Question

Can someone tell me how i can change the .xml file that a flash movie loads using c#. ie: i would like an ActionScript variable that defines the location of the flash movie. I would like to be able to change this variable using c# if possible.

i dont really know how it would look, but something like:

<object xmlpath='' + myCSharpVar + ''' ...></object> 

I just starting this, but my ultimate goal is to create a .swf movie that can load an xml file that specifies images, etc. However i want to use the same .swf file in multiple places and only have to change a ref to what xml file it uses – and my Flash/ActionScript skills are very rusty.

To clear it up a bit, in AS you can do something like:

loader.load( new URLRequest('IWantThisNameDynamic.xml') ); 

how can i define that xml file in my c# code?

Answer 1

I’m quite sure you cannot ‘create’ your own attributes for the object tag. At least not without consulting with the w3c 😉

Passing values to flash is done via the ‘flashvar’-param:

   <object ...>     <param name='flashvars' value='&xmlpath=<path to xml>'/>   </object> 

In the flash-movie you can now access the path to your xml via the 'xmlpath'-variable.