Article Discussion: Dynamic Flash Part 2: An Interactive Email Form

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Hi,


[Note] Before we continue, make sure that the server you are using is configured to send emails. Check the php.ini file's SMTP settings if you’re not sure. [End Note]


Where abouts in the .ini file do I configure to send emails?

is it ?

[mail function]
; For Win32 only.
SMTP = localhost

; For Win32 only.
sendmail_from = URL

If I am running this off my pc at home with apache, php and mysql set up and want to receive a mail. What do I put in?

Call me stupid but whoever answers could they write it in full and in an easy to follow fashion?

Cheers

Benjb

firstly, just place your smtp server details and your email addess in the php.ini file, where you have mentioned

benjb,

Just add in your ISP's mail settings... In the SMTP option, add your ISP's "outgoing" server settings.

hi there,

i like the tutorial but cant get it working. The flash file seems to be fine and the button checks the vars but it doesnt go any further than "Sending your email . Please wait one moment..."

should the php file return the echo statements to the flash movie or should it come up in a new html/php window? do you have any suggestions to why nothing is happening?

thanks for your time

:ant

might it be because my isp is aol?!!!!
dont think i can set smtp and they dont let you use other email systems i.e instant messenger.

:ant

can you use your AOL email in outlook??? if you can use it in outlook then you can use it in PHP. You might want to contact AOL, and ask them for there settings, otherwise find a new ISP. I never did like AOL, they are too controlling.

Hi there,

I've followed the steps exactly
When i do an IN Flash publish test, all the vars and checks work fine.
Howeve, once I do a formal publishing of the Flash file.
None of the input fields, buttons seem to pass any variables.

I even did a test with a button that just passes a new string to 'Status' without any checksm and still nothing...

Any clues?

Minh

I'm having trouble getting the mail functionality to work. It works fine except when I try using hotmail account.

Is there something I'm missing

Can someone also help with the tabbing feature?
everytime I hit tab, it jumps to some other part of the flash, but not the next field. How can I arrange it so that by tabbing, your always taken to the next field below?


Minh

look at the selection. functions

Selection.setFocus will set the focus a field.

Baz

I have a problem with my flash and the email scripts.

In Flash 4, i've gotten everything to work perfectly.
When i save with flash 5, none of my fields seem
to input the data. Ive done a few tests and the results show
that data isnt being stored in any variables, nor can
I pass it along to any other variable.

Please help

You've made it in flash 4 and then opened it in flash 5 is that right?

why do you need it to be in flash 5?

I made it in flash 5, and tested it in 4 (it worked)

I need it to be in 5, because flash 4 is missing some valuable functions that I need. Such as all the select functions.

It seems with further testing, no variables work at all in flash 5.
is this true?

Maybe im missing something. But every test I do, shows that no variable wether inputted, or just set in actionscript does not return/displays any info at all (in NETSCAPE) - I got it working in IE, by adding a 2nd frame and looping it to check. But in NETSCAPE is really... not working

Minh