that's not the problem unfortunately, cause my real script is
different.
The problem must be connected to the way $.getJSON parses the data....
On 5 Mrz., 21:11, James <james.gp....@gmail.com> wrote:
> The scope of your youtubeurl variable exists only within the callback
> function of your getJSON(). Set the variable outside first.
>
> $(function(){
> var youtubeurl;
>
> $.getJSON('data.inc.json', function(j){
> youtubeurl = j.video_url;
> });
>
> so = new SWFObject(youtubeurl, "TEST", "498", "278", "9.0.28",
> "#000000", "true");
>
> });
>
> On Mar 5, 7:54 am, josp <superbla3...@googlemail.com> wrote:
>
> > hello,
>
> > I have a file data.inc.json with the variable
> > {
> > 'video_url':'http://www.youtube.com/v/idididid&hl=de&fs=1'
>
> > }
>
> > which I open from my javascript by
> > $.getJSON(" data.inc.json", function(j){ var youtubeurl = j
> > ["video_url"]; });
>
> > The value of the variable youtubeurl looks correct
> > (http://www.youtube.com/v/idididid&hl=de&fs=1),
> > but when I want to use the url for another request, nothing happens.
>
> > If I want to load the youtube video like this
> > so = new SWFObject(youtubeurl, "TEST", "498", "278", "9.0.28",
> > "#000000", "true");
> > nothing happens.
>
> > If I do
> > var testvar = "http://www.youtube.com/v/idididid&hl=de&fs=1";;
> > so = new SWFObject(testvar, "TEST", "498", "278", "9.0.28", "#000000",
> > "true");
> > the video is loaded and plays.
>
> > Do I have to format the j["video_url"]?
>
> > all the best
> > Josp
