# How do I pass information to the .swf via the param or embed tag?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-pass-information-to-the-swf-via-the-param-or-embed-tag/194026>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [July 20, 2006, 12:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-pass-information-to-the-swf-via-the-param-or-embed-tag/194026 "2006-07-20T00:39:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![grenrock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4bbf92/32.png) [@grenrock](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/grenrock)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2006, 12:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-pass-information-to-the-swf-via-the-param-or-embed-tag/194026/1 "2006-07-20T00:39:47Z")

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I have a flash movie that tries to load an XML file on startup. Right now it looks for a hard-coded filename, but I’d really, really love to be able to pass a filename in through the webpage that plays it. (possibly through a param tag or some such?) I’ve seen hints of how to do this on the forum, but can’t find any mention of it in the help files. How can a webpage send data in to a flash movie?

Thanks!