Flash :: Flash Socket Chat Trouble

Making A Chat App- Cannot Connect To Socket Server
Hi

Okay I've downloaded an xml socket server which I have uploaded to my site. Now I'm trying to create a simple chat program using an example that came with the socket server. My problem is that I cannot connect to the socket server. What do I need to do?

this is the what I've got so far:

code:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------function Connect() {
Output = "Connecting... please wait";
ChatSocket = new XMLSocket();
ChatSocket.onConnect = ConnectCheck;
ChatSocket.onXML = PackageRecieved;
ChatSocket.Host = "www.connectgames.co.uk/Temp/ChatTest/";
ChatSocket.Port = 1025;
ChatSocket.connect(ChatSocket.Host, ChatSocket.Port);
}

function ConnectCheck(Connected) {
if(Connected) {
gotoAndStop(2);
}else {
Output = "Failed to connect";
}
}
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

when I call the function connect it always fails. As the host I've put the full path of the location of the socket server. I've tried just using 'www.connectgames.co.uk' but that didn't work either. You can check it for yourself here:

http://www.connectgames.co.uk/Temp/ChatTest/Chat.html

Can anyone help me?

thanks in advance

XML Socket Not Connecting To IRC Socket
I'm running an IRCd and I want to use XML Sockets to connect to the server.

So far I have this piece of code:

Code:
server= "127.0.0.1";
port= 6665;

function connect() {
trace("Trying to connect to server...");
sock = new XMLSocket();
sock.connect(server, Number(port));

sock.onData = function (strData) {
trace("Data has arrived");
}

sock.onConnect = function (bSucc) {
if (bSucc) {
trace("Connected");
} else {
trace("Connection Failed");
}
sock.send("NICK MrKibblewhite
USER ApRoXiTy "kibble" "127.0.0.1" :ApRoXiTy
");
}

sock.onClose = function () {
trace("Socket Closed");
}
}
I have a button on the scene which calls the function connect, and that's about it. Here's the trace output:

Code:
Trying to connect to server...
Connected
Also I have a logger which logs the raw data sent to and from the irc server, here it is:

Code:
(Client)
NICK MrKibblewhite
USER ApRoXiTy "kibble" "127.0.0.1" :ApRoXiTy

(Server)
:irc.host.com NOTICE AUTH :*** Looking up your hostname...
:irc.host.com NOTICE AUTH :*** Checking ident...

(Server)
:irc.host.com NOTICE AUTH :*** Couldn't resolve your hostname; using your IP address instead
:irc.host.com NOTICE AUTH :*** No ident response; username prefixed with ~
:irc.host.com NOTICE MrKibblewhite :*** If you are having problems connecting due to ping timeouts, please type /quote pong C00EF524 or /raw pong C00EF524 now.
PING :C00EF524
As you can see the (server) is sending data back to the client.... now why does'nt # sock.onData = function (strData) # work ?? Shouldn't it output # Data has arrived # everytime a new line is returned from the IRC server !!? As you can see there are 6 lines returned from the server... shouldn't that mean I will have six line of Data Has Arrived appear in my output ? I'm really stuck and I do not understand why this XMLSocket.onData will not work .... !!

Please help !!

Thanks in advance.
kibbles...

Help With My Chat Application...? Maybe Thisll Help Others Wanting A Chat Too
hi i couldnt work out how to simply make my own chat... i just couldnt get my head around all the wierd .asp etc.
so i found a neat little code for this miniture live board (called qboard) that has no ads or anything. it works basic - from a html sense of the word.
1 text table for your name.
1 for your email/url (which when your nickname is clicked on the board itll go there).
1 text table for your message.
1 submit/send button .
and above all that an iframe which you get to see the converstaion on.

what i want to do is use the information about all those textframes in a flash file so it can suit my webpages look. rather than the tacky buttons html provides etc.

the source is below. BUT NOTE:
this is the source for the chat I have set up. if you use it DIRECTLY on your page you will be using my chat which means you will get my users messages etc. IF you wantt to have your own... simply get it at qboard.org

<html>
<head><title>Chat</title></head>
<Body>
<center><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>
<table border=0 cellspacing=0 border=0>
<tr><td colspan=3 width=100% height=100%>
<iframe src="http://www.tenshimedia.com/qboard/?view=3d2c2b305d2c&filter=true&lines=10&refresh=15 &bgimage=&bgcolor=FFFFFF&textcolor=000000&linkcolo r=9C6A4E&visited=9C6A4E&hovercol=FFCC00&scrollcol= 9C6A4E" name=GrenadeChat width=200 height=175 marginwidth=0 marginheight=0>
</iframe>
</td></tr>
<form action="http://www.tenshimedia.com/qboard/?post=3d2c2b305d2c&filter=true&lines=10&bgimage=&b gcolor=FFFFFF&textcolor=000000&linkcolor=9C6A4E&vi sited=9C6A4E&hovercol=FFCC00&scrollcol=9C6A4E" method=post target="qboard" name=qtag onSubmit="document.qtag.msg1.value='';">
<input type=hidden name=post value=3d2c2b305d2c>

<tr><td><font face="arial"><font size="2">Name:</td><td><input type=text size=15 name=name maxlength=20></td></tr>
<tr><td><font face="arial"><font size="2">email/url:</td><td><input type=text size=15 name=url maxlength=120></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan=3><font face="arial"><font size="2">Message:<br>
<textarea cols=20 rows=3 name=msg1></textarea>
<input type=hidden name=msg>
</td></tr>
<tr><td colspan=3 align=center><input type=submit onClick="qtag.msg.value=qtag.msg1.value;" value=" Send "></td></tr>
</form>
</table>

</body>
</html>

can anyone help>>???

Can I Do Socket In Flash ?
Can I do socket programming in flash ?
Anyone have tutorial ?

Tq !

Flash Socket To Irc Server
Hi !
I have developed an application under Flex Builder3 & framework flexlib using socket ( binary socket ) to connect to an irc server , and everything working okey !
when i try the application(swf in html page) on my pc it work very wel

when i depoloy it on my webhosting it work but no connection to irc server!
could u plz help me ?

Building A Flash .NET XML Socket
Hi, I am trying to build a Flash Application that will need to send and receive XML docs. I want to use XML Sockets - my problem is with the .NET part.

My understanding is that Flash will send and look for the doc from a certain port no in the host dir. How do I code in .NET to write to a Port No?

Appreciate any help you can provide.

Flash.net.socket Crossdomain
I am trying to connect a flash application to ActiveMQ through Stomp. To do this I am opening a flash.net.socket to a host and port on another domain. The flash app works fine on its own. However when we host it on a web page we are not connecting the socket. ( or at least we think that is the problem )

here is a copy of our cross domain file

âˆ’
<cross-domain-policy>
<allow-access-from domain="*.foo1.com" to-ports="5432" secure="false"/>
<allow-access-from domain="*.foo2.com" to-ports="5432" secure="false"/>
<allow-access-from domain="*.foo3.com" to-ports="5432" secure="false"/>
</cross-domain-policy>

It also seems that we are not getting any feedback from the flash.net.socket. We are not getting an exception
or any of the events raised.

this.socket = new flash.net.Socket( this.host, this.portNumber );
this.socket.addEventListener( Event.CONNECT, this.SocketConnected );
this.socket.addEventListener( ProgressEvent.SOCKET_DATA, this.ReadDataFromSocket );
this.socket.addEventListener( Event.CLOSE, this.CloseHandler );
this.socket.addEventListener( IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR, this.IOErrorHandler );
this.socket.addEventListener( SecurityErrorEvent.SECURITY_ERROR, this.SecurityErrorHandler );
this.socket.connect( this.host, this.portNumber );

execution goes past the connect call, but none of the events are raised.

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Thank you

Tim

Flash Socket Server
Im working with a friend on a flash Idea I had, part of that required me making a php based socket server which is done, It has some modifications to support our needs however I was wondering if I should take it a little further.

I know there are a couple out there but the ones I saw where not cheap for commercial use ( half the reason I built my own ) and not to easy to expand ( the other half ) expect for one if you knew java which I just dont enjoy using.

Basically just trying to figure out if its worth my time to go beyond what I have now, and what features people might want If I do move further with this project.

Flash Socket Server
I am looking for some people to help test a php xml socket server, I have one working version and am in the middle of recoding a more improved version.

I need some people interested in using the current version for testing, and giving me there input on load handling

Once I am done with my new version I will want some opinion on that as well.

Also looking for someone extremely familiar with flash to work on projects based on this server.

( Note, not a standard socket server.. Can not be used with most socket enabled flash chatrooms without some minor changes )

Currently going from a single process model to a multi-process/forked model.

A single process model is fine for basic chat, however once you get into more complicated applications it does not balance well.

Flash Socket Security
I see that flash mx has some security features that now allow you to load remote flash from other domains, is there a method for the XML sockets as well?

The idea being I would like to host the flash on one server and run the sockets on another.

C# XML Socket Server And Flash.
Hello,

I have created a basic c# server that sends a string to the flash xmlsocket object. I can connect but my onData function is not firing. Is there something special i need to do with my code? Thanks

Code:

var url:String = "127.0.0.1";
var port:Number = 5000;

socket = new XMLSocket();
socket.onData = function(msg)
{
trace("data has been received from Socket "+msg);
}
socket.onConnect = function (success) {
if (success) {
   trace("
XML Socket Connection Connected
");
} else {
   trace("
XML Socket Connection Failed
")

}
}
socket.onClose = function(){
trace("
XML Socket Connection Has Closed
");
}
socket.connect(url,port);

Multiuser Flash Socket Server
Hello there.
Ok I wonder which server to choose.
I need to develop multi-user application and game and I don't know which server I should choose between those
Sushi
SmartFox
ElectroTank

If you know another socket server for realtime multiuser, pot them as well

So any feedbacks one those, whatever you heard, could be great
Thx

Flash Socket Works Correctly?
My application has 2 modules: Java Module, Flex Module.

The two modules communicate each other by Socket.

But at Flex side, I can not receive the correct data which Java side send back to.

For examples: If java side, I send back to Flex 5 bytes: b1, b2, b3, b4, b5.

In Flex. I use Socket.readByte(). I receive 11 bytes ( not 5 bytes ) like this:

-84 -19 0 5 119 5 b1, b2, b3, b4, b5 ( 11 bytes).

Mores: I always receice the first 5 bytes: -84 -19 0 5 119 with any data value returned from Java side.

Could you tell me what happen here?

Thank you.

Desperated Flash 8 PHP 5 Socket Connection
First of all thank you very much for this Tutorial: http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flas...s_flash8_5.htm
It's great! Nevertheless i got some questions.

I got an Apache 2.2.0 (XAMPP) installed as localhost on my notebook plus an internet connection via WiFi-Router.

I took all the steps concientiously. The socketTut.bat seems to work. But the FlashApp says: "Server connection failed!"

1. Do i have to start my local apache server anyway, before I invoke the socketTut.bat?

2. Wich IP do I have to use in AS and PHP Script?
Localhost, 127.0.0.1 ..., or the IP refered by the router e.g. 192.168.0.xxx ???

I must admit, Im a PHP-Socket-Virgin

Thankzzz...

Flex / Flash Socket Programming
Okay so I've written a server in Java that accepts socket connections on port 4001. The server is working as it should. I'm able to connect to it via a shell and telnet and get all expected responses. However, when I try to connect using the Socket class in ActionScript 3, I'm not able to send an receive data. I'm only trying to send text for example...

send to server: ECHO

server responds: HELLO

something to that effect. Anyway, I can get Flex (using ActionScript 3) to Connect to the server however NO data cant be sent or received. I really need to figure this out ASAP.

Flash And A Visual Basic Socket Server?
Hi guys,

Could someone please explain how i would do this. (im trying to understand socket servers)

Have a flash file (swf) on a website with a textbox.
When somone enters "hello" in the text box, it passes it to my visual basic application, and the VB app displays the enterd text in a listbox.

Did that make sense? lol.

I really dont know how to start this - i just want to see how flash and visual basic can work together.

I know that the flash file needs to be on my own server (which it is), i just carnt understand this part: flash runs client side, as it needs to download, so how can it pass varibles back to the server.

What do xml files do?

Any info would be great. I know about electrosever, and that java is a better socket server etc, i just want to use vb for this project im trying to work on.

Regards.

Flash Xml Socket Through Proxy Server - At College
Hi, I have made a java socket server end for my flash game www.tbadventure.com but i am having connection problems whilst at college (which operates via a proxy server)

The java socket server operates on port 81 and at college if I type http://myipaddress:81 i can access direct to the socket server, however in flash this simply fails and I get a connection error at college. (at home or on any other pc I have tried it works fine)

Is this a setting in flash? can I change this setting with coding if so? Could it just be a security setting on the college server (regardless of whether i can access my server through the browser or not?)

flash player 9 is installed on the system at college.

thanks in advance for any help,
Attilio

[F8] Server(php) Client(flash) Socket Problem
hi,

I have an actionscript_2/flash problem. My application is based on the client-server model and uses stream sockets to acquire communication between the users(clients) and the server.

On the server side, I have a php script running in a linux server. Here is the base of the server code:

PHP Code:

//---- Start Socket creation for PHP Socket Server

if (($master = socket_create(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, SOL_TCP)) < 0) {
myecho( "socket_create() failed, reason: " . socket_strerror($master) . "
", 0);
}

socket_set_option($master, SOL_SOCKET,SO_REUSEADDR, 1);

if (($ret = socket_bind($master, $address, $port)) < 0) {
myecho( "socket_bind() failed, reason: " . socket_strerror($ret) . "
", 0);
}

if (($ret = socket_listen($master, 5)) < 0) {
myecho( "socket_listen() failed, reason: " . socket_strerror($ret) . "
", 0);
}

/*Create Persistent Loop to continuously handle incoming socket messages*/

while (true) {
    //....inside here server executes socket_accept(), socket_recv()
    // and sends messages to client with socket_write()
} //while forever

On the client side, i have a browser (for example, ie or firefox) which runs an swf file written with actionscript 2 in flash 8. The example code of the client follows:

Code:
var host:String = "my.host";//it's an example ...
var port = 9998; //example again...
var socket:XMLSocket = new XMLSocket();

socket.connect(host, port);
onEnterFrame = function() {
socket.onData = function(msg) {
switch (msg) {
case 1 : //do sth in case 1 etc....
//.....
break;
}
}
}

On the server side, I have no problems. The server receives and sends all the messages correctly (on real time).

On the client side, the browser(client) sends all messages correctly and right on time! But, the serious problem is the client's receive!!!

Assuming the two clients communication case. When the two clients interact continuously, the messages transfer is normal. But when a client stays inactive (not sending messages) for a while, then the next messages a client sends, will be send to the server but the other client will no receive anything! The messages are not lost and will be received all together after a not specific period of time from the client.

I guess that the problem is on the client side and it's about browser cache or there is sth wrong with the

Code:
socket.onData = function(msg){...}

which is paused without a specific reason!!!

I would appreciate anybody's help, whether he/she has faced a similar problem or not.

Flash Remoting 'push' Notification / Socket
Hi,

I'm building a flash/coldfusion app that will send messages / alerts. Instead of making remote calls to the server at set intervals to check for updates/new alerts I'd like to 'push' a notification out.

I noticed some people were using 'socket' connections which stay open but couldn't find a good example that didn't involve Java. Does flash remoting / coldfusion have a way of doing this?

Could anyone point me to an example of:
1. how I would push a notification out
2. how the notification is received.

The technologies I use are coldfusion, flash, flash remoting (not java or flex) so with that in mind any help with 1. and 2. would be appreciated.

Thanks
Robin.

Firefox, Frameset, Flash Socket Communication
The scenario is... I am able to connect to the Stream using IE Browser but the same dosent work with Firefox(works partly when i use single page insted of FRAMESET) !!

Here is my Index Page HTML, where i am Using a FRAMESET and calling 2 pages Login and Connection html.
The login page and Connection page loads up but there is no connection established using Firefox(IE works fine!!).

But if i switch my frames loading Connection first and Login later, the Connection is established but Login page dosent show up!!

Right now i am not sure if it is a FRAMESET problem or Macromedia CONNECTION problem.

<frameset rows="100%,0%" >
<frame name="mainFrame" src="Login.html" scrolling="auto">

<frame name="hiddenFrame" src="connection.html" noresize>
</frameset>

My Code to Connect to Stream Server

********* This function tells me wheather the Server is getting Connected ********************************
readystatefunc = function(readyState) {
alert(readyState);
switch(readyState) {
case '0':
document.getElementById("connectstatus").innerHTML = "Loaded.";
break;
case '1':
if(ST.Stream._previouslyConnected == true) {
document.getElementById("connectstatus").innerHTML = "Disconnected. Reconnecting in 30 seconds.";
} else {
document.getElementById("connectstatus").innerHTML = "Connection Failed. Reconnecting in 30 seconds.";
}
setTimeout("loadfunc()", 3000);
break;
case '2':
document.getElementById("connectstatus").innerHTML = "Disconnecting....";

break;
case '3':
document.getElementById("connectstatus").innerHTML = "Connecting...";

break;
case '4':
document.getElementById("connectstatus").innerHTML = "Connected...";
ST.Stream.RegisterForChannelData();
break;
}
}

ST.Stream.addEventHandler("onReadyStateChanged", readystatefunc);

***** At the end of the file i am regestring the Macromedia Object *****************************************

<object classid='clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8' codebase='http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=7,0,0,0' id='socketserver' width='1' height='1' align='middle'><param name='swliveconnect' value='true'><param name='allowScriptAccess' value='always' /><param name='movie' value='http://xx.xxx.xx.xxx/socketserver.swf?ver=12345' /><param name='quality' value='low' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><param name='bgcolor' value='#e7eaf1' /><embed src='http://xx.xxx.xx.xxx/socketserver.swf?ver=12345' quality='low' wmode='transparent' bgcolor='#e7eaf1' width='1' height='1' swLiveConnect='true' id='socketserver' name='socketserver' align='middle' allowScriptAccess='always' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' pluginspage='http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer' /></object>

Any help is appreciated...

Thanks
Vinay

Socket Not Connecting, Using Tutorial 'PHP 5 Sockets With Flash 8'
hi,
i have made followed the tutorial on this site named 'PHP 5 Sockets with Flash 8', i managed to write the actionscript and pasted the php as instructed, the socketrun.bat is working and a connection to the server is made, i have opened a port. BUT THEN....

as i try to run the flash.html file (which contains the swf) from the local server i.e localhost/flash.html, the swf doesn't display anything within the msgArea, it should connect to the socket, but instead i get nothing, no success message, no failure message. all it says is connecting to 198.168.1... on the bottom of the broswer. which indicates that its still trying to connect to the port but nothing is being sent back I THINK. im really lost as to what this is all about.

this is the tutorial im using.

http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flas...ets_flash8.htm

thank you

Kirupa Tutorial On Php Socket Server And Flash 8
Hi,
I was reading the tutorial, which gave information on getting the socket server running with a .bat file; does anyone know a way to get it running on linux? (linux doesn't run .bat files)

I read about shell scripts, but I don't quite understand how to get it running.

Thanks,
-Danny

Opensource Basic Flash Socket Server
Releasing this basic socket server for people to use with Flash chat rooms.

http://forums.cyberlot.net/viewforum.php?f=1

Making Flash Talk To A Php Socket Server
Hi there,
I've hovered around with php before, and have used it a fair bit, but I'm pretty new to Flash.
I still have hope of building my own socket server in php eventually, but following some early failure with that idea, I thought I'd just try and get the basics going for now. I'm now using patServer as the framework.

Having convinced my host to open up a port for me on the firewall (actually, they were very understanding and opened me up a few hundred of 'em), I began experimenting. I started off, as you do, by stealing the example as best I could, and doing very little work. The Telnet chat worked fine through Telnet, with the minor exception that you couldn't see what you were typing as you typed, and you were able to do weird things to your name when deleting part of your message. But I'm rambling.

Normally, I wouldn't expect to just take an example written for use with Telnet and expect it to work with Flash. The thing is, it almost does. This chat-type applet I've got now successfully reports that it's connected, then proceeds to ignore everything you do. It doesn't even send the welcome message from the server. Similarly, the connection is picked up in the browser through which the php socket's been kicked off, but subsequent messages/commands fail to get through at all. Okay, so that doesn't work, right? Nope. When you kill the applet, about to throw your head into your hands and question the terrible injustice of life, the socket suddenly receives all the information you tried to send when the app was running, and tells you how it's sent all the appropriate responses back. A little late, if I may say so. They even came through on another client running with Telnet... but only when the app was closed.
Hoping it was really simple, and that it worked a little like local variable storing (where I believe you have to flush it to make it happen before the app dies), I tried adding the line
socket.flush();
to my Actionscript, where socket is the imaginatively named socket connection I've created. No such luck. It still fails to work.

My Actionscript in the main window is thus (I should point out that most of this is stolen/adapted from various helpful tutorials):

Code:

socket = new XMLSocket;
socket.onConnect = function(success)
{
if (success)
chatarea_txt.htmlText += "<b>Server connection established!</b>";
else
chatarea_txt.htmlText += "<b>Server connection failed!</b>";
}
socket.onClose = function()
{
chatarea_txt.htmlText += "<b>Server connection lost</b>";
}
XMLSocket.prototype.onData = function(msg)
{
chatarea_txt.htmlText += 'Message: ' + msg;
}
socket.connect("[The server's IP]", [The appropriate port]);

function doconnection(connectionStatus){
connectionStatus ? trace("Connected.") : trace("Connection failed.");
}

The 'Send' button is blessed with the following:

Code:

on(release)
{
texttosend = messageinput_txt.text;
messageinput_txt.text = '';
socket.send(texttosend + '
');
//socket.flush();
}

I have a feeling I'll get similar problems should I try to develop anything more complex on the server side. This smells like an issue with my Flash to me. Any thoughts on what I may have done wrong would be greatly appreciated.

Page 2 - Making Flash Talk To A Php Socket Server
Yup, I have my php server file running and its outputting to the command line and not a browser. You just run the file ./filename.php and the first line of code defines where my php executable is:

!#/usr/local/bin/php

right now its just sitting there "Listening for clients..." but never gets a connection when I use flash.

Flash Player Older Versions For Linux/socket Policy Files
can anyone tell me where i can download FP 9.0.115 for linux from?

Adobe site gives only windows versions

actually i am doing a project that relies on XMLSocket for client-server communications (can't use urlloader, requires real time connection). when i installed FP in our new linux machine, 9.0.124 was automatically installed and i can't make XMLSocket connection from that due to new security policy.
(i read a lot of white papers about setting up a socket server and having a master policy file and stuff but nothing worked for me. i put the crossdomain.xml with allow-access-from ='*' and to-ports ='*' in every possible folders to no avail so i thought i would leave that head ache for another time and go on with 9.0.115 for the time being); it would be a great help if u can guide me to the correct method here.... (i am using Twisted Python server);

Can Somebody Help Me I Need Chat In Flash
I want to create a chatsite with my chat window built in Flash. But i don't know how to build that ...
I need it it with ban/kick functions for moderators only. Please help me.
Or does anyone has this Flash already ?

Flash Chat
Anyone willing to help with a chat demo?

You will need PHP support on your site as well as a mySQL database. This is a tutorial I am looking into that is a bit advanced for me. It will allow for real time multi user interactivity in a chat and could be a "game server' as well, although it would be slow for graphical intense games. I will probably look into an XML socket connection eventually, but I would like to explore the possibilities of HTTP multi user interactivity first. If your interested, post a reply and I'll set up a download fla of this.

Regards
~GD~

Flash Chat
I really wanted to purchase a Flash chat application like the one found at ultrashock.com. The developer of that chat (rocketsnail.com) says that he does not license it anymore. Anyone know of a good Flash chat app?

Please Help Wth FLASH CHAT Please?
Hi

I Have tried and tried to create a flash chat room with:

* Admin Function
* Login usernames
* Icons

I keep getting ppl saying goto Pipey, Moock , Xadra and that.

It doesn't help please

Can some1 tell me howto or do for me putting my ASP or my PHP script chats into flash.

Or has ne1 got any flash chat source code proper chat with icons. (Not Pipey Or Webwave)

I have an avatar walking script and was wondering how to get chat into it.

If i have to use a server side program can someone tell me how exactly to get it working with my chat movie.

Please Help Please. FREE AVATAR SCRIPT FOR HELPERS

Thanks

Asp + Flash = Chat ---> Xml
Hi all flashing people,

I made a chatprogram in flash using a database and 3 asp pages. But everytime I test it with other people they tell me it is too slow.
What I do is I have got two textfields one to insert your message and one to see all the posted messages. There is a movieclip in the swf that loops all the time and reloads the asp page after a few seconds. This works fine but with a delay of 3 seconds. I think this is because of the asp page using a database etc. etc.
Now my question is: is it possible to write the message of an user into an xml document instead of a database? I don't know a lot of xml, so I really don't have an idea.

Thanks all.

Flash Chat
I was wondering if anyone had a fla they could send me about a flash chat, so I could learn how to make it work. My email address is Mathew7000@aol.com

Flash Chat
I am interesting about the ways to create Flash chat.
The problem is that if I use LoadVariable and it takes data from dynamic script I can not fine a way to make this script to refresh.

Please advise.

What other solutions can be?

Flash Chat Help Please
Hi,

Flash Chat application URL: http://www.backpackerworld.com/chat_room/

I am developing a Flash Chat application. It used XML object to send a HTTP
request to IIS Server every 3-5 seconds, then IIS server send back data
about message, user list in XML format.

It run perfectly in Windows 2000. I leave the chat room running in Windows
2000 in hours without any problems.

However, it freezes a frame in Windows 98 after about 30 minutes. The
freezed frame is in the "chat message" movie clip (the textarea under
"logged in as:") . This movie clip is set to use XML object to send HTTP
request to IIS Server. Because it freezes a frame in this movie clip,
therefore, it could not send any HTTP request to IIS server. So it could not
receive any messages or any data or could not update the user list. Chat
application basicly dead after a while. User has to close the browser and
open it again to be able to chat.

Have anyone got any similar problems when using XML object in Windows 98
operating system?

Any helps/comments would be appreciate, my email address is
david@loadedinteractive.com

Flash Chat application URL: http://www.backpackerworld.com/chat_room/

Regards,

David Tran