Don't know if this applies in this situation, but I remember that there was
a bug in flash 4 where the embed tag was not properly formed - it was
missing the parameter
NAME=sw1
On the off chance that the same thing is happening in the html that director
is generating, you might try adding
NAME=sw1
inside of embed tag as well as the object tag.
Also, does the externalParamName function compensate for the different
browser document object models?
For example, a quick look at the code generated by Flash 5 to do something
similar shows that it generate the following code:
var InternetExplorer = navigator.appName.indexOf("Microsoft") != -1;
<snip>
var Movie1Obj = InternetExplorer ? sw1 : document.sw1;
regards,
Lee Goldschmidt
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kerry Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, October 30, 2000 6:31 PM
Subject: <lingo-l> Getting a parameter from html
> I'm passing an HTML parameter into Shockwave. It works fine in IE, but not
> in Netscape. The html is:
>
> <param name = sw1 value = "1">
> <embed src="crossword.dcr" bgColor=#FFFFFF width=560 height=520
> swRemote="swSaveEnabled='false' sw1 = "1" swVolume='true'
swRestart='false'
> swPausePlay='false' swFastForward='false' swContextMenu='true' "
> swStretchStyle=none
> type="application/x-director"
> pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/"></embed>
>
> This is all within the standard <object> stuff that D8 generates.
>
> I'm reading the parameter in my movie with:
>
> if externalParamName ("sw1") = "sw1" then
> lWhichPuzzle = value(externalParamValue("sw1"))
> yada yada
> end if
>
> Is there a way to get this to work with Netscape?
>
> Cordially,
> Kerry Thompson
> Learning Network
>
>
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