Window Component, swf, and PHP

Hi everyone,
I have a simple mail form, which communicates with a PHP
script on the server. When I go to the swf directly it works just
fine. When I put it inside the window component it stops working. I
think it has something to do with how the data gets sent from the
window component.
Anybody have a suggestion what to do?
Thanks,
- Jan

This is the AS that is used in the form. When I navigate to
the swf directly, it works like a charm. When I load the the swif
with the form into my popup window it stops working. It seems that
the actionscript goes through the motions but doesn't receive a
response from the server.
The setup is as follows: On the main timeline I have a
button, which opens the popup window, in which the
"contactform.swf" loads. The attached ActionScript is in the 1st
frame of the actions layer in contactfrom.swf
Any help is greatly appreciated.
- Jan
The swf can be viewed at
SWF
and to view the swf in the popup window goto
Click Button
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