send one php variable to flash5

[julianthomas]

i used to know flash reasonably well but then got sidetracked by php/SQL, and now i'm trying to get them to play together. unfortunately i am still on flash5, but i need some advice please...

using php to generate a url like this:
whatever.php?page=1

i then use _GET to capture page=1 in my php

i then put an .swf in the same php page and use <embed src="delete.swf<?php echo ("?page_id=$page_id"); ?>" ...etc to append the variable to flash. then in flash if i put a dynamic text field with the variable name 'page_id' it will correctly display as '1'

however, despite the variable being recognised in the dynamic text field, i cannot seem to use it in actionscript. any ideas?

thanks in advance and i apologise if this is really simple only i cannot find anyone doing it this way.

[pellepiano]

What is the script you are trying to use it?

Try declaring it as a number.

Number(page_id)

[RaidenMagmus]

eh..

Looking at your example, I'd write;
<embed src="delete.swf?page_id=<?php echo $page_id; ?>" ...etc>

Then I'd use "page_id" inside of the movie clip. Not 100% sure that would work. (I'm new to flash!)

Alternatively, you can use loadVariablesNum (works in flash 4+)

[pellepiano]

RaidenMagmus

The problem is not to get the variable inside Flash but for Flash to use the variable. It does not seem to recognize the value as a number.

julianthomas

Ive had some troubles with something like this before ( using textfiles ) and one solution was to terminate the last variable with a & character at the end.

Worth a try.