Problem tyring to communicate with flash

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I have a hidden DHTML layer that contains a flash movie. I have an href link that makes the layer visible. I want the href link to also tell the flash movie to start playing.

I installed the extesion "JavaScript Integration Kit for Macromedia Flash 8, MX 2004 and MX" which contains several javascripts for communicating with flash. I am using the js function "FDK_goToFrame()" to start the movie, however I can't get it to work. My swf was built in Flash CS3, ActionsScript 2. Does anyone know if the Integration Kit still works for new swf files? Is there some AS code that needs to be added to the flash file for these scripts to work? The documentation is rather sketchy.

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shockbyte wrote:
> I have a hidden DHTML layer that contains a flash movie. I have an href link
> that makes the layer visible. I want the href link to also tell the flash movie
> to start playing.

Is there some extension you are using to accomplish this? If not, then I'd suggest that you ask your question in the Dreamweaver General forum where you may get someone that has run into this issue:
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/webforums/forum/categories.cfm?forumid=12&catid=189&entercat=y

Or you may want to try the Flash forums to see if some Flash folks know about it:
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/webforums/forum/index.cfm?forumid=15


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[Guest]

The Dreamweaver extension that I am using is called "JavaScript Integration Kit for Macromedia Flash 8, MX 2004 and MX." It provides javascript functions that are supposed to communicate with Flash from an html page. One of those functions is "FDK_goToFrame()".

[Newsgroup_User]

shockbyte wrote:
> The Dreamweaver extension that I am using is called "JavaScript Integration Kit for Macromedia Flash 8, MX 2004 and MX."

Sorry, missed your reply, and missed where you said which extension you're using. I haven't used this extension, so I have no direct info on if it should work with newer SWFs. I'd suggest asking in the Flash forum(s) to see how you'd communicate from JavaScript to a CS3 SWF.


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