Re: FLASH: Flash4 and forms

[Brian Clifton]

Just one more question to Nigel et al.


For the form at: http://www.omegadm.co.uk/testing/index-bc.htm


I use check boxes for each state selected. However for these variables to be passed to my 

cgi script I have to give each one a different name e.g. State1, State2...StateN. In the 

returned e-mail I therefore have to list all the variables whether filled in or not. This 

is untidy if say only 1 or 2 are selected, as variables not completed leave blanks.


e.g. returned e-mail

Locations: Florida,,,,,,,,,NY,,,,,NE


Is there a way to append variables so that N selected states can be described by 1 

variable? e.g. State = State + newState


That way the returned e-mail would look like:

Locations: Florida, NE


Or am I going about this the wrong way??


So far I trying the expression editor for each button (US State) as follows:

Set Variable: "state" = Eval (state) & "New_Selected_State_Name"


but only the last state selected is returned - not appended (it makes no difference if 

the Eval statement is firs or last).


Any help greatfully received, Brian



> Brian,

> 

> It isn't working because you are setting the value of recipient after you

> are submitting the data to the script. Flash scripting engine will follow

> the instructions in the order theu are given, so it's first submiting the

> data and then setting the recipient value, and this is not what you want.

> 

> OK here goes a step by step.

> 

> For the submit button use only

> On (Release)

> Get  URL ("http://www.omegadm.co.uk/scripts/formh.pl", vars=GET)

> End On

> 

> Remove all the set variables that are tied into the on (whatever) states

> Define the variables from the timeline. Select an appropriate frame on any

> layer of the timeline where the button is, that will be the main timeline,

> right ? Now add the following actions to the frame : Set variable

> recipient=brian@... The other variables will be set according to user

> interaction so they should be OK. Set variable floridabox=.... etc.

> Publish and test. It should work.

> 

> 

> Nigel

> 

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