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Post June 6th, 2004, 12:54 am

Trying to create a complicated email form in flash. I know all the input text fields can have var assigned to them, but the component combobox cannot. Can it's instance name work the same way? or How can I make each data entry (8 in total) in the combobox be sent as a separate variable to php? How, can I put a variable onto the comobox????

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Post June 6th, 2004, 12:54 am

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Post June 6th, 2004, 6:18 am

Yep, assign the comboBox an instanceName and collect data like so,

to store all items in an array, (of course you can swap the array with a loadVars() )
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labelArray = new Array();
dataArray = new Array();
for (i = 0; i < comboBox.getLength()-1; i++) {
   labelArray[i] = comboBox.getItemAt(i).label;
   dataArray[i] = comboBox.getItemAt(i).data;
}
  1. labelArray = new Array();
  2. dataArray = new Array();
  3. for (i = 0; i < comboBox.getLength()-1; i++) {
  4.    labelArray[i] = comboBox.getItemAt(i).label;
  5.    dataArray[i] = comboBox.getItemAt(i).data;
  6. }

to get the selectedItem,
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var selectedLabel = comboBox.getSelectedItem().label;
var selectedData = comboBox.getSelectedItem().data;
  1. var selectedLabel = comboBox.getSelectedItem().label;
  2. var selectedData = comboBox.getSelectedItem().data;


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Post June 6th, 2004, 12:34 pm

Ahh great!! Thanks :D
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Post June 6th, 2004, 4:16 pm

well, I can't get it to send into the php though, what am I doing wrong? On the button I have the code set like this:

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on (release) {
    
    labelArray = new Array();
    dataArray = new Array();
    for (i = 0; i < comboBox.getLength()-1; i++) {
       labelArray[i] = comboBox.getItemAt(i).label;
       dataArray[i] = comboBox.getItemAt(i).data;
        }
    
    var selectedLabel =    comboBox.getSelectedItem().label;
    var purpose = comboBox.getSelectedItem().data;
    
    form.loadVariables("email.php", "POST");
}
  1. on (release) {
  2.     
  3.     labelArray = new Array();
  4.     dataArray = new Array();
  5.     for (i = 0; i < comboBox.getLength()-1; i++) {
  6.        labelArray[i] = comboBox.getItemAt(i).label;
  7.        dataArray[i] = comboBox.getItemAt(i).data;
  8.         }
  9.     
  10.     var selectedLabel =    comboBox.getSelectedItem().label;
  11.     var purpose = comboBox.getSelectedItem().data;
  12.     
  13.     form.loadVariables("email.php", "POST");
  14. }
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Post June 8th, 2004, 5:56 pm

Check my post here http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showt ... hp?t=57254 for information on LoadVars() in flash, everything is the same in flash for PHP as it would be in the ASP example.

Also to send the comboBoxs selected items label, give this to one of the Passengers you will learn about in the post. :D

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comboBox.getSelectedItem.label;
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Post June 9th, 2004, 2:11 am

lol your post was hilarious yet informative. ill try that out... the problem i was having was to send all info at once, so the loadvars should be fine and SO easy.
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Post July 6th, 2005, 12:26 am

Hello Starqueen,

Any chance you could mail me the fla of the form you created. I'm looking to do exactly the same but can't get my head round the scripting.

Thanks,

Passerose.

passerose@uber-music.com

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