loadMovie from html link

[z3r0]

I´m trying to make a movie swf to load different .swf files but pressing html links in the same page it´s embeded.
What I got is that links are passing good a variable called ´video´ to swf...

Using a jscript in html page, and html links as follows:

<script language = "JavaScript">
<!--
function PassFlash(){
window.document.movie.SetVariable("video", "video.swf");
}
//-->
</script>

<a href="#" onClick="PassFlash()">Load this video into flash please!</a>

But I think I didn´t build the actionscript correctly.. I can´t find the way to make the movie to load a determinated .swf using that variable...

If I put a loadMovie (video, "mclipholder") and a stop (); in a frame the variable is not useful because the movie doesn´t load.

If I add a gotoAndPlay (1) for making the movie loop, the swf loads again and again...


I want the main movie to be able to recognize when an html link is pressed (and passes the variable called ´video´) and then to load the correct movie....

Any help please?
Thanks!

[Eric Jr.]

Well you can just make a function in Flash like this:


function loadMyMovie(location)
{
swf.loadMovie(location);
}


And call it from Javascript. All you need to do is make a script interpreter in AS, like this one:



_root.onEnterFrame = function() {
if (_root.functionName != "") {
_root[_root.functionName](_root.functParams);
_root.functionName = "";
_root.functParams = "";
}
};


And then call it like this: (in javascript)


function callFunction(fName,fParams,mName)
{
window[mName].SetVariable("_root.functionSet",fName);
window[mName].SetVariable("_root.functParams",fParams);
}

<input type="button" name="button1" value="Exec" onClick="callFunction('loadMyMovie','url_to.swf','FLASHNAME ');">


"FLASHNAME" in the function refers the the name of the Flashobject in the HTML. So you also need to do this in your HTML:



<EMBED ID="FLASHNAME" SRC="my_movie.swf" WIDTH="950" HEIGHT="396" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,23,0">

[z3r0]

Thanks, but I couldn´t make it work... it´s too advanced for me.
Any other way maybe?

[Eric Jr.]

Check it out ...

[z3r0]

Thank you!
I couldn´t open the fla (are you using a higher version than flash mx?).
and buttons loads the same file but I guess we can change that...

[Eric Jr.]

Yeah sorry, I haved it as Flash MX (6) with Actionscript 1, but something messed up. (I use Flash MX 2004)

Did you get it to work already?

[ave]

would u say its worth upgrading to flashMX2004 from flashMX (which i use) ??

[Eric Jr.]

Personally I think so, because it has a LOT of new features.
But most of them are created for thre developer, designs are definately less pleased then people like me.

If you have the money you should do it, but only if you really have development plans with Flash.

[ave]

well im more into the design aspects of it really so dont think ill bother for a while

cheers for the tip :)

[stevester]

Your javascript to flash code doesn't work! I have tried it as well