Re: FLASH: Flash & database

[Matt Wobensmith]

Hello Lee -


You wrote:


>I want to have a flash movie talk to a database, probably via ASP.

<snip>

>Suggestions? Ideas?


Absolutely!


It's important to understand that, concerning databases and middleware, Flash does not behave much different than an HTML-based form when sending data. Any forms tutorial that can take data from the user and insert it into a database should help you build one that will do the same thing from a Flash movie.


Check out some of the ASP help sites for info on how to build a Flash 4 form with ASP. There's a great sample at:


http://www.asptoday.com/articles/19991001.htm

--> "Building a Form with ASP and Macromedia Flash 4"



Additionally, there are two Flash TechNotes that deal with Flash and forms:


How to create and submit a form in Flash 4

http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/f4_form.htm


Using Flash with a CGI form mailer

http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/flash_cgi.htm



Granted, both of those refer to CGI and have specific uses, but the concept is very similar.


Self promotion: I use ASP and an Access database extensively on my own site:


http:/www.sendasketch.com


Test it out - be warned it's not all done yet. ;>)


If you have any specific questions regarding how to get data in and out of the database and into Flash, post it and I'll gladly answer what I can.



Matt


---------------

Matt Wobensmith

Macromedia Tech Support

Flash Team Lead


flasher is generously supported by...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 Get the last 100 messages from the flasher list NOW

    http://www.chinwag.com/flasher/last100.shtml


 Flash books http://www.chinwag.com/flasher/books.shtml

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

To unsubscribe or change your list settings go to

http://www.chinwag.com/flasher or email

helpchinwag [dot] com