Re: FLASH: Cache Advantages

[John Croteau]

Hi Kevin,


> I've noticed that if you download a flash movie with

> variables after it (filename.swf?title=abc&size=800&etc), and those

> variables change, then Netscape would re-download the flash file. I

> was hopign to take advantage of the cache, but this is not the case.

> So, how can I have, for example, a row of buttons, that changes

> dynamically depending on the page you are on with a variable

> communicating to it that page without reloading the movie,

> essentially pulling it from the cache.

>         Would a VERY small flash file that does a LOAD MOVIE, would

> this achieve it?

>         Could I have the flash movie refence my variables using FS

> Command or Load Variables via Javascript?

You can Set or Get Variables from the HTML page using JavaScript.


> A LoadMovie to a CGI is not an option because I would need a

> variable to send it which page I'm on which defeats the purpose of

> this question

>From Flash you would normally use Load Variables to receive variables on

a dynamic page such as a CGI page. Just update the CGI page and have

Flash listen with an action similar to:

Load Variables("test.cgi",0)


For rouund trip (Send and receive data):

Load Variables("test.cgi",0,vars=POST)


The Load Variables action is available as a option in the Load Movie

Action window.


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