swfobject

[anfetienne]

is it possible to add php array to vars in the swfobject code?

[Markus]

Have a look at encoding your array with json_encode and then, using action script decode it.

[anfetienne]

ok thanks marcus, ill go through that once ive set my computer back up properlly

[Markus]

@anfetienne
OK - let me know how you get on. Bear in mind that the link I gave you is for AS2, I think.

Mark.

[anfetienne]

as the example shows for json_encode does it have to be on echo or can i assign it to a var then pass it to flash using swfobject?

[Markus]

No - just encode and pass it as a flash var.

[anfetienne]

so ok does this look right to you as this is what i have......bear in mind all data is coming from a db

$user="theau10_tawUser";
$pass="auction10";
$data="theau10_resources";
 
$connection=mysql_connect("localhost" ,"$user", "$pass") or die("Unable to connect!");
 
@mysql_select_db($data) or die( "Unable to select database");
 
// Select column 1 from table name where column name = $your_var.
$sql = "SELECT * FROM savedTemps WHERE tempID = '{$random_digit}'";
// If mysql_query returns false, we'll die with the error.
$res = mysql_query( $sql ) or die( mysql_error );
 
// If a there is a match
if ( mysql_num_rows( $res ) > 0 )
{
$row = mysql_fetch_array( $res );
 
}
 
$myVar = json_encode($row);
 

[anfetienne]

and then after that i can pass $row into flash with swf object i decode it by doing

#include "json.as"

trace( myVar );

varData = JSON.decode(myVar)

???

[Markus]

Sounds about right - yes. Try it out and see.

[dmgz]

JSON.as: Line 37: Classes may only be defined in external ActionScript 2.0 class scripts.
class JSON {


what is this? how can i fix it?
i use flash 8

[Markus]

You should be using import class.as (I think).

[anfetienne]

hi markus im back with some results.

the json prints out only 1 set of array....i have more than 1 row in my db that has the same tempID but different values for each image and the sql is just collecting the 1st set of values.

i called it like below:

$blank = "";
 
// Select column 1 from table name where column name = $your_var.
$locSQL = "SELECT imageLoc FROM flashGallery WHERE tempID = '{$random_digit}'";
// If mysql_query returns false, we'll die with the error.
$locRES = mysql_query( $locSQL ) or die( mysql_error );
 
// If a there is a match
if ( mysql_num_rows( $locRES ) > 0 )
{
$locAry = mysql_fetch_array( $locRES );
 
}
else{
echo $blank;
}
 
 
$locVar = json_encode($locAry);
 
// Select column 1 from table name where column name = $your_var.
$tmbSQL = "SELECT thumbLoc FROM flashGallery WHERE tempID = '{$random_digit}'";
// If mysql_query returns false, we'll die with the error.
$tmbRES = mysql_query( $tmbSQL ) or die( mysql_error );
 
// If a there is a match
if ( mysql_num_rows( $tmbRES ) > 0 )
{
$tmbAry = mysql_fetch_array( $tmbRES );
 
}
else{
echo $blank;
}
 
$tmbVar = json_encode($tmbAry);
 
// Select column 1 from table name where column name = $your_var.
$capSQL = "SELECT imageLoc FROM flashGallery WHERE tempID = '{$random_digit}'";
// If mysql_query returns false, we'll die with the error.
$capRES = mysql_query( $capSQL ) or die( mysql_error );
 
// If a there is a match
if ( mysql_num_rows( $capRES ) > 0 )
{
$capAry = mysql_fetch_array( $capRES );
 
}
else{
echo $blank;
}
 
$capVar = json_encode($capAry);
 
mysql_close();
 
$flashVar1 =  'so.addParam("locVar", "'.$locVar .'");';
$flashVar2 =  'so.addParam("tmbVar", "'.$tmbVar .'");';
$flashVar3 =  'so.addParam("capVar", "'.$capVar .'");';
 

sql is only returning the 1st row?

[anfetienne]

i've decided to json_encode the necessary details before saving it to a db. im having trouble retrieving all data needed into an array as everything i have tried either shows the 1st or last row that is retrieved instead of all rows

[anfetienne]

ive fixed it here is the solution

// Select column 1 from table name where column name = $your_var.
$locSQL = "SELECT imageLoc, thumbLoc, imageCap FROM flashGallery WHERE tempID = '{$random_digit}'";
// If mysql_query returns false, we'll die with the error.
$locRES = mysql_query( $locSQL ) or die( mysql_error );
 
// If a there is a match
if ( mysql_num_rows( $locRES ) > 0 )
{
 
    while($row = mysql_fetch_array($locRES,MYSQL_ASSOC)){
 
    $aryA[]=$row['imageLoc'];
    $aryB[]=$row['thumbLoc'];
    $aryC[]=$row['imageCap'];
 
    } 
}
    $locAry = implode($aryA);
    $tmbAry = implode($aryB);
    $capAry = implode($aryC);
 
$flash02="so.addVariable('locVar', '$locAry'); so.addVariable('tmbVar', '$tmbAry'); so.addVariable('capVar', '$capAry');";
 
mysql_close();
?>
 

[dmgz]

what's the action script code?
i don't know how to decompile the json code into flash :|

[anfetienne]

this is all i have for actionscript so far im testing it right now

#include "json.as"

trace( myVar );

varData = JSON.decode(myVar)

[Markus]

And is it working for you?

[dmgz]

for me isn't working
and i tried import "json.as"
could you send to me test files ? (just arhive and upload somewhere and send me the link on pm)

[anfetienne]

so far i cant even get the encoded var into flash using swf object because it creates extra double quotes and php isnt reading it too well.....

yeah ill sort that out and send you a link now

[anfetienne]

if you use ftp you can access the testFile.zip using the following.

hostname: ve-creative.com
user: [e-mail]
password: guest

im very close to getting swfobject to accept the encoded json as ive got it to take in half of the 1st value......getting close though

[anfetienne]

in the templateEdit file if you look for the same code as i just posted as my solution its the following that I am encoding. it starts at line 281

# $locAry = implode($aryA);
# $tmbAry = implode($aryB);
# $capAry = implode($aryC);

[anfetienne]

i think ive just had an epiphany.....would escape_string do the trick with getting the data in a var sent through because of the special characters?

[anfetienne]

ok so i used mysql_escape_string and json_encode my needed data into a mysql and called it back to be saved with the whole template data in a different table. i've add the escaped data to my code to be sent into flash and it's worked all the vars are being displayed properlly is the db and on the page that gets created from the db.....now to test the flash side....ill be posting soon

[anfetienne]

i got very close with this method up to the point of getting all codes in a sql readay to be read into vars to go into flash using swfobject.

but the problem then starts with the double quotes that is produced with json_encode.

[Markus]

@anfetienne
Escape them with backslashes?

[anfetienne]

anyone got any clue on how to use htmlenitities() or htmlspecialchars() because ive tried to use these to encode the string but cant get it to work?

[anfetienne]

@Markus
i simply used mysql_real_escape_string and it escaped it all with backslashes but in flash it wouldn't decode

[anfetienne]

i have decided to output all json_encoded data into a flash array format into a text file then #include "tempID.txt"; to get it into flash that way.

ill will store all info in a db so that way they can be updated then it will output to text whenever there are changed.

also i have just started to get this error in flash when it comes to JSON.decode


json.as, line 39
classes may only be defined in external ActionScript 2.0 class scripts
source: class JSON {

[dmgz]

that's the error that i get too
there is another way then json ,to insert an array into flash with swfobject? (without auxiliary files)

[anfetienne]

the only way i found was to encode special characters. but im working on inserting a flash array into a text file so it can be load straight into flash that is the only way i can think of doing something from a database that doesn't have to be relative to a html file when there isn't a html file

[anfetienne]

you could cut out json_encode altogether and just use htmlspecialchars() with actionscript to as they use the same language to encode so it will be alot easier to decode within flash.

swf doesnt have a problem with any special characters apart from extra double and single quotes except where additional variable values should be.....i hate the fact that you can't pass anything to flash using swfobject that may have any quotes in its value

[anfetienne]

ok i've made this code to output flash vars to a text file.....i just need one thing to finish it off...... i just need to get the values in double quotes so i can test


CODING

$capSQL = "SELECT * FROM flashGallery WHERE tempID = '{$random_digit}'";
$capRES = mysql_query( $capSQL ) or die( mysql_error );
 
if ( mysql_num_rows( $capRES ) > 0 )
{
 
$query = "SELECT * FROM flashGallery WHERE tempID = '{$random_digit}'";
$returnedData = selectMultiRows($query);
$totalRecords =  count($returnedData);
 
$file = "upload/$random_digit/$random_digit.txt";
$capHandle = fopen($file, 'w') or die("can't open file");
 
    $stringData = "var imgVar = new Array();\n";
    fwrite($capHandle, $stringData);
 
    $iv= 0;
 
            for($i=0;$i<$totalRecords;$i++)
            {
                   echo $returnedData[$i]["imageLoc"] . "<br>";
                $stringData = "imgVar[".$iv++ ."] = ".$returnedData[$i]["imageLoc"] .", \n";
                fwrite($capHandle, $stringData);
            } 
 
}
 
fclose($capHandle);
mysql_close();
 

RESULT

var imgVar = new Array();
imgVar[0] = http://theauctionwinners.com/resources/upload/64516994/images/1.jpg, 
imgVar[1] = http://theauctionwinners.com/resources/upload/64516994/images/2.jpg, 
imgVar[2] = http://theauctionwinners.com/resources/upload/64516994/images/3.jpg, 
imgVar[3] = http://theauctionwinners.com/resources/upload/64516994/images/4.jpg, 
 

[anfetienne]

ooookkkkkkkkkkkkk new code......all that is needed is to import in flash and test the array

CODE

$capSQL = "SELECT * FROM flashGallery WHERE tempID = '{$random_digit}'";
$capRES = mysql_query( $capSQL ) or die( mysql_error );
 
if ( mysql_num_rows( $capRES ) > 0 )
{
 
$query = "SELECT * FROM flashGallery WHERE tempID = '{$random_digit}'";
$returnedData = selectMultiRows($query);
$totalRecords =  count($returnedData);
 
$file = "upload/$random_digit/$random_digit.txt";
$capHandle = fopen($file, 'w') or die("can't open file");
 
    $stringData = "var imgVar = new Array();\n";
    fwrite($capHandle, $stringData);
 
    $iv= 0;
    $dQ = '"';
 
            for($i=0;$i<$totalRecords;$i++)
            {
                   echo $returnedData[$i]["imageLoc"] . "<br>";
                $stringData = "imgVar[".$iv++ ."] = " .$dQ .$returnedData[$i]["imageLoc"] .$dQ ."; \n";
                fwrite($capHandle, $stringData);
            } 
 
}
 
fclose($capHandle);
mysql_close();
 

RESULTS

var imgVar = new Array();
imgVar[0] = "http://theauctionwinners.com/resources/upload/64516994/images/1.jpg"; 
imgVar[1] = "http://theauctionwinners.com/resources/upload/64516994/images/2.jpg"; 
imgVar[2] = "http://theauctionwinners.com/resources/upload/64516994/images/3.jpg"; 
imgVar[3] = "http://theauctionwinners.com/resources/upload/64516994/images/4.jpg"; 
 

[anfetienne]

ok i've got it to import into flash and all my variables and arrays work fine.....now im stumped on how to get things to display in the gallery since the gallery was orriginally a xml gallery.....

does anybody know any good tutorials that could be useful working with arrays for galleries?

[anfetienne]

and my guess to loading an array using swfobject without auxiliary files after sleeping on it would be to create a string and use that as a value in swfobject code

so in your swfobject it would look like:

so.addVariable("varName", "<?php print $string?>");
 
or
 
so.addVariable("varName", "value1,value2,value3,value4");
 

then it flash it looks like

trace ( varName )
newAry=varName.split(",")
 

and then you should have the array

newAry[0]=value1
newAry[1]=value2
newAry[2]=value3
newAry[3]=value4
 

i have not tested my thoery but i will do now

[dmgz]

yep , it should work
I found this method too ^^
you could use implode function in php to transform your array into string then put it in the database

[dmgz]

yep , it should work
I found this method too ^^
you could use implode function in php to transform your array into string then put it in the database

[anfetienne]

i've skipped trying to get my vars in through so.addVariable and stuff with a text file......i've tested it on a gallery i found that uses an array that you edit with you images and their locations and just basically took out that section add my array and changed all parts that had the old array name to mine and it works.

all i need now is thumbnails and captions to be included on it.......help?! lol ive posted it under flash/actionscript

[anfetienne]

i can't find any tutorial anywhere that is for a scrolling thumbnail bar wit buttons to go through them thumbnails.......

as for an example of what i've been dealing with here is code to an example of why i dont want to work with xml.....just copy and paste the code in a new html doc, save it and open it up. it loads the thumbnails, the captions but wont load the actual image....such a pain

 
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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
<script src="http://theauctionwinners.com/resources/templates/electronics_01/Scripts/AC_RunActiveContent.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<style type="text/css">
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}
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}
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    color: #6C95B5;
    font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
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}
a:link {
    color: #C0C0C0;
    text-decoration: none;
}
a:visited {
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #C0C0C0;
}
a:hover {
    text-decoration: underline;
    color: #6C95B5;
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a:active {
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<title></title>
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[anfetienne]

i have found the way to use swfobject to embed a flash movie and get vars to it.....funny thing is i don't need to use so.addVariable anymore. i found this in a tutorial at http://flash-creations.com/notes/dyn...dingviewer.php

i've set the filename in my swf file to be read as gallery.txt so whenever it gets copied to a new folder is will automatically look for it.

this is how my coding differs from the tutorial

/*********  DECLARE AND INITIALIZE VARIABLES  **************************/
// names of folder and pictures, in the order to put them into the slider
#include "gallery.txt"
 
var NPICS:Number = locVar.length;    // number of pictures to load
var PICX:Number = 32.5;               // x loc of big picture
var PICY:Number = 25;               // y loc
var THUMBHOLDERX:Number = 50;        // x location of thumbnail holder movieclip
var THUMBHOLDERY:Number = 430;      // y location
var THUMBW:Number = 100;             // width of each thumbnail
var THUMBH:Number = 75;             // height
var MARGIN:Number = 10;             // margin between thumbnails
var TOTALBYTES:Number = 212000;     // approx sum of bytes in all jpgs (x 2)
var MAXPIXELS:Number = 12;          // max number of pixels to move slider per frame
 
// mask definition; mask is assumed to cover some part of the thumbnail slider (here the numbers
// were chosen so that there are margins between the mask and the right and left edges of the movie
// (which is 420 x 290), and enough space above and below the thumbs to show them when they 'grow'
// on mouseover
var MASKX:Number = 50;                // start x location of mask
var MASKW:Number = 500;                // mask width
var MASKY:Number = 438.5;                // start y location of mask
var MASKH:Number = 90;                // mask height
 
var totalloaded:Number = 0;         // running tally of bytes loaded from all pics
 
// index into pictures array, used for loading
var ipic:Number;
 
// set up loader, an instance of MovieClipLoader
var loader:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader();
 
// use the main timeline to listen to and respond to loader's broadcast events
loader.addListener(this);
 
/*********  DEFINE FUNCTIONS, INCLUDING INIT FOR MOVIE SETUP  **********/
// thumbnail rollover handler
 
function grow() {
   this.onEnterFrame = function() {
      if (this._width < THUMBW * 1.2) {
         this._x -= this._width * .025;
         this._y -= this._height * .025;
         this._width *= 1.05;
         this._height *= 1.05;
      } else delete this.onEnterFrame;
   };
}
 
// thumbnail rollout handler
 
function shrink() {
   this.onEnterFrame = function() {
      if (this._width > THUMBW) {
         this._width /= 1.05;
         this._height /= 1.05;
         this._x += this._width * .025;
         this._y += this._height * .025;
      } else delete this.onEnterFrame;
   };
}
 
// function to move thumbnail slider ("this" = thumbs_mc)
 
function sliderControl() {
   var w:Number = this._width/2;
   var hw:Number = mask_mc._width/2;
   var npixels:Number;
   // only do when mouse over slider mask
   if (_ymouse > mask_mc._y && _ymouse < mask_mc._y + mask_mc._height) {
      // mouse over left half of slider:
      if (_xmouse > mask_mc._x && _xmouse < mask_mc._x + hw) {
         npixels = (hw - _xmouse) / hw * MAXPIXELS;
         this._x += npixels;
         if (this._x >= 0) this._x = this._x - w;
      // mouse over right half of slider:
      } else if (_xmouse > mask_mc._x + hw && _xmouse < mask_mc._x + mask_mc._width) {
         npixels = (_xmouse - hw) / hw * MAXPIXELS;
         this._x -= npixels;
         if (this._x <= -w) this._x = this._x + w;
      }
   }
}
 
// thumbnail click (onrelease) handler
 
function openPic() {
   pic_mc.loadMovie(locVar[this.i]);
}
 
// assign event handlers (called when all jpgs are loaded)
 
function setupHandlers() {
   pct_txt.removeTextField();        // don't need loading indicator any more
   thumbs_mc.onEnterFrame = sliderControl;
   for (var i:Number = 0; i < NPICS*2; i++) {
      thumbs_mc["mc"+i].onRollOver = grow;
      thumbs_mc["mc"+i].onRollOut = shrink;       
      thumbs_mc["mc"+i].onRelease = openPic;
   }
}
 
// listener function for broadcast 'done' message (for each pic)
// onLoadInit gets executed when the movieclip has been loaded into _mc AND 
//   its width and height data are available.
//   (_mc = the movieclip being loaded into)
// this routine sets the size and position of each thumbnail clip as its jpg
//   is loaded and starts the next one loading.  When all have been loaded, 
//   a random picture is loaded into pic_mc and setupHandlers is called to 
//   assign handlers to each thumbnail movieclip
 
function onLoadInit(_mc:MovieClip) {
   // this gets done when the jpg is completely loaded:
   _mc._width = THUMBW;
   _mc._height = THUMBH;
   _mc._alpha = 99;        // for image clarity
   // give the movieclip a property to remind it who it is
   // (used by openPic to know which big picture to open)
   _mc.i = (ipic >= NPICS ? ipic-NPICS : ipic);
 
   // add picture size to totalloaded variable
   totalloaded += loader.getProgress(_mc).bytesTotal;
 
   // now load the next one (if there are more) or set up handlers if done
   ipic++;
   if (ipic == NPICS * 2) {
      // start with a random photo displayed when all thumbs loaded
      pic_mc.loadMovie(locVar[Math.floor(Math.random()*NPICS)]);
      setupHandlers();
   } else if (ipic >= NPICS) {
      // load jpg into duplicate thumbnail (will already be cached)
      loader.loadClip(locVar[ipic-NPICS],  thumbs_mc["mc"+ipic]);
   } else {
      // load jpg into thumbnail
      loader.loadClip(locVar[ipic],  thumbs_mc["mc"+ipic]);
   }
}
 
// listener function to handle broadcast progress messages
// make pct_txt show cumulative loading progress
 
function onLoadProgress(_mc:MovieClip, loaded:Number) {
   var loadedsofar:Number = totalloaded + loaded;    
   pct_txt.text = Math.floor(loadedsofar / TOTALBYTES * 100) + "%";
}
 
function init() {
   // create holder for pictures
   createEmptyMovieClip("pic_mc", 1);
   pic_mc._x = PICX;
   pic_mc._y = PICY;
 
   // create (and draw) holder for thumbnails 
   createEmptyMovieClip("thumbs_mc", 2);
   thumbs_mc.beginFill(0, 100);    // black
   thumbs_mc.moveTo(0, 0);
      thumbs_mc.lineTo(2 * (MARGIN + THUMBW) * NPICS, 0);
   thumbs_mc.lineTo(2 * (MARGIN + THUMBW) * NPICS, THUMBH);
   thumbs_mc.lineTo(0, THUMBH);
   thumbs_mc.endFill();
   // drawing the thumb holder at 0, 0 and then moving it makes its reg point = upper left
   thumbs_mc._x = THUMBHOLDERX;
   thumbs_mc._y = THUMBHOLDERY;
 
   // create, draw and enable mask over thumbs (could use different variables to define mask
   // if desired)
   createEmptyMovieClip("mask_mc", 3);
   mask_mc.beginFill(0x0000cc, 100);
   mask_mc.moveTo(0, 0);
   mask_mc.lineTo(MASKW, 0);
   mask_mc.lineTo(MASKW, MASKH);
   mask_mc.lineTo(0, MASKH);
   mask_mc.endFill();
   mask_mc._x = MASKX;
   mask_mc._y = MASKY;
   thumbs_mc.setMask(mask_mc);
 
   // create loading textfield indicator
   createTextField("pct_txt", 4, 200, 100, 40, 100);
   var tf:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
   tf.align = "center";
   tf.size = 12;
   tf.font = "Verdana";
   tf.color = 0xFFFF00;
   pct_txt.setNewTextFormat(tf);
 
   // make empty movieclips in thumbs_mc for each pic to go into
   // make double the number so the slider can move continuously and show content
   for (var i:Number = 0; i < NPICS * 2; i++) {
      var mc:MovieClip = thumbs_mc.createEmptyMovieClip("mc"+i, i+1);
      mc._x = i*(MARGIN + THUMBW);
      mc._y = 0;
   }
 
   // set the pointer to the first jpg in the array picnames
   ipic = 0;
   // start loading jpgs (ipic is initialized to 0)
   loader.loadClip(locVar[ipic], thumbs_mc["mc"+ipic]);
}
 
/*********  CALL THE INIT FUNCTION TO START THE MOVIE  *****************/
init();
 

[Markus]

You always managed to confuse me, Anfetienne. :P

Have you got your stuff working?

[anfetienne]

yes....ive got php to write a text file with flash vars.....then ive got flash to read the vars and import the large & thumbnail images.....i just need help with the captions now.

lol i dn't try to confuse you....it is always helpful to post my codes so other people can use it incase they try do the same thing i've done

[anfetienne]

this is a pain....now i test my codes fully and the vars wont load into the swf file even when using a text file and

#include "gallery.txt"

im using swfobject to load the swf into my code via an absolute link "http://" there are no variables beein passed through swf object as my code creates the array and saves it as gallery.txt in the same location as the swf file.

[Canabeez]

I think, this would be the solution to your problem...

The #include function only includes whenever you compile the swf, and it's saved in the swf, if the file is changed, you won't see any changes until you recompile the swf. I'd suggest you use XML() for loading information into flash.

[anfetienne]

i would love to use xml but when loading xml into flash it is relative to the html document flash is based on but....a very big but...the system i've made is all database generated....all codes are stored in a db and called up on when required i.e. to preview the coded page or to get the code.

[anfetienne]

and thank you for the suggestion....i will try it with my text file and if this doesn't work i will try it with a .as file

[anfetienne]

WWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!.......i have finally got it to work

[anfetienne]

haha now i have to get the captions to show.....oh joy oh joy.... :(

[Canabeez]

Still didn't get, you... There's no difference between loading a text file and loading XML, they can both be generated by backend script.

[anfetienne]

the problem with xml is when loading xml it needs to be relative to a html document....my codes are generated from a db and no html file is saved. i have my coding to create xml files and txt files with strings.

the problem im having is getting the final swf to loadVariables using http://myserver.com/test.txt as a url. it works locally but will not load anything once uploaded