Comments on: Example files and tips for deeplinking with Flash SWF Address

By: CR

CR — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:12:57 +0000

This may be the clearest description on using swfAddress with AS2, I have read yet! Thanks so much. I’ll let you know how it goes!

By: Scott Faculak

Scott Faculak — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:13:22 +0000

How do you suggest handling Query Params? I added a test param to your base URL and then after clicking around the swf address gets concatenated to the end.

By: Tracy Boyer

Tracy Boyer — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:58:45 +0000

Thanks, Eirik! I will look into your code and try it on my example files. I am assuming that you still need the .js and .as files with the js call in the html file?

By: Eirik Wallem Fossan

Eirik Wallem Fossan — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 08:47:26 +0000

SWFaddress works well, perhaps too well. If you only need to read and change a URL, then look into the following functions:

function getUrl():String {
var sUrl = flash.external.ExternalInterface.call (“function ( ) { return window.location.href; }”);
var sNum:String = sUrl.substr(sUrl.lastIndexOf(“#”) + 1);
return sNum;
}

function setUrl(s:String):Void {
var sUrl = flash.external.ExternalInterface.call (“function ( ) { return window.location.href; }”);
var sNum:String = sUrl.substr(sUrl.lastIndexOf(“#”) + 1);
sUrl = sUrl.substr(0, sNum)
var newUrl:String = sUrl + “#” + s;
var jsFunc:String = “function ( ) { window.location.href=\”" + newUrl + “\”; }”;
flash.external.ExternalInterface.call (jsFunc);
}

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A bit of tweaking and you’re there.