javascript function call after event onload

[inadaze]

Hey,
I have a pop up window that has a flash player inside. The player is a jukebox for music. From the parent window when you press the button to add a track, the pop up opens and the track is added. The problem is that the YAHOO eventListener (or even the window onLoad function) gets called when the window opens but before the flash player opens. So I always get an error when my javascript function calls to the flash player, because the window opens and the function gets called then the player opens.
The only way it works is if I add an alert when the pop up opens. It seems to pause just enough time to allow the window to open and the player to open then calls the function, but I don't want to open an alert all the time for no reason.
Another way I thought it could work is to open another pop up window outside of the view of the screen and then close it right away. But is there anything else I could do?

Cheers,
Jason

[Mr J]

You could possibly try having the onload function call the original function after a set time and experiment with the delay time

onload=function init(){

setTimeout("originalFunction()",1000)

}

[inadaze]

Hey, that is a good idea. The only problem is that my function takes an argument and i cannot succeed in placing it inside the timeout function.

Ex:

	function addTrack(trackId){
		
		var isIE = navigator.appName.indexOf("Microsoft") != -1;
		if(isIE){
			flashMovie = player.window["add-player-as3"]
		}else{
			flashMovie = player.document["add-player-as3"];
		}
		flashMovie.addTrackById(trackId,true,true);
		
	}

setTimeout("addTrack(trackId)",1000)

The trackId variable is not recognized. Is it possible to pass an argument like this inside the setTimeout() function?

Thanks
Jason

[inadaze]

I got it

setTimeout(function(){functionToCall(parameterToPass);},timeOutTime)

just in case there are others who would like to know.

Cheers,
Jason