would someone be willing to check as3 code for a guestbook

THANKS! Will do!

Ned suggested that I post the code, so everyone could see it. The SWF works, but the code doesn't. Any help appreciated!

package com.mgraph\

  //IMPORTS

  import flash.display.Loader;

  import flash.display.MovieClip;

  import flash.display.Sprite;

  import flash.display.StageAlign;

  import flash.display.StageScaleMode;

  import flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEventFunction();

  import flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEvent();

  import flash.events.MouseEvent;

  import flash.events.TextEvent;

  import flash.events.KeyboardEvent;

  import flash.geom.Rectangle;

  import flash.net::URLLoader/onComplete();

  import flash.net.URLRequest;

  import flash.net.URLRequestMethod;

  import flash.net.URLVariables;

  import flash.text.TextFieldAutoSize;

  import flash.text.TextFormat;

  import com.utils.StringUtils;

  import com.caurina.transitions.Tweener;

  import com.pageflip.Page;

  import com.pageflip.PageEvent;

  public class Guestbook extends MovieClip {

  //PRIVATE VARS

  private var myXML:XML;

  private var frm:TextFormat;

  private var popup_mc:MovieClip;

  private var greySprite:Sprite;

  private var initPosition:Number;

  private var dy:Number;

  private var initContentPos:Number;

  private var moveVal:Number;

  private var rectScroll:Rectangle;

  private var stageWidth:Number;

  private var stageHeight:Number;

  public function Guestbook(){

  addEventListener(Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE,init);

  }

  private function init(e:Event):void {

  stage.showDefaultContextMenu = false;

  stage.align = StageAlign.TOP_LEFT;

  stage.scaleMode = StageScaleMode.NO_SCALE;

  stageWidth = stage.stageWidth;

  stageHeight = stage.stageHeight;

  // LOAD THE XML

  var xmlPath:String;

  var xmlLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader;

  if (root.loaderInfo.parameters.myconfig) {

  // XML PATH FROM HTML flashvars (myconfig)

  xmlPath = root.loaderInfo.parameters.myconfig;

  }

  else {

  // DEFAUL PATH OF XML

  xmlPath = "config.xml";

  }

  xmlLoader.load(new URLRequest(xmlPath));

  xmlLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE,xmlLoaded);

  }

  private function xmlLoaded(e:Event):void {

  // XML LOADED COMPLETE

  myXML = new XML(e.target.data);

  // ADD EVENT LISENER TO FIELDS AND TO (send_btn)

  form_mc.name_txt.addEventListener(TextEvent.TEXT_INPUT,clearAlert);

  form_mc.email_txt.addEventListener(TextEvent.TEXT_INPUT,clearAlert);

  form_mc.message_txt.addEventListener(TextEvent.TEXT_INPUT,clearAlert);

  form_mc.email_txt.addEventListener(Event.CHANGE,checkMail);

  addMouseEvent(form_mc.send_btn,sendEvent);

  // CREATE TEXT FORMAT (frm)

  frm = new TextFormat  ;

  frm.leading = 4;

  form_mc.message_txt.defaultTextFormat = frm;

  // LOAD BACKGROUND IMAGE

  var backLoader:Loader = new Loader();

  backLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE,backLoaded);

  backLoader.load(new URLRequest(myXML.img_back));

  // ADD KEYBOARD EVENT WHEN PRESSING ENTER KEY

  stage.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN,keyboardDown);

  // CREATE THE GREY SPRITE

  greySprite = new Sprite  ;

  greySprite.graphics.beginFill(0x000000,0.2);

  greySprite.graphics.drawRect(0,0,stageWidth,stageHeight);

  greySprite.graphics.endFill();

  greySprite.useHandCursor = false;

  // CREATE THE POPUP and ADD EVENTLISTENER TO (close_btn)

  popup_mc = new popup_obj;

  popup_mc.x = (stageWidth - popup_mc.width)/2;

  popup_mc.y = (stageHeight - popup_mc.height)/2;

  addMouseEvent(popup_mc.close_btn,closeEvent);

  }

  private function keyboardDown(e:KeyboardEvent):void{

  if(e.keyCode == 13){

  // STOP USING BREAK LINE IN message_txt

  stage.focus = null;

  }

  }

  private function backLoaded(e:Event):void{

  // BACKGROUND LOADED COMPLETE

  var back_mc:MovieClip = new MovieClip;

  back_mc.addChild(e.target.content);

  addChildAt(back_mc,0);

  form_mc.wait_mc.visible = false;

  startPageFlip();

  // START LOADING GUEST MESSAGE FROM DATABASE

  load_guestbook();

  }

  private function startPageFlip():void{

  var flipedPage:Page = new Page(this, stageWidth, stageHeight, 0, 0);

  flipedPage.turnPageForward();

  }

  private function load_guestbook():void {

  // GET MESSAGES FROM DATABASE USING PHP

  var guestLoad:URLLoader = new URLLoader  ;

  var guestReq:URLRequest = new URLRequest(myXML.phpURL);

  guestReq.method = URLRequestMethod.POST;

  guestReq.data = new URLVariables  ;

  guestReq.data["getMessage"] = 1;

  guestLoad.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE,bookLoaded);

  guestLoad.load(guestReq);

  }

  private function bookLoaded(e:Event):void {

  // MESSAGES LOADED SUCCESSFULLY FROM DATABASE

  var bookXML:XML = new XML(e.target.data);

  showMessages(bookXML);

  }

  private function showMessages(_xml:XML):void{

  var guest_mc:MovieClip;

  // CREATE (guest_mc) to SHOW EACH GUEST NAME & MESSSAGE

  for (var u=0; u<_xml.guest.length(); u++) {

  guest_mc = new messageObj  ;

  guest_mc.y = 95 * u;

  //CAPITALIZE THE FIRST CHAR IN NAME

  guest_mc._Name = StringUtils.capitalize(_xml.guest[u].name);

  guest_mc._Msg = _xml.guest[u].msg;

  guest_mc._Date = _xml.guest[u].sdate;

  guest_mc.guestName_txt.htmlText = setHtmlFormat(14,myXML.name_color,guest_mc._Name);

  //IF guestMessage_txt TEXT LENGTH > 110 substr guestMessage_txt AND ADD (...)

  guest_mc.guestMessage_txt.htmlText = setHtmlFormat(12,myXML.message_color,StringUtils.capitalize(StringUtils.truncate(_xml.gue st[u].msg,110,"...")));

  guest_mc.guestMessage_txt.setTextFormat(frm);

  guest_mc.tabChildren = false;

  guest_mc.tabEnabled = false;

  // ADD EVENT LISTISTENER  TO (readMore_btn) FOR EACH (guest_mc)

  addMouseEvent(guest_mc.readMore_btn,readEvent);

  msgContainer.addChild(guest_mc);

  }

  // SHOW/HIDE SCROLL

  if (msgContainer.height < mask_mc.height) {

  scroller.scroll_btn.visible = false;

  }

  else {

  this.mouseChildren = false;

  scroller.scroll_btn.y = 0;

  if(msgContainer.y != 10){

  Tweener.addTween(msgContainer,{y:10,time:1.5,onComplete:initScrollPos});

  }

  else{

  initScrollPos();

  }

  scroller.scroll_btn.visible = true;

  // ADD EVENT  TO SCROLL

  addMouseEvent(scroller.scroll_btn,scroll_Event);

  scroller.scroll_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP,scroll_Event);

  }

  }

  private function initScrollPos():void{

  this.mouseChildren = true;

  dy = 0;

  initPosition = scroller.scroll_btn.y = scroller.bar_mc.y;

  initContentPos = msgContainer.y;

  moveVal = (msgContainer.height-mask_mc.height)/(scroller.bar_mc.height-scroller.scroll_btn.height);

  rectScroll = new Rectangle(scroller.bar_mc.x + 4,scroller.bar_mc.y,0,scroller.bar_mc.height - scroller.scroll_btn.height);

  }

  private function readEvent(me:MouseEvent):void {

  var _this = me.currentTarget;

  switch (me.type) {

  case "mouseOver" :

  _this.alpha = 0.8;

  break;

  case "mouseOut" :

  _this.alpha = 1;

  break;

  case "mouseDown" :

  // SHOW POPUP WITH MORE INFORMATIONS ABOUT THE CURRENT MESSAGE

  popup_mc.pop_nom.htmlText = setHtmlFormat(15,myXML.name_color,_this.parent._Name) + setHtmlFormat(13,myXML.datePosted_color," - Posted "+_this.parent._Date);

  popup_mc.pop_message.htmlText = setHtmlFormat(13,myXML.message_color,StringUtils.capitalize(_this.parent._Msg));

  popup_mc.pop_message.autoSize = TextFieldAutoSize.LEFT;

  popup_mc.pop_message.setTextFormat(frm);

  popup_mc.back_mc.height = popup_mc.pop_message.height + 50;

  popup_mc.x = (stageWidth - popup_mc.width)/2;

  popup_mc.y = (stageHeight - popup_mc.height)/2;

  addChild(greySprite);

  addChild(popup_mc);

  popup_mc.alpha = 0;

  greySprite.alpha = 0;

  Tweener.addTween(popup_mc,{alpha:1,time:0.6});

  Tweener.addTween(greySprite,{alpha:1,time:0.6});

  break;

  }

  }

  private function setHtmlFormat(_size:Number,_color,_txt:String):String{

  var htmlFrm:String  = "<font size='"+_size+"'color='"+_color+"'>"+_txt+"</font>";

  return htmlFrm;

  }

  private function closeEvent(me:MouseEvent):void {

  switch (me.type) {

  case "mouseOver" :

  popup_mc.close_btn.alpha = 0.8;

  break;

  case "mouseOut" :

  popup_mc.close_btn.alpha = 1;

  break;

  case "mouseDown" :

  if (stage.contains(popup_mc)) {

  Tweener.addTween(greySprite,{alpha:0,time:0.6,onComplete:function(){removeChild(greySprit e)}});

  Tweener.addTween(popup_mc,{alpha:0,time:0.6,onComplete:function(){removeChild(popup_mc)}} );

  }

  break;

  }

  }

  private function scroll_Event(me:MouseEvent):void {

  switch (me.type) {

  case "mouseOver" :

  scroller.scroll_btn.alpha = 0.7;

  break;

  case "mouseOut" :

  scroller.scroll_btn.alpha = 1;

  break;

  case "mouseUP" :

  scroller.scroll_btn.stopDrag();

  scroller.scroll_btn.removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, scrollMove);

  break;

  case "mouseDown" :

  scroller.scroll_btn.startDrag(false, rectScroll);

  scroller.scroll_btn.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, scrollMove);

  stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, releaseOut);

  break;

  }

  }

  private function scrollMove(event:Event):void {

  dy = Math.abs(initPosition - scroller.scroll_btn.y);

  msgContainer.y = Math.round(dy * -1 * moveVal + initContentPos);

  }

  private function releaseOut(me:MouseEvent):void {

  scroller.scroll_btn.stopDrag();

  scroller.scroll_btn.removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, scrollMove);

  stage.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, releaseOut);

  }

  private function sendEvent(e:MouseEvent):void {

  switch (e.type) {

  case "mouseOver" :

  form_mc.send_btn.alpha = 0.7;

  break;

  case "mouseOut" :

  form_mc.send_btn.alpha = 1;

  break;

  case "mouseDown" :

  // CHECK FIELDS AND EMAIL THEN SEND DATA TO PHP

  if (form_mc.name_txt.text == "") {

  stage.focus = form_mc.name_txt;

  show_alert("You must enter the : « Name »");

  }

  else if (form_mc.email_txt.text == "") {

  stage.focus = form_mc.email_txt;

  show_alert("You must enter the : « E-mail »");

  }

  else if (form_mc.validating.currentFrame == 1) {

  stage.focus = form_mc.email_txt;

  form_mc.validating.alpha = 1;

  form_mc.validating.gotoAndStop(1);

  show_alert("« E-mail » address is incorrect");

  }

  else if (form_mc.message_txt.text == "") {

  stage.focus = form_mc.message_txt;

  show_alert("You must enter the : « Message »");

  }

  else {

  sendData();

  }

  break;

  }

  }

  private function checkMail(e:Event):void {

  form_mc.validating.alpha = 1;

  var mail_validation:RegExp = /^[a-z][\w.-]+@\w[\w.-]+\.[\w.-]*[a-z][a-z]$/i;

  mail_validation.test(form_mc.email_txt.text);

  if (mail_validation.test(form_mc.email_txt.text) == true) {

  form_mc.validating.gotoAndStop(2);

  form_mc.alert_txt.text = "";

  }

  else {

  form_mc.validating.gotoAndStop(1);

  }

  }

  private function clearAlert(te:TextEvent):void {

  if (form_mc.alert_txt.text != "") {

  form_mc.alert_txt.text = "";

  }

  }

  private function show_alert(txt:String):void {

  form_mc.alert_txt.htmlText = "<font color='" + myXML.alert_color + "'>" + txt + "</font>";

  }

  private function sendData():void {

  // SEND NAME-EMAIL-MESSAGE TO PHP

  this.mouseChildren = false;

  form_mc.wait_mc.visible = true;

  var phpLoad:URLLoader = new URLLoader  ;

  var phpReq:URLRequest = new URLRequest(myXML.phpURL);

  phpReq.method = URLRequestMethod.POST;

  phpReq.data = new URLVariables  ;

  phpReq.data["name"] = StringUtils.stripTags(form_mc.name_txt.text);

  phpReq.data["email"] = form_mc.email_txt.text;

  phpReq.data["message"] = StringUtils.stripTags(form_mc.message_txt.text);

  phpLoad.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE,insertPHP);

  phpLoad.load(phpReq);

  }

  private function insertPHP(e:Event):void {

  this.mouseChildren = true;

  var phpXML:XML = new XML(e.target.data);

  form_mc.send_btn.mouseEnabled = true;

  form_mc.wait_mc.visible = false;

  if (phpXML.inserted == 1) {

  startPageFlip();

  form_mc.alert_txt.htmlText = myXML.insert_ok;

  form_mc.validating.alpha = 0;

  form_mc.validating.gotoAndStop(1);

  while (msgContainer.numChildren) {

  msgContainer.removeChildAt(msgContainer.numChildren-1);

  }

  // SHOW THE CURRENT POSTED MESSAGE AND CLEAR FIELDS

  showMessages(phpXML);

  clearFields();

  }

  else {

  form_mc.alert_txt.htmlText = myXML.insert_error;

  }

  }

  private function clearFields():void {

  form_mc.name_txt.text = "";

  form_mc.email_txt.text = "";

  form_mc.message_txt.text = "";

  form_mc.validating.gotoAndStop(1);

  form_mc.validating.alpha = 0;

  }

  private function addMouseEvent(_targ,_func):void {

  _targ.buttonMode = true;

  _targ.mouseChildren = false;

  _targ.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER,_func);

  _targ.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT,_func);

  _targ.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN,_func);

  }

  }

}

AHA! I have no idea which part of the code isn't working!:-(

Hi, Ned,

Would you be willing to look at my code and see what's wrong for a fee? I'm sure the problem is there, but I don't know enough to do it. What would you charge me? I have an idea that it's obvious - but not to me!

Thanks,

Jimmy