Dont know where to turn

I have looked and searched everything I can think of.

I will try to keep this simple!

What I'm haveing trouble finding the answer to is this:

I have an HTML page that has a flash movie in it (MENU with tabs).

You click on one of the (MENU tabs) it goes to the corresponding HTML page.

The new HTML page that loads has the same movie (MENU with tabs) after the page loads, it shows the menu with the correct tab chosen.

This is my problem: I cannot get the html page to tell the flash to load the frame that shows the correct tab as being chosen.

Is this just a simple HTML script that tells the flash movie to goto a certain frame within the movie?

Banging my head on the wall and desk for days now. probably a simple code for someone else. But for me it is confusing :confused:

Please post all help. THANKS EVERONE

If you used swfobject to embed the swfs, it would be rather simple, since you can write flashvars in the embed code. Check step3 in the documentation.

gparis

I used dreamweavcer to set the flash into the html page.

I'm not understanding what it is you mean by "Check step3 in the documentation."

Do you know where a tutorial is at?

:confused:

http://code.google.com/p/swfobject/wiki/documentation

That's the documentation for the swfobject. There is a paragraph called STEP 3: Embed your SWF with JavaScript near the middle of the page.

That part: flashvars (Object, optional) specifies your flashvars with name:value pairs

is what you need to send the variables to flash.

gparis

Is there anyway that you could put together an.fla with something similar to what I am wanting to learn?

Maybe 3 HTML pages with a flash that has a flash menu with tabs that the tabs will be up with the according page?

Just something very quick.

:thumbsup:

Find a folder with 3 html, one js , a CS3 .fla (you should always specify your version - you didn't, so i chose one version before current) and swf.

gparis

Doesn't work on my server.

I need an HTML page with a flash movie inside it. The html page will tell the flash movie what frame to goto.

Ex. index1.html will tell the flash movie(menu.swf) to goto frame 1

index2.html will tell the flash movie(menu.swf) to goto frame 30

etc...

Is this at all possible and if so can u??? :)

I am using Flash8

I don't know what you did, but i just uploaded the folder to my server and it works (the tab chosen is hilited). Here it is:
http://genevieveparis.com/archives/example/select1.html

Find attached a flash8 version of the .fla. You'll just need to change the version parameter in the embed.

you can use the same method to tell the flash movie to go where you want with: gotoAndStop(somevariable)

gparis

I clicked on your link and seen this

"Page1

you need to activate javascript to view this page"

Where is the flash menu?

I went to sun and installed flash and still seen this from your link

I checked my IE options and its enabled!

where is the menu?

Can you help make an HTML page with a flash movie inside it (nothing big just 3 images ,3different frames). Then make 2 html pages with the flash in it. maybe page 1 can make the flash movie goto frame 3 and page 2 can make it goto frame 1 ??

Ex. index1.html will tell the flash movie(menu.swf) to goto frame 2

index2.html will tell the flash movie(menu.swf) to goto frame 1

Would GREATLY be appreciated....

:)

just replace the flashvars in the embed:
sel:1 (for frame1)
or sel:2 (for frame2)

and in your .fla:

var frametogo:Number = _root.sel;
this.gotoAndStop(frametogo);

same method than the first example.

gparis

http://owdcs.com/menutest/select1.html

Yours works but mine doesn't. Interested in a job do make what I need????

take out the comma after the flashvar in the embed:
var flashvars = {
sel: "tab1"
};

since it's not a list. IE doesn't like it.
On a side note, you cannot propose jobs in this Forum.

gparis

I really do appreciate your time and please forgive my ignorance. can I attach some file for you to put together or look at for me?

will be 3 html pages (index1, index2, index3) and 1 flash movie (menu.swf) the flash movie(menu.swf) will have 4 frames.

What I am wanting is:

Index1 with menu.swf in it to go to frame2
index2 with menu.swf in it to go to frame1
index3 with menu.swf in it to go to frame4

Can I attach the files or would it be easier for you to make them and attach?

This also must work with MAC and PC

Let me know, and once again Please Forgive my ignorance. :)

I have 3 html pages that have the same movie in them. the problem thats been makeing me beat my head against the desk, is trying to figure out how to make each html page goto to whatever frame i want in the flash movie.

Example:

index1 goes to frame 5 in the movie
index2 goes to frame 27 in the movie
index3 goes to frame 34 in the movie

Any help will greatly be appreciated. :confused:

You already have all the codes, i gave them to you on the post #11
You should be able to do that yourself now.

gparis

my Menu.swf or the flash movie in side the html page cannot have MC's (movieclips) the movie itself will operate on frames on the main time line and cannot work with MC's on the main timeline.

Now can you help me out with this issue? I can make the files and upload them and then you'll see exactely what I need. This is for my sons Football teams site.

Need a movie (menu.swf) that has some 4 frames on the main timeline with a stop action on each. then i need 3 html pages that open that movie (menu.swf) on whatever frame you choose. i will change the code to open up on whatever frame i want.

Seriously I have been getting headaches from trying fig this out.

By the way I love you site! Especially the dog. Is that your dog?

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just replace the flashvars in the embed:
sel:1 (for frame1)
or sel:2 (for frame2)

and in your .fla:

var frametogo:Number = _root.sel;
this.gotoAndStop(frametogo);

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That's all you need. no mcs. Only 2 lines on frame 1 of the main timeline for the .fla.

gparis

You can pass a var to the swf via the embed code either through query string (vars attached to end of url) or flashvars.

To pass var via querystring just add the var to your swf filename in the embed code:

mySwf.swf?passVar1=something&passVar2=something else

You can reference those vars from anywhere in mySwf.swf like this:

_root.passVar1
_root.passVar2

threads merged.

gparis

Mr. GParis, Everything is coming together after the rocky start due to my ignorance. I have tried and tried to make the code you supplied be transparent. I am needing the flash movie "menu15" to be transparent.

Does the wmode- transparnet go in the "Params" area? If so then how?

Here is what I have now - Doesn't work transparent wise.

Code:

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div id="myContent">
      <div align="center">you need to activate javascript to view this page</div>
    </div>
<script type="text/javascript">

                var flashvars = {
                  sel:15
                };
                var params = {
                  menu: "false"
                  "wmode" value="transparent"
                };
                var attributes = {
                  id: "myDynamicContent",
                  name: "myDynamicContent"
                };

                swfobject.embedSWF("flash/menu15.swf", "myContent", "958", "260", "9.0.0","expressInstall.swf", flashvars, params, attributes);

                </script>

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:confused::confused:

PHP Code:

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menu: "false",
wmode: "transparent" 


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gparis

As soon as you posted your response and I seen the code, I went DUHHH to myself!

I tried that, BUT forgot the dang Comma after menu: "false"

It works great. Hopefully this is it and its down hill from here.

I appreciate your help greatly. I am glad your a member of this fantastic board and website.

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

good for you!

gparis