Map + variableTest = mixed results

I've had some level of success combining my experiments today. First, I've figured out how not to show the first item in the topic-specific array (improvement on variableTest) and have also associated all of those numbers with the right counties. The working result can be seen here: variableTest2

I've also had some success combining this with my last map iteration (ga_flashMap4). It's doing something, which is good. I'm amused that I've turned all the selected counties black. See the result: map_options Choose an item from the scrolling menu at right. This is funny because I keep turning everything black on my first attempt. I don't think I know why I keep doing this, although I've been able to fix it so far.

My next steps will be to make the counties turn the color I've assigned them and also to reset the map for each item chosen. It's good to see this coming together!

Finally, I've learned that my movies won't do anything if I don't also upload my external actionscript file.

I've fixed the county coloring issues. It is now coloring the chosen counties blue (I had a syntax error in my AS) and resetting the map when a new topic is chosen. See: map_options2

It would be interesting to experiment with colors if multiple topics are chosen, showing how topics overlay. Also, it may be possible to color the counties relevant to how often this topic has been a focus of Extension work.

Now my next step will be to produce some result when a user chooses one of the counties. For one purpose, this map is intended to be a visual interface to our state database for college Impact statements. I have the right variables that I need to pass, I just need to connect the buttons to a "getURL" action.