AS3 - Call Uploaded file into Empty Movieclip

[oddball25]

Hey

I am in the middle of trying to create an swf that allows the user to upload an image into the flash file and manipulate it in several ways using actionscript 3 and flash cs4. (ideally if possible keeping the flash player needed at 9 or lower)

A link to the ongoing example can be found here -
http://www.photoincanvas.co.uk/test/test-editor.html

I have solved most of the photo editing side, but am having trouble uploading any photo into the flash file. I have looked into the 'getfile reference' class and also the 'oncompletedata' but havent got it working. Can anyone help? I need the user to click on the upload button on frame one which will upload the file to the server and display it on frame 2 in the empty_mc (instance of myObject) Currently i have a random jpeg image in its place.

Originally i intended to use an html form and php upload script to do all the uploading then send the url link into flash but again cannot come up with a way for this. If this is the better way i have a working php upload on the below link >
http://www.photoincanvas.co.uk/test/

This successfully uploads my image onto the server in the 'images' folder but how do i get this into my swf? The html and php code for this is >

HTML CODE -

<form name="newad" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" action="upload.php">
<table>
<tr><td><input type="file" name="image"></td></tr>
<tr><td><input name="Submit" type="submit" value="Upload image"></td></tr>
</table>
</form>


PHP UPLOAD CODE -
<?php
//define a maxim size for the uploaded images in Kb
define ("MAX_SIZE","7000");

//define a minim size for the uploaded images in Kb
define ("MIN_SIZE","100");

//This function reads the extension of the file. It is used to determine if the file is an image by checking the extension.
function getExtension($str) {
$i = strrpos($str,".");
if (!$i) { return ""; }
$l = strlen($str) - $i;
$ext = substr($str,$i+1,$l);
return $ext;
}

//This variable is used as a flag. The value is initialized with 0 (meaning no error found)
//and it will be changed to 1 if an errro occures.
//If the error occures the file will not be uploaded.
$errors=0;
//checks if the form has been submitted
if(isset($_POST['Submit']))
{
//reads the name of the file the user submitted for uploading
$image=$_FILES['image']['name'];
//if it is not empty
if ($image)
{
//get the original name of the file from the clients machine
$filename = stripslashes($_FILES['image']['name']);
//get the extension of the file in a lower case format
$extension = getExtension($filename);
$extension = strtolower($extension);
//if it is not a known extension, we will suppose it is an error and will not upload the file,
//otherwise we will do more tests
if (($extension != "jpg") && ($extension != "jpeg") && ($extension != "tif"))
{
//print error message
echo '<h1>Unknown extension!</h1>';
$errors=1;
}
else
{
//get the size of the image in bytes
//$_FILES['image']['tmp_name'] is the temporary filename of the file
//in which the uploaded file was stored on the server
$size=filesize($_FILES['image']['tmp_name']);

//compare the size with the maxim size we defined and print error if bigger
if ($size > MAX_SIZE*1024)
{
echo '<h1>You have exceeded the size limit!</h1>';
$errors=1;
}

if ($size < MIN_SIZE*1024)
{
echo '<h1>You have not met the minimum size limit!</h1>';
$errors=1;
}

//we will give an unique name, for example the time in unix time format
$image_name=time().'.'.$extension;
//the new name will be containing the full path where will be stored (images folder)
$newname="images/".$image_name;
//we verify if the image has been uploaded, and print error instead
$copied = copy($_FILES['image']['tmp_name'], $newname);
if (!$copied)
{
echo '<h1>Copy unsuccessfull!</h1>';
$errors=1;
}}}}

//If no errors registred, print the success message
if(isset($_POST['Submit']) && !$errors)
{
echo "<h1>File Uploaded Successfully!</h1>";
}

?>

Zip file containing the fla file etc is attached.

Any help much appreciated, i have spent the last 3-4 days trying out different tutorials, source codes and my own limited knowledge!! with no luck

Thanks

Jon

[oddball25]

Got it working in the end thanks to 'moagrius' on another forum for helping me! SOlved by: first, you need to give Flash the new file name. You can use a standard querystring or Flash vars, and php to echo it out:

PHP Code:
<param name="movie" value="Test_Editor.swf?filename=<?php echo $newname; ?>" />
...
<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="Test_Editor.swf?filename=<?php echo $newname; ?>" width="964" height="510">
as you can see, we set a variable named "filename" to the $newname php variable.

now, it'll be availabe in flash in the loaderInfo.parameters object, which will now have a property named "filename" that will be the path from $newname:
PHP Code:
var imageFilePath:String = root.loaderInfo.parameters.filename;

then load it into flash using a Loader object:

PHP Code:
var loader:Loader = new Loader();
var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest(imageFilePath);
loader.load(request);
addChild(loader);