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I need to learn how use php form to generate name/value pairs I can bring into Flash

I have a PHP dynamic form that I need to generate name/value pairs from that Flash CS3 can bring in and use. Four of the values are user selected from dynamic menus and the fifth value is from a field in the record isolated by the users four choices.

I believe If the name/value pairs are generated I can bring them into the Flash portion of the page. I would prefer not to change pages to accomplish this, but instead gather the users input, create variables and load them into Flash.

Appreciate any help with this, PHP is new to me and I'm using WA tools to do most of it. The external interaction with Flash is new. I've just not needed to use it in the Flash that I have developed in the past.
<?php require_once('Connections/rbtSongs.php'); ?>
<?php
if (!function_exists("GetSQLValueString")) {
function GetSQLValueString($theValue, $theType, $theDefinedValue = "", $theNotDefinedValue = "") 
{
  $theValue = get_magic_quotes_gpc() ? stripslashes($theValue) : $theValue;
 
  $theValue = function_exists("mysql_real_escape_string") ? mysql_real_escape_string($theValue) : mysql_escape_string($theValue);
 
  switch ($theType) {
    case "text":
      $theValue = ($theValue != "") ? "'" . $theValue . "'" : "NULL";
      break;    
    case "long":
    case "int":
      $theValue = ($theValue != "") ? intval($theValue) : "NULL";
      break;
    case "double":
      $theValue = ($theValue != "") ? "'" . doubleval($theValue) . "'" : "NULL";
      break;
    case "date":
      $theValue = ($theValue != "") ? "'" . $theValue . "'" : "NULL";
      break;
    case "defined":
      $theValue = ($theValue != "") ? $theDefinedValue : $theNotDefinedValue;
      break;
  }
  return $theValue;
}
}
 
mysql_select_db($database_rbtSongs, $rbtSongs);
$query_rsInstrument = "SELECT DISTINCT instrumentID, instrument FROM rocksongs";
$rsInstrument = mysql_query($query_rsInstrument, $rbtSongs) or die(mysql_error());
$row_rsInstrument = mysql_fetch_assoc($rsInstrument);
$totalRows_rsInstrument = mysql_num_rows($rsInstrument);
 
mysql_select_db($database_rbtSongs, $rbtSongs);
$query_rsDifficulty = "SELECT DISTINCT difficultyID, difficulty FROM rocksongs";
$rsDifficulty = mysql_query($query_rsDifficulty, $rbtSongs) or die(mysql_error());
$row_rsDifficulty = mysql_fetch_assoc($rsDifficulty);
$totalRows_rsDifficulty = mysql_num_rows($rsDifficulty);
 
mysql_select_db($database_rbtSongs, $rbtSongs);
$query_rsSongTitle = "SELECT DISTINCT songTitleID, songTitle FROM rocksongs";
$rsSongTitle = mysql_query($query_rsSongTitle, $rbtSongs) or die(mysql_error());
$row_rsSongTitle = mysql_fetch_assoc($rsSongTitle);
$totalRows_rsSongTitle = mysql_num_rows($rsSongTitle);
 
mysql_select_db($database_rbtSongs, $rbtSongs);
$query_rsSongSection = "SELECT DISTINCT songTitleID, songTitle, songSection, songXML FROM rocksongs";
$rsSongSection = mysql_query($query_rsSongSection, $rbtSongs) or die(mysql_error());
$row_rsSongSection = mysql_fetch_assoc($rsSongSection);
$totalRows_rsSongSection = mysql_num_rows($rsSongSection);
?>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<?php
if ($row_rsSongSection)     {
  echo "<SC" . "RIPT>\n";
  echo "var WAJA = new Array();\n";
 
  $oldmainid = 0;
  $newmainid = $row_rsSongSection["songTitleID"];
  if ($oldmainid == $newmainid)    {
    $oldmainid = "";
  }
  $n = 0;
  while ($row_rsSongSection)     {
    if ($oldmainid != $newmainid)     {
      echo "WAJA[".$n."] = new Array();\n";
      echo "WAJA[".$n."][0] = '".WA_DD_Replace($newmainid)."';\n";
      $m = 1;
    }
 
    echo "WAJA[".$n."][".$m."] = new Array();\n";
    echo "WAJA[".$n."][".$m."][0] = "."'".WA_DD_Replace($row_rsSongSection["songSection"])."'".";\n";
    echo "WAJA[".$n."][".$m."][1] = "."'".WA_DD_Replace($row_rsSongSection["songSection"])."'".";\n";
 
    $m++;
    if ($oldmainid == 0)      {
      $oldmainid = $newmainid;
    }
    $oldmainid = $newmainid;
    $row_rsSongSection = mysql_fetch_assoc($rsSongSection);
    if ($row_rsSongSection)     {
      $newmainid = $row_rsSongSection["songTitleID"];
    }
    if ($oldmainid != $newmainid)     {
      $n++;
    }
  }
 
  echo "var rsSongSection_WAJA = WAJA;\n";
  echo "WAJA = null;\n";
  echo "</SC" . "RIPT>\n";
}
function WA_DD_Replace($startStr)  {
  $startStr = str_replace("'", "|WA|", $startStr);
  $startStr = str_replace("\\", "\\\\", $startStr);
  $startStr = preg_replace("/[\r\n]{1,}/", " ", $startStr);
  return $startStr;
}
?>
<!-- InstanceBegin template="/Templates/subscriberSite.dwt" codeOutsideHTMLIsLocked="false" -->
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" />
<title>Tablature</title>
<link href="p7ap/p7ap_06.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="all" />
<link href="p7dejavu/p7dj02.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="all" />
<script type="text/javascript" src="p7ap/p7APscripts.js"></script>
<!--[if lte IE 6]>
<style type="text/css">
body {text-align: center;}
#logo, #tagline, #footer, #leftcolumn, #midcolumn, #rightcolumn {text-align: left;}
#wrapper, #footer, .menulist a {height: 1%;}
</style>
<![endif]-->
<script src="scripts/AC_RunActiveContent.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<style type="text/css">
<!--
.style1 {
	color: #000000
}
.style2 {
	font-size: xx-large;
	font-weight: bold;
}
.style3 {
	font-size: 2em
}
-->
</style>
<!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="Head" -->
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
function WA_ClientSideReplace(theval,findvar,repvar)     {
  var retval = "";
  while (theval.indexOf(findvar) >= 0)    {
    retval += theval.substring(0,theval.indexOf(findvar));
    retval += repvar;
    theval = theval.substring(theval.indexOf(findvar) + String(findvar).length);
  }
  retval += theval;
  if (retval == "" && theval.indexOf(findvar) < 0)    {
    retval = theval;
  }
  return retval;
}
 
function MM_findObj(n, d) { //v4.01
  var p,i,x;  if(!d) d=document; if((p=n.indexOf("?"))>0&&parent.frames.length) {
    d=parent.frames[n.substring(p+1)].document; n=n.substring(0,p);}
  if(!(x=d[n])&&d.all) x=d.all[n]; for (i=0;!x&&i<d.forms.length;i++) x=d.forms[i][n];
  for(i=0;!x&&d.layers&&i<d.layers.length;i++) x=MM_findObj(n,d.layers[i].document);
  if(!x && d.getElementById) x=d.getElementById(n); return x;
}
 
function WA_UnloadList(thelist,leavevals,bottomnum)    {
  while (thelist.options.length > leavevals+bottomnum)     {
    if (thelist.options[leavevals])     {
      thelist.options[leavevals] = null;
    }
  }
  return leavevals;
}
 
function WA_FilterAndPopulateSubList(thearray,sourceselect,targetselect,leaveval,bottomleave,usesource,delimiter)     {
  if (bottomleave > 0)     {
    leaveArray = new Array(bottomleave);
    if (targetselect.options.length >= bottomleave)     {
      for (var m=0; m<bottomleave; m++)     {
        leavetext = targetselect.options[(targetselect.options.length - bottomleave + m)].text;
        leavevalue  = targetselect.options[(targetselect.options.length - bottomleave + m)].value;
        leaveArray[m] = new Array(leavevalue,leavetext);
      }
    }
    else     {
      for (var m=0; m<bottomleave; m++)     {
        leavetext = "";
        leavevalue  = "";
        leaveArray[m] = new Array(leavevalue,leavetext);
      }
    }
  }  
  startid = WA_UnloadList(targetselect,leaveval,0);
  mainids = new Array();
  if (usesource)    maintext = new Array();
  for (var j=0; j<sourceselect.options.length; j++)     {
    if (sourceselect.options[j].selected)     {
      mainids[mainids.length] = sourceselect.options[j].value;
      if (usesource)     maintext[maintext.length] = sourceselect.options[j].text + delimiter;
    }
  }
  for (var i=0; i<thearray.length; i++)     {
    goodid = false;
    for (var h=0; h<mainids.length; h++)     {
      if (thearray[i][0] == mainids[h])     {
        goodid = true;
        break;
      }
    }
    if (goodid)     {
      theBox = targetselect;
      theLength = parseInt(theBox.options.length);
      theServices = thearray[i].length + startid;
      var l=1;
      for (var k=startid; k<theServices; k++)     {
        if (l == thearray[i].length)     break;
        theBox.options[k] = new Option();
        theBox.options[k].value = thearray[i][l][0];
        if (usesource)     theBox.options[k].text = maintext[h] + WA_ClientSideReplace(thearray[i][l][1],"|WA|","'");
        else               theBox.options[k].text = WA_ClientSideReplace(thearray[i][l][1],"|WA|","'");
        l++;
      }
      startid = k;
    }
  }
  if (bottomleave > 0)     {
    for (var n=0; n<leaveArray.length; n++)     {
      targetselect.options[startid+n] = new Option();
      targetselect.options[startid+n].value = leaveArray[n][0];
      targetselect.options[startid+n].text  = leaveArray[n][1];
    }
  }
  for (var l=0; l < targetselect.options.length; l++)    {
    targetselect.options[l].selected = false;
  }
  if (targetselect.options.length > 0)     {
    targetselect.options[0].selected = true;
  }
}
//-->
</script>
<!-- InstanceEndEditable -->
</head>
<body>
<div id="logo">
  <h1><a href="index.php"><img src="p7dejavu/img/dj_logo.jpg" alt="" width="280" height="36" border="0" /></a></h1>
  <div id="tagline">Tablature for Rhythm Gaming ...</div>
</div>
<div id="wrapper2">
  <div id="layoutcrown2">&nbsp;</div>
  <div id="midcolumn2">
    <div class="content"> <!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="MidColumn" -->
	<!-- InstanceEndEditable --></div>
  </div>
  <div id="rightcolumn">
    <div id="p7ABW1" class="p7AB">
      <div class="p7ABtrig">
        <h3><a href="javascript:;" class="style1" id="p7ABt1_1">&nbsp;&nbsp;Song Selection</a></h3>
      </div>
      <div id="p7ABw1_1">
        <div id="p7ABc1_1" class="p7ABcontent"><!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="leftNavTop" -->
          <form action="results.php" method="get" name="songSelectionForm">
            <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2">
              <tr>
                <td><h1 class="menulist">Column for Display</h1>
                  <select name="columnSelection" class="menulist" id="columnSelection">
                    <option value="0">Choose Column</option>
                    <option value="1">Column One</option>
                    <option value="2">Column Two</option>
                    <option value="3">Column Three</option>
                  </select>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td><h1 class="menulist">Select Instrument</h1>
                  <select name="instrumentSelection" class="menulist" id="instrumentSelection">
                    <option value="0">Choose Instrument</option>
                    <?php
do {  
?>
                    <option value="<?php echo $row_rsInstrument['instrumentID']?>"><?php echo $row_rsInstrument['instrument']?></option>
                    <?php
} while ($row_rsInstrument = mysql_fetch_assoc($rsInstrument));
  $rows = mysql_num_rows($rsInstrument);
  if($rows > 0) {
      mysql_data_seek($rsInstrument, 0);
	  $row_rsInstrument = mysql_fetch_assoc($rsInstrument);
  }
?>
                  </select>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td><h1 class="menulist">Select Difficulty</h1>
                  <select name="difficultySelection" class="menulist" id="difficultySelection">
                    <option value="0">Choose Difficulty</option>
                    <?php
do {  
?>
                    <option value="<?php echo $row_rsDifficulty['difficultyID']?>"><?php echo $row_rsDifficulty['difficulty']?></option>
                    <?php
} while ($row_rsDifficulty = mysql_fetch_assoc($rsDifficulty));
  $rows = mysql_num_rows($rsDifficulty);
  if($rows > 0) {
      mysql_data_seek($rsDifficulty, 0);
	  $row_rsDifficulty = mysql_fetch_assoc($rsDifficulty);
  }
?>
                  </select>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td><h1 class="menulist">Select Song Title</h1>
                  <select name="songTitleSelection" class="menulist" id="songTitleSelection" onchange="WA_FilterAndPopulateSubList(rsSongSection_WAJA,MM_findObj('songTitleSelection'),MM_findObj('songSectionSelection'),0,0,false,': ')">
                    <option value="0">Choose Song Title</option>
                    <?php
do {  
?>
                    <option value="<?php echo $row_rsSongTitle['songTitleID']?>"><?php echo $row_rsSongTitle['songTitle']?></option>
                    <?php
} while ($row_rsSongTitle = mysql_fetch_assoc($rsSongTitle));
  $rows = mysql_num_rows($rsSongTitle);
  if($rows > 0) {
      mysql_data_seek($rsSongTitle, 0);
	  $row_rsSongTitle = mysql_fetch_assoc($rsSongTitle);
  }
?>
                  </select>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td><h1 class="menulist">Select Song Section</h1>
                  <select name="songSectionSelection" class="menulist" id="songSectionSelection">
                    <option value="0">Choose Song Section</option>
                  </select>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td><div align="center">
                    <input type="submit" name="displayButton" id="displayButton" value="Display" />
                  </div></td>
              </tr>
            </table>
            <table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="0">
              <tr>
                <td align="center"><input type="hidden" name="WADbSearch1" value="submit" /></td>
              </tr>
            </table>
          </form>
          <!-- InstanceEndEditable --> </div>
      </div>
      <div class="p7ABtrig">
        <h3><a href="javascript:;" class="style1" id="p7ABt1_3">&nbsp;&nbsp;Rock Your Score . . .</a></h3>
      </div>
      <div id="p7ABw1_3">
        <div id="p7ABc1_3" class="p7ABcontent">
          <?php include('includes/leftNavContent.inc.php'); ?>
        </div>
      </div>
      <script type="text/javascript">
<!--
P7_opAB(1,1,1,1,0,1);
//-->
      </script>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div id="layoutbottom2">&nbsp;</div>
</div>
<div id="footerbox">
  <div id="footer">
    <p>&copy; 2008 Rock Your Score</p>
  </div>
</div>
</body>
<!-- InstanceEnd -->
</html>
<?php
mysql_free_result($rsInstrument);
 
mysql_free_result($rsDifficulty);
 
mysql_free_result($rsSongTitle);
 
mysql_free_result($rsSongSection);
?>

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If is id AS3
You have to set the loader dataFormat to variable. And make sure you don't have "&" in the begin and end of the string that is send from PHP.
"&" delimiter should be used only in between the variables  

Eg :DataFormat
//
loader.dataFormat=URLLoaderDataFormat.VARIABLES;
//
Eg: PHP Return String if you are having 2 variables to be passed
Reply = "var1=100&var2=101"

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Hi Jon,

Thanks for your response. I believe I understand how to bring the variables into Flash, What I do not have clear in my mind is how to make the PHP provide those variables on the same page as the Flash application exists.

Can you help with that?

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Hi Loqudotcom,

Thanks for your response. I have followed your links to continue my education. I had seen the Kirupa reference in my research earlier and unfortunately it references an AS2 capability of using the var field in the properties window of the text box. AS3 does not use this var field.

I'm an currently review the second link and tracking through it and associated links to see if this can help. I just downloaded ming-0.4.0.rc1 for review. I'll get back to you on that as it may be a development solution. Quite a bit of reading and testing to do there.

From the PHP side isn't there a way the php code, from the users choices on the dropdown menus, can provide the variables the Flash file needs?

I'm just so new to PHP that I haven't gotten that one figured out.

Thanks,

Don
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I ended up resolving my own question.
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