# LocalConnection: Solid or Brittle?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/localconnection-solid-or-brittle/242311>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 24, 2007, 5:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/localconnection-solid-or-brittle/242311 "2007-10-24T17:59:19Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 5:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/localconnection-solid-or-brittle/242311/1 "2007-10-24T17:59:19Z")

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I’m building a site that will stream audio and video recordings in a custom Flash 9 media player.

The recordings will stream in a pop-up window. However, I would like to display some info about the currently playing recording in the main browser window (title, time elapsed, etc.) and also provide a play/pause button. Basically like embedding a “remote control” for the pop-up in the main page.

The most obvious choice to accomplish this seems to be local connection. Having never used local connection before, I’m hoping someone with a little experience with it can quell a couple of my concerns; specifically:

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[_]Is LocalConnection brittle? (i.e. cross-browser issues, buggy, etc.)  
[_]While using the player, will the user experience side effects if navigating to another site that uses local connection?  
[\*]As LocalConnection has been around since Flash 6, is there now a better method to facilitate communication between the remote SWF and the player SWF?  
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