Netscape 6 - javascript - flash problem? [Archive]

Fleep2010

05-29-2002, 05:20 PM

Has anyone experienced a problem when trying to use js to pass variables into flash with Netscape 6. On a primitive level I have it working but on a more dynamically structured level (through a db) it doesn't register only in one browser - Netscape 6 (pc). If you have experienced this please let me know- or if you have the solution (even better) I am all ears. Thanks for any assistance.

-cheers

Musicman

05-29-2002, 06:13 PM

Hi,

N6.0 and 6.1 do not have javascript methods to talk to the flash movie, only geturl so that the movie can talk to the browser.
Old flash (F3, F4) had those crazy fscommands, and f5 added the geturl(javascript:...) method
Now netscape decided that the old way of getting called from flash was less than optimal (a wise decision) and that they would make something better (a wise decision, too)
All of a sudden management (aol, who never were concerned about their users desires, apart from filtering adult content) decided that this was a great day to launch a new browser, and so N6 was born with the old flash support removed and the new one not yet written.
Latest news: N6.2 seems to have new and compatible functions ... now it is up to macromedia to make a player that suports the new model; maybe they have already done it.

Your only choice at the moment is to pass in variables via the embedding (this is a somewhat better way than calling js functions, but usually causes the movie to reload when you dont want it) and to wait until two two companies have done their homework. Suggesting to upgrade from N6 to N7 seems to be a good idea in itself

Musicman