Flash button

[xoymas]

Hi guys I created an animated button in flash but I do not know how to make it work in dreamweaver. I tried all the options in weaver but the button doesn't work. I even put the button in the flash buttons folder but didn't work, I got an error message.
When I put it as flash object and not as button the animation works fine but it doesn't do anything the way I want it to. Thanks

 

[Tuttsy]

Does your buttong work in preview? If I understand you...it doesn't work in DW, which I am prety sure it won't...only in preview.
Hope this helps til one of the think tank arrives.

 

[kissy]

OK, make sure that you use the full URL in Flash when adding in the link information. (

http://.....).

Don't forget the "Target", eg. _blank etc. You didn't mention if you are working with frames or not? abit more info would be useful.

 

[xoymas]

Hi I tell you I've been looking on the net on other forums about this isue and I have not found single site where this isue is answered. I designed the button in flash with the usual four stages. In dreamweaver I designed the pages using leyers. I want the button to go to the next page or another url. I know how to insert a button using the buttons located in the weaver libraries. I hope this helps.If you can give me step by setp instruction I'll apreciate it.I'm a beginner
Thanks

 

[xoymas]

Hi I tell you I've been looking on the net on other forums about this isue and I have not found single site where this isue is answered. I designed the button in flash with the usual four stages. In dreamweaver I designed the pages using leyers. I want the button to go to the next page or another url. I know how to insert a button using the buttons located in the weaver libraries. I hope this helps.If you can give me step by step instruction I'll apreciate it.I'm a beginner
Thanks

 

[haslo]

Add not a flash button but a flash animation...

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[xoymas]

I did insert it as a flash animation and it does the animation. As soon as you get the mouse over the image it changes the way I designed it to do. But I don't know how to make the 4th stage of the mouse to go to the next page or URL. As you know buttons have 4 stages and here is where I'm stuck. I hope this explanation helps. Thanks

 

[haslo]

You have to do this in Flash. Double-Click on the Button, and then in the action editor select the "getURL()" command. There enter the destination URL. It should be in an onClick() listener automatically.

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[xoymas]

Hi thank you for your time. I understand your sugestion and I would appreciate it if you gave me more details about it.
I do know how to open the actions menu and choose the "get URL" option but at this point I'm lost.Thanks

 

[TulsaJeff]

once you choose by double-clicking the getURL action...you will see 3 boxes at the bottom of the actions box.... the first one is where you type your url address... I recommend the full address(

http://www.yoursite.com).

the second box is for the target...this is where you designate a particular frame in a frameset or you can specify _blank for a new window or _self for the same window...etc.

the 3rd box should be set as "don't send" unless you are submitting a form in which case you woud set it as "post" or "get"


hope this helps.

Ya' Gotta Love It!

 

[haslo]

...and the action editor is invoked by double-clicking the button ...

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haslo@haslo.ch - www.haslo.ch​

 

[xoymas]

I want to thank you for the time you put to help me. Now I got it to work OK but here is the question. How do I get it to work only on the Hit stage? I tried to do the same thing on the actions button part but the Get URL option doesn't activate when I double click it. The change I did as you sugested was on the stage part. As soon as the mouse is over the button the link opens the URL address. I hope this is clear for you to understand. Thanks

 

[haslo]

Did you create a button (in Flash, using F8) and not an object or animation?

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