variable in flash returning as "undefined"

i have a variable in flash that takes its value from a php file using the print function.

The variable is not returning the correct value. I开发者_运维技巧t's returning "undefined". I have checked of both flash and php source code for errors, they both seem the be fine.

anyone know what could be causing this?

php print code:

print "return_sponsor=$sponsor";

flash code:

function completeHandler(event:Event):void{
    // Clear the form fields
    name_txt.text = "";
    email_txt.text = "";
    MovieClip(parent).gotoAndPlay("finish");
    // Load the response from the PHP file 
    variables.sponny = event.target.data.return_sponsor;

I've not used AS3 in a while, but this might work.

Replace:

variables.sponny = event.target.data.return_sponsor;

With:

var data:URLVariables = new URLVariables(event.target.data);
variables.sponny = data.return_sponsor;

I don't know what type your sponny variable is but that error is generally returned when Flash can't convert types correctly. It happens to me if I am trying to convert a string to a Number or int (or some other numeric type) and there is a non-numeric symbol in the string (so "12a4" would not be able to convert properly for example).

When you are debugging, place event.target.data.return_sponsor in a String variable and check that it is the correct data. If you can't debug, you may have to find a way to show the data on the screen somehow (maybe by printing them to the form?)

name_txt.text = event.target.data.return_sponsor;