No worries, I'm glad it worked for you.
Cheers
Juan Pablo Califano
2008/8/18, sebastian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> Thanks Juan Pablo,
>
> Your recommendation to use a PHP bridge works perfectly; I am much relieved
> and still able to deliver today as planned - thanks again!
>
> The PHP code I ended up using was:
>
> <?php
>
> $loginName = $_POST["loginName"];
> $loginPassword = $_POST["loginPassword"];
> $ea = $_POST["ea"];
> $ic = $_POST["ic"];
> $First_Name = $_POST["First_Name"];
>
> $jsp_return = file_get_contents("
> http://someserver.place.com/somepage.JSP?loginName="; . $loginName .
> "&loginPassword=" . $loginPassword . "&ea=" . $ea . "&ic=" . $ic .
> "&First_Name=" . $First_Name );
> echo $jsp_return;
>
> ?>
>
> Juan Pablo Califano wrote:
>
>> If you can't add a cross-domain file in the target server, there's not
>> much
>> you can do from the swf side.
>>
>> You can, however, use some server side logic to make a "bridge" between
>> your
>> swf and the JSP page. You can have the swf connect to some server-side
>> script (hosted locally or in some server where you can add a crossdomain
>> policy file) that will actually connect to the target JSP and return the
>> results.
>>
>> I've done this in php and in .NET, and I'm sure you can do it with a JSP,
>> if
>> that's what you have available in your server.
>>
>> In php, it could be as easy as:
>>
>> $jsp_return = file_get_contents("
>> http://target_domain/some.jsp?someVar=someValue";);
>> echo $jsp_return;
>>
>> If you have fopen wrappers enabled in you php config (if you don't,
>> file_get_contents will fail when it finds http:// in the begining of the
>> file name) .
>>
>> If you need more control and you're using php, you can use the cUrl
>> functions.
>>
>> Hope it helps.
>>
>>
>> Cheers
>> Juan Pablo Califano
>>
>> 2008/8/18, sebastian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>>
>>> Question in Flash 7, AS2:
>>>
>>> Trying to figure out if there is any solution to how to send data to a
>>> JSP
>>> page that is not located on the same server as my SWF file.
>>>
>>> Since I don't have access to the server hosting the JSP page I can't add
>>> a
>>> cross-domain XML file to that machine.
>>>
>>> In the SWF file I can access the JSP page fine if I run the SWF file
>>> locally, but as soon as I put it on a test web server I get 'connection
>>> failed' instead.
>>>
>>> At the top of the SWF file I have included:
>>>
>>> System.security.allowDomain("http://name.ofJSPdomain.com<http://name.ofjspdomain.com/>
>>> <http://name.ofjspdomain.com/>
>>> ");
>>> System.security.allowInsecureDomain("http://name.ofJSPdomain.com<http://name.ofjspdomain.com/>
>>> <http://name.ofjspdomain.com/>
>>> ");
>>>
>>> and I also tried it with "*" instead to no avail.
>>>
>>> I'm using code like this:
>>>
>>> var send_lv:LoadVars = new LoadVars();
>>> send_lv.loginName = "somename";
>>> send_lv.loginPassword = "somepassword";
>>>
>>> var result_lv:LoadVars = new LoadVars();
>>>
>>> result_lv.onLoad = function(success) {
>>> if (success) {
>>> result_ta.text = "load working?";
>>> } else {
>>> result_ta.text = "Error connecting to server.";
>>> }
>>> };
>>> send_lv.sendAndLoad("http://name
>>> ,ofJSPdomain/locationtofile/nameoffile.jsp",
>>> result_lv, "POST");
>>>
>>> I'm using sendAndLoad but honestly I only need to send data, not receive
>>> it.
>>>
>>> Can anyone help? I've been stuck now for over 2 hours spinning after my
>>> tail...
>>> :(
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> Seb.
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