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Subject:	Re: FLASH: how do I make two different flash movie communicate toeach other?
From:	Hal Medrano
Date:	Fri, 16 Jun 2000 19:52:29 +0100

>Hello everybody...urgent help....How do I make two different flash movie
>communicate to each other?....which are located in two different pop up?
>again....I really need quick help here...what I am trying to do is...when
>user logs on site...I want pop up ( fullscreen ) window which covers
>parent window....once flash is loaded...I want to be able to call parent
>window to load html file( I mean get url )
>
>The effect what I am trying to get...The time while user watches
>intro...html files to loaded...without aiagin waiting for html files to
>load....some clients got annoyed waiting all the time first flash and then
>html.thanks all and thanks in advance
>
>anil
>

Hi Anil,

You need to use FSCommand if you want two movies to communicate (through
JavaScript) with each other. Tutorial at:

http://www.moock.org/webdesign/flash/fscommand/index.html

I'm not really sure what you're trying to do. From what you're describing,
it sounds like you might be able to control your windows with plain old
JavaScript. Once the Flash file loads a simple Get URL targetting the
other window will take care of the content in that window.

You can also sometimes avoid FSCommand by simply using GetURL to load a
page that has a JavaScript function that's triggered OnLoad. Again, it
depends what you want to do.

I think Moock's tutorial might be what you're looking for, but if I've
misunderstood you please repost.

Take care,

Hal

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Hal Medrano
New Media Group
U S WEST Creative Services

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