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Calling JavaScript from ActionScript

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#1: May 19 '09
Hello,
I'm beginner to actionscript, I've defined following function in script tag of page

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  1. <script type="text/javascript">
  2. function showMessage(){
  3.         alert("javascript says: Hello ActionScript");
  4. }
  5. </script>
i want to call it from actionscript,

what i've already wrote is:

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  1. import flash.external.ExternalInterface;
  2.  
  3. on (press) {
  4.     //mx.controls.Alert.show("Hello, world!");
  5.     ExternalInterface.call("showMessage()");
  6. }
neither it shows the alert, nor calls the showMessage function,

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#2: May 20 '09

re: Calling JavaScript from ActionScript


Don't you mean ExternalInterface.call("showMessage") instead of ExternalInterface.call("showMessage()") ?
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#3: May 20 '09

re: Calling JavaScript from ActionScript


Got it..

Thanks a million...
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