You can always make a widget as a flash and then using the flash actionscript to get and set information from the php/server side.
I know that isn't easy to do but... from what i've seen, it is the easier thing to do without resorting to use a frameset and reloading the document of the "hidden" frame... (well actionscript is almost like javascript and is way simplier then making a java applet or a clientside ActiveX). For ways to do this check: http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/tn4160.html This explains how to use javascript to control the flash object... As for the flash connecting to the server... you can check the functions: loadVariables [and more - prefered method of comunication between pages and flash due to security...] getURL() For flash to execute javascript inside the page where it is droped: getURL("javascript:someFunction('blue sky');"); // and so delivering data to javascript... Well the possibilities are way too vast ;) Hope that helps... Cheers, Luis Ferro Tomator wrote: >>i want an onlick event to call a php function. is this >>possible in the same way that javascript permits >>onlclick="someFuntion(arg)" ? >> >> This someFunction will have to exist also in javascript... and then this function can do the magic... >PHP is server-side scripting language and you can't call php function like >functions of JScript. However, you could generate by PHP code of JScript and >include it into HTML document. This JScript count then serve onclick events. >If clicking items doesn't change anything at server-side it it good idea. If >does, there may be needed reloading of this web page and then PHP modifies >it. > > > >>how else can i call a php function which adds an item >>to array via a text link? >> >> >> > >If array ist stored at server-side update it with PHP. To send data via text >link use GET method, which encodes all data in URL, such like this: >http://www.somewhere.com/mygreatscript.php?username=BillyG >If you want to make such links dynamically, do not forget to urlencode() >content of variables (like $username in example above): >echo "<A HREF=\"http://www.somewhere.com/mygraetscript.php?username="; . >urlencode($username) . "\">" > > > >>also does php have variables corresponding to the >>document object model DOM, particularly i'm interested >>in changing css positioning properties. >> >> >> > >As server-side script, PHP does not have any objects, layers or anything >dependent on browser... Its executed at server so if you want to change >position in CSS you can but only while generating HTML code. If you want to >do it later, use JScript or something. > > > You can of course make a template system that mimicks the server site forms as with .net... but remember... that is just a cute little hack, not particulary "inovative" IMHO... > > >
