Converting Html Forms To Flash Forms?

Converting Basic HTML Forms To Flash Question
I need help please. I am building a 3 to 4 page web-site or softwear program in Dreamweaver that will be put on a DVD Rom. In the web-site is form page. On the 2nd page, the buyer will put in their name, address, city, st., zip and then hit save and next. They will then move to the 3rd page where they will put in a name of a credit card and a credit card number and a dispute from a drop down box and then save, view or print. I want these fields listed here sent to a letter like it would in a Word doc. when doing a mailmerge from an Excel program and merge to 3 different letter doc's. I have never worked with PHP or any of that stuff and don't know if it will even work on a DVD Rom, but I need to find out. They buyer is just going to be able to view or print, they will not be able to email it and will not need to store data. Will a PHP code thing work for me or what would? Please let me know if you can. I am a new web-guy so any help would mean a lot.

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Converting HTML Forms To Actionscript.
Hello,

I need to convert the below form - which is in HTML - to do the same thing in actionscript w/MX 2004. It is logging on to a firstclass server, so if you even have an example file of how this could work - that would be great.

Thanks

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<FORM name="LOGINFORM" action="http://mail.myserver.com/Login" target="blank" method="post" enctype="application/x-www-form-urlencoded" onsubmit="return CMD5(this);">
<TABLE align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">

<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD><TABLE cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="0">
<TR>
<TD><INPUT name="userid" type="text" tabIndex="1" size="10" maxlength="15"></TD>
<TD><INPUT type="password" name="password" size="10" maxlength="12" value="" tabIndex="2" onFocus="this.select();" onChange="sp=null;"></TD>

</TR>

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Converting HTML Forms To Actionscript.
Hello,

I need to convert the below form - which is in HTML - to do the same thing in actionscript w/MX 2004. It is logging on to a firstclass server, so if you even have an example file of how this could work - that would be great.

Thanks

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<FORM name="LOGINFORM" action="http://mail.myserver.com/Login" target="blank" method="post" enctype="application/x-www-form-urlencoded" onsubmit="return CMD5(this);">
<TABLE align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">

<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD><TABLE cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="0">
<TR>
<TD><INPUT name="userid" type="text" tabIndex="1" size="10" maxlength="15"></TD>
<TD><INPUT type="password" name="password" size="10" maxlength="12" value="" tabIndex="2" onFocus="this.select();" onChange="sp=null;"></TD>

</TR>

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Html Forms To Flash
hello guys!, any idea on how to convert an Html Form to flash, i mean how to simulate the "submit" and how to send the data?
eg. i have this html script that goes to a cgi file:

<form method="POST" action="http://www.adomain.com/cgi-bin/cgiemail/cgi-bin/template.txt" name="myform" >
<input type="text" name="FirstName" size=25 maxlength=50>
<input type="text" name="LastName" size=25 maxlength=50>
<INPUT TYPE="submit" value="Send">
</form>

how could it be done in for flash?, any ideas? the easier part could be just the action with something like:

on(release){
getURL("http://www.adomain.com/cgi-bin/cgiemail/cgi-bin/template.txt", "POST")
}

but how to send the rest of the info?

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Flash Vars To Html Forms?
How do I send a var from a flash movie to a html form with other html form elements and then submit both the flash and the html forms to the server at the same time??


Regards

Godowsky

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How To Make Forms Like HTML In Flash 5?
Dear Sir/Ma'm,
I have some problems in Flash 5.
1. How can I make forms like HTML in Flash?
2. How can I compress .fla file?

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Hybrid HTML And Flash Forms
I'm trying to figure ouut how I can set up a form that contains both html and flash elements. I have a flash movie with some input boxes, then just an html form with a few more input boxes. How can i post the flash input box data with the html post data. Is this possible? I was thinking that I could use hidden form elements and populate them with the flash data as it is filled in. But i don't know if there is a better way. Any direction would be greatly appreciated. Thanks alot.

matt

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Interaction Between Flash And Html Forms
I posted this question in another section a few days ago, but haven't had any luck so far...Maybe it's just not possible, but I thought i'd give it one more try...

Is it possible to have a series of buttons in a flash movie which will check/uncheck checkboxes within an html form on the same page?

Thanks
G

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Hybrid Flash/HTML Forms
I'd like to create a form that will post values from an html form and from a flash form at the same time. Both the html form and the flash form reside on the same page. I can't get it to submit both. Is this possibe. I was thinking of putting the flash field values into hidden variable fields on the form. Is this possibe? And/or is it the best/only way to do? Any input would be greatly appreciated. thanks

Matt

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Flash Buttons And Html Forms - Submit
Hi people,

Is it possible to use an animated flash button as the submit button for a form created in Dreamweaver?

thanks

mr mooch

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Help With Transfering & Coverting Html Forms To Flash 8
Hello,

I need help with coverting the below script used in front page to flash 8.


<form method="POST" action="http://www.email.com/cgi-bin/mailform.exe">
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
<input type="text" name="T1" size="31" value="Type in Your Full Name" tabindex="1" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11"></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
<input type="text" name="T2" size="31" value="Type in Your Email Address" tabindex="2" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11"></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
<textarea rows="3" name="S1" cols="18" tabindex="3">Type in Any Additional Information</textarea></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
<input type="submit" value="Submit" name="B1"><input type="reset" value="Reset" name="B2"></p>
<input type="hidden" name="email_from" value="website@xyz.org">
<input type="hidden" name="email_server" value="mail.email.com">
<input type="hidden" name="email_subject" value="Website Contact Form">
<input type="hidden" name="email_to" value="contact@xyz.org">
<input type="hidden" name="success_message_url" value="http://www.xyz.org/test">
</form>

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Email Forms, Feedback Forms
I have posted the same topic on the other section but i thought perhaps this one would be more appropiate?

I need help with creating a feedback forms (name, phone nubmer, email, comments etc) in a flash site.

I have d/n a CGI script that comes with the tutorial in Flash Kit. and I also found a PHP scripts that i was told it should do the same thing.

I am new to BOTH, CGI or PHP whatever,
After i read the CGI mail form tutorial , it seems like i need to link the button to cgi-bin/whatever.cgi right? How about PHP? Questions is DO i just paste the PHP code in the action windows of flash MX or place the code in a html page that creates a seperate window?

What is easier for newbees like me and is there any easier approprach?


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*!* I really need some help *!*

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Forms, Nested Forms, And Masks?
Is there a way to provide a mask that applies to nested slides and forms? I have a structure that looks like this:

Form1
Slide1
SubSlide1
SubSlide2
SubSlide3
SubSlide4
SubSlide5
SubForm1
SubForm2

The app starts and shows Slide1 containing a background provided by Form1 then based on button rollovers the sub slides show with a nice fade transition. This all works GREAT.

When the button is clicked the selected SubForm1 or SubForm2 screens (which contain separate swf files) is displayed with a left to right “fly in” transition while the Slide1 is hidden with a right to left “fly out” transition. Now again this works great except for the fact that I need a mask so that the user does not see the SubForms flying from outside the bounds of Form1.

I have tried applying masks to ALL forms and subforms with no success (including the masks to forms in the external swf files on the SubForms.) Is there a way to make this work or do I have to use a loader component to make the mask work the way I want?

Thanks,
R. Sparrow

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Forms In Html
hi i need to make a mailing form which every time someone submits their details tags a number to the e-mail as a reference code and so the number needs to change for each submission does anyone know how I can do this or where a tutorial is to do this?

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HTML Forms
Can I send form data through flash? will I have to use PHP?

Code:
<form action =".../guestbook.jsp" method="post">
<input name="name">
<input name="email">
<input name="message">
<input type="submit" value="Post">
</form>
thats the HTML.. what do I do?

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How To Commutate Between Flash And Php OR Flash And Html Forms.
I’m making an online homework webpage. I’ve been using php mysql and html forms. I’ve already make some questions in flash, But the problem is that I don’t know how to get flash to commutate with the existing system.

All I really need to do is send numbers and/or strings to and/or from, between flash and php OR flash and html forms.

If there is a simple way to do it please let me know. If there is no simple way, giving me a link to a webpage that explains how to do it would be great.

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Forms And Inserted Html
Hey, I'm a newbie learning quick with FlashMX and I would like to know if anybody could somehow make a tutorial on FlashKit (or somewhere else) that has a downloadable .fla file and everything else needed. I would like for the .fla file to be a working form that doesn't use outlook or anything like that to send it. I know, I'm picky, but uh... this is for my church youth group and it would be greatly appreciated if someone could help me out. I've tried making forms already and I have failed many times. I suck. Please help.

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Html Forms And Checkboxes
I was wondering if there is a command that I can use in flash to check or uncheck html form checkboxes?

I have an HTML image map, and depending which part of the image map is clicked, a different checkbox will be checked in the form. Simple enough stuff, but I was wondering if there was a way to replace the html image/map with a flash movie and still have it check/uncheck the form elements in the html page?

Thanks a lot
G

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Can Swf Buttons Be Used In Html Forms?
Does anyone know if it is possible, via JavaScript, or whatever, to use a swf as a button within an html form? In other words, one can use a jpeg or a gif as the button in an html form. Can the same be done using a swf? If so, how?

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Loading HTML Forms Into SWF
Hi Everyone,

I've got a number of html forms (excel documents converted to html) that I need to bring into a Flash file. How do configure the html document to be loaded into a copy of the form generated in Flash. If that makes and sense!

Cheers.

Darren.

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Replicating HTML Forms
I am trying to put a HTML form into flash that has hidden fields. How can I put these in flash? Do I just set a variable value under the submit button function? Thanks!

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Dynamic Grid From HTML Forms
greetings folks!

I am looking for a method to draw a dynamic grid based on the user input through HTML input boxes.

The user will enter the dimensions of a rectangle in height in feet, height in inches, width in feet, and width in inches. I would like to take that information and generate a Flash rectangle complete with a grid based on the entries in feet.

Sounds like a simple routine, yet I appear to be somewhat braindead in the acpects of Actionscripting...

Help deeply appreciated,

The Helper2

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Forms And Email Forms
Does anyone know of any good tutorials on how to make Mail forms.

I want to Build a form with custom fields and i dont know where to start.

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Forms On Flash
Hi! i am making a website on flash and i want to know how to use forms in flash! can you use a CGI script? if so how!
PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ICE

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Flash Forms
Hello,

does anyone know how to create a flash button that allows a user to attach a file to an email form. The form validation and processing is handled by ASP, i dont know if this makes any difference???

Cheers

D

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Forms In Flash
My question is, is it possible to design forms and have the infomation sent to an email adress when the form is completed. I know how to go about doing this with regualr html forms but how do i go about doing it in flash. Please let me know of all the coding that must be used or directing me to a website that has a tutoial about it.

Mark

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Forms In Flash
Do I need to use cgi/perl to submit a form to an email address? Someone told me to just put your email address, but other people say that this will not work for people using aol or compuserve. I'd like to use a form, especially since flash makes them look better than the default browser ones.

thanks.

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Forms In Flash
Hello all,
Does anyone know the best way to send information using a form in flash. I am trying to avoid using a FormMail script. I know in some applications you can send the information in an email without using any script at all. Is there any way to do this in Flash 5???

Any help is appreciated.

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Forms In Flash
Me again,
This is my problem: A client is using Netscape 4.7. I am trying to send a form using a CGI script and it works (kind of) in IE and Netscape 4.7. The problem is the script wants to open a new window after submitting the information. Is there a way to keep this window from opening?? I have tried a "redirect" but no luck in Netscape. It just opens a new window with the beginning of the flash movie.

Is there any way that I can send this form without using a CGI script?? I know in some applications you can send the information in an email without using a script at all. Is this possible in Flash??

Here is the url to the site.

http://www.odessatex.com/test/
click "available sites" to get to the form. All the fields are required except work phone.

Here is the script I am using as well.

on (release) {
recipient = "my_email_address";
subject = "online_information";
if (name eq "") {
gotoAndStop ("sorry", 1);
} else if (company eq "") {
gotoAndStop ("sorry", 1);
} else if (address eq "") {
gotoAndStop ("sorry", 1);
} else if (city eq "") {
gotoAndStop ("sorry", 1);
} else if (state eq "") {
gotoAndStop ("sorry", 1);
} else if (zip_code eq "") {
gotoAndStop ("sorry", 1);
} else if (email eq "") {
gotoAndStop ("sorry", 1);
} else {
getURL ("http://my_script_url", "_blank", "GET");
gotoAndStop ("for_sale", 1);
}
}


Thanks in advance.

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Forms In Flash?
How do I get forms to work in flash? I would like to have the button send the info to my cgi program, and still remain on the same page, and if for some reason the cgi program has an error that it send the info to flash. Is that possible?

I plan on doing form validation in flash before though, but it wont catch everything. I'm guessing the best way to do forms is to use getURL and use POST and send it to a popup window. Is this correct? Any ideas, tips, etc?

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Forms And Flash
I am using the "load variables" script to send variables to a formmail.cgi program. It seems to work fine one minute then not work at all the next. Any ideas? Also, whats the best way to clear the fields so if the user returns to the section again the previous information is gone. Thanks

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Flash Forms
Alright, I'm not sure if this is a newbie question or not but I figured since no question is a stupid question in the newbie section it would be a place to start. Well...
I wanna create a guest book type database where you can submit forms and then view them later kinda like saving them. I wanna know the easiest way to do this. Again I 'd like to know the EASIEST way.

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Forms In Flash
i am trying to set up a form that the user fills out and then i recieve all the info in my eamil, i am using a cgi script.

mike
twicefound.com

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Forms To Flash?
Ok I know that this is a common request but believe me I have look all over and cannot find what I need to know. I need to pass simple .html form values into flash. Wait that might be to simple. I have 4 different form fields(popups) that need to send their info to flash so that flash can use that info to build a file name and then use that file name to load the corrisponding .swf into the _root. level. I thought about the dump file with the info in a .txt file and the retrieve that. But my understanding is that if I do that then if I have multiple users that that could become a bottleneck and problems down the road. Any suggestion or point me in the direction of a tut on this would be great. Sorry to bother.

Thanks
Carter

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Forms In Flash
What I want to do is I have a form that is working perfectly in html. But I want to re-create the same 'page' in a flash site. How do I go about doing this?

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Forms In Flash
Is there any way to create a form in flash and submit the results to e-mail other than usign CGI?

i will appreciate your advice and help with this question.

Thank you

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Forms And Flash Help
hi, i created a form using flash and used the url "http://us.geocities.yahoo.com/forms?login=kcluvsval" and sent using POST. When i fill out the form and click submit, it goes to the page and says "error while processing your input"

here is my script. Please help!!!! (btw, contact.swf is hosted on geocities.) the rest of the site is hosted on a doteasy.com server.
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on (release) {
subject = "Dreaming Emotion feedback";
recipient = "asian1@hotmail.com";
getURL ("http://us.geocities.yahoo.com/forms?login=kcluvsval", 0, "POST");
gotoAndPlay ("Thank You");
}
on (rollOver) {
tellTarget ("/submitmov") {
gotoAndPlay (2);
}
}
---------------------------------------------

also, here is a link to the swf.
http://www.geocities.com/kcluvsval/d...on/contact.swf

thanks alot!

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Forms And Flash Help
hi, i created a form using flash and used the url "http://us.geocities.yahoo.com/forms?login=kcluvsval" and sent using POST. When i fill out the form and click submit, it goes to the page and says "error while processing your input"

here is my script. Please help!!!! (btw, the contact.swf file is hosted on geocities and the main site is hosted on a doteasy.net server)
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on (release) {
subject = "Dreaming Emotion feedback";
recipient = "asian1@hotmail.com";
getURL ("http://us.geocities.yahoo.com/forms?login=kcluvsval", 0, "POST");
gotoAndPlay ("Thank You");
}
on (rollOver) {
tellTarget ("/submitmov") {
gotoAndPlay (2);
}
}
---------------------------------------------

also, here is a link to the swf.
http://www.geocities.com/kcluvsval/d...on/contact.swf

thanks alot!

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Flash 5 Forms...
my experience is comprised completely in design. i need to create a form for a client (a staffing company) that allows the user to enter a job description for my client. it will be a very simple form. should i pursue this through flash, or should i try and find an html solution? i have no experience in this stuff...

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Flash MX Forms
Hi all. I have a question about making a form in flash mx. I have looked on macromedia's site and all i keep running into is a pizza form tut. I want to make a form with muliple input text fields. I have a sample action scripting from MX itself from the Form.fla and I have been changing it around but I am completly stuck. Can anyone help or point me to a tut other than how to make a pizza form?

I am having problems when it coms to showing me all the input I have put in from the previous page. I will show you the action scripting if it helps:

// push button callback
function onClick(btn)
{
trace("onClick " + btn._name);
if ( btn == pg1next ) {
// next button on page 1
getDataFromUIpg1();// get the data out of ui components on page 1
gotoAndStop("pg2");// go to pg 2
} else if ( btn == pg2prev ) {
// prev button on page 2
getDataFromUIpg2();// get the data out of ui components on page 2
gotoAndStop("pg1");// go to pg 1
} else if ( btn == pg2next ) {
// next button on page 2
getDataFromUIpg2();// get the data out of ui components on page 2
gotoAndStop("pg3");// go to pg 3
} else if ( btn == pg3prev ) {
// prev button on page 3
getDataFromUIpg3();// get the data out of ui components on page 3
gotoAndStop("pg2");// go to pg 2
}
}

// change handler for check box
function onChange(control)
{
if ( control == junkCheck_mc ) {
// enable and disable the list box based on check box value
interest_mc.setEnabled(junkCheck_mc.getValue());
}
}

// get the data from the ui elements on page 1
function getDataFromUIPg1()
{
loginData.nameField = name_txt.text;
loginData.emailField = email_txt.text;
loginData.teleField = telephone_text.text;
loginData.blank = genderGroup.getValue();
loginData.prefer = prefer.getValue();
loginData.overyear = overyear.getValue();
loginData.licenseddriver = licenseddriver.getValue();
loginData.leased = leased.getValue();
loginData.ifyes = ifyes.getValue();

}

// get the data from the ui elements on page 2
function getDataFromUIPg2()
{
loginData.junkMail = junkCheck_mc.getValue();
loginData.presentlease = presentlease.getValue();
loginData.whatmonth = whatmonth_text.text;
loginData.make = make_text.text;
loginData.model = model_text.text;
loginData.modelnum = modelnum_text.text;
loginData.month = month_text.text;
loginData.year = year_text.text;
loginData.wouldlease = wouldlease.getValue();
loginData.stateIndex = howdid_mc.getSelectedIndex();
loginData.interestIndex = interest_mc.getSelectedIndex();
}

// get the data from the ui elements on page 3
function getDataFromUIPg3()
{
// do nothing
}

// set the state of the ui elements on page 1 based
// upon the login data object
function updateUIFromDataPg1()
{
name_txt.text = loginData.nameField;
email_txt.text = loginData.emailField;}
{

howdid_mc.setSelectedIndex(loginData.stateIndex);
genderGroup.setValue(loginData.gender);


// set the state of the ui elements on page 2 based
// upon the login data object
function updateUIFromDataPg2()
{
for (var i=0; i<interestTable.length; i++) {
interest_mc.addItem(interestTable[i]);
}
interest_mc.setSelectedIndex(loginData.interestInd ex);
junkCheck_mc.setValue(loginData.junkMail);
onChange();
}

// set the state of the ui elements on page 3 based
// upon the login data object
function updateUIFromDataPg3()
{
// no ui but here for consistency
nameResult_txt.text = loginData.nameField;
doneResult_txt.text = loginData.emailField;
resultsGender_txt.text = loginData.gender;
resultsState_txt.text = stateTable[loginData.stateIndex];
resultsInterests_txt.text = interestTable[loginData.interestIndex];
}

function initData()
{
// make sure we only call initData once
if ( inited )
return;
inited = true;

// set up the state and interests arrays
// for fun - you can add more entries and the UI will reflect the changes
stateTable = new Array("CA", "NV", "BC");
interestTable = new Array("Golf", "Ski", "Flash Programming");

// modeling the form choices with data

// set initial values
loginData = new Object();
loginData.nameField ="";
loginData.questiontwo ="";
loginData.junkMail = true;
loginData.interestIndex = undefined;
}

__________________________________________________ _________

I am not seeing my email result field. I havent gone to the others yet. How can I see the result from the email field?
I have inputed dynamic text where I need to.

HELP!!


Gary

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Flash Forms
hey peeps

im trying to develop a form with checkboxes that will send an e-mail when submitted. i have experience with this using html and cgi, but im curious how to do it using flash mx.

any help would be appreciated! thanks in advance.

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CGI Forms From Flash
Hi Guys,

How does one setup regular CGI forms in Flash? More specifically, a simple form that sends the data to a specified email address. How easy is that? Or difficult. Help me out.

Thanks,
Marc

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CGI Forms In Flash
Hi Guys,

How does one setup regular CGI forms in Flash? More specifically, a simple form that sends the data to a specified email address. How easy is that? Or difficult. Help me out.

Thanks,
Marc

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Flash 5 Forms
Please help me. I am trying to get my head around form processing in flash and have set up a basic form with name, email, comments etc. These variables are contained elsewhere on the .swf file.



on (release) {
subject = "Feed Back Form";
recipient = "xxx@iprimus.com.au";
loadVariablesNum ("http://www.scripts.xxx.com/mailto.asp", 0, "POST");
gotoAndPlay ("ThankYou");
}


How do I get my server which uses asp to recognise and process the form. Forms drive me crazy! They are so easy with standard html. Why are they so hard in Flash?

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Flash Forms
hey all,
I was wondering what *free* email services will except flash forms. I am currently using yahoo + lycos and having no luck.
thanx

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* * * * Forms In Flash * * * *
OK, I'm using Flash mx, although I've been outputting my files as flash5. I'd say I'm an OK flash dude, but still learning... At any rate, what I'm wondering, is if there's a way to pull data from, like a text file, or an excel spreadsheet, or something and make it so that FLASH references your text file, and you don't have to update/edit the FLA... Kinda like PHP, Only not...heh
I'd also be curious if you could make it so that lets say, your swf file can sense NEW text files in the same directory, and update it's database automatically, y'know like if you had an ACCESS database, and you added a new table...

Anyways, these questions are kind of involved, but hey, even if someone could just point me in the right direction, that would be great. -Thanks in advance!

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Forms In Flash?
Is there a way i can have something like an "Enter comments here" and then a "view comments" in flash? So that a comment, when entered, would display name and comment in a certain movieclip?

Im making a livejournal template, and many people have asked for that ability, yet I have no clue how to implement it. Any thoughts?

~DW~

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Forms & Flash MX
Hi! This is my first posting. I am creating a form in Flash MX, but it's not working. The form is a movie clip I bring into the main scene.

On the 'SEND' button the action script is:
on (release) {
subject = "Estimate request";
recipient = "forms@webalacarte.ca";
recipient= "karima@webalacarte.ca";
loadVariables("/cgi-sys/formmail.pl","1",'POST');
gotoAndPlay("thanks");
sort = "first,last,mail,tel,list1,list2,cbgraphics,cbpass word,cblogo,cbphotos,cbanimation,cbguest,comment"
}

The CGI address was supplied by my Host. The only other action script is on a seperate layer in the MC and deals with global style format for the UI components. Any suggestions?

You can check the site at http://www.webalacarte.ca

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Help With Forms And Flash MX
I am in the middle switching to flash MX for all my forms on my website and need a little help. I am sending URL encoded variables through the loadVariables method to my business logic witch is a bunch of Java Beans. Currently I use input and output wait loops to wait for the response back from the beans. Now for my question... With Flash MX is there an easier cleaner way to get data back and forth without using XML and input/output wait loops??

-bbarre

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