// build the BIGstring by adding a lot of the smalltext strings together
for(i;i<=80;i++){
     BIGstring += ("\n"+i+" \n\n"+smalltext);
}
// set the text in the scrollable area to the newly created BIGstring
scrolltextarea.text = BIGstring;

// when the button is pressed grab the value of the scrollable text area and call
// the JavaScript function that will get the value of the variable b
sendout_btn.onPress = function(){
     b=scrolltextarea.text;
     getURL("JavaScript:getText()");
     stringlength = b.length + " characters in the string";
};

// JavaScript... goes in the HTML page in which the SWF is embedded (see the source for this page if you aren't sure where)

// getText detects whether the client is Netscape or IE and then
// grabs the value of the "b" variable from the SWF and sets the value of the textarea to the value of the "b" variable.
function getText(){
if(window.myFlashmovie) {
var BIGstring = window.document["myFlashmovie"].GetVariable("b");
window.document.form1.Data.value = BIGstring;
}
if(document.myFlashmovie) {
var BIGstring = document.myFlashmovie.GetVariable("b");
document.form1.Data.value = BIGstring;
}
}