--- loncom/xml/londefdef.pm	2011/11/14 00:20:42	1.436
+++ loncom/xml/londefdef.pm	2012/02/05 22:53:42	1.437
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Tags Default Definition Module 
 #
-# $Id: londefdef.pm,v 1.436 2011/11/14 00:20:42 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: londefdef.pm,v 1.437 2012/02/05 22:53:42 raeburn Exp $
 # 
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
@@ -2972,22 +2971,47 @@ sub end_embed {
 #-- <param> tag (end tag forbidden)
 sub start_param {
     my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
-    if (&Apache::lonxml::get_param('name',$parstack,
-				   $safeeval,undef,1)=~/^cabbase$/i) {
+    my $name = &Apache::lonxml::get_param('name',$parstack,$safeeval,
+                                          undef,1);
+    if ($name =~/^cabbase$/i) {
 	my $value=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('value',$parstack,
 					     $safeeval,undef,1);
 	&Apache::lonxml::extlink($value);
-    } 
-  
+    } elsif ($name eq 'flashvars') {
+        if (lc(&Apache::lonxml::get_param('type',$parstack,$safeeval,-2,1))
+            eq 'application/x-shockwave-flash') {
+            my $launcher =
+                &Apache::lonxml::get_param('data',$parstack,$safeeval,-2,1);
+            if ($launcher) {
+                &Apache::lonxml::extlink($launcher);
+            }
+            my $flashvars=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('value',$parstack,
+                                                     $safeeval,undef,1);
+            if ($flashvars ne '') {
+                foreach my $item (split(/\&/,$flashvars)) {
+                    my ($key,$value)=split(/=/,$item,2);
+                    if ($key eq 'content') {
+                        if ($value ne '') {
+                            my ($dir) = ($launcher =~ m{(.+/)[^/]+$});
+                            &Apache::lonxml::extlink($dir.$value);
+                        }
+                    } elsif ($key eq 'thumb') {
+                        if ($value ne '') {
+                            &Apache::lonxml::extlink($value);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
     my $src = &Apache::lonxml::get_param('src',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1);
-    &Apache::lonxml::extlink($src);
+    if ($src ne '') {
+        &Apache::lonxml::extlink($src);
+    }
     my $currentstring = '';
     if ($target eq 'web' || $target eq 'webgrade') {
 	my %toconvert;
-	my $src=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('src',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1);
 	if ($src) { $toconvert{'src'}= $src; }
-	my $name=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('name',$parstack,$safeeval,
-					    undef,1);
 	if ($name=~/^cabbase$/i) {
 	    $toconvert{'value'}=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('value',$parstack,
 							   $safeeval,undef,1);