loading variables into flash

richblend

Ive successfully loaded variables from a php script into flash before, using LoadVariableNum, but this has always been when teh flashj and php were seperate. Now ive got a php page with code that creates a variable, then i need to load that variable into a flash movie that is in that page. so im combining html and php, and embedding flash using the html obviosly. Anyone know? its weird... thought i could just type in the url. is there a "this" type thing or something?

Roman_Totale

Why do you need the php script to be in the same page as the flash movie?

if you have a php script like this:

<?PHP
$variables=array("v1"=>"some","v2=>"stuff","v3"=>"here");

foreach($variables AS $k=>$v){
echo $k."=".$v."&";
}
?>

Now when you call your PHP script from Flash using LoadVariables("phpscript.php");

the phpscript will evaluate to
v1=some&v2=stuff&v3=here

now your flash movie will have access to variables v1, v2, v3 which will have been loaded into the _root level of your movie.
I don't think it will work in the same page that your flash movie is embedded in since loadVariables is expecting the text string above.

richblend

i cant think of a way to do it like that.... it goes like this...

person recieves an email with a link www.domain.com/phpscript.php?id=754375239873

the php then gets this id number, reads a txt file and retrieves some information coresponding to this id number, which is a variable called $message

then i need flash to recieve this variable so it can print it....

richblend

wait.. might have just workd out how to do it......

keith73

try having your script dynamically create the object and embed tags for the flash movie, passing the query string in the link to the swf file.

<?php
$qstring = $_SERVER['QUERY_STRING'];
?>
<embed src="mymovie.swf?<?php echo $qstring; ?>">

so then when you pass information to the page, it will then pass it to the swf file.

keith

richblend

wow. it worked. thats incredible. i didnt know you could pass variables through the embed src bit....

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