Tracy, as always, you rock. Thanks for the help. Can you point me in the right direction as to where to find information on how to use a labelFunction()? Sorry to be so thick.
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Tracy Spratt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "...as the data provider for a grid, and it works perfectly...it's just > when I try to use it as a data provider for a list, it doesn't work ..." > > Sounds like you should verify your labelField property or use a > labelFunction(). A labelFunction will let you debug the actual item > object. > > > > Tracy > > ________________________________ > > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Lisa Lee > Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 3:45 PM > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Populating List with Data From Web Service > > > > Thanks very much for the info, Clint. If I return a query instead of > an array, do I still cast it as an ArrayCollection? It doesn't seem > to be working for me. The other puzzling thing is that I can use my > current code and use the result as the data provider for a grid, and > it works perfectly...it's just when I try to use it as a data > provider for a list, it doesn't work. > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders% 40yahoogroups.com> > , "Clint Tredway" <grumpee@> > wrote: > > > > Web services are not returned liked that. My advice is to use > remoting with > > CF and your code will work the way it is now.. also, you can return > the > > query itself without making an array to send back. > > > > On 1/17/07, Lisa Lee <lisalee@> wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I have a list that I want to populate with data from a CFC, but > all I > > > get with my current code is a list with every row reading '[object > > > Object]' instead of actual data from my web service. The web > service > > > should just be returning an array (also, is an array the best way > to > > > return data for a list?). > > > > > > Main code of CFC that returns data: > > > > > > <cfquery name="GetServiceTypes" datasource="STO5"> > > > SELECT > > > pkServiceTypeID, > > > Description > > > FROM tblSYS_ServiceTypes WITH (NOLOCK) > > > ORDER BY Description > > > </cfquery> > > > > > > <cfset ServiceTypeArray = ArrayNew(1)> > > > > > > <cfoutput query="GetServiceTypes"> > > > <cfset ServiceTypeArray[CurrentRow] = StructNew()> > > > <cfset ServiceTypeArray[CurrentRow].serviceTypeID = > > > pkServiceTypeID> > > > <cfset ServiceTypeArray[CurrentRow].description = Description> > > > </cfoutput> > > > > > > <cfreturn ServiceTypeArray> > > > > > > Main elements of MXML that pertain to the list: > > > > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > > > <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml > <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml> " > > > layout="absolute" > > > creationComplete="perfManWS.GetServiceTypes.send();"> > > > <mx:Script> > > > <![CDATA[ > > > [Bindable] private var serviceTypeDP:ArrayCollection; > > > > > > private function serviceTypeHandler(event:ResultEvent):void { > > > serviceTypeDP = (event.result as ArrayCollection); > > > } > > > ]]> > > > </mx:Script> > > > > > > <mx:WebService id="perfManWS" > > > > > > wsdl="http://development/dev1/workspaces/lisa/components/perfo > <http://development/dev1/workspaces/lisa/components/perfo> > > > rmancemanagement.cfc?wsdl"> > > > <mx:operation name="GetServiceTypes" > > > result="serviceTypeHandler(event)"> > > > <mx:request> > > > <UName>xxx</UName> > > > <UPassword>xxx</UPassword> > > > </mx:request> > > > </mx:operation> > > > </mx:WebService> > > > > > > <mx:List id="stComboList" > > > > > > dataProvider="{serviceTypeDP}" > > > > > > labelField="description" > > > > > > allowMultipleSelection="true"/> > > > > > > </mx:Application> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > http://indeegrumpee.spaces.live.com/ > <http://indeegrumpee.spaces.live.com/> > > >
