Limiting variables passed in getURL

[mjpawlowsky]

Is there a way to limit the variables that get passed into the URL when using
getURL?

Basically I have this:
getURL(_root.clickTAG, "_top", "GET");

that ends up being:

[url]http://www.pricecanada.com/search.asp?clickTAG=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Epricecanada %2E[/url]
com%2Fsearch%2Easp&myReturnKey=%5Bobject+Object%5D &andor=AND&search=mp3

Even the clickTAG var is being passed! I do need to pass a value coming from
an inputBox in the SWF but that would be it.


Thanks,
Mike

[!lurk]

I hate this too. Unfortunately, I don't think there is a way around
this. I haven't tried, but you might be able to get away with calling
geturl() from the movieclip that has all the variables. Of course this
means you'll have to move your input box there as well.

Otherwise, you've got to do it all by hand.

geturl(clickTAG + "?inputbox=" + textbox, "_top");

It's not pretty, but if you don't have a ton of variables, it's not too
tough.

[jht1900]

Create an empty movie clip, add the variables you want to pass to it, and issue a getURL on it.

[David Stiller]

jht1900,

> Create an empty movie clip, add the variables you want to
> pass to it, and issue a getURL on it.

Well said. Alternatively, use the LoadVars class, which requires
instantiation (and therefore a pristine object of its own).


David
stiller (at) quip (dot) net
"Luck is the residue of good design."

[stephan.k]

David's suggestion works great. It took me a while to figure it out. Here's
an example...

sendLV = new LoadVars();
sendLV.g = "hello";
sendLV.send("phpfile.php","POST");

Good luck

stephan