# Flash Forms and Database Integration tutorial

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-forms-and-database-integration-tutorial/33918>\
**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [October 25, 2003, 4:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-forms-and-database-integration-tutorial/33918 "2003-10-25T04:38:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![glitch007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ad7895/32.png) [@glitch007](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/glitch007)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2003, 4:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-forms-and-database-integration-tutorial/33918/1 "2003-10-25T04:38:25Z")

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I’m working on that tutorial (Flash Forms and Database Integration) by Digitalosophy, it’s just what i needed.

If I want to test this thing online, I know I need a web host that supports asps, but is there something I can download so that the asp works offline?

stupid newbie question, sorry, i don’t know a thing about asps and database connectivity

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2003, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-forms-and-database-integration-tutorial/33918/2 "2003-10-25T18:35:42Z")

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sure you need whats called IIS. you can find it in your windows cd. drop the cd in and go to where it says install components.

or you could simply go to [www.brinkster.com](http://www.brinkster.com) and set up an account there

🙂

hope the tutorial helped

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2003, 10:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-forms-and-database-integration-tutorial/33918/3 "2003-10-27T10:04:39Z")

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Do u have a link to this tutorial as im intrested in doing something like this.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2003, 10:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-forms-and-database-integration-tutorial/33918/4 "2003-10-27T10:07:14Z")

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Sorry guys ive found the tut.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2004, 6:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-forms-and-database-integration-tutorial/33918/5 "2004-07-13T18:44:01Z")

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So on this Flash Forms and Database Integration.

I have a var that is buried in flash, and I set it to a new var in the .asp page as follows:  
strC1 = Request.Form(“\_level0.gamer.z0.loc”)

That wont work. How do I reference that variable from .asp?

THANKS!@!!!

> [@Digitalosophy](#):
>
> sure you need whats called IIS. you can find it in your windows cd. drop the cd in and go to where it says install components.
> 
> or you could simply go to [www.brinkster.com](http://www.brinkster.com/) and set up an account there
> 
> 🙂
> 
> hope the tutorial helped

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2004, 8:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-forms-and-database-integration-tutorial/33918/6 "2004-07-13T20:28:47Z")

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If you have your form inside a movieclip you would have to make sure you push the varibales inside that movieclip.

ASP won’t understand “\_level0.gamer.z0.loc”.

```auto

strC1 = Request.Form("variableName"); 

```

Your flash code would be something like.

```auto

on(press){
_root.gamer.z0.loc.loadVariablesNum("blahblah");
}

```

So really this is a flash question. Your problem is “scope”. If this doesn’t work either repost here or do a search on the flash forums for “scope”.

Hope that helps

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2004, 5:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-forms-and-database-integration-tutorial/33918/7 "2004-07-14T17:58:12Z")

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THanks!!

That was a big help.

> [@Digitalosophy](#):
>
> If you have your form inside a movieclip you would have to make sure you push the varibales inside that movieclip.
> 
> ASP won’t understand “\_level0.gamer.z0.loc”.
> 
> ```auto
> 
> strC1 = Request.Form("variableName"); 
> 
> ```
> 
> Your flash code would be something like.
> 
> ```auto
> 
> on(press){
> _root.gamer.z0.loc.loadVariablesNum("blahblah");
> }
> 
> ```
> 
> So really this is a flash question. Your problem is “scope”. If this doesn’t work either repost here or do a search on the flash forums for “scope”.
> 
> Hope that helps

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2004, 6:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-forms-and-database-integration-tutorial/33918/8 "2004-07-14T18:01:28Z")

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Your welcome 🙂

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**Post date:** [July 16, 2004, 11:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-forms-and-database-integration-tutorial/33918/9 "2004-07-16T11:36:30Z")

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> [@Digitalosophy](#):
>
> Your welcome 🙂

As the topic goes on:

I have tried your tutorial on my local computer. However it did not work out. I suspect the problem is with ASP file. I have checked the ASP codes you provided hundred times. No way. I tried this on my local computer in IE. [http://localhost/processform.asp](http://localhost/processform.asp) and it shows me an error message. However I used another simple ASP file (writing “Hello World!”) onto the screen and it works. In sumary, help me!

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2004, 2:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-forms-and-database-integration-tutorial/33918/10 "2004-07-16T14:30:17Z")

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Hmm post your files I guess.