get url and send variable

[studentu777]

I have a button in my flash movie and this code
on(click){
getUrl("redirect.php","_self")
}

but I also want to send a variable let's say "submit" to this page
if my variable will be "0" the script will do something
if it will be "1" ....

if I want to send a varaible to a php script I do this way
newEntry = new LoadVars()
newEntry.ref = this
newEntry.submit = "0"
newEntry.sendAndLoad("redirect.php?, newEntry , "POST");

but how can I lunch a php page and also send a variable to this page

[pellepiano]

on(release){
getURL("redirect.php","_blank","POST")
}

...wil send all variables in the current timeline.

[studentu777]

I tried but it didnt worked

this is the php page
<?php
$submit = $_POST['submit'];
if ($submit == '0){
commands........
exit;
?>

and flash script
on(click){
newEntry = new LoadVars()
newEntry.ref = this
newEntry.submit = "0"
getURL("redirect.php", "_blank" , "POST");
}

I have a page with my flash movie and when I press the button I want a
new page redirect.php to open but also to send this variable to the page

I dont understand why it didnt work

[pellepiano]

Why do you write on(click) ... had no idea there is such a command ( sounds like Swisch or something ).

In php should be, quotes....

if ($submit == '0')

Im not good with php, but from other scripts Ive seen you compare with a single = character.

[studentu777]

yes this is corect $submit == '0',I made a mistake only when I wrote on forum in my script it is exactly like this: $submit == '0'

I use the button component and this is why I use on(click) in flash mx 2004

this is not the problem I used it in ather scripts and examples that work fine

[pellepiano]

Then Im out of suggestions.

[studentu777]

can you give pls an example where you used getURL to send a variable
to a php page and it worked?

[pellepiano]

I have only used....

this.loadVariables("write.php","POST");

...that sends all variables in the current timeline to the script. ( in my case a script that writes all variables sent, to a textfile ).

Last in the php script I usually have....

echo "state=done&";

.....to tell that Flash the variables are saved.

[_aable-not2day-]

i need to send one variable from my main time line to an email.

i thought i'd use...

__________

"mailto:chriswilshaw@hotmail.com" [_blank ["disporder"]]
__________

...in the get url area as an expression

and set the send vars to "get"

"disporder" is the only variable i care to recieve on email. there are 10's of variables in the timeline i dont want.

do i have to send the variable to a new time line and send the email from that timeline

seems too much of a work arround - can someone help? please

[pellepiano]

You will need a mailscript to send mails from Flash. With the mailto you would only open the users default email program with a option to put in the subject and part of the body.

Heres a tutorial on sending mails from Flash.

http://www.flashkit.com/tutorials/Dy...-658/index.php

[_aable-not2day-]

this is a stripped version of my fla if anyone would like to look

ps it doesnt work, yet...

can it?

[_aable-not2day-]

sorry piano,

must have replied at same time, i will look at your help, thanks

[_aable-not2day-]

repeat

head, wall, bang,

until done


pele, i think i would be fine if i could just cause the users email package to open and put my varable contents into either the subject or body

ive done someting (in the past but havent got the file) and it allowed you to put something like "&subject" after the email address.

am i barking up the right tree? or wrong forest altogether?

[pellepiano]

heres an example.

code:

---

someVariable="JOHN";

getURL("mailto:info@pelepiano.com?subject="+someVa  riable+"..is the best!&body=HI!");

---

[_aable-not2day-]

you are great, thanks.

on (release) {
    getURL("mailto:chriswilshaw@hotmail.com?subject="+ordernum+"&body=+disporder+", thanks);
}

i tried this and got "+disporder+" back in my email (varable name not contents)

any ideas

[_aable-not2day-]

ok i spotted the problem with the " in the wrong place and have a new, not working fla attached

[_aable-not2day-]

just to clear things up, i wasnt accusing your code of not working

ive sorted it now, the above attachment does work, my server hadnt updated my change when i tested. - i think im ok now!

thanks!!