Is it possible for umbraco attributes to have its way through flash. I know that using xml is one of the most convenient way to control flash from umbraco, but I just could not find any articles that manage to explain thoroughly on how to display umbraco attributes by (maybe) passing it to xml and then to flash (actionscript).
On my case, I wanted to create a (true/false) custom attribute on member types, then having flash/ actionscript check wether the current user attribute was true/ false, hence enabling/ disabling one of the function in the flash movie/ actionscript.
I might go with option no 2 in this case, cos my flash file is currently running on hardcoded xml anyway. Mind showing me an example of a macro that renders the xml?
I use xslt all the time, but just could not reconfigure how to make it render .xml. Or even where to find the location of .xml output resulted from the xslt.
Your solution is exactly as I was thinking. You could add these two lines inside the "xsl:template"-tag to change the mime-type and declare the xml-version
Import Members attributes to Flash
Hi there,
Is it possible for umbraco attributes to have its way through flash. I know that using xml is one of the most convenient way to control flash from umbraco, but I just could not find any articles that manage to explain thoroughly on how to display umbraco attributes by (maybe) passing it to xml and then to flash (actionscript).
On my case, I wanted to create a (true/false) custom attribute on member types, then having flash/ actionscript check wether the current user attribute was true/ false, hence enabling/ disabling one of the function in the flash movie/ actionscript.
Any thoughts?
Hi!
I guess there is to main approches.
1. Using flashvars to import data using "querystrings"
Tutorial: http://circlecube.com/2008/05/flashvar-tutorial/
Just create your flash-file and insert the data using the flashvars, grab them from umbraco using proptery-fields in a template or use a macro.
2. By reading a xml-file from flash
Create a macro that renders the xml as needed and insert that macro in a custom template.
I might go with option no 2 in this case, cos my flash file is currently running on hardcoded xml anyway. Mind showing me an example of a macro that renders the xml?
I use xslt all the time, but just could not reconfigure how to make it render .xml. Or even where to find the location of .xml output resulted from the xslt.
Thanks
Audee
Hi All,
Nevermind, I've found the solution to it.
1. Literally create the xml file format on xslt/macro. (just recently notice that you could put tags without getting an error)
e.g. hardcoded xml
<!DOCTYPE xsl:Stylesheet [ <!ENTITY nbsp " "> ]> <xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" xmlns:msxml="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xslt" xmlns:umbraco.library="urn:umbraco.library" exclude-result-prefixes="msxml umbraco.library"> <xsl:output method="xml" omit-xml-declaration="no" indent="yes"/> <xsl:param name="currentPage"/> <xsl:template match="/"> <MODE> <module> <titled>1. Introduction</titled> <descriptionm> Your introduction</descriptionm> <videoname>h264best.flv</videoname> <videoiframe>/module1.aspx</videoiframe> </module> </MODE> </xsl:template> </xsl:stylesheet>2. put this macro into one of the templates (e.g. I named mine "templatexml"), and just this macro inside it.
3. On your flash file/ actionscript, change the xml source file from "my_old_xml_file.xml" to "?altTemplate=templatexml"
That did the trick for me
Thanks
Audee
Sorry for taking so long! (Swedish timezone) =)
Your solution is exactly as I was thinking. You could add these two lines inside the "xsl:template"-tag to change the mime-type and declare the xml-version
<xsl:value-of select="umbraco.library:ChangeContentType('text/xml')"/>
<rss version="2.0">
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