The server side code can parse the user and send it to Flex via FlashVars OR you could use deep linking and use the # to set the user www.socialsite.com/mysite.html#user
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "creativepragmatic" <creativepragma...@...> wrote: > > Hello Everyone, > > I have 2 questions about the url pound sign: > > 1. Flex includes the pound symbol at the end of every URL > (http://www.mysite.com/folder/#). Is it possible to remove the pound symbol > (http://www.mysite.com/folder/)? > > 2. In a social networking site, could 'user' in the URL, > www.socialsite.com/user, be parsed by Flex to display that user's profile? > This does not seem possible but a client asked for it. > > Thank you in advance for any useful insights, > > Orville >
