I created a flash swf with AS3 and i am loading the data via XML. I have a background that needs to load and I also created a box in which I can change the color via XML. I am have problems writing the XML code.
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I have read through Shared Objects but i couldn't get it work...
I just have to save my data, maybe array into .txt file and later on
retrieve from the same .txt file...
Anyone here have an example or some source code so i can have reference on it?
I wanna ask if its possible to pass flash input type data to xml file?
View 9 RepliesI am attempting to get data from an xml file load in flash. I followed a tutorial in a new fla and it seemed to work fine, I then tried to adapt it to my own needs which worked fine. But then when trying to implement this into my news section it doesn't seem to work. I am trying to make a news section, that displays the date and news article. This is in within a movie clip, I even tried putting it in the timeline of the scene but still nothing.
- I have 2 dynamic text boxes, date_txt and news_txt
- The xml file is named news.xml,
- both the fla and the xml are in the same folder
This is the actionscript I am using:
function loadXML(loaded) {
if (loaded) {
_root.thedate =
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is there a way you can setup a movie clip with dynamic buttons that would input data from a xml file..for instance i want the user to be able to click on a button and then that would pull information from an xml file and input into the movie clip..
View 1 RepliesI have a problem loading remote XML file into SWF file. Im doing a banner for a client with adds that is supose to load constantly updated XML file from my clients server and load some images into flash form it. Everything works fine when i test the movie (CTRL+ENTER), but when i publish it and test it from explorer, XML file is just not loading into flash.
View 7 RepliesI have a swf file which basically reads myData.txt but when I update the textfile it doesnt update in the swf. How do I force myData.txt to be read every time the swf is used
View 4 RepliesI am creating an arithmetic quiz that pulls random math questions from an XML file. I am using two SWFs - the random questions are determined in one SWF that is done in Actionscript 2; the quiz itself is done in Actionscript 3. I am using a component called Actionscript Bridge, which accesses the questions from the AS2 SWF and loads them into the AS3 SWF. My AS3 successfully loads the questions on the first run, but if I click on a button to go back to the first frame in the AS3 SWF to re-take the quiz, the questions do not load. I am almost certain the solution is something simple, but I just can't figure out how to get the questions to load on subsequent runs of the quiz.
View 0 Repliesim having problems loading data from a php file into as3 as xml. just cant figure out why...this is my code.in php (the code is just temporary, the goal is to loop through a folder and list its content. and ive tried this one [URL] and still cant get it to work.
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<?php
header("Content-type: text/xml");
$xml_output = "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8' standalone='yes'>";
$xml_output .= "<images>";
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it traces out a blank row.. and if i try it with a real xml file it works just fine..
In my Flash application, the SWF file is located on a serverand is downloaded to clients in a controlled network. I want to beable to load XML data located on the client machines into the SWFfile. It looks like security settings is not allowing thi tohappen, as the local files are treated as a separate sandbox.If I were to use System.security.allowDomain, how do Ipecify local files? It's not a domain or URL. Or is there another way to do this? I'm wading through thesecurity information, but I haven't found the solution yet.
View 5 Repliesi have been given two sources for a weather data feed:
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i would like to 'load' the text similar to loading xml i have seen several articles on reading variables from .txt but they all suggest the .txt file needs more formatting - whilst this one is just seperated by lines.
I did a test where I was able to load in data to a text field in flash from an xml file. This field will eventually be a scrolling text box. How would I make some of the text in the XML file interactive (meaning you could click on it and cause something to happen in the flash) - for example popping up a graphic on the screen. I don't want it to be an external link (URL) and since the text scrolls, there is no way to know where it will be on the screen when the user clicks on it so I can't create an invisible button.
View 4 RepliesI have this little code, just loading text from a file, but as the title says, the variable s seams to remain unchanged :S
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var s:String;
var loadText:LoadVars = new LoadVars();
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I'm loading data from an xml file. Anything loaded from it is a string. Later, I want to be able to do some maths, say: aBetterNumber = xmlLoadedVar + aNumber; aBetterNumber just turns out to be the two variables concatinated together.
View 2 RepliesThe issue is loading data from an XML file and having it present in a Flash website. Its a 'book review' thing (i've altered the XML and AS3 for posting here, so the XML looks a little like this:
<books>
<book>
<bookName>The Monster</bookName>
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I have a site with an SWF that I can put some metrics into, such as ZIP Code, Weight, etc.. then, it takes that info and gives me shipping rates.
I need to build a front-end site that I can have a forms page that will push data to the backend SWF, and then return the data back from the SWF to the front end.
Front-end -> SWF (Zip Code, Weight, Size) -> *Calculates* -> Front-End
That should be the flow.. So I need to send data to the backend, GET the data that it calculated, and return the results to my front-end.
Compare input text with imported XML data problem
View 1 RepliesHow can I save data to a text file and also append a record to data in an existing text file? I've used Authowrware previously and it was quite easy to create a large string of data (a comma separated list) and export that to a text file (and create the text file if it didn't already exist). I could then easily append additional rows of data (records) to the text file. We want to build a questionnaire that will store the data locally on the computer in a text file. Each record may have a few hundred data points in a comma separated list.
View 8 RepliesI am the fan of kirupa but this is my first thread in forum. I have some problem with sendAndLoad method with actionscript 2.0. I am developing a online game with flash mx , MS SQL 2000 and asp. The problem is I send the data using sendAndLoad method to asp file and get data back from asp file. But when the internet connection is not good there is a problem like jam or lost packets. How can I prevent the lost of packets. Some of the data are important. Is there any way to solve this?
View 1 Repliesafter upgrading from CS3 to CS5.5, i get a "Security Sandbox Violation" when loading a XML-file. With CS3 everything was fine, but now my file is not working any more. The XML-file and my SWF-file are stored in the same directory and it nether work local nor on the webserver.
I don't know the correct message in english, but flash tells me something like:
"Security Sandbox Violation"
access to file:[]data.xml disconnent - not allowed from file:[]myfile.swf
Why am I not allowed to load an XML-file from the same directory/domain any more? And how can I get my data into my flash-File now? It doesn't seems to be a Flash-Player-Problem, because an older version with the same code still works. So the problem has to be located in Flash CS5.5
The Flash movie contains 2 Text files, one Component button, and 1 component checkbox.The purpose of the application is to load an XML file(works)Populate 2 text fields with information from the XML file(works)Compare the two text fields, if they contain the same information then the checkbox, via AS is told to be selected. (Heres the problem);
Heres the code:
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runCode_btn.onPress = function() {
data_xml = new XML();
data_xml.ignoreWhite = true;
data_xml.onLoad = function(success) {
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The idea behind this app is that its an electronic form. The user fills it out, the information is then sent to a newly created XML file, months later the open the XML file in flash, and Flash fills out text fields and check and or unchecks Checkboxes based on the XML data.CheckBoxes are mandatory.But I don't see how I'll be able to use them if i can't create and condition statements based on the loaded Data.
i'm loading some data from an xml-file and dynamically create movieclips with textfields inside of them, but I'm kinda stuck. I'm not up to the point where I completely understand how you can refer to a nested object using this syntax: _root[movieClipName]. If you want to nest something inside of that movieclip, you have to work like this:
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Loading data from the test.php into the startLoading();
How do I load the data from test.php "echo $photo_out;" into the startLoading();
loadVariables("test.php", this, "POST");
infoField._visible = true;
startLoading(test.jpg);
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Want to have input text box were it is a 11 digit number (a track and trace type lookup)... when user puts in 11 digits, it will redirect to url that contains info on that inputted value.[code]...
View 7 Repliesi hvae a username inputbox in layer 1 frame 1 witha submit button on submit button i have the following script on (release)
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1)the button when pressed once nothing is displayed , i need to click it second time to get the data from the input field
2)if someother value is enterd in the input box & submit button clicked , the value of dynamic text doesnot change how do i resolve the following
I'm sorry this is a question from a server ignoramus, I've previously captured user input using a combination of cfml and text files. That was way back in 2002 and using AS 1.0. I'm now working in an environment where the server guy won't put any scripts on, and I mean none, no PHP, no ASP, no CFML, nothing. Would anyone know if there is a way of capturing user input without using a script, please? This prolly shows a really basic lack of understanding of how servers work but I'm a bit desperate. I know the Flash Learning Interactions can work with SCORM and pop results into LMSs that use SCORM and our LMS does use SCORM, but it seems to only be within the learning interactions and I don't know where to start to tailor this for the input I need to capture.
View 2 RepliesI have the following scenario: I'm loading data values from an external XML file and I want to swap them with other ones in order to show the latter further on in the movie. As an example, I have the following data in the XML file:
Code:<set label='Epson'><set label='Hitachi'><set label='Toshiba'><set label='Mitsui'><set label='Panasonic'><set label='Canon'><set label='Lexmark'>and I want to swap the following data
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I am using an mx:DateField in Flex and it works nice with the date picker, but I also need it to be editable, so I set editable="true". The problem is that now the user can enter anything they want - even though I have a formatString="YYYY-MM-DD" set. The date picker honors this format, but if the user enters in the format MM/DD/YYYY they can - or they can even enter garbage data.
I realize I can set up a data validator to check that it is a valid date and in the appropriate format as per the flex docs, but I was hoping to have something I have seen in other languages where the text field would show something like "0000-00-00" and the user clicks in to the field and it allows them to change only the digits (the zeros) and can not type any alpha characters or add/remove any length.
I need to have a data field that the user will enter in a zip code, hit submit, and have a specific movie clip load, based on their entry. There aren't different movie clips for every single zip, but there will be 20 or so different clips that would load, based on whether or not that zip falls within a certain group. For instance, if someone enters in a zip for Washington DC, I would need to load a clip that shows that general area ... DC, VA and MD.
View 0 RepliesI'm trying to figure out how to retrieve a data or text from a text input field? what im talking about is, i have a text input field which i can enter some text then, i have a button where when i pressed it, the data or text that i have inputted on my text input field will be added and can be shown on a dynamic text field.
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