[CS3] Need to access Flash output

[sfbrown]

Hi,

I hope I explain this properly and If I've posted this in the wrong forum, forgive my naivete.

I want Flash to computer two pieces of information based on selections made with user input. I want those two pieces of information, part # and a price to be sent to an external "something". It could be a text file, a database etc. I just need those pieces of information so I can do something further with them outside of Flash such as sending them to a shopping cart. The "choices" can be hard coded in to the .fla file or can be drawn from an external database if that has any relevance to my question.

Thanks,

Steve

[Taidaishar]

Are you looking for someone to build this for you? Or are you looking for someone to tell you how to do it, because it would be pretty complicated if you're not very familiar with Flash.

[guardiankitty]

What I usually do is send the data that needs to be saved to a webserver, and use PHP to save the data to a txt file.


Here are some links that may be of help:
http://www.php.net/
http://us.php.net/manual/en/function.fopen.php
http://us.php.net/manual/en/function.fwrite.php
http://us.php.net/manual/en/function.fclose.php




Also, if there is anyway of doing this on the local computer, I would really like to know too, I know fscommand (http://www.adobe.com/support/flash/a...ionary372.html) can run executables from the computer, which can create files... my only issue with that, is passing the information from flash to the exe.

Hope that helps... good luck

[sfbrown]

Are you looking for someone to build this for you? Or are you looking for someone to tell you how to do it, because it would be pretty complicated if you're not very familiar with Flash.

That's an excellent question. I know that I can have it done by other methods but this is sort of a long-term project for me. That said, I would be interested in discussing a framework offering the basic functionality I require where I can add the UI, pictures etc. as well as making use of database (array?) input so that after I set up the first "wizard" I can repeat the process using similar products that require a separation for whatever reason.

[sfbrown]

What I usually do is send the data that needs to be saved to a webserver, and use PHP to save the data to a txt file.


Here are some links that may be of help:
http://www.php.net/
http://us.php.net/manual/en/function.fopen.php
http://us.php.net/manual/en/function.fwrite.php
http://us.php.net/manual/en/function.fclose.php




Also, if there is anyway of doing this on the local computer, I would really like to know too, I know fscommand (http://www.adobe.com/support/flash/a...ionary372.html) can run executables from the computer, which can create files... my only issue with that, is passing the information from flash to the exe.

Hope that helps... good luck

Interesting approach as it heads in a direction I wouldn't have anticipated. Thanks for the links. It gives me a place to start.

Regards,

Steve