flash

Anon

Is there a way to connect flash with php and mysql, so that you don\'t have html outp[ut but flash??

Anon

See the section of the manual entitled "Shockwave Flash Functions." I haven't tried it.

Anon

Yes you can.

You can create a function called fscommand in javascript which flash reads values from.

So make your PHP program generate code for this javascript embedded function to be written, and then Flash can read the values stored in that function and act accordingly to those values.

You can also make the data travel in the opposite direction, by telling flash to getUrl, posting the flash-variables to that url.

Anon

hmm do you have a sample? sounds if icould use it verry well thanx

Anon

Well,
I have never needed to use this code myself so I have no samples.
However, this is some of the support in the flash manual:
However, I THINK this sends values from flash into the javascript.
Either way, this is the only real way that flash has interaction with the browser.

In the HTML page that embeds the Flash movie, add the following Javascript code:

function theMovie_DoFSCommand(command, args) {
if (command == "messagebox") {
alert(args);
}
}

2 In the Flash movie, add the FS Command statement whenever you want to open a message dialog box:

FS Command ("messagebox", "This is a message box invoked from within Flash.")

You can also use expressions for the FS Command statement and arguments, as in the following example:
FS Command ("messagebox", "Hello, " & name & ", welcome to our website!")

You can set up the HTML page to support this by creating your own template and using the Publish and Preview commands. See Flash publish settings.

Anon

I know there is a way to generate the flash from the database but it is not distributed.
It works like this:
If you have a catalog for a shop or something like that, the link with flash generates the buttons for the categories. If there is a categorie added in the database, you don't have to change the flash, the button with this category is automatecly created.

Are there people working like this?

Anon

I don't know if this helps ( i don't know much about PHP) but as long as you can return a variable string to the Flash movie you can dynamically change the text that appears on a button.
This involves a bit of ActionScripting, so I hope you're familiar with the Flash basics. Your PHP would have to return a variable called something like categoryID. The string has to be URL encoded for Flash to understand it i.e. categoryID=whateverCategory.
Create a button symbol in your Flash movie and then put it in a movieclip, name the movie clip catButton or whatever. Now add a text field to your button and call it buttonText or something. Drag your movieclip onto the stage and give it the instance name catButton. After you have got your variables into the movie (usually with LoadVariables action, which is an option of the LoadMovie action)in one keyframe, add this code to the next keyframe:
SetVariable:/catButton:buttonText = categoryID
Now the text will appear on your button! If you had lots of categories, you could use a duplication routine in Flash to make them all. This involves some quite advanced Flash scripting. If you don't know too much about Flash try www.flashmove.com or www.flashkit.com.

hth

paul