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MovieClip.loadVariables
Availability
Flash Player 5.
Usage
myMovieClip
.loadVariables("url
", variables
)
Parameters
url
The absolute or relative URL for the external file that contains the variables to be loaded. The host for the URL must be in the same subdomain as the movie clip.
variables
An optional parameter specifying an HTTP method for sending variables. The parameter must be the string GET
or POST
. If there are no variables to be sent, omit this parameter. The GET
method appends the variables to the end of the URL, and is used for small numbers of variables. The POST
method sends the variables in a separate HTTP header and is used for long strings of variables.
Returns
Nothing.
Description
Method; reads data from an external file and sets the values for variables in MovieClip
. The external file can be a text file generated by a CGI script, Active Server Page (ASP), or PHP script, and can contain any number of variables.
This method can also be used to update variables in the active movie clip with new values.
This method requires that the text at the URL be in the standard MIME format: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
(CGI script format).
See also
loadMovie
, loadVariables
, loadVariablesNum
, MovieClip.unloadMovie
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