# How to pass arguments to the flash file

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**Created:** [June 18, 2009, 11:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-pass-arguments-to-the-flash-file/290687 "2009-06-18T11:01:59Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 18, 2009, 11:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-pass-arguments-to-the-flash-file/290687/1 "2009-06-18T11:01:59Z")

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Hi  
i wanted to open a streaming file from a RMTP server  
like this

here video is FLV player

video.source=“rtmp://localhost/myDemo2/DarkKnight.flv”;

but the catch is i want the url -\> rtmp://localhost/myDemo2/DarkKnight.flv  
to be initialized from he HTML thats the swf is embedded on.