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externalParamCount()

Syntax

externalParamCount()

Description

Function; returns the number of parameters that an HTML <EMBED> or <OBJECT> tag is

passing to a Shockwave movie.

This function is valid only for Shockwave movies that are running in a browser. It doesn’t work

for movies during authoring or for projectors.

Example

This handler determines whether an <OBJECT> or <EMBED> tag is passing any external

parameters to a Shockwave movie and runs Lingo statements if parameters are being passed:

if externalParamCount() > 0 then

-- perform some action

end if

See also

externalParamName(), externalParamValue()

externalParamName()

Syntax

externalParamName(n)

Description

Function; returns the name of a specific parameter in the list of external parameters from an

HTML <EMBED> or <OBJECT> tag. This function is valid only for Shockwave movies that are

running in a browser. It cannot be used with Director movies or projectors.

• If n is an integer, externalParamName returns the nth parameter name in the list.

• If n is a string, externalParamName returns n if any of the external parameter names matches

n. The match is not case sensitive. If no matching parameter name is found,

externalParamName returns VOID.

Example

This statement places the value of a given external parameter in the variable myVariable:

if externalParamName ("swURLString") = "swURLString" then

myVariable = externalParamValue ("swURLString")

end if