Re: FLASH: Re: Help needed - Variable problem

[Matt Wobensmith]

You're running into a place where you need to URL encode your special

characters. The solution isn't something I can give you an exact way to

implement. However, here are some things that may help.


1. There is a TechNote on escape characters and how to substitute characters

for non-alphanumeric characters:


http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/url_encoding.htm



2. A sample ActionScript that can take a variable (called "name" in this

example") and URL encode the space characters. You would need to change the

"%20" to "%5F" for underscore symbols. This is necessary when going back and

forth between the Flash movie in the browser and the server-side script.

Please note that this is only one possible solution - it may not work for

your situation. I just thought I'd include it.


Set Variable: "newname" = name

Set Variable: "length" = Length (name)

Set Variable: "count" = "1"

Set Variable: "temp" = ""

Loop While (count <= length)

      Set Variable: "char" = Substring ( name, count, 1 )

      If (Ord (char) = 32)

            Set Variable: "char" = "%20"

      End If

      Set Variable: "temp" = temp & char

      Set Variable: "count" = count + 1

End Loop

Set Variable: "name" = temp


Hope this helps.


-Matt


---------------

Matt Wobensmith

Macromedia Tech Support

Flash Team Lead


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>

From: "Pinhead" <pinheadmandic [dot] com [dot] br>

>

To: <flasherchinwag [dot] com>

>Subject: FLASH: Re: Help needed - Variable problem

>Date: Mon, Jan 31, 2000, 3:54 PM

>


> Hi,

>

> After some dumbness crisis I realised that I really need some help.

> I'm trying to convert an HTML form to Flash that results the following to

>be sent to the server:

>

>

>http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/cgi?cmd=team_join_action&id=4717&;

>email_addr=your@emailr&passwd=12345

>

> But for some reason I'm gettin this:

>

>

>http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/cgi?cmd=team_join_action&id=4717?

> &cdm=team%5Fjoin%5Faction&id=4717&email%5Faddr=your%40email&passwd=12345

>

> Notice that the underscores were changed by "%5F" and I just cant fix

> it..>:(

>

> I'm using this actions:

>

> On (Release)

>       Get URL ("http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/cgi",

> window="_blank", vars=GET)

>       Set Variable: "cmd" = team_join_action

>       Set Variable: "id" = 4717

>       Set Variable: "email_add" = ""

>       Set Variable: "passwd" = ""

> End On

>

>

> but, of course it's wrong...can you help me to do it wright?

>

> thanx,

>pinhead.

>

>

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