JavaScript Question

**Welshboy** · 05-25-2001, 11:37 AM

Is there a way to have JavaScript tell a Flash movie to go to a specific frame when a page loads. I would like to use the same movie on different pages, so that the movie can have smoother transitions from one html page to the next, and so that a new movie doesn't have to load. I do not want to use frames.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

**edeveloper** · 05-25-2001, 01:34 PM

Hi,

<script>
function done(){
var movie = window.document.movie;
movie.GotoFrame(frameNumber);
}
// be sure to inclue id=movie in the <object> tag and
// name=movie swLiveConnect="true" in the <embed> tag.
</script>

<body onLoad="done()">

**Welshboy** · 05-25-2001, 01:54 PM

Thanks, this is EXACTLY what I needed.

Have a great weekend!

**Welshboy** · 06-12-2001, 09:43 PM

Do you know if I can have the JS tell the movie to go to a specific scene? If so, how?

Originally posted by edeveloper
Hi,

<script>
function done(){
var movie = window.document.movie;
movie.GotoFrame(frameNumber);
}
// be sure to inclue id=movie in the <object> tag and
// name=movie swLiveConnect="true" in the <embed> tag.
</script>

<body onLoad="done()">

**edeveloper** · 06-12-2001, 11:34 PM

Hi,
I was looking at MM but could find anything on target a scene but what you could do is use the GotoFrame the way it is but in the frame tell flash to go to the scene you want.
hope this helps.

**Welshboy** · 06-13-2001, 02:03 PM

Your the man!!!

Thanks

**Nick Ford** · 06-14-2001, 08:16 PM

Ok, I have a really stupid question, but I'm allowed to ask since I'm a novice. I have an SWF called "index.swf" that I have placed in my HTML document called "main.html". I want "index.swf" to jump to frame 265. This is the script you wrote:

<script>
function done(){
var movie = window.document.movie;
movie.GotoFrame(frameNumber);
}
// be sure to inclue id=movie in the <object> tag and
// name=movie swLiveConnect="true" in the <embed> tag.
</script>

So should the script in my html look like this:

<script language="JavaScript1.2">
function done(){
var movie = self."main.swf"."index.swf";
movie.GotoFrame(265);

</script>

<body onLoad="done()">

And should my object and embed tags contain this:
id="index.swf" in the <object> tag and
name="index.swf" swLiveConnect="true" in the <embed> tag?

I'd really appreciate your help. Thanks.

Nick
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**edeveloper** · 06-14-2001, 09:38 PM

Hi,
Everything looks good except where you call the flash object in the javascript:
var movie = self."main.swf"."index.swf";
should be
var movie = window.document.main;
and don't forget the closing brace - }
and in the object tag: id=movie
and in the embed tag: name=movie swLiveConnect="true"

**Musicman** · 06-15-2001, 09:24 AM

Hi,

what happens if the movie has not yet loaded frame 265 when the html onload fires?
Or were you talking about onunload() ?

Musicman

**edeveloper** · 06-15-2001, 10:41 AM

picky picky picky

**Nick Ford** · 06-15-2001, 02:18 PM

I still can't get this to work. You're probably sick of me pestering about this question and you probably don't want to read this but this is my html:

<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>JQ Main Page</TITLE>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript1.2">
function done(){
var movie = window.document.movie;
movie.GotoFrame(265);
}

function chkIt(){
var movie = window.document.movie;
var frameCount = movie.TGetPropertyNum('/',12)
if(frameCount == frameNumber)
done()
}

</script>
</HEAD>

<BODY
bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
onLoad="chkIt();"
leftmargin="0"
topmargin="0"
marginwidth="0"
marginheight="0">
<CENTER>

<OBJECT classid="clsid

27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"
codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=5,0,0,0"
WIDTH="100%"
HEIGHT="100%">

<PARAM NAME="movie">
<PARAM id="movie">
<EMBED src="index.swf" name="movie" swLiveConnect="true" quality="high" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" WIDTH="100%" HEIGHT="100%" TYPE="application/x-shockwave-flash" PLUGINSPAGE="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash">
</EMBED>

</OBJECT>
</CENTER>
</BODY>
</HTML>

What am I doing wrong that would keep the Jscript from causing index.swf to jump to frame 265?

**edeveloper** · 06-15-2001, 04:56 PM

No Problem!
instead of a new param tag add the "id" part to the object tag:
<OBJECT classid="clsid27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"
codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=5,0,0,0" WIDTH="100%" HEIGHT="100%" id=movie>
also, make sure that (frameCount == frameNumber) is a number.
that should do it. if you still have issues, you can send me the files and i will look at your code if you like.

[Edited by edeveloper on 06-15-2001 at 04:58 PM]

**Pitir** · 06-19-2001, 06:16 PM

Hi there!

I also am a complete novice with Flash (my first post!) and JavaScripting, and I am having trouble determining where you are using the term 'movie' as a variable, and where you intend for the word 'movie' to be used literally.

In one instance above, 'main' is substituted for 'movie', and in another it is not....

I suppose I should mention, I am trying to make this work on a Macintosh, if that makes a difference...

I have been struggling with this off and on for days now, any help would be GREATLY appreciated.

Thanks!

**Nick Ford** · 06-20-2001, 06:00 PM

The term 'movie' apparently is a variable, not the name of an swf. I too thought it was a placeholder for the name of my swf which is why you saw it replaced with "main.swf". Edevelover helped me out though. Unfortunately however i still cannot get this script to do what i want it to. I've got another question going in this forum right now called "Have you ever had this happen to you?" where I'm discussing trying to overcome this navigation problem using another swf to tell index.swf to jump to the correct frame. Once again I'm failing at my task as I cannot get that method to work either. Anyway, just keep checkin' in and I'm sure someone will crack the problem. And let me know if it's you.

Nick

**Pitir** · 06-20-2001, 06:07 PM

Nick

Thanks for your reply, I have been trying that other techniqe, too - no luck so far. I'm guessing getting an .swf file to go to a frame in another .swf file is the way to go, but can't find any reference to it.

**edeveloper** · 06-20-2001, 10:56 PM

Hey Nick,

OK. You are really close to getting this

.
first:
if(frameCount == frameNumber)
should be
if(frameCount == 265 ) //the frame number you want to call
second:
you don't need
<PARAM id="movie">
you do need
<OBJECT classid="clsid27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"
codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=5,0,0,0" WIDTH="100%" HEIGHT="100%" id=movie>
and i think that is it

.

Pitir:
bad news. passing vars with flash and internet explorer versions less that 5 and the latest flash plugin won't work. sorry. 5 with the latest plugin will work fine though and will work fine with all versions of ns back to 4.51(i think).
good luck.

**Nick Ford** · 06-21-2001, 11:21 AM

Well, I'm still not getting it to work. It's a little different than before since I've been trying to get various things to work but this is what I've got:

<html>

<head>
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html;charset=iso-8859-1">
<meta name="generator" content="Adobe GoLive 4">
<title>Jaster-Quintanilla Consulting Engineers</title>
<script language="JavaScript">
function done(){
var movie = window.document.movie;
movie.GotoFrame(265);
}

function chkIt(){
var movie = window.document.movie;
var frameCount = movie.TGetPropertyNum('/',12)
if(frameCount == 265)
done()
}
</script>
</head>

<body bgcolor="white" leftmargin="0" topmargin="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" onLoad="chkIt()">
<center>
<OBJECT classid="clsid

27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"
codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=5,0,0,0"
WIDTH="100%"
HEIGHT="100%" id=movie>
<embed src="index.swf" width="100%" height="100%" name=movie swLiveConnect="true"></embed></object></center>
</body>

</html>

**Pitir** · 06-21-2001, 01:01 PM

Yup, that looks identical to my code - and it doesn't work for me either.

I'm using IE 5 and Netscape 4.77.

hmmmmm.......

**edeveloper** · 06-21-2001, 03:07 PM

hey guys,
give me a few and i will put a zip together with the fla,swf and html and post it for downloading.

**Nick Ford** · 06-21-2001, 03:59 PM

Cool! You rock!

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