Re: FLASH: CGI mail-Script for Flash

[Helen Triolo]

Pascal Brun wrote:

> 

> It's the week of the flash-problems for me!! (Thanks Cheri & Helen for your

> explanations

> on my txt.scroll-variables path problem:-)). So here's my new prob' (a little

> OT?):

> I created a simple form in Flash4 & used one of my usual cgi-scripts to do the

> mailing

> on the server.. but my script wants to output a html-page with an

> error/confirmation page...

> now.. all the field testing is already done in Flash..meaning my script only gets

> the variables

> once everything is filled in correctly... but as said.. my cgi wants to output

> something.


Hello again, Pascal (looks like Cheri the night-owl finally went to bed,

so I'll try from here).  Instead of calling the cgi with a getURL, call

it with a Load Variables (so control stays with the flash movie).  And

instead of using a redirect variable to output a thank you page, have

the cgi script send a variable back to the flash movie saying it got and

sent the stuff.  Replace the redirect with something like the following,

and then check for variable success after doing the Load Variables (and

a 2-frame wait loop for the value to be returned):


print "Content-type: text/plain\n\n"; (at start of perl script, of

course)

print "success=1"; (replaces redirect code and returns this to flash)


Regards,

Helen

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