Get current url to Flash swf using an External Interface call

this doesn’t work in IE… alot of people having trouble with this :/

You can also use location.href and pass it through SWFObject to get the current url of a page like:

so.addVariable(“urlPageName”, location.href);

I used it a couple of times across projects that needed to work locally and on the server. This worked fine for me across IE and Firefox.

Hi Guys,

Just thought you might like to know there’s a solution to this problem. The following snippit works across all browsers I’ve tested (tho clearly it requires JS access):

var result:String = ExternalInterface.call(‘eval’, ‘window.location.href’);

Hope it helps!

I’ve written an updated post on this subject see Get Current URL and Query String Parameters

I’m trying to use this function to insert the current url when people submit a form, the code is below but the import flash.external.*; is created an endless loop how can I fix it, and is the way im getting the url ok or should i just put it into a variable instead of using the function? I appreciate any help

thanks

stop();
System.useCodepage = true;
send_btn.onRelease = function() {

import flash.external.*;

function geturlhttp() {
_root.urlPath = ExternalInterface.call(“window.location.href.toString”);
}

my_vars = new LoadVars();
my_vars.url = geturlhttp();
my_vars.email = email_box.text;
my_vars.name = name_box.text;
if (my_vars.name != “” and my_vars.email != “” and my_vars.url != “”) {

my_vars.sendAndLoad(“mailer.php”, my_vars, “POST”);
gotoAndStop(2);
} else {
error_clip.gotoAndPlay(2);
}
my_vars.onLoad = function() {
gotoAndStop(3);
};
};
email_box.onSetFocus = subject_box.onSetFocus=message_box.onSetFocus=function () {
if (error_clip._currentframe != 1) {
error_clip.gotoAndPlay(6);
}
};

@Kavin – your flash does not need an id or class to use ExternalInterface. Although sites lie MySpace don’t allow the use of javascript, so we can’t use ExternalInterface there. Good luck!

I tried to use your code below but it is not working in my end.

The return value is “undefined”.

I am currently experimenting on how can I get the querystring of the current URL and append it in the url in of my getURL function.

Below is a sample of my code.

*********************************************
import flash.external.*;

function geturlhttp()
{
//will contain the Current URL
var urlPath = ExternalInterface.call(“window.location.href.tostring”);

//trace (urlpath)
// result is undefined
//get current URL of the site
var QStr:String;
Qstr = “”;
if (urlPath.indexOf(“?”) -1)
{
Qstr = urlPath.substr(urlPath.indexOf(“?”), urlPath.length );
}

getURL(“http://www.adrian.com/adrian.html” + Qstr , “_self”);

}

_root.LearnD.onRealease = function()

{
geturlhttp();
};

*********************************************
Whenever I click the LearnD button , I am redirected to this page.

http://www.adrian.com/adrian.htmlundefined

I correct the codes aand the issue is still existing.

I am still getting “undefined”. I also noticed that the code is working if I will assign a fixed URL value for the UrlPath variable.

This page claims to provide the URL to the SWF but it does not. The example provided, and all of the alternative examples in the comments, provide the URL to the PAGE containing the SWF.

Thanks for the solution, that’s what I was looking for.

You are perfect!

I am too many time finding it, very nice and wonderful working.

Thanks again!

thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaanks for all so much

you’ve helped me so so so much

I’m working on my project and I’ll show after finish what I did !!!!!!!

thanks again

Sorry, for stupid question ……..How do I Get URL into Flash

how did you get the example to work in this page? How did you call the .js? Did you embed it in the template file or how in the page?

Excelente!!! muchas gracias

thank for this post!

thanks. Especially for source documents