Aaron, You can pass URL variables to you Flex application via the query string:
http://yourserver/yourapp.swf?name=Joe&age=22 You can retreive them within Flex using: mx.core.Application.application.parameters.name Michael Ramirez --- In [email protected], "meathead" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks michael, > Excel integration right now is way too much for what I need. > > I did however, come up with a hack job to get what I needed done. > What I've got now is I put a field in a database called tag in a > table I hold user info. If another application needs to hit the > flex and send it to a different current state and run other stuff, > then I have the initial application fill in this field. When my > flex app runs it calls an HTTPService to see if this field is filled > or not. If it is, then it does a bunch of things and presto, into > the data. Otherwise, the main state runs. This will work for me as > I'm grabbing the user's login via the aspx xml page I'm hitting with > the HTTPService. I know it ain't pretty, but it does work so what > the user doesn't know, doesn't hurt them. > > I would like to hear other ideas to see if there is anything better > than this. > > > --- In [email protected], "michael_ramirez44" > <michael_ramirez44@> wrote: > > > > Aaron, > > > > The guys over at Farat Systems have Flex and Excel talking. > > http://flexblog.faratasystems.com/?p=85 > > > > Michael Ramirez > > > > --- In [email protected], "meathead" <makacos@> wrote: > > > > > > I don't know where to even start to look for this solution. > What > > I > > > want to do is have a local application(access, excel, etc.) have > a > > > button that launches a flex application. Easy enough. > > > However, depending on which peice of data the original > > > application is on, I'd like my flex application to go to that > piece > > of > > > data. Right now my flex application is a datagrid with a link > > button > > > per line. Clicking on the link button, the application will > change > > > states and show more info for that original data grid line. Is > it > > > possible to start the flex application in the secondary state > based > > on > > > passed in info from another app? If so, point me to the right > > > direction. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Aaron > > > > > >
