1. Polling Tool Part 2 Action Script and Flash CIS 254

2. Review from Last Class SQL Table –INTpoll PHP Files –Connect PHP –Add Polls –Load Poll Data –Vote For

3. Using the Polling Tool Get pool.zip from www.digitalfabrications.com www.digitalfabrications.com Open Flash Poll.fla

4. Project Layers CoverChart Graphs Cover Booths Outline Text Voting Booth Forms Thinking Functions Notes Actions

5. Functions Layer Functions - This is what controls the whole movie. Function AddPolls(): Populates Drop Down Menu with Poll Listings and then allows A user to select from that list. function AddPolls() { for (i=0; i<NumPolls; i++) { var pollName = eval("PollName"+i); var pollID = eval("PollID"+i); PollSelect.addItem(pollName, pollID); }

6. Change Handler Set ChangeHandler PollSelect.setChangeHandler("SelectPoll") ; _root.Status = "Select a Poll: Please take some time to answer our survey - You can only Vote once."; }

7. Select Poll Function Function SelectPoll(): Tells the movie what to do when a user has selected a Poll. Then loads the corresponding data for that Poll. function SelectPoll(){ PollName = PollSelect.getSelectedItem().label; PollID = PollSelect.getSelectedItem().data; _root.Status = "Loading information for "+PollName+" "; _root.Go = ""; _root.Thinking.gotoAndPlay(2); _root.CoverChart.gotoAndStop(1); loadVariables(PathToPHP+"LoadPollData.php?PollID="+PollID, _root); }

8. Set Poll Function Function setPollData(): Just dynamically sets the Radio Buttons with the current selection choices from the database. function setPollData() { radioGroup.setChangeHandler("vote"); CheckBox1.setLabel(Selection1); CheckBox1.setData("Votes1"); CheckBox2.setLabel(Selection2); CheckBox2.setData("Votes2"); CheckBox3.setLabel(Selection3); CheckBox3.setData("Votes3"); CheckBox4.setLabel(Selection4); CheckBox4.setData("Votes4"); QuestionNew = Question; _root.CoverBooth.gotoAndStop(2); _root.Status = "You can now Vote for "+PollName+" Category"; voteButton.setClickHandler("voteNow"); }

9. Vote Now Function Function voteNow(): This is what actually sends the users choice to the database and increments the total votes for that selection by 1. function voteNow() { if (radioGroup.getValue() ne "") { _root.Go = ""; _root.Thinking.gotoAndPlay(2); _root.CoverBooth.gotoAndStop(1); Status = "Thank you for you vote - We are currently checking to see if you have already voted - and updating"; loadVariables(PathToPHP+"VoteFor.php?PollID="+PollID+"&Vote="+r adioGroup.getValue(), _root); } else { _root.Status = "Please Select a Category to vote for"; }

10. Select Chart Function (1) Function createChart(): This creates the Charts assigns values for the title and x and y values. function createChart() { Set Chart Titles - You can also set other properties here if you feel like it. myBarChart.setChartTitle("Results"); myPieChart.setChartTitle("Results");

11. Select Chart (2) Set Data Provider The Selection variables are from an earlier database query - the updated values where just returned. var pollData = new DataProviderClass(); var items = new Array({label: Selection1+"("+VotesNew1+")", value: VotesNew1}, {label: Selection2+"("+VotesNew2+")", value: VotesNew2}, {label: Selection3+"("+VotesNew3+")", value: VotesNew3}, {label: Selection4+"("+VotesNew4+")", value: VotesNew4}); for (var i = 0; i < items.length; i++) { pollData.addItem(items[i]); }

12. Chart Function (3) Assign Data Provider to Bar and Pie Chart. myBarChart.setDataProvider(pollData); myPieChart.setDataProvider(pollData); myBarChart.sortItemsBy("value", "DESC"); myPieChart.sortItemsBy("value", "DESC"); }

13. Actions Layer This line sets the Top status - aka name of Charting app. TopStatus = "Voting Booth: Please take some time to answer are survey."; Path to PHP files - Leave this as Blank if the Flash movie is in the same directory as the PHP scripts. If your PHP files are in a different folder then your Movie - change this path to that folder PathToPHP = ""; _root.Go = ""; _root.Status = "Loading current Question and Poll Data..."; _root.Thinking.gotoAndPlay(2); loadVariables(PathToPHP+"AddPolls.php", _root); stop();