PHP Writer

Recently had a go using my brothers Koolmoves to design a form. The form design was easy but had problems with the php side. Searched the obvious forum's and found many different ways to setup php. As a VB programmer I decided to write a little program that does the work for you ( Writing the php file ) . If anyone is interested in this software then please email [email protected] If anyone has any specific requirements then please include these in your email. Koolmoves is an excellent piece of software Bob

I'd be interested in seeing that...

Will finish coding late tomorrrow ( Thursday ) and will post a link in the evening.

Seems odd that only one person ( blanius ) has replied.....

Since I use Dreamweaver to create php files, even if I had no clue how to code it by hand, I have to wonder what this app of yours is useful for or how it integrates with someone who is planning to create any object with Koolmoves that requires a php backside. There are as many ways to accomplish anything in the PHP command set as there are in Actionscript so I'd be curious to see how intricate a php backside this can create and can't really comment more until I see how this relates to Koolmoves..

Your first post doesn't really specify how this app functions and asks to contact via email so the lack of responses here may have to do with that.

Chris.... All iam offering is a simple piece of software to help the non-experienced user. Re-Read your message and view it as someone sending it to you. New user see's something that may help others and all you can do is critisize ... Why not put in some usefull info ie. Problems you have found and overcome regarding forms.. The reason i asked people to email is that iam a new person ( Not Newbie ) on this forum and will probably not come here on a regular basis.


Sorry to say this but i think your attitude stinks chris... How did you become an experienced user ????

What? I explained what I don't know about your app because you offered squat about what it actually does in the first post and this is your reply? Whatever bro. I just lost interest.

I have no problem with you disliking me but you might want to reserve it until I actually attack you.

Offer some info on what you know as an experienced user chris. You may be able to use Dreaweaver to create your php files but some may not.

Where you been dude. I've been handing out php code since you were in diapers.


You know...for the record...I wasn't even going to touch this thread. Look at the post times. You started whining about not getting interest so I figured I'd pipe in. To get in an argument just isn't worth it and I wish you the best with your app.

WoW thats a real accomplishment. Knowing more than someone else. Wonder how you gained your knowledge ??????

Ok back on topic.... Don't make me whip out the delete button :)

Ok blanius , Is there any reason i should carry on with this software or should i just let it slide ?

You should. It wasn't my intention to give anyone the impression your VB app wasn't useful. I was asking questions and just used the wrong words I guess. Delete my posts if it helps keep your thread going. Bret has the ability.

Chris.. I disagree with your comments but everyone has the right to say what and how they think.

By the way,, you are only 3 years older than me.. Diapers ??? You must be american...

Must be.

Enough of the Funnies... What would you like to see chris in a new piece of software helping to write php scripts. Dont forget that this is aimed at new users or users who have little or no experience using php.

You tell me man. Why not tell us what this does. Instead of swinging at me, why not just write what this does...and more importantly since it is posted in a Koolmoves forum...how this is useful to us.

Iam not swinging at you chris, iam asking for your input..

What i would like to do is make the php creation easier for new users..

I don't know. I think new users have as much trouble with the backends in things like mailforms as with the confusing way we can use either variable names or instance names (not to mention the confusion the two different types of Actionscripting to support them) for POSTed textfields.

I would agree something like you mention would be useful. Easily 50 threads of my total have been bugfixing forms and no two ever seem alike. I say if you have an app that lets them enter variable names or create the backsides entering those variables it would help but still require the "newbie" to understand the Actionscript. If they are even at a level to create or understand that Actionscript, they usually have the ability to understand php so you have that in your favor but how to get the user from

1. Creating the textfields (and type....notice the rise in instance named textfields these days), submit button and form in Koolmoves
2. Scripting (Actionscript) the submit button to POST to the php filename that will match the name of the soon to be created php file.
3. Create the php backside using the expected POST variable names (I assumed that was where your app would come in).

all in one smooth move is the trick. If the user makes a mistake on step 2, the created php in 3 will fail unless one app creates it all. There is a certain level of ability needed even to understand what they are using your app to make.....no?

I have had a look at the .fun files and found that if a user can assign a standard tag for the input fields (ie. m_email , m_subject ), these can be text boxes, dropdowns etc then i can pull in those names and create the relevant sections in a php. I admit it would require the user to have a little knowledge of Koolmoves and its variables.

Now if your app could write the actionscript (on submit) to a textfile they could copy/paste into their actions window for the submit buttons, based on the textfield variables and types (instance name, variable name, version) they enter in your app as well as writing the php file, that would let you control step 2 and 3 and you'd have a winner across platforms.