Re: FLASH: getting .swf to know URL

[Gregg Caines]

There's really no need to 'load variables' if the page will have

the variable in it (I'm assuming you're using some server side

scripting like ASP, JSP, PHP, CGI, etc...)  You can just use

the querystring method to pass the variable right in to Flash

automatically.


http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/set_variables.htm#query

string


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Gregg Caines

n e o m e t r i x  systems inc.

http://www.neometrixsystems.com

gcainesneometrixsystems [dot] com

> Here's a tricky one for the strong of heart.

>

> Background:

> I'm working on this project that has both html and flash elements. The

> navigation consists of multiple (about 4 at this point) swf files that

open and

> close etc in a fairly normal way (rollover and the subnav rolls down, roll

out

> and the subnav rolls up).

>

> Issue:

> Should a visitor click on one of the links contained in the flash nav, it

will

> load a new page. The default state for any nav is rolled up (ie condensed

with

> just the main link visible). However, if you're in a section that belongs

to the

> link, the state of the nav will be rolled down (showing all the possible

subnav

> items within the section). Since this is a new page, I need the individual

nav

> swf files to know what the URL of the page that called them is. The swf

needs to

> know where it is.

>

> Possible solution:

> I'm thinking I need to load variables from the page that called the swf

and run

> an if/then set-up (if the swf is called from the home page it sets itself

to a

> state that's appropriate for the home page, etc.). I've never done that

one

> before and am not sure it's possible. Can a swf load a variable from the

page

> that loaded the swf itself? Will this be screwed up by caching? Am I in

for a

> nasty surprise? Should I rethink the whole structure?

>

> Thanks for any insight into my question. I'll donate the source code to

the

> collective good if I can get it to work.

>

> g

>

> Gahlord Dewald

> Weeds Media Consortium

> Hoops of Fire. Dancing Bears.

> Interactive Designers.

> http://www.weedsmedia.com



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