ActionScript 2.0 :: Database Contents - Dynamic Variables Not Shown
Dec 28, 2003
My cfm script pulls the contents of database fine. (a cfoutput reveals variables). In flash however I cannot see my dynamic variables.
// In the flash mainframe I have.
loadVariables("LoadVars.cfm",0,"GET");
// I've also tried this:
myLoadVars = new LoadVars();
myLoadVars.load("LoadVars.cfm");
// In the LoadVars.cfm I have.
<CFQUERY NAME="ElfVars" DATASOURCE="ElfQuest">
SELECT * FROM Stats
</CFQUERY>
I have a dynamic text field named "Name". Why doesn't it display the Name in the database. I can see my variable hardcoding cfoutput in the page. SQL is working. Why can't I see them in Flash?
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