automizing news with a/s

[xmattx]

whats the best way to keep an up to date automized news list with flash. load something externally? php? can it all just be done with actionscript?

any tutorials or help is apreciated, thanks!:mario:

[jingman]

I use an XML file - there are tons of tuts on how to do it this way.

[xmattx]

any help out there in kirupa land?

[Syntax]

you can do with Php+Mysql, XML (as Jingman said) or simply a text file.

[jingman]

There is a very very very good tutorial on installing apache2, php4, mySQL, and phpMyAdmin over at flashkit. It has some errors (stuff that's since changed in the latest versions), so I might re-write it for myself/anyone on kirupa who wants it.

I just did it all on a fresh install of XP Pro, so I know it works.

[fubarshibby]

I use Blogger to post the news and just use AS to load it up as an external text file. Just mess with the Blogger template enough and it'll work perfectly ;)

[lbeetles]

does anyone have a link or a working example of any of this so i could have a look, as i need something like this for the site im doing.

[jingman]

Originally posted by lbeetles
does anyone have a link or a working example of any of this so i could have a look, as i need something like this for the site im doing.

Of what, exactly (php/mySQL, xml, or textfile)?

[lbeetles]

any of them please, php/mySQL, xml or a blog. any tuts or fla's would b good.

[lbeetles]

doea any one have any ideas on a tut or fla for something like this???

[j0se]

if you're going to update the news yourself manually, then the simplest option is to use a text file

here you go (just edit news.txt when you have something to tell)

[lbeetles]

Cheers j0se, that helped.