In its most basic implementation swfaddress enables developers to deep link their project and incorporate browser functionality into their flash applications. This is pretty clever but it also has some pitfalls if not implemented correctly.

I recently worked on a project that required this functionality and experienced some unwanted behaviour i thought i would share.

- Earlier versions of swfaddress can break flash applications in browsers specific browser. (IE7 + 6)
- Be sure to handle situations when an incorrect URL is entered through the browser
- To err on the side of caution always make your application react and animate AFTER the URL in the browser has changed.

The below link is a folder i created that has the required assets to implement swfaddress in your project. This is version 2.4 and i can confidently assure its stability across all browsers. It contains the AS3 classes and javascript file needed. It does not contain working examples or instructions on the implentation, that can be found at the swfaddress site.

SwfAddress Assets.zip (10.98 kb)