Having problem using GET with PHP.

[just.in]

Im having a problem using GET for php. my code looks like this:

on (release) {
getURL ("javascript:popup_window('contact.php','vfscontact','menubar=no,width=287,height=264')");
}

I'm not sure how to incorporate GET so that i send the info to my external php file. The code i show you next does work:

on (release) {
getURL ("contact.php", "_blank", "GET");
}


But.. i can't add features to the window. Can anyone help me out? This is my first post and im hoping to get some help. Thanks !  

-cubex

[BurtonRider1983]

calling any javascript functions from flash
-You must put the javascript code that you want to execute in the html document's body that your flash movie is embedded in...
-then you can just reference to the code on an event in your movie. You use the getURL command and rather then putting the URL, you put "javascript:" and then the name of your function (without spaces)...such as,
             on (release) {
                   getURL  ("javasript:your_function();");
               }


Hope this gives you some help.  Lates.
                                                                     -Ian

[just.in]

Hey burton Rider  

Well i get what your explaining, but i don't get what im supposed to do. In flash i have 3 forms "name" "email" "comment" and a send button.

that send button in flash has a function that looks like this:

on (release) {
getURL ("contact.php", "_blank", "GET");
}


This pops up a new window that is "contact.php"... that contact  php form writes
"thank you $name for writing me this message" and it sends all the form boxes to my email. Then the user can close the window.

My problem is that i can't add features to the window. I've tried to change the code in flash to do

on (release) {
getURL ("javascript:popup_window('contact.php','vfscontact','menubar=no,width=287,height=264')");
}

And this works great!... except I don't know how to send using "GET" in this example.


I've also added in my html code (the html page that contains my flash page) this :

<SCRIPT language = "javascript">
<!--
function popup_window(whatURL, name, features){
window.open(whatURL,name,features);
}
//-->
</script>

I'm not a n00b at designing, but this is just not working for me.

- hope you can help again!

p.s.
i Ride a Salomon Sequence

-cubex

[just.in]

oh and another thing. i tried using your tip by just writing:

in flash

             on (release) {
                   getURL  ("javasript:popup_window();");
               }


Then in my HTML

<SCRIPT language = "javascript">
<!--
function popup_window(whatURL, name, features){
window.open('contact.php','VFS','menubar=no,width=287,height=264');
}
//-->
</script>

but still, The information is not being sent to the popup window (contact.php)... GET needs to be added somewhere and thats what i dont know what to do.

[Flash-db]

Ok - Since the GET method is basically like attaching variables onto the end of the string - you'll have to do this a bit more manually since your using a Javascript Pop Window.


You'll have to attach the variables to the end of the URL your opening for this to work:

Such as:

on (release) {
getURL ("javascript:popup_window('contact.php?Variable1=Value1&Variable2=Value2&Variable3=Value3','vfscontact','menubar=no,width=287,height=264')");
}


This can get somewhat annoying if you've got a ton of variables, but it will work.

If you want the variables to be dynamic (ie from the flash movie instead of hard coded in) - It would be something like this:


on (release) {
getURL ("javascript:popup_window('contact.php?Variable1="+Value1+"&Variable2="+Value2+"&Variable3="+Value3+"','vfscontact','menubar=no,width=287,height=264')");
}

[Andrew]

Hi,
I have a similar problem.  I am trying to send some variables to a new URL, but the server doesn't allow Post, so I tryed including the variables at the end:


GetUrl ("http://www.mywebsite.com/Sample.html?Variable1="+Value1+"&Variable2="+Value2+"&Variable3="+Value3+"'')

But I receive in the Address Bar the Url including all variables, so obviously doesn't work.

Basically  what I need is to send three variables, so the first frame in the Sample.html file will load the php file to fetch the data from MySQL.

Thanks a lot in advance.

Andrew.

[Ronald Wernecke]

Hi,
this is exactly the point: If you are calling a swf-file, you have to use GET!
Post delivers you a "ilegal function".

[Musicman]

Hi,

only if you are sending to a script, consider a form in the popup

<script>
function popup(var1, var2, var3)
{ win = window.open('', 'popup', 'width=400,...');
 win.document.write('<body onload="document.forms.myform.submit()">'+
'<form name=myform method=post action="script.php"><input type=hidden name=var1 value="'+var1+'">'+
....
'</form>');
 win.document.close();
}
Now you can call geturl("javascript:popup('"+var1+"','"+var2+"','"+var3+"')")

Musicman