Flash, AS3, PHP, & Query Strings

I think what I am after is pretty simple but unfortunately, I
don't know much php. Basically what I am looking for is this.
I want to pass a query from the browser address to a flash
document.
For Example, if someone visits.
http://www.whatever.com/tour?mls=123456789
(or tour.php?mls=123456789, whatever is easiest)
A document opens, resizes the browser (optional but would be
nice), and loads a flash SWF. It also passes the mls=123456789
string into flash to a variable mls.
Any ideas?
Thanks!
Drew

Try: URLLoaderDataFormat.VARIABLES

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Pass Variables into AS3 through Query String?

Man! I've been searching ferociously and can't seem to find a solution that works for me. I am trying to pass variables via query string on a PHP page to Flash, and then have the swf add movie clips to the stage depending on the information it receives.
Here is what the PHP outputs:
swfobject.embedSWF("flash/detailScore.swf?a=0-0&b=0-0&c=30-54&d=30-20&e=42-18", ...
And here is my AS3 code:
function loaderInfoSh(e:Event):void{
var myQueryStrings=this.loaderInfo.parameters;
a = myQueryStrings.a;
b = myQueryStrings.b;
c = myQueryStrings.c;
d = myQueryStrings.d;
e = myQueryStrings.e;
addTheResults(a,1);
addTheResults(b,2);
addTheResults(c,3);
addTheResults(d,4);
addTheResults(e,5);
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The addTheResults function takes the coordinates, adds a MC instance to the stage and positions it accordingly.
var colorMCArray:Array = new Array();
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switch (colnum){
case 1:
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case 2:
daColor = "74b47d";
break;
case 3:
daColor = "436494";
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case 4:
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break;
case 5:
daColor = "b43d44";
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var lateral = val.slice(0,dash);
var vertical = val.slice(dash+1);
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vertical --;
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var comm:tileB = new tileB();
comm.name = "comm"+colnum;
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colorTransform.color = thiscolor;
colorMCArray[colnum].transform.colorTransform = colorTransform;
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colorMCArray[colnum].y = 536;
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colorMCArray[colnum].y += (vertical * 9)*-1;
colorMCArray[colnum].addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, btnro);
colorMCArray[colnum].addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, btnrout);
I don't know what I'm doing wrong here.

Was this the "e" in the code below you were pertaining to as the culprit? "e" is not a keyword. It's just the shortcut for the word "event" for the variable name of type Event which is the Event object that triggered the call of function loaderInfoSh. In your code you assigned e = myQueryString.e which should have given you a type mismatch error.
function loaderInfoSh(e:Event):void{
var myQueryStrings=this.loaderInfo.parameters;
a = myQueryStrings.a;
b = myQueryStrings.b;
c = myQueryStrings.c;
d = myQueryStrings.d;
e = myQueryStrings.e;
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addTheResults(c,3);
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#1, Yes that is a security risk, please disable directory index viewing.
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import flash.net.URLRequest;
import flash.events.Event;
import flash.events.IOErrorEvent;
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.oO(aerobicdesign)
>Hi Peter. No, that I can add if need be. But if you go to
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browsers this
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Opera and
Lynx you'll get a "Object Moved" response instead, containing
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> It is like something is just eating up the querystring
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article and
category IDs are missing, so the script doesn't know what to
display.
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I have created a form in flash (CS5) using AS3 and Php.
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Scene 1
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ComponentShim (Compiled Clip), Line 1
5000: The class 'fl.controls.TextArea' must subclass 'flash.display.MovieClip' since it is linked to a library symbol of that type.
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add those components to the library of your main (ie, loading) fla.

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B

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Hi,
I have the following PHP code (downloaded from net) which builds a list of all the files in a "MyPics" folders:
PS php can build a list of all the files in a folder so you don't have to type them all out like that, plus it makes updating a sinch all you have to do is put a pic in the folder and it will be added to the list.
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<CODE>
<?
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<CODE/>
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Thanks.

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http://www.metah.ch/blog/2008/01/using-urlvariables/

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Hi,
The problem page is located at
http://gauravchandra.info/gpi/mediaCentre.html
I am using flash query string to pass a value into a variable
so that the flash file loads at a particular frame.
If you see the object and embed element, I have written
"Body_image.swf?section=flame" in the movie source. This makes my
flash movie play from a frame labeled - flame. But it is working
only in internet explorer and that too only on local machine. When
I upload it on server, it starts from the first frame everytime. In
internet explorer, it works only on local and it does not even work
on local in firefox.
What am I doing wrong? Please help as it is urgent.
Gaurav

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> The flash file is kept at
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> Please help.
>
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I searched the net and Adobe website, read the complete i-mode document provided by Docomo (on adobe site) and couldn't find any information on the subject. I'm trying to figure out if this is something specific to the Japanese market or all flash lite players react the same way. I will explain my issue.
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this should be in the as3 forum. but you need to return name/value pairs from your php file.

AS3 & PHP

I am trying to retrieve name and value pairs from a php
script with AS3. Flash keeps giving me the error.
Error #2101: The String passed to URLVariables.decode() must
be a URL-encoded query string containing name/value pairs.
Here is an extract of my php.
while ($row = mysql_fetch_assoc ($qr)) {
while (list ($key, $val) = each ($row)) {
$r_string .= '&' . $key . $i . '=' .$val;
$i++;
// add extra & to prevent returning extra chars at the
end
$r_string .='&';
echo $r_string;
If i change the echo to something like echo "name&value"
it works, its as if it does not like the $r_string. I have tried
using urlencode($r_string) and string($r_string) but it fails. The
php used to work in AS2 with sendAndLoad fine.

Thanks for your reply, however php does not seem to have a
URLEncode function, it has a urlencode function which I tried, I
pointed that out at the bottom of my original post.
Like I said previously, if i echo "name&value" (which is
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AS version: AS3
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import fl.video.*;
var mainMovie:FLVPlayback = new FLVPlayback();
mainMovie.source = "http://www.somedomainname.com/firmware.flv?dummyquery=22";
trace(addChild(mainMovie));
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Here is the error output I get:
[object FLVPlayback]
VideoError: 1005: Invalid xml: URL: "http://www.somedomainname.com/firmware.flv?dummyquery=22&FLVPlaybackVersion=2.1" No root node found; if url is for an flv it must have .flv extension and take no parameters
 at fl.video::SMILManager/http://www.adobe.com/2007/flash/flvplayback/internal::xmlLoadEventHandler()
 at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEventFunction()
 at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEvent()
 at flash.net::URLLoader/onComplete()
It adds on "&FLVPlaybackVersion=2.1" to the end.
I saw a different article that said I should add a dummy variable at the end like "&dummy=.flv" because I was told that Flash is basically looking for an .flv extension at the end and you can trick it, but it doesn't work because they add on additional code.
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Hey supervu,
I know you already found a workaround to make this work, just figured I'd post an alternative to editing the FLVPlayback compoent. I also am retrieving an FLV file via a .Net ASHX file. To keep both worlds happy, I used a URLRewriter module to translate for me... this one translates what I am using for the FLVPlayback component source:
http://domain.com/flv/22.flv to be resolved as http://domain.com/API/resource.ashx?ID=22
There is of course no flv folder in the root of my application...
Here is my very simple URLRewriter class in vb.net:
Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic
Imports System
Imports System.Web
Public Class URLRewriter
 Implements IHttpModule
 Public Sub Init(ByVal inst As System.Web.HttpApplication) Implements System.Web.IHttpModule.Init
 AddHandler inst.BeginRequest, AddressOf Me.OnBeginRequest
 End Sub
 Public Sub OnBeginRequest(ByVal app As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
 Dim inst As HttpApplication = CType(app, HttpApplication)
 Dim req_path As String = inst.Context.Request.Path
 Dim trans_path As String = ""
 Dim search As String = "/flv/"
 Dim pos As Integer = req_path.IndexOf("/flv/")
 If pos > -1 Then
 Dim key as string = req_path.Substring(pos + search.Length, (req_path.LastIndexOf(".flv") - (pos + search.Length)))
 HttpContext.Current.Response.Redirect("~/API/resource.ashx?ID=" & key )
 End If
 End Sub
 Public Sub Dispose() Implements System.Web.IHttpModule.Dispose
 End Sub
End Class
and make sure you add this to your web.config.. this will cause URLRewriter to intercept all HTTP requests, and redirect as needed.
<system.web>
 <httpModules>
 <add name="URLRewriter" type="[Namespace].URLRewriter"/>
 </httpModules>
</system.web>
Hope this helps someone.

Error #2101: The String passed to URLVariables.decode() must be a URL-encoded query string containin

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import flash.events.*;
import flash.net.URLLoader;
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function loading(e: Event): void {
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I am a bit of a rookie with Flash/AS3 and I need help trying to access FlashVars or URL in Object/Embed tags. I've searched in the Internet and the forums but cannot get my head around how to implement this. Here is my example.
1) ACTION SCRIPT - I have created a simple flash banner with clickable button (sparkle) with a mouse down event.
The action script (AS3) for the button is the following:
sparkle.addEventListener(
 MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN,
 function(evt:MouseEvent):void {
 var url:String = "http://www.[site_url].com/as/img.cfm";
 var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest(url);
 var variables:URLVariables = new URLVariables();
 variables.gphc = "382";
 request.data = variables;
 request.method = URLRequestMethod.GET;
 navigateToURL(request);
 *** the core issue to resolve is how to make the line above (variables.gphc = "382";) to be set dynamically. I would like for the variable to come from the FlashVars or the URL vars
2) OBJECT/EMBED - my object/embed code with include FlashVars and URL Query String
<OBJECT classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" ID="bannerAD" WIDTH="728" HEIGHT="90">
 <PARAM NAME="movie" VALUE="http://www.[site_url].com/images/imgs/flash_ad.swf?gphc=382">
 <PARAM NAME="quality" VALUE="high">
 <PARAM NAME="bgcolor" VALUE="#FFFFFF">
 <PARAM NAME="FlashVars" value="gphc=382" />
 <EMBED src="http://www.[site_url].com/images/imgs/flash_ad.swf?gphc=382" quality="high"WIDTH="728" HEIGHT="90" TYPE="application/x-shockwave-flash" PLUGINSPAGE="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" FlashVars="gphc=382" />
</OBJECT>
Questions that I need answered ... How do we access the FlashVars or the URL Query String? I have found many references to loaderInfo but no clear way to implement that I'm able to understand. So if the loaderInfo is the key, where do I add in the loaderComplete() function into my action script above in #1?
function loaderComplete(myEvent:Event)
var flashVars=this.loaderInfo.parameters;
gphcTextField.text=flashVars.gphc
this.loaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, loaderComplete);
Any help is much appreciated.

Thank you for your input. I implemented your sugguestion in the following way without any success. Notice below in the addEventListner that I have added the snippet of code. Is this a good place (correct place) to set the local_var? I did confirm that the FlashVars and URL variables were set.
sparkle.addEventListener(
 MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN,
 function(evt:MouseEvent):void {
 var url:String = "http://www.[site_url].com/as/img.cfm";
 var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest(url);
 var variables:URLVariables = new URLVariables();
 var local_gphc:String = LoaderInfo(this.root.loaderInfo).parameters.gphc;
 variables.gphc = local_gphc;
 request.data = variables;
 request.method = URLRequestMethod.GET;
 navigateToURL(request);
Thank you for your help.

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