Update: Loading variable from a text file - Javascript

[Kortland, Brian]

HI All,


Yesterday I posted a message about loading variables from a text file. I now

realize my idea was ill fated due to caching.


I did extensive digging and found some somewhat vague information on

interacting with Flash via Javasvcript. This would be perfect for what I

need to do - pass a variable to my flash movie from a link (or page or

script). Anyone know of a good source with DETAILS!!! on how to handle this

task.


An important note:


I have four references - Macromedia Flash 4 (comes with Flash), Flash 4

Creative Web Animation, Quickstart Flash for Windows & MacIntosh and the

Flash 4 bible. Amazingly in all 4 books only the Flash 4 bible even makes

reference to Javascript. The bible gives a couple of pages with an example

or two but it leans heavily on Flash talking to javascript and very little

to javascript talking to Flash. I find it amazing that something with such

potential and power is so overlooked. 


Regards,

 

Brian Kortland

AIU E-Business

AIU URL: http://aignetprod.aig.com/cfaiunet/

tel 212.770.7617, fax 212.968.1386

brian [dot] kortlandaig [dot] com