controlling flash from a dhtml window

[joeltonnberg]

1) Script Title: dhtml window widget (v 1.03)

2) Script URL (on DD): http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex8/dhtmlwindow/index.htm

3) Describe problem:

On my "base page" (the page where I put the code for the dhtml windows) I have a flash movie, and I would like to control that flash movie from the windows.

So far for the control of flash movies I have been using a function in Dreamweaver as such:


<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
function MM_findObj(n, d) { //v4.01
var p,i,x; if(!d) d=document; if((p=n.indexOf("?"))>0&&parent.frames.length) {
d=parent.frames[n.substring(p+1)].document; n=n.substring(0,p);}
if(!(x=d[n])&&d.all) x=d.all[n]; for (i=0;!x&&i<d.forms.length;i++) x=d.forms[i][n];
for(i=0;!x&&d.layers&&i<d.layers.length;i++) x=MM_findObj(n,d.layers[i].document);
if(!x && d.getElementById) x=d.getElementById(n); return x;
}

function MM_controlShockwave(objStr,x,cmdName,frameNum) { //v4.0
var obj=MM_findObj(objStr);
if (obj && obj[1]) obj=obj[1];
if (obj) eval('obj.'+cmdName+'('+((cmdName=='GotoFrame')?frameNum:'')+')');
}
//-->
</script>

and then call the function with following:


<input name="" type="button" value="GoTo" onclick="MM_controlShockwave('flashMovie','','GotoFrame','23')" />

However, how would I go about targeting the flashmovie on my "base page" from within a page in one of the dhtml windows.

I have no idea where to begin. :confused:

[ddadmin]

Hmm unfortunately Flash is basically foreign to me. Maybe someone with more Flash experience can help you out.