How to make a Flash CS4 Contact Form

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First create a variable for the visitors email.

var validmail:uint = 0;

Flash cannot send an email on its own so you are going to need some php. Before we go over the php we need to get the flash done. For now, copy the code below into the first actions keyframe. This code creates several variables that are going to be used to pass data to the php emailer.

var variables:URLVariables = new URLVariables();
var varSend:URLRequest = new URLRequest("sendEmail.php");
var varLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader;
varSend.method = URLRequestMethod.POST;
varSend.data = variables;

Add the event listener to make the submit button actually do something. Then add an event listener that does something when the data is pulled from the php emailer.

submit_btn.addEventListener (MouseEvent.CLICK, sendActions);
varLoader.addEventListener (Event.COMPLETE, loadComplete);

Ok, so lets make the text filed more useful by passing a set of parameters. A parameter is a quantity or value that defines a certain characteristic of the function. It will make scene as we continue. Return to the actions panel and modify the text already in-place. See Example

function textArea(parameter:String){
var myText:TextField = new TextField();
myText.text = parameter;
this.addChild(myText);
};
textArea("this is a parameter");

This next bit of code looks intense so just take you time and work through it. This is the function for the send button. It isn't that intense it just checks to see if the is a correct email before sending the variable to the php emailer.

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