Get Browser Url from .swf file

[Guest]

Hi!

Quick question... I need to get the browser`s url from a html-embeded swf file.

If the browser`s url is "http://www.mysite.com/stuff/myHtml.html?ln=en", I need to have access to it through my swf file in order to find the value of the ln (language) parameter. Any suggestions?...

Thank you

[kglad]

use javascript to obtain the url and use the externalinterface class to pass the url to flash.

[Guest]

So there is no direct way to get the url into flash?...

The thing is that I`m making some multi-languaged banners for another programmer. The url`s used in his site have a ln parameter from which I could get the language.

So then... I could call a JavaScript function with ExternalInterface from flash and get the url then move on with my bussiness form there, right? I dont`t know Java script though... You think you could give me the code?... Thanks in advance!

[kglad · Accepted solution]

a swf can only get its own url which won't help when the query string is appended to the embedding xml file.

you can use:

function urlF(){
return location.href;
}

[Guest]

Thank you very much

I was googling around for the last hour or so and was currently trying with some php code...

You just saved me a lot of time. It worked.

[Andrei1-bKoviI]

There is another way to do that without using JavaScript directly:

var browserURL:String = ExternalInterface.call("window.location.href.toString");

[Guest]

Oh, that`s great! Instead of referencing a JavaScript function you just define it right there...

Just tried it out and it works

Thanks a lot!

[Andrei1-bKoviI]

You are welcome.

Don't forget to check if ExternalInterface exists just to be paranoid.

[Muzak]

If you're only interested in the query string portion of the url, use: window.location.search

 ExternalInterface.call("window.location.search.toString");