my bad…forgot a right paren
var dataIn:LoadVars = new LoadVars();
var dataOut:LoadVars = new LoadVars();
dataIn.onLoad = function()
{
};
sendEmail.onRelease = function()
{
dataOut.roofracktext = roofracktxt;
dataOut.sendAndLoad("yourphpfile.php",dataIn,"POST");
};