Summary

• Input text fields can accept text data from anyone viewing the Flash movie (.swf) with Flash Player 4 or higher. Input text fields are treated as ActionScript variables if you access them via their Var name. If you use instance names with text fields, the Flash movie will work only in Flash Player 6 or higher.

• Dynamic text fields can display any string values retrieved with ActionScript in the Flash movie.

• Any data exchange between Flash and a remote application or server-side script should use four steps, or states: input, send, wait, and output.

• You can use a Flash form to gather feedback from your site's visitors. The form's data can be sent to a properly configured server-side script for further data processing, such as sending the data in an e-mail to the site administrator.

• The LoadVars object can send and load text data to a Web server script or application.

• XML data structures are quickly becoming an interbusiness standard for data exchange over the Web. Flash can use XML data structures to send and receive data from your Web server.