Flashvars in AS2

So I am really not getting how to use flashvars at all. I
know it must be really simple, but I am just not making the
connection, so I would really appreciate anybody's help.
This is the html for my flash movie:
<html xmlns="
http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"
xml:lang="en" lang="en">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;
charset=iso-8859-1" />
<title>cameras</title>
<script language="javascript">AC_FL_RunContent =
0;</script>
<script src="AC_RunActiveContent.js"
language="javascript"></script>
</head>
<body bgcolor="#ffffff">



<script language="javascript">
if (AC_FL_RunContent == 0) {
alert("This page requires AC_RunActiveContent.js.");
} else {
AC_FL_RunContent(
'codebase', '
http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0',
'width', '800',
'height', '100',
'src', 'cameras',
'quality', 'high',
'pluginspage', '
http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer',
'align', 'middle',
'play', 'true',
'loop', 'true',
'scale', 'showall',
'wmode', 'window',
'devicefont', 'false',
'id', 'cameras',
'bgcolor', '#ffffff',
'name', 'cameras',
'menu', 'true',
'allowFullScreen', 'false',
'allowScriptAccess','sameDomain',
'movie', 'cameras',
'salign', ''
); //end AC code
</script>
<noscript>
<object
classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="
http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0"
width="800" height="100" id="cameras" align="middle">
<param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" />
<param name="allowFullScreen" value="false" />
<param name="movie" value="cameras.swf" /><param
name="quality" value="high" /><param name="bgcolor"
value="#ffffff" /> <embed src="cameras.swf" quality="high"
bgcolor="#ffffff" width="800" height="100" name="cameras"
align="middle" allowScriptAccess="sameDomain"
allowFullScreen="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"
pluginspage="
http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"
/>
</object>
</noscript>
</body>
</html>
Here are the variables I want to change:
vau_nbslots = "Number of products in the banner"
Then for each product, you will have (starting at index 0,
and with 6 products in this case: 0 to 5):
vau_tooltip_0 = "Description of the Product - will be shown
when mouse over"
vau_picture_0 = "http link to the image url"
vau_overlay_0 = "http link to the overlay image url (like a
Free Shipping ribbon for instance) - if empty show nothing"
vau_clicklink_0 = "http link of the new page to open when the
user clicks on the product"
vau_tooltip_5 = "Description of the Product - will be shown
when mouse over"
vau_picture_5 = "http link to the image url"
vau_overlay_5 = "http link to the overlay image url (like a
Free Shipping ribbon for instance) - if empty show nothing"
vau_clicklink_5 = "http link of the new page to open when the
user clicks on the product"
And here is the code (I think):
for (slotIndex = 0; slotIndex <
parseInt(this["vau_nbslots"]); slotIndex++)
pictureUrl = this["vau_picture_" + slotIndex];
tooltipText = this["vau_tooltip_" + slotIndex];
overlayUrl = this["vau_overlay_" + slotIndex];
clickLink = this["vau_clicklink_" + slotIndex];
I suppose my real question is where all this goes and if I
have it right?

Redeclaring the click handler function in each loop through buttons is not necessary, you'd better do it like this, with click handler outside the loop:
for (var i:Number=0; i<11; i++)
    menu_mc["button" + i].addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, clickHandler);
And the second thing - click handler. For more flashvars (or if you don't know how many flashvars will be used) you can loop throug loaderInfo.parameters object with for-in loop. The problem here is that order in for-in loop is rather random ("not guaranteed" as they nicely call it :-) ), so it complicates assigning the urls to particular buttons. I would connect here name of a flashvar (this declared in HTML) with a button:
function clickHandler(evt:MouseEvent):void
     for (var par:* in loaderInfo.parameters)
         if (evt.target.name == par) // checks if instance name of the clicked button is equal to the current flashvar, here par is NAME of the flashvar, NOT VALUE
               var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest(loaderInfo.parameters[par]); // when the name of flashvar = name of button, the VALUE of this flashvar is retrieved in URLRequest constructor
                 navigateToURL(request,"_blank");

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Scene 1, Layer 'Actions', Frame 3, Line 14, Column 2
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Preloader, Layer 'Actions', Frame 1, Line 7, Column 21
1120: Access of undefined property bytes_total.
Preloader, Layer 'Actions', Frame 1, Line 8, Column 24
1067: Implicit coercion of a value of type int to an unrelated type String.
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stop();
var fadeSpeed = 40; //Sets fad-in speed of images, default is 30
var imageTime = 5; //Sets time each image is on screen, in seconds
MovieClip(root).attachMovie("mc_Images", "mcFader", 10, {x:0, y:0});
MovieClip(root).mcFader._alpha = 0;
MovieClip(root).mcFader._visible = false;
var imageNum = 1;
startShow();
function startShow(){
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function loadImage(){
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          imageNum ++;
          if(imageNum == MovieClip(root).mcImages._totalFrames + 1){
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          MovieClip(root).mcImages._x = 0;
          MovieClip(root).mcImages._y = 0;
          MovieClip(root).mcFader._alpha = 0;
          MovieClip(root).mcFader._visible = true;
          MovieClip(root).mcFader.gotoAndStop(imageNum);
          MovieClip(root).nextImage = imageNum;
          timer2 = setInterval(fadeImage, fadeSpeed);
function fadeImage(){
          MovieClip(root).mcFader._alpha = i;
          if(i > 100){
                    clearInterval(timer2);
                    MovieClip(root).mcImages.gotoAndStop(MovieClip(root).nextImage);
                    MovieClip(root).mcFader._alpha = 0;
                    MovieClip(root).mcFader._visible = false;
          i = i + 10;
function goLink(fNum){
          clearInterval(timer1);
          MovieClip(root).mcImages.gotoAndStop(fNum);
ANY help would be GREATLY appreciated!!

Ok, I researched a little.
The variable i is set to 0 in loadImage, which is called by a timed out function startShow, which is called directly.
So I was right to surmise I=0, but you don't even need to define it yet.
If you add
var i;
var timer1,timer2;
to the top of the program, all the variables are defined globally, which as far as I can see is the intention.
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jencreates wrote:
I just updated an old flash file with some new photos. I don't know much about Flash - enough to change the photos and hit export BUT now I'm getting errors. I had a _root issue which I fixed thanks to this forum but I'm still getting these errors:
Scene 1, Layer 'Actions', Frame 3, Line 14, Column 2
1120: Access of undefined property timer1.
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1120: Access of undefined property i.
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1120: Access of undefined property i.
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1120: Access of undefined property bytes_total.
Preloader, Layer 'Actions', Frame 1, Line 3, Column 1
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Preloader, Layer 'Actions', Frame 1, Line 3, Column 14
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1120: Access of undefined property bytes_total.
Preloader, Layer 'Actions', Frame 1, Line 4, Column 25
1120: Access of undefined property getPercent.
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1120: Access of undefined property getPercent.
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1120: Access of undefined property bytes_loaded.
Preloader, Layer 'Actions', Frame 1, Line 7, Column 21
1120: Access of undefined property bytes_total.
Preloader, Layer 'Actions', Frame 1, Line 8, Column 24
1067: Implicit coercion of a value of type int to an unrelated type String.
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able to load external SWF but I am not able to pass the Flash vars
to that SWF.. Here is my Code
var _mcl:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader();
var _listener:Object = new Object();
_listener.onLoadInit = function(_mc:MovieClip)
trace("Done loading...");
_mcl.addListener(_listener);
this._mc1.removeMovieClip(clip_1);
this.createEmptyMovieClip("_mc", this.getNextHighestDepth());
_mcl.loadClip("
http://www.xyz.com/xyz/xyz.swf?200711900&local=true",
_mc);
So the xyz.swf is not able to read the variable local I am
passing as a flash variable..
So how can I accomplish passing flashvars to this xyz.swf
Thanks

I don't know if you can pass variables this way, but since
you are hard coding them in AS why not pass them directly to _mc
once your .swf has loaded?

Load and control AS2 interactive SWF in AS3 and get properties of AS2 swf

Hi,
Can anyone please tell me how to load AS2 and AS3 swf file in AS3 Loader class. I have tried "ForcibleLoader.as, AVM1Loader.as, AVM2Loader.as but as of now I have not get successes yet. There are some issue in all library.
I am looking for below solution.
1) Load SWF file AS2, AS3 via flashVars params and load it in AS3 player.
2) After successfully loaded, below properties should be shown -
     a) totalFrames
     b) currentFrames
     c) FPS of loaded swf file
     d) Should wok play(), stop() properties of loaded swf file.
     e) SWF file should work just like video player application where we can do Play, Pause, Stop, Seek (All properties and methods
        should be supported. )
3) Player should be capable of loading all swf file regardless of any version AVM1 AVM2 both in AS3 Player.
4) After loading player should scale external loaded swf file as per Player stage width and height and content should be scale
    proportionate in 4:3.
4) AS2 & AS3 action script must be supported in AS3 player. (All interactive swf file should be supported)
Thanks

http://gskinner.com/blog/archives/2007/07/swfbridge_easie.html

FlashVar in AS3

I'm trying to figure out how to use FlashVars in ActionScript
3.0. I'm familiar with _root in AS2 but I've learned it doesn't
work in 3.0. I've played around with LoaderInfo that I know should
do the trick but I can't seem to get it to work. And I can't seem
to find any help in any of the many threads and forums I've visited
today.
So I'm putting my trust in you guys. I want my button
("button2") to open a link in another frame ("rightFrame") through
a FlashVar.
I'm quite new to flash and after much banging my head in the
wall this is what I've come up with (obviously the _root doesn't
work but if replaced by a hard coded url with
http:// it works like a charm):
var myLink:URLRequest = new URLRequest("_root.linkPigs);
button2.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,onClick);
function onClick(event:MouseEvent):void
navigateToURL(myLink,"rightFrame");
Hope you can help, thanks!

BM.,
> I'm familiar with _root in AS2 but I've learned it
doesn't
> work in 3.0.
FlashVars data is indeed stored in the main timeline prior
to AS3, but
you don't necessarily need the _root prefix to get to those
variables. As
long as you scope your object references correctly, you could
use (for
example) _parent from code inside a movie clip that sits in
the main
timeline. In other words, it's not _root that does the trick
in AS1/AS2,
but rather, knowing that your FlashVars data is located in
the main
timeline.
> I've played around with LoaderInfo that I know should do
> the trick but I can't seem to get it to work.
You're on the right path. :) In AS3, FlashVars data is still
retrievable in terms of the main timeline, only it's
organized into the
LoaderInfo instance associated with that timeline. Because
the main
timeline extends MovieClip (or Sprite), which in turn extends
the
DisplayObject class (further down its family tree), the main
timeline
features a property called loaderInfo, which references the
LoaderInfo
instance you need.
var myLink:URLRequest = new
URLRequest(root.loaderInfo.parameters.linkPigs);
button2.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,onClick);
function onClick(event:MouseEvent):void {
navigateToURL(myLink,"rightFrame");
In fact, you may not even need the "root" at the beginning
of the
expression inside the URLRequest constructor; it all depends
where this code
is being written. If this code is in a keyframe of the main
timeline, then
it's already in what's known as root, so the mention of
loaderInfo is enough
to retrieve the LoaderInfo.parameters property of that
reference, which in
turn gives you access to your custom linkPigs property.
David Stiller
Co-author, Foundation Flash CS4 for Designers
http://tinyurl.com/5j55cv
"Luck is the residue of good design."

FileName in the AS2 receiver?

Hi Guys,
we are sending a file to the partner with the AS2 and we want to maintain the same file name as the sender. I dont see any adapter specific attributes in the AS2 adapter.
How can i maintain the same file in the AS2 receiver adapter. any help or suggestions would be appreciated
Thanks,
Srini

Hi sarvesh,
The problem is resolved using the seeburger AttributeMapper module.
Thanks,
Srini

Problem with Preloader in my Flash AS2 Game

I have been using this tutorial to make a preloader:
http://www.republicofcode.com/tutori.../preloader_bc/
I have run into one problem though.
When I simulate the download, it just shows the background color of the game while it loads, and when it finished loading, it shows the loading screen fully loaded. I have followed the tutorial exactly, except added my file names into the AS2 code.
Here is the ActionScript in Frame 1 I have for the preloader:
if (_root.getBytesTotal() != _root.getBytesLoaded()){
stopAndGoto(1);
preloaderBar._xscale=(_root.getBytesLoaded()/_root.getBytesTotal())*100;
loaderTxt.text=Math.round((_root.getBytesLoaded()/_root.getBytesTotal())*100)+"%";
Any hints or answers to what i'm doing wrong?
Thanks, MrA615.

Your description of what you've done and the code you show does not match what the tutorial says to do and what code to use... (there is no stopAndGoTo() function in Flash).
Right-click the second frame on the upper layer labeled Actions and select Actions. Copy and paste the code below to make our preloader functional.
if (_root.getBytesTotal() != _root.getBytesLoaded()){
gotoAndPlay(1);
bar_mc._xscale=(_root.getBytesLoaded()/_root.getBytesTotal())*100;
loader_txt.text=Math.round((_root.getBytesLoaded()/_root.getBytesTotal())*100)+"%";

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