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Pass XML String From PHP To Flash
Hi everyone, I'm hoping someone can help me out. I've been searching how to do this but haven't got it to work yet.

All I want to do is have flash call my php page which is putting together an xml string as a variable. I want to take that xmlstring in flash and parse it into my array.

I know how to do everything except load that XML string and parse it. I know how to parse an xml file, but a string is new to me. Also, for some reason when I try to get the XML string from PHP it comes back undefined.

Here is my Flash Actionscript:
// Call PHP and load XML string
loadVariablesNum("http://domain/recentimages.php","");

//My PHP file spits out the string as $recentxml, and it works fine. But when I try to trace that same string in Flash I get undefined.

//Here is the loop I've created to wait until the xml has been generated.

if (recentxml == undefined){

gotoAndPlay("loop");

} else if (recentxml != undefined){

gotoAndStop("finished");

}

//And here is the parsing method.
var myPhoto:XML = new XML();
myPhoto.parseXML(recentxml);
myPhoto.ignoreWhite = true;

Can anyone help? I would really appreciate any advice, I've been struggling with this for a while now and it's probably something easy.

Thanks, Matt

How To Pass Carry String From Flash?
Is it possible to pass carry string from flash.
Example:
on some event I need to catch _y position of one object and to pass that variable to PHP script via URL.

Is it possible?

If it`s not, is there a way to write that variable in some txt file on server.. or something simillar..

Thanks folks!

Pass Variables Into Flash Via Query String
I used to do this all the time to pass in simple values to Flash but with Flash 8 it doesn't seem to be working properly. I've stripped it down to it's most basic and it still doesn't seem to be working. I've got a test page here:
http://icglink.com/flashtest/

The top set uses the standard object/embed method, the left one passing in a 0, the right passing in a 1. Both use the variable named previousvisitor.

The bottom set use the same variable and value structure, but with the swfobject javascript call instead of the object/embed method.

I've got a case statement on the 5th frame that tests the incoming variable and directs the playhead to one frame label or another. The idea is that if someone has come to the site for the first time, they'll get to see a video. If not, they'll get a still frame with a "play video" button.

I'm also including a link to the FLA (version 8 remember).

http://icglink.com/flashtest/cookieTEST.fla

So does anyone have ANY idea why this isn't working correctly? I really need to get this working and it should be dead simple.

Help, Trying To Pass Variables From A Flash Movie To Html Using GetURL
here's an example of the code i am using (it's for a banner that lets you select a few dropdown options):

//concatenates the variables in my movie to the url
_root.urlvar=("http://www.examplesite.com/page.html?var1="+_root.variable1+"var2="+_root.var iable2);
//opens the url in a new browser window
getURL (_root.urlvar, "_blank");

The problem i am having is that IE and Firefox block this. Is there a way of getting around the security without changing browser settings?

Pass A String, Return Object With Name String
I feel like this should be pretty easy, but I 'm not quite sure how to do this...

I've got a string that is the name of a movieclip which is on the stage. I'd like to write a function which I can pass that string and have it return the object which has the instance name of that string.

Any hints?

Thanks.

John

Flash 8 GetURL Bug With \ In String?
We've recently been stumped trying to get flash to successfully getURL. The getURL was well formed, with a target of "_blank". Changing the URL to something basic e.g. blah.html worked just fine.

However, anything which has the following character combination within the URL string chokes & won't trigger the getURL:

Code:
getURL("a\b", "_blank");
Obviously the backslash character is very rare in URL's but does anyone know of a way to make this work? Or is it just a bug within Flash 8 Professional?

The actual paramterized url we were trying to pull up had ?blah=somethingsomethingelseetc within it. Originally we just pasted the URL in but the backslash was interpreted by flash to be a special character cue, changing e.g. 200 -> Euro symbol. thus we put \ to ensure flash knew we wanted to use a literal backslash character in the string.

in the end we've ended up just building an HTML redirect page which ricochets to the page as intended but if anyone knows more about this, I'm interested to know why it wasn't working.

Can't Pass String To Nc.connect(string)
hey guys. fairly new to flash, but I've managed to throw together a player with info and tutorials from here and other places. I've got everything just how I want it save for one problem. I've got an XML file that I get the URL for my server from and also get the names of videos to populate a list. Here's the problem:
I can get the URL into a string in my program (it traces fine). However, when i try to pass that string in my nc.connect(string) it doesn't work. Everything loads fine, but when you click a video, it can't connect to it. If I manually enter the URL into the connect field like this: nc.connect("rtmp://url") it works fine.
So am I missing something? Why can it take the URL manually entered and not from a string?

Pass Data Into Swf From Parent Document
I am using Flex (basically just another way to design flash applications) and I'm trying to pass in some GET data from the parent document (a PHP file) into the embedded SWF.  Is there a simple way to either retrieve the data from within Flash, or to pass it in and then use it within the Flash application?

eg. the URL in the browser would be:
http://www.somewhere.com/myFile.php?search=title&query=Patriot

Then within myFile.php would be embedded the main flash application: testing.swf

I want to retrieve the search and query values from the URL and use them inside the swf file.  Any easy solution?

Thanks
  ND

Dynamically Pass A Document Path To An Xmlconnector.URl
files xmlconnect.zip

I was wondering if anyone could help me with my menubar xmlconnector.url issue i have attached all the files are in xmlconnect.zip linked above

My actionscripting is limited but i am trying to dynamically pass a document path menuList_obj.attributes.instanceName to an xmlconnector.URl (profiles_con) a dataset (profiles_ds) and then update the info in a datagrid (profiles_dg).

I have managed to get menuList_obj.attributes.instanceName to show the path to the xml document in a dynamic textbox var (xmlload)

But my actionscript knowledge is more for design and tutorials for this kind of data binding are hard to find.

I alsio cannot seem to call on (change) ) event from what i have read I think would be the right way to go? but when i go to publish the .swf Flash 8 crashes and due to this I am at a loss as to how to update the xmlconnector.url and subsequently the dataset and datagrid via menubar component and its .xml.

i would be most gratefull for any help anyone can offer me?

dan@vectorscopedesignagency.com

Pass A String ?
Help!

I thought I knew how to do this, but don't...

I have a Flash 5 entrance page that I want to link to a Javascript page. But it gets better. The Javascript page is simply thumbnails.html (yes it's a portfolio site, no it's not mine).
The thumbnails.html page uses javascript to populate it's content based on a string that's passed in the URL. Example:
thumbnails.html?L -> will bring up landscapes. The problem is that Flash doesn't want to seem to pass the "?L" part of the string.

Is there a way around this? I have tried both as a text URL and as a button URL. I have also tried Window=_blank, nothing seems to work?
Please HELP!

Thanks!!!!

-Eric

How 2 Pass A Var String As The Name Of A Var?
Last edited by jeanrene : 2004-05-05 at 20:09.

Here is what I'm trying to accomplish.

1) Get the number of days since April 30th, 2004 -- This works
2) Add leading zeros to end up with a "string" that is always 4 digit long (for e.g., 12 is converted to 0012) -- This works
3) I create a string variable to each day (poor man's database) for e.g. Txt0005 = "Text 5"; -- this works

HERE IS MY PROBLEM:
4) I'd like for TodayTxt var to load the string from Txt0005 above (changing to Txt0004, Txt0003, etc. as the counter changes). This mean that I'd like TodayTxt = "Text 5". However, I'm only geting TodayTxt to become "Txt0005" rather than it's content (Text 5".

Here is my AS. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

JR

ActionScript Code:
// Gets April 30th, 2004
DateZero = new Date(2004,3,30);

// Gets today's date
DateNow = new Date();

// Counts the number of days since April 30th, 2004
MaxCount = countDays(DateNow, DateZero);
Counter = MaxCount;

function countDays(DateNow, DateZero) {
var difference = Math.floor( (DateNow - DateZero)/(86400000) );
return difference;
}

function LeadingZeros(arg) {
if (length(arg)==1) {
arg = "000" + arg;
return arg;
}
else {
if (length(arg)==2) {
arg = "00" + arg;
return arg;
}
else {
if(length(arg)==3) {
arg = "0" + arg;
return arg;
}
else {
return arg;
}
}
}
}

// Variable for each day
Txt0005 = "Text 5";
Txt0004 = "Text 4";
Txt0003 = "Text 3";
Txt0002 = "Text 2";
Txt0001 = "Text 1";

// The problem is certainly here
TodayTxt = String("Txt" + LeadingZeros(String(Counter)));

How To Pass .SWF String
Hi guys, after 6 hours searching on the web and trying the suggestions I found I am still empty handed.. so any help would be very appreciated!

What I want:

- i have a .swf file wich links to a .php file
- I want to add a variable to the link in the .swf file to pass to the .php file.

Like now it is

Code:

on (release) {
getUrl("video.php");
}

I want to have a variable added to that URL so it knows which video to play without having to make 100+ .swf files for each video.

I found this suggestion:

in the page where I've embedded the flash file I add the variable which I retreive with php echo to the .swf:

Code:

<object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,29,0" width="437" height="153">
<param name="movie" value="video.swf?video=24">
<param name="quality" value="high">
<embed src="video.swf?video=24" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="437" height="153"></embed></object>

and added this to the on(release) command in the .fla file:

Code:

on (release) {
if (_root.video == 24) {
getURL("video.php?video=24");
}
}

Sadly, this does not work, although I have the feeling I am close... anyone with the correct way of coding this?

Thanks
stever

Pass A String To A Button
I use a textfield on my webpage and i want to pass the string of that textfield to a button.

example :
I set in the textfield the words : click on this button
so on the button should appear click on this button.

Can anyone help me ?

Pass String Variable Into XML ULR
I am trying to pass a variable through "strSource:String" so that i can dynamically tell the player to load different videos depending upon which page it is on.

This works:

Code:
var strSource:String = root.loaderInfo.parameters.playlist == null ? "includes/video1.xml" : root.loaderInfo.parameters.playlist;

function initVideoPlayer():void {

// create a new net connection, add event listener and connect
// to null because we don't have a media server
ncConnection = new NetConnection();
ncConnection.addEventListener(NetStatusEvent.NET_STATUS, netStatusHandler);
ncConnection.connect(null);

// create a new netstream with the net connection, add event
// listener, set client to this for handling meta data and
// set the buffer time to the value from the constant
nsStream = new NetStream(ncConnection);
nsStream.addEventListener(NetStatusEvent.NET_STATUS, netStatusHandler);
nsStream.client = this;
nsStream.bufferTime = BUFFER_TIME;

// attach net stream to video object on the stage
mcVideoControls.vidDisplay.attachNetStream(nsStream);
// set the smoothing value from the constant
mcVideoControls.vidDisplay.smoothing = SMOOTHING;

// create new request for loading the playlist xml, add an event listener
// and load it
urlRequest = new URLRequest(strSource);
urlLoader = new URLLoader();
urlLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, playlistLoaded);
urlLoader.load(urlRequest);
}
Doesnt work if i try it like this:

Code:
var btnContent1:String = new String("includes/video1.xml");

var strSource:String = root.loaderInfo.parameters.playlist == null ? btnContent1 : root.loaderInfo.parameters.playlist;
Does anyone know why this is?

I can even put the URLRequest in as "includes/" + "video1" + ".xml" and it will work but as soon as i try to trade the "video1" for a string Variable it cannot find it.

My End hope to pass this variable through would be to have it on the HTML page where i could then dictate the exact path for the video XML

Code:
// source variables from HTML/js param
var btnContent1:String = root.loaderInfo.parameters["vOne"];
var btnContent2:String = root.loaderInfo.parameters["vTwo"];
var btnContent3:String = root.loaderInfo.parameters["vThree"];

Thanks for any help

will

Swf Pass String To Script
Hi,
I have a php page with embeded flash object, and within the flash object I have a text field and a search button. I need to pass the user input string from the text field to this script (when I press the search button):
<FORM name=formsearch method=GET action="http://www.deutschesfachbuch.de/info/news.php">
<input name="_enc" type="hidden" value="sends">
... and hopefully have the result in the same browser window

How do I do that with AS 2.0

BR,
Nixx

Pass A Function As A String
Hello all,

I'm messing around trying to plug Robert Penner's easing equations into a tweenEngine class which imports com.robertpenner.easing.*. When a tween is called, I want to be able to pass the type of ease through as an argument.

If I pass it through as a function, it comes through as undefined (because there is no Cubic.easeOut in the class I'm calling it from I assume), so I'm trying to pass it through as a String then convert it to a function.

Is this possible? If not, How should I deal with it?

Many thanks

Pass Text To String On ^*.txt
Im searching on livedocs but nothing found about this.
I want to get text writen on a txt file and store it in a variable type string so the work should be:

on first page i code a textfield, then a submit button, submit button gets the string on textfield and writes down on a txt file ( <.. can i do this?)
then on second page i want each line of text to be stored like a variable string so i can play with it as i want.( showing , changing format, etc..)
My question is how can i acces inside a txt file, to get variables on strings stored in ??

Thx, u all

Can I Pass Variables In The URL String?
I am trying to get some variables into a loaded swf at runtime. The variables will carry information so the swf can load the correct xml file. I thought we could pass them through the URL string like so:

new URLRequest("testing.swf?myVar=varOne

but it just throws an URL cannot be found error. How can I get variables into my swf at runtime?

AS3 - How Can I Pass Vars Without Using URL String?
Hello,

I have one AS3 swf (loader.swf) that needs to load a second AS3 file (main.swf).

loader.swf has some variables that I would like to pass to main.swf.

I don't want to append the variables in the URL string, because then main.swf won't be cached properly.

In AS2 I could use FlashVars, which passes the variables without adding them to the URL string.

How can I do this in AS3?

Pass String Variable Into XML ULR
I am trying to pass a variable through "strSource:String" so that i can dynamically tell the player to load different videos depending upon which page it is on.

This works:
Code:

var strSource:String = root.loaderInfo.parameters.playlist == null ? "includes/video1.xml" : root.loaderInfo.parameters.playlist;

function initVideoPlayer():void {

// create a new net connection, add event listener and connect
// to null because we don't have a media server
ncConnection = new NetConnection();
ncConnection.addEventListener(NetStatusEvent.NET_STATUS, netStatusHandler);
ncConnection.connect(null);

// create a new netstream with the net connection, add event
// listener, set client to this for handling meta data and
// set the buffer time to the value from the constant
nsStream = new NetStream(ncConnection);
nsStream.addEventListener(NetStatusEvent.NET_STATUS, netStatusHandler);
nsStream.client = this;
nsStream.bufferTime = BUFFER_TIME;

// attach net stream to video object on the stage
mcVideoControls.vidDisplay.attachNetStream(nsStream);
// set the smoothing value from the constant
mcVideoControls.vidDisplay.smoothing = SMOOTHING;

// create new request for loading the playlist xml, add an event listener
// and load it
urlRequest = new URLRequest(strSource);
urlLoader = new URLLoader();
urlLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, playlistLoaded);
urlLoader.load(urlRequest);
}

Doesnt work if i try it like this:
Code:

var btnContent1:String = new String("includes/video1.xml");

var strSource:String = root.loaderInfo.parameters.playlist == null ? btnContent1 : root.loaderInfo.parameters.playlist;

Does anyone know why this is?

I can even put the URLRequest in as "includes/" + "video1" + ".xml" and it will work but as soon as i try to trade the "video1" for a string Variable it cannot find it.

My End hope to pass this variable through would be to have it on the HTML page where i could then dictate the exact path for the video XML
Code:

// source variables from HTML/js param
var btnContent1:String = root.loaderInfo.parameters["vOne"];
var btnContent2:String = root.loaderInfo.parameters["vTwo"];
var btnContent3:String = root.loaderInfo.parameters["vThree"];

Thanks for any help

will

Pass String To URLRequest
Hello,

I have only about 20 hours with flash and actionscript so I am very lost.
I like gotoandlearn,, I am learning most everything here..

but I am having trouble making a podcast lister and player for my church web site. I can not get my selectedItem string to pass to my URLRequest

I have my files at http://1newlife.us/test directory brousing is on so you can see what I am trying to do,, also have the fla file there

I know the player works because I can give it the url to a MP3 and it plays

Code:

var feedlist:URLRequest = new URLRequest('messages.xml');
var messagelist:URLLoader = new URLLoader(feedlist);
var sermon:Sound = new Sound();
var imageloader = new Loader();
addChild(imageloader);
messagelist.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, datahandler);

// **************Item change function***************
listbox.addEventListener(Event.CHANGE, itemChange);
function itemChange(e:Event):void
{
textarea.text = listbox.selectedItem.data;
datearea.text = listbox.selectedItem.pdate;
linkarea.text = listbox.selectedItem.link;
imagebox.source = listbox.selectedItem.image;
}

// *************what to do with the XML****************
var sermonlist:XML;
function datahandler(ev:Event):void {
sermonlist = new XML(ev.target.data);
var il:XMLList = sermonlist.channel.item;
for(var i:uint=0; i<il.length(); i++)

   listbox.addItem({data:il.description.text()[i],
               pdate:il.pubDate.text()[i],
               link:il.guid.text()[i],
               label:il.title.text()[i],
               image:il.image.text()[i]
               });
}

// ****************Sermon player need to stop all sounds first and add pause************

var sermonRequest:URLRequest = new URLRequest(listbox.selectedItem.link); // here is the trouble the player works when I put "fileName.mp3"
var soundControl:SoundChannel = new SoundChannel();
var transform1:SoundTransform = new SoundTransform(1, 1);
sermon.load(sermonRequest);
playButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, playSound);
stopButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, stopSound);
soundUp_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, soundUp);
soundDown_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, soundDown);
function playSound(event:MouseEvent):void
{
soundControl = sermon.play();
}
function stopSound(event:MouseEvent):void
{
soundControl.stop();
}

// **** bug sound switches to right only *****

function soundUp(event:MouseEvent):void
{
transform1.volume += .1;
soundControl.soundTransform = transform1;
}
function soundDown(event:MouseEvent):void
{
transform1.volume -= .1;
soundControl.soundTransform = transform1;
}

// ******************Download button not working yet*******************
function getmp3(event:MouseEvent):void
{
var mp3URL: URLRequest = new URLRequest(listbox.selectedItem.link);
navigateToURL(mp3URL);
}
linkButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, getmp3);

// ******************Spectrum want this in small box******************
var ba:ByteArray = new ByteArray();
addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, loop);
function loop (e:Event):void
{
graphics.clear();
graphics.lineStyle(1, 0x000000);
graphics.moveTo(-1, 150);
SoundMixer.computeSpectrum(ba);
for(var i:uint=0; i<256; i++)
{
   var num:Number = ba.readFloat()*200 + 150;
   graphics.lineTo(i*2, num);
}
}

I know this dose not look very good yet but I want it to work first.

Thank you for your time
Jay Robb

GetURL In As3 To Pass Javascript?
Hi!

How can I pass javascript from flash to current website, where my flash is?
I'm trying to get this lightwindow javascript-thing to work, and that's where I need it.

In as2 I used to do this:

ActionScript Code:
getURL(javascript:"myLightWindow.activateWindow({
href: 'http://stickmanlabs.com/images/kevin_vegas.jpg',
title: 'Waiting for the show to start in Las Vegas',
author: 'Jazzmatt',
caption: 'Mmmmmm Margaritas! And yes, this is me...',
left: 300
});");

and in as3 I tried to:

ActionScript Code:
flash.net.navigateToURL(new flash.net.URLRequest()javascript:"myLightWindow.activateWindow({
href: 'http://stickmanlabs.com/images/kevin_vegas.jpg',
title: 'Waiting for the show to start in Las Vegas',
author: 'Jazzmatt',
caption: 'Mmmmmm Margaritas! And yes, this is me...',
left: 300
});"););

But it just throws me to another page display nothing but that text?
That javascript is straight from lightwindow's sites so that's not the problem.

GetURL - How Do I Pass Variables With
OK, I have 1 variable (username) that I need to pass with a getURL statement like this:

getURL("http://mywebpage/mywebpage.html","_self");

how can I get that variable to the loaded page?

How To Pass Variables Via GetURL()?
Hi there,

I'm building a Flash page that requires a user to login, and then allows him to navigate to many different CFM/HTML applications. I need to pass some variables to the Coldfusion application, such as the userId, user name, etc to these pages.

But I don't see how I can pass variables using getURL(), unless I actually type the variables into the URL line, like this:

ActionScript Code:
getURL("http://mypage.com?userid=ab1234");

But I might have 15 variables to keep track of, and it's kinda messy to type it all in the URL.
What's the best/easiest way to navigate from Flash to another webpage, while also passing all the necessary variables?

I also need to be able to press the browser's back button to get back to the Flash page without having the user log in again.

Any help is appreciated! Thanks!

Use GetURL To Pass Variables... Could Use A Tip
Hello... I have a flash pic with an invisible button over the clip. I want the user to be able to click on the button & the following should happen:
should load the page "flashtest2.asp"
should pass the variables= name=jon&description=yadayada
should use GET.
flash test2 is an asp page set up to list the name & description variables

I tried this AS, but it didn't work
on (press) {
getURL(flashtest2.asp?name=jon&description=yadayada, "_self");}

but it didn't work... any ideas?

Only Pass Some Variables In GetURL, Not All
Hi All, this may be a bit odd, but perhaps there's a way around it.

I managed to pass some variables to a PHP using getURL. Problem is, there is only variable I would like to pass, the others should remain hidden

My ActionScript is as follows:

First Frame
myRootFinder = _url.lastIndexOf("/");
myRoot = _url.substring(0, myRootFinder+1);

On the Button
on (release) {
getURL(myRoot+"sales/search.php?search="+_root.search.text, "", "GET");
}

As soon as I take the GET out, I get an error. Has to be either POST or GET (according to Flash).

I know this is minor, but any suggestions?

Can I Pass A Var In FScommand Instead Of A Text String?
Can I use something like this?

fsvar = "Hello Word?";
fsfunction = "alert";

fscommand (fsfunction, fsvar);

Please help.

Thanks

How Do I Pass A String Variable To Javascipt?
In my actionscript, I have this variable pic="pic.jpg". I want to use it like this but it doesnt work:

getURL("javascript: OpenWindow(pic, 'newWindow','')");

It says the pic variable is undefined.

This, works:

getURL("javascript: OpenWindow('pic.jpg', 'newWindow','')");

But I do not want to use a literal directly like that.

How can I pass this variable to javascript so that it will recognize it as containing a string?

How Do I Pass Variables Into String Object?
Hi,

Im trying to count the number of characters in a string using the string object. I can do this OK when I count the number of chars in a form field but I need to count the number of chars in a variable. Someone told me to use the code "+test+" below to count the variable named 'test', but all this does is return "6". This seems to be just counting the string +test+ (i.e. 6 chars.) rather than a variable

on (release) {
test = "ThisShouldDisplay19";
result = "+test+".length;
}

Can anyone help?

Cheers...John

Simple Variable Pass From URL String
help! i know there is a simple solution to this, but I just can't find an answer anywhere. so i'm posting it here in hopes that some kind soul will pitty me and free me from this frustrating pothole.

What i'm trying to do is pass a variable to a flash file via a URL string... i.e.

http://www.needananswer.com?pothole=12

...and for the flash file to be able to receive and use it.

HOW?

[F8] Pass MC Name As String To Class Method.
I have sort of found a work around but its not exactly what I want so I just wanna check if theres another way.

Check working code below where mc name is not a String(i assume its an object?)

Code:
class myClass{
public function classMethod(obj:MovieClip, val:Number, act:String){
obj[act] = val;
}
}

Code:
import myClass;
var useClass:myClass = new myClass();
useClass.classMethod(mcName, 10, "_x");

Now I wanna pass the mc name as a string to the method but it doesnt work:

Code:
useClass.classMethod("mcName", 10, "_x");

I know I change the class obj type to :String but then the manipulation line will have to look something like _root[obj][act] = val; needless to say I dont like this as if I import the swf thats calling the method into another swf things go screwy cause the mc that im referencing would not lie on the root anymore etc.... Also tried using _level but it didnt work.

Pass Variable Via Query String
i'll try to explain this the best I can.

I have a flash header that I need included in a shopping cart site that will have nav and the header descriptions for each site page. It has 2 navigations, top and side. Side nav only controls the flash itself to display stuff that won't be in the rest of the site, like an about us section. The top nav controls what page the shopping cart goes to AND the flash header display. For example, when I click on my top nav button 'systems' I need it to go the 'systems page' and change the flash header to display info about the systems. Now when the 'system' button is clicked the page changes to the 'systems' page but since its a header the flash just pops up on the new page reloaded to its original state. So how would I fix this? could flash pass a variable via the query string to determine what frame it should be on when going to a new page?

Can You Still Pass Vars Through A Query String?
I'm trying to pass variables in through a query string appended to my url like so,

http://www.mydomain.com?myVar1=value1&myVar2=value2

From what i've read am i correct in thinking that i should be able to access these properties through 'this.loaderinfo.parameters'?

I don't seem to be able to get this to work for some reason? I'm able to get it tworking when passing in Flashvars through my html and then accessing them through the loaderinfo.parameters object, but not through a query string? Anyone got any ideas? Should this be possible?

Also i was wondering it there's any foreseeable issue passing in values both through Flashvars and a query string or should the loaderinfo.parameters object be populated with all the values?

cheers.

Can I Pass A Dynamic String To A URLRequest
I am wanting to use a button to change the value of a String variable, which is stored in a URLRequest, to dynamically change content loaded below the button based on which button is pressed.

Here is some AS 3.0:

var roomID:String = new String("default.swf");

var roomURL:URLRequest = new URLRequest(roomID);

var roomLoader:Loader = new Loader();

roomA10Button.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onA10Click);

function onA10Click(event:MouseEvent):void
{
var roomID:String = String("roomA10.swf");
roomLoader.load(roomURL);
addChild(roomLoader);
}

I know some of my syntax is likely screwed up, specifically the "function onA10Click(event:MouseEvent):void" line, but I'm not in front of my code at the moment, so I'm just writing that stuff by memory. Anyway, the idea is to be able to define the String roomID a different value every time you click a button, which in turn updates the URLRequest, before the Loader kicks in and loads the content. Every time I try to do this, though, I get a URL Unknown error. I have traced the roomID String as well, and it seems to change fine with the clicking of buttons, but something's up with the URLRequest.

Any ideas?

Pass A Series Of Properties As A String
I want to pass a series of properties as a string to a webservice:

Version1: This works

Code:
var mxna_ws:WebService = new WebService(WS_URL);
var var1:String = "1";
var var2:String = "2";
var var3:String = "3";
var var4:String = "4";
var categories_pc:PendingCall = mxna_ws[smethod](var1,var2,var3,var4);
Version2:But why doesnt this?...

Code:
var mxna_ws:WebService = new WebService(WS_URL);
var var1:Object = '"1","2","3","4"';
var categories_pc:PendingCall = mxna_ws[smethod](var1);

Pass Multi Vars In Geturl ?
can somebody please tell me how to pass multiple vars in a get url string

for example

on(release){
getURL("/page.php?mode=1&u="+_root.u, "_self");
}

works but

on(release){
getURL("/page.php?mode=1&u="+_root.u"&sid="+_root.sid, "_self");
}

doesnt, it gives me errors when im trying to publish

all i need to do is add +_root.u and +_root.sid to the query string

the data is bought in via the embed tag by the way

How To Pass Variable With GetURL....old Posts No Help
Hello,
Brand new to actionscipt...some javascript...etc.

I need to call a web page that will load the appropriate .pdf when the page is opened.  I need to do this, because I am running into focus issues and the page will have javascript to focus on itself.

Now...I got this code from a post back in '04...but it is not working.
flash -
CODEon (release) {
    var pdfpage = "google.com"
    getURL("testDave.htm", "_blank", "GET");
}

[F8] Dynamic Query String & Pass Variables To And Fro Php
Hi!

I have a webpage that needs to load a variable from query string and then the swf sends this variable to php to search it in databse and return respective entries.

My trouble is the page where the swf is placed in an HTML page whose URL is something like this : http://www.mysite.com/variableName=dynamicValue

Actually this is a link thats sent in an email. When clicked it loads this page. Here http://www.mysite.com/variableName= is static, but dynamicValue is a 15 letter randomly generated code.

I wanted to know is it possible to pass this dynamic value of the variable into my swf. If so, how to do that.

My second query is I wanted to send this variable from flash to a php file which will search it in a database and return related entries to flash. Now, I've done this seperately, that is, send variables to php by post method and get variables from php by get method. But I dont know how to do these two operations in one single call.

I am using Flash 8, though i'm exporting the movie to flash 6 player compatible and actionscript 2. Any help is welcome. Please let me have the feedback.

thanks

ashwin.

EventListener Troubles - How To Pass String To Function?
Hey guys, been cruising the forums and google about this, still confused. I have a series of buttons, which on mouse press need to pass a string to a function. i just dont understand how to do this easily with event listeners

ActionScript Code:
function showLocations(event:MouseEvent):void { var state = arguments.caller.state; var w = 640; var h = 480; var jscommand:String = "if (!win || win.closed) { var win = window.open('http://dev.calendarxpress.com.au/locations.php?state="+state+"','Locations','height=480,width=640,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,top='+((screen.height/2)-("+h+"/2))+',left='+((screen.width/2)-("+w+"/2)));} else { win.focus();}"; var url:URLRequest = new URLRequest("javascript:" + jscommand + " void(0);"); url.method = URLRequestMethod.GET; //url.data = vars; try { navigateToURL(url, "_self"); status_txt.text = "Opening window..."; } catch (e:Error) { status_txt.text = "Error"; } }vic_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, showLocations);vic.btn.state = 'vic';

GetURL With Javascript: How To Pass Additional Variables?
(Using Flash MX)

I have a getURL function in my flash movie(movie1.swf) which calls on Javascript to open a popup window with another flash movie(movie2.swf) in it...the pop window works great but now I need to pass a variable as well.
The global variable(samples) is declared in movie1.swf (which is on level 2 ,if that matters) and the button is pressed a value is assigned to it.
Ideally, I want the variable be passed to the the next movie(movie2.swf) and then go the appropriate frame and start playing based on that variable. (frames labels in movie2.swf are the same as the assigned values). I do not know how to do this through Javascript. I am very new to Flash and am extremely limited with Javscript so this has been very painful for me. I would appreciate any help anyone can give me.
Below I have put my action script and javascript
Thank you,
Isabelstripes

on (release) {
samples = "sample 1";
getURL("javascript:openNewWindow('movie2.swf','por tfolio','height=400,width=400,toolbar=no,scrollbar s=no')");
}
<script language="JavaScript">
function openNewWindow(URLtoOpen, windowName, windowFeatures){
newWindow=window.open(URLtoOpen, windowName, windowFeatures);}
</script>

Can't Pass Unicode Out Via JavaScript GetURL With NN Or Firefox
I have a FP7 SWF that has this code:

sampleString = "你好";// hello in Chinese
getURL("javascript:callBack('"+sampleString+"')", "_self");

and the HTML/JavaScript has this code:
function callBack(string){
alert(string);
}

In Internet Explorer 6 the alert box pops up and I see Chinese text. It works..
But when I try viewing it with Firefox 1.0 (on the same system) the alert only shows ????? characters.

Does anyone know if there's some trick to getting unicode sent out to JavaScript in Netscape/Mozilla?

Opening Document In Different Frame Using GetURL
Hi everyone!
I'm having problem sith getURL and frame.
I have a flesh button menu bar. and I'm trying to put link to each buttons and trying to open the linked document in main frame which is named "mainFrame"

so I used

on(release) {getURL("address","mainFrame"); }

but IT DOESN'T WORK!!!!! : ( I been browing websites to find solutions and this forum to find solutions and none of them seems to work. if I set as "_blank", then it opens in blank frame but when I publish this flesh menu and put it in the left frame of my main document, I can see the menu but links won't work. (except mailto link)

PLEASE HELP : (

Pass Variable With String From One Flash File To Another Flash File
There are two flash files which are developed in Flash MX 2004 Professional and its names are Main.fla&Child.fla.
I have created a Input text box in Main.fla and enter text during runtime. When I click a button in the same Main.fla file, the text entered should display in the dynamic text box which is created in Child.fla. But, I am not getting appropriate logic to achieve this task.
Request you to kindly send appropriate logic. It is urgent.

Geturl Option To Save A Document On The Site
How do I set up my geturl statement to allow the user to open or save a pdf file instead of automatically open it? Currently, the statement looks like this:
on (release) {
getURL("http://www.netmertaz.com/mercaz product overview.pdf", "_blank");
}

I don't want the pdf to automatically open - anyone?

Pass Frame Variable Via Query String Bettween 2 Swf In 2 Different Html Files
Hello, I have an swf movie embedded in an HTML. One of the links calls to another HTML with a different SWF embedded. I need to link back to the original HTML/SWF but to a certain frame within that SWF using HTTP query. I understand that I can do this with Javascript and by parsing the HTTP query. Can anyone direct me to a tutorial or give me some help?

Thank you

maknenoiz

GetURL('javascript:.... Document.write And Detecting If A Js Function Exists
Hello everyone, it's been a while since i last posted here. but i have a question and i'm not usre if it's possible but i thought i might ask anyway.

I'm building imageWeaver version 3 and am trying to add a secure licensing compiled clip to the components. They way i wish to achieve this when the components checks for another compiled clip that issues a license it also checks for a certain javascript function within the html page that it is loaded into, or... uses document.write to write the script dynamically so it can;t be interfered with.

I would prefer the later however i know that once the html page has loaded document.write can't be used. I was wondering if anybody new of any work arounds from flash to allow document.write after the page has loaded, or any work arounds for checking is a function exists... or any tips on licensing components from flash?

Using Variable In GetURL String
is there a way to use a declared variable in a GetURL string on a button??

example:::::::::::::::::::

root = aVariableName;

On(release){
getURL("/*root*/index.cfm");
}

i am pretty sure you can i just dont know the syntax for locally declared variables......my mind is blank.

Sincerely,
.the.guy.with.a.blank.mind.at.the.moment

Appending String To GetURL
I have an animated flash button embedded in an html page, that when clicked should take you to a second page, gallerywindow.htm, in the same browser window. This second file is javascript array driven, and displays different assets depending on the parameter passed to it in the URL. It includes the javascript line:
currYear = (location.search.substring(1))

so I want the flash button to open up gallerywindow.htm with the string ?1 attached to it. I've guessed at the following code and it doesn't work:

on (release) {
getURL ("gallerywindow.htm?1", "_self");
}

I've also tried

on (release) {
getURL ("gallerywindow.htm?currYear=1", "_self");
}

to no avail.

They both just open up gallerywindow.htm without the ?1 string appended.

Where am I going wrong, and is there an easier way to do this? I don't want to use fscommand because of NN6 incompatibility.

Would be very grateful for anyone's help!