Flash ExternalInterface - Debug checklist - Evert Pot

Courtesy Planet PHP  Fri, 07/10/2009 - 13:24

Flash' ExternalInterface api allows you to communicate between Javascript and Actionscript.

A very useful tool, and we've used it quite a few times. Often times it just doesn't work though, and it can be difficult to get to the root of the issue.

This is a list of things you should be looking out for if ExternalInterface does not work for you:

Give your <object> tag an id

In order to call your flash application, your <object> tag...


 

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