Html triggering a flash variable

[M-Tronik]

Would it be possible for a flash variable to change based on an html file?

Forgive me if this is a novice question, and I'm sure there are much easier ways to do this using PHP, etc. At the moment I only know Html and CSS

I am using a flash file as my menu, and I'm wondering if there is a way for the html file to trigger flash so that I do not have to make multiple swfs, and cutting down on total files loaded.

Thanks for the info
-Mik

[scottc]

yup, look up flashvars.

flashvars is a parameter when you embed it... flashvars="hello from html".

there are other ways of doing this, like with calling a javascript function from flash also.
or loading an external xml file.

[M-Tronik]

I still don't quite grasp how to declare variables in as3, how would I declare a string to pick up a flashvar?
Would something like this work?

if (root.loaderInfo.parameters.var1 == "1"){
}

[M-Tronik]

Can anyone help me out, even with all the guides out there I still can't seem to get it to work. Here is my code. I've spent 3 hours trying to figure this out ;

Html:
<script type="text/javascript">
AC_FL_RunContent( 'codebase','http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,28,0','width','494','heigh t','54','title','flash1','src','menu2','quality',' high','pluginspage','http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash','movi e','menu2' ); //end AC code
</script><noscript><object classid="clsid27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,28,0" width="494" height="54" title="flash1">
<param name="movie" value="menu2.swf">
<param name="quality" value="high">
<param name="FlashVars" value="var1=1"></param>
<embed src="menu2.swf" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="494" height="54" flashVars="var1=1"></embed>
</object>
</noscript>

AS3:
import flash.display.LoaderInfo;
var string1:String = getFlashVar("var1");

function getFlashVar(_var:String):String {
var paramObj:Object = LoaderInfo(this.loaderInfo).parameters;
var flashvar:String = String(paramObj[_var]);

return flashvar;
}


Thanks

[maximillion511]

I only did the object portion but i think you can figure that part out on your own...
your problems start here:

1. <param name="FlashVars" value="var1=1"> delete the </param>

2. <embed src="menu2.swf" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="494" height="54" flashVars="var1=1">

try...

<embed src="menu2.swf?var1=1" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="494" height="54" >

see how that works and let us know... good luck!