Professional :: Saving Data To Server Via SWF?
Jul 26, 2010
I have in mind a very basic swf file that allows someone to enter data (via dynamic text box), submit this data (via php), which in turns saves it as a file on the Server. This file (.txt) would be used to populate text on the main site. Most of this seems quite straight forward, and standard practice, apart from actually saving the data as a particular file and on the server (or overriding an existing file), which I'm sure comes up against problems such as FTP access and everything else, but I was wondering if someone might have an insight on how this could be done?
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Jul 22, 2009
I am working on an educational game that requires the user to enter their username and password in order to retrieve their saved game data. I know how to do this locally using the sharedObject class but I do not really understand how to do this remotely on the server. I thought maybe using remote shared objects would work but it looks to me like that only works with a flash server and data can be changed by anyone.
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Jul 23, 2010
I have created a simple flash animation for my employer. I basically have a square that changes color depending on which of three buttons are clicked. This is replicated about 30 times on the page. There is also about 15 circles that have a toggle button created so that when you click on the circle, they change between two colors. As I said, a very simple application.
Now, I need to save the data so that whenever someone new opens the swf, the current color combination is displayed. My way of thinking, with my limited AS3 experience, is that each button click, in addition to changing the color of a movie clip, should also send the data to a server. Then when someone opens the application fresh, I can use the URLLoader to load the most current data.
Am I on the right track, or am I missing it completely? I think I can figure out the URLLoader, but what code would I use to create the text file or xml file?Here is a snippet of my code:
var rtmColor:ColorTransform = f13335.transform.colorTransform;
var okColor:ColorTransform = f13335.transform.colorTransform;
var usColor:ColorTransform = f13335.transform.colorTransform;
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By clicking on either the rtm_13335, ok_13335, or us_13335 buttons, they will change the f13335 movie clip to the appropriate color (blue, green, or red). The default color is green.
What I would like to do is make the movie clip red, for example, then another person opens the swf, and the movie clip is red as opposed to the default green because I saved the current state to a text or xml file.
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Jan 20, 2010
I'm using Flash CS4 & Actionscript 3.0 to create a grid with different objects that a user can move with the mouse. This is a standalone application meant to be used on a Windows machine. Is there a way to download and save the user's responses (viz. location of mouse, type of object clicked, etc.) onto the local computer without using the Flash Debugger?
I came across an article [URL] which states that it is possible to save local data onto a user's computer without a backend script (e.g. php) in Flash Player 10 but the article doesn't really say how this is done.
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Aug 22, 2006
I am seeing repeated comments on this discussion forum that it's not possible to save data from Flash into a locally stored XML file . . . but there must be a way to do this. Why is you can read data from a locally stored XML file but not update or add data to it. how absurd a design would that be, it simply wouldn't be logical!
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Sep 24, 2006
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?
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Aug 20, 2011
I'd like to know if there's a way to take data entered into a field in flash, save it, and call it later via an object.I don't want anyone to walk me through it if there is, that's not what I'm asking. I'm just asking what I need to know in order to do this. I'd like to build a certain flash app that takes information (such as a name, paragraph, and/or sentence) saves it, and can then be recalled when a user clicks a button... even if the user has closed out the application.I'm still relatively new to flash, I know enough to get by on basic projects, but I want to expand my knowledge so I don't end up stuck in a beginners rut.Would this require using PHP and Flash? Or can it be done entirely in flash via exporting data to a designated external file?
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Dec 21, 2009
Im trying to save an xml file in the server, Im using the code of AS3 book. and here is the code as3 and php ,that suppositly save an xml file on the serve. but it dont work. i set te permition of the folder to 777 to allow writting. well i look at evrything and dont find the probleme at the error message it give :An error occurred when attempting to load the XML.Error #2032 (but it come from the book, it should work)?
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Jul 8, 2009
I am a new bee to flex. what i am trying to do is to generate and save the layout design which nothing but canvas to a pdf format at the server. Currently i am able to display the pdf in browser (see the function below:) but cannot save the file at the server.
private function continueToPdf():void{
myPDF = new PDF( Orientation.LANDSCAPE, Unit.MM, Size.A4 );
myPDF.setDisplayMode ( Display.FULL_WIDTH );
myPDF.addPage();
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Nov 30, 2009
I have created an xml driven application with which the client is very happy. They currently use notepad/dw to create the xml files. They now want a "form" of some description to create the xml file to avoid writing tags and so on. I have had a good look around. There is some info about creating the xml itself in as3 (looks pretty easy), but very little about how to save that file to the clients server. I gather that the flash doesn't do this for security reasons?
My question is really this: would i be better using php to create the form for my user rather than flash as3. Or is it better to create in as3 and then append a little php to upload the doc? Or am I going abouit this the wrong way!
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Jun 25, 2011
I've been all over the interwebs, including Stack Overflow, for hours, trying to identify a solid, workable example of saving information in Flash into an XML file.
I want to take the positions of two different types of objects and export the lists of each to XML. We'll call the objects ball and bat.
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Jun 29, 2010
I'm trying to write a contest where the user can paint an outlined image I provide, and then submit it. I want it to then save the image on my server with properties so I can tell who submitted it. They will be asked to input these values of course. I looked into the JPGEncoder but could only find examples for downloading the image directly. Is there an easier way to do a contest like this? I'd rather not have them have to save the image locally and then e-mail it, as this is geared towards kids and I don't want it to be confusing.
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Oct 22, 2009
I trying to save an byteArray to the server as an zip using nochump AS3 Zip Library (URL..). I'll belive I'm quite near with the as stuff, but can't figure out how the php handles the byteArray.[code]
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Mar 18, 2009
I made this simple drawing game. I would like to make it so the user can save their drawings. What would be the best approach to doing this? I know it will require arrays.
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Aug 29, 2009
I'm working with AS3 with timeline code. I would like to save date and time a user took a quiz. This information will help check when a user took a quiz. I can see the date and time as I want, but it isn't saved. SharedObject is not saving date and time. Here is my code. How can I do this?
var mySharedObject:SharedObject = SharedObject.getLocal("sampleCode", "/");
var today_date:Date = new Date();var thismonth:uint = today_date.getMonth();var thishour:uint = today_date.getHours();var thisminute:uint =
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Apr 12, 2012
I have a serious of games swf's loading externally from a main menu swf.What I'm trying to do is take name of the player which they input into textfield and sent it to the XML file. After this at the end of each game I want to send the time it took to complete also to the XML file.The problem I have is I don't know to to create a new user inside the XML file and then replace the default time of 00:00:00 with the time that the player has set.NameTextField is the name of the textfield.Hourtext, Minutetext and Secondtext are the names of the timer. (They are ordered like Hourtext ':' Minutetext ':' Secondtext.
AS3 code inside Flash MainMenu.swf
var XMLLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
var Bytes:ByteArray = new ByteArray();
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Aug 30, 2009
I'm working with AS3 with timeline code. I would like to save date and time a user took a quiz. This information will help check when a user took a quiz. I can see the date and time as I want, but it isn't saved.[code]...
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Oct 29, 2009
to save to an xml file that has been imported into an xml variable stored in a loader and modified. What I'm trying to do is import an xml list, add a new node with a key stroke, then save the newly modified xml list back into its file. I've seen quite a few threads about people saying you have to download third party software but is there a way to do it from within as3?
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Apr 19, 2010
i am working in action script 3 , is there any way that we can save mouse drawing data with color and stroke size in XML and retrieve back that data and present that in the same format and same position and edit again.?
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May 9, 2009
I've made a small application in Flash CS4 that I use when I'm teaching. Part of the application allows me to 'write' on draggable 'post-it' notes (using a draw function) and another part allows me to type text onto similar 'post-it' notes. how I could save the data that is written or typed in and then re-load it on another occasion? Am I out of my depth?My AS3 is probably intermediate level, I have some experience with SWF Studio and I'm beginner level with php/mySQL.
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Jun 14, 2004
I've searched load of threads for info on this because for what I'm doing I need to save data to the local disk and then load it back up again as required. I'm using a local shared object to save data to and this works fine. Getting it back out again seems less straightforward.[code]Nothing appears to happen at all. The program continues with no traced output at all.
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Dec 5, 2007
Ok here is my situation. I've developed a quiz application. Their is 30 frames. 2-29 is the presentation that contains the answers. Frame 30 has the quiz on it. When the user hits submit (once theyre all answered) and if their are wrong answers, it does not continue and it highlights the wrong questions and sets some _visible = false buttons to true. The buttons say "Review answer" which is going to take them back to the frame that has the answer and once that review is over it goes back to frame 30.
My problem is that when the user returns to the quiz frame, everything is reset. How can I store what the user has already selected so when they come back to frame 30 everything they filled out is still their?
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Jan 16, 2008
I have an offline presentation for a client that needs to have a form submitted data saved local on the machine (kiosk) to be gathered later.I researched on google and found fscommand to write to a txt file but this no longer works and is sorta sloppy.
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Aug 4, 2003
what i want to do is make a kind of guestbook thing.. and what i need to do is just store the data of each post into a data file on the website..I was thinking that i could do it with SharedObjects.. as i know how to use them and that was what i was goin to try first.. but.. is this the best way to do it?? will it work on the web or will it only work locally on a computer..Should i be using php or xml or somtin like that?? If so.. how would i do that cause i dont have a clue at all..
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May 9, 2009
I've made a small application in Flash CS4 that I use when I'm teaching. Part of the application allows me to 'write' on draggable �post-it� notes (using a draw function) and another part allows me to type text onto similar �post-it� notes. Does anyone know how I could save the data that is written or typed in and then re-load it on another occasion? Am I out of my depth? My AS3 is probably intermediate level, I have some experience with SWF Studio and I�m beginner level with php/mySQL.
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Nov 7, 2010
I am trying to create a text document and save it with air. The code works on when I test it on my computer though it does not work on the actual phone or emulator. This is the code im using:
Code:
private function saveData() : void
{
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Feb 10, 2005
I'm using Flash MX (2002) and I need to get my variable values saved to a server each time my test subjects run and finish my swf/fla (PHP scripts and a .txt file on the server are being worked on, but that's a different nightmare!). I'm pretty sure I should use LoadVars, NOT SharedObject for this data capture right?. The data must not be overwritten each time over the course of a few months of data collection. The 3 variables are: username (name of the user), counter (this keeps track of which version the user chooses from the start menu), numcorrect (keeps track of the number of times the <right> arrow key is pressed).
2 main problems: I don't know where to put in the LoadVars obj (in the AS code of "finaldisplay" frame?) AND I don't know how to build/format the LoadVars object to capture the data in the 3 variables I listed above. I've got several Flash books and have done online tutorials, so for something so simple (3 lousy variables!)...why is my life so miserable? Here's my zipped .fla.
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Apr 6, 2009
change the following php/AS3 to make it save the dynamically created masked image to the server instead of offering it for download? You have to pass it variables from the as3 AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST...
PHP -
<?php
if(isset($_FILES['Filedata'])) { // basically if file data exists to actually upload.
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May 22, 2010
Say I have a webpage where a user enters their name and it is displayed to them on a swf. If I have a save button, how could they save their dynamically changed swf to their computer, with their name on it?
Bare in mind that if a normal save is completed, they will only be saving the swf on my server. Somehow, something needs to happen to get them to save the swf with thei name on it, as saving a dynamic swf is not possible in as3 (I dont think)
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Jan 12, 2010
I built an information terminal for the shop of a friend of mine which uns as fullscreen application.On this terminal the swf file is running as a stand alone file by unsing the flash player directly.I want to save a snapshot (jpg) from a webcam if someboy presses a button.This does work as long as I run my application (swf) by using the browser (Firefox , Apache and localhost).But if I try to use it as it should be used no image is beeing created.
There was an error when first testing the application which forwarded me to an Adobe site where I had the possibility to grant files permissions, which I did for the file (the SWF) that needed it.Did I do something wrong, or is there some permission thet I have to grant before it works as it should be?
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