Send variable to Flash from HTML link

Does anyone know if it's possible to include a variable in an
html link <a> tag that can set a variable in Flash. I have
used JavaScript to do this in the past but would prefer not to on
this site. I also would prefer not have to use a server side script
or xml, as all I want to do is set multiple links on one html page
to open the same Flash movie on another html page, but make it go
to a particular frame or load a particular external swf based on
the link that was clicked. Thanks, JD

You need to use them in the object and embed tags.
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"JDRives" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> Do I need to use Flash Vars in the object and embed code
to load them in
> or will they automatically be passed to the variable on
the _root level of
> the SWF file? Thanks for your quick reply, JD

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