Calling javascript with ExternalInterface in Flash 8

Guys,
I have a flash movie with a button. When the user clicks the
button I would like the movie to call a javascript function in the
host page. I have the button on screen. The timeline section shows
the 'up', 'over', 'down' and 'hit' states, then in the middle is an
image of the button. I click on it and in the box below I enter the
following:
quote:
import flash.external.ExternalInterface;
function dosomething():Void {
ExternalInterface.call("foo");
button_blip.addEventListener("click",
mx.utils.Delegate.create(this, dosomething));
At this stage, I just want to see a javascript alert to show
that this is working, but at the moment nothing happens at all..
the javascript function in the host document looks like this:
quote:
<script language="javascript">
function foo(){
alert("abababab");
</script>
Can anybody spot what's missing here? I'm using Flash 8 which
comes with the ExternalInterface API rather than the apparently bad
and buggy fscommand in earlier flash versions.
thanks
christo
note:
I have since moved that bit of actionscript to the first
frame of that layer in the main movie screen - because the AS
debugger said that it has to be on a clip event - the end result
however is no different.

if I understand correctly you need to import the external
API.
import.flash.external.*;
the calls to the api are only available within the timeline
frame in which the above code exists ..

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videos.load(netStream);
So now I have a html container in my air app that creates a new air.Loader which downloads the external .swf file in which I want an onClick event in the action Script of the downloaded .swf file to call a Javascript method of the parent air container. Simple yea?
Or am I making life to hard for myself? Have been looking at the security snadboxes but I don't see how I can get the .swf file to talk nicely with the outer air container. Please help if able.
Thanks
Kyle

Hi Kenneth,
Your explanation makes sense.
I have a big JavaScript file full of special mathematical functions written by a mathematician who only knows how to program in Javascript.
I need to call the Javascript functions from within an ActionScript library, which obviously has no UI, and thus HTML and/or HTMLLoader are not an option.
Any ideas?
TIA,
mlavie

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