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- Jason

On May 7, 2:45 am, Mansur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to develop an app with an embedded flash swf, and I'm
> trying to use the ExternalInterface.call function from within the swf
> to access a javascript function in the xml file. The js function
> should pop up an alert message and return a string to the swf, but
> does neither. I don't get any error message; I just don't get either
> the alert message or the string returned. Is there some kind of a
> parameter that needs to be set to use ExternalInterface? I've attached
> the code used below. Thanks in advance for any help!
>
> I apologize if this question has come up before. I searched, but
> couldn't find something similar.
>
> xml file :
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> <Module>
> <ModulePrefs title="Basic Game Simulator Test!">
>         <Require feature="opensocial-0.7"/>
>         <Require feature="flash" />
>         <Require feature="views" />
>   </ModulePrefs>
>   <Content type="html">
>     <![CDATA[
>       <script type="text/javascript">
>
>   var div = document.getElementById('profile_view');
>   var div_status = document.getElementbyId('status_div');
>
>   function getOwnerData() {
>         var req = opensocial.newDataRequest();
>         req.add(req.newFetchPersonRequest('OWNER'), 'owner');
>         req.send(onLoadOwner);
>   }
>
>   function onLoadOwner(data) {
>         var owner = data.get('owner').getData();
>
>         var flashvars = "userName="+owner.getDisplayName();
>         var flashAppId = "OpenSocial";
>
>         var swfURL = "http://xxx.com/Game_Simulator.swf";;
>         swfURL = swfURL + "?" + flashvars;
>
>          document.getElementById('profile_view').innerHTML = "Called
> Flash correctly";
>         gadgets.flash.embedFlash(swfURL, "flashcontainer",
> {swf_version: 8, id: flashAppId, width: 550, height: 400,
> allowScriptAccess: "always" });
>       }
>
> //function called from the swf
> function sendOrkutUpdate(win_score, loss_score)
>   {
>         document.getElementById('profile_view').innerHTML = ''+win_score;
>
>       alert("JS function called");
>      return "sendOrkutUpdate reached";
>   }
>
>   function init() {
>      getOwnerData();
>   }
>
>       </script>
>       <script>
>         gadgets.util.registerOnLoadHandler(init);
>       </script>
>         <div id="flashcontainer" style="text-align: center;" width="550"
> height="400" allowScriptAccess: "always"></div>
>         <div id="profile_view"></div>
>         <div id="status_div"></div>
>
>     ]]>
>   </Content>
> </Module>
>
> Code in swf :
> on (release) {
>
>         import flash.external.*;
>         var EIcall = "default value";
>         win_holder.text = ExternalInterface.available;
>         try
>         {
>                 EIcall = ExternalInterface.call("sendOrkutUpdate",
> _root.win_holder.text, _root.loss_holder.text);
>
>         }
>         catch (err:Error)
>         {
>                 status_holder.text = "Call to JS failed" ;
>         }
>
>         status_holder.text = EIcall ;
>
> }
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