RE: FLASH: sending variables to a CGI script

[Bob Shuster]

Thanks - this is a good tip.  Now I just need to find a similar 

application for Macintosh.  Anyone?    - Bob Shuster


>Here's a tip thats useful for debugging the sending/receiving of variables

>from flash to a CGI or somesuch:

>

>	Get a network monitoring tool

>	-----------------------------

>

>

>It much easier to write this stuff if you can actually see whats being

>passed back and forth between the server and the flash applet.

>

>

>SpyNet is the one I use, and it can be had from

>http://members.xoom.com/Laurentiu2/index.htm

>

>

>  > -----Original Message-----

>

> From: ownerchinwag [dot] com [ownerchinwag [dot] com]On">mailto:ownerchinwag [dot] com]On Behalf Of Bob Shuster

>  > Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2000 7:13 PM

>

> To: flasherchinwag [dot] com

>  > Subject: FLASH: sending variables to a CGI script

>  >

>  >

>  > I've racked my brain and I just can't seem to get this working.  I've

>  > got most of the Flash 4 books available (and have gone through them.)

>  > I've hit the official Flash documentation as well as Macr.'s Flash

>  > site.  I've hit most of the other sites (FlashBible, etc.)

>  >

>  > That being said - I'm trying to get a simple form working, and I

>  > think I'm simply doing something basically wrong.  My server is set

>  > up for CGI - I even have an HTML form setup and working to duplicate

>  > what I want to do in Flash.

>  >

>  > Here's the problem.  I'm using the following scripting to send data

>  > (well, that's what I'm *trying* to do) to a Perl script on my server.

>  > The form seems to work - if I don't enter data in one of the required

>  > fields, it goes to the error routine.  But when I press "Submit" (and

>  > have data entered in the correct places) - the movie goes to the

>  > "Confirm" section, but my browser just sits there saying "contacting

>  > host".  No email is ever sent.  I think I'm missing something here.

>  >

>  > Can anyone point me in the right direction?  This has got to be a

>  > pretty common thing in Flash - a feedback form - what am I doing

>  > wrong?!?

>  >

>  > <<<<<<<<<<<<<script>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

>  > On (Release)

>  >        Comment: Make sure the user filled in all the required fields.

>  >        If (name ne "" and email ne "" and comments ne "")

>  >              Comment: Check to make sure the email address includes and @.

>  >              Set Variable: "i" = "0"

>  >              Set Variable: "validmail" = 0

>  >              Loop While (i <= Length(email))

>  >                    If (Substring (email, i, 1) eq "@")

>  >                          Set Variable: "validmail" = 1

>  >                    End If

>  >                    Set Variable: "i" = i + 1

>  >              End Loop

>  >              Comment: If there's no @ in the email go to the error page.

>  >              If (validmail = 0)

>  >                    Go to and Stop ("error")

>  >              Else

>  >                    Load Variables ("/cgi-bin/formmail.pl", 0, vars=POST)

>  >                    Comment: Go to the confirmation frame.

>  >                    Go to and Stop ("confirm")

>  >              End If

>  >        Else

>  >              Comment: if the user left required fields blank, show

>  > them an error message.

>  >              Go to and Stop ("error")

>  >        End If

>  > End On

>  > <<<<<<<end script>>>>>>>>

>  >

>  > Elsewhere at the same level I have set some hidden variables (i.e.

>  > recipient, sort order, and subject) that should also be sent to the

>  > script.  I've spent way too much time on this already!    Thanks   -

>  > Bob Shuster




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