Using ExternalInterface to call Javascript from Actionscript – ‘null’ is null or not an object in IE

If you are using ExternalInterface in Actionscript 3 to call through to a javascript function, the original object tag that instantiated the flash runtime needs to have an explicit id attribute. Otherwise you’ll get the above error when running the movie in Internet Explorer.

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February 26, 2009 @ 11:00

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  1. Thanks so much for that tip! You’ve just lowered my blood pressure significantly and added years to my life :)

    Comment by pibloktoq, March 20, 2009 @ 12:53 am

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    Comment by vitali, May 16, 2009 @ 9:16 am

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    Comment by chidorio, May 20, 2009 @ 1:04 am

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    Comment by Andrew, June 12, 2009 @ 9:42 pm

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    Comment by Austin, December 10, 2009 @ 10:42 pm

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