# XML guestbook

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-guestbook/82176>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [March 8, 2005, 6:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-guestbook/82176 "2005-03-08T06:44:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![MyDNA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@MyDNA](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MyDNA)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2005, 6:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-guestbook/82176/1 "2005-03-08T06:44:25Z")

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Hello people…

I did the tutorial of  
the xml php guestbook here on the kirupa website…

I changed it a bit and tested it on my own server and that worked fine.  
Now on the website it doesn’t… the guestbook.swf loads externally into a movieclip

movieClip.loadMovie(“guestbook.swf”)

I think that ain’t a problem.  
But everytime i wan’t to add a message it stops working and get the warning after a while that a flash script isn’t working and if i want to end it.  
IS it because of the server from the new website?  
Is it because of XML? I changed the scripts both and i admit i’m not the best add it.  
Here is a link to the original tutorial:  
[GuestBook tutorial](http://www.kirupa.com/web/xml_guestbook.htm)

And a link to the website and my Guestbook:(please see both to see the difference with adding messages):  
[Leo Moreno](http://www.leomoreno.com/)

I put my new scripts with it so if someone can help me please do.  
I did not change the php and xml file:  
ThePHP file:

```auto
<?php
$file = fopen("guestbook.xml", "w+") or die("Can't open XML file");
$xmlString = $HTTP_RAW_POST_DATA; 
if(!fwrite($file, $xmlString)){
    print "Error writing to XML-file";
}
print $xmlString."
";
fclose($file);
?>

```

The XML file:

```auto
<?xml version="1.0"?><guestbook><entry myName="Leo Moreno" myURL="http://www.leomoreno.com" myEmail=""><myText>Welcome on my new website. Please leave a message. </myText></entry></guestbook>

```

And my actionscripts:

```auto
var currPage = 0;
var showAmount = 10;
// set this to the amount of entries you want to view at a time
previous._visible = false;
createMessage._visible = true;
createButton.onRelease = function() {
	this._visible = false;
	this._parent.createMessage._visible = true;
	if (createMessage.nameField.text == "") {
		Selection.setFocus(createMessage.nameField);
	} else if (createMessage.emailField.text == "") {
		Selection.setFocus(createMessage.emailField);
	} else if (createMessage.urlField.text == "http://") {
		Selection.setFocus(createMessage.urlField);
	} else if (createMessage.messageField.text == "") {
		Selection.setFocus(createMessage.messageField);
	}
};
// ****Load XML****************************
myXML = new XML();
myXML.ignoreWhite = true;
receiverXML = new XML();
myXML.onLoad = function(success) {
	myXML.contentType = "text/xml";
	if (success) {
		this.showXML();
	} else {
		trace("Error loading XML file");
	}
};
myIdentifier = Math.round(Math.random()*10000);
myXML.load("guestbook.xml?uniq="+myIdentifier);
receiverXML.onLoad = function() {
	this.contentType = "text/xml";
	_root.currPage = 0;
	this.showXML();
};
createMessage.sendButton.onRelease = function() {
	var myName = this._parent.nameField.text;
	var myEmail = this._parent.emailField.text;
	var myURL = this._parent.urlField.text;
	var myMessage = this._parent.messageField.text;
	if (myName == "") {
		this._parent.errorField.text = "Please fill out your name";
		Selection.setFocus(this._parent.nameField);
	} else if (myMessage == "") {
		this._parent.errorField.text = "Please leave a message";
		Selection.setFocus(this._parent.messageField);
	} else {
		myXML.firstChild.appendChild(myXML.createElement("entry"));
		myXML.firstChild.lastChild.attributes.myName = myName;
		myXML.firstChild.lastChild.attributes.myEmail = myEmail;
		myXML.firstChild.lastChild.attributes.myURL = myURL;
		myXML.firstChild.lastChild.appendChild(myXML.createElement("myText"));
		myXML.firstChild.lastChild.lastChild.appendChild(myXML.createTextNode(myMessage));
		myXML.sendAndLoad("processXML.php", receiverXML);
		this._parent._visible = true;
		createButton._visible = true;
	}
};
XML.prototype.showXML = function() {
	myGuestbook.scroll = 1;
	myGuestbook.htmlText = "";
	var numItems = this.firstChild.childNodes.length;
	var firstItem = numItems-(currPage*showAmount);
	if (currPage == 0) {
		previous._visible = false;
	}
	var lastItem = firstItem-showAmount;
	if (lastItem<=0) {
		lastItem = 0;
		next._visible = false;
	}
	myCount.text = "Total messages: "+numItems;
	if (firstItem == lastItem+1) {
		nowShowing.text = "Showing message "+firstItem;
	} else {
		nowShowing.text = "Showing message "+firstItem+" - "+(lastItem+1);
	}
	for (i=(firstItem-1); i>=lastItem; i--) {
		myGuestbook.htmlText += "Name: "+this.firstChild.childNodes*.attributes.myName+"
";
		myGuestbook.htmlText += "Email: "+this.firstChild.childNodes*.attributes.myEmail+"
";
		myGuestbook.htmlText += "Website: "+this.firstChild.childNodes*.attributes.myURL+"
";
		myGuestbook.htmlText += "Message: "+this.firstChild.childNodes*.firstChild.firstChild.nodeValue+"

";
		myGuestbook.htmlText += "-----"+"

";
	}
};
previous.onRelease = function() {
	currPage--;
	myXML.showXML();
	next._visible = true;
};
next.onRelease = function() {
	currPage++;
	myXML.showXML();
	previous._visible = true;
};
stop();

```

If someone will take the time to help me i’m very thankfull

Kind regards Jos Koomen  
Hoorn, Netherlands