Question

I’m new to flash and it’s really bugging me that I cannot find out how to do a simple url request. I don’t want to do XML. I just need to read a file ex: example.com/file.txt or example.com/file.php.

I am rocking back with Actionscript 2.0, does anyone know how to do a simple HTTP Request in FLASH, thanks it driving me crazy that I can’t find it.

Thank in advance.

Answer 1

Use PHP code for reading from .txt file and than use code like this:

function loadData():Void {
var recive:LoadVars = new LoadVars(); 
recive.onLoad = function(loading:Boolean):Void  {
    if (loading) {                 //if were variables succesfully loaded
        trace(unescape(this));    //trace PHP variables
    } else {                                
        trace("Error!"); // if wasn't process succesfull, trace error
    }
};
var send:LoadVars = new LoadVars();      
send.premenna = "text";            // send to $_POST['text'] in php
send.sendAndLoad("www.web.comfile.php", recive, "POST");   //send and load variables
}
_root.tlacitko.onRelease = loadData;    //do it after button is pressed 

In short, use loadVars for loading php vars. (do not read commentaries….)