passing data from HTML to Flash

I'm trying to pass a title and filename which are or will be set in the html page. at the moment in the html page im setting the as

Code:

<param name="txttitle" value="dentist" /><param name="filename" value="mo.flv" />

and I'm using the following to try get them into the swf...

Code:

loadVariables("index.htm", "txttitle");loadVariables("index.htm", "filename");

any ideas?

CyanBlue · 01-12-2007, 03:04 PM

Howdy and Welcome... smile

You have to use FlashVars to pass in the variables in HTML...
Please check this thread...
http://www.actionscript.org/forums/s....php3?t=125702

theste · 01-12-2007, 03:14 PM

ok, so i need the Flashvars tag/thing somewhere in the PARAM tag? so what/how would i get it in my action script, or would it have been loaded automatically and i can just refer to it where needed without anything like loadVariables("nnn" "mmm");

CyanBlue · 01-12-2007, 03:33 PM

If you provide the variable via FlashVars, you can access it like _root.variableName and it should work... and that's exactly what I have said in that thread... wink

theste · 01-12-2007, 03:38 PM

aye, atm i now have

Code:

<PARAM NAME=FlashVars VALUE="sr_title=dentist&sr_url=mo.flv">

in the HTML

and in the Actionscript i have

Code:

function SetValue() {showreel_title = _root.sr_titleshowreel_url = _root.sr_url}

and im using those variables here

Code:

stream_ns.play(showreel_url);txtPlay.text = showreel_title & "Showreel Loading, Please Wait...";

but its still not working :?

CyanBlue · 01-12-2007, 03:49 PM

Let's add some trace lines and tell me what you get...
First, create a textField somewhere and give it an instance name of 'output_txt'... and add the following lines...

ActionScript Code:

stream_ns.play(showreel_url);txtPlay.text = showreel_title & "Showreel Loading, Please Wait...";output_txt.text += "showreel_title = " + showreel_title + "<br>";output_txt.text += "showreel_url = " + showreel_url + "<br>";output_txt.text += "_root.sr_title = " + _root.sr_title + "<br>";output_txt.text += "_root.sr_url = " + _root.sr_url + "<br>";

theste · 01-12-2007, 03:54 PM

I got this returned

Code:

showreel_title = undefined<br>showreel_url = undefined<br>_root.sr_title = undefined<br>_root.sr_url = undefined<br>

CyanBlue · 01-12-2007, 04:05 PM

Um... Are you testing it over the web browser??? What's your embed tag look like???

theste · 01-12-2007, 04:09 PM

heres all my code, well most of it

Code:

var connection_nc:NetConnection = new NetConnection();connection_nc.connect(null);var stream_ns:NetStream = new NetStream(connection_nc);stream_ns.play(showreel_url);txtPlay.text = showreel_title & "Showreel Loading, Please Wait...";output_txt.text += "showreel_title = " + showreel_title + "<br>";output_txt.text += "showreel_url = " + showreel_url + "<br>";output_txt.text += "_root.sr_title = " + _root.sr_title + "<br>";output_txt.text += "_root.sr_url = " + _root.sr_url + "<br>";//function SetValue() {showreel_title = _root.sr_title;showreel_url = _root.sr_url;//}my_video.attachVideo(stream_ns);stream_ns.play(showreel_url);stream_ns.pause();txtLoad.text = "LOADING";txtPlay.text = showreel_title & "Showreel Loading, Please Wait...";but_play._visible = 0;but_pause._visible = 0;this.loaded_txt(this.getNextHighestDepth(), 10, 10, 160, 22);var loaded_interval:Number = setInterval(checkBytesLoaded, 500, stream_ns);function checkBytesLoaded(my_ns:NetStream) {    var pctLoaded:Number = Math.round(my_ns.bytesLoaded / my_ns.bytesTotal * 100);    loaded_txt.text = Math.round(my_ns.bytesLoaded / 1000) + " of " + Math.round(my_ns.bytesTotal / 1000) + " KB loaded (" + pctLoaded + "%)";    progressBar_mc.bar_mc._xscale = pctLoaded;if (pctLoaded >= 15) {txtLoad.text = "READY";txtPlay.text = "Press Play When Ready";but_play._visible = 1;but_pause._visible = 0;}    if (pctLoaded >= 100) {        clearInterval(loaded_interval);    }}

and my HTML page Object tag...

Code:

<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" width="270" height="230" id="preloader" align="middle"><PARAM NAME=FlashVars VALUE="sr_title=dentist&sr_url=mo.flv"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" /><param name="movie" value="preloader.swf" /><param name="play" value="false" /><param name="loop" value="false" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff" /><embed src="preloader.swf" play="false" loop="false" quality="high" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="270" height="230" name="preloader" align="middle" allowScriptAccess="sameDomain" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" /></object>

Im testing it on my own server

http://www.theste.co.uk/kaka/index.htm

CyanBlue · 01-12-2007, 04:13 PM

That script should work on IE... But not in FF because you are not providing the FlashVars for the EMBED tag...
Can you verify what I just said???

01-12-2007, 03:04 PM	#2
CyanBlue Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Centreville, VA Posts: 25,003	Howdy and Welcome... You have to use FlashVars to pass in the variables in HTML... Please check this thread... http://www.actionscript.org/forums/s....php3?t=125702 __________________ CyanBlue / Jason Je / Macromedia Certified Flash Developer & Designer http://CyanBlue.FlashVacuum.com http://www.FlashVacuum.com http://tutorials.FlashVacuum.com Do NOT PM, Email or Call me... Your question belongs right in this forum...

01-12-2007, 03:33 PM	#4
CyanBlue Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Centreville, VA Posts: 25,003	If you provide the variable via FlashVars, you can access it like _root.variableName and it should work... and that's exactly what I have said in that thread... __________________ CyanBlue / Jason Je / Macromedia Certified Flash Developer & Designer http://CyanBlue.FlashVacuum.com http://www.FlashVacuum.com http://tutorials.FlashVacuum.com Do NOT PM, Email or Call me... Your question belongs right in this forum...

01-12-2007, 03:49 PM	#6
CyanBlue Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Centreville, VA Posts: 25,003	Let's add some trace lines and tell me what you get... First, create a textField somewhere and give it an instance name of 'output_txt'... and add the following lines... ActionScript Code: stream_ns.play(showreel_url);txtPlay.text = showreel_title & "Showreel Loading, Please Wait...";output_txt.text += "showreel_title = " + showreel_title + "<br>";output_txt.text += "showreel_url = " + showreel_url + "<br>";output_txt.text += "_root.sr_title = " + _root.sr_title + "<br>";output_txt.text += "_root.sr_url = " + _root.sr_url + "<br>"; __________________ CyanBlue / Jason Je / Macromedia Certified Flash Developer & Designer http://CyanBlue.FlashVacuum.com http://www.FlashVacuum.com http://tutorials.FlashVacuum.com Do NOT PM, Email or Call me... Your question belongs right in this forum...

01-12-2007, 03:54 PM	#7
theste Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 31	I got this returned Code: showreel_title = undefined<br>showreel_url = undefined<br>_root.sr_title = undefined<br>_root.sr_url = undefined<br> Last edited by theste; 01-12-2007 at 04:05 PM..

01-12-2007, 04:05 PM	#8
CyanBlue Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Centreville, VA Posts: 25,003	Um... Are you testing it over the web browser??? What's your embed tag look like??? __________________ CyanBlue / Jason Je / Macromedia Certified Flash Developer & Designer http://CyanBlue.FlashVacuum.com http://www.FlashVacuum.com http://tutorials.FlashVacuum.com Do NOT PM, Email or Call me... Your question belongs right in this forum...

01-12-2007, 03:14 PM	#3
theste Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 31	ok, so i need the Flashvars tag/thing somewhere in the PARAM tag? so what/how would i get it in my action script, or would it have been loaded automatically and i can just refer to it where needed without anything like loadVariables("nnn" "mmm");