Re: FLASH: Access to Flash?

[Shaun Brazier]

Redstar,


Firstly, thanks for getting back to me.  Since writing, I have been getting

to grips with ASP.  This is because I have been asked to do EVERYTHING!


The database guy I told you about will not be participating in this sites

creation.  I plan to learn what I need to learn (minimum) and go for it.

Please stick with me on this one.  I know I have huge task in front of me,

and I don't know how well the programming side is going to fit in with me.

Please don't tell me I have no chance.  I am now more determined than ever

to wrap this up.


I was going to tackle it like this:  Firstly spend today getting down with

the ASP and spend how ever long to get to grips with sorting out the

database and the server. ( I think it is going to be MS Access but I don't

even have a copy yet!)

Once I sort that out and feel that I understand what is happening, I will

turn to the action scripting.  This is another area that I will be calling

on my fellow flashers, but not yet.  I have the layout of the site almost

complete, and I will decide how many results I want displayed at a time.


Another question that I have is this:  The site will be for two purposes.

For people to search for suppliers and for suppliers to enter their details.

I intend to have some sort of form to collect names and addresses and

details of products.  This will be filled in by suppliers.  I am assuming

that this is still possible with Flash.  It will be able to send this data

to the corresponding tables on the DB, won't it??  I am also thinking about

a Post Code / ZIP code linking system.  This will somehow take the suppliers

code and then hopefully insert it into a hyperlink or whatever.  That

hyperlink will be linked to a map showing the area for that post code.  When

someone is searching for the supplier, they get an address in front of them

and the option to see a map.  This is where the hyperlink with the post code

will be used. (when connecting to the map, the URL must contain the Post

Code so the correct area comes up)  Are you still with me?!


Sorry for rabbeting on and thank you for your advice so fat.  See what you

make of this, or anyone else for that matter, and get back to me.


Cheers redstar


Shaun

Cambridge, England

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Sent: Monday, January 17, 2000 2:27 PM

Subject: Re: FLASH: Access to Flash?



> Shaun,

>

> In your case I would suggest passing all the grunt work to 'the database

> guy'.

> What do you have to ask him ?

> Simple. Identify what you need in terms of data. Let's follow an

> example. Suppose you want to display in your Flash movie a list of

> products and prices. The database guy tells you they have access to this

> info. Now decide on your layout. How will you display the information?

> How many product/price pairs do you want to display at a time ? This is

> your work. After you have a final idea of what you want it's time to go

> back to the database guy.

> Now you'll have to tell him something like this:

> I need a cgi script (ASP whatever...) that I will be calling from a

> Flash movie. I need this script to return the following information,

> product names and price of product. I will be displaying an x number of

> product pairs each time so I will need some kind of pointer that

> indicates where I am on the list and how many items the list contains.

> Show him how you want to lay it out so he can get to grips with what you

> need. It won't be hard for him to get something working for you.

> If all goes well you will have a script that does the query and returns

> the collected values. Depending on how the values are returned you will

> now have to get your Action Script working. This is just a matter of

> using the data you now have accessible from your flash movie and placing

> it in the proper places according to your design.

> If you want to get a feeling of what a similar type of application would

> be try searching for Flash Chat app's. I think there are several ready

> made samples with fla's that you can study. I don't have any url's here

> but I don't think it will be to hard to find in the regular places.

>

> .redstar.

>

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