Re: FLASH: ASP on server

[DeJarnett, Gary]

Hi Jason,


Well, due to machine problems, I’m behind on reading posts from this group,

but I’ve done a quick search and haven’t seen much response to your

question, so thought I’d respond just in case.  I’ve been loading data from

our mainframe DB2 system into dynamic menus in Flash and thought of

something that might be your problem with non-local ASP pages and loading

your variables.


When you are loading the variables from your hard drive, it’s ok to refer to

the ASP page without the full path, i.e. “/varloader.asp”.  When you are

referring to an ASP on the server though, you want to use the full path,

i.e. http://www.myserver.com/varloader.asp

<http://www.myserver.com/varloader.asp> . 


Here’s how I do it:  For all my ASP references I use a variable for the

server which is set up during my initialization routine.  My load variables

statement then looks like this: 


Load Variables (/:Server & "getEmpl.asp", "/Library", vars=POST)


This way, when I want to test the movie, I assign “/” to the server and it

looks in the local directory for the ASP page (non-local references are not

allowed during testing), but when I publish, I move the name of my server

(“http://www.myserver.edu/thisproject/

<http://www.myserver.edu/thisproject/> ”) to the /:Server variable.

Hopefully everyone will excuse me if this has already been answered.  I’m

new to Flash, so this may not be the problem at all, but I wanted to throw

it out just in case.  I don’t think I’ll get caught up on all the posts

before the weekend.

Hope this helps,

Gary (

dejarnettttu [dot] edu

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dejarnettttu [dot] edu (mailto:dejarnettttu [dot] edu)

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				Date:	Wed, 16 Feb 2000 20:47:11 -0000

				From:	“Jason & Merav \(lineone\)”

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				Subject:	FLASH: ASP on server


				I’ll rephrase :

				Problem. Flash movie calling ASP and loading

in variables returned from the

				ASP (note : the ASP call, calls an absoloute

URL). Works fine when run off

				my hard disk (with internet connection open)

.. but when put onto a server,

				it doesn’t load in the variables.


				The crazy part is that it works great off my

(and ANY) Hard Disk (of course

				that’s assuming that there is an internet

connection).


				Help Please.

				Jason.

				Thanks nonetheless Helen .. any other ideas?


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