How to make a template in Flash 5?

[avinsinanan]

Hello,

Ok this may seem like an unusual question, but here it is anwyay.

I want to make a form. Now I can build a form already.

Now lets just say the form has 4 parts,

Name:
Address:
Age:
Body:

Now the user of my web page can find out the Name, Address, Age and then write the Body of letter.

After all of this the user clicks a "Submit" button and then all the information the user has entered is orgnaised in a nice simple format. Its kinda like a forum where the user types in the info and the forum organises the data in the forum format.

Ok this may be very complicated so any idea of websites i can start reading up on this. Where do i start?


Yours Respectfully
Avin Sinanan

 

[rgstewart]

What do you mean by "all the information the user has entered is orgnaised in a nice simple format"? DO you mean it is DISPLAYED in a certain format, or STORED in a certain format?

 

[avinsinanan]

To rgstewart (TechnicalUser),

I mean displayed in a certain format.

Yours Respectfully
Avin Sinanan

 

[rgstewart]

Well, I would suggest that you make a movieClip with some dynamic texfields ... format them with the font, size and colour you want, and lay them out the way you want the information to be seen. Then duplicate this movieClip (dynamically is necessary) as many times as you need to in order to display all the "posts".

 

[avinsinanan]

Ok thanks,
But could you be a little more specific?

Kinda loss on what you are trying to say.

Any web sites than would help?

Thanks. Don't get me wrong I am very thankful for your help.

Yours Respectfully
Avin Sinanan

 

[rgstewart]

If I was any more specific I would be doing it for you (which is missing the point - YOU want to learn how to do this, not have someone do it for you!). I don't know of any sites or tutorials, because it's not something you can sit down to do in 10 minutes ... therefore would make a rather lengthy tutorial. Here's some things I would suggest you learn about though:

dynamic textfields
movieClips
loadVariables() action

You could try looking up some Macromedia technotes on dynamic content (

http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/technotes.html

), or the Macromedia tutorials listings (

http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/tutorial_index.html

). Other than that, try the tutorials at Flashkit (

http://www.flashkit.com

), and the HELP files in Flash itself.

 

[avinsinanan]

Thanks mate