# POST and GET with external SWF

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/post-and-get-with-external-swf/66149
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [October 3, 2004, 8:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/post-and-get-with-external-swf/66149 "2004-10-03T08:40:58Z")
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### Author: ![JohnLBW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3da27b/32.png) [@JohnLBW](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JohnLBW)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2004, 8:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/post-and-get-with-external-swf/66149/1 "2004-10-03T08:40:58Z")

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I am trying to load an external SWF… all it is is a box made to look like an message box -

I want to pass into it the message to display.

I have tried to set a global variable and then use the loadMovie

this.createEmptyMovieClip(“NewError”,this.getNextHighestDepth());  
txtError=Passwords;  
NewError.loadMovie(“Error.swf”,0,“POST”);

but how do I retrieve the value of txtError in Error.swf…

Am I doing this correctly… I have found very little info on how to use the POST and GET with swfs

thanks for you help

John

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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: [October 3, 2004, 2:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/post-and-get-with-external-swf/66149/2 "2004-10-03T14:49:19Z")

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Its ok Ive done it…

I still dont know how to do the post or get but instead I am just referring to the  
global variable with \_parent._VARIABLENAME_

_If someone still has the answer to post and get I would still like to know_

John