dataProvider={myvid}
mx:Canvas width=100%
mx:VideoDisplay 
id=videoDisplay source={videos.currentItem.video} width=120 height=75 
x=0 y=0 autoPlay=false/
mx:VBox width=100% 
x=128 y=1.5
mx:Label 
text=Title: {videos.currentItem.title} color=#ff9900/
mx:Label 
text=By: {videos.currentItem.artist} color=#ff9900/
/mx:VBox
mx:Button 
id=playButton upSkin=@Embed('../images/videoPlayer_img/control_play.png') 
downSkin=@Embed('../images/videoPlayer_img/control_play_blue.png') 
click=videoDisplay.play() x=50 y=27.5/
/mx:Canvas
/mx:Repeater
/mx:VBox
/mx:Panel

[flexcoders] Re: create a thumbnail dynamically from large image using flex

[stinasius]

hi, please share the whole class please.

[flexcoders] Re: create a thumbnail dynamically from large image using flex

[stinasius]

i just need a way to create a thumbnail from a larger image dynamically in flex 
so that i dont have to store both a thumb and large image of the same image. 
trying to save on storage and load time of application. can some one please 
help out. thanks

[flexcoders] create a thumbnail dynamically from large image using flex

[stinasius]

hi am using flex 2 and i have images in a folder that i use in my gallery, but 
i would like to load them as thumbnails in my tilelist the when i click on them 
i can see the large image. how can i generate thumnails dynamically without 
having two sets of images large and small?

[flexcoders] Re: create a thumbnail dynamically from large image using flex

[stinasius]

any help guys?

[flexcoders] encoding video files (.mov, .avi etc) to flv during upload in flex coldfusion

[stinasius]

hi i have a website where i would like viewers to upload videos to but i 
realized flv player only plays files of the .flv extension. how can i encode 
the files to .flv during the upload process in flex app with a coldfusion 
backend or is it impossible?

[flexcoders] Re: repeater error that i dont understand

[stinasius]

not sure what you are saying. try making it a little more understandable

[flexcoders] repeater error that i dont understand

[stinasius]

hi i have a repeater component that bound to the selection of a datagrid. it 
works perfectly the first time i select an item from the dtatgrid but when i 
select another item i get this error that i don't understand. please advise. 
here is my repeater and the error i get

mx:Repeater dataProvider={forumSvc.getMessages.result} id=messaged 
recycleChildren=true
mx:HBox 
width=100%  

mx:VBox width=138

mx:Label text={messaged.currentItem.Fullname}/

!--mx:Image source={messaged.currentItem.image}/ --

ns1:RoundedImage source={messaged.currentItem.image} cornerRadius=8/

mx:Text id=pkid text={messaged.currentItem.idmsg_msg} visible=true/

/mx:VBox  

mx:VBox width=100%

mx:HBox width=100%

mx:Label text=Posted On:{messaged.currentItem.date_msg}/

mx:Spacer width=100%/

mx:LinkButton label=Replay Message height=20 
mouseDown=changeView('reply_message')/   

  

/mx:HBox

mx:HRule width=100%/

mx:Text id=message_tile width=100% fontSize=12 color=#FF 
leading=5 text={messaged.currentItem.content_msg} fontFamily=Franklin 
Gothic Book letterSpacing=2/
   

/mx:VBox
/mx:HBox  
/mx:Repeater

RangeError: Error #2006: The supplied index is out of bounds.
at flash.display::DisplayObjectContainer/setChildIndex()
at mx.core::Container/setChildIndex()
at mx.core::Repeater/recycle()
at mx.core::Repeater/execute()
at mx.core::Repeater/set dataProvider()
at custom_comps::forum/repeatResult()
at custom_comps::forum/___Operation3_result()
at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEventFunction()
at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEvent()
at 
mx.rpc::AbstractOperation/http://www.adobe.com/2006/flex/mx/internal::dispatchRpcEvent()
at 
mx.rpc::AbstractInvoker/http://www.adobe.com/2006/flex/mx/internal::resultHandler()
at mx.rpc::Responder/result()
at mx.rpc::AsyncRequest/acknowledge()
at NetConnectionMessageResponder/resultHandler()
at mx.messaging::MessageResponder/result()

[flexcoders] reinitializing viewstack children

[stinasius]

is it possible to reinitialize children of a viewstack? i have a viewstack with 
a datagrid component which shows info from a database and i also have form that 
inserts info to the database. so when i insert data from the form to the 
database i show the datagrid which also show the entry that has just been 
entered. how can i reinitialize the datagrid child to reload the data?

[flexcoders] Re: Adobe's stimulus package!!!! FREE FLEX BUILDER!!!!

[stinasius]

let me get this straight, does that mean that i cannot deploy an app developed 
with this version of flex and if the answer is yes, then what am i supposed to 
do with the flex 3 free version?

[flexcoders] Preventing duplicate database entries in ColdFusion and flex

[stinasius]

how can i prevent duplicate database entries in coldfusion and flex. for 
example for registration forms, i would like that if someone registers the same 
combination of username and password that already exist in the db, the entry is 
rejected and the user is alerted. thanks

[flexcoders] smooth animated scroll effect for list component

[stinasius]

how can one animate the scroll effect of a list component?

[flexcoders] tilelist with dynamic row heights

[stinasius]

how can i make the tilelist have dynamic row heights?

[flexcoders] variable rowHeight in tilelist

[stinasius]

how can i have a tilelist with variable rowHeights. i have data populating the 
tile list with diffrent heights and would like to avoid scroll bars.

[flexcoders] Re: how to use a list's change event to refresh an array that is bound to it.

[stinasius]

ok i have a tilelist loaded with data from a database though a cfc ro. plus i 
have a gallery that i would like to populate with images of a particular item 
from the tilelist when someone clicks on an item in the tilelist. so i was 
reading through arrayutil class and parameter binding and i tried it out.

mx:RemoteObject id=img destination=ColdFusion showBusyCursor=true 
fault=Alert.show(event.fault.faultString, 'Error');
mx:method name=getImages
mx:arguments

mx:Stringassets/homeprofile_pics/extra_pics/{home_tiles.selectedItem.img1}/mx:String

mx:Stringassets/homeprofile_pics/extra_pics/{home_tiles.selectedItem.img2}/mx:String

mx:Stringassets/homeprofile_pics/extra_pics/{home_tiles.selectedItem.img3}/mx:String

mx:Stringassets/homeprofile_pics/extra_pics/{home_tiles.selectedItem.img4}/mx:String
/mx:arguments
/mx:method
/mx:RemoteObject

mx:ArrayCollection id=home_img 
source={ArrayUtil.toArray(img.getImages.lastResult)}/

then in my custom component the dataprovider of the gallery is home_img

local:DisplayShelf id=shelf  horizontalCenter=0 verticalCenter=0 
borderThickness=5 borderColor=#FF 
dataProvider={parentDocument.home_img} enableHistory=false width=100%/

this still does not work. am in the right direction here, what could i be 
missing?

[flexcoders] Re: storing login data from a cfquery for use throught flex app

[stinasius]

sorry john, i have never used singletons before either. i have a static class 
and would like to know how to get it store the result of the query. otherwise i 
have not made any progress at all. am thinking if someone can work out for me a 
solid flex/cf/access login(authentication) system and well commented that i can 
use in my projects i am prepared to pay for it. 

[flexcoders] Re: storing login data from a cfquery for use throught flex app

[stinasius]

hi, may be i will try to put the question this way, in my cfc i have to return 
a Boolean value true or false because in my result handler on the login page 
i test to see if the result returned is true or false then make a decision to 
accept login or not. this is my result handler on the login page

private function login_result(event:ResultEvent):void
{
// login successful, remember the user.
if( event.result == true || event.result == TRUE || 
event.result == 1 || event.result == 1 )
{   

this.dispatchEvent( new 
Event('loginSuccessful') );
}
else
{
// login didn't work. show message
errorMessage(Login unsuccessful); 
}
} 
but if i set the cfc to return a query result in this case 
checkAuthentication nothing happens. so is there a way of returning a query 
result and have the result handler check against the returned result in order 
to make a decision to authenticate or not?

[flexcoders] Re: storing login data from a cfquery for use throught flex app

[stinasius]

when i try that i get the following error

ReferenceError: Error #1069: Property message not found on 
mx.messaging.messages.ErrorMessage and there is no default value.
at components::Login/serverFault()
at components::Login/___Operation1_fault()
at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEventFunction()
at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEvent()
at 
mx.rpc::AbstractOperation/http://www.adobe.com/2006/flex/mx/internal::dispatchRpcEvent()
at 
mx.rpc::AbstractInvoker/http://www.adobe.com/2006/flex/mx/internal::faultHandler()
at mx.rpc::Responder/fault()
at mx.rpc::AsyncRequest/fault()
at NetConnectionMessageResponder/statusHandler()
at mx.messaging::MessageResponder/status()

[flexcoders] Re: storing login data from a cfquery for use throught flex app

[stinasius]

in my cfc the return type is boolean and is set to return true if there is a 
match. when i set the return type to query to return the query 
result(checkAuthentication), nothing happens.

cffunction name=loginUser access=remote returntype=boolean
cfargument name=username type=string required=true/
cfargument name=password type=string required=true/

cfquery name=checkAuthentication 
datasource=authentication
  SELECT *
  FROM profile
  where username = cfqueryparam 
cfsqltype=cf_sql_varchar value=#arguments.username#
and Password = cfqueryparam 
cfsqltype=cf_sql_varchar value=#arguments.password#
/cfquery  

cfif checkAuthentication.recordCount EQ 1
   cfreturn true/
   !---cfreturn checkAuthentication---
cfelse
   cfreturn false/
/cfif
   /cffunction

[flexcoders] Re: storing login data from a cfquery for use throught flex app

[stinasius]

hi how do i assign the properties of UserInfo in the result handler?

[flexcoders] storing login data from a cfquery for use throught flex app

[stinasius]

hi i got a login form in flex with a coldfusion backend and it work's perfectly 
but i need it to go one step further. store login data form the cfquery so that 
it can be reused throughout the flex app. here is a senario. the login form has 
a username and password textinput fields which are validated using a remote 
object call to a cfc that queries a db table with username, password and email 
fields. now when login is successful i would like to store the data returned 
from the cfc including email for use throughout my application. please help me 
out here. thanks

[flexcoders] Re: storing login data from a cfquery for use throught flex app

[stinasius]

hi i created a storage class that i was using and it works perfectly but i dont 
know how to use it to get data from a cfc through remote object call. here is 
my code it works with username and password but when it comes to geting the 
email address associated with the username and password from the db i dont know 
how to do that and thats my biggest problem.

mainApp.mxml

?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8?
mx:Application xmlns:mx=http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml; layout=absolute 
xmlns:view=components.*
mx:states
mx:State name=Log Out
mx:SetProperty target={label1} name=text 
value=Log Out/
/mx:State
/mx:states
mx:Script
![CDATA[
import components.*;
//Flash Classes
import flash.events.Event;
import flash.events.MouseEvent;

//Flex Classes
import mx.containers.TitleWindow;
import mx.controls.Alert;
import mx.events.CloseEvent;
import mx.managers.PopUpManager;
import mx.core.IFlexDisplayObject;
import mx.utils.ObjectUtil;

//static class
import classes.UserInfo;

public var loggedin:Boolean = false;
public var pop:Login;   

private function showLogin():void
{
pop = Login(PopUpManager.createPopUp(Application.application as 
DisplayObject,Login,true));
pop.showCloseButton =true;
PopUpManager.centerPopUp(pop);  
pop.addEventListener(close,removeMe);
pop[cancelButton].addEventListener(click, removeMe);
pop.addEventListener( loginSuccessful, handleLoginSucess);
//UserInfo.Email = pop.authManager.email; 
}

private function removeMe(event:Event):void {
PopUpManager.removePopUp(pop);
}

private function handleLoginSucess(event:Event):void{
viewstack1.selectedChild = admin;
lbl_intro.text = Welcome  +pop.username_txt.text;
removeMe(event);
currentState = 'Log Out';
UserInfo.UserName = pop.username_txt.text;
UserInfo.Email = pop.authManager.email;

//mx.controls.Alert.show(mx.utils.ObjectUtil.toString(pop.authManager));
//trace (UserInfo.Email);
}  


]]
/mx:Script

mx:Label x=0 y=0 text=Sign In id=label1 buttonMode=true 
useHandCursor=true mouseChildren=false click=showLogin()/
mx:ViewStack x=0 y=26 id=viewstack1 width=100% height=100%
view:Home id=home/
view:Admin id=admin/
/mx:ViewStack 
mx:Label x=700 y=0 id=lbl_intro/
/mx:Application

login.mxml

?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8?
mx:TitleWindow xmlns:mx=http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml; layout=absolute 
title=Login Form
mx:Metadata
   [Event(name=loginSuccessful, type=flash.events.Event)] 
/mx:Metadata

mx:Script
![CDATA[
import mx.collections.ArrayCollection;
import mx.rpc.events.ResultEvent;
import mx.rpc.events.FaultEvent;
import mx.utils.ObjectUtil;
import mx.controls.Alert;
import mx.events.ValidationResultEvent;

import mx.core.Application;
import classes.UserInfo;

private function isValid():Boolean
{
var emailValidResult:ValidationResultEvent = 
this.emailValidate.validate(this.username_txt.text);
var pswdValidResult:ValidationResultEvent = 
this.pswdValidate.validate(this.password_txt.text);

if (emailValidResult.type==ValidationResultEvent.VALID 
 
pswdValidResult.type==ValidationResultEvent.VALID) 
{
return true;
}
else
{
return false;   
}

}

private function authenticateUser():void
{
if( isValid() )
{
authManager.loginUser( this.username_txt.text, 
this.password_txt.text/* , userCredentials  */); 
UserInfo.isLogged = true;  
}
} 

private function errorMessage(msg:String):void
{
//Alert.show( 

[flexcoders] Re: how to close a titlewindow that was not created as a popup

[stinasius]

this is my code

import mx.containers.TitleWindow;

 private function closeWindow(event:Event):void{
removeChild( event.target as TitleWindow);
currentState='';
} 


then on the titlewindow component this is the way i call the close function

mx:State name=login_reg
mx:RemoveChild target={intro}/
mx:AddChild relativeTo={intro_container}
mx:target 
comp:login_register id=login_reg 
close=closeWindow(event) loginSuccessful=handleLoginSucess(event)/
/mx:target
/mx:AddChild  
/mx:State

[flexcoders] move component over text

[stinasius]

hi guys how do i move a box component over a text when i rollover the text?

[flexcoders] possibility of opening a web page in a flex application

[stinasius]

is it possible to open web page for 
example(http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1606473/20090306/rihanna.jhtml) in a 
flex application let's say inside a flex canvas component?

[flexcoders] rss feed from various sources in flex

[stinasius]

hi how can i create an rss feed reader that gets feed from more than one 
source. for example if i need to get entertainment news from mtv and other 
music sources how can i do that in flex and coldfusion?

[flexcoders] Re: how to close a titlewindow that was not created as a popup

[stinasius]

i am getting this error when i apply your code.

ArgumentError: Error #2025: The supplied DisplayObject must be a child of the 
caller.
at flash.display::DisplayObjectContainer/removeChild()
at mx.core::Container/removeChild()
at custom_comps::login_register/closeWindow()
at custom_comps::login_register/___TitleWindow1_close()
at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEventFunction()
at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEvent()
at mx.core::UIComponent/dispatchEvent()
at mx.containers::Panel/closeButton_clickHandler()

[flexcoders] Re: how to close a titlewindow that was not created as a popup

[stinasius]

am calling it from with the titlewindow i would like to close. i also tried 
calling it from the parent page that calls the custom titlewindow.

[flexcoders] Re: rss feed from various sources in flex

[stinasius]

any tutorial on that?

[flexcoders] how to close a titlewindow that was not created as a popup

[stinasius]

hi how can one how to close a titlewindow that was not created as a popup?

[flexcoders] Re: how to close a titlewindow that was not created as a popup

[stinasius]

care to share how?

[flexcoders] dispatching data from remote object cfc query in an event.

[stinasius]

hi how can i dispatch data from a remote object call to a cfc query in an event.

[flexcoders] titlewindow skinned component

[stinasius]

hi how can i skin or where can i get a custom title window component
like the one found here
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/articles/marketing_platforms_06.html; thanks

[flexcoders] generating codes that users can use to pay for a service

[stinasius]

hello guys before i ask this let me say i know that many people will
probably suggest using online payment systems like paypal but that is
not an option in my case. so this is what i would like to know. i have
a website where companies can post ads but before they can post the ad
they have to have a code(key) which they purchase. lets say someone
wanted to have his ad running for a month and the total monthly charge
is 20 dollars, they have to purchase the code for 20 dollars which
they input into the system and if valid then they can post their ad.
can i create a system in flex/as3/coldfusion to generate the codes and
tie a particular code to an amount for example if you want your ad to
run for a month and it costs $20 then the system generates different
codes that are worth $20 or can i use a database of some kind to store
the codes? and how can i validate the code is worth $20? hope my
question is clear. 

[flexcoders] Re: generating codes that users can use to pay for a service

[stinasius]

well am working on an application like ebay where guys can post staff
for people to see. before posting staff one has to pay the monthly
charge for posting. thought about paypal but in africa people are wary
of using their debit cards so i thought may be i could generate keys
that they can purchase from lets say convenient stores and supply that
key when they are posting staff. so how can this be done?

[flexcoders] need visual design work done

[stinasius]

hi i need a very good visual design to do some visual work for me.
what is need is listed below

1- nice dark background that matches the darkroom theme(am using
darkroom theme and need a background image)

2- nice effects (resize, move, fade or zoom) for popup ie titlewindow
when popuping up and when closing

3- very fluid change effects for viewstack children

4- filter effects for tilelist

5- custom titlewindow with header background image and anchored round
close button(dont like the skinned titlewindow of darkroom theme)

6- whatever you feel is good that i have left out.

remember that they should be compatible with both flex sdk 2 and sdk
3. am currently using sdk 2. let me know how much it costs. thanks

[flexcoders] Re: tilelist HighlightIndicator effects

[stinasius]

hi i have tried everything you have said but i get an error. here is
the code i use for clearing the highlightIndicator. the error i get is
method marked override must override another method

override protected function clearHighlightIndicator(indicator:Sprite,
itemRenderer:IListItemRenderer):void{
  if(highlightIndicator)
   Tweener.addTween(indicator,({alpha:0, time:1,
transition:easeOutCubic,
onComplete:function():void{Sprite(highlightIndicator).graphics.clear()}}));

[flexcoders] Re: how to use a list's change event to refresh an array that is bound to it.

[stinasius]

hello any help out there?