[flexcoders] Passing variables from .swf to .swf

[Adrian Williams]

Hi All,

   I've been researching this challenge and am not sure which of the 
methods I've found is the best...need some input on this one.

   I have a dashboard application (dashboard.swf) that uses multiple 
swfloaders to load the various widgets that the user needs (which are 
also .swf's).  The trick is that I need to pass a variable into the 
widgets to let them know which user logged in which allows the widget to 
load the data specific to that user. 

   I've seen a method that utilizes a localConnection to pass a 
connection string, a method and parameters...my concern is the local 
connection...there can be up to 20 widgets on a dashboard and opening an 
LC for each doesn't seem like it's be efficient...

   Help?!

Thanks,
Adrian