Flash integration problem

A value is called from a mySQL database using a PHP file. THe number of records is counted and it is called "posts". This number in my case so far is 2.

In flash I have an for command, that has this first line,

for (i=0; i==posts; i++) {

But, the for command keeps going and going, as in when i gets greater than the variable posts, it doesn't read it.

I also have the same problem earlier in the code. The last variable stated by the PHP is newsstatus = complete

In flash when I use if (newsstatus == "complete") { it doesn't register at all.

But, if I place dynamic text fields in the movieclip that all this code is placed upon, all the variables are shown correctly.

Can someone tell me why this is?!?

Thanks in advance.

try for(i=0; i<posts; i++)

if you have i==posts that means the loop executes while i == posts, and I think you want to loop through all posts?