Flash swf detecting its container

[anniebme]

I am making the flash bit of a kiosk. The swf will be running in a exe shell.
Is there a way to have the swf see what is containing it (browser, exe shell, my hand, your hand...) and if it is contained by the exe shell it will call fscommands, otherwise it wont? The exe isn't finished yet, and I'd like to test my swf without it giving me security errors. I'd also like to be able to show my boss the swf in as few clicks as possible :P

Something along the lines of this pseudocode:

function firefscommands(e:Event):void{
     var displayswf=whatever.is.displayingTheSwf;
     if(displayswf==exeShell){
       fscommand("yellmystatement");
    }
}

Ideas?

[tadster]

The ExternalInterface can be used for this as well.... but it's complex and I don't know all the ins and outs of it, but just that something like a swf in a c++ wrapper can communicate with that wrapper via the ExternalItnerface, amongst other things like the LocalConnection also.

[anniebme]

Thanks! That's definitely pointing me in the right direction