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MovieClip.loadVariables

movieclip, movieclip.loadvariables, loadvariables

Availability

Flash Player 5.

Usage

    myMovieClip.loadVariables("url", variables)

Parameters

`url` The absolute or relative URL for the external file that contains the variables to be loaded. The host for the URL must be in the same subdomain as the movie clip.

`variables` An optional parameter specifying an HTTP method for sending variables. The parameter must be the string `GET` or `POST`. If there are no variables to be sent, omit this parameter. The `GET` method appends the variables to the end of the URL and is used for small numbers of variables. The `POST` method sends the variables in a separate HTTP header and is used for long strings of variables.

Returns

Nothing.

Description

Method; reads data from an external file and sets the values for variables in `MovieClip`. The external file can be a text file generated by a CGI script, Active Server Page (ASP), or PHP script and can contain any number of variables.

This method can also be used to update variables in the active movie clip with new values.

This method requires that the text of the URL be in the standard MIME format: `application/x-www-form-urlencoded` (CGI script format).

See also

`loadMovie`, `loadVariables`, `loadVariablesNum`, `MovieClip.unloadMovie`