Initializing variables

[apatterno]

How can I initialize Flash variables from the HTML page that contains it? For example, I have two variables _root.preloadalbum and _root.preloadsong, to which I would like to assign values, by means of JavaScript.

In the first frame of the flash file, I stop playback and send an FSCommand.

My FSCommand function looks like this:

function listen_DoFSCommand(command, args) {
		  window.alert("Blah");
		  document.listen.SetVariable("_root.preloadalbum", "ddfa");
		  document.listen.SetVariable("_root.preloadsong", "ddfa-447e");
		  document.listen.Play();
}

The "Blah" pops up, the animation plays, but the variables don't get changed.

Is there something I'm doing wrong?

Thanks in advance
Will

 

[wangbar]

You can feed variables into the movie by appending them to the movie name in the object/embed tag. Here's a sample script that brings in variables, sets the movie size and background colour and writes out the HTML dynamically:

<script language=&quot;JavaScript1.1&quot;>
<!--
var strParams = location.search;
var flName = &quot;load.swf&quot;
flColor = &quot;#000000&quot;
flWidth = &quot;750&quot;
flHeight = &quot;425&quot;

document.write('<object'
+ ' classid=clsid27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000&quot;'
+ ' codebase=&quot;

http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,0,0&quot;'

+ ' id=&quot;flash&quot;'
+ ' width=' + flWidth
+ ' height=' + flHeight + '>'
+ ' <param name=&quot;movie&quot; value=&quot;' + flName + strParams + '&quot;>'
+ ' <param name=&quot;quality&quot; value=&quot;high&quot;>'
+ ' <param name=bgcolor value=' + flColor + '>'
+ ' <embed src=&quot;'+ flName + strParams + '&quot;'
+ ' name=&quot;flash&quot;'
+ ' quality=high bgcolor=' + flColor
+ ' width=' + flWidth
+ ' height=' + flHeight
+ ' type=&quot;application/x-shockwave-flash&quot;'
+ ' pluginspage=&quot;

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

+ ' </embed></object>'
)
// -->
</script>

 

[apatterno]

How are flName and strParams combined?

For example, would it be like [tt]&quot;listen.swf?preloadalbum=ddfa&preloadsong=ddfa-447e&quot;[/tt] ?

And do I access these passed variables in the conventional manner (i.e., by using _root.preloadalbum and _root.preloadsong)?

Thanks for your help wangbar.

 

[apatterno]

Never mind, I tested that out and it worked fine!

Thank you!!!!!