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externalParamName()

Syntax

externalParamName(n)

Description

Function; returns the name of a specific parameter in the list of external parameters from an HTML <EMBED> or <OBJECT> tag. This function is valid only for Shockwave movies that are running in a browser. It cannot be used with Director movies or projectors.

If n is an integer, externalParamName returns the nth parameter name in the list.

If n is a string, externalParamName returns n if any of the external parameter names matches n. The match is not case sensitive. If no matching parameter name is found, externalParamName returns VOID.

Example

This statement places the value of a given external parameter in the variable myVariable:

if externalParamName ("swURLString") = "swURLString" then 
	myVariable = externalParamValue ("swURLString")
end if

See also

externalParamCount(), externalParamValue()