Try either of these in the Flash inside Director:
getURL("event: someLingoHandler\(" + var_someFlashVariable + "\)");
or
getURL("lingo: someLingoHandler\(" + var_someFlashVariable + "\)");
Then in Director:
on someLingoHandler me, FlashVar
doSomethingWithFlashVar(FlashVar)
end
Charlie Fiskeaux II
Media Designer
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Kristian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 12:46 PM
Subject: RE: <lingo-l> Flash text box link not triggering Director behavior
> look below for code.
>
> I am using a frame script in director for retrieving the variable(s) and
> then passing them on, don't know why I can not reach a movie script
handler
> instantly. Anyone?
>
> Well the code works.
>
> //Kristain
>
> >
> > Hi list...
> >
> > I have a Flash asset with a text box that has a link in it.
> > In the Flash property inspector there's a link field, and I
> > figured you could type actionscript there to be executed,
> > just like the link field in the text inspector in Director
> > where you can type a lingo handler. Maybe I'm doing
> > something wrong, but none of the below work when filled into
> > that field in the Flash property inspector. I want the link
> > in the flash text box in that Flash asset to trigger a
> > Director handler. It's easy enough with getURL in Flash on a
> > button, but apparently, this is not intuitively the case for
> > text boxes!?!?
> >
> > Any tips are appreciated, as always.
> > - Michael M.
>
>
> > ______________________________________________________________
> > _________
> >
> > event: linkFromFlash(www.eqsafetysys.com) -- error comma expected
> > event: linkFromFlash(me, www.eqsafetysys.com)
> > event: linkFromFlash(me, \"www.eqsafetysys.com\")
> > event: linkFromFlash("www.eqsafetysys.com")
> > event: linkFromFlash("www.eqsafetysys.com");
> > getURL(linkFromFlash(www.eqsafetysys.com)) -- does nothing,
> > with or without the semicolon
>
> //flash
> getURL("event: someLingoHandler\"" + var_someFlashVariable + "\"");
>
> //director frame script
> on getTheFlashVar me, getFlashVar
> doSomethingWithFlashVar(getFlashVar)
> end
>
>
>
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