PDA

View Full Version : searchable form/database in flash


bltaug3
11-13-2009, 08:23 PM
I'm wondering if anyone can point me in the right direction..tutorials etc if there's something out there.

I want to create a flash site that has a 'products' page, where the user can search a number of fields (keyword, prod#, and maybe a category from a drop down). I'd like to store these in a database, xml file etc.

After the search, the flash site will display the results list, which would then click through to the product, or if only one result, go to a 'product page' which has an image, product name and number, and some other description items.

What's the best way to begin this? I'm not all that familiar with php/msql, but can learn, and i know how to create xml pages (and have created xml photo galleries), but the list of products may get large so I dont know if its the best method.

stenrap
11-13-2009, 09:17 PM
This tutorial by Lee Brimelow might be exactly what you need to get started:

http://www.gotoandlearn.com/play?id=20

He creates a 'products' table in a MySQL database, then uses PHP to retrieve the products and put them into XML that ActionScript can use.