Connecting with Facebook

[pinacoladaxb]

I'm making an arcade-style game and want to have a high score table. I know how to communicate with a database, but I was hoping to have Facebook-verified names with profile pictures. I know there is a Facebook extension in beta, but it's unable to keep up with Facebook's API changes and currently does not seem to work. Is there a way of accessing users' basic information perhaps using the Flash Player object's ability to interact with javascript functions? I'm not entirely familiar with how the Facebook API works.

Thanks

[pinacoladaxb]

Since posting this thread, I have found a method of accessing a user's information. If you have the ability to upload to a web hosting space, this will work for you too. I recommend checking out the following information, as the specific steps vary depending upon the kind of application you are making:

A tutorial on connecting to Facebook using PHP:
http://25labs.com/tutorial-integrate...ses-graph-api/

A tutorial on creating a canvas app (also uses some PHP, but doesn't use the Facebook SDK. I recommend creating a canvas app and then following the first tutorial link):
http://developers.facebook.com/docs/...ebook/tutorial

A reference on Facebook's graph API (This allows you to retrieve anyone's basic information given their username or ID):
http://developers.facebook.com/docs/reference/api/

If anyone has any specific questions or want an example from the app I'm developing, just ask. I can't guarantee I'll know the answer as I'm also trying to figure this out, but I have just finished setting up the Facebook integration for my app using a combination the above tutorials and my own experience, and it works like a charm.