auto load .swf file

[kjmaclean]

Is this a pipe dream or a possibility with Javascript?

I have an html page with a button. The user pushes the button and the script opens a new window, loads a swf file, and auto plays it.

This seems like too much for Javascript, but I am new to JS and wonder if any gurus out there knew if this was possible.

 

[Diancecht]

It's very possible but, will users want to have pop-ups opening flashes? I personaly wouldn't visit your website again.

Anyway, user would need to have a swf player instaled, but appart from that, a window.open command with the swf file as target should do the trick.

Cheers,
Dian

 

[feherke]

Hi

I agree with Dian, neither I would visit that site again. ( Although with TargetKiller and Flashblock installed is not so annoying. )

But anyway. The OP mentioned "button", so there should be a [tt]form[/tt] too. And the [tt]form[/tt] can have [tt]target[/tt] attribute. Which can have "[tt]_blank[/tt]" value. So why the JavaScript ?

<form action="ugly.swf" target="_blank">
<input type="submit" value="Open Flash in new window/tab">
</form>

Feherke.

http://rootshell.be/~feherke/

 

[kjmaclean]

Thanks guys, that did the trick. Can't believe I didn't think of that myself, it was too simple. As usual with newbies to anything, I tried to make it too complicated.

I hate pop-ups too. This is for a little stand-alone app that a customer buys and puts on his desktop. It opens in an html page, and then the user clicks on a button. I use Javascript to display an animated Gif for 5 seconds, after which it opens up a funny little cartoon in another window. I needed to load and play the .swf automatically so the user doesn't have to click again to get the cartoon running.

Good show, and thanks a lot!

This is a great forum, lots of smart and helpful people around here.

Ken