Question

I am using the code below to load an external mp3 file:

//Create an instance of the Sound class
var soundClip:Sound=new Sound();

//Create a new SoundChannel Object
var sndChannel:SoundChannel=new SoundChannel();

//Load sound using URLRequest
soundClip.load(new URLRequest("namesounds/agamemnonas.mp3"));

//Create an event listener that wll update once sound has finished loading
soundClip.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE,onComplete,false,0,true);
function onComplete(evt:Event):void {
    //Play loaded sound
    sndChannel=soundClip.play();
}

Also in my html I have a drop down list:

<select name="sounds" id="sounds">
  <option value="sounds/eden.mp3" selected="selected">eden</option>
  <option value="sounds/zeus.mp3">zeus</option>
  <option value="sounds/earth.mp3">earth</option>
</select>

Is it possible to send a path from a drop down menu to a flash file?
For example:

//Load sound using URLRequest
soundClip.load(new URLRequest("namesounds/agamemnonas.mp3"));

The URLRequest must be the path from drop down menu list from my .php file.

Answer 1

You’ll have to use ExternalInterface.addCallback in your AS and call that function from javascript

AS3

ExternalInterface.addCallback("loadSoundClip", loadSoundClip);
function loadSoundClip(mp3File:String):void{
    soundClip.load(new URLRequest(mp3File));
}

Pure Javascript

// This is the <select>
var sounds = document.getElementById('sounds');
// This is the <object>/<embed>
var flashObject = document.getElementById('flashObject');
sounds.onchange = function(){
    flashObject.loadSoundClip(sounds.options[sounds.selectedIndex].value);
};

OR

jQuery

// This is the <select>
var sounds = $('#sounds');
// This is the <object>/<embed>
var flashObject = $('#flashObject');
sounds.on('change', function(){
    flashObject[0].loadSoundClip($(this).val());
});

Don’t forget to set your allowscriptaccess of the object / embed to the correct value so the page can communicate with the flash object