Google Translate in Flash (SWF) Action Script - actionscript

Question

We tried to code Google Translate in action script for Flash Professional CS6, but it does not function .
Can anyone help ?
The code does not return the trasnlated result .
The Code :
private function translate(e)
{
var result_lv:LoadVars = new LoadVars();
result_lv.onLoad = function () {
var str:String = unescape(this);
var txtContent;
var translatedText:String = str.split('":"')[1].split('"}, ')[0];
if(translatedText != undefined)
txtContent.text = translatedText.split('r').join('n').split('"').join("'");
return txtContent.text;
}
var lorem_lv:LoadVars = new LoadVars();
var from:String = "fa";
var to:String = "en"
lorem_lv.v = "1.0";
lorem_lv.format = "text";
lorem_lv.q = e;
lorem_lv.langpair = from + "|" + to;
lorem_lv.sendAndLoad(" http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/services/language/translate ", result_lv, "GET");
}
Code Explained :
Sample
LoadVars.sendAndLoad( )
Method Code Explained :
https://flylib.com/books/en/4.13.1.377/1/
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Edit 1:
I edited my code :
I added the return code to the main function , so the main function has output .
but still the function does not return any transalted content .
The improved code :
private function translate(e)
{
var result_lv:LoadVars = new LoadVars();
var txtContent;
result_lv.onLoad = function () {
var str:String = unescape(this);
var translatedText:String = str.split('":"')[1].split('"}, ')[0];
if(translatedText != undefined)
txtContent.text = translatedText.split('r').join('n').split('"').join("'");
return txtContent.text;
}
var lorem_lv:LoadVars = new LoadVars();
var from:String = "fa";
var to:String = "en"
lorem_lv.v = "1.0";
lorem_lv.format = "text";
lorem_lv.q = e;
lorem_lv.langpair = from + "|" + to;
lorem_lv.sendAndLoad(" http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/services/language/translate ", result_lv, "GET");
return txtContent.text;
}
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Edit 2:
We have found a working PHP function that return the translated result properly :
https://github.com/statickidz/php-google-translate-free/blob/1.1.1/src/GoogleTranslate.php
Now we are trying to load the PHP function result in the Action Script 2 for Adobe Flash Professional CS6.
here is some explanation about how this is possible :
Flash calling a PHP function
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Edit 3:
A Good and Complete Book about PHP for Flash :
Foundation PHP for Flash 1st Edition :
https://www.amazon.com/Foundation-PHP-Flash-Steve-Webster/dp/1903450160
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Edit 4:
Some Other Good and Complete Books about PHP for Flash :
Foundation PHP 5 for Flash 1st Edition :
https://www.amazon.com/Foundation-PHP-Flash-David-Powers/dp/B0096EPX7Q
Advanced PHP for Flash 1st ed. Edition :
https://www.amazon.com/Advanced-PHP-Flash-Steve-Webster/dp/1590591879
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Edit 5:
We have rewritten the action script function that now use the PHP GoogleTranslate function .
See the answers below .
But it does not return the Translated result .
Please can someone help ?
Thanks

Answer 1

In the PHP-script that you've mentioned in comments, authors used the link https://translate.google.com/translate_a/single?... with some client authenticaton data like iid and also set User-Agent to Android phone:
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_USERAGENT, 'AndroidTranslate/5.3.0.RC02.130475354-53000263 5.1 phone TRANSLATE_OPM5_TEST_1');
I think this script is trying to masquerade request like it was sent from Android Google Translate App.
But in your AcrionScript code you are using another URL:
lorem_lv.sendAndLoad(" http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/services/language/translate ", result_lv, "GET");
This simple-HTTP Google Translate API v1 is very old and already not available.
You can check it yourself by following this link - it's responds 404.

Answer 2

Here is the code that we have written :
Our function is written using the sample code on the below address :
Easy way to bring a php variable on flash with AS2
but it does not return the translated result . when I set the return String value to e variable the function work . but when I set the return to $output variable it does not function .
Action Script 2 Code :
function googletranslate(e:String):String
{
/*LoadVars send example*/
// init LoadVars Object
var lv:LoadVars = new LoadVars();
// set Variables
lv.sVar1 = "fa";
lv.sVar2 = "en";
lv.sVar3 = e;
// define onLoad Callback
lv.onLoad = onLoadCallBack;
// send and load variables
lv.sendAndLoad("google-translate-result.php?", lv, "POST");
var $output;
// onLoad Callback
function onLoadCallBack(succes)
{
// if succes
if(succes)
{
// trace variables
$output = this.lVarresult;
}
else
{
// loading failed
$output = "Loading Error!!";
}
}
return $output;
}
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Edit :
The PHP (google-translate-result.php) Code is changed :
$_POST changed to $_GET and now the result php code is working itself through using this url :
Server_URL/google-translate-result.php?sVar1=fa&sVar2=en&sVar3=%DA%A9%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A8%20%D8%AA%D8%B3%D8%AA
but still the ActionScript does not return the Translated Result .
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PHP Code (google-translate-result.php) :
<?php
require_once('GoogleTranslate.php');
// get variables
$var1 = $_GET['sVar1'];
$var2 = $_GET['sVar2'];
$var3 = $_GET['sVar3'];
$result = GoogleTranslate::translate($var1,$var2,$var3);
// send variables
echo "&lVarresult=$result&";
PHP Code (GoogleTranslate.php) :
<?php
/**
* GoogleTranslate.class.php
*
* Class to talk with Google Translator for free.
*
* #package PHP Google Translate Free;
* #category Translation
* #author Adrián Barrio Andrés
* #author Paris N. Baltazar Salguero <sieg.sb#gmail.com>
* #copyright 2016 Adrián Barrio Andrés
* #license https://opensource.org/licenses/GPL-3.0 GNU General Public License 3.0
* #version 2.0
* #link https://statickidz.com/
*/
/**
* Main class GoogleTranslate
*
* #package GoogleTranslate
*
*/
class GoogleTranslate
{
/**
* Retrieves the translation of a text
*
* #param string $source
* Original language of the text on notation xx. For example: es, en, it, fr...
* #param string $target
* Language to which you want to translate the text in format xx. For example: es, en, it, fr...
* #param string $text
* Text that you want to translate
*
* #return string a simple string with the translation of the text in the target language
*/
public static function translate($source, $target, $text)
{
// Request translation
$response = self::requestTranslation($source, $target, $text);
// Get translation text
// $response = self::getStringBetween("onmouseout=\"this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'\">", "</span></div>", strval($response));
// Clean translation
$translation = self::getSentencesFromJSON($response);
return $translation;
}
/**
* Internal function to make the request to the translator service
*
* #internal
*
* #param string $source
* Original language taken from the 'translate' function
* #param string $target
* Target language taken from the ' translate' function
* #param string $text
* Text to translate taken from the 'translate' function
*
* #return object[] The response of the translation service in JSON format
*/
protected static function requestTranslation($source, $target, $text)
{
// Google translate URL
$url = "https://translate.google.com/translate_a/single?client=at&dt=t&dt=ld&dt=qca&dt=rm&dt=bd&dj=1&hl=es-ES&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&inputm=2&otf=2&iid=1dd3b944-fa62-4b55-b330-74909a99969e";
$fields = array(
'sl' => urlencode($source),
'tl' => urlencode($target),
'q' => urlencode($text)
);
// URL-ify the data for the POST
$fields_string = "";
foreach ($fields as $key => $value) {
$fields_string .= $key . '=' . $value . '&';
}
rtrim($fields_string, '&');
// Open connection
$ch = curl_init();
// Set the url, number of POST vars, POST data
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $url);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, count($fields));
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $fields_string);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_ENCODING, 'UTF-8');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, false);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST, false);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_USERAGENT, 'AndroidTranslate/5.3.0.RC02.130475354-53000263 5.1 phone TRANSLATE_OPM5_TEST_1');
// Execute post
$result = curl_exec($ch);
// Close connection
curl_close($ch);
return $result;
}
/**
* Dump of the JSON's response in an array
*
* #param string $json
* The JSON object returned by the request function
*
* #return string A single string with the translation
*/
protected static function getSentencesFromJSON($json)
{
$sentencesArray = json_decode($json, true);
$sentences = "";
foreach ($sentencesArray["sentences"] as $s) {
$sentences .= isset($s["trans"]) ? $s["trans"] : '';
}
return $sentences;
}
}

Answer 3

According to the Comments of the previous answer Action Script 2 Code changed to:
function googletranslate(e:String):String
{
/*LoadVars send example*/
// init LoadVars Object
var lv:LoadVars = new LoadVars();
var result_lv:LoadVars = new LoadVars();
// set Variables
lv.sVar1 = "fa";
lv.sVar2 = "en";
lv.sVar3 = e;
// send and load variables
lv.sendAndLoad("google-translate-result.php?", result_lv, "POST");
return result_lv.lVarresult;
}