# Flash View Source Include

By Mike Chambers. Archived from [the author's site](https://web.archive.org/web/20070509052612/http://www.mikechambers.com/blog/2005/04/07/adding-a-view-source-menu-item-to-macromedia-flash-content).

## Usage

Place the viewFlashSource.as file in the same directory as your Flash
source file (FLA), and add the following line to the main timeline of 
your source file:

```
#include viewFlashSource.as
```

You can then specify the source URL through the `flashVars`
parameter/attribute. There are two values you can specify:

* `flashSource`: Points to a URL to download the source for the content.
* `contentLicense`: Points to the distribution/re-use license for the
  content.

Do note that URLs in `flashVars` must be escaped.

## Example

Using `<object>`:

```
<object width="550" height="400" data="example.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash">
    <param name="movie" value="example.swf">
    <param name="quality" value="high">
    <param name="flashvars" value="flashSource=example%2Efla&contentLicense=url_goes_here">
</object>
```

Using `<embed>`:

```
<embed src="example.swf" 
    quality="high" 
    width="550" 
    height="400" 
    type="application/x-shockwave-flash" 
    flashvars="flashSource=example%2Efla&contentLicense=url_goes_here">
```
    
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