Passing Variable

[thebutterfly]

Hey There All!

Okay - been working on a project FOREVER & Im almost to the point where it's going to work but I need some serious help....

This is what I have so far.... (the notes are from another forum - not trying to cross post, I was just in the wrong place before)

// then where ever you are setting your variables do:
sender.id=#url.id#;


// send the id value to your cfm page using sendAndLoad, and returned xml will be loaded into the xml object x.
sender.sendAndLoad("info1.cfm",x,"GET");
	
};

and

var x:XML=new XML();
x.ignoreWhite=true;x.onLoad=function(done){
	if(done){
		trace('xml file is now loaded into '+this);
		// now that it is loaded, process it the way you want.
};var sender:LoadVars=new LoadVars();

The problem ... you cant actually put #url.id# in actionscript - I need to identify the ID and then (so I've been told) it will be passed w/ the link to the cfm file as a url.id.

The question:
How do I make that sender.id dynamic based upon the url.id fed to the swf?

AKA

the url
somecoolsite.com?id=something_dynamic

the swf
gallery.swf?id=something_dynamic

the sender.id NEEDS TO BE
sender.id=something_dynamic;

so that the the files in the cfm page will be dynamically generated based upon that url.id & therefore the correct images will show.

*** yeah, I know I've put xml information in a cfm page - the .cfm is not messing up the xml or the flash... if I hard code the images into the .cfm page flash is fine w/ it... it's just passing the variable that's got me stumped.

[thebutterfly]

Also.. do I need to repalce X in my sendAndLoad to the variable for url.id?

[thebutterfly]

Hey All - sorry if it seems abnoxious that I keep posting to my own thing here but I'm really up a creak & being over my head w/ this doenst mean that I dont still need to find a way to get it done. I already tried hiring someone but what they gave me wont work - they did everything but pass the id.

Any help you can give would be great!

Okay - I found the following example but am not sure how to apply it to my code:

Example
For the following example, add a TextInput instance called name_ti, a TextArea instance called result_ta, and a Button instance called submit_button to the Stage. When the user clicks the Login button instance in the following example, two LoadVars objects are created: send_lv and result_lv. The send_lv object copies the name from the name_ti instance and sends the data to greeting.cfm. The result from this script loads into the result_lv object, and the server response displays in the TextArea instance (result_ta). Add the following ActionScript to Frame 1 of the Timeline:

var submitListener:Object = new Object();
submitListener.click = function(evt:Object) {
var result_lv:LoadVars = new LoadVars();
result_lv.onLoad = function(success:Boolean) {
if (success) {
result_ta.text = result_lv.welcomeMessage;
} else {
result_ta.text = "Error connecting to server.";
}
};
var send_lv:LoadVars = new LoadVars();
send_lv.name = name_ti.text;
send_lv.sendAndLoad("http://www.flash-mx.com/mm/greeting.cfm", result_lv, "POST");
};
submit_button.addEventListener("click", submitListener);

To view a more robust example, see the login.fla file in the HelpExamples folder. Typical paths to the HelpExamples folder are:

Windows: \Program Files\Macromedia\Flash MX 2004\Samples\HelpExamples\
Macintosh: HD/Applications/Macromedia Flash MX 2004/Samples/HelpExamples/

LoadVars.send(), XML.sendAndLoad()

// then where ever you are setting your variables do:
sender.id=#url.id#;
// send the id value to your cfm page using sendAndLoad, and returned xml will be loaded into the xml object x.
sender.sendAndLoad("info1.cfm",x,"GET");
	
};


var x:XML=new XML();
x.ignoreWhite=true;x.onLoad=function(done){
	if(done){
		trace('xml file is now loaded into '+this);
		// now that it is loaded, process it the way you want.
};var sender:LoadVars=new LoadVars();



imageXML.load(_root.xmlFile);

_lockroot = true;

thanks!

[thebutterfly]

also found this:

http://www.intel.com/cd/ids/develope...0228.htm?prn=Y

[FrodoBaggins]

the swf
gallery.swf?id=something_dynamic

I'm not sure I'm getting what you want to do?
Do you want to be able to call gallery.swf?id=123 and that you use the id to lookup a certain image?

[thebutterfly]

I am able to call gallery.swf?id=123

I am unable to get flash to send that id to the cfm file that lists the images

meaning I want someone to click a url and have that tell the flash which photos to show

sorry.. is this more clear?

also - just tried entering a number into the code for the id & that didnt work either... would it be easier if I were to post my whole action script?

[thebutterfly]

what about something like this - i mean I havent loaded the variable so it makes sence I cant send it so...

	_root.loadVariables(info1.cfm?id=#url.id#,this)
	
	//forum
	// then where ever you are setting your variables do:
sender.id=#url.id#;
// send the id value to your cfm page using sendAndLoad, and returned xml will be loaded into the xml object x.
sender.sendAndLoad("info1.cfm",x,"GET");

var x:XML=new XML();
x.ignoreWhite=true;x.onLoad=function(done){
	if(done){
		trace('xml file is now loaded into '+this);
		// now that it is loaded, process it the way you want.
};var sender:LoadVars=new LoadVars();

}

imageXML.load(_root.xmlFile);

_lockroot = true;

I know this still doesnt answer my dynamic variable question but I think it's a bit closer... anyone?

[FrodoBaggins]

For the loading part, have a look at this: http://www.actionscript.org/forums/s...php3?t=93758#6

And what does your "info1.cfm" do? What does it accept, 'cause I'm building an RSS reader atm. I send an XML string to a "xml_proxy.php" file, that strips the info out of the received XML string, sents a requests to the RSS server and returns an XML string back to flash.

[thebutterfly]

Hey There - looking at that post now - my question w/ that is how do I apply it here (w/ a dynamic id)? and ... well...

Images = new LoadVars();myData.load("info1.cfm?id=?????");
Images.onLoad = function(succes) {
if (succes) {
trace(this.images); }
};



As for info1.cfm - it's an xml file that loads the images into the flash movie however it has to have that colfusion query for #url.id# to fill in the links to the images.

Sorry if Im not being 100% clear - Im pretty new at this.

[FrodoBaggins]

Originally Posted by thebutterfly

As for info1.cfm - it's an xml file that loads the images into the flash movie however it has to have that colfusion query for #url.id# to fill in the links to the images.

An XML file can't execute any code. So what is this thing?