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Subject: Need a Dynamic Map of the U.S. (in Flash) that allows for user interaction
Category: Computers > Programming
Asked by: rcbuchanan-ga
List Price: $20.00
Posted: 20 Mar 2005 07:28 PST
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Question ID: 497522
I need to find a map of the U.S. in Flash, that offers dynamic interaction.
In that the color of each STATE on the map is determined by a
javascript or coldfusion (preferably!) call (that I can modify etc).

BONUS: if I can ALSO determine the URL of each STATE if clicked.

If I can merely determine just the color, that is fine.

The map's dimensions (being in Flash) should be scalable (i.e. I can
ensure it fits to a very specific size/location on my web page).

Any ideas? Off the shelf - I'd presume - is the only route but I've
not been able to find such ... hence this question.

Regards,
Richard Buchanan
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Subject: Re: Need a Dynamic Map of the U.S. (in Flash) that allows for user interaction
From: moretti_cons-ga on 24 Mar 2005 01:26 PST
 
Richard,

It shouldn't be that hard a problem to solve.  The flash movie would
be relatively simple; a USA map with unique references for each state,
so that you can colour them and assign a URL for a link.

Passing the information in from ColdFusion can be done in a number of
ways. Flash Remoting or passing in an XML packet are two ways that
immediately to mind.  You would have a database table of your states,
the unique reference used in the flash for each state 'object', the
colour and URL to be assigned to each state.  A simple query of all
the this information could be converted into an xml packet and passed
into the flash movie when the page is first called.

If you're looking at dynamically changing the colours given a set of
parameters, then you might be looking more at Flash Remoting.

This would be a bespoke product and not something you could easily get
off the shelf, but it wouldn't be a major undertaking for someone with
reasonable Flash skills that can handle either XML packets in Flash or
Flash Remoting.

Without know exactly what you are after I'm not sure what else I can tell you.  
Hope this helps

Stephen

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