User Guide

MovieClip.localToGlobal() 591

See also

MovieClip.loadMovie(), MovieClip.loadVariables(), MovieClip.unloadMovie(),

unloadMovie(), unloadMovieNum()

MovieClip.loadVariables()

Availability

Flash Player 5.

Usage

my_mc.loadVariables(url:String [, variables:String]) : Void

Parameters

url

The absolute or relative URL for the external file that contains the variables to be loaded. If

the SWF file issuing this call is running in a web browser,

url must be in the same domain as the

SWF file; for details, see “Description,” below.

variables An optional parameter specifying an HTTP method for sending variables. The

parameter must be the string

GET or POST. If there are no variables to be sent, omit this parameter.

The

GET method appends the variables to the end of the URL and is used for small numbers of

variables. The

POST method sends the variables in a separate HTTP header and is used for long

strings of variables.

Returns

Nothing.

Description

Method; reads data from an external file and sets the values for variables in my_mc. The external

file can be a text file generated by ColdFusion, a CGI script, Active Server Page (ASP), or PHP

script and can contain any number of variables.

This method can also be used to update variables in the active movie clip with new values.

This method requires that the text of the URL be in the standard MIME format: application/x-

www-form-urlencoded (CGI script format).