URLLoader issue - AS3 to PHP and back again

[geniusprinting]

Hi,

I'm just testing out sending variables between AS3 and PHP.

The code below sends variables to PHP fine.

PHP returns a string "returnedfirstname=bob" just fine. I've tested that by using: trace(loader.data).

The problem is, I can't seem to create a variable in AS3 called returnedfirstname and populate it with "bob" from the loader.data:

var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest ("<someurl>");
request.method = URLRequestMethod.POST;
				
var variables:URLVariables = new URLVariables();
				
variables.firstName = "Bob";
request.data = variables;
				
var loader:URLLoader = new URLLoader (request);
loader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onComplete);
loader.dataFormat = URLLoaderDataFormat.VARIABLES;
loader.load(request);

function onComplete (event:Event):void {
	var returnedfirstname = loader.data.returnedfirstname;
	 trace (returnedfirstname);
};

trace(returnedfirstname) gives me nothing.

[florianvanthuyn]

Try out this and see if it works:

function onComplete (event:Event):void {
    var returnedfirstname:String = event.target.data.returnedfirstname;
     trace (returnedfirstname);
}; 

[geniusprinting]

Thanks florianvanthuyn but I get the same results.

to confirm, I put in:

switch(loader.dataFormat) {
	case URLLoaderDataFormat.TEXT :
		trace("completeHandler (text): " + loader.data);
		break;
	case URLLoaderDataFormat.BINARY :
		trace("completeHandler (binary): " + loader.data);
		break;
	case URLLoaderDataFormat.VARIABLES :
		trace("completeHandler (variables): " + loader.data);
		break;
}

and get the result:

completeHandler (variables): returnedfirstname=bob

So it's definitely getting, as variables, the right data back into Flash but:

returnedfirstname = event.target.data. returnedfirstname

return null

as does

returnedfirstname = variables. returnedfirstname

[florianvanthuyn]

I'll just post how I managed to get it work one time with the code I gave, so maybe it's the way you send it back with your php?

<?php
// receive variables
$input_name = $_POST['user'];
$input_pw = $_POST['password'];

// checking if valid
if($input_name == "admin" && $input_pw == "password")
{
    print "login=accepted";
}
else
{
    print "login=denied";
}
?>

So far the php, now tha as3:

var myURL:String = "scrapbook/config/login.php"; 

var myVars:URLVariables = new URLVariables(); 
myVars.user = login.user.text; 
myVars.password = login.pw.text; 
myVars.sendRequest = "parse";    
            
var myUrlReq:URLRequest = new URLRequest(myURL); 
myUrlReq.data = myVars; 
myUrlReq.method = URLRequestMethod.POST; 
            
var myUrlLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader(); 
myUrlLoader.dataFormat = URLLoaderDataFormat.VARIABLES; 
myUrlLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, successHandler); 
            
myUrlLoader.load(myUrlReq);

private function successHandler(e:Event):void
{ 
    if(e.target.data.login == "accepted") 
    { 
        // correct stuff
    } 
    else 
    {
        // incorrect stuff
    } 
}