How to pass Object tag PARAM value into Flash?
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22-09-2019 - |
Question
Hey everyone, today I'm trying to get a link to an XML file passed from the Object Embed code into my Flash movie. (Not using SWFobject). I have 1 swf file that should be able to connect to 3 different XML files.
Attempt 1
Below is the HTML code (I'm trying to get theXML path):
<div class="left">
<h2>300 x 353 Green Accent Color</h2>
<script type="text/javascript">
AC_FL_RunContent( 'codebase','http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,28,0','width','300','height','353','src','TEN','quality','high','pluginspage','http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash','movie','TEN' ); //end AC code
</script><noscript>
<object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,28,0" width="300" height="353">
<param name="movie" value="player.swf" />
<param name="quality" value="high" />
<param name="XML" value="client_user.xml" />
<embed src="T.swf" allowscriptaccess="always" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="353"></embed>
</object></noscript>
</div>
Document Class
private var theXML:String = root.loaderInfo.parameters.xmlPath;
public function TEN():void
{
if (stage) init();
else addEventListener(Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE, init);
}
private function init(e:Event = null):void
{
removeEventListener(Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE, init);
xmlLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, xmlCompleteHandler);
xmlLoader.load(new URLRequest(root.loaderInfo.parameters.xmlPath));
loader = new BulkLoader("bulky");
loader.logLevel = BulkLoader.LOG_INFO;
loader.addEventListener(BulkLoader.COMPLETE, onBulkLoadComplete);
loader.addEventListener(BulkLoader.PROGRESS, onBulkLoadProgress);
//loader.add("client.xml",{id:"xmldata"}); //<- for TESTING
//loader.add(theXML+".xml",{id:"xmldata"}); //<- for LIVE
loader.add(xmlPath+".xml",{id:"xmldata"}); //<- for LIVE
loader.start();
}
Attempt 2
HTML with different PARAM passing syntax:
<div class="right">
<h2>520 x 477 Blue Accent Color</h2>
<script type="text/javascript">
AC_FL_RunContent( 'codebase','http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,28,0','width','300','height','353','src','TEN','quality','high','pluginspage','http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash','movie','TEN' ); //end AC code
</script><noscript>
<object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,28,0" width="300" height="353">
<param name="movie" value="T.swf?xmlPath=0" />
<param name="quality" value="high" />
<param name="xmlPath" value="520.xml" />
<embed src="T.swf" allowscriptaccess="always" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="353"></embed>
</object></noscript>
</div>
Attempt 3
Flash Code Updated:
private var theXML:String = "";
private function init(e:Event = null):void
{
removeEventListener(Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE, init);
theXML = stage.loaderInfo.parameters.xmlPath;
loader = new BulkLoader("bulky");
loader.logLevel = BulkLoader.LOG_INFO;
loader.addEventListener(BulkLoader.COMPLETE, onBulkLoadComplete);
loader.addEventListener(BulkLoader.PROGRESS, onBulkLoadProgress);
//loader.add("client_user.xml",{id:"xmldata"}); //<- for TESTING
loader.add(theXML,{id:"xmldata"}); //<- for LIVE
//loader.add(theXML+".xml",{id:"xmldata"}); //<- for LIVE
loader.start();
}
Updated HTML code:
<div class="right">
<h2>520 x 477 Blue Accent Color</h2>
<script type="text/javascript">
AC_FL_RunContent( 'codebase','http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,28,0','width','300','height','353','src','TEN','quality','high','pluginspage','http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash','movie','T' ); //end AC code
</script><noscript>
<object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,28,0" width="300" height="353">
<param name="movie" value="T.swf?xmlPath=0.xml" />
<param name="quality" value="high" />
<param name="xmlPath" value="520.xml" />
<embed src="T.swf?xmlPath=520.xml" allowscriptaccess="always" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="353"></embed>
</object></noscript>
</div>
Right now it's not loading the XML file from the param :(
Solution
Look at FlashVars--this is the standard way of passing variables through the object tags to the SWF.
<object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,28,0" width="300" height="353">
<param name="movie" value="http://www.howdini.com/TEN/TEN.swf" />
<param name="quality" value="high" />
<param name="flashVars" value="theXML=client_user.xml" />
<embed src="TEN.swf"
flashVars="theXML=client_user.xml"
allowscriptaccess="always"
quality="high"
pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"
type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="353">
</embed>
</object>
Using FlashVars this way, or setting query parameters in the SWF's URL (TEN.SWF?theXML=client_user.xml
), will fill in your loaderInfo.parameters field.
I'm used to Flex (where the FlashVars are stored in application.parameters
, but in AS3, I think you'd use the loaderInfo
:
// constructor
public function init():void {
theXML = this.loaderInfo.parameters.theXML;
...
}
OTHER TIPS
Yep, just use swfobject! On html
<script>
swfobject.embedSWF("your-movie.swf", "yourdivid", "width", "height", "flashverion", "path to expressIntall.swf", {flashvar:"value", flashvar2:"value"}, {flashparam:"value", flashparam2:"value"});
</script>
<div id="yourdivid">Your alternative content or download links for flash player</div>
On Flash
var var1:Type = root.loaderInfo.parameters['flashvar'];
var var2:Type = root.loaderInfo.parameters['flashvar2'];