Flash :: Pass A String ?

Can't Pass String To Nc.connect(string)
hey guys. fairly new to flash, but I've managed to throw together a player with info and tutorials from here and other places. I've got everything just how I want it save for one problem. I've got an XML file that I get the URL for my server from and also get the names of videos to populate a list. Here's the problem:
I can get the URL into a string in my program (it traces fine). However, when i try to pass that string in my nc.connect(string) it doesn't work. Everything loads fine, but when you click a video, it can't connect to it. If I manually enter the URL into the connect field like this: nc.connect("rtmp://url") it works fine.
So am I missing something? Why can it take the URL manually entered and not from a string?

How 2 Pass A Var String As The Name Of A Var?
Last edited by jeanrene : 2004-05-05 at 20:09.

Here is what I'm trying to accomplish.

1) Get the number of days since April 30th, 2004 -- This works
2) Add leading zeros to end up with a "string" that is always 4 digit long (for e.g., 12 is converted to 0012) -- This works
3) I create a string variable to each day (poor man's database) for e.g. Txt0005 = "Text 5"; -- this works

HERE IS MY PROBLEM:
4) I'd like for TodayTxt var to load the string from Txt0005 above (changing to Txt0004, Txt0003, etc. as the counter changes). This mean that I'd like TodayTxt = "Text 5". However, I'm only geting TodayTxt to become "Txt0005" rather than it's content (Text 5".

Here is my AS. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

JR

ActionScript Code:
// Gets April 30th, 2004
DateZero = new Date(2004,3,30);

// Gets today's date
DateNow = new Date();

// Counts the number of days since April 30th, 2004
MaxCount = countDays(DateNow, DateZero);
Counter = MaxCount;

function countDays(DateNow, DateZero) {
var difference = Math.floor( (DateNow - DateZero)/(86400000) );
return difference;
}

function LeadingZeros(arg) {
if (length(arg)==1) {
arg = "000" + arg;
return arg;
}
else {
if (length(arg)==2) {
arg = "00" + arg;
return arg;
}
else {
if(length(arg)==3) {
arg = "0" + arg;
return arg;
}
else {
return arg;
}
}
}
}

// Variable for each day
Txt0005 = "Text 5";
Txt0004 = "Text 4";
Txt0003 = "Text 3";
Txt0002 = "Text 2";
Txt0001 = "Text 1";

// The problem is certainly here
TodayTxt = String("Txt" + LeadingZeros(String(Counter)));

How To Pass .SWF String
Hi guys, after 6 hours searching on the web and trying the suggestions I found I am still empty handed.. so any help would be very appreciated!

What I want:

- i have a .swf file wich links to a .php file
- I want to add a variable to the link in the .swf file to pass to the .php file.

Like now it is

Code:

on (release) {
getUrl("video.php");
}

I want to have a variable added to that URL so it knows which video to play without having to make 100+ .swf files for each video.

I found this suggestion:

in the page where I've embedded the flash file I add the variable which I retreive with php echo to the .swf:

Code:

<object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,29,0" width="437" height="153">
<param name="movie" value="video.swf?video=24">
<param name="quality" value="high">
<embed src="video.swf?video=24" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="437" height="153"></embed></object>

and added this to the on(release) command in the .fla file:

Code:

on (release) {
if (_root.video == 24) {
getURL("video.php?video=24");
}
}

Sadly, this does not work, although I have the feeling I am close... anyone with the correct way of coding this?

Thanks
stever

Pass A String To A Button
I use a textfield on my webpage and i want to pass the string of that textfield to a button.

example :
I set in the textfield the words : click on this button
so on the button should appear click on this button.

Can anyone help me ?

Pass String Variable Into XML ULR
I am trying to pass a variable through "strSource:String" so that i can dynamically tell the player to load different videos depending upon which page it is on.

This works:

Code:
var strSource:String = root.loaderInfo.parameters.playlist == null ? "includes/video1.xml" : root.loaderInfo.parameters.playlist;

function initVideoPlayer():void {

// create a new net connection, add event listener and connect
// to null because we don't have a media server
ncConnection = new NetConnection();
ncConnection.addEventListener(NetStatusEvent.NET_STATUS, netStatusHandler);
ncConnection.connect(null);

// create a new netstream with the net connection, add event
// listener, set client to this for handling meta data and
// set the buffer time to the value from the constant
nsStream = new NetStream(ncConnection);
nsStream.addEventListener(NetStatusEvent.NET_STATUS, netStatusHandler);
nsStream.client = this;
nsStream.bufferTime = BUFFER_TIME;

// attach net stream to video object on the stage
mcVideoControls.vidDisplay.attachNetStream(nsStream);
// set the smoothing value from the constant
mcVideoControls.vidDisplay.smoothing = SMOOTHING;

// create new request for loading the playlist xml, add an event listener
// and load it
urlRequest = new URLRequest(strSource);
urlLoader = new URLLoader();
urlLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, playlistLoaded);
urlLoader.load(urlRequest);
}
Doesnt work if i try it like this:

Code:
var btnContent1:String = new String("includes/video1.xml");

var strSource:String = root.loaderInfo.parameters.playlist == null ? btnContent1 : root.loaderInfo.parameters.playlist;
Does anyone know why this is?

I can even put the URLRequest in as "includes/" + "video1" + ".xml" and it will work but as soon as i try to trade the "video1" for a string Variable it cannot find it.

My End hope to pass this variable through would be to have it on the HTML page where i could then dictate the exact path for the video XML

Code:
// source variables from HTML/js param
var btnContent1:String = root.loaderInfo.parameters["vOne"];
var btnContent2:String = root.loaderInfo.parameters["vTwo"];
var btnContent3:String = root.loaderInfo.parameters["vThree"];

Thanks for any help

will

Swf Pass String To Script
Hi,
I have a php page with embeded flash object, and within the flash object I have a text field and a search button. I need to pass the user input string from the text field to this script (when I press the search button):
<FORM name=formsearch method=GET action="http://www.deutschesfachbuch.de/info/news.php">
<input name="_enc" type="hidden" value="sends">
... and hopefully have the result in the same browser window

How do I do that with AS 2.0

BR,
Nixx

Pass A Function As A String
Hello all,

I'm messing around trying to plug Robert Penner's easing equations into a tweenEngine class which imports com.robertpenner.easing.*. When a tween is called, I want to be able to pass the type of ease through as an argument.

If I pass it through as a function, it comes through as undefined (because there is no Cubic.easeOut in the class I'm calling it from I assume), so I'm trying to pass it through as a String then convert it to a function.

Is this possible? If not, How should I deal with it?

Many thanks

Pass Text To String On ^*.txt
Im searching on livedocs but nothing found about this.
I want to get text writen on a txt file and store it in a variable type string so the work should be:

on first page i code a textfield, then a submit button, submit button gets the string on textfield and writes down on a txt file ( <.. can i do this?)
then on second page i want each line of text to be stored like a variable string so i can play with it as i want.( showing , changing format, etc..)
My question is how can i acces inside a txt file, to get variables on strings stored in ??

Thx, u all

Can I Pass Variables In The URL String?
I am trying to get some variables into a loaded swf at runtime. The variables will carry information so the swf can load the correct xml file. I thought we could pass them through the URL string like so:

new URLRequest("testing.swf?myVar=varOne

but it just throws an URL cannot be found error. How can I get variables into my swf at runtime?

Pass XML String From PHP To Flash
Hi everyone, I'm hoping someone can help me out. I've been searching how to do this but haven't got it to work yet.

All I want to do is have flash call my php page which is putting together an xml string as a variable. I want to take that xmlstring in flash and parse it into my array.

I know how to do everything except load that XML string and parse it. I know how to parse an xml file, but a string is new to me. Also, for some reason when I try to get the XML string from PHP it comes back undefined.

Here is my Flash Actionscript:
// Call PHP and load XML string
loadVariablesNum("http://domain/recentimages.php","");

//My PHP file spits out the string as $recentxml, and it works fine. But when I try to trace that same string in Flash I get undefined.

//Here is the loop I've created to wait until the xml has been generated.

if (recentxml == undefined){

gotoAndPlay("loop");

} else if (recentxml != undefined){

gotoAndStop("finished");

}

//And here is the parsing method.
var myPhoto:XML = new XML();
myPhoto.parseXML(recentxml);
myPhoto.ignoreWhite = true;

Can anyone help? I would really appreciate any advice, I've been struggling with this for a while now and it's probably something easy.

Thanks, Matt

AS3 - How Can I Pass Vars Without Using URL String?
Hello,

I have one AS3 swf (loader.swf) that needs to load a second AS3 file (main.swf).

loader.swf has some variables that I would like to pass to main.swf.

I don't want to append the variables in the URL string, because then main.swf won't be cached properly.

In AS2 I could use FlashVars, which passes the variables without adding them to the URL string.

How can I do this in AS3?

Pass String Variable Into XML ULR
I am trying to pass a variable through "strSource:String" so that i can dynamically tell the player to load different videos depending upon which page it is on.

This works:
Code:

var strSource:String = root.loaderInfo.parameters.playlist == null ? "includes/video1.xml" : root.loaderInfo.parameters.playlist;

function initVideoPlayer():void {

// create a new net connection, add event listener and connect
// to null because we don't have a media server
ncConnection = new NetConnection();
ncConnection.addEventListener(NetStatusEvent.NET_STATUS, netStatusHandler);
ncConnection.connect(null);

// create a new netstream with the net connection, add event
// listener, set client to this for handling meta data and
// set the buffer time to the value from the constant
nsStream = new NetStream(ncConnection);
nsStream.addEventListener(NetStatusEvent.NET_STATUS, netStatusHandler);
nsStream.client = this;
nsStream.bufferTime = BUFFER_TIME;

// attach net stream to video object on the stage
mcVideoControls.vidDisplay.attachNetStream(nsStream);
// set the smoothing value from the constant
mcVideoControls.vidDisplay.smoothing = SMOOTHING;

// create new request for loading the playlist xml, add an event listener
// and load it
urlRequest = new URLRequest(strSource);
urlLoader = new URLLoader();
urlLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, playlistLoaded);
urlLoader.load(urlRequest);
}

Doesnt work if i try it like this:
Code:

var btnContent1:String = new String("includes/video1.xml");

var strSource:String = root.loaderInfo.parameters.playlist == null ? btnContent1 : root.loaderInfo.parameters.playlist;

Does anyone know why this is?

I can even put the URLRequest in as "includes/" + "video1" + ".xml" and it will work but as soon as i try to trade the "video1" for a string Variable it cannot find it.

My End hope to pass this variable through would be to have it on the HTML page where i could then dictate the exact path for the video XML
Code:

// source variables from HTML/js param
var btnContent1:String = root.loaderInfo.parameters["vOne"];
var btnContent2:String = root.loaderInfo.parameters["vTwo"];
var btnContent3:String = root.loaderInfo.parameters["vThree"];

Thanks for any help

will

Pass String To URLRequest
Hello,

I have only about 20 hours with flash and actionscript so I am very lost.
I like gotoandlearn,, I am learning most everything here..

but I am having trouble making a podcast lister and player for my church web site. I can not get my selectedItem string to pass to my URLRequest

I have my files at http://1newlife.us/test directory brousing is on so you can see what I am trying to do,, also have the fla file there

I know the player works because I can give it the url to a MP3 and it plays

Code:

var feedlist:URLRequest = new URLRequest('messages.xml');
var messagelist:URLLoader = new URLLoader(feedlist);
var sermon:Sound = new Sound();
var imageloader = new Loader();
addChild(imageloader);
messagelist.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, datahandler);

// **************Item change function***************
listbox.addEventListener(Event.CHANGE, itemChange);
function itemChange(e:Event):void
{
textarea.text = listbox.selectedItem.data;
datearea.text = listbox.selectedItem.pdate;
linkarea.text = listbox.selectedItem.link;
imagebox.source = listbox.selectedItem.image;
}

// *************what to do with the XML****************
var sermonlist:XML;
function datahandler(ev:Event):void {
sermonlist = new XML(ev.target.data);
var il:XMLList = sermonlist.channel.item;
for(var i:uint=0; i<il.length(); i++)

   listbox.addItem({data:il.description.text()[i],
               pdate:il.pubDate.text()[i],
               link:il.guid.text()[i],
               label:il.title.text()[i],
               image:il.image.text()[i]
               });
}

// ****************Sermon player need to stop all sounds first and add pause************

var sermonRequest:URLRequest = new URLRequest(listbox.selectedItem.link); // here is the trouble the player works when I put "fileName.mp3"
var soundControl:SoundChannel = new SoundChannel();
var transform1:SoundTransform = new SoundTransform(1, 1);
sermon.load(sermonRequest);
playButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, playSound);
stopButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, stopSound);
soundUp_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, soundUp);
soundDown_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, soundDown);
function playSound(event:MouseEvent):void
{
soundControl = sermon.play();
}
function stopSound(event:MouseEvent):void
{
soundControl.stop();
}

// **** bug sound switches to right only *****

function soundUp(event:MouseEvent):void
{
transform1.volume += .1;
soundControl.soundTransform = transform1;
}
function soundDown(event:MouseEvent):void
{
transform1.volume -= .1;
soundControl.soundTransform = transform1;
}

// ******************Download button not working yet*******************
function getmp3(event:MouseEvent):void
{
var mp3URL: URLRequest = new URLRequest(listbox.selectedItem.link);
navigateToURL(mp3URL);
}
linkButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, getmp3);

// ******************Spectrum want this in small box******************
var ba:ByteArray = new ByteArray();
addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, loop);
function loop (e:Event):void
{
graphics.clear();
graphics.lineStyle(1, 0x000000);
graphics.moveTo(-1, 150);
SoundMixer.computeSpectrum(ba);
for(var i:uint=0; i<256; i++)
{
   var num:Number = ba.readFloat()*200 + 150;
   graphics.lineTo(i*2, num);
}
}

I know this dose not look very good yet but I want it to work first.

Thank you for your time
Jay Robb

Can I Pass A Var In FScommand Instead Of A Text String?
Can I use something like this?

fsvar = "Hello Word?";
fsfunction = "alert";

fscommand (fsfunction, fsvar);

Please help.

Thanks

How Do I Pass A String Variable To Javascipt?
In my actionscript, I have this variable pic="pic.jpg". I want to use it like this but it doesnt work:

getURL("javascript: OpenWindow(pic, 'newWindow','')");

It says the pic variable is undefined.

This, works:

getURL("javascript: OpenWindow('pic.jpg', 'newWindow','')");

But I do not want to use a literal directly like that.

How can I pass this variable to javascript so that it will recognize it as containing a string?

How Do I Pass Variables Into String Object?
Hi,

Im trying to count the number of characters in a string using the string object. I can do this OK when I count the number of chars in a form field but I need to count the number of chars in a variable. Someone told me to use the code "+test+" below to count the variable named 'test', but all this does is return "6". This seems to be just counting the string +test+ (i.e. 6 chars.) rather than a variable

on (release) {
test = "ThisShouldDisplay19";
result = "+test+".length;
}

Can anyone help?

Cheers...John

Simple Variable Pass From URL String
help! i know there is a simple solution to this, but I just can't find an answer anywhere. so i'm posting it here in hopes that some kind soul will pitty me and free me from this frustrating pothole.

What i'm trying to do is pass a variable to a flash file via a URL string... i.e.

http://www.needananswer.com?pothole=12

...and for the flash file to be able to receive and use it.

HOW?

How To Pass Carry String From Flash?
Is it possible to pass carry string from flash.
Example:
on some event I need to catch _y position of one object and to pass that variable to PHP script via URL.

Is it possible?

If it`s not, is there a way to write that variable in some txt file on server.. or something simillar..

Thanks folks!

[F8] Pass MC Name As String To Class Method.
I have sort of found a work around but its not exactly what I want so I just wanna check if theres another way.

Check working code below where mc name is not a String(i assume its an object?)

Code:
class myClass{
public function classMethod(obj:MovieClip, val:Number, act:String){
obj[act] = val;
}
}

Code:
import myClass;
var useClass:myClass = new myClass();
useClass.classMethod(mcName, 10, "_x");

Now I wanna pass the mc name as a string to the method but it doesnt work:

Code:
useClass.classMethod("mcName", 10, "_x");

I know I change the class obj type to :String but then the manipulation line will have to look something like _root[obj][act] = val; needless to say I dont like this as if I import the swf thats calling the method into another swf things go screwy cause the mc that im referencing would not lie on the root anymore etc.... Also tried using _level but it didnt work.

Pass Variable Via Query String
i'll try to explain this the best I can.

I have a flash header that I need included in a shopping cart site that will have nav and the header descriptions for each site page. It has 2 navigations, top and side. Side nav only controls the flash itself to display stuff that won't be in the rest of the site, like an about us section. The top nav controls what page the shopping cart goes to AND the flash header display. For example, when I click on my top nav button 'systems' I need it to go the 'systems page' and change the flash header to display info about the systems. Now when the 'system' button is clicked the page changes to the 'systems' page but since its a header the flash just pops up on the new page reloaded to its original state. So how would I fix this? could flash pass a variable via the query string to determine what frame it should be on when going to a new page?

Can You Still Pass Vars Through A Query String?
I'm trying to pass variables in through a query string appended to my url like so,

http://www.mydomain.com?myVar1=value1&myVar2=value2

From what i've read am i correct in thinking that i should be able to access these properties through 'this.loaderinfo.parameters'?

I don't seem to be able to get this to work for some reason? I'm able to get it tworking when passing in Flashvars through my html and then accessing them through the loaderinfo.parameters object, but not through a query string? Anyone got any ideas? Should this be possible?

Also i was wondering it there's any foreseeable issue passing in values both through Flashvars and a query string or should the loaderinfo.parameters object be populated with all the values?

cheers.

Can I Pass A Dynamic String To A URLRequest
I am wanting to use a button to change the value of a String variable, which is stored in a URLRequest, to dynamically change content loaded below the button based on which button is pressed.

Here is some AS 3.0:

var roomID:String = new String("default.swf");

var roomURL:URLRequest = new URLRequest(roomID);

var roomLoader:Loader = new Loader();

roomA10Button.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onA10Click);

function onA10Click(event:MouseEvent):void
{
var roomID:String = String("roomA10.swf");
roomLoader.load(roomURL);
addChild(roomLoader);
}

I know some of my syntax is likely screwed up, specifically the "function onA10Click(event:MouseEvent):void" line, but I'm not in front of my code at the moment, so I'm just writing that stuff by memory. Anyway, the idea is to be able to define the String roomID a different value every time you click a button, which in turn updates the URLRequest, before the Loader kicks in and loads the content. Every time I try to do this, though, I get a URL Unknown error. I have traced the roomID String as well, and it seems to change fine with the clicking of buttons, but something's up with the URLRequest.

Any ideas?

Pass A Series Of Properties As A String
I want to pass a series of properties as a string to a webservice:

Version1: This works

Code:
var mxna_ws:WebService = new WebService(WS_URL);
var var1:String = "1";
var var2:String = "2";
var var3:String = "3";
var var4:String = "4";
var categories_pc:PendingCall = mxna_ws[smethod](var1,var2,var3,var4);
Version2:But why doesnt this?...

Code:
var mxna_ws:WebService = new WebService(WS_URL);
var var1:Object = '"1","2","3","4"';
var categories_pc:PendingCall = mxna_ws[smethod](var1);

ASP: Pass A String Using Flash GETURL To Another ASP Document
In my ASP/html document I use the following code to carry/pass the username/school of a logged user to the next ASP document:

PHP Code:

<a href="projects.asp?name=<% =strUserName %>&school=<% =strSchoolName %>"

(not PHP but otherwise cant paste in the code.... why dont you guys have an ASP tag :P )

My question is how would I put this into a geturl statement in a flash button so that i can pass the asp strings using flash as a frontend to the next asp file?

I try just sticking in the link then the asp code but it doesn't.

Effectively the flash file button urls should retrieve the username/school for the next document but am having no luck ://

Any help appreciated.

[F8] Dynamic Query String & Pass Variables To And Fro Php
Hi!

I have a webpage that needs to load a variable from query string and then the swf sends this variable to php to search it in databse and return respective entries.

My trouble is the page where the swf is placed in an HTML page whose URL is something like this : http://www.mysite.com/variableName=dynamicValue

Actually this is a link thats sent in an email. When clicked it loads this page. Here http://www.mysite.com/variableName= is static, but dynamicValue is a 15 letter randomly generated code.

I wanted to know is it possible to pass this dynamic value of the variable into my swf. If so, how to do that.

My second query is I wanted to send this variable from flash to a php file which will search it in a database and return related entries to flash. Now, I've done this seperately, that is, send variables to php by post method and get variables from php by get method. But I dont know how to do these two operations in one single call.

I am using Flash 8, though i'm exporting the movie to flash 6 player compatible and actionscript 2. Any help is welcome. Please let me have the feedback.

thanks

ashwin.

EventListener Troubles - How To Pass String To Function?
Hey guys, been cruising the forums and google about this, still confused. I have a series of buttons, which on mouse press need to pass a string to a function. i just dont understand how to do this easily with event listeners

ActionScript Code:
function showLocations(event:MouseEvent):void { var state = arguments.caller.state; var w = 640; var h = 480; var jscommand:String = "if (!win || win.closed) { var win = window.open('http://dev.calendarxpress.com.au/locations.php?state="+state+"','Locations','height=480,width=640,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,top='+((screen.height/2)-("+h+"/2))+',left='+((screen.width/2)-("+w+"/2)));} else { win.focus();}"; var url:URLRequest = new URLRequest("javascript:" + jscommand + " void(0);"); url.method = URLRequestMethod.GET; //url.data = vars; try { navigateToURL(url, "_self"); status_txt.text = "Opening window..."; } catch (e:Error) { status_txt.text = "Error"; } }vic_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, showLocations);vic.btn.state = 'vic';

Pass Variables Into Flash Via Query String
I used to do this all the time to pass in simple values to Flash but with Flash 8 it doesn't seem to be working properly. I've stripped it down to it's most basic and it still doesn't seem to be working. I've got a test page here:
http://icglink.com/flashtest/

The top set uses the standard object/embed method, the left one passing in a 0, the right passing in a 1. Both use the variable named previousvisitor.

The bottom set use the same variable and value structure, but with the swfobject javascript call instead of the object/embed method.

I've got a case statement on the 5th frame that tests the incoming variable and directs the playhead to one frame label or another. The idea is that if someone has come to the site for the first time, they'll get to see a video. If not, they'll get a still frame with a "play video" button.

I'm also including a link to the FLA (version 8 remember).

http://icglink.com/flashtest/cookieTEST.fla

So does anyone have ANY idea why this isn't working correctly? I really need to get this working and it should be dead simple.

Pass Frame Variable Via Query String Bettween 2 Swf In 2 Different Html Files
Hello, I have an swf movie embedded in an HTML. One of the links calls to another HTML with a different SWF embedded. I need to link back to the original HTML/SWF but to a certain frame within that SWF using HTTP query. I understand that I can do this with Javascript and by parsing the HTTP query. Can anyone direct me to a tutorial or give me some help?

Thank you

maknenoiz

Pass URL String From External File To AS Variable (dynamic File Names)
I have a movie player that works fine when i hard-code the url value in the video function, but when i try to pass that url/file path from an external file, the video doesn't load. I suspect that there is something i'm doing wrong with the quotes. What am i doing wrong?

Code:
var vfile:String = string("path");

supervideo = function () {
var netConn:NetConnection = new NetConnection();
netConn.connect(null);
var netStream:NetStream = new NetStream (netConn);
video.attachVideo(netStream);
netStream.setBufferTime(10);
netStream.play(vfile);

};

loadText.load(_global.text_url1);
loadText.onLoad = function(success) {
if(success){
showtitle.text = this.title1;
vfile = this.flv_name;
supervideo();
}
}
The value in the php file looks like this:

PHP Code:

&flv_name="elements/flv/superape.flv"&

So ultimately i want to end up with netStream.play("elements/flv/superape.flv");. I know the value of vfile is being passed from the php file and getting into the supervideo(); function because i have a textbox echoing vfile. I have tried defining the variable with and without the ":String". Please let me know if you can see any errors. Thanks!

Pass Variable With String From One Flash File To Another Flash File
There are two flash files which are developed in Flash MX 2004 Professional and its names are Main.fla&Child.fla.
I have created a Input text box in Main.fla and enter text during runtime. When I click a button in the same Main.fla file, the text entered should display in the dynamic text box which is created in Child.fla. But, I am not getting appropriate logic to achieve this task.
Request you to kindly send appropriate logic. It is urgent.

Pass By Reference Vs Pass By Value
do flash functions pass parameters by reference or by value?
How do you specify which you want, anyway?

Error 2101: The String Passed To UrlVariables.decode() Must Be Url-encoded Query String
I am trying to make a flash contact form which will submit the firstname, lastname, email and comments to an asp.net page.

I am have having the following error:

Error #2101: The String passed to URLVariables.decode() must be a URL-encoded query string containing name/value pairs

I am using the following action script code as pasted below. This action script is communicating with an asp.net file to send the email out. In the end it responds back with response=passed or failed.

I have already spent around 3 hours figuring it out.. and looking through the internet for resolution but no luck. Any help will be appreciated.

stop();
submit_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, submit);

function submit(e:MouseEvent):void
{
var variables:URLVariables = new URLVariables();
variables.firstname = firstname_txt.text;
variables.lastname = lastname_txt.text;
variables.email = email_txt.text;
variables.comments2 = comments_txt.text;

var req:URLRequest = new URLRequest(â€emailacount.aspxâ€);
req.method = URLRequestMethod.POST;
req.data = variables;

var loader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
loader.dataFormat = URLLoaderDataFormat.VARIABLES;
loader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, sent);
loader.addEventListener(IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR, error);
loader.load(req);

status_txt.text = â€œSendingâ€¦â€;

}

function sent(e:Event):void
{
status_txt.text = â€œYour email has been sent.â€;
firstname_txt.text = â€œâ€;
lastname_txt.text = â€œâ€;
email_txt.text = â€œâ€;
comments_txt.text = â€œâ€;
}

function error(e:IOErrorEvent):void
{
status_txt.text = â€œThere was an error. Please try again later.â€;
}

and the following asp.net code:

<%@ Page Language="VB" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Net.Mail" %>
<script language="VB" runat="server">
Sub Page_Load(Sender As Object, E As EventArgs)
Try
Dim fromEmailAddress = "paul@lancierinc.com"
Dim toEmailAddress = "rizwandar@gmail.com"

Dim firstName = Request.QueryString("firstname_txt")
Dim lastName = Request.QueryString("lastname_txt")
Dim comments = Request.QueryString("comments_txt")
Dim userEmail = Request.QueryString("email_txt")

'create the mail message
Dim mail As New MailMessage()

'set the addresses
mail.From = New MailAddress(fromEmailAddress)
mail.To.Add(toEmailAddress)

'set the content
mail.Subject = "Email from" & firstName & " " & lastName
mail.IsBodyHtml = True
Dim strBody As String = "<b>Email from</b>" & " " & firstName & " " & lastName & "<br><b>Email Address:</b> " & userEmail & "<br><b>Comments:</b> " & comments
mail.Body = strBody

'send the message
Dim smtp As New SmtpClient("mail.lancierinc.com")
smtp.Send(mail)
Dim urltoencodestring2 = "response=passed&err=0"
'Response.Write(urltoencodestring2)

Catch smtpEx As SmtpException
'A problem occurred when sending the email message
'ClientScript.RegisterStartupScript(Me.GetType(), "OhCrap", String.Format("alert('There was a problem in sending the email: {0}');", smtpEx.Message.Replace("'", "'")), True)
Response.Write(smtpEx.Message)
Dim urltoencodestring = "response=failed&err=1"
'Response.Write(urltoencodestring)

Catch generalEx As Exception
'Some other problem occurred
'ClientScript.RegisterStartupScript(Me.GetType(), "OhCrap", String.Format("alert('There was a general problem: {0}');", generalEx.Message.Replace("'", "'")), True)
Dim urltoencodestring3 = "response=failed&err=1"
'Response.Write(urltoencodestring3)
End Try
End Sub
</script>

String Passed To URLVariables.decode() Must Be A URL-encoded Query String...
I really don't understand why this won't work? I've made a test which sends some POST data to a script on my page which works fine. But why does not this work?

Code:
var mapsize = _cmap.fieldx.toString(16) + _cmap.fieldy.toString(16);
var names = "Zomis_AI6";
var description = "descr";
var result = "gameresult";
var upldata: String = "mapsize="+mapsize+"&names="+names+"&description="+description+"&result="+result;
trace(upldata);
var variables:URLVariables = new URLVariables(upldata);
var request2:URLRequest = new URLRequest();
request2.url = "http://www.zomis.net/record.php";
request2.method = URLRequestMethod.POST;
request2.data = variables;
var loader2:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
loader2.dataFormat = URLLoaderDataFormat.VARIABLES;
loader2.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, uploadcomplete);
try {
loader2.load(request2);
trace("Loaded");
}
catch (error:Error) {
trace("Unable to load URL");
}
Tracing gets:

Code:
mapsize=1010&names=Zomis_AI6&description=descr&result=gameresult
Loaded
Error: Error #2101: The String passed to URLVariables.decode() must be a URL-encoded query string containing name/value pairs.
at Error$/throwError()
at flash.net::URLVariables/decode()
at flash.net::URLVariables$iinit()
at flash.net::URLLoader/flash.net:URLLoader::onComplete()

Randomize String And Create Textfields With String Txts
Hi,
is there some easy method to randomize elements of an array (to randomize index numbers) and create textfields with name of these elements ?
I had no problem making a photo gallery with strings but now I have to do a menu , with spacing (there should be same space between all the words of an array generated textfields)...How can this be accomplished ?Thanx in advance, Meerah

Convert Multiline String To A One Line String With RegExp
better get my own thread for that

How can I convert a multiline String to a one line String?
EX:

PHP Code:

Testing is always full of man made bugs.
<a href="http://www.betterthannothing.com" title="betterthannothing" target="_blank">
<font color="#22229C">Believe</font>
</a>
me when times comes that you have to
<a href="http://www.vreate.com" target="_blank">create</a>
useless stuff to test some other useless stuff to have
<a href="http://www.vreate.com">some</a>
real results.. its a pain.
<img src="http://www.markval.com/deerPack.jpg" height="484" width="352"/>
<em>Got to try that stuff to eventually love it one day.</em>

and should result in

Code:
Testing is always full of man made bugs.<a href="http://www.betterthannothing.com" title="betterthannothing" target="_blank"> <font color="#22229C">Believe</font></a>me when times comes that you have to<a href="http://www.vreate.com" target="_blank">create</a>useless stuff to test some other useless stuff to have<a href="http://www.vreate.com">some</a>real results.. its a pain.<img src="http://www.markval.com/deerPack.jpg" height="484" width="352"/><em>Got to try that stuff to eventually love it one day.</em>

I think it have to play with the ^ (caret) and m (multiline) ... just need to put the puzzle together.

String.as (Fishing Line Or Kite String)
Hello everyone. After reading the article on Glen Rhodes (Proud Canadian) I was wondering exactly how to insert the string.as file. I have been having huuuuuuge speed issues with my code. My file sizes are quite small (40 - 60 k)but they are very sluggish.

Thank you......
Please help

http://www.moodvibe.com

Trouble With String.indexOf And String.lastIndexOf
Hi,

I have an input text field used for time. I'm trying to set it up so the user has to enter a valid time into the box.

I set the box to be only 5 characters in length and to only use numbers and the ":" character.

I thought this code would insure there wouldn't be two ":" characters and the ":" would be at lease one character from the begining and at least two from the end.

But the if you enter 2:321 it comes back as a valid time.

Thanks in advance,
thurston

Code:
if(string.indexOf(":", 1) == string.lastIndexOf(":", string.length-3) ){
trace("Valid Time");
}else{
trace("Invalid Time!!!");
}

Changing A String Name In A Loop / Concatonating String Name?
Hey all,

Does anybody know of a way to change a string name as a loop proceeds?

This is the main piece of code that I wish to loop with i incrementing, so that whilst i=0 then:

_root.barARed._visible=barRed[i];
_root.barARed._width=barLength[i];
_root.barAYellow._visible=barYellow[i];
_root.barAYellow._width=barLength[i];
_root.barAGreen._visible=barGreen[i];
_root.barAGreen._width=barLength[i];
infoA.text=info[i];

and i=2 then:

_root.barBRed._visible=barRed[i];
_root.barBRed._width=barLength[i];
_root.barBYellow._visible=barYellow[i];
_root.barBYellow._width=barLength[i];
_root.barBGreen._visible=barGreen[i];
_root.barBGreen._width=barLength[i];
infoB.text=info[i];

and so on...I would use _root.barRedInstanceName[i]._visible=barRed[i]; but I can't give the movie clip (the bar) an instance name such as redBar[1], redBar[2] etc. (system reserved I'm told)

I guess what I am trying to ask in a roundabout way: is how do you concatonate the name, rather than the contents of a string?

Hope you'll forgive me if this is something really simple that I am overlooking, but I only have a very short experience of flash.

Thanks

Al

Ball Bouncing On String: Getting The String To Be Bigger?
I have a black line which is simply a movie clip and a yellow circle which is also a movie script. The ball works great, it bounces on the bottom of the movie, and you can pick it up and throw it around. So now I want to attach the ball to the black line. So:

1. How can I make it so that the top part of the line will stay in one position, and so that a bottom part of it will move around? Is there any way I can link the two at a certain point so that wherever the ball goes the line will stay attached to it at that point?

2. In an attempt to try and reach this point I came up with this script in the ball for when it is not being dragged anywhere. The most important bit is really the bottom:

ActionScript Code:
} else {
old.x = pos.x;
old.y = pos.y;
pos.x = _x;
pos.y = _y;
vel.x = (pos.x-old.x)*2;
vel.y = (pos.y-old.y)*2;
//Finds the change in position and adds that as an extention to the line:
_root.ballstring.height += (old.y - pos.y);

Anyone reckon they could help me out? Thanks!

Keeping A String A String With Dynamic Text
I've got some dynamic text (from MYSQL & ColdFusion) that needs to be kept as a string and is (i think) being converted into a number.

The recordset is returning 8'6" (eight feet, six inches)

and my dyn text box displays 86.

Anyway around this from within Flash? I know you can strict data type in AS 2.0 but no chance of migrating this project to 2.0!

What's The Best Way To Parse Out A Url String Using The String Object In Flash
I'm creating a CMS(Content Management System) tool so that users can change text and the changes be reflected in a text window in flash . The text that the user enters in the CMS tool will be stored in the database.

In flash I want to parse the string that I get from the database and look for URL strings that start with http "http://www.someurl.com" and parse out that substring.

For example the string could be "Please vist my site at http://www.site.com". I would want to parse out the http://www.site.com

If I find this url string I want to pre-pend the a href tag <a> and append the closing </a> tag to the string so that this link will be clickable from the textfield.

Does flash have an object that deals with Regular Expressions?
I've looked at the String object in flash but not sure how to achieve this task

I'm currently working on this so any ideas?

Convert Html String To Xhtml String
Anyone know of a great way to convert an html string format from flash into a resembalnce of xhtml for outputing to a server or a direction i could go in to do this.

Thanks

Randomize String And Create Textfields With String
Hi,
is there some easy method to randomize elements of an array (to randomize index numbers) and create textfields with name of these elements ?
I had no problem making a photo gallery with strings but now I have to do a menu , with spacing (there should be same space between all the words of an array generated textfields)...How can this be accomplished ?Thanx in advance, Meerah

Complex String.split And String.substring
Hey, Im an actionscript newbie and am having a little tourble with a string.

I have a string variable containing the value:

myString = "Johnny Lewis, Danny Lopez, Alex Prince, Sandro Lee, Nick Salvage"

What I want to do is trim their last name so it only shows their first initial, so it would be converted to:

myStringTrimmed = "Johnny L, Danny L, Alex P, Sandro L, Nick S"

So im guessing I need to split it by the commas, then split those again by the blank space.

The only problem is that this variable will be dynamic and the number of people in the variable will always be different. Sometimes there will only be one name, sometimes as many as five.

Any help would be much appreciated.