Although I am using swfobject in this sample, it is a question for parents more than it is about the plugin.

Here is my js:

<script type="text/javascript" src="jquery-1.3.2.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="jquery.swfobject.1-0-7.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"> 
    $(document).ready(function () {  
    $('blockquote').flash({  
    swf: 'copyButton.swf', 
    height: 30,
    width: 130,
    flashvars: {
        txtToCopy: $('#post-144 blockquote').text()
                }
            });
        });
</script>

And the html:

<div id="post-144">
<div class="entry">
    <blockquote><p>text to copy</p></blockquote>
</div>
</div>

It looks for every instance of <blockquote> and adds a copy of the swf to it. In the flashvars the value of  textToCopy works if I give it the id of the div (as in the example), but a I need to find the text in the <blockquote> based on the location of the swf. Something like this.parent.text - but all variations of this I've tried don't work. What am I missing?