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I keep reading that there are many benefits to AS3 and I understand the arguments. One of the things that used to be pretty simple was working with an ext./php file. When I searched the help menu I only get the AS2 way. When I dug deeper I stumbled across the 'Newly Organized' class of URLLoader or something of that nature, needless to say it did not look very clean or easy. So I ask a two part question...
How do you bring in name&value pairs in AS3 from a php file?


How do you use a function thats in a php the AS3 way?