This change did cause the swf to finally show, but I dont think it is
a workable solution because the value of 'counter' is not static. In
other words, if I understand this correctly, writing - var flashvars =
{ visits: 3 }; would be assigning an absolute value, which would
defeat the purpose of having a cookie which counts. Is this not
correct?
On Dec 30, 4:59 pm, Philip Hutchison <[email protected]> wrote:
> If your SWFObject embed code works when you don't specify the flashvars:
>
> swfobject.embedSWF("main_banner.swf", "myContent", "189", "151", "9.0.0",
> false);
>
> and fails when you DO use the flashvars:
>
> var flashvars= { visits: getCookie('counter') };
> swfobject.embedSWF("main_banner.swf", "myContent", "189", "151", "9.0.0",
> false, flashvars);
>
> then logic dictates that there's a problem with your flashvars value. try
> using a static value instead of the getCookie function.
>
> var flashvars = { visits: 3 };
> swfobject.embedSWF("main_banner.swf", "myContent", "189", "151", "9.0.0",
> false, flashvars);
>
> make sure you use the SAME HTML PAGE for each test so you can eliminate any
> other potential conflicts.
>
> - philip
>
>
>
> On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 11:03 AM, ryan <[email protected]> wrote:
> > The swfobject is still returning the alternate content. The cookie
> > works fine independantly.
>
> > see below:
>
> > <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
> > <!--
> > // Boolean variable specified if alert should be displayed if cookie
> > exceeds 4KB
> > var caution = false
>
> > function setCookie( jscookie, value, expires, path, domain, secure) {
> > var curCookie = jscookie + "=" + escape(value) +
> > ((expires) ? "; expires=" + expires.toGMTString() :
> > "") +
> > ((path) ? "; path=" + path : "") +
> > ((domain) ? "; domain=" + domain : "") +
> > ((secure) ? "; secure" : "")
> > if (!caution || (name + "=" + escape(value)).length <= 4000)
> > document.cookie = curCookie
> > else
> > if (confirm("Cookie exceeds 4KB and will be cut!"))
> > document.cookie = curCookie
> > }
>
> > // name - name of the desired cookie
> > // * return string containing value of specified cookie or null if
> > cookie does not exist
> > function getCookie(name) {
> > var prefix = name + "="
> > var cookieStartIndex = document.cookie.indexOf(prefix)
> > if (cookieStartIndex == -1)
> > return null
> > var cookieEndIndex = document.cookie.indexOf(";",
> > cookieStartIndex + prefix.length)
> > if (cookieEndIndex == -1)
> > cookieEndIndex = document.cookie.length
> > return unescape(document.cookie.substring(cookieStartIndex +
> > prefix.length, cookieEndIndex))
> > }
>
> > // date - any instance of the Date object
> > // * you should hand all instances of the Date object to this function
> > for "repairs"
> > // * this function is taken from Chapter 14, "Time and Date in
> > JavaScript", in "Learn Advanced JavaScript Programming"
> > function fixDate(date) {
> > var base = new Date(0)
> > var skew = base.getTime()
> > if (skew > 0)
> > date.setTime(date.getTime() - skew)
> > }
>
> > var now = new Date()
> > fixDate(now)
> > now.setTime(now.getTime() + 365 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000)
> > var visits = getCookie("counter")
> > if (!visits)
> > visits = 1
> > else
> > visits = parseInt(visits) + 1
> > setCookie("counter", visits, now)
>
> > if(visits == 1)
> > document.write("Thank you for your first visit")
> > else
> > document.write("Thank you for returning for your visit number " +
> > visits + " " )
>
> > // -->
>
> > I have had no probelm getting this to register whatever the visit
> > number is. I just need to pass that number on to Flash. Thanks again
> > man, you are a trooper.
>
> > Ry
>
> > On Dec 30, 1:13 pm, Philip Hutchison <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > i meant you're testing for a number:
>
> > > visit == 1
>
> > > but passing a string via flashvars.
>
> > > trace(_root.visit === "1");
> > > trace(_root.visit === 1);
>
> > > if you want to look for a number in your conditional statements, you
> > should
> > > convert the string to a proper number.
>
> > > your swfobject code looks ok. i see your getcookie function is a bit
> > > complex and could possibly return a null. a null flashvars value could
> > cause
> > > an error in swfobject. try changing the flashvars to this and see if it
> > > works:
>
> > > var flashvars= {
> > > visits: getCookie('counter') || 1
>
> > > };
>
> > > this way if getcookie has problems you'll pass a 1 instead.
>
> > > - philip
>
> > > On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 9:30 AM, ryan <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> > > > Hi Philip,
> > > > Thanks again, but I am still getting the same result. Im not sure what
> > > > the problem is, but this is the embed tag as I have it now. I took
> > > > your advice and ammended visits to capvisits- but I need to make it to
> > > > a point where the swf is showing up in order to test that. In your
> > > > reply you mentioned casting the numbers in the string, do you mean
> > > > declaring var visits:String = "1,2,3,4"? and if so, would I place that
> > > > in the Flash file or the javascript?
>
> > > > Thanks for all your help on this,
> > > > Ryan
>
> > > > <script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/
> > > > libs/swfobject/2.2/swfobject.js"></script>
> > > > <script type="text/javascript">
> > > > var flashvars= { visits: getCookie('counter') };
> > > > swfobject.embedSWF("main_banner.swf", "myContent", "189", "151",
> > > > "9.0.0", false, flashvars);
> > > > </script>
> > > > </head>
>
> > > > On Dec 30, 11:53 am, Philip Hutchison <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > > Your SWFObject statement is malformed. Sorry I didn't notice that
> > > > earlier.
>
> > > > > This:
> > > > > swfobject.embedSWF("main_banner.swf", "myContent", "189",
> > "151","9.0.0",
> > > > > flashvars);
>
> > > > > Should be this:
> > > > > swfobject.embedSWF("main_banner.swf", "myContent", "189",
> > "151","9.0.0",
> > > > > false, flashvars);
>
> > > > > (You're missing the required Express Install argument before the
> > > > flashvars
> > > > > argument)
>
> > > > > Here are some other thoughts:
>
> > > > > * You might want to look at how the data is being passed to the
> > SWF...
> > > > > values passed via flashvars are all strings. Your SWF's conditional
> > > > > statements are looking for numbers. Maybe you need to cast them.
>
> > > > > * Your "visits" variable is listed as _root.visit in one place but
> > simply
> > > > as
> > > > > "visit" in another. Perhaps there's a scope issue because of this?
>
> > > > > * Are your "visits" conditional statements supposed to be using
> > > > "capvisits"?
>
> > > > > Here's what I assume you're trying to do:
>
> > > > > var capvisits:Number = Number(_root.visits) || 1;
>
> > > > > if (capvisits == 1) {
> > > > > this.gotoAndPlay("investment_focus");
>
> > > > > }
>
> > > > > if (capvisits == 2) {
> > > > > this.gotoAndPlay("white_papers");
>
> > > > > }
>
> > > > > - philip
>
> > > > > On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 8:39 AM, ryan <[email protected]>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > > Hi Philip,
> > > > > > Thanks for your reply. I made the code change you suggested and
> > > > > > unfortunately I am getting the same result (the alternative content
> > > > > > displays). I feel like this is really close though. If anyone has a
> > > > > > little extra insight I would love it and thanks again Philip.
> > > > > > Ryan
>
> > > > > > On Dec 30, 11:28 am, Philip Hutchison <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> > > > > > > this:
> > > > > > > var flashvars = {"visits=' + getCookie('counter')+'"};
>
> > > > > > > should be this:
> > > > > > > var flashvars = { visits: getCookie('counter') };
>
> > > > > > > - philip
>
> > > > > > > On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 7:51 AM, ryan <
> > [email protected]>
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > Thanks in advance for looking at this. I am trying to set/
> > retrieve
> > > > a
> > > > > > > > cookie which counts a users visits to a page and then returns
> > the
> > > > > > > > value using flashvars and swfobject2. The cookie and the swf
> > work
> > > > > > > > independantly, the swfobject embed works fine until i try to ad
> > the
> > > > > > > > vars... The examples I dowloaded all use a conditional
> > statement to
> > > > > > > > apphend the vars in the html file itself. I have code within
> > the
> > > > root
> > > > > > > > of my swf telling the file what to do with the cookie. IE;
>
> > > > > > > > var capvisits:String = _root.visits;
> > > > > > > > if (capvisits == null) {
> > > > > > > > capvisits = 1;
> > > > > > > > }
>
> > > > > > > > if (visits == 1) {
> > > > > > > > this.gotoAndPlay("investment_focus");
> > > > > > > > }
>
> > > > > > > > if (visits == 2) {
> > > > > > > > this.gotoAndPlay("white_papers");
> > > > > > > > }
>
> > > > > > > > etc. - but if it would be better to write this into the
> > flashvars I
> > > > am
> > > > > > > > perfectly open to that as well. Following is the entire file.
> > > > Thanks
> > > > > > > > again, Ryan
>
> > > > > > > > <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
> > > > "http://
> > > > > > > >www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
> > > > > > > > <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"; lang="en"
> > > > xml:lang="en">
> > > > > > > > <head>
> > > > > > > > <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;
> > > > > > > > charset=iso-8859-1" />
> > > > > > > > <title>Untitled Document</title>
> > > > > > > > <script type="text/javascript" src="
> > > > > > > >http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/
> > > > > > > > libs/swfobject/2.2/swfobject.js<
> > > > > >http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/%0Alibs/swfobject/2.2/swfobject.js>
> > > > > > > > "></script>
> > > > > > > > <script type="text/javascript">
> > > > > > > > var flashvars = {"visits=' +
> > > > getCookie('counter')+'"};
> > > > > > > > swfobject.embedSWF("main_banner.swf",
> > "myContent",
> > > > > > "189",
> > > > > > > > "151",
> > > > > > > > "9.0.0", flashvars);
> > > > > > > > </script>
> > > > > > > > </head>
> > > > > > > > <body>
> > > > > > > > <div id="myContent">
> > > > > > > > <h1>Alternative content</h1>
> > > > > > > > <p><a href="
> > > > > >http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer
> > > > > > > > "><img
> > > > > > > > src="http://www.adobe.com/images/shared/download_buttons/
> > > > > > > > get_flash_player.gif<
>
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