Re: FLASH: Access to Flash?

[Shaun Brazier]

Redstar,


The maps I was on about are already up. www.streetmap.co.uk .  You link to

these maps by a post code.  They are nothing to do with Flash or me, I will

just use them.


I am still looking at ASP.  Once I get to grips with it I will be looking at

the action scripting in Flash.

If there are set scripts in any of the programming languages that I need,

that would be helpful.

Of course though, this would be lazy of me.  Any tips in learning?  What do

most people use in this kind of set up?


Thanks for suggestions


Shaun

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From: RedStar <

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Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2000 11:27 PM

Subject: Re: FLASH: Access to Flash?



> Shaun,

>

> Let's see...

>

> "... 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??..."

>

> Yes, no problems here. This is the basic how to do a form with Flash.

> Getting the data in the database is also easy.

>

> "... I am also thinking about a Post Code / ZIP code linking system."

>

> Then mark theses fields as indexes for your database.

>

> "... 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?!..."

>

> Yes still here. Some thoughts on this. I don't know how large an area

> you are talking about or how detailed you want your maps to be. One way

> to do this is to have all map data in loadable swf files. If each

> suppliers record contains a field with the url of the swf file this info

> can then be sent back to flash and a button in the movie can load the

> map for the supplier the client chooses. So you will have a basic query

> triggered by a zip code search, this will return information on

> suppliers for the gizmo in the area. This information can be displayed

> on a flash results frame. Each supplier returned is 'clickable' and this

> will give the map and any further info you want to give out. Maybe some

> discount coupons the user can print out from Flash using the new

> printing ability ? ;)

>

> Hope this helps you

>

> .redstar.

>

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