[RESOLVED] Need help linking Flash and php

Hi all,

I've got a mysql db in which a table called "pictures" holds a list of paths to images on the server.
It looks like this:

http://www.shutterbugclub.com/tony/pic_table.jpg

Also got a flash front end.
Using php I can output (print) a string to the browser of all the images
uploaded by a certain user or which have been uploaded to a certain gallery.
like this:
&picsToShow=/members/1/images/32.jpg,/members/1/images/33.png,/members/1/images/34.jpg,/members/1/images/35.png,/members/1/images/36.png,/members/1/images/37.png,

But how can I pass that string to the flash front end (which is held in the same page)?

All and any help much appreciated.

Best wishes
Monty

Hi,

how about sending
<embed src="movie.swf" flashvars="picsToShow=/members/1/images/32.jpg,/members/1/images/33.png,/members/1/images/34.jpg,/members/1/images/35.png,/members/1/images/36.png" ...></embed>
in your page?

Musicman

I'd totally forgotten about FlashVars so thanks for reminding me.
Had to scratch my head about it for a while but I solved it and I'll post it
here in case it might help others.

So the query goes:
//WRITE A STRING (ARRAY) THAT FLASH CAN READ
$clever="";
while (($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($sql)) !== false) {
$imagelist= $row["dirpath"]. ",";
$clever=$clever.$imagelist;
}
print ("&galleryPics=" .$clever);

- - - - - -


then in the embed tag:
<embed src="memDBgallery.swf" FlashVars="<? echo "galpic=".$clever; ?>" quality="high"

Works a treat.

Best wishes
Monty