The error is correct, because you call a non-existing function on your SWF.
The first example doesn't use onload, however has button handlers that call the functionality. And you can only click the button after the page has been loaded. Please study both examples carefully. On May 4, 7:01 pm, Zach <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for the reply. > > That helped insofar as I don't get that error. Now, though, I get a > new one from Firebug: > > "uncaught exception: Error calling method on NPObject! [plugin > exception: Error in Actionscript. Use a try/catch block to find > error.]." > > Occasionally instead of that I get an error saying that asFunc is not > a function. > > Finally, one last question: how come the example I linked to in my > first message works without setting an onload event but mine doesn't? > > On May 4, 11:47 am, Bobby van der Sluis <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > You can only call this function when the DOM of a web page has become > > available, so you can add your code e.g. to a button handler or onload > > handler like in this > > example:http://www.bobbyvandersluis.com/swfobject/testsuite_2_1/test_com.html > > > On May 4, 4:55 pm, Zach <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I can't figure this one out, since I literally copied & pasted the > > > code from a working example (http://pipwerks.com/lab/swfobject/ > > > ExternalInterface/2.0/static.html). I'm using SWFObject 2.1. > > > > Here's my javascript code (within the <head> tag): > > > > <script type="text/javascript" src="swfobject.js"></script> > > > <script type="text/javascript"> > > > swfobject.registerObject("tab", "9.0.0"); > > > > function callFlash(num) { > > > var swf = swfobject.getObjectById("tab"); > > > swf.asFunc(num); > > > > } > > > > callFlash("10"); > > > </script> > > > > The page displays properly, but Firebug gives me an error, saying that > > > "swf is null." Any ideas? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SWFObject" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/swfobject?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
