recording document.location.href

Setup: I am using Flash MX, we have created a flash based
survey that is passing information to a pearl script. The form is
working but more information is needed. i need information about
the url that they used our survey. we have a very large website and
we need to know where they were and how they got there kindof
thing. ill take just where they were...that is enough for me..it
seems like an easy deal right......wrong..



i have tried the following:

formData.origurl = _root._url;

formData.origurl =
getURL('javascript:document.location.href')



and a number of other ways to pass it using functions and
javascript from the .html file etc. I am frustrated and need some
assistance. basically the answer i NEED is ( formData.origurl =
document.location.href ) yea...actionscript variable = javascript
answer.



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is either reply to this forum...or skype/msn or something.....



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i have them all on at all times....please helprecording document.location.href
If you're publishing for version 6 (MX) you won't be able to
use ExternalInterface to communicate with javascript (which is a
pity because it makes things a lot easier). That's only available
from player versions 8+. If you want to be compatible with player
version 6 players you should consider this approach if you want to
use javascript:


http://www.permadi.com/tutorial/flashjscommand/index.html



(you can call a javascript function with getURL, but it
doesn't return a value, which is what you want here, so, unless you
code your getURL to correctly target your swf for the setVariable
call to return the result to actionscript, then you probably should
use the approach above).



Hope that helps.recording document.location.href
Yea thats the answer I thought I was going to get. Lets say I
was able to get Flash cs3. What would be the simplified answer with
this externalinterface command. I need this answer to get approval
from the boss.
Flash CS3 won't help you if you want to publish for version 6
player, because if its a requirement to target that player to be
more compatible, then its the instruction set for that player
that's the constraint. But flash 8/as2 is (IMO) the 'norm' now.
Probably flash player 9 is now not too far behind. Adobe has the
player penetration stats on their website if you need that info for
your boss.



Just to clarify/reiterate: its entirely possible to do this
with MX, and its not really too difficult. You just need to use the
approach I outlined. ExternalInterface just makes it easier.



For ExternalInterface it would be something like:



in actionscript:

if (ExternalInterface.available) {

var thisPage_href =
ExternalInterface.call(''getPageLocation'');



} else {

// no javascript... can't get the value

}



and in javascript on every page that contains the survey:



function getPageLocation() {

return document.location.href;

}





Of course the other way to do it you might want to consider
(especially if all your pages and flash embedding is being
generated by a CMS and is not static html) is to have a flashvar on
the embedding code for the flash that passes in the url of the
containing page. This way you don't need to use javascript at all -
the value would just 'be there'.


http://livedocs.adobe.com/flash/9.0/main/00000668.html#wp119361


http://www.impossibilities.com/blog/flashvarstip2.php