Simple GuestBook

[nickswede]

Hi IMS
Well, reading your question I'm still not sure if you are using a seperate server or trying to get it to work on one computer. I can not help you any further if you do not have a seperate server with the PHP and MySQL services running.
I can look at the code if you've published it on a internet-server and post the http-adress. You can mail me this address if you prefer to my personal mail-box at boers@spray.se
regards Nickswede

[IMS]

Nickswede, thank you for your generous offer, but there's no need for you to do anything - I finally realized where the problem lies. It seems that I am one of those unlucky ones that have browser-related issues with the guestbook (I use mac/firefox - funny thing is that one of my friends who usees mac/firefox as well has no problems!)

So unless someone can figure out why some browsers have issues (I am at complete loss - I though flash behaves identically on all platforms), I guess I just won't be able to admire my own guestbook like the rest of the world.

[IMS]

Just wanted to share some more of my findings regarding the mysterious glitch:

I couldn't find any correlation between the OS and/or browser used to view the guestbook and the way it behaves whatsoever. On one mac with safari it works, on another it doesn't. On one PC with FF3 it works, on another it doesn't. Altogether, I tested it on 6 different computers and it works on 3 of them (and 50-50 chance of functionality just doesn't cut it in my book).

I did manage to conclude one thing though - the glitch is not browser related, since on those computers on which the guestbook does work, it works just fine in any browser, and on those computers it doesn't, it doesn't no matter what browser you open it in. This makes me believe the issue might revolve around certain flash plug-ins or components some users might have (or not have) installed on their computers, but this is just speculation.

Anybody else wishes to share their thoughts?

[Onsitus]

Hi, couldn't it be due to different version of the Flash Player???

Flep does work on Mac so it surely works for him. I don't !

[IMS]

I use Flash CS3 for Mac version 9. I seriously doubt that is causing all the problems - other users on the preceding pages complained about the same issue, and besides, the swf file once generated shouldn't be the source of problems.

[IMS]

Good news - I finally figured out where the problem lies! :)

It seems that some security issue pops up when guestbook swf file trys to communicate with the database... Meaning, If "send" button doesn't work, you have to right click on the guesbook swf file, select "settings", go to "privacy" tab, and click on "advanced". You will then be taken on macromedia web site - click on Global Security Settings Panel, where you will have to explicitly write the URL of the guestbook (don't forget to add "www" if it is part of the address) in order to allow guestbook to communicate with its database.

Now, my question is - how to avoid this? The very same guestbook at the first page of this topic worked without any problems - how come that my guestbook (don't forget, actually the very same one, only slightly modiffied) requiers this extra permission from users? (around 50% of them, to be exact - see my previous 2 posts) Is there some why to add my site to the list of trusted websites automatically? I *think* this is what Flep (the creator of the guestbook) did, cos the URL "www.flepstudio.org" was listed under trusted websites in this macromedia dialogue (the one I told you about above) without me having to confirm anything.

Any ideas?

[poruntong]

Hi Sir Flep

I am newbie and learning a lot from this example.... Thank you very much. I noticed that there was a typo error on one of the source file SendMessage.as script. the GET_TIME_PHP var is pointing to the wrong php script...

private const GET_TIME_PHP:String="http://www.maestromedia.no/Dorullen/guestbook/PHP/getMessages.php";


This cause the time stamp not to work properly. changed it with gettime.php that was also included in your zip file and it work ok..

private const GET_TIME_PHP:String="http://www.maestromedia.no/Dorullen/guestbook/PHP/gettime.php";

[undercom]

Hi, the time and date is not working.
All entry's are set on "Thu Jan 1 1970 - 02:00:00 AM" so the date off all comments are incorrect.
Please help

[undercom]

I have a really big problem. When i insert simple guestbook flash in my page, it start to get stuck in ie. Firefox works just fine but in ie6 and ie7 it has a stuck delay.



PLEASEEE HELPPPPP.

[lyphotoes]

it can't type chinese words! what a pity!