getURL POST & GET won't work

[marexposed]

I've put the same variable name with the same content all over the flash movie, even inside the on(release).
Then I go:
on (release) {
var picho:String = "hola";
getURL("http://myurl/index.php", "GET");
}
Before that I used "_blank" in between, but I took it away as I read was causing problems to someone. Same thing:
The php script doesn't get anything, the address bar doesn't show any variables and I ran out of searching options for the solution.
This is a Flash 8 movie loaded into CS3.

Thanks for any suggestion.

[webdreamer]

Can you tell us what your trying to do?

[marexposed]

Yes, I'm just trying to POST OR GET the flash movie variables over the internet and to get to process them at the other end with the page index.php hosted at http://myurl

According to flash help, this will do it:

The following ActionScript uses POST to send variables in the HTTP header. Make sure you test your documents in a browser window, because otherwise your variables are sent using GET:

var firstName:String = "Gus";
var lastName:String = "Richardson";
var age:Number = 92;
getURL("http://www.adobe.com", "_blank", "POST");

But it doesn't to me, either using GET or POST.

[marexposed]

Quick reply doesn't work? I just lost my reply. Ok, let's go again:
I'm just trying to GET or POST some flash movie variables over the internet and to get to process them at the other end by the file index.php hosted at http://myurl.

According to flash help, this will do it:
The following ActionScript uses POST to send variables in the HTTP header. Make sure you test your documents in a browser window, because otherwise your variables are sent using GET:

var firstName:String = "Gus";
var lastName:String = "Richardson";
var age:Number = 92;
getURL("http://www.adobe.com", "_blank", "POST");

But it doesn't to me. The url is correctly opened but variables are safely kept inside the swf, no indication they'll be released whatsoever to the outside world.

[a_modified_dog]

if you are trying to send the variable picho, use -

var picho:String = "hola";
getURL("http://myurl/index.php?picho="+picho);

test in browser as appended vars fail silently in authoring environment

[marexposed]

ok, my posts might be delayed somewhere, I assume they are on their way while I reply to a_modified_dog.
Thanks, but, if I want to post them hidden in the http header... what should I do?

[marexposed]

what the...! The posts are not queued are they?... ok, I'll go again with my reply to webdreamer:

Quick reply doesn't work? I just lost my reply. Ok, let's go again:
I'm just trying to GET or POST some flash movie variables over the internet and to get to process them at the other end by the file index.php hosted at http://myurl.

According to flash help, this will do it:
The following ActionScript uses POST to send variables in the HTTP header. Make sure you test your documents in a browser window, because otherwise your variables are sent using GET:

var firstName:String = "Gus";
var lastName:String = "Richardson";
var age:Number = 92;
getURL("http://www.adobe.com", "_blank", "POST");

But it doesn't to me. The url is correctly opened but variables are safely kept inside the swf, no indication they'll be released whatsoever to the outside world.

[marexposed]

Ok, third try the post has got there. Sorry if my previous two appear after. Will look as I'm spamming.

[a_modified_dog]

getURL("http://myurl/index.php?picho="+picho, "POST");

// or

lv = new LoadVars();
lv.picho = "hola";
lv.sendAndload("http://myurl/index.php", lv, "POST");
lv.onLoad = function(){
trace(unescape(this)); // catch returned values or errors from php
}; 

[marexposed]

Ok, I'll try that, modified_dog, but if that works I'll get very annoyed with flash help writers, because what they say is different.

[toltec7]

Create a new movie clip like...

var movClip:MovieClip = _root.createEmptyMovieClip("mov", _root.getNextHighestDepth());

movClip.picho = "hola";
movClip.getURL("address", "POST");

[marexposed]

toltec7, I'm not very skilled at flash, so I've added your code into the on(release) method of the main movie, like this:

on (release) {
var movClip:MovieClip = _root.createEmptyMovieClip("mov", _root.getNextHighestDepth());

movClip.picho = "hola";
movClip.getURL("http://myurl/index.php", "GET");
}

But it doesn't even navigate to the url (let alone sending the variables )

Regarding a_modified_dog's example, even I define the variable picho RIGHT BEFORE the getURL statement, the content seems to be plain blank:

on (release) {
var picho:String = "hola";
getURL("http://megaclor.110mb.com/index.php?url="+picho, "GET");
}

I'm using GET to have at least the chance of seeing the variable going on the address bar.

Is adobe flash kind of criptic, or is just me?

[webdreamer]

Hey i got know replies to say this thread was still active!
Anyways...
Dont know how you guys have got lost here.
this is all you need.

code:

---

on (release) {

getURL("http://megaclor.110mb.com/index.php?someVar=hello", "_blank");

}

---

or if you want to use some populated var

code:

---

on (release) {

var picho = "hello"

getURL("http://megaclor.110mb.com/index.php?someVar="+picho, "_blank");

}

//More than one var

on (release) {

var picho1 = "hello"

var picho2 = "you"

getURL("http://megaclor.110mb.com/index.php?someVar1="+picho1+"&someVar2="+picho2, "_blank");

}

---

Hope that clears things up for you.

[marexposed]

Ok, your code does work, webdreamer, which leaves me with the enigma of why if they define it everywhere as ":String" wont work as expected. After all, a type declaration after the name is perfectly logic as I understand it. But hey...!
Now, what if I want to send, not picho, but something like root.loaderInfo.url?
This doesn't work:

on (release) {
var picho = root.loaderInfo.url;
getURL("http://myurl/index.php?url="+picho, "GET");
}

Neither this does:

on (release) {
getURL("http://myurl/index.php?url="+root.loaderInfo.url, "GET");
}

Isn't root.loaderInfo.url the right way to obtain the url being navigated by the browser window that contains the swf being played.

I'm just trying my swf to say to my server: "Hey, I'm *this* swf and I've been clicked while playing myself to a user who was browsing *this* url".

[toltec7]

toltec7, I'm not very skilled at flash, so I've added your code into the on(release) method of the main movie, like this:

on (release) {
var movClip:MovieClip = _root.createEmptyMovieClip("mov", _root.getNextHighestDepth());

movClip.picho = "hola";
movClip.getURL("http://myurl/index.php", "GET");
}

But it doesn't even navigate to the url (let alone sending the variables )

you should do that code in timeline I guess...
so name you button (instance name)
and do this on _root or some other timeline...

button.onRelease = function () {

var movClip:MovieClip = _root.createEmptyMovieClip("mov", _root.getNextHighestDepth());

movClip.picho = "hola";
movClip.getURL("http://myurl/index.php", "POST");

}

that really should work if you wanna send with POST.
you can send with GET by adding a query string like the other guy explained...

[webdreamer]

Ok, your code does work, webdreamer, which leaves me with the enigma of why if they define it everywhere as ":String" wont work as expected. After all, a type declaration after the name is perfectly logic as I understand it. But hey...!
Now, what if I want to send, not picho, but something like root.loaderInfo.url?
This doesn't work:

on (release) {
var picho = root.loaderInfo.url;
getURL("http://myurl/index.php?url="+picho, "GET");
}

Neither this does:

on (release) {
getURL("http://myurl/index.php?url="+root.loaderInfo.url, "GET");
}

Isn't root.loaderInfo.url the right way to obtain the url being navigated by the browser window that contains the swf being played.

I'm just trying my swf to say to my server: "Hey, I'm *this* swf and I've been clicked while playing myself to a user who was browsing *this* url".

it should be _root.blah...
not root.blah...

[a_modified_dog]

i personally favour the LoadVars method as getURL is somewhat outdated
here is a link to see a working file (php included)

http://www.jackleaman.co.uk/temp/vars.html

[webdreamer]

i personally favour the LoadVars method as getURL is somewhat outdated
here is a link to see a working file (php included)

http://www.jackleaman.co.uk/temp/vars.html

I think it's depends on what he's looking to do with the vars. I mean what if he wants to populate a html based form fields with data passed in the url?

Thats the only reason i can see my self using the suggested method.

in the other hand if he's doing something like a contact form the sendAndLoad() would be the better method even though some template sites out there seem to do the suggest method.

[marexposed]

I wish I say "it did work", but it didn't unfortunately.
I tried both examples as I did before, this time adding the underscore as prefix. As usual I "export movie", I upload to the server, I reload the page that contains the swf, I click on it and I get a popup browser window navigating to the address stated in getURL, but I only get an empty string next to the "url=" in the browser's address bar.

Neither _root.loaderInfo.url or root.loaderInfo.url seems to provide a value. At least not as I'm using them.

Any (more) ideas?

[marexposed]

Ok a_modified_dog, I'll try your code now.

Wait! Is your code informing where the swf is hosted or where is being played? Because if it's the former, that's not what I'm looking for. I need to know the address of the web-page where the swf is being played.

Anyway, I still will try the loadvars method.