FLASH: sending variables to a CGI script

[Bob Shuster]

I've racked my brain and I just can't seem to get this working.  I've 

got most of the Flash 4 books available (and have gone through them.) 

I've hit the official Flash documentation as well as Macr.'s Flash 

site.  I've hit most of the other sites (FlashBible, etc.)


That being said - I'm trying to get a simple form working, and I 

think I'm simply doing something basically wrong.  My server is set 

up for CGI - I even have an HTML form setup and working to duplicate 

what I want to do in Flash.


Here's the problem.  I'm using the following scripting to send data 

(well, that's what I'm *trying* to do) to a Perl script on my server. 

The form seems to work - if I don't enter data in one of the required 

fields, it goes to the error routine.  But when I press "Submit" (and 

have data entered in the correct places) - the movie goes to the 

"Confirm" section, but my browser just sits there saying "contacting 

host".  No email is ever sent.  I think I'm missing something here.


Can anyone point me in the right direction?  This has got to be a 

pretty common thing in Flash - a feedback form - what am I doing 

wrong?!?


<<<<<<<<<<<<<script>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

On (Release)

       Comment: Make sure the user filled in all the required fields.

       If (name ne "" and email ne "" and comments ne "")

             Comment: Check to make sure the email address includes and @.

             Set Variable: "i" = "0"

             Set Variable: "validmail" = 0

             Loop While (i <= Length(email))

                   If (Substring (email, i, 1) eq "@")

                         Set Variable: "validmail" = 1

                   End If

                   Set Variable: "i" = i + 1

             End Loop

             Comment: If there's no @ in the email go to the error page.

             If (validmail = 0)

                   Go to and Stop ("error")

             Else

                   Load Variables ("/cgi-bin/formmail.pl", 0, vars=POST)

                   Comment: Go to the confirmation frame.

                   Go to and Stop ("confirm")

             End If

       Else

             Comment: if the user left required fields blank, show 

them an error message.

             Go to and Stop ("error")

       End If

End On

<<<<<<<end script>>>>>>>>


Elsewhere at the same level I have set some hidden variables (i.e. 

recipient, sort order, and subject) that should also be sent to the 

script.  I've spent way too much time on this already!    Thanks   - 

Bob Shuster



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