pulling specific variable from php file into as2.0

[misplacedparadox]

i'm trying to pull a specific variable (i.e. $feed), from a php file, actually the php file that the flash movie is playing in. it is being turned into a generated xml.

what i have done so far is pulling a generated xml from another php file, by calling the php file within my actionscript i can get the "echo $feed" from the php file. in actionscript i am using myXML.load("this.php");

that all works, but i want to be able to pull a specific variable from a php file that the flash file is embeded in, any suggestions?

[kool-Aid]

This is probably the most incoveient way to do it, but you could have php write your variable to a text doc then have flash pull the .txt file. I only thought of this way because i just had to do it.

[misplacedparadox]

thanks for the response, it sounded like a tricky means of getting a variable, i was curious from a design challenge perspective if it was doable/been done. i convinced my php-er to make a seperate page instead where i can read the eco of the variable as mentioned.

[xxneon]

just pass the variable in your embed code with FlashVars..

http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/view...6417&sliceId=1

or as a query string in the path for the swf.. 'myswf.swf?feed='<?echo $feed?>