Re: FLASH: Javascript variable setting

[Marc Pidoux]

Well,


I will need to see all what you have to check it (the fla, the html page & the

text file).


But if i try to guest,

1. you have a variable in your flash film called "textfile" and

2. a button with GetURL where URL is:

javascript:Loadtext();


What text do you want to load? Is it always the same taken from a text file?


If yes, change the way you do it. on your button put a Load Variables into

Location Action where URL is "Mstep.txt".

In your Mstep.txt file, write exactly this line:

textfile=here come your text


If no, your Javascript has to be like:


<script>

function Loadtext() {

window.document.university.SetVariable("textfile", "Scott");

}

</script>


Not sure how to ask Javascript to load a text file but Flash do it much better.


Cheers


Marc


N.B. Feel free to send me your files if you wish. I'll have a look at it.


Scott Jeppesen wrote:


> It works great in IE but it isn't working in Netscape. I'm not using

> FSCommands just a GetURL calling a function. I just created a function as

> shown below:

>

> function Loadtext() {

>  var ie = navigator.appName.indexOf("Microsoft") != -1;

>  var MultiStep = (ie ? window.MultiStep : window.document.MultiStep);

>  MultiStep.SetVariable ("textfile", "Mstep.txt");

> }

> </script>

>

> Why isn't it working in Netscape and how do I fix it?

> Oh yes...why does Netscape have to exist? Argh! heh

>

> -----Original Message-----

>

From: ownerchinwag [dot] com [ownerchinwag [dot] com]On">mailto:ownerchinwag [dot] com]On Behalf Of Marc

> Pidoux

> Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2000 5:53 PM

>

To: flasherchinwag [dot] com

> Subject: Re: FLASH: Javascript variable setting

>

> 4 ways at least:

>

> 1. Generator (or SwiftGenerator) is the best way because it doesn't have the

> javascript problems...but i don't think it is your question!

>

> 2. FSCommand is the official way to do it, see page 182 of the book.

> Basicly, you have to call the jscript function

> theMovie_DoFSCommand(command,arg), where "theMovie" is the name of your

> movie.

> I don't like this way to much because then you have, in your Flash film, to

> place an FSCommand.

>

> 3. Use the Load variable action to load it from a text file.

>

> 4. Finally, the easiest assuming your movie is called "university" and your

> flash variable "access",

> just write:    window.document.university.SetVariable("access", "Scott");

> You can change "Scott" by "url" without the "" and set a javascript variable

> called "url" as well.

>

> Just ask me if it's not clear enough.

>

> Cheers

>

> Marc

>

> Scott Jeppesen wrote:

>

> > If I want to set a flash variable in a Javascript function how would I do

> > it? For example: I want to have different html files with the same .swf

> > embedded into them. However.....the variable I set in the Javascript tells

> > the .swf which text file it should load(all info in the swf is coming from

> a

> > text file). I just want to have 1 swf file. What is the Javascript code to

> > send that variable to the swf?

> >

> > SJ

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