Making a login system

Question

Making a login system with flex.
i have registration in one panel and login in another panel,
basicly in the same application,
But since il be calling the same username i register, i can
only use the same id for that input feild in both REGISTRATION and
LOGIN but i get a 'identifier already in use' , cant get my head
for a work around.
please help
using something like this
http://www.vipercreations.com/tutorials/Adobe%20Flex/28.html

Answer 1

ntsii can u give me an example for declaring a textInput with
an id at application level then refrencing it
my code
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="
http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"
layout="absolute">
<mx:states>
<mx:State name="Logged In">
<mx:SetProperty target="{panel1}" name="width"
value="95%"/>
<mx:SetProperty target="{panel1}" name="height"
value="95%"/>
<mx:RemoveChild target="{password}"/>
<mx:RemoveChild target="{username}"/>
<mx:RemoveChild target="{label1}"/>
<mx:RemoveChild target="{Submit}"/>
<mx:RemoveChild target="{label2}"/>
<mx:SetProperty target="{panel1}" name="title"
value="Members Section"/>
<mx:AddChild relativeTo="{panel1}"
position="lastChild">
<mx:Label x="10" y="10" text="Welcome to the Members
Section!"/>
</mx:AddChild>
<mx:AddChild relativeTo="{panel1}"
position="lastChild">
<mx:Label x="10" y="36" text="Here you can do great
things, like join the forums @ Viper Creations!"/>
</mx:AddChild>
<mx:AddChild relativeTo="{panel1}"
position="lastChild">
<mx:Label x="10" y="62" text="Label"/>
</mx:AddChild>
</mx:State>
</mx:states>
<mx:Script>
<![CDATA[
import mx.rpc.events.ResultEvent;
import mx.controls.Alert;
]]>
</mx:Script>
<mx:Script>
<![CDATA[
private function checkLogin(evt:ResultEvent):void
if(evt.result.loginsuccess == "yes")
currentState = "Logged In";
if(evt.result.loginsuccess == "no")
mx.controls.Alert.show('Invalid username/password');
]]>
</mx:Script>
<mx:HTTPService id="login_user"
result="checkLogin(event)" showBusyCursor="true" method="POST"
url="
http://www.phobos-machines.com/login/bin/request.php"
useProxy="false">
<mx:request xmlns="">
<username>
{username.text}
</username>
<password>
{password.text}
</password>
</mx:request>
</mx:HTTPService>
<mx:Panel resizeEffect="Resize" width="250" height="200"
layout="absolute" title="Login System" horizontalCenter="0"
verticalCenter="-2" id="panel1">
<mx:Label x="10" y="10" text="Username:" id="label1"/>
<mx:TextInput x="10" y="36" id="username"/>
<mx:Label x="10" y="66" text="Password:" id="label2"/>
<mx:TextInput x="10" y="92" id="password"
displayAsPassword="true"/>
<mx:Button x="10" y="122" label="Submit" id="Submit"
click="login_user.send();"/>
</mx:Panel>
<!--registraion -->
<mx:HTTPService id="login" showBusyCursor="true"
method="POST" url="
http://www.phobos-machines.com/login/bin/request.php"
useProxy="false">
<mx:request xmlns="">
<username>
{username2.text}
</username>
<password>
{password2.text}
</password>
</mx:request>
</mx:HTTPService>
<mx:Panel x="30" y="10" width="380" height="270"
layout="absolute">
<mx:Form x="10" y="19" width="328" height="187">
<mx:FormItem label="username">
<mx:TextInput id="username2" width="100%"/>
</mx:FormItem>
<mx:FormItem label="Password">
<mx:TextInput id="password2" width="100%"
displayAsPassword="true"/>
</mx:FormItem>
<mx:FormItem>
<mx:Button label="Submit"
click="login.send(),Alert.show('User Registered',
'Registration',mx.controls.Alert.OK);"/>
</mx:FormItem>
</mx:Form>
<mx:FormHeading x="0" y="0" label="Registration"/>
</mx:Panel>
</mx:Application>