FSCommand Weirdness

[Streetdaddy]

Picture, if you will, a simple FSCommand passing a simple argument to a Javascript:

The Flash code:

on (press) {
fscommand ("coord", "Hello World"
}

The JS code:

<script language=&quot;JavaScript&quot;>
function ebnMap_DoFSCommand(command, args) {
if (command == &quot;coord&quot {
alert(args);
}
}
</script>

The HTML code:

<object classid=&quot;clsid27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000&quot; codebase=&quot;

http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=5,0,0,0&quot;

width=&quot;440&quot; height=&quot;330&quot; ID=&quot;ebnMap&quot;>
<PARAM NAME=movie VALUE=&quot;join/ebnMap.swf&quot;>
<PARAM NAME=quality VALUE=high>
<PARAM NAME=bgcolor VALUE=#EEEEEE>
<EMBED src=&quot;join/ebnMap.swf&quot; quality=high bgcolor=#EEEEEE WIDTH=440 HEIGHT=330 TYPE=&quot;application/x-shockwave-flash&quot; PLUGINSPAGE=&quot;

http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash&quot;

NAME=&quot;ebnMap&quot;>
</EMBED>
</object>

Ok, so it works fine in IE (with the little VB Script function included of course). The PROBLEM is that it won't work in Netscape! I can't even track the problem coz I can't get it to output anything. So maybe I'm making a stupid little mistake somewhere? I've looked everywhere for a solution and I can't find it! Can anyone spot the mistake I might have made? Miles
vmiles@senet.com.au

 

[PetitPal]

The first mistake is obvious... using Netscape (sorry to be a bit of a downer, but anyone who's tried to develop a page for IE and netscape will know what I mean).

Is the same version of the Flash player installed on both IE and Netscape? Is all the stuff in the <EMBED> tag the same as in the <OBJECT> one? (I believe object is for IE and embed for netscape).

Can you call the JS function from within the html page in netscape and get it too work?

Just a few ideas anyway - might be useful =)

PetitPal.

 

[Streetdaddy]

Dont worry, I know exactly what you mean about cross-browser compatibility woes... But seriously, what kind of web developer would I be if I only catered for IE? I would be kinda like Hungry Jacks and without their vegi-burger.

I'll try those suggestions out

Thanks! Miles
vmiles@senet.com.au