asp and flash hate each other

[theocraticmind]

All I need to do is import one variable into flash(5) from asp (mySQL database). if frame one

loadVariablesNum ("marquee-bar.asp", 0);
gotoAndPlay (2);

in frame 3:

if (marquee == "&quot{
gotoAndPlay (2);
}else{
gotoAndPlay (4);
}

and in frame 4:


if (marquee != "&quot{
_root.marquee.value = marquee
}
stop()

note: I name an MC with the instance name "marquee" and a dynamic text field in it named value

Ok, my database system is a little complicated, but it biols down to this:

marquee = "No information today."

response.write "&marquee=" & Server.URLEncode(marquee) & "&done=true"

in the flash file _root.marquee.value gets set to "

I've scowered the net, and this seems to be a reasonable method... what an I doing wrong?

 

[theocraticmind]

_root.marquee.value == ""

sorry bout that

 

[TheConeHead]

I would definetly change the name of the textfield from value to something else... that could be screwing things up

 

[billwatson]

if (marquee == undefined){
gotoAndPlay (2);
}else{
gotoAndPlay (4);
}

 

[TheConeHead]

and I guess you should be saying:

_root.marquee.value.text = marquee

and again I would probably change value to something else

 

[TheConeHead]

again _root.marquee.value.text == ""

.text being the important part

 

[billwatson]

no

_root.marquee.value.text = marquee is mx. textbox can only have variable name in 5

has to be

_root.marquee.value = marquee;

 

[TheConeHead]

ahhh right you are - missed the 5 part...

 

[theocraticmind]

Ok, I've made those changes. I desided to put a dynamic text field named marquee on the _root for now, so I can be sure thats nor the problem. now:
_root.marquee.text = marquee

After doing those things, the text field fills get " as a value. that is clearly not what teh ASP is passing...

 

[theocraticmind]

I didn't get to read that when I posted... It's going to the right place anyway, because I'm passing a variable manes marquee.

 

[theocraticmind]

for the record, I'm now using this asp file:

<% @Language = &quot;VBScript&quot; %>
<%

response.write &quot;&marquee=&quot; & URLEncode(&quot;This is the test marquee&quot & &quot;&quot;

%>

 

[TheConeHead]

just incase you missed it nix the .text thing - that is for MX - the way you had it was right for 5:

_root.marquee.value = marquee;

sorry for the confusion

maybe try to use single quotes around your string (and one &quot; at the end:

response.write &quot;&marquee=&quot; & URLEncode('This is the test marquee') & &quot;

 

[theocraticmind]

in VBscript a single quote means comment

And ya, I got the no .text thing. Right now I'm just letting the field fill itself, seeing as the variable I'm getting is called marquee