Passing Captivate Variables to Embedded swf

Hello,
How can i read a captivate variable in embedded swf file like cpInfoCurrentSlide;
Thanks

var cpRoot:Object = MovieClip(root);
var mainmov:Object = MovieClip(cpRoot.parent.root);
mainmov.cpInfoCurrentSlide
mainmov.rdinfoCurrentSlide
Some things only work with the old rd variables.
This works for 6 and 7, I haven't tested on 8 yet.

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