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externalParamValue()
Syntax
externalParamValue(
n
)
Description
Function; returns a specific value from the external parameter list in an HTML <EMBED> or <OBJECT> tag. This function is valid only for Shockwave movies that are running in a browser. It can't be used with movies running in the authoring environment or projectors.
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This function's behavior in an applet differs from that in other Director movies. In an applet, externalParamValue
does the following:
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Returns the applet's parameters instead of the <EMBED> tag parameters. |
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Accepts only string parameters. |
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Returns a zero-length string rather than |
See "Parameters for OBJECT and EMBED tags" and "Parameters accessible from Lingo"in the Director Support Center Web site.
Example
This statement places the value of an external parameter in the variable myVariable
:
if externalParamName ("swURLString") = "swURLString" then myVariable = externalParamValue ("swURLString") end if
See also
externalParamCount()
, externalParamName()
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