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GetVariable

Description

Returns the value of the Flash variable specified by name. Raises an exception error if the variable does not exist.

Message

FPCM_GETVARIABLE

Structure

struct SFPCGetVariable
{    
     // [in]
     struct
     {
          LPCTSTR lpszBuffer;

     } name;


     // [in, out]
     struct
     {
          LPCTSTR lpszBuffer;
          DWORD dwBufferSize;

     } Result;

     // [out]
     HRESULT hr;
};

Example

void InvokeGetVariable(HWND hwndFlashPlayerControl, LPCTSTR name)
{
     SFPCGetVariable info;

     info.name.lpszBuffer = name;

     info.Result.lpszBuffer = NULL;

     ::SendMessage(hwndFlashPlayerControl, FPCM_GETVARIABLE, 0, (LPARAM)&info);

     if FAILED(info.hr)
          // Error
     {
          return;
     }

     info.Result.lpszBuffer = (TCHAR*)LocalAlloc(LPTR, info.Result.dwBufferSize * sizeof(TCHAR));

     ::SendMessage(hwndFlashPlayerControl, FPCM_GETVARIABLE, 0, (LPARAM)&info);
    
     if FAILED(info.hr)
          // Error
     {
          // ...
     }
     else
          // OK
     {
          ::MessageBox(NULL, info.Result.lpszBuffer, _T("Result"), MB_OK);
     }

     LocalFree((HLOCAL)info.Result.lpszBuffer);
}

Flash versions

5: supported
6: supported
7: supported


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