Parameter passing problem :(

[Nuke]

Hello...

I'm currently evaluating yoour product and it looks to be quiet useful !

Now the Question:

I'm loading a Flash-movie from a stream with the PutMovieFromStream method.

Now I have the following problem:

I need to pass variables to the movie BEFORE it starts playing. The variables will be checked inside an actionscript in frame 1 of the movie on the _root level.

How can I do this ?

An example:

Before the movie starts playing I need the following variables to be set:

m=3077982
np=1
b=3077981

I tried the FlashVars property with the following code but no success:

fcontrol.PutMovieFromStream(TheFlashStream);
fcontrol.FlashVars:= 'm=3077982&np=1&b=3077981';

I also tried the SetVariable method with following code but it also didn't work

fcontrol.PutMovieFromStream(TheFlashStream);
fcontrol.SetVariable('m','3077982');
fcontrol.SetVariable('np','1');
fcontrol.SetVariable('b','3077981');

Another problem is that I don't want the movie to start playing immediately after loading !

How can I do this ?

Any ideas ???

Thx

[Softanics]

Thank you for your question.

Try the following code:

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fcontrol.PutMovieFromStream(TheFlashStream);
fcontrol.Stop;
fcontrol.FrameNum := 0;
fcontrol.SetVariable('m','3077982');
fcontrol.SetVariable('np','1');
fcontrol.SetVariable('b','3077981');
fcontrol.Play;


Hope it helps.

[Nuke]

Thx... I tried that too but it is not what I need !

Setting the variables works but I need to set them BEFORE the movie runs.

fcontrol.PutMovieFromStream(TheFlashStream);

>> 1. The movie starts playing here without parameters and is not
>> correctly initialized because of the missing startup parameters !

fcontrol.Stop;

fcontrol.FrameNum := 0;
fcontrol.SetVariable('m','3077982');
fcontrol.SetVariable('np','1');
fcontrol.SetVariable('b','3077981');

fcontrol.Play;

>> Now the variables are set correctly but the movie has already initialized
>> itself based on the missing parameters when it first started playing

Lemme repeat it :

I need a scenario like this:

fcontrol.PutMovieFromStreamWithoutPlaying(TheFlashStream);
fcontrol.SetVariable('m','3077982');
fcontrol.SetVariable('np','1');
fcontrol.SetVariable('b','3077981');
fcontrol.Play;

This is what an embedded flash.ocx in ie does. It passes the parameters to the movie before playing is started !

Is this possible ?

Thx

[Softanics]

I'm sorry for delaying.
I have tried to find a workaround but no success. It is seems it's impossible with current implementation of the component.

[onad]

what about:

- add one empty frame in front with an actionsctip "stop"
- set the values with ... "_root.myvar1","testit");
- do play
- Add a gotoframe