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ExternalInterface not working in AS3 with Flash 11

I'm trying to create a button which will close a flash overlay using javascript and actionscript. I have found on many websites to use ExternalInterface however I cannot seem to get it to work. Any ideas?

Flash AS:

import flash.external.ExternalInterface;

close_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, clickHandlerButton);

function clickHandlerButton(e:MouseEvent):void{
        if(ExternalInterface.available) ExternalInterface.call("hideBanner","");
}

Javascript Function:

<script>
    function hideBanner(){
        document.getElementById("banner").style.display = "none";
    }
</script>

If I add a trace to the MouseEvent then I can confirm that ExternalInterface.available returns true.

Solution

  • Once I uploaded this to my server it worked but not by opening the html file from my computer into Google Chrome.