Using Google Analytics in Flash

Using Google Analytics in Flash is a very straightforward approach, I just found some of my Flash Project with one so might as well share how I made it.

What do you need?

1. Your Flash Code
2. Analytics Library for Flash which you can get here
3. Definitely and Account with Google

Now once you have everything in place just add the Analytics on your library by going to File -> Import -> Import to Library.

Import To Library

Once imported you can see it on your library and use it.

GA in Library

Once its there you can now add a reference of the library in your codes as such

import com.google.analytics.API;
import com.google.analytics.AnalyticsTracker;
import com.google.analytics.GATracker;

If you want to check the version you are using add this piece ot your code

trace(API.version); 

Now for the code

var tracker:AnalyticsTracker = new GATracker( this, "XX-9999999-1", "AS3", false );

//track on click and separate in different folders
var onButtonClick:Function = function( event:Event ):void
{
 tracker.trackPageview( "/Your Folder/" );
 var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest("http://www.test.com");
 navigateToURL(request, "_self");
}

TrackBtn.addEventListener( MouseEvent.CLICK, onButtonClick );

Now lets dissect whats happening:

on the code new GATracker( this, “XX-9999999-1″, “AS3″, false );

• The second parameter would be your Web Property ID – This is also known as the UA number of your tracking code and looks like UA-xxxxx-yy
• The thrid parameter is the tracking mode – you have a choice of either AS3 or Bridge.  So whats the difference? Bridge Mode is used if you control both the HTML page and the Flash content (if you own the webserver you are hosting your page or at least have control on it). This mode is best if you have already implemented Google Analytics (ga.js) tracking on your website and you want to add tracking to embedded Flash content.

  AS3 Mode is used if you control the Flash ActionScript 3 code, but you do not own or at least control the webserver.  This is completely independent of the Google Analytics (ga.js) tracking and contains all the tracking functionality.  This is good to use if you want to distribute your Flash applications to different sites.

• The fourth parameter is the debugging mode -  I guess this is self explanatory

now on the code tracker.trackPageview( “/Your Folder/” )

This is just simply incrementing the pageview count for the virtual page “/Your Folder”

So thats its really simple and straight forward

Send E-mail from Flash using .Net (in 5 easy steps)

Sending emails from Flash using .Net is really simple all you need is a Flash Interface that sends the request to an ASPX page.  Here are the things you need

1. And ASPX Page that accepts the request (in this sample lets call is EmailSender.aspx)
2. A Flash frontend for users to post their messages (in this sample lets call is EmailForm.fla)
3. And Action Script class to process the message (in this sample lets call is EmailForm.as)

Step 1 : Create EmailForm.fla and add the following objects with the following properties

Name : Type = Input Text, Name = txtName
Email Address : Type = Input Text, Name =txtEmailAddress
Subject : Type = Input Text, Name =txtSubject
Message : Type = Input Text, Name =txtMessage
Error : Type = Dynamic Text, Name =txtError
Send Email Button : Type = Button, Name =btnSendEmail

Email Form Properties

Step 2 : Create an AS file, called EmailForm.as and save it in the same directory create and add these codes

New AS

package  
{
 import flash.display.MovieClip;
 import flash.display.SimpleButton;
 import flash.events.MouseEvent;
 import flash.utils.Timer;
 import flash.events.*;
 import flash.net.URLLoader;
 import flash.net.URLVariables;
 import flash.net.URLRequest;
 import flash.net.URLRequestMethod;
 import flash.net.URLLoaderDataFormat;
 import flash.ui.ContextMenu;
 import flash.ui.ContextMenuItem;
 import flash.net.navigateToURL;

 public class EmailForm extends MovieClip
 {
 private var oTimer:Timer;
 private var bCheckStatus:Boolean=false;

 public function EmailForm()
 {
 init();
 initListener();
 }

 private function init():void
 {

 }

 private function initListener():void
 {
 btnSendEmail.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN,controlFields);
 }

 private function controlFields(m:MouseEvent):void
 {
 if(txtName.text!=''&&txtEmailAddress.text!=''&&txtSubject.text!=''&&txtMessage.text!='')
 {
 if(CheckEmail(txtEmailAddress.text))
 {
 bCheckStatus=true;
 sendEmail();
 }
 else
 {
 bCheckStatus=false;
 txtError.text='Email Address is Invalid';
 toggleAlert();
 }
 }
 else
 {
 bCheckStatus=false;
 txtError.text='You need to fill in required fields';
 toggleAlert();
 }
 }

 private function toggleAlert():void
 {
 oTimer=new Timer(2000,1);
 oTimer.addEventListener('timer',cancel);
 oTimer.start();
 }

 private function cancel(t:TimerEvent):void
 {
 txtError.text='';
 if(bCheckStatus)
 {
 txtName.text='';
 txtEmailAddress.text='';
 txtSubject.text='';
 txtMessage.text='';
 }
 bCheckStatus=false;
 }

 private function sendEmail():void
 {
 var oEmailFields:URLVariables=new URLVariables();
 oEmailFields.sEmail=txtEmailAddress.text;
 oEmailFields.sMessage=txtMessage.text;
 oEmailFields.sSubject=txtSubject.text;
 oEmailFields.sName=txtName.text;

 var oRequest:URLRequest=new URLRequest();

 oRequest.url='EmailSender.aspx';
 oRequest.method=URLRequestMethod.POST;
 oRequest.data=oEmailFields;
 var oLoader:URLLoader=new URLLoader();
 oLoader.dataFormat=URLLoaderDataFormat.VARIABLES;
 addListeners(oLoader);
 try
 {
 loader.load(oRequest);
 }
 catch (error:Error)
 {
 trace('Page Not Found');
 }
 }

 private function addListeners(d:IEventDispatcher):void
 {
 d.addEventListener(Event.OPEN,Initialize);
 d.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS,inProgress);
 d.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE,Completed);

 d.addEventListener(HTTPStatusEvent.HTTP_STATUS,HTTPStatus);
 d.addEventListener(SecurityErrorEvent.SECURITY_ERROR,SecurityError);
 d.addEventListener(IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR,IOError);
 }

 private function Initialize(e:Event):void
 {
 txtError.text='Sending ...';
 }

 private function inProgress(e:ProgressEvent):void
 {
 txtError.text='Sending ...';
 }

 private function Completed(e:Event):void
 {
 var loader:URLLoader=URLLoader(e.target);
 var vars:URLVariables=new URLVariables(loader.data);
 if(vars.answer=='ok')
 txtError.text='Message Sent';
 else
 txtError.text='Error (Message not Sent)!!!';
 toggleAlert();
 }

 private function SecurityError(e:SecurityErrorEvent):void
 {
 txtError.text='Error (Security)!!!';
 }

 private function HTTPStatus(e:HTTPStatusEvent):void {}

 private function IOError(e:IOErrorEvent):void
 {
 txtError.text='Error (IO)!!!';
 }
 public function CheckEmail(s:String):Boolean
 {
 var x:Number;
 var y:Number=0;
 var boolTest:Boolean=new Boolean();
 for(var i:Number=0;i<s.length;i++)
 {
 if(s.charAt(i)==' ')
 {
 boolTest=false;
 break;
 }
 if(s.charAt(i)=='@')
 {
 x=i;
 y++;
 }
 else if(i>x&&s.charAt(i)=='.'&&s.charAt(s.length-1)!='.')
 {
 y++
 boolTest=true
 break;
 }
 else
 {
 if(i==s.length-1)
 {
 boolTest=false;
 break;
 }
 }
 }
 return boolTest;
 }

 }
}

Step 3 : Use that class on your EmailForm.fla

Declare Class

Step 4: Create the EmailSender.aspx file and copy these codes

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
using System.Net.Mail;
public partial class _Default : System.Web.UI.Page
{
 protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
 {
 if (Request.Form["sEmail"] != null)
 {
 string sPOSTEmail = Request.Form["sEmail"].ToString();
 string sPOSTMessage = Request.Form["sMessage"].ToString();
 string sPOSTSubject = Request.Form["sSubject"].ToString();
 string sPOSTName = Request.Form["sName"].ToString();

 MailMessage oMailMessage = new MailMessage();
 SmtpClient oSMTPClient = new SmtpClient();

 MailAddress oFromAddress = new MailAddress(sPOSTEmail, sPOSTName);

 string sEmailUser = "XXXXXXXXXXXXXX";
 string sEmailPassword = "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX";
 string sEmailServer = "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX";
 int iEmailServerSMTPPort = 25;

 oSMTPClient.Host = sEmailServer;
 oSMTPClient.Port = iEmailServerSMTPPort;

 System.Net.NetworkCredential oCredentials = new System.Net.NetworkCredential(sEmailUser, sEmailPassword);
 oSMTPClient.Credentials = oCredentials;

 oMailMessage.From = oFromAddress;
 oMailMessage.To.Add("XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX");
 oMailMessage.Subject = sPOSTSubject;

 oMailMessage.IsBodyHtml = true;
 oMailMessage.Body = sPOSTMessage;

 oSMTPClient.Send(oMailMessage);
 }

 }
}

Step 5: Youre ready to rock and roll, you can publish your site now