# Flash and Javascript

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-and-javascript/259200>\
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**Created:** [May 1, 2008, 11:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-and-javascript/259200 "2008-05-01T23:01:57Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 1, 2008, 11:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-and-javascript/259200/1 "2008-05-01T23:01:57Z")

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Hi Guys

I am calling a javascript function from inside flash:

getURL(“javascript:LightboxDelegate(‘evnt.target.d ata’,‘Poster one’)”);  
Where ‘evnt.target.data’ is variable set in an xml file.

When I trace(evnt.target.data); I get data from the xml file correctly but the getURL is not replacing ‘evnt.target.data’ with its proper content so it is sending:

[[COLOR=#22229c]http://www.wethnk.com/demo/focusmar/evnt.target.data[/COLOR]](http://www.wethnk.com/demo/focusmar/evnt.target.data) to the browser could someone please point out whats wrong with my syntax why it is being read as a string.

when I removed the quotes to read:

getURL(“javascript:LightboxDelegate(evnt.target.da ta,‘Poster one’)”);

I get a javascript error and the lightboxx ++ is not even triggered.

if you click the enter button though it triggers the lightbox++ but does not load anything as the its reading the evnt.target.data as the end of the url rather than the image.

see what I mean here: [[COLOR=#22229c]http://www.wethnk.com/demo/focusmar/[/COLOR]](http://www.wethnk.com/demo/focusmar/)