Actionscript variable from PHP Query String

[badley]

Hi All,

I all rather new to the scripting side of flash, please can someone advise me on where I'm going wrong.

I'm send the variable 'id' via both the movie URL (value = "1001.swf?id=1001") and within the FlashVars (value = "id=1001").

I've been tearing me hear out try to get the actionscript to write the 'id' within a dynamic text instance box.

Please help and thanks in advance

 

[kennethkawamoto]

[tt]TextFieldInstance.text = id;[/tt]

Kenneth Kawamoto

http://www.materiaprima.co.uk

 

[badley]

Thanks, ok so I just use the following?

var id = _root.id;
TextFieldInstance.text = id;

 

[kennethkawamoto]

If the code is in the main timeline, [tt]var id = _root.id;[/tt] means nothing so you do not need it.

Kenneth Kawamoto

http://www.materiaprima.co.uk

 

[badley]

Working!! So many sites seem to confuse me. Also have the stated the variable within the Var field of the textbox properties. If I were to use the 'id' within actionscript how do I go about using it?

for example:

on (press, release) {
getURL("menu.php?id=????");
}

Thanks for your help kennethkawamoto

 

[kennethkawamoto]

Do not use "Var", as it's a deprecated feature.

Try:
[tt]getURL("menu.php?id=" + id);[/tt]

Kenneth Kawamoto

http://www.materiaprima.co.uk

 

[badley]

How simple, sorry to take up your time with such trivia...

Much appreciated for the help

 

[lovien]

I've tried this exact method and it doesn't work. When I export the SWF I get the error "Access of undefined property id" and then when viewing the SWF, nothing appears?

 

[kennethkawamoto]

That sounds like an AS3 error message. Accessing variables passed from HTML is very different in AS3 - it is done through [tt]parameters[/tt] property of [tt]LoaderInfo[/tt] class.

Kenneth Kawamoto

http://www.materiaprima.co.uk