private function browseImages(evt:MouseEvent) {
fileRef = new FileReference();
fileRef.browse([fileFilter]);
fileRef.addEventListener(Event.SELECT, onImageSelect);
}

private function onImageSelect(evt:Event):void {
trace(fileRef.name);
fileRef.upload(new URLRequest(“http://localhost/ComicGen/upload.php”));
fileRef.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onCompleted);
}
private function onCompleted(evt:Event){
MovieClip(this.parent).addMyChild(new DrawObject(“uploads/”+fileRef.name));
}

The next difficulty was writing the XML file. After long hours spend on surfing on the net. I finally found something that could help me:

*WRITE XML:

public function saveBtnPress(event:MouseEvent)

{

controlSideBar();

removeAllLeftColumn();

var l=0;

var ix:XML = new XML(<comic></comic>);

var i :int =0;

for (i;i<paginas.length;i++)

{

if(!(paginas[i]==undefined)){

var iy:XML=new XML(<pagina></pagina>);

iy.PageNumber = i;

var workspace=paginas[i];

for(var j=0;j<workspace.numChildren;j++)

{

var iz:XML=new XML(<strip></strip>);

iz.appendChild(<scaley>{workspace.getChildAt(j).scaleY}</scaley>);

iz.appendChild(<scalex>{workspace.getChildAt(j).scaleX}</scalex>);

iz.appendChild(<breedte>{workspace.getChildAt(j).width}</breedte>);

iz.appendChild(<hoogte>{workspace.getChildAt(j).height}</hoogte>);

iz.appendChild(<rotatie>{workspace.getChildAt(j).rotation}</rotatie>);

if(workspace.getChildAt(j).name==”Text0″ || workspace.getChildAt(j).name==”undefined” ){

iz.appendChild(<naam>{workspace.getChildAt(j).name}</naam>);

iz.appendChild(<textt>{workspace.getChildAt(j).getChildByName(“tekst”).text}</textt>);

}

else{

iz.appendChild(<naam>{workspace.getChildAt(j).name}</naam>);

}

iz.appendChild(<ix>{workspace.getChildAt(j).x}</ix>);

iz.appendChild(<iy>{workspace.getChildAt(j).y}</iy>);

/**if (workspace.getChildAt(j).toString() == “[object DrawObject]“) {

z.appendChild(DrawObject(workspace.getChildAt(j)).CorrectPad);

if(DrawObject(workspace.getChildAt(j)).CorrectPad.substr(0,5)==”Textb”){

z.appendChild(TextField(DrawObject(workspace.getChildAt(j)).getChildAt(1)).text)

}

}**/

iy.appendChild(iz);

}

ix.appendChild(iy);

l++;

}

}

trace(“DIT IS X: “+ix.toString());

var myURLRequest:URLRequest = new URLRequest(“http://localhost/ComicGen/home.php?comic=”+comicnumber+”&xmlpage=”+ix.toString());

navigateToURL(myURLRequest);

}

Navigate to the URL with the comic XML in the GET … (I couldn’t find anything to give it with POST that worked)

public function saveBtnPress(event:MouseEvent) { controlSideBar(); removeAllLeftColumn(); var l=0; var ix:XML = new XML(<comic></comic>); var i :int =0; for (i;i<paginas.length;i++) { if(!(paginas[i]==undefined)){ var iy:XML=new XML(<pagina></pagina>); iy.PageNumber = i; var workspace=paginas[i]; for(var j=0;j<workspace.numChildren;j++) { var iz:XML=new XML(<strip></strip>); iz.appendChild(<scaley>{workspace.getChildAt(j).scaleY}</scaley>); iz.appendChild(<scalex>{workspace.getChildAt(j).scaleX}</scalex>); iz.appendChild(<breedte>{workspace.getChildAt(j).width}</breedte>); iz.appendChild(<hoogte>{workspace.getChildAt(j).height}</hoogte>); iz.appendChild(<rotatie>{workspace.getChildAt(j).rotation}</rotatie>); if(workspace.getChildAt(j).name==”Text0″ || workspace.getChildAt(j).name==”undefined” ){ iz.appendChild(<naam>{workspace.getChildAt(j).name}</naam>); iz.appendChild(<textt>{workspace.getChildAt(j).getChildByName(“tekst”).text}</textt>); } else{ iz.appendChild(<naam>{workspace.getChildAt(j).name}</naam>); } iz.appendChild(<ix>{workspace.getChildAt(j).x}</ix>); iz.appendChild(<iy>{workspace.getChildAt(j).y}</iy>); /**if (workspace.getChildAt(j).toString() == “[object DrawObject]“) { z.appendChild(DrawObject(workspace.getChildAt(j)).CorrectPad); if(DrawObject(workspace.getChildAt(j)).CorrectPad.substr(0,5)==”Textb”){ z.appendChild(TextField(DrawObject(workspace.getChildAt(j)).getChildAt(1)).text) } }**/ iy.appendChild(iz); } ix.appendChild(iy); l++; } } trace(“DIT IS X: “+ix.toString()); var myURLRequest:URLRequest = new URLRequest(“http://localhost/ComicGen/home.php?comic=”+comicnumber+”&xmlpage=”+ix.toString()); navigateToURL(myURLRequest); }

My last big problem was to give a variable from PHP to flash. On internet there was a simple solution. Just add “Flashvars=”comic=something”" between the SWF tags and put some code in AS3:

PHP:

<object width=”700″ height=”550″>
<param name=”movie” value=”somefilename.swf”>
<embed src=”CG2.swf” flashvars=”comic=<?php echo $nummerstr ?>” width=”700″ height=”550″>
</embed>
</object>

AS3:

stage.loaderInfo.parameters.comic

*edit: another tutorial for making videos in Flash without the FLVPlayback component.

It’s a super tutorial and everything is explained from start to finish.
New to me where the NetConnection and NetStream classes.

...
ncConnection = new NetConnection();
ncConnection.addEventListener(NetStatusEvent.NET_STATUS, netStatusHandler);
ncConnection.connect(null);
nsStream = new NetStream(ncConnection);
nsStream.addEventListener(NetStatusEvent.NET_STATUS, netStatusHandler);
nsStream.client = this;
nsStream.bufferTime = BUFFER_TIME;
...

var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest(“http://

server/your.php”);

request.method = URLRequestMethod.POST; // or GET

// Parameters object

var obj:URLVariables = new URLVariables();

obj.name = “Davy De Winne”;

obj.password = “123456″;

request.data = obj;

var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest(“http://server/your.php”);request.method = URLRequestMethod.POST; // or GET// Parameters objectvar obj:URLVariables = new URLVariables();obj.name = “Davy De Winne”;obj.password = “123456″;request.data = obj;

*Tweens

1. Tutorial about tweens
2. Adobe LiveDocs

*Transitions

1. TransitionManager tutorial
2. Example of transitions

• http://stripgenerator.com/
• http://www.comicstripgenerator.com/
• http://www.oynayacam.com/games/oyun/1925/Flash-Comic-Generator-Free-Game.html
• http://rokcomics.ning.com/

…..addChild(…);

To figure it out, I used this link , and this thread to see how you can call and create a child movieclip.
Also pressing F1 can help! =)

1. //TextLoader from external
2. var myTextLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
3. myTextLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onLoaded);
4. function onLoaded(e:Event):void {
5. trace(e.target.data);
6. }
7. myTextLoader.load(new URLRequest(“myText.txt”));

Also a tutorial on YouTube helped me to understand loading text into flash.
Styling was slightly more difficult  the first site I realy could use was a forum.
After a while surfing on the net it was clear (thanks to Snipplr and otutor).

/Creating the textfield object and naming it ”myTextField”

var myTextField:TextField = new TextField();

//Here we add the new textfield instance to the stage with addchild()

addChild(myTextField);

//Here we define some properties for our text field, starting with giving it some text to contain.

//A width, x and y coordinates.

myTextField.text = ”some text here!”;

myTextField.width = 250;

myTextField.x = 25;

myTextField.y = 25;

//Here are some great properties to define, first one is to make sure the text is not selectable, then adding a border.

myTextField.selectable = false;

myTextField.border = true;

//This last property for our textfield is to make it autosize with the text, aligning to the left.

myTextField.autoSize = TextFieldAutoSize.LEFT;

//This is the section for our text styling, first we create a TextFormat instance naming it myFormat

var myFormat:TextFormat = new TextFormat();

//Giving the format a hex decimal color code

myFormat.color = 0xAA0000;

//Adding some bigger text size

myFormat.size = 24;

//Last text style is to make it italic.

myFormat.italic = true;

//Now the most important thing for the textformat, we need to add it to the myTextField with setTextFormat.

myTextField.setTextFormat(myFormat);

I made the assignment and everything went well.

yButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, myClickReaction);

function myClickReaction (e:MouseEvent):void{

trace(“I was clicked!”);

}

But I needed more info about mouse events so I searched a while and saw a good site where it’s explained.
After these tutorials I took a look at Lynda.com.
I learned more about “Events and event listeners” and made the assignment of “E and EL”.