[flexcoders] Re: is it possible to track visitors / the page an swf is embedded on
Hi all, that's the problem for Flex, it is so flexible for different kind backend language. Each has their con and pro. But personally, I favor .NET on their growing popularity. Besides, I will put most of the logics insides Flex, so as to reduce the dependency of the backend as it only for database or upload services. Again the choice of AMF, which AMF for PHP ? Weborb / AMFPHP / Zend, why so many choice --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, tom93438 tcs2...@... wrote: ...not the url of the document within which the app is embedded. For that, the only way is to use Javascript and ExternalInterface If you're looking for the url in the browser address bar then look at IBrowserManager: http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/langref/mx/managers/IBrowserManager.html URL property is: 'The current URL as it appears in the browser address bar.' tom --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Laurent Cozic pogopixels@ wrote: Application.application.url will give you the url of the *swf file*, not the url of the document within which the app is embedded. For that, the only way is to use Javascript and ExternalInterface. I think the syntax is: var docURL = ExternalInterface.call(location.href); or it might be document.location.href - not sure which one is right. -- Laurent Cozic Flash, Flex and Web Application development http://pogopixels.com --- On Wed, 2/18/09, kuntamayu kuntamayu@ wrote: From: kuntamayu kuntamayu@ Subject: [flexcoders] Re: is it possible to track visitors / the page an swf is embedded on To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, February 18, 2009, 12:31 PM Try to track Application. application. url This may help you. :) --- In flexcod...@yahoogro ups.com, Tracy Spratt tspratt@ wrote: Look into the BrowserManager, perhaps it will help. Tracy Spratt Lariat Services Flex development bandwidth available _ _ __ From: flexcod...@yahoogro ups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogro ups.com] On Behalf Of uclamerrick Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 12:24 AM To: flexcod...@yahoogro ups.com Subject: [flexcoders] is it possible to track visitors / the page an swf is embedded on Lets say I run a video site like youtube, how can I capture the url of the page where my swf object is embedded. For example someone takes the embed code from http://youtube. com/videoid123 http://youtube. com/videoid123 and places it onto the page at http://myblog. wordpress. com/this_ video_rocks http://myblog. wordpress. com/this_ video_rocks I know how to use HTTPService to report this information back to my server and store it in the database, but I don't know how to use Flex 3 / Actionscript 3 to determine the URL of the page that embeds an swf. In the example above I would want to capture: http://myblog. wordpress. com/this_ video_rocks http://myblog. wordpress. com/this_ video_rocks Thanks.
[flexcoders] Re: is it possible to track visitors / the page an swf is embedded on
Try to track Application.application.url This may help you. :) --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Tracy Spratt tspr...@... wrote: Look into the BrowserManager, perhaps it will help. Tracy Spratt Lariat Services Flex development bandwidth available From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of uclamerrick Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 12:24 AM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] is it possible to track visitors / the page an swf is embedded on Lets say I run a video site like youtube, how can I capture the url of the page where my swf object is embedded. For example someone takes the embed code from http://youtube.com/videoid123 http://youtube.com/videoid123 and places it onto the page at http://myblog.wordpress.com/this_video_rocks http://myblog.wordpress.com/this_video_rocks I know how to use HTTPService to report this information back to my server and store it in the database, but I don't know how to use Flex 3 / Actionscript 3 to determine the URL of the page that embeds an swf. In the example above I would want to capture: http://myblog.wordpress.com/this_video_rocks http://myblog.wordpress.com/this_video_rocks Thanks.
Re: [flexcoders] Re: is it possible to track visitors / the page an swf is embedded on
Application.application.url will give you the url of the *swf file*, not the url of the document within which the app is embedded. For that, the only way is to use Javascript and ExternalInterface. I think the syntax is: var docURL = ExternalInterface.call(location.href); or it might be document.location.href - not sure which one is right. -- Laurent Cozic Flash, Flex and Web Application development http://pogopixels.com --- On Wed, 2/18/09, kuntamayu kuntam...@yahoo.com wrote: From: kuntamayu kuntam...@yahoo.com Subject: [flexcoders] Re: is it possible to track visitors / the page an swf is embedded on To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, February 18, 2009, 12:31 PM Try to track Application. application. url This may help you. :) --- In flexcod...@yahoogro ups.com, Tracy Spratt tspr...@... wrote: Look into the BrowserManager, perhaps it will help. Tracy Spratt Lariat Services Flex development bandwidth available _ _ __ From: flexcod...@yahoogro ups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogro ups.com] On Behalf Of uclamerrick Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 12:24 AM To: flexcod...@yahoogro ups.com Subject: [flexcoders] is it possible to track visitors / the page an swf is embedded on Lets say I run a video site like youtube, how can I capture the url of the page where my swf object is embedded. For example someone takes the embed code from http://youtube. com/videoid123 http://youtube. com/videoid123 and places it onto the page at http://myblog. wordpress. com/this_ video_rocks http://myblog. wordpress. com/this_ video_rocks I know how to use HTTPService to report this information back to my server and store it in the database, but I don't know how to use Flex 3 / Actionscript 3 to determine the URL of the page that embeds an swf. In the example above I would want to capture: http://myblog. wordpress. com/this_ video_rocks http://myblog. wordpress. com/this_ video_rocks Thanks.
RE: [flexcoders] Re: is it possible to track visitors / the page an swf is embedded on
If possible, you could look into Google Analytics to do the tracking for you: http://code.google.com/apis/analytics/docs/flashTrackingIntro.html Worth a look, but might not meet your requirements. HTH, Ryan From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Laurent Cozic Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 6:08 AM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Re: is it possible to track visitors / the page an swf is embedded on Application.application.url will give you the url of the *swf file*, not the url of the document within which the app is embedded. For that, the only way is to use Javascript and ExternalInterface. I think the syntax is: var docURL = ExternalInterface.call(location.href); or it might be document.location.href - not sure which one is right. -- Laurent Cozic Flash, Flex and Web Application development http://pogopixels.com --- On Wed, 2/18/09, kuntamayu kuntam...@yahoo.com wrote: From: kuntamayu kuntam...@yahoo.com Subject: [flexcoders] Re: is it possible to track visitors / the page an swf is embedded on To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, February 18, 2009, 12:31 PM Try to track Application. application. url This may help you. :) --- In flexcod...@yahoogro ups.com mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com , Tracy Spratt tspr...@... wrote: Look into the BrowserManager, perhaps it will help. Tracy Spratt Lariat Services Flex development bandwidth available _ _ __ From: flexcod...@yahoogro ups.com mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogro ups.com mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of uclamerrick Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 12:24 AM To: flexcod...@yahoogro ups.com mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] is it possible to track visitors / the page an swf is embedded on Lets say I run a video site like youtube, how can I capture the url of the page where my swf object is embedded. For example someone takes the embed code from http://youtube. com/videoid123 http://youtube.com/videoid123 http://youtube. com/videoid123 http://youtube.com/videoid123 and places it onto the page at http://myblog. wordpress. com/this_ video_rocks http://myblog.wordpress.com/this_video_rocks http://myblog. wordpress. com/this_ video_rocks http://myblog.wordpress.com/this_video_rocks I know how to use HTTPService to report this information back to my server and store it in the database, but I don't know how to use Flex 3 / Actionscript 3 to determine the URL of the page that embeds an swf. In the example above I would want to capture: http://myblog. wordpress. com/this_ video_rocks http://myblog.wordpress.com/this_video_rocks http://myblog. wordpress. com/this_ video_rocks http://myblog.wordpress.com/this_video_rocks Thanks. This message is private and confidential. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender and remove it from your system.
[flexcoders] Re: is it possible to track visitors / the page an swf is embedded on
Thank you, I am trying this out right now. --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Laurent Cozic pogopix...@... wrote: Application.application.url will give you the url of the *swf file*, not the url of the document within which the app is embedded. For that, the only way is to use Javascript and ExternalInterface. I think the syntax is: var docURL = ExternalInterface.call(location.href); or it might be document.location.href - not sure which one is right. -- Laurent Cozic Flash, Flex and Web Application development http://pogopixels.com --- On Wed, 2/18/09, kuntamayu kuntam...@... wrote: From: kuntamayu kuntam...@... Subject: [flexcoders] Re: is it possible to track visitors / the page an swf is embedded on To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, February 18, 2009, 12:31 PM Try to track Application. application. url This may help you. :) --- In flexcod...@yahoogro ups.com, Tracy Spratt tspratt@ wrote: Look into the BrowserManager, perhaps it will help. Tracy Spratt Lariat Services Flex development bandwidth available _ _ __ From: flexcod...@yahoogro ups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogro ups.com] On Behalf Of uclamerrick Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 12:24 AM To: flexcod...@yahoogro ups.com Subject: [flexcoders] is it possible to track visitors / the page an swf is embedded on Lets say I run a video site like youtube, how can I capture the url of the page where my swf object is embedded. For example someone takes the embed code from http://youtube. com/videoid123 http://youtube. com/videoid123 and places it onto the page at http://myblog. wordpress. com/this_ video_rocks http://myblog. wordpress. com/this_ video_rocks I know how to use HTTPService to report this information back to my server and store it in the database, but I don't know how to use Flex 3 / Actionscript 3 to determine the URL of the page that embeds an swf. In the example above I would want to capture: http://myblog. wordpress. com/this_ video_rocks http://myblog. wordpress. com/this_ video_rocks Thanks.
[flexcoders] Re: is it possible to track visitors / the page an swf is embedded on
Thank you, I added Google Analytics but I also need an internal tracking system. --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Ryan Graham ryan.gra...@... wrote: If possible, you could look into Google Analytics to do the tracking for you: http://code.google.com/apis/analytics/docs/flashTrackingIntro.html Worth a look, but might not meet your requirements. HTH, Ryan From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Laurent Cozic Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 6:08 AM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Re: is it possible to track visitors / the page an swf is embedded on Application.application.url will give you the url of the *swf file*, not the url of the document within which the app is embedded. For that, the only way is to use Javascript and ExternalInterface. I think the syntax is: var docURL = ExternalInterface.call(location.href); or it might be document.location.href - not sure which one is right. -- Laurent Cozic Flash, Flex and Web Application development http://pogopixels.com --- On Wed, 2/18/09, kuntamayu kuntam...@... wrote: From: kuntamayu kuntam...@... Subject: [flexcoders] Re: is it possible to track visitors / the page an swf is embedded on To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, February 18, 2009, 12:31 PM Try to track Application. application. url This may help you. :) --- In flexcod...@yahoogro ups.com mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com , Tracy Spratt tspratt@ wrote: Look into the BrowserManager, perhaps it will help. Tracy Spratt Lariat Services Flex development bandwidth available _ _ __ From: flexcod...@yahoogro ups.com mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogro ups.com mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of uclamerrick Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 12:24 AM To: flexcod...@yahoogro ups.com mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] is it possible to track visitors / the page an swf is embedded on Lets say I run a video site like youtube, how can I capture the url of the page where my swf object is embedded. For example someone takes the embed code from http://youtube. com/videoid123 http://youtube.com/videoid123 http://youtube. com/videoid123 http://youtube.com/videoid123 and places it onto the page at http://myblog. wordpress. com/this_ video_rocks http://myblog.wordpress.com/this_video_rocks http://myblog. wordpress. com/this_ video_rocks http://myblog.wordpress.com/this_video_rocks I know how to use HTTPService to report this information back to my server and store it in the database, but I don't know how to use Flex 3 / Actionscript 3 to determine the URL of the page that embeds an swf. In the example above I would want to capture: http://myblog. wordpress. com/this_ video_rocks http://myblog.wordpress.com/this_video_rocks http://myblog. wordpress. com/this_ video_rocks http://myblog.wordpress.com/this_video_rocks Thanks. This message is private and confidential. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender and remove it from your system.
[flexcoders] Re: is it possible to track visitors / the page an swf is embedded on
...not the url of the document within which the app is embedded. For that, the only way is to use Javascript and ExternalInterface If you're looking for the url in the browser address bar then look at IBrowserManager: http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/langref/mx/managers/IBrowserManager.html URL property is: 'The current URL as it appears in the browser address bar.' tom --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Laurent Cozic pogopix...@... wrote: Application.application.url will give you the url of the *swf file*, not the url of the document within which the app is embedded. For that, the only way is to use Javascript and ExternalInterface. I think the syntax is: var docURL = ExternalInterface.call(location.href); or it might be document.location.href - not sure which one is right. -- Laurent Cozic Flash, Flex and Web Application development http://pogopixels.com --- On Wed, 2/18/09, kuntamayu kuntam...@... wrote: From: kuntamayu kuntam...@... Subject: [flexcoders] Re: is it possible to track visitors / the page an swf is embedded on To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, February 18, 2009, 12:31 PM Try to track Application. application. url This may help you. :) --- In flexcod...@yahoogro ups.com, Tracy Spratt tspratt@ wrote: Look into the BrowserManager, perhaps it will help. Tracy Spratt Lariat Services Flex development bandwidth available _ _ __ From: flexcod...@yahoogro ups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogro ups.com] On Behalf Of uclamerrick Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 12:24 AM To: flexcod...@yahoogro ups.com Subject: [flexcoders] is it possible to track visitors / the page an swf is embedded on Lets say I run a video site like youtube, how can I capture the url of the page where my swf object is embedded. For example someone takes the embed code from http://youtube. com/videoid123 http://youtube. com/videoid123 and places it onto the page at http://myblog. wordpress. com/this_ video_rocks http://myblog. wordpress. com/this_ video_rocks I know how to use HTTPService to report this information back to my server and store it in the database, but I don't know how to use Flex 3 / Actionscript 3 to determine the URL of the page that embeds an swf. In the example above I would want to capture: http://myblog. wordpress. com/this_ video_rocks http://myblog. wordpress. com/this_ video_rocks Thanks.