Getting a variable into flash

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hi all,
i’ve done a search for this on the forum but havnt found what i needed.
i have an html drop down box on my html page. i also have my flash movie on the same page. i’ve got an onChange handler on my drop box which calls a functions that sets a variable. how can i get that variable into my movie without having to reload the page?
hope that makes sense.

  • gBay
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you can do it with javascript.

window.document.MOVIEID.SetVariable(“VARIABLE”, “VALUE”);

where MOVIEID is the id specified in the “id” attribute of the object tag for your flash movie.

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hi, thanks for answering my question, but…
but will i be able to keep changing the value of the variable within the movie without having to reload the page?

  • gbay
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you can change it all you like without reloading.

the only problem is it won’t work in all browsers.

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change the variable values without reloading page? thats wicked! which browsers will it not work in? if its fine on ie4 / ns 4.7 and above then thats fine, if not, then thats a problem. Why wouldnt it work in some browsers? do some not support javascripts SetVariable command?
thanks

  • gBay
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here’s the macromedia technote.

http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/java_script_comm.htm

it pretty much spells everything out.

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ah yes! just read the technote. told me all i needed to know.
cheers for the direction!

  • gBay.