XML and Flash ActionScript

programming
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below is the code snippet that i used to write data in xml file. but it dun seem to work. can any one assit me?? thanks.

my_test = new XML();
my_test.ignoreWhite = true;
function myload() {
trace(my_test.toString());
trace(my_test.firstChild.firstChild.childNodes[1]);
my_test.firstChild.firstChild.insertBefore(my_test.createElement(“NRIC”), my_test.firstChild.firstChild.childNodes[1]);
my_test.firstChild.firstChild.childNodes[1].appendChild( my_test.createTextNode(“S8282828Z”) );
trace(my_test);

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http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/xmlfromflash.htm

3

That’s cause you haven’t actually written it to a file.

You need to store it, either in a SharedObject(client-side) or by using PHP or some other server-side language.

4

so u mean my coding is incompleted??? But I thought once I put the send command the data will be automatically uodated in the XML file??? my aim is very simple. I will be using only flash actionscript to write data to an XML file. that’s all. Is it possible?? pls give me a general guide.

thanks…

5

it is possible, but what he’s saying is that the Flash end of it can only build the xml object and then send that object to the server. On your server you need a php file which will write that data to a txt file.

I would do a search in this forum, and in the actionscript forum using the key words “writing+text+php+xml” in the search field. I’ll bet you come up with at least 4 convo’s we’ve had on this subject. If you have questions on one of those, and or how to impliment something, or obviously if you can’t find anything… write back.

6

*Originally posted by krist_foo *
**so u mean my coding is incompleted??? But I thought once I put the send command the data will be automatically uodated in the XML file??? my aim is very simple. I will be using only flash actionscript to write data to an XML file. that’s all. Is it possible?? pls give me a general guide.

thanks… **

using only Flash, it is impossible to write to an XML file on a server.

You can write it to the clients PC though… there’s a SharedObject tutorial in the tutorial section.