FLASH: JavaScript Controlling Flash Movies

[Kevin Harper]

Hello,


I have created a site with two frames.  The menu for the whole site is

Flash and it resides in the "footer" frame. The html pages, which the

menu calls, reside in the "main" frame. Phase ONE of this site is now

active at:


http://www.city.brampton.on.ca <http://www.city.brampton.on.ca> 


 

*	WARNING: (at client's request) This site can ONLY be viewed by

higher-end 4.0 browsers, and works best with Internet Explorer. I also

don't know if the mime has been set for MAC's, as we are not hosting the

site and I'm on PC.


In this version of the site, the menu currently has seven separate .swf

files which have "load movie" commands in them.  In Phase TWO of this

site I will be changing the menu structure so that all movies are loaded

on different levels in parked frames so they will all be available to

use the "tell target" feature.


Currently when you select from the menu the html page above the menu

changes. This is fine, but if you hit the "Back" button on the browser

the flash menu does not return to the corresponding position of the html

page.  Therefore, I need some JavaScript to place on each html page to

"tell target" the Flash movie to go to the correct movie level and frame

position.  I am NOT a JavaScript aficionado so if anyone knows a simple

script that works in both browsers, I'd appreciate the help.


I checked out (at Marc Hoffman's suggestion - thank you Marc!)

http://www.flashcentral.com/Tech/HawaiiMap/

<http://www.flashcentral.com/Tech/HawaiiMap/>   but I couldn't figure

out what was calling what etc.


Any ideas anyone?  I will be eternally grateful!  Sorry for the long

message.  :-)


Kevin Harper

Graphics Evangelist

Onyx Interactive

155 Commerce Valley Drive East

Thornhill, Ontario  L3T 7T2

kevinonyxinteractive [dot] com

(905) 881-4414 ext. 2299



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