AWS_ACTION.rawValue = "Approve";
FSSUBMIT_.execEvent("click");
AWS_ACTION.rawValue = "Reject";
FSSUBMIT_.execEvent("click");
if (CheckBox1.rawValue == 1)
myApprove.execEvent("click");
else
myReject.execEvent("click");
<Employees><Employee><LastName>White</LastName><FirstName>Brad</FirstName></Employee><Employee><LastName>Sydney</LastName><FirstName>Crosby</FirstName></Employee><Employee><LastName>Joe</LastName><FirstName>Thorton</FirstName></Employee></Employees>
PopulateDropDown.xdpis a sample. Just update the DataConnections.// Create the hidden node.var anynode = xfa.datasets.createNode("dataGroup", "AnyNode");xfa.datasets.nodes.append(anynode);// Load the XML into the new node.xfa.datasets.AnyNode.loadXML(invokeResponse.xmlData.document.rawValue, false, true);// Loop through the node list and populate drop-down.var nodeList = xfa.datasets.AnyNode.Employees.nodes;for(var i = 0; i < nodeList.length; i++) {DropDownList1.addItem(nodeList.item(i).LastName.value);}
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Overview
Here is a screen shot of what the whole process looks like: View image
The name and location of the XDP template and the data to merge is kept in the database so I can use this as an example of pulling from a database. When the process starts, the user will have to enter a formId and a customerId. The formId is used to look up the form name and location form a table and the customerId is used to look up the customer specific data from the database.
Here are two screen shots of my basic tables that you will have to copy unless you want to hard code a bunch of things.
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Steps
Solution #1) Webservice via MXML
My first solution was really easy; I found out how to call a webservice using MXML and I had a test web service running in no time.
<mx:WebService id="wsMXML" wsdl="http://www.flash-mx.com/ws/months.cfc?wsdl">
<mx:operation name="getMonths" resultFormat="object" result="result1(event);" fault="fault(event);" />
</mx:WebService>
Then call "wsMXML.getMonths.send();"
And your result handler is:
var myObj:ArrayCollection = evt.result as ArrayCollection
textArea1.text = myObj[4].toString();
Problem was I found out I needed to do it in ActionScript. Hence solution #2.
Solution #2) Webservice via ActionScript
My next solution took me a little longer to figure out. I tried importing the WSDL via the Import Web Service feature in Flex Builder. Here's how:
- Click on: "Data | Import Web Service"
- Select the folder where the flex source code resides.
- Type in the name of the URL of the WSDL
- Click "Finish" or configure the call a little more on the next screen and then select "Finish".
This creates proxy classes for your webservice, so now you can call them just like your ActionScript classes. I used this WSDL http://ws.cdyne.com/emailverify/Emailvernotestemail.asmx?wsdl and then had to use this code:
var myWS:EmailVerNoTestEmail = new EmailVerNoTestEmail();
myWS.addverifyEmailEventListener(result3);
myWS.verifyEmail("sjobs@apple.com", null);
With this result handler:
var myObj:Object = evt.result;
textArea3.text = myObj.GoodEmail.toString();
Pretty neat... but then I found out that my WSDL was behind a firewall that was not accessible from any external systems. I had to come up with a new solution to load the webservice at runtime. Hence solution #3.
Solution #3) Webservice via ActionScript with a parameter
Same as one above but it sends a parameter.
Solution #4) Webservice at Runtime via ActionScript
My last solution worked (assuming you set up the cross-domain.xml correctly) the best for my situation.
var loginWS:WebService = new WebService();
loginWS.useProxy = false;
loginWS.VerifyEmail.addEventListener("result", result4);
loginWS.LoginOperation.resultFormat = 'e4x';
loginWS.addEventListener("fault", fault);
loginWS.loadWSDL('http://ws.cdyne.com/emailverify/Emailvernotestemail.asmx?wsdl'); loginWS.VerifyEmail("sjobs@apple.com", "?");
With this result handler:
var myObj:Object = evt.result as Object;
textArea4.text = myObj.ResponseText.toString();