Calling a function in Flash via JavaScript

Question

My project is in Flash CS3 ActionScript 2. I am using
JavaScript elements in my project that are called within Flash. The
following code placed on frame 1 of my main timeline goes to frame
2 and displays the JavaScript element = that works. Here's the
code;
HS_Film_Button.onRelease = function ()
gotoAndStop(2);
flash.external.ExternalInterface.call("firehs");
Now when on frame 2, I want the JavaScript "close button" in
the element to go to frame 1 on my Flash main timeline. Right now
what it does is closing itself in frame 2 of my Flash page, so I
added a flash button in there to go to frame 1. Thus the need to
double click to finally end up on frame 1. But I want the
JavaScript element to do that in the first place!
The real issue here is that the JavaScript element was once
on my main single frame timeline but its performance (display speed
and such) was greatly affected by my Flash Time and Date and Frame
rate calculations. This JavaScript element is based on miliseconds
and I suspect that my Flash file is based in seconds and that my
Flash calculations are grabbed by the Browser and directing my
JavaScript element.....Hey I am getting lost I hope you kind of see
what I mean. Anyways, if I could just get rid of frame 2 all
together and have some kind of coding that would eighther have
Flash calculate in miliseconds rather than seconds????? to match my
JavaScript one.... Or codify JavaScript so that when called it
would take over and tell the Browser to change its calculations
rates?
If you wish please have a look at the Forum topic postings
where all of this is evolving with questions examples and
answers....This link gets you right in the posting.
Highslide
JS Forum
This is where Flash meets JavaScript! I need help please.
Kind Regards
Pierre

Answer 1

Hi, Since your reply I have been trying to follow your
direction and found a couple of things,
My flash site is based on the AC_FL_RunContent JS file
not the
<object classid= ..............>
<param name="allowScriptAccess" value="
sameDomain" /> which element in bold should probably be
repalced by "always" for the externalinterface addCallback() to
work properly. The question being what code I have to ad to the
AC_FL_RunContent JS file for allowScriptAccess.......
quote:
ExternalInterface is similar in functionality to the
CallFrame() method but is more flexible and more generally
applicable. ExternalInterface is the preferred method for
JavaScript–ActionScript communication in Flash Player 8 and
later.
So I see I could use externalinterface addCallFrame() for
achieving Javascript to ActionScript communication ; when
Javascript close button is pressed Flash goes to frame 1........
The latest hint I got from Highslide JS was to add the
following in the Head section;
<script type="text/javascript">
hs.Expander.prototype.onBeforeClose = function (sender) {
return confirm("Do you really want to close this nice
image?");
</script>
The line in bold should be the code to call to go to frame 1
in Flash and the onBeforeClose should probably be onAfterClose.
Anyways, I am completely lost in space = could you really hep
me out with this code by code and where to put those exact
codes.....please
Pierre