Passing variable to flash from php

Question

I have a little problem..but im goin' to crazy...

In the html i have this code:

 <OBJECT classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"
  codebase="http://macromedia.com/cabs/swflash.cab#version=6,0,0,0"   
  ID=flaMovie WIDTH=554.6 HEIGHT=57.3>
  <PARAM NAME=movie VALUE="main_menu.swf">
  <PARAM NAME=FlashVars VALUE="nyelv=<?php echo $_SESSION['lang'];?>">
  <PARAM NAME=quality VALUE=medium>
  <PARAM NAME=bgcolor VALUE=#99CC33>
  <EMBED src="main_menu.swf" 
    FlashVars='nyelv=<?php echo $_SESSION['lang'];?>' 
    bgcolor=#99CC33 WIDTH=554.6 HEIGHT=57.3 
    TYPE="application/x-shockwave-flash">
  </EMBED>
</OBJECT>

And the flash this:

First keyframe:

 stop();
 if (lang == "EN") {
    gotoAndStop(2);
 }else{
    gotoAndStop(3);
 }

2,3 keyframe only has some graph, and Stop()

If lang is EN then i need to go keyframe 2, if not the go to 3....

On IE6 works well..no problem. On FF 3.5 something not ok.. if i hit the refresh button on FF, then sometimes OK, sometimes not OK, sometimes only a part of the graphic shown on keyframe 3...i dont really understand..

Earlier i have no problem with flasvars on FF...something changed with FF 3.x?

Any other way to pass variable to flash? (i dont want to use query string..)

Maybee jquery?

Thnx.

Answer 1

It looks to me like you are passing a variable called nyelv and not lang . Check your flashvars and try again.

As for the erroneous rendering in Firefox, that might be a cache issue. Are you making sure that everything is properly loaded before calling the gotoAndStop() ?

Also, if you're using Flash 8 or earlier, it might be a good idea to wait for a frame advance after everything is loaded. I've found that to help a lot of times, since everything being loaded does not guarantee that everything is also initialized.

So to give a proper answer, try this (assuming flash 8 or earlier, and AS2):

Frame 1:
--------

function preloadWait() :Void {
   if (_root.getBytesLoaded() != undefined 
        && _root.getBytesLoaded() == _root.getBytesTotal()) {
       delete _root.onEnterFrame;
       _root.play();
   }
}

stop();
_root.onEnterFrame == preloadWait;

Frame 2:
--------

if (lang == "EN") {
    gotoAndStop(3);
 }else{
    gotoAndStop(4);
 }

Frame 3 and 4 should contain what you now have in frames 2 and 3.

Answer 2

Yes. New flash player.. $_SESSION['lang'] output is EN or HUN depend on what link you pressed....if i hardcode the EN into flashvars then nothing changed, so $_SESSION['lang'] i think is ok...with good output...