New to ASP need a start

[Xman51]

Hello All,

What I need is a webpage which has an embedded swf Flash movie. I have certain fscommands built into the actionscript of the movie that gets called on certain events. What I want the webpage to do is write certain strings to a server-side access database based on the fscommands captured from the swf flash movie. I just don't know where to get started.

I am assuming that this webpage will have to be an active server page...but I know almost nothing about them. Can anyone steer me in the right direction?

Thanks again,
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[Cota]

It doesnt have to be an ASP page itself, flash can call external ASP files using LoadVars(). This will allow you to send variables to an ASP file, or Load variables from an ASP file, or do both in one shot. The ASP file will deal with the database stuff. Give this a look and see if it helps you.
http://www.actionscript.org/forums/showthread.php3?t=67379

[Xman51]

Thanks for the reply,

I actually found out over the weekend that I would have to use PHP because of our web server. Do you have something simular to the tute you linked me for PHP? That would be extrememly helpful! :D


Thanks again,

Xman51

[Cota]

I dont really know PHP, I'm more of a MicroSoft guy. If you search around here, you'll find that most people here are into PHP, so there is a lot of stuff here....

[Timmee_3Styler]

yay go Cota!!! M$ BUDDIES :D

www.flash-db.com has some php-flash integration as well as the tutorial section of this site ;)

[Ruben]

Read mortimer's tute on flash and PHP (http://www.actionscript.org/tutorials/intermediate/Introduction_to_Flash_and_PHP/index.shtml), or the one by Jesse (http://www.actionscript.org/tutorials/intermediate/loadVariables_script_interaction/index.shtml)...

I think there are a couple more on PHP-stuff in the tutorials-section (http://www.actionscript.org/tutorials.shtml), it's more then worth checking it out.

;) - Ruben