2) Insert the following JavaScript in the <head>
tag of the html page that Flash generated. It is a sample function which
sets a variable named "text" to the value "Hello World":
<script language = "javascript">
<!--
function JavaToFlash()
{
window.document.JavaScript1.SetVariable("text", "Hello
World");
}
//-->
</script>
Notice the "JavaScript1" object. the next step will show where and how
this object is defined.
3) The movie object is setup using the following locations
in the HTML page containing the Flash movie:
<OBJECT classid= "clsid27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"
codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/ flash/swflash.cab#version=4,0,2,0"
ID=JavaScript1 WIDTH=550 HEIGHT=400> <PARAM NAME=movie
VALUE="Movie1.swf"> <PARAM NAME=quality VALUE=high> <PARAM
NAME=bgcolor VALUE=#FFFFFF> <EMBED name="JavaScript1" src="Movie1.swf"
quality=high bgcolor=#FFFFFF WIDTH=550 HEIGHT=400 swLiveconnect=true
TYPE="application/x-shockwave-flash" PLUGINSPAGE="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></EMBED>
</OBJECT>
It is imperative that all three locations the <object> ID parameter,
the <embed> name parameter and the object specification (as shown
in step 2) are identical for this to work in both Netscape and IE. Also
note the presence of the "swLiveConnect=true" parameter, this is also
necessary for use with the Flash Plug-In for Netscape.
4) Then add the following code to the end of the html
code:
<a href="#" onClick="JavaToFlash()">Pass the Variable
to Flash</a>
5) Open the HTML document and click the hyperlink
at the bottom to see the interaction work.
6) For a complete listing of available Flash specific
JavaScript Methods see Macromedia's Scripting
with Flash 4.
These can all be used in the same manner as the SetVariable() method,
by simply replacing the SetVariable() in the code given in step 2 with
another of the methods and passing it the appropriate variables and parameters.
