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flash actionscript : I need a little guidance, PLEASE.


Guni
5/13/2004 9:04:44 PM
I am adding a search engine to a Flash mx site. The source of the engine is:
http://www.promoplace.com/ws/webstore.dll/Search?DistID=20582 check it out.
I want to load this into a designated frame and position, not a new window.
I have tried loadVAR and getURL. I have not been successful.
A small amount of guidance would help me learn, that is what I want, not
someone to do the work for me.

Thank you!
sneakyimp
5/13/2004 10:23:41 PM
your frame is going to need a NAME. look into some HTML documentation to determine how to name a frame.

getURL takes 3 arguments:

getURL("http://foo.com", "my_frame_or_window_name", "GET");

Guni
5/13/2004 10:29:04 PM
sneakyimp
5/13/2004 10:37:28 PM
oh i think i understand...

you have a flash SWF running in a web page...there is a search engine that you
want to display on your flash movie. i haven't done this before. you might
try putting a textfield on your flash movie and link it to the url (i've never
done this....read the flash docs).

another possiblity is that flash supports an 'html pane' or some similar
beastie. i don' t know.

sorry i can't be more help.


Guni
5/13/2004 10:39:34 PM
nITiNkIlLeRmEeRuT
5/14/2004 2:18:58 AM
Do u want to load that HTML page in flash or the search results.
If u want to load that html page with textboxes and graphics i think it will
be hard to do that. It is easy to create that form in flash and then display
the search results using the url

http://www.promoplace.com/ws/webstore.dll/StartSrch?DistID=20582&ProdSelect=&cat
moveto=Address+Books&catnum=224&keywords=&colors=&itemnum=&LoP=&HiP=&PrcSort=Fal
se&Search.x=49&Search.y=16
and pass the values in the above url.
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