Hey, is it possible to have a person fill out a form in flash based, then have the option to save the data to their computer and later open up that form from the flash movie they saved it from for later viewing?:q:
Howdy…
Yes… It is possible to save some sort of cookie in the users machine that your Flash movie can take advantage of later on… Do some searching on the forum with ‘Shared Object’ to find more information… 
http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/sharedobjects.htm
There is also a method called MMSave I believe that is undocumented and allows you to save a .txt file to a users computer if they are using the standalone/.exe player.
Howdy, lostinbeta…
I thought that MMSave only works in the authoring mode… Maybe I was wrong about it…
Actually, I believe you are right, now I remember reading that it only works in authoring mode because it is a tool used by macromedia or something along those lines.
hmm, insteresting…
what if i where to created GUI in flash, and relay the information via PHP into a database using MySQL?
what i think i forgot to mention was that i was aiming at a database driven address book where i am able to save user profiles and open them up later for editing.
You can relay it through PHP into a mySQL database, yes.
Server-Side scripting isn’t my strong side though, so I will leave it to someone else if you need to know how.
Try this one first… Basic information on how to create an address book by Colin Mook
Once you get to know how to do that, you can go on to MySQL/PHP Driven Flash Guestbook to learn the database interaction that you can study to combine two together to accomplish what you want…
In the mean time if you have problem, drop by and there always are people who are trying to help others… So, good luck… =)
cool but one more request
how to i go about first setting up a database? my web server has a sql option installed, and i want to take advantage of it.
all i know is that i would need to code up some stuff to tell sql how to handel the db. but what i don’t know is where i am suppose to write the code in.
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Okay… I don’t know if this one applies to you, but here you go…
This is what I do to create or manipulate the MySQL database on my machine… It’s installed in C:\mysql directory…
Open up the DOS window and type CD mysql\bin and mysql to get the mysql> prompt, and this is where I type all the commands…
I guess you can do two things… One is to install MySQL on your machine and have the MySQL server running for the testing reason… Once the testing is done, you can copy the MySQL database to the server, maybe by FTP, as a final product…
Contact your host for more information since all the details will be different by the host…
ok the address book here: http://www.macromedia.com/desdev/mx/flash/articles/addressbook.html
is exactly what i needed, although i don’t exactly need an address book, i sorta need a electronic filing system to keep my office alot more organized, so instead of spending $4,000 on having a private company make a program for me. I figured i learn how to make what i want. so i took a look at the possibilities that Flash can do for me. so now that i found that address book, i’m sure i can change it a bit to fit my needs, like if they are a prospect, and their social security number and other information that i need. but looking at this i would sure like if it had a way to store the information in pages that are organized in alphabetical order. instead of having it all dumped into one page and listing them in order from A-Z.
you know what i mean?
was i right with my idea of integrating flash with sql and php…but looking at this i don’t think i’ll be needind to research more into sql and php…or do i?
=)
if only i could combine these two ideas
http://www.actionscript-toolbox.com/samplemx_php.php
http://www.macromedia.com/desdev/mx/flash/articles/addressbook.html
Okay… Let me put it this way…
If you are the only one who’s going to use the address book, just go with Colin’s way… If you do need to access the address book through the web, you will be needing the database…
So, don’t try to combine two… Just pick what you want… =)
well…i don’t know if address book is what i should call it…maybr client file?
but i have a secretary that also needs to access it to modify and input information, and i would also like to access the client profiles and import them from home
Then, Shared Object won’t do the job for you… Go with the PHP and MySQL so that you can put that application online… Read the Helen’s tutorial and make it yours so that you can modify it for your own use… 
would you happen to know of any body that would be able to create this for me…for a resonable price?
i don’t i will be able to find the time to read all these tutorials and fully graps all the concepts.
and where is Helens tut.?
Oh… Helen’s tutorial is the one that you have seen at ActionScript-ToolBox… Helen is the owner of the site…
Well… I could do that… Actually there are lots of people who can do that, but I think it all depends on what you want and how long the time is given… Why don’t you think about some details on the project and post it into the forum??? I’d appreciate it if you consider me as a candidate for it… :sure:
sure, give me a way to contact you privately
I just PMed you with my email address…
