HTTPService issues

Question

I'm having difficulty in getting a simple HTTPService call to
work
I've got a simple MySQL DB, using one table with 3 records
and 3 fields
I'm evaluating Flexbuilder 2 and can't seem to construct a
valid result
My PHP page call returns the following XML:
<jobfamilies>
<job>
<jobid>1</jobid>
<surveyid>1</surveyid>
<familyname>Accounting</familyname>
</job>
<job>
<jobid>2</jobid>
<surveyid>1</surveyid>
<familyname>Bookeeping</familyname>
</job>
<job>
<jobid>3</jobid>
<surveyid>1</surveyid>
<familyname>Construction</familyname>
</job>
</jobfamilies>
My MXML code looks like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="
http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"
layout="absolute"
initialize="initializeHandler(event)" >
<mx:Script>
<![CDATA[
import mx.rpc.xml.XMLDecoder;
private function initializeHandler(event:Event):void {
myjobs.send( );
private var myxml:XML = myjobs.lastResult.toString();
]]>
</mx:Script>
<mx:HTTPService id="myjobs"
url="
http://myhostedserver.com/cea/admin_jobs.php"
/>
<mx:VBox>
<mx:TextArea text="myxml" width="300" height="300" />
</mx:VBox>
</mx:Application>
just trying to make a connection and get a return
gotta start somewhere <8-)

Answer 1

See the sample code below. Note especially the resultFormat
and the use of a result handler function.
Tracy
Sample code using HTTPService, e4x, handler function to
populate a list item
The DataGrid tag:
<mx:DataGrid id="dg" dataProvider="{_xlcMyListData}"
.../>
The HTTPService tag:
<mx:HTTPService id="service" resultFormat="e4x"
result="onResult(event)" fault="..../>
Script block declaration:
import mx.rpc.Events.ResultEvent;
[Bindable]private var _xlcMyListData:XMLListCollection;
Invoke send:
var oRequest:Object = new Object();
oRequest.Arg1 = "value1";
service.send(oRequest);
Result Handler function:
private function onResult(oEvent:ResultEvent):void {
var xmlResult:XML = XML(event.result); //converts result
Object to XML. can also use "as" operator
var xlMyListData:XMLList = xmlResult.myListData; //depends
on xml format, is row data
_xlcMyListData = new XMLListCollection(xlMyListData); //wrap
the XMLList in a collection
trace(_xlcMyListData.toXMLString()); //so you can see
exactly how to specify dataField or build labelFunction
}//onResult