# Using loadVariable

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-loadvariable/192>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [July 9, 2002, 1:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-loadvariable/192 "2002-07-09T13:58:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Felipe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/90db22/32.png) [@Felipe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Felipe)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2002, 1:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-loadvariable/192/1 "2002-07-09T13:58:49Z")

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Hi,

I have a question about loadVariables. I need to pass a variable from my HTML page to my SWF file.  
This is how my html page is:  
\<OBJECT

classid=“clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000”

codebase="[http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=5,0,0](http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=5,0,0),

0"  
WIDTH=550 HEIGHT=400\>  
\<PARAM NAME=movie VALUE=“Speedometer1.swf”\> \<PARAM NAME=quality VALUE=high\> \<PARAM

NAME=bgcolor VALUE=#FFFFFF\> \<EMBED src=“Speedometer1.swf?Porcent=10” quality=high

bgcolor=#FFFFFF WIDTH=550 HEIGHT=400 TYPE=“application/x-shockwave-flash”

PLUGINSPAGE="[http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1\_Prod\_Version=Shockwav](http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=Shockwav)

eFlash"\>\</EMBED\>  
\</OBJECT\>

Where I am passing the variable Porcent to my SWF movie.  
How can I read this variable into my flash movie? DO I use the loadVariable function? How would I store it in a variable so that I can perform logical operations? Or would I need to use some other function.

Thank you,  
Felipe