directing a flash movie from an html page

[Kirderf]

Hi extra knowledgable ones!
My question is simple and with good intention.

I have an html page with 4 buttons btn_A, btn_b, btn_c, btn_d.
If I was able to post a variable such as var_A = labelA for btn_A when I pushed the button in the html file and send the url to the page I have my flash file on.

Then in the first frame of my flash movie get the var_A
if (var_A == "lableA"){
gotoAndStop("labelA");
}else if{
(var_A ==("labelB"){
gotoAndStop("labelB");
}else if{
(var_A ==("labelC"){
gotoAndStop("labelC");
}else if{
(var_A ==("labelD"){
gotoAndStop("labelD");
}else{
gotoAndPlay("start");
}
}

Am I off here? Is there any tutorial or help pages on this?
This is all I can think of so far.

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[oldnewbie]

So what's the question? How to pass the variable from the html buttons?

As for the code in the movie, it could be simplified.

 

[Kirderf]

yes, that's the question. How would I pass the code from html to the flash movie? and Is this the correct code. And eurika, how could I simplify this code?
Maybe ternary operators?
My little understanding of it would only make a guess right now...

var_A = ("labelA","labelB","labelC","labelD")
? "labelA","labelB","labelC","labelD" : "start";

I think I am way off here.


Any idea to set me on the straight and narrow?

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for a hamburger today!