Flash Web Poll XML FAQ

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1. What do I need to use this web poll?

In order to run the XML based Web Poll your web server needs to support PHP v4.

2. I cannot set up a poll on my web site, can you please help me?

Yes, we offer free installation support. Please, make sure that your server supports PHP before trying to set up a poll.

3. Is it difficult to create a web poll? How do I do this?

You need to create a XML file for your poll either by editing the template XML file or using our web site. Once you do this you need to put the correct HTML code on your web page and upload the 3 files (.swf, vote.php, poll.xml) in the same folder where your poll web page is.

Below you can see a simple XML file. This is a plain text file which you can edit using any plain text editor software, such as notepad for example.

<poll id="0111" backTitle="0xAAAA0B" colorTitle="0xFFFFFF" colorBackground="0x797806" colorAnswers="0xFFFFFF" btnColor="0x9C181A" btnTitle="0xFFFFFF" overColor="0x000000" outColor="0xFFFFFF" colorBar="0x9C181A" totalColor="0xDDDDDD" days="0" results="amount_percent" onvote="total">
<question>Is web poll the product that you've been looking for?</question>
<answers>
<answer id="0" votes="4230">YES it's perfect</answer>
<answer id="1" votes="432">ALMOST what I am looking for</answer>
<answer id="2" votes="324">Hmm, not quite sure yet</answer>
<answer id="3" votes="123">NO, it is not for me</answer>
</answers>
<message>Thank you</message>
</poll>

You can change any of the color codes and add your own ones. For example backTitle="0xFF0033 is for the background of the poll. Currently it is set to red (FF0033 is the HTML color code for red). If you want to change it to green it should look like backTitle="0x339900. You can see different color codes here

Below, you can see the question and the answers. If you want to add a new 5th answer all you have to do is to add a new line <answer id="4" votes="100">New answer</answer> below the last answer. Votes=100 means that the answer will show with a 100 starting votes. ID=4 is the unique id for that answer. All IDs has to be consecutive.

4. How many web polls can I have per page?

You can create unlimited amount of web polls. Each poll should have its own configuration xml file and the HTML code for each poll should refer to that XML file.

5. On how many web sites can I use the poll?

You can use the web poll on as many web sites as you want. However, you cannot resell the script. If you want to sell this script please contact us and we will discuss all the options.

6. Can I change the poll colors?

Yes, using HTML color codes you can set any color that you may want.

7. Can I change poll size?

Web Poll dynamically calculates the size needed for the question and answers boxes. When you create a poll and enter a 100 characters long answer the poll calculates that it will need 2 lines for that answer. It automatically changes the poll height of the poll background. However, when generating a poll you will have to adjust the poll height so only the poll background fits in it and there is no white space below it. You can do this by editing the HTML code. The poll width is currently set to 160 pixels and cannot be changed.

8. What is included with the package that I buy?

When buying the poll you receive - voting file, flash (.swf), sample XML file, sample web page with web poll on it).

9. Do you offer a refund?

Before buying the poll please make sure that your web server supports PHP. The web poll that you buy is absolutely the same as the one that you are going to buy. We sell the source code for the voting php file and .swf file (files needed to create a Web Poll) and this is why we usually do not offer refunds. However, in special circumstances (e.g. for some reason you are unable to load the poll on server which supports PHP) we will issue a refund.