User Guide

LoadVars 707
When using this method, consider the Flash Player security model:
■ For Flash Player 8, the method is not allowed if the calling SWF file is in an untrusted
local sandbox.
■ For Flash Player 7 and later, the method is not allowed if the calling SWF file is a local file.
For more information, see the following:
■ Chapter 17, "Understanding Security," in Learning ActionScript 2.0 in Flash
■ The Flash Player 8 Security white paper at http://www.macromedia.com/go/fp8_security
■ The Flash Player 8 Security-Related API white paper at http://www.macromedia.com/go/
fp8_security_apis
Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 6
Parameters
url:String - A string; the URL to which to upload variables.
target:String - A string; the browser window or frame in which any response will appear.
You can enter the name of a specific window or select from the following reserved target
names:
■ "_self" specifies the current frame in the current window.
■ "_blank" specifies a new window.
■ "_parent" specifies the parent of the current frame.
■ "_top" specifies the top-level frame in the current window.
method:String [optional] - A string; the GET or POST method of the HTTP protocol. The
default value is
POST.
Returns
Boolean - A Boolean value; false if no parameters are specified, true otherwise.
Example
The following example copies two values from text fields and sends the data to a CFM script,
which is used to handle the information. For example, the script might check if the user got a
high score and then insert that data into a database table.
var my_lv:LoadVars = new LoadVars();
my_lv.playerName = playerName_txt.text;
my_lv.playerScore = playerScore_txt.text;
my_lv.send("setscore.cfm", "_blank", "POST");