Re: FLASH: Controlling Flash Content Via HTML

[Davis]

Simply set up a loop in Flash that checks the variable every time it 

runs thru the keyframe.


>I've got the code for sending variables from html to the falsh movie and

>it is as follows -

>

>in between the head tags of html insert the following code -

>

><script language = "JavaScript">

><!--

>function PassFlash()

>{

>     top.mov.document.movie.SetVariable("loc", "main");

>}

>//-->

></script>

>

>This passes loc=main to the movie in a frame called mov, when the

>function is called.  This requires name="movie" swLiveConnect="true" in

>object tags for MSIE and in the embed tags for netscape of the movie.

>

>That works fine.

>

>However how do I get the movie to constantly check the value of the

>variables I'm sending it and act accordingly?

>

>Many thanks

>

>Paul


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