How to get/obtain Variables from URL in Flash AS3

Question

So I have a URL that I need my Flash movie to extract variables from:

example link:
http://www.example.com/example_xml.php?aID=1234&bID=5678

I need t

Answer 1

Create a new instance of URLVariables.

// given search: aID=1234&bID=5678
var search:String = ExternalInterface.call("window.location.search");
var vars:URLVariables = new URLVariables(search);
trace(vars.aID); // 1234
trace(vars.bID); // 5678