Re: FLASH: Flash Quiz Game assistance...

[Wayne Townsend]

Hi Suzanne,


You can save yourself *a lot* of trouble and expense by simply 

building all the questions into the flash-4 file, and using the 

random function to pick the questions.


Forget the server data base end, it's way overkill for this project, 

plus, a client file-only solution will work better anyway.  125 

questions can easily be handled by flash alone.  This doesn't need to 

be a server app. - way too much trouble, expense and hassle.


If you're going to be changing the questions once in a while, just 

load them off a flat server file from the flash-4 app.


Good luck!


/wayne






>I have a client that wants to use Flash to display a quiz. The Quiz 

>will need to use Flash to call on a database of some sort (text file 

>possibly?) to pull up to 5 different random questions picked from 

>125 possible questions. I am currently researching the best solution 

>for this, but would welcome any thoughts on the subject as it 

>regards to setting up the flash file.

>

>I am using Flash 4.0 and I am looking into Flash Generator 2 as a 

>possibility. However, I have limited knowledge of Flash Generator 

>currently. I have talked with some technical folks and have come to 

>the conclusion that I will need to research Flash 4.0 capatibities 

>with a database or text file before they could give me any other 

>assistance.

>

>I believe I want to set up the file using text fields but I also 

>want to animate the text fields in the quiz (i.e. possibly fading 

>the questions and answers in separately). The answers will vary as 

>far as which one would be correct (i.e. Question 1 answer would be A 

>and Question 2 answer would be D); hence, the questions would be 

>very random. I am not sure how to link the text fields to the 

>database. Can you make the text fields symbols in the library and 

>using "set variable" actions link to the database or text file???

>

>Any help on this would greatly be appreciated!

>

>

>Thanks-

>

>

>Suzanne


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