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AS3 problem with sending variables

hi

i have a form that i want to send its variables to a php file.

so i have this code in flash:

//-------------------------------INSERTING------------------------------------\\

insertit.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, sendTheData);

function sendTheData (ev:MouseEvent) {
      var myReq:URLRequest= new URLRequest("insertit.php");
      myReq.method= URLRequestMethod.POST;

      var myVars:URLVariables= new URLVariables();
      myVars.firstNAME = fNAME.text;
      myVars.email = EMAIL.text;
      myVars.phone = PHONE.text;
      myVars.lastNAME = lNAME.text;

      myReq.data=myVars;
      trace(myReq.data);

      var myLoader:URLLoader= new URLLoader();
      myLoader.dataFormat= URLLoaderDataFormat.VARIABLES;
      myLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, tellMe);
      myLoader.load(myReq);

}

function tellMe (ev:Event) {


}

and for now the php file only take the variables and does not do anything with it.

when i try to send the data i get this message in the output:

firstNAME=shimon&phone=45876578346&lastNAME=peres&email=peres%40walla%2Ecom

Error: Error #2101: The String passed to URLVariables.decode() must be a URL-encoded query string containing name/value pairs.

the first line is my trace and it shows thet it does come as name\value pair. so i have no idea what to do with the error message.

help will be very appriciated.

best regards

ron

Joe Wu

myLoader.dataFormat= URLLoaderDataFormat.VARIABLES;
Change the above line to:

myLoader.dataFormat = URLLoaderDataFormat.TEXT;

derrida

ASKER

hi
this cannot be the answer since i need this data as variables and not loading it as text.

you see in the php file i need to get back the fact that it was made so in it there is this code:

$fname= $_POST['firstNAME'];
$lname= $_POST['lastNAME'];
$phone= $_POST['phone'];
$email= $_POST['email'];

if ($fname != "" && $lname != "" && $phone != "" && $email != "") {
echo "writing=ok&";
}else{
echo "writing=error";
}

so in flash i can check it:

function tellMe (ev:Event) {
if (ev.target.data.writing== "ok") {
insert_error_txt.text= "the data was sent and inserted";
}
if (ev.target.data.writing== "error") {
insert_error_txt.text= "the data was NOT sent and inserted";
}
}

ron

Joe Wu

These look like your problem, I faintly remember getting that error a while ago, can't remember how I resolved it, but I have a feeling I did do the above.

Have a look at the links see what you think.

http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=277069
http://www.flashmove.com/board/showthread.php?t=31762
http://board.flashkit.com/board/showthread.php?t=737310&highlight=url-encoded

Let me know.

paul612

try changing your code to this
var myReq:URLRequest= new URLRequest("insertit.php");
myReq.method= URLRequestMethod.GET;

var myVars:URLVariables= new URLVariables();
myVars.firstNAME = fNAME.text;
myVars.email = EMAIL.text;
myVars.phone = PHONE.text;
myVars.lastNAME = lNAME.text;

myReq.data=myVars;
trace(myReq.data);

var myLoader:URLLoader= new URLLoader(myReq);

i know GET is less secure but if you're not sending sensitive information it should be fine. i've had problems sending information from etxt fields using POST recently too. of course you'll have to change your php code to to $_get for each variable being sent

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