How to pass parameters to a Flash projector (Windows)?

Question

Is there any way to pass command line parameters to a Flash projector in Windows? I have another application (in this case, an installer) that will need to communicate to a Flash projector (the same way flashvars work). I wasn't able to find any information online (everything seems to be focused on using FSCommand parameters for executing future projectors, which doesn't help me with calling the original one)...

Goer

If you want to hack in some simple communication, you can store to clipboard. This easily gets into a mess for large projects, though. You could also use flash's net.sockets, but that would require you to write a custom server to send a policy file... – Disaffect

Answer 1

I'm fairly sure that standard Flash projectors can not do this. However, other third party wrapper's such as MDM's Zinc or NorthCode's SWFStudio may offer that functionality.

Been

Answer 2

just a note on this. you can pass parameters to the standalone flash player. i created a .bat file like this, which works like a charm:

flashplayer_10_sa.exe aFlashFile.swf?param=value?otherparam=othervalue

you can download the standalon player from adobe: http://www.adobe.com/support/flashplayer/downloads.html

Lafreniere

This is excellent - I didnt find this tip anywhere else and I've been looking for some time. Thanks a lot! – Colson

@Lafreniere Shouldn't that be aFlashFile.swf?param=value&otherparam=othervalue – Melvinamelvyn

Answer 3

If you have the file served behind an HTTP server, let's say http://domain.com/main.swf, you can choose the option Open URL from the projector and pass the flashvars along with the URL like so:

http://domain.com/main.swf?var1=value1&var2=value2

Herculie

I wish that had been a possibility. The project I was working on was for a CD-ROM installer for enterprise customers, so we couldn't assume they had internet connectivity... – Goer

You could also do something like: file:///C/Users/User/Desktop/main.swf Probably would have also worked. :) – Hombre