# Passing variable, makes swf invisible?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/passing-variable-makes-swf-invisible/61945>\
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**Created:** [August 23, 2004, 3:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/passing-variable-makes-swf-invisible/61945 "2004-08-23T15:39:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![SoloDesignz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@SoloDesignz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SoloDesignz)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2004, 3:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/passing-variable-makes-swf-invisible/61945/1 "2004-08-23T15:39:48Z")

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Hey…

Im passing a variable to the .swf file on an html page

/file.swf?variable=a

then using…  
[AS]  
if(variable != “a”){  
gotoAndStop(2);  
}  
[/AS]  
to goto frame 2, if the variable is not “a”

This works fine when i view just the .swf file, but when i view it in IE, nothing shows up, I cant even right click it…

Has anyone had a similar problem??

Thanks  
-Solo

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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:** [August 23, 2004, 5:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/passing-variable-makes-swf-invisible/61945/2 "2004-08-23T17:35:14Z")

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I think this happened to me before,  
Don’t know why this happens only that I send vars through a different way.  
Within the \<object\>…\</object\> tag you got some params. Add the following param:  
\<param name=“FlashVars” value="&var1=value1&var2=value2&" /\>  
and in the following \<embed\> add this attribute:  
FlashVars="&var1=value1&var2=value2&"  
To make things work in firefox mozilla. So skip the .swf?variable=a and do it my way.  
Check to be sure the \_root.varname to see if the vars are loaded properly before building ahead.

gr, Dieter