Flash/XML comms

I have been working through friendsofED book called
"Foundation ActionScript for Flash 8". I really get how to get
information out of a XML database and be able to display it. Now I
want to learn how to get data to go the other direction. Is there a
web location (tutorial) on how to append records back to a XML
database through the use of Flash 8 actionscript???
respectfully,
Anthony Jackman
eLearning Application Developer
SI International

kglad's link is how to create and XML document using
actionscript, but if you want to interface with a DB to append
records etc, you're going to need to use another scripting language
in conjunction with Actionscript to make the DB calls (like PHP).
Cheers,
FlashTastic

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Feldkircher ,
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For information:
The problem is with browsers not refreshing external files
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real-time update.
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to force the htm file to reload.
regards
Dave

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[email protected]

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Integration. There's even a tutorial in Flash 8 called "Flash and
PHP Integration." Then you might want to Google "flash php xml
tutorial" which returns plenty of stuff to keep you reading for a
while.
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