Pull images from SQL/PHP into Flash

Question

I have a website that displays images that are stored in a
SQL database using PHP as a method for pulling and displaying the
images. These images are stored in the database as text (ex:
image1), then the PHP looks for the image like this:
<img src="images/Photograph/<?php echo
$row_rs_Photos['Image']; ?>.jpg" alt="" width="<?php echo
$row_rs_Photos['Thumb_Width']; ?>" height="<?php echo
$row_rs_Photos['Thumb_Height']; ?>" border="0" title="" />
I want to pull these images into Flash. I've done a bunch of
ActionScripting, but am no expert. Really don't have the foggiest
idea where to start.
-kirk

Answer 1

I seem to have this one working, kinda. It has an array and
automatically numbers the buttons, but there are some buttons, that
ask SQL to return a photo that doesn't exist. For instance, there
is no 7 or 8 ID in my SQL, so those buttons don't work:
http://www.lbiphotos.com/Flash/loadImages_finished.html
PHP Code:
<?php require_once('my.php'); ?>
<?php
if (!function_exists("GetSQLValueString")) {
function GetSQLValueString($theValue, $theType,
$theDefinedValue = "", $theNotDefinedValue = "")
$theValue = get_magic_quotes_gpc() ? stripslashes($theValue)
: $theValue;
$theValue = function_exists("mysql_real_escape_string") ?
mysql_real_escape_string($theValue) :
mysql_escape_string($theValue);
switch ($theType) {
case "text":
$theValue = ($theValue != "") ? "'" . $theValue . "'" :
"NULL";
break;
case "long":
case "int":
$theValue = ($theValue != "") ? intval($theValue) : "NULL";
break;
case "double":
$theValue = ($theValue != "") ? "'" . doubleval($theValue) .
"'" : "NULL";
break;
case "date":
$theValue = ($theValue != "") ? "'" . $theValue . "'" :
"NULL";
break;
case "defined":
$theValue = ($theValue != "") ? $theDefinedValue :
$theNotDefinedValue;
break;
return $theValue;
$colname_rs_Photos = "-1";
if (isset($_GET['passID'])) {
$colname_rs_Photos = (get_magic_quotes_gpc()) ?
$_GET['passID'] : addslashes($_GET['passID']);
mysql_select_db($database_LBI_Photos_Connection,
$LBI_Photos_Connection);
$query_rs_Photos = sprintf("SELECT ID_Photos, Image,
YearPhotographed FROM Photos WHERE ID_Photos = %s",
GetSQLValueString($colname_rs_Photos, "int"));
$rs_Photos = mysql_query($query_rs_Photos,
$LBI_Photos_Connection) or die(mysql_error());
$row_rs_Photos = mysql_fetch_assoc($rs_Photos);
$totalRows_rs_Photos = mysql_num_rows($rs_Photos);
$imageId = $_GET['passID'];
//MUST use code below to grab $images
$images =
$row_rs_Photos['YearPhotographed'].'/'.$row_rs_Photos['Image'];
print "image=" . $images;
?>
<?php
mysql_free_result($rs_Photos);
?>
ACTIONSCRIPT:
function loadImage(passID:Number) {
var resultLv:LoadVars = new LoadVars();
var sendLv:LoadVars = new LoadVars();
resultLv.onLoad = function(success) {
if (success) {
mcLoader.loadClip(imagePath+this.image+".jpg",
loadContainer);
trace("passID: "+passID);
sendLv.sendAndLoad(phpPath+"?passID="+String(passID),
resultLv);
function loadInit(target:MovieClip) {
trace("Begin Loading File");
trace("imagePath + this.image ; "+imagePath+this.image);
function assignButtons() {
for (var i in loadButtons) {
this[loadButtons
].numberTxt.text = String(Number(i)+1);
this[loadButtons].onRollOver = function() {
this.gotoAndStop(2);
this[loadButtons
].onRollOut = function() {
this.gotoAndStop(1);
this[loadButtons].onRelease = function() {
trace("String(this).length "+String(this).length);
if (String(this).length == 16) {
loadImage(Number(String(this).substring(String(this).length-1)));
if (String(this).length == 17) {
loadImage(Number(String(this).substring(String(this).length-2)));
var loadButtons:Array = new Array('loadBtn1', 'loadBtn2',
'loadBtn3', 'loadBtn4', 'loadBtn5', 'loadBtn6', 'loadBtn7',
'loadBtn8', 'loadBtn9', 'loadBtn10', 'loadBtn11', 'loadBtn12',
'loadBtn13', 'loadBtn14', 'loadBtn15', 'loadBtn16');
var loadContainer:MovieClip =
this.createEmptyMovieClip("loadContainer",
this.getNextHighestDepth());
var siteUrl:String = "
http://www.lbiphotos.com";
var imagePath:String = siteUrl+"/images/Photograph/";
var phpPath:String = siteUrl+"/Flash/images.php";
var mcLoader:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader();
var mcLoadObj:Object = new Object();
mcLoadObj.onLoadInit = loadInit;
mcLoader.addListener(mcLoadObj);
//below centers called image
loadContainer._x = (Stage.width/2-100);
loadContainer._y = (Stage.height/2-100);
assignButtons();