Flash lite - database

Hi
I am new to Flash lite and i am currently working on an app
for Nokia N95 for a school project. Can anyone tell my how i can
get the phone to connect to a database and then pullout data and
show them on the phone?
Morten

Hi Morten,
First you will need to be proficient (but not expert) in 3
technologies, databases (eg MySQL), server scripting (eg PHP) and
Flash Lite.
Then in MySQL, you set up the database to store the data.
Write a PHP script to read the data in the database, then parse and
'print' that data into name>value (eg
&variable1=data1&variable2=data2) pairs which Flash Lite
can then read as variables and values. Then you need to use
loadVars() in Flash Lite to read the name>value pairs from the
PHP script.
Thats it in its basics, there are more detailed examples in
the
Adobe Mobile and
Devices Developer Center.
Regards

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www.flashmobileblog.com

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Ciao
is not to Adobe to rebuild the Flash Lite player. Adobe
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> Hi, I need to visualize a SWF file in my Intermec CN3
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