Couldn't find this - thanks to help on the chattyfig lists, I am able to
read in data from a cfc source in Flash using remoting, - cool -  but
how do I go the other way - send variables from Flash to a CFM page
using Remoting (2.0) - does the cfc accept complex data types like
objects/arrays from Flash?

i.e.

var myObject:object =3D {[name:"Product1", myProp1:23, myProp2:34],
[name:"Product2", myProp1:400, myProp2:220]};

Then, in the cfc how do I refer to the object/variable sent from Flash?

Any sample code out there?

Thanks.


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yes, the cfc accepts complex datatypes. i pass an array into my cfc and
here's a stripped down method of what i do with it. basically, i just
loop over the structure and do my sql inserts, for example:

<cffunction name="logThisStuff" access="remote">

<cfargument name="myStructure" type="array" required="yes">

<cfset mLen = ArrayLen(myStructure)>

<cfloop from="1" to="#mLen#" index="someVar">

<cfquery name="logThisStuff" datasource="myDSN">
INSERT INTO logTable(
// the fields )

VALUES (

// the values iterated over by the loop)

</cfquery>
</cfloop>
<cfreturn "1"> // send this back to flash so you know your code
is working...
</cffunction>


it's basic, i know. but hope it helps.

matt.

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>Couldn't find this - thanks to help on the chattyfig lists, I am able to
>read in data from a cfc source in Flash using remoting, - cool -  but
>how do I go the other way - send variables from Flash to a CFM page
>using Remoting (2.0) - does the cfc accept complex data types like
>objects/arrays from Flash?
>
>i.e.
>
>var myObject:object = {[name:"Product1", myProp1:23, myProp2:34],
>[name:"Product2", myProp1:400, myProp2:220]};
>
>Then, in the cfc how do I refer to the object/variable sent from Flash?
>
>Any sample code out there?
>
>Thanks.
>
>
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Cool - thanks Matt, that helps - I'll look at it. Now I need some help
on the Flash end with the Remoting 2.0 components - how do you send the
Array from Flash to the CFC via Remoting?

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I just had real trouble sending vanilla objects to a CFC. Without going into
much detail: yes you can do it but in my case it was easier to use an
associative array.

var myArr:Array = new Array();
myArr["Product1"] = "apples";
myArr["Product2"] = "pears";

Then on your CFC

<cffunction [...] >
<cfargument name="myobj" required="true" type="struct">
<cfreturn myobj.Product1>
</cffunction>

In my case I also pack another array full of objects into the associative
array. Works fine.
(just some sample code)

<cfset chapters = myArr.chapters>

<cfloop index="chap" from="1" to="#ArrayLen(chapters)#">

#chapters[chap].Chapter#
#chapters[chap].Time#
#chapters[chap].Title#

</cfloop>


Another neat tip is how you can test your CFc in a browser (at least if you
send basic datatypes).
www.domain.com/path/to/cfc/mycfc.cf...¶1=hi¶2
=1234

The Netconn Debugger drives me insane. Seems to have a mind of its own and
refuses to work most times. Bah.


Stefan




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Couldn't find this - thanks to help on the chattyfig lists, I am able to
read in data from a cfc source in Flash using remoting, - cool -  but how do
I go the other way - send variables from Flash to a CFM page using Remoting
(2.0) - does the cfc accept complex data types like objects/arrays from
Flash?

i.e.

var myObject:object = {[name:"Product1", myProp1:23, myProp2:34],
[name:"Product2", myProp1:400, myProp2:220]};

Then, in the cfc how do I refer to the object/variable sent from Flash?

Any sample code out there?

Thanks.


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OK - cool, good to know thanks! =20

Still need to know the answer to my main question - what is the
Actionscript code using the 2.0 remoting classes to send the object from
Flash to the cfc?

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well, you need the basics first, i.e. the connection object and then i
just do this:

svc_myService.theRemoteMethod( responseObject, theArray );

the array/object you can populate and set up however you like. the
trick, at least for me, was in looping over it in coldFusion.

and my response object looks s/thing like this:

res_service = new Object();
res_service.onResult = function( result )
{
trace( " response from server: " + result );
};

and that's what the "1" refers to in my last post. if the "1" comes
back, you know that what you did worked.

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>Cool - thanks Matt, that helps - I'll look at it. Now I need some help
>on the Flash end with the Remoting 2.0 components - how do you send the
>Array from Flash to the CFC via Remoting?
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Thanks  - I'll check it out. =20

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Typo in that post I meant - <cfloop from=3D"1" to=3D#mLen# index=3D"i">
instead... but it still returns a query error...

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hmm...good question. now my cf scripting abilities aren't as up to par
as my flash ones. normally, if you were using a .cfm page you'd probably
be able to use this:

<cfdump var="#myArray[i]#>
<cfabort />

but i don't think you can dump from a cfc. so i am a little unsure on
how to output those values. i would try just referencing one element in
the array and dumping that into 1 field at first. if the first one
works, you should be able to figure out how to reference the first.

sorry jason, wish i could be of more help here.

matt.

Merrill, Jason wrote:

>Matt  - cool - I was able to receive the array.  Now I am having trouble
>understanding how to pick out the individual values in the array and get
>the query to work.  I get an error returned in Flash which says, "Error
>Executing Database Query"
>
>What I have right now (which isn't working) is this:
>
>In the cfc:
><cffunction name="recieveData" access="remote">
>	<cfargument name="myArray" type="array" required="yes">
>	<cfset mLen = ArrayLen(myArray)>
>	<cfloop from="1" to="#mLen#" index="i">
>           		<cfquery name="updateData" source="coursesDB">
>               		INSERT INTO Lessons(ID, Lesson, Required, Time)
>                		VALUES (#myArray[i]#)
>            	</cfquery>
>       	 </cfloop>
>        	<cfreturn "1">
></cffunction>
>
>In flash:
>var updateService:Service = new Service(/*bunch of stuff*/);
>var myArray:Array = ["hi", "howdy", "hello", "what's up?"];
>var pc:PendingCall = updateService.recieveData(myArray);
>//etc.
>
>If my array is named, "MyArray", how do I refer to the individual
>elements with it?
>
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Yeah, no dice, but thanks.

Anyone else? =20

And thanks very much to Matt and Stefan for getting me 90% there!

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