Can't pass php variable into Flash

danielle

This is probably more of a Flash question but...

on the PHP side I'm using--
EMBED src='hsa1.swf?roomnumber=$roomnumber'

and on the Flash side--
this.loadVariables("hsa1.php",0,"GET");

If I set the variable value in the Flash file - I get the results I want so I know the actionscripting on the variable is ok.

I don't know enough about Flash w/PHP to know if it's not going in or if Flash can't read it when it get's there.

any help is appreciated

Anon

Surely you need to add the querystring to the php file and not the .swf reference within the file. Just an initial thought, I am looking it up. Will reply again if I can find an answer

Anon

<%
$roomnumber="54321";
%>


<OBJECT classid="clsid😃27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"
codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=5,0,0,0"
WIDTH=550 HEIGHT=400>
<PARAM NAME=movie VALUE="Movie1.swf?roomnumber=<%=$roomnumber%>"> <PARAM NAME=quality VALUE=high> <PARAM NAME=bgcolor VALUE=#FFFFFF> <EMBED src="Movie1.swf?roomnumber=<%=$roomnumber%>" quality=high bgcolor=#FFFFFF WIDTH=550 HEIGHT=400 TYPE="application/x-shockwave-flash" PLUGINSPAGE="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></EMBED>
</OBJECT>
try escaping php to write your EMBED, PARAM and OBJECT tags and escape in your PHP.

Also, you don't need to do a load variables action to get your variable. It is automatically loaded into your Flash movie on the main time line. Just call it with:

var this.roomnumber=_root.roomnumber;

hope that helps!
email me if you have any more PHP/Flash questions...

Maybe PHP Builder should devote a whole new catagory to the topic..., eh?

-jason

Anon

In response to ed's response:

Even if you did this:

myFlashMountingPage.php?roomnumber=54321

you'd still have to do:

myFlashFile.swf?roomnumber=<%=$roomnumber%>

to get it into Flash. And, again, you don't need to do a load variables action to get the variable. As soon as the page starts, that variable will be available on the main timeline by referencing it like:

_root.roomnumber

hope this helps!

-j

danielle

when you say escape php - you mean simply send the variable like this:
<EMBED src='hsa1.swf?roomnumber=<?echo $roomnumber?>'

basically i want to send in a room number and have a star display in a map of that room

here's my flash code:

onClipEvent (load) {
roomnumber=_root.movie;
this.loadVariables("hsa1.php",0,"GET");

// set them all to invisible
for(i=100;i<=117;i++){
	roomnum=_root["rm"+i];
	roomnum._visible=false;
}//end for

}//end onclipevent(load)

onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
showstar=root["rm"+root.roomnumber];
showstar._visible=true;
}//end onclipevent(enterframe)

Anon

Yes, send the variable into Flash like that.
(Also, be sure to change all instances of "hsa1.swf" to include the querystring.)

Then change your onClipEvent to:

onClipEvent (load) {
//basically, take out those two lines.
// set them all to invisible
for(i=100;i<=117;i++){
roomnum=root["rm"+i];
roomnum.visible=false;
}//end for
}//end onclipevent(load)

this is assuming your Flash movie and your mounting file are the same. ie: hsa1.html has your hsa1.swf file in it.

Feel free to email me directly if you have anymore questions:
jasonwmatteson@yahoo.com

-j

danielle

That was it!!!

I didn't have the querystring in the PARAM Value.

do you mind if i email you in the future? (i'm php by trade and know v.little about flash)

it seems like great fun to tie them together

Anon

no problem!

i have done a lot of this type of stuff

Check out www.idealog.org and www.oyezoyez.org. Both use ASP backends (I did them when i didn't know PHP sadly...)

let me know if you have any more questions!

-j

Anon

Sorry, yes absolutely right Jason.
Danielle, you should get this book; Foundation PHP for Flash published by Friends of Ed (not me!), it's the best reference material I have found on the subject. It also studies integrating mySQL integration with Flash and PHP.
(Source code available at www.phpforflash.com).
I have noticed that the subject comes quite frequently on this forum so I agree with Jason, a new category should be started up. The recent release of FlashMX offers great new features aimed at developers so it will be an all the more common subject on this forum.

Regards

danielle

I'm definatly going to find that book.

I love the 'self test' on idealog

thanks for the info guys

Anon

You can download PDFs of capters 1-3 on Macromedia's site. Also, you can get all of the source code from that book on the support web site (www.phpforflash.com).

I would like to know where I find information on using PHP's WDDX functions with Flash's WDDX functionality....

Anyone have a clue where to find this info? Flash 5 Dynamic Content Studio has info on WDDX, Flash, and ColdFusion, but I would rather use PHP and Flash..

thanks all!
-j