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From: "Jussi Jokinen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> I am looking for some shockwave - browser communication solutions. I
> downloaded Macromedia's externalEvent sample movie (bundled with Director
:
> Examples of externalEvent command techNote) as it seemed THE thing. Still
> the methods described on that page won't work on Netscape Browsers (4.7,
> 4.71, 6.1 tested, JavaScript enabled). Somehow the browser doesn't seem to
> catch the alert - command, 'cause absolutely nothing happens. IExplorer,
on
> the other hand, executes VBScript command precisely as mentioned in the
> techNote.
First off, it doesn't work in Netscape 6, at all, whatsoever. Nor does it
work in IE on the Mac. It does however work in Netscape 4 on both PC and the
Mac. From the wording you've used, I'm assuming that you only have VBScript
on the page. This is a problem, since VBScript is a Micro$oft thing, and
Netscape does not support it. Here is how you can make it work properly on
all supported browsers:
Firstly, the embed tag must included the parameter: swLiveconnect="true" or
it will not work in Netscape 4. Second, include this VBScript for Internet
Explorer:
<script language="VBScript"><!--
// This assumes the ID/Name of the shockwave movie is "shockMovie"
Sub shockMovie_externalEvent(aParam)
Eval(aParam)
end sub
// --></script>
That is all the VBScript you should ever include. Next, write your main code
in JavaScript. if you have something like this as your JavaScript:
<script language="JavaScript"><!--
function SaySomething(msg)
{
alert(msg);
}
// --></script>
You call this from Director:
on mouseUp
ExternalEvent("SaySomething(""E&"Hello, World""E&")")
end
It's important that you use the above method to insert double quotes as
string delimiters: you cannot just use single quote characters because
VBScript won't recognise them and will break. That's all there is to it.
- Robert
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