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74 Chapter 3: Working with External Data
An fscommand() function invokes the JavaScript function moviename_DoFSCommand in the
HTML page that embeds the SWF file, where
moviename is the name of Flash Player as assigned
by the
name attribute of the embed tag or the id attribute of the object tag. If Flash Player is
assigned the name
myMovie, the JavaScript function invoked is myMovie_DoFSCommand.
In Visual Basic, Visual C++, and other programs that can host ActiveX controls,
fscommand()
sends a VB event with two strings that can be handled in the environment’s programming
language. For more information, use the keywords Flash method to search the Flash Support
Center at www.macromedia.com/support/flash.
About using JavaScript to control Flash applications
Flash Player 6 (6.0.40.0) and later supports certain JavaScript methods that are specific to Flash
applications, as well as
FSCommand, in Netscape 6.2 and later. Earlier versions do not support
these JavaScript methods and
FSCommand in Netscape 6.2 or later. For more information, see the
Macromedia Support Center article, “Scripting With Flash” at www.macromedia.com/support/
flash/publishexport/scriptingwithflash/.