# Flash Forms and Databases Problem

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-forms-and-databases-problem/185778
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [April 16, 2006, 12:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-forms-and-databases-problem/185778 "2006-04-16T12:56:12Z")
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### Author: ![fordey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9de0a6/32.png) [@fordey](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fordey)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2006, 12:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-forms-and-databases-problem/185778/1 "2006-04-16T12:56:12Z")

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Hi  
Appologies in advance if this question has been posted before.

I am doing the [**Flash Forms and Databases**](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/forms_database.htm) tutorial, using freewebs (this could be the problem to start with), and whenever i run my program i get a risk error telling me the file was restricted because it didnt match its securit information. All the HTML tags are displayed on the page, and if i show risked content i just get my asp page.

What am i doing wrong? Answers on a postcard. (or alternatively post them here)

Is it possible to run this tutorial on my machine without connection to the net? what variables would i change?

Also while your here I have an XML based question. Using the xml based menu where the menu options in the tutorial were defined like so:  
\<item name=“Definition” action=“gotoURL” variables=[www.wikipedia.com/definition](http://www.wikipedia.com/definition) /\>

I just want mine to refence a scene and frame. if i use gotoAndStop then define a variable for example deifintions, how would i reference this in my flash file?

Any help would be appreciated.

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### Author: ![mathew\_er](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@mathew\_er](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mathew_er)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2006, 1:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-forms-and-databases-problem/185778/2 "2006-04-16T13:00:53Z")

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Are you sure, that your hosting supports ASP?

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### Author: ![fordey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9de0a6/32.png) [@fordey](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fordey)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2006, 1:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-forms-and-databases-problem/185778/3 "2006-04-16T13:17:44Z")

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actually i think that may be the problem  
Where can i get a domain thats cheap, or free, to do this?  
Is it possible to just run it on my computer?

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### Author: ![iphotostuff](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/iphotostuff/32/2368_2.png) [@iphotostuff](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/iphotostuff)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2006, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-forms-and-databases-problem/185778/4 "2006-04-17T21:00:50Z")

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fordey,

ASP is pretty expensive to run on a home machine, that’s why a lot of people have been turning to PHP. You need to check with your server host. I use [LunarPages.com](http://LunarPages.com) which, aside from the 6.99/month fee costs $1 more each month for ASP. But these prices really fluctuate from host to host.

if you have an Apple then you can run php locally pretty easily. I don’t know about a windows box, but who uses those anyway 😉

-i

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### Author: ![JoshuaJonah](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/joshuajonah/32/1775_2.png) [@JoshuaJonah](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JoshuaJonah)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2006, 9:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-forms-and-databases-problem/185778/5 "2006-04-17T21:05:36Z")

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I use [MonsterHosting](http://www.MonsterHosting.com), they charge $6.75 canadian and have everything you could dream of, even oracle.

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### Author: ![fordey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9de0a6/32.png) [@fordey](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fordey)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2006, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-forms-and-databases-problem/185778/6 "2006-04-18T15:22:41Z")

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I have decided to not use a web server and instead host on my XP computer using the iis function.  
i am having a couple of issues with this though. if i am storing the asp page and the access database in the c:\inetpub\wwwroot\ folder would i caall this in the flash form,

getURL(“http:\Inetpub\wwwroot\processForm.asp”,0,“post”);

then the dreamweaver

MyPath=Server.MapPath(“http:\inetpub\wwwroot\db1.mdb”)

is this correct?  
it gives me syntax errors.

thanks for all the help so far and er _bump_.
