MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-LEARNING ACTIONSCRIPT 2.0 IN FLASH - Page 641

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4. Create four input text fields on the Stage, and give them the following instance names:
emailFrom_txt, emailTo_txt, emailSubject_txt, and emailBody_txt.
5. Create a dynamic text field on the Stage with the instance name debug_txt.
6. Create a button symbol, drag an instance on to the Stage, and give it an instance name of
submit_btn.
7. Select Frame 1 in the Timeline, and open the Actions panel (Window > Actions) if it isn’t
already open.
8. Enter the following code in the Actions panel:
this.submit_btn.onRelease = function() {
var emailResponse:LoadVars = new LoadVars();
emailResponse.onLoad = function(success:Boolean) {
if (success) {
debug_txt.text = this.result;
} else {
debug_txt.text = "error downloading content";
}
};
var email:LoadVars = new LoadVars();
email.emailFrom = emailFrom_txt.text;
email.emailTo = emailTo_txt.text;
email.emailSubject = emailSubject_txt.text;
email.emailBody = emailBody_txt.text;
email.sendAndLoad("http://www.yoursite.com/email.cfm", emailResponse,
"POST");
};
This ActionScript creates a new LoadVars object instance, copies the values from the text
fields into the instance, and then sends the data to the server. The CFM file sends the e-
mail and returns a variable (
true or false) to the SWF file called result, which appears
in the
debug_txt text field.
9. Save the document as sendEmail.fla, and then publish it by selecting File > Publish.
10. Upload sendEmail.swf to the same directory that contains email.cfm (the ColdFusion file
you saved and uploaded in step 2).
11. View and test the SWF file in a browser.
For more information, see the LoadVars entry in the ActionScript 2.0 Language Reference.
NOTE
Remember to change the URL www.yoursite.com to your own domain.