Alright I have my sqldb hosted online and can access it using phpmyadmin what i would like to do is create tables and add items to the tables via adobe flex builder 4.6 desktop AIR application.
Anyone know if i am able to do this, the idea for the program is so person at position A can enter a name and person at position B can then use his program to read those names
According to Accessing mysql from Adobe flex/AIR, AIR is unable to access MySQL servers directly, so you'll have to use web services or some custom API do to this. But yeah, sure it's possible to do what you want.
I agree with Isaac. However, I want to add that it is good coding practices to not allow client side applications modify a database directly. In the applications that I have built, I like to use PHP to set-up an API that then interacts with the database. The AIR application then the interaction with the API using HTTP Requests.
Following code shows how to perform a URL request from the Adobe Website.
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashPlatform/reference/actionscript/3/flash/net/URLRequest.html
var url:String = url location of the API;
var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest(url);
var variables:URLVariables = new URLVariables(); //create variables to pass to the API
variables.exampleSessionId = new Date().getTime(); //create variables to pass to the API
variables.exampleUserLabel = "guest"; //create variables to pass to the API
request.data = variables; //Add the variables to the request
request.method = URLRequestMethod.POST; //Set the method of the Request GET, POST, PUT
navigateToURL(request); //Executes the request
You'd probably like something like https://backendless.com/ for this.
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Since Flash plugin has reached EOL, the only way to still use my RIA is to use the standalone version of Flash player.
I've noticed an issue with the following piece of code while testing the migration:
var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest("/utils/function");
request.contentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded";
request.method = URLRequestMethod.POST;
var data:URLVariables = new URLVariables();
data.x = encodeURIComponent(1);
data.y = encodeURIComponent(2);
data.z = encodeURIComponent('some value');
request.data = data;
navigateToURL(request, "_blank");
The standalone version of flash (v30.0.0.134) makes a GET request instead of the instructed POST method. The browser plugin (v32.0.0.238) opens the page correctly in a new tab as a POST request.
Why does the standalone flash convert my request in to a GET? Anybody out there who can shed some light on this issue?
I don't know if it qualifies as a answer, but we use this to make a POST request:
handleService.url='.../something.ashx';
handleService.method = URLRequestMethod.POST;
var prm:Object=new Object();
prm.par1 = "asd";
prm.content=encodedData;
prm.fileName=FileName;
handleService.send(prm);
Instead of going for a standalone version of flash, you can package the app as a Adobe AIR runtime. We still use some apps written in Flex and have no issues with them.
If running on windows, you can package it as a native runtime and works nice.
I'm developing a Flex mobile application and I'm using the Http Services within FlashBuilder (4.7) to send/receive data. I'm having some issues with how the server is setup to accept calls (from the mobile platform) and apparently setting the User-Agent in Android works just fine. But I can't seem to be able to find a way to set the User-Agent in FlashBuilder.
Any ideas?
Thanks
var request:URLRequest=new URLRequest('URL_OF_YOUR_SERVICE');
var userCredential:Object = new Object();
userCredential['user_email'] = 'YOUR_MAIL';
userCredential['user_password'] = 'YOUR_PASSWORD';
request.data=JSON.stringify(userCredential);// use this if your service accept json only else give Object directly
request.method = 'post';// specify here method GET or POST
var loader:URLLoader=new URLLoader();
loader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, userLoginCompleteHandler);
loader.addEventListener(IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR, onIOErrorHanlder);
try
{
loader.load(request);
}
catch(error:Error)
{
trace("Login Error:: "+ error.toString());
}
may this will help you, here i have defined userLoginCompleteHandler and onIOErrorHanlder event listner for result and fault.
No, you can't set the User-Agent header in Flex.
From this Adobe forums post:
Note again that since the underlying Flash API is flash.net.URLLoader there are certain headers that
you cannot send. For details, please see the docs for flash.net.URLRequestHeader.
The URLRequestHeader docs say:
In Flash Player and in Adobe AIR content outside of the application
security sandbox, the following request headers cannot be used:
... User-Agent, ...
Having a few problems that after three days of googling and coding I am unable to find any suitable answers so, I'm hoping that someone with far more Flash AS3 knowledge than me can help. I have frame on the Maintimeline of a flash Movie which requests and loads PHP generated XML. The PHP file is passed three variables from Flash which are then used to populate certain parts of the MySQL query in the PHP file. It all works wonderfully and I can populate a myriad dynamic text fields via my loadXML function. here's my code:
var req:URLRequest=new URLRequest("http://example.com/returnusers.php");
req.method = URLRequestMethod.POST;
var phpVars:URLVariables = new URLVariables();
phpVars.Group = myVar1;
phpVars.Company = myVar2;
phpVars.startRow = myStartRow;
req.data = phpVars;
var xml:XMLList;
var xmlLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
xmlLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, loadXML);
xmlLoader.load(req);
My problem is that I also have several buttons that, when clicked, will change the values of the myVar1, myVar2 and myStartRow. and thus change the parameters of the query in the PHP file. I would like to resend these to the same PHP file for an updated xml output and for my dynamic text fields to be updated with the new xml data.The only problem is is that I don't know how. As you can problably tell I'm no Tech Wizz but I'd really appreciate if someone out there could help... Thanks in advance
What you are trying to implement is a classic MVC design - in simple words you have a model (database + php) that is dynamic (changes during run time) and you want your view to change according to the changes made in the model (the view is binded to the model)
The solution requires some architectural work that is a bit advanced and will take some learning time , this is a good start : http://www.moock.org/lectures/mvc/
I created a media server with 'Adobe Media Server Starter 5' on localhost and I am able to connect to it via an AS3 AIR Application. I can see the connection from my Application called 'SimpleServer' in the 'Adobe Media Server Administration Console' and I get a positive feedback about the connection:
Accepted a connection from IP:127.0.0.1, referrer: app:/SimpleServer.swf, pageurl:
I neither get a compile time nor a runtime error when trying to create a new SharedObject, I get no feedback at all. I am using the following code:
var shared:SharedObject = SharedObject.getRemote("HelloWorld", "rtmp://localhost/SimpleServer");
shared.addEventListener(SyncEvent.SYNC, syncEventHandler);
shared.connect(nc);
The NetConnection is created as followed:
nc = new NetConnection();
nc.addEventListener(NetStatusEvent.NET_STATUS, netStatusHandler);
nc.connect("rtmp://localhost/SimpleServer");
nc.client = this;
I cannot see a SharedObject in 'View Applications' -> 'Shared Objects' and I get no feedback about the creation. It is like the object has never been created. I also tried to set properties on the SharedObject, with no effect:
shared.setProperty("test", false);
Is there a simple solution to this problem or do I have to configure advanced server stuff? Thank you in advance!
As Sunil asked in the comments, is syncEventHandler ever called when you run your code?
To partially answer your questions: No you don't need any specific server-side configuration to be able to retrieve a SharedObject on the client side. Simply make sure your connected to the server before performing any attempt at getting/connecting to a remote shared object.
See this answer for some more informations
Besides, a good practive when attempting to get a remote shared object is also to use the uri from your NetConnection instance:
var shared:SharedObject = SharedObject.getRemote("HelloWorld", nc.uri);
I have created a Jar that I want to fill with fireflies, depending on how many users are online.
I did a little digging and I found how to create a XMLSocket. It worked but I didn't know how to get the information how many people are online and also it required a CMD window to run all the time.
The second way I found was trough a PHP,MYSQL witch I have runing with my Apache server, but the tutorials and scripts I found did not work for me, for example. I did not create the required tables.
My question is what is the simplest way to find the current count of users online on your page/flash file? Is there a quick way to do it inside flash and not get involved with MYSQL or PHP?
No, there is not a simple way to only do it in Flash without using any external part (PHP, MySQL, Java, and more...). Remember that Flash is run locally, and thus needs to interact with PHP or similar to interact with the server to tell the server about the activity by the user and to ask the server about other users activities (number of users online).
If you only want to display the users online, I recommend the way that is shown in the example you posted. Simply update the database when activity has been seen by a user and count the user as offline when no activity has been seen for x minutes. There's no need to involve XMLSockets for this unless you want the users to interact with each other in any way.
If you want more than just displaying the users online, I recommend using XMLSockets in ActionScript and looking into PHP Sockets.
i dont think so, the flash player must need a way to "check" on the server the number of users who are online. the simplest would be to send a URLRequest (i hope i got the class name right) to a server script, which could be either a php or an aspx (or any server technology) script / page.
that server script should return the number of users the site has.
e.g.
var numberOfVisitors:Int = 0;
function onLoaded(e:Event):void {
numberOfVisitors = e.target.data;
// now print this 'numberOfVisitors' where you want to on the client
}
var numVisitors:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
numVisitors.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onLoaded);
numVisitors.load(new URLRequest("num_users.php"));
the next part would be a php script (or any other server script) that keeps track of the number of users. that i think you should post as another SO question perhaps?
I got it to work, but I hat to link the php file not trough it's HTTP address, instead just the path relative to the .swf file (just myFile.php or path/myFile.php).
AS3 file:
NewRequest = new URLRequest("numOnline.php");
var numberOfVisitors:int = 10;
var NewRequest:URLRequest;
var UrlLoader:URLLoader;
UrlLoader = new URLLoader();
UrlLoader.dataFormat = URLLoaderDataFormat.TEXT;
UrlLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onLoaded);
UrlLoader.load(NewRequest);
function onLoaded(e:Event):void {
trace(e.target.data);
numberOfVisitors = int(e.target.data);
}
I convert the text As3 receives to int, because i don't know yet how to send veria
php files
main PHP file (the file that as3 connects to):
<?php
include_once 'config.php'; //This file would contain the variables needed to connect to the database with $link, below
include_once 'functions.php'; //We include the functions we have created
$database = "online";
$link = mysql_connect($server, $db_user, $db_pass)or die ("Could not connect to mysql because ".mysql_error());
mysql_select_db($database)or die ("Could not select database because ".mysql_error());
usersOnline(5); //We call the usersOnline function with a time span of 5 minutes
showUsersOnline(1); //Show the number of users online, and the list of users
mysql_close($link);
?>
the function file sends the number of Visiters Online with echo $count;
Yes, you can do it without a database (MYSQL) and PHP; BUT you will still need a (Media) Server.
I wouldn't suggest the following if your "only" purpose is to count the connecting clients, but if you have the reasons and have access to a Flash Media Server, you can try the following:
On Server Side:
Create an application (folder) on FMS, create the main.asc file inside that folder.
Inside the main.asc; create a (remote) SharedObject (server-side) (e.g.: users_so)
Watch for connecting clients on application.onConnect event. Add each connecting client to that SharedObject inside this handler.
Also watch for disconnecting clients on application.onDisconnect event. Remove each disconnecting client from the SharedObject inside this handler.
On Client Side:
Connect each Flash client to FMS (with your new app-folder path in the URI) when the application loads in the browser.
Watch for the NetStatusEvent.NET_STATUS event and "NetConnection.Connect.Success" code. When connected; create a SharedObject (client-side) and get the remote from the server.
Add the SyncEvent.SYNC event listener to the SharedObject. This will sync with each Flash client when a user connects or disconnects from the server.
Inside the sync event handler, get and count the users from the event response.
Display the count on your Flash client.
See Server-Side ActionScript Language Reference for Flash Media Server 4.5, especially the Application Class.
Also useful: Flash Media Server Developer Center
Hope this helps.