Bringing php data into flash file

Question

I've got a php file, below is the code from it:
<?php
$dir = "photos/";
// Open a known directory, and proceed to read its contents
if (is_dir($dir)) {
if ($dh = opendir($dir)) {
$fileList = "";
while (($file = readdir($dh)) !== false) {
if ($file != "." && $file != "..") {
If ($fileList == "") {
$fileList = $file;
else
$fileList = $fileList . ", " . $file;
echo "&newVar=$fileList";
closedir($dh);
?>
it returns a full list of files in a specified directory on
the server.
I need to pass that data into flash, so that it can build an
array, and do
other things with it.
i can use:
loadVariables("filename.php", "");
and then create a text box with the variable value of
"newVar" and it will
display the file list, but I can't seem to get that string
into a workable
variable that i can do things to it.
could someone point me to how to do this, or let me know if
you need more
info on it.
thanks.

Answer 1

I'm able to get the list into flash as it's currently
written, but I can
only get it to display in a text box instead of haveing it in
a format that
i can do things go.
fileListArray = fileList.split(",");
I've been using this code to split the php's return into an
array of the
file names. I just can't seem to get it to work with the
loadvars/loadvariables stuff.
for example, the below code works perfectly:
var fileList:String;
var fileListArray:Array;
fileList = "01.jpg,02.jpg,03.jpg,04.jpg,05.jpg,06.jpg";
fileListArray = fileList.split(",");
when i try to display fileListArray[2] as the above code is
written, it
displays the correct .jpg file name. i just can't seem to
find a way to get
the php's return to work the same way.
"DMennenoh **AdobeCommunityExpert**"
<[email protected]> wrote in
message news:f0amga$ldh$[email protected]..
> You're close, but you don't want to return all the files
in one variable -
> return them all as something like file1 - filen. Then
you can iterate file
> in your onLoad.
>
> Change your PHP like so:
>
> <?PHP
> $dir="photos/";
>
> // Open a known directory, and proceed to read its
contents
> if (is_dir($dir)) {
> if ($dh = opendir($dir)) {
> $ind = 1;
> $fileList = "";
> while (($file = readdir($dh)) !== false) {
> if ($file != "." && $file != "..") {
> $fileList .= "&file$ind=".$file;
> $ind++;
> }
> }
> echo($fileList);
> closedir($dh);
> }
> }
> ?>
>
>
> Now, in your onLoad function you can do like so:
>
> myLoader.onLoad = function(success){
> var ind = 1;
> while(this['file' + ind]){
> trace(this['file' + ind]);
> ind++;
> }
> }
>
> Of course, you can then stick the files into an array...
>
>
> HTH
>
> --
> Dave -
> Head Developer
>
http://www.blurredistinction.com
> Adobe Community Expert
>
http://www.adobe.com/communities/experts/
>