# SWFAddress 2.0 Update - Deep linking for Flash and Ajax

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swfaddress-2-0-update-deep-linking-for-flash-and-ajax/244226>\
**Category:** open source\
**Created:** [November 15, 2007, 1:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swfaddress-2-0-update-deep-linking-for-flash-and-ajax/244226 "2007-11-15T13:08:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![prg9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8dc957/32.png) [@prg9](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/prg9)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2007, 1:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swfaddress-2-0-update-deep-linking-for-flash-and-ajax/244226/1 "2007-11-15T13:08:44Z")

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**SWFAddress 2.0 - Deep linking for Flash and Ajax**

[Main Page | [URL=“http://www.asual.com/download/?swfaddress”]Download | [URL=“http://www.asual.com/swfaddress/samples/”]Samples | [URL=“http://www.asual.com/swfaddress/docs/”]Docs | [URL=“http://www.asual.com/swfaddress/showcase/”]Showcase | [URL=“http://www.asual.com/swfaddress/resources/”]Resources | [URL=“http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php”]License (MIT) | [URL=“http://sourceforge.net/forum/?group\_id=181584”]Forums](http://www.asual.com/swfaddress/)

**SWFAddress** is a small, but powerful library that provides [deep linking for Flash and [URL=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajax\_(programming)”]Ajax](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_linking). It’s a developer tool, allowing creation of unique virtual URLs, pointing to a website section or application state. SWFAddress enables a number of important capabilities which are missing in today’s rich web technologies including:

• Bookmarking in a browser or social website  
• Sending links via email or instant messenger  
• Finding specific content with the search engines  
• Utilizing browser history, back / forward and reload buttons  
• Easy integration with SWFObject (see “[Quick Setup for SWFObject](http://www.asual.com/swfaddress/docs/)”)

**Supported Browsers**

Mozilla Firefox 1+  
Internet Explorer 6+  
Mozilla 1.8+  
Safari 1.3+  
Camino 1+  
Opera 9.02+  
Netscape 8+

**Here is the full changelog for version 2.0:** ([link](http://www.asual.com/blog/swfaddress/2007/11/16/swfaddress-2.html))

• Support for multiple Flash movies and Ajax.  
• Event listeners for ActionScript and JavaScript.  
• New SWFAddressEvent class with support for INIT and CHANGE types.  
• New unobtrusive SEO technique.  
• Support for Adobe Flash CS3.  
• Support for Flash Player 7 with the Flash/JavaScript Integration Kit.  
• Support for [SWFObject 2.0](http://code.google.com/p/swfobject/), UFO and Adobe’s Active Content embedding.  
• New strict mode that adds trailing slashes by default.  
• New helper methods for link, window and popup management.  
• Ability to configure the script with query parameters.  
• The swfaddress.html is optional and not used by default.  
• Lots of new and improved Flash based samples.  
• Various optimizations and fixes.  
• API docs for ActionScript 3 and JavaScript.

**Blog posts** (Its worth reading ALL of these).

[SWFAddress 2.0 is coming](http://www.asual.com/blog/swfaddress/2007/11/02/swfaddress-2-is-coming.html)  
[SWFAddress 2.0 part 1 - The story so far](http://www.asual.com/blog/swfaddress/2007/11/13/swfaddress-2-pt1-the-story-so-far.html)  
[SWFAddress 2.0 part 2 - Why it matters](http://www.asual.com/blog/swfaddress/2007/11/14/swfaddress-2-pt2-why-it-matters.html)  
[SWFAddress 2.0 part 3 - Ajax and SEO](http://www.asual.com/blog/swfaddress/2007/11/15/swfaddress-2-pt3-ajax-and-seo.html)  
[Official SWFAddress 2.0 Release Blog Post](http://www.asual.com/blog/swfaddress/2007/11/16/swfaddress-2.html)

It seems like a very well thought out and substantial expansion/update to an already awesome solution. You can see from the [Showcase](http://www.asual.com/swfaddress/showcase/) the types of companies whom utilize this solution to get an idea of its impact and usage with in the community, pretty impressive.

Goning to be AWESOME!

:kommie:

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**Author:** ![Gazurt](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/gazurt/32/4060_2.png) [@Gazurt](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Gazurt)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2008, 8:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swfaddress-2-0-update-deep-linking-for-flash-and-ajax/244226/2 "2008-06-19T08:42:44Z")

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Can you write a simple html code which doesn’t check flash player version? I couldn’t make it work ☹

Thanks