streaming audio mp3 video flv using flashvars and html

[drooh]

Hello, I am using the default streaming player included in flash and just wondering how i might could use variables passed from the html to set the video file itself and possibly the width of the player.

is there an easy way to do this? Id like to not have to specify the video file name in flash but rather in the html or javascript as I plan to use this dynamically with php and alot of different video files.

[eelixduppy]

Using PHP, you should be able to echo the value of a "movie" flash variable in the generated HTML:

<PARAM NAME=FlashVars VALUE="movie=<?php echo $movie_name; ?>">

or within the embed:

FlashVars="movie=<?php echo $movie_name; ?>" 

[drooh]

yes this part is easy and i understand it. what i need to know is how to allow this in flash. for instance i am building an mp3/flv streamer and want to inside using flash set it up to allow flash vars.

[eelixduppy]

You can try something like this in AS3:

var videoSource:String = root.loaderInfo.parameters.movie;

[drooh]

eelixduppy can you provide any links to such documentation?