# Variable Passing
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-passing/65967
**Category:** programming
**Created:** [October 1, 2004, 1:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-passing/65967 "2004-10-01T01:17:27Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@dreeft](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dreeft)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2004, 1:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-passing/65967/1 "2004-10-01T01:17:27Z")
Hey,
I have used the kirupa tutorial for passing variables to a flash file, which in theory all makes sense, however my code only appears to partially work… this if from frame 1 of the movie:
if (movie=="" or movie==1) {
\_root.section = “image1.swf”;
}if (movie==2) {
\_root.section = “image2.swf”;
}if (movie==3) {
\_root.section = “image3.swf”;
}else {
\_root.section = “intro2.swf”;
}
It’ll load image3.swf if i use myfile.swf?movie=3 but any other variables will result in the else running (even no value). Any idea what is going on here?
Cheers,
dft.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2004, 1:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-passing/65967/2 "2004-10-01T01:23:03Z")
Ok, some changes…
I removed the else, and now image1.swf will load, but still not image2 (image3 still works). It auto loads the intro2.swf, even without knowing where it is.
I think I need to play with this some more 🙂
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2004, 1:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-passing/65967/3 "2004-10-01T01:28:23Z")
fixed it. haha, go team me. code is below.
if (movie==1) {
\_root.section = “image1.swf”;
}if (movie==2) {
\_root.section = “image2.swf”;
}if (movie==3) {
\_root.section = “image3.swf”;
}else if (movie==null){
\_root.section = “intro2.swf”;
}
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2004, 1:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-passing/65967/4 "2004-10-01T01:34:26Z")
how about a more streamlined approach?
if (movie != null) {
\_root.section = “image”+movie+".swf";
}
else {
\_root.section = intro2.swf;
}
btw in the long run, a relative reference is a lot more efficient than an absolute, so ie. \_parent.\_parent.section (or whatever) instead of \_root.section
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2004, 1:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-passing/65967/5 "2004-10-01T01:55:25Z")
ahh, nice… that’s cool. Thankyou.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2004, 6:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-passing/65967/6 "2004-10-01T06:13:31Z")
can u please post the tutorial url i need it urgent
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2004, 6:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-passing/65967/7 "2004-10-01T06:16:30Z")
[http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/tricks/passingvariables.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/tricks/passingvariables.htm)