# GoToFrame and ASP QueryString

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**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [April 2, 2003, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gotoframe-and-asp-querystring/17198 "2003-04-02T15:19:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![aprilius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6f9a4e/32.png) [@aprilius](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/aprilius)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gotoframe-and-asp-querystring/17198/1 "2003-04-02T15:19:43Z")

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I built a flash file (Flash 5, ASP 3.0, SQL Server) that allows users to search for our clients by company name. I have the results come back and display all matching company names in a dynamic text box. This part is working correctly.

What I want to do is allow the users to click on a given company name in that inital resultset, requery the database and bring back detailed client information for the respective company name chosen.

When I do this in just straight ASP coding, usually I wrap a link around a company name, build the company id into a querystring and pass back the resultset. Then the user clicks on a company name and they see the corresponding info. I am not sure how to do this in flash.

If someone could point me in the right direction, I would be most appreciative.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gotoframe-and-asp-querystring/17198/2 "2003-04-02T17:17:43Z")

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If you construct your query in a separate asp page you can call that page using loadVariables()/ loadVariablesNum(). This method also allow you to pass variables - in this case your company name via GET or POST headers just as you would in a standard \< a href\> or \< form\>

The principal difference between loadVariables() and loadVariablesNum() is that loadVariablesNum() allows you to specify a \_level (\_level0 by default) while loadVariables() allows you to specify an instance of a movie clip. This is important because if you send variables using GET or POST then \<b\>all the variables \</b\> in the \_level or instance are posted which can often be a nuisance (as well as creating unnecessary headroom and latency).

Often the cleanest solution is to declare the variables you want to POST within a MC instance then use loadVariables() to specify that MC. This method has the added advantage that allows you to use the inbuilt method onClipEvent(data) if you need to process the result.