Flash is so damned graphically oriented, but the graphic bits aren't necessarily connected to bits of data ...
I'm just talking off the top of my head here .... w/o knowing any specifics of your requirements.
Assuming you have n cars, then two tracks would have to be created, each with n track elements. I guess these would be an array of movie clips.
Then a set of "car" movie clips would be created, each car loaded with the information necessary, at a minimum, to uniquely identify it.
These get loaded on to one track, each car superimposed over a track element.
Then the cars can be dragged to the appropriate places on the "tracks".
When everything is positioned just so, then clicking "Update" would process each track array, updating the database with the car and track-position data.
So, having blabbered on, I'm not much wiser. but this is much like a puzzle game isn't it? How do the Flash games store their state?
It would also be nice to be able to shove a car in between two other cars.
So, if this model works, the bottom layer (scene?) has to be able to identify what overlies it.
Try posting this on FlashCoders.
Cheers - Miles
At 07:30 AM 7/9/2003 -0500, Rankin, Randy wrote:
Does anyone know of any articles on integrating PHP, MySQL and Flash to perform a drag and drop routine for updating a db?
Specifically, I have a client who is _INSISTING_ that I integrate a drag and drop feature into his railcar storage application. He wants to be able to view two railcar storage tracks, Track A and Track B, then drag and drop cars from Track A to Track B ( or Track B to Track A ). Once he positions ( orders ) all the cars properly on each track, I need to update a MySQL db to reflect the changes.
I have already developed the above feature so that he can do this 'textually', but he is _determined_ that he must have the graphic 'drag and drop' feature.
There may be another method ( Javascript ? ) to accomplish the same effect. I am certainly open to any advice and/or opinions. Any pointers would be _greatly_ appreciated.
Thanks,
Randy Rankin
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