[flexcoders] Problems getting started with flashvars and Application.application.parameters

[yaagcur]

I'm trying to get started with passing paramaters to a flex project

initially based on livedocs
Using the Application.application.parameters object and
Using flashVars as source

the mxml for project applicationParameters is
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml";
creationComplete="initVars()">
    <mx:Script><![CDATA[
        // Declare bindable properties in Application scope.
        [Bindable]
        public var myName:String;
        [Bindable]
        public var myHometown:String;
        
        // Assign values to new properties.
        private function initVars():void {
            myName = Application.application.parameters.myName;
            myHometown = Application.application.parameters.myHometown;
        }
    ]]></mx:Script>
    
    <mx:VBox>
    <mx:HBox>
        <mx:Label text="Name: "/>
        <mx:Label text="{myName}" fontWeight="bold"/>
    </mx:HBox>
    <mx:HBox>
        <mx:Label text="Hometown: "/>
        <mx:Label text="{myHometown}" fontWeight="bold"/>
    </mx:HBox>
    </mx:VBox>
</mx:Application>

and I have amended the html wrapper with hardcoded values thus:

<object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"
                        id="applicationParamaters" width="100%" height="100%"
                
codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/swflash.cab";>
                        <param name="movie" value="applicationParamaters.swf" />
                        <param name="quality" value="high" />
                        <param name="bgcolor" value="#869ca7" />
                        <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" />
                         <param name="flashVars" 
value="myName=Nick&myHometown=London">
                <param name="src" value="FlashVarsValues.mxml.swf">
                        <embed src="applicationParamaters.swf" quality="high" 
bgcolor="#869ca7"
                                width="100%" height="100%" 
name="applicationParamaters" align="middle"
                                play="true"
                                loop="false"
                                quality="high"
                                allowScriptAccess="sameDomain"
                                type="application/x-shockwave-flash"
                                
pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer";
                                flashVars="myName=Nick&myHometown=London"
                                 src="FlashVarsValues.mxml.swf">
                        </embed>
        </object>

However when I open the html page in a browser the variables do not appear
Where am I going wrong





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