ExternalInterface.call

[tfones]

I am hoping someone can offer some advice on this. Sorry to ask this basic of a question but there is absolutely no one locally I can ask and I am trying to learn the hard way (no advise or assistance).

I am trying to send a JavaScript command (JavaScript:returnClientValue('QuizInfoURL')) to a php page ( classdev.pyxis.com/scripts/courseGetQuizDetails.php) using the ExternalInterface.call

I am also trying to assign anything received back from the php page to the variable (testStr).

I have a book (ActionScript 2.0 Garage) that I am referencing and it says that this should work.

Here is the code I am using:
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on(release){
var testStr:String = ExternalInterface.call("classdev.pyxis.com/scripts/courseGetQuizDetails.php","JavaScript:returnClient Value('QuizInfoURL')")
ExternalInterface.call("classdev.pyxis.com/scripts/courseGetQuizDetails.php","JavaScript:returnClient Value('QuizInfoURL')")

}

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Any help will go a long way.

Thanks

[Louis van Laarhoven]

I would first try it in two steps:
in fla:
ExternalInterface.call("jsFunc", parms);

in html:
function jsFunc(str) {
// your function which calls your php page with this parms.
}

This way you can test as and js independent and see if there are any problems with the sandboxes (safety rules).

[tfones]

Thanks I will give that a try.