Passing Variables to Flash

[greens85]

Hi All,

 

I have a situation where i have some PHP code that displays images of 3 fruits, the order of these fruits are randomised through a mySQL database. This works perfectly fine, the problem i have is that i want to pass these images to Flash.

 

I have looked at a number of tutorials but none of them seems to show me how to do it.

 

Could anyone please advise me on how to do this?

 

PHP Code:

 

<?php

//Connecting to the database
$connection = mysql_connect("localhost", "root", "root") or die(mysql_error());
mysql_select_db('mydb', $connection) or die(mysql_error());

$fruit1 = "<img src=\"/images/fruitimages/Apple.gif\"border=\"0\"";
$fruit2 = "<img src=\"/images/fruitimages/Orange.gif\"border=\"0\"";
$fruit3 = Pear;
$fruit4 = Banana;
$fruit5 = Peach;
$fruit6 = Cherry;
$fruit7 = "<img src=\"/images/fruitimages/Strawberry.gif\"border=\"0\"";
$fruit8 = Grape;
$fruit9 = Blackberry;

	$rq="SELECT * FROM symbols ORDER BY RAND() LIMIT 1";
	$result= mysql_query ($rq) or die ("Select impossible");
	$data=mysql_fetch_array($result);
	$sym1=$data['sym1']; 
	$sym2=$data['sym2']; 
	$sym3=$data['sym3']; 
	$id=$data['id']; 

	//Delete the row after it has been selected
	$sql = "DELETE FROM symbols WHERE id='$id'";
   		$result = mysql_query($sql);

		//Checking what sym1 is equal to and display the appropriate fruit
		if($sym1=='1'){echo $fruit1;}
	             if($sym1=='2'){echo $fruit2;}
		if($sym1=='3'){echo $fruit3;}
		if($sym1=='4'){echo $fruit4;}
		if($sym1=='5'){echo $fruit5;}
		if($sym1=='6'){echo $fruit6;}
		if($sym1=='7'){echo $fruit7;}
		if($sym1=='8'){echo $fruit8;}
		if($sym1=='9'){echo $fruit9;}

                                      echo '<br/>';
		echo '<br/>';

                                      //Checking what sym2 is equal to and display the appropriate fruit								
		if($sym2=='1'){echo $fruit1;}
		if($sym2=='2'){echo $fruit2;}
		if($sym2=='3'){echo $fruit3;}
		if($sym2=='4'){echo $fruit4;}
		if($sym2=='5'){echo $fruit5;}
		if($sym2=='6'){echo $fruit6;}
		if($sym2=='7'){echo $fruit7;}
		if($sym2=='8'){echo $fruit8;}
		if($sym2=='9'){echo $fruit9;}

                                       echo '<br/>';
		echo '<br/>';

                                      //Checking what sym3 is equal to and display the appropriate fruit								
		if($sym3=='1'){echo $fruit1;}
	             if($sym3=='2'){echo $fruit2;}
	             if($sym3=='3'){echo $fruit3;}
		if($sym3=='4'){echo $fruit4;}
		if($sym3=='5'){echo $fruit5;}
		if($sym3=='6'){echo $fruit6;}
	             if($sym3=='7'){echo $fruit7;}
		if($sym3=='8'){echo $fruit8;}
		if($sym3=='9'){echo $fruit9;}
?>

[AP81]

You can't pass images to Flash.  All you can pass is variables.

[greens85]

So even if my image is placed in a variable like it is:

 

$fruit1 = "<img src=\"/images/fruitimages/Apple.gif\"border=\"0\"";

 

It still wont work?

 

I thought that if i somehow managed to pass that variable through the flash it would read it and display the image.

[AP81]

That will probably work, but you need to pass that as a FlashVar.

 

i.e.

...
<PARAM NAME=bgcolor VALUE=#FFFFFF> 
<EMBED src="flaMovie1.swf?imageFilename=$fruit1
...

 

 

In you flash program you will need to read in the variable imageFilename, then display the picture if that is valid.

[gnznroses]

i think there's two different ways of passing vars to flash, depending on browser. so be sure to use both. it's covered on adobe's site.

[greens85]

Hi again,

 

Ive now managed to pass the variables to flash using the following code:

 

<?php

    //Set The Variables

         $fruit1 = "<img src=\"/images/fruitimages/Apple.gif\"border=\"0\"";
         $fruit2 = "<img src=\"/images/fruitimages/Orange.gif\"border=\"0\"";
         $fruit3 = Pear;
         $fruit4 = Banana;
         $fruit5 = Peach;
         $fruit6 = Cherry;
         $fruit7 = "<img src=\"/images/fruitimages/Strawberry.gif\"border=\"0\"";
         $fruit8 = Grape;
         $fruit9 = Blackberry;

     //Echo These Variables

echo("&fruit1=$fruit1&fruit2=$fruit2&fruit3=$fruit3&fruit4=$fruit4&fruit5=$fruit5&fruit6=$fruit6&fruit7=$fruit7&fruit8=$fruit8&fruit9=$fruit9&");

?>

 

I know this code is sending the variables as i have a trace on them in flash, using this code:

 

// create an object to store the variables
varReceiver = new LoadVars();
// load the variables from the text file
varReceiver.load("http://www.lotterykingkellyseye.com/Scratch/NameVariables.php");
// trigger something - when the variables finish loading 
varReceiver.onLoad = function(){
//the variables have finished loading
  //do something...
  trace(this.fruit1); // you use the this keyword to call the variables stored in the object varReceiver
  trace(this.fruit2);
  trace(this.fruit3);
  trace(this.fruit4);
  trace(this.fruit5);
  trace(this.fruit6);
  trace(this.fruit7);
  trace(this.fruit8);
  trace(this.fruit9);
}; 

 

However im having trouble then putting the variables where i want them, e.g. in a dynamic text field? Can anyone point me in the direction of how to call a variable?