Hi Ashim. Thanks for your advice. I ended up doing like you said creating an xml file with server side script.
Vayu On 6/12/08 5:21 AM, "Ashim D'Silva" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes, but you'll undoubtedly use a server side script to access that > information form the database. Formatting that into XML and feeding it to > Flash means you get an XML object, which is simply a set of arrays to run > through.I just re-read your problem. And maybe I approached it wrong. > If you've already build your setup then every object has an id and all its > children should know what that id is (parent_id). But each object that has a > parent has a .parent paramenter, if its in its display list. and if your not > structuring it that way, you should add a parent parameter to your class so > that all objects know who their parents are. Then you simply call its id. > Hope that made sense. > > 2008/6/9 Vayu Robins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> Hmmm, thanks Ashim, but the site is managed by a cms that runs on a >> database. Hence , the content is stored in a database. >> >> >> >> On 6/9/08 10:50 AM, "Ashim D'Silva" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> XML will solve all your troubles. With as3 flash now natively handles the >>> E4X syntax. You'll be able to run through everything that way. >>> >>> 2008/6/9 Vayu Robins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >>> >>>> Hi. >>>> >>>> I am struggling with something I never thought would be an issue. >>>> >>>> I'm trying to develop a 3 level drop down menu in as3 and I am connected >> to >>>> a database where all the menu items are stored. I am getting the stored >>>> data with the help of amfphp. >>>> >>>> I naively assumed I could just run the data I got from the database in >> some >>>> for loops and have the following structure: >>>> >>>> Topmenu1 >>>> Submenu1 >>>> Submenu2 >>>> SubSubmenu1 >>>> SubSubmenu2 >>>> Topmenu2 >>>> Submenu1 >>>> Submenu2 >>>> >>>> Etc. >>>> >>>> The top menus have a parent_id = 0. The submenus have parent_id = its >>>> parents id and so on. >>>> >>>> Could anyone please help me out of this pickle? >>>> >>>> Cordially >>>> Vayu >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Flashcoders mailing list >>>> Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com >>>> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Flashcoders mailing list >> Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com >> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >> > > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
