I am afraid I already know the answer to my question but I am
hoping otherwise. Previously an AS2 movie loaded into an AS2 movie
could get flashvar values through _level0 or _root. My problem is
having an AS2 movie loaded into an AS3 movie and still letting the
loaded AS2 have access to the flashvars. I can successfully get the
flashvars into the AS3 movie so that isn't an issue. I searched
around and couldn't find any posts that helped and if this has
already been covered I would appreciate a point in the right
direction.
AS2 swfs inside AS3 can't talk to each other, so a usual work
around is to use localconnection. Read the help on how that works,
then set up the AS2 swf to use localconnection to ask the AS3 swf
for the variables it needs, and the AS3 swf to listen to that
localconnection.
First off thank you for your replies, links and help.
So my fears were correct, there is no easy solution. I was
hoping that I could use loader variables to load flashvars to the
loaded clip or something where I could still have the as2 continue
to use _level0. The reason for keeping _level0 is the classic "I
don't want to rewrite everything."
Well, personally I truly appreciate the efforts of the
community to come up with solutions like these. And both solutions
are very easy to use and come with examples. Well, I guess my glass
is half full and yours is half empty.
I completely agree that the work to make the transition
easier by willing programmers such as the provided links is above
and beyond. These resources will definitely help me moving forward
I just didn't want to convert old files which is my own laziness.
Again I appreciate the provided information and help.
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