Sounds like some kind of security error, are all files on the same domain?
Can you could post a link to an online test case. On May 4, 10:42 pm, Zach <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks again. > > I tried doing that, but I'm still getting the same error ("uncaught > exception: Error calling method on NPObject! [plugin exception: Error > in Actionscript. Use a try/catch block to find error.]."). > > On May 4, 4:26 pm, Bobby van der Sluis <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > That should be alright. Just make sure that your SWF has been loaded > > (and it needs a little bit of time to initialize it's AS code) before > > you make the call from JavaScript, so with an onload call you should > > generally be safe: > > > window.onload = function() { > > var swf = swfobject.getObjectById("tab"); > > if (swf && typeof swf.asFunc != "undefined") { // test if your SWF > > and External Interface method are available and to avoid errors > > swf.asFunc("10"); > > } > > > } > > > On May 4, 8:10 pm, Zach <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Ok, the buttons part makes sense to me. > > > > As for the non-existent function, that's not the case. asFunc is the > > > name of the function as defined by the ExternalInterface code in > > > Flash. Here's the actionscript code: > > > > import flash.external.ExternalInterface; > > > ExternalInterface.addCallback("asFunc", this, asFunc); > > > function asFunc(str:String):Void { > > > widthBox.text = str; > > > > } > > > > Thanks for the help. > > > > On May 4, 1:42 pm, Bobby van der Sluis <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
