How do i send variables to a flash file using swfloader???

Question

hey guys... so im trying to load a swf using the SWFLoader, and i need to some how send a variable to that swf, and in that swf i need to capture that variable if that makes any sence...
the swf is made in flash, and a function init is called everytime the swf loads...
in that init function in the flash actionscript i need to capture the variable i send from flash builder....
so far i have the following code...
in this code i have no idea on how to send variables to my swf
        var swfLdr:SWFLoader = new SWFLoader();
        swfLdr.horizontalCenter = 0;
        swfLdr.verticalCenter = 0;
        swfLdr.source = "http://test-broadcast.apxinsider.com/Content/swf/office_weekly_UF.swf";
        swfLdr.addEventListener(Event.INIT, swfLoaded);
        swfLdr.load();
now i was htining i could do somehting like office_weekly_UF.swf?id=1304 or somehting... but if i do that, how do i capture this in my swf???
any thing would help! thank you so much!

Answer 1

Hi,
I'll put up what i think is the answer. Do tell me if this is what you are looking for. When I created the swf in Flash Pro.This is the code I used
var keyStr:String;
var paramObj:Object = LoaderInfo(this.root.loaderInfo).parameters;
for (keyStr in paramObj) {
urlText.text = String(paramObj[keyStr]);
urlText is a text box whose content text is passed as a URL parameter. The parameters can be retrieved from paramObj. Is that what you meant by capturing the variables?
Then on the flex side, this is the code i used to display from SWFloader
           import mx.controls.SWFLoader;
            private var swfLdr:SWFLoader;
            private function startSWF():void
                swfLdr = new SWFLoader();
                swfLdr.horizontalCenter = 0;
                swfLdr.verticalCenter = 0;
                swfLdr.source = "MySWF.swf?urlText=verbose";
                addElement(swfLdr);
I hope this helps.
Nishad