Tricky variable issue

[trickyone]

Hi,

 

I need to know if php can handle passing variables to another php file without having to go to that page.

 

The issue is, i have a flash player using a playlist which should be rendered in another file called playlist.php.

 

The php file having the embedded player is dynamic and uses IDs like lets say:

 

channel.php?cid=24

 

my playlist.php needs to be aware of this "cid" variable so that it can render the appropriate playlist.

 

When i use the file flashvar as playlist.php?cid=[var.channel_id] and try to collect it with GET method in the playlist.php, it returns a playlist with undefined items.

 

I think this is because playlist.php is inactive when myurl/channel?cid=24 is loaded. I need to post this channel id to playlist.php onload without being redirected.

 

Is this possible?

 

Appreciate any idea, thanks

[Stooney]

I'm not all that familiar with flash, but you might look into AJAX.  http://marc.info/?l=php-general&m=112198633625636&w=2

[mem0ri]

You're definitely going to want to use AJAX / XML importing.  You may want to research FLEX and MXML (Adobe's solution for passing information to and from Flash).

[trickyone]

Isn't there a simple solution cause if i can pass this variable to the playlist.php everything will be working ok.

 

I tried a hidden form and used a simple javascript onload submit method. This caused the correct playlist to be rendered but i've been redirected to that rendered xml.

 

I know it can be done with ajax but i do not understand ajax at all.

[Stooney]

With the link I linked in my previous post you can understand it in less than an hour.  It's not as difficult as it seems, I promise.