Linking file to a flash button: Beginner help?

[kars01]

I am trying to link a flash button (say button1) to a file saved in a particular folder.

This is the typical way I found:

on(release) {
getURL("

http://my_url.com",

"_blank");
}

and it works...

In my case, I want to link this button to a file "sample.html" in the same folder... but when I say

getURL("sample.html", "_blank");

Nothing happens...!

Is there some simple way to handle this?

Thanks in advance.

 

[nofx1728]

Is your sample.html in the same directory as your .swf file? Make sure they are in the same folder, in the same section. And then on your button put:

on (release) {
	getURL("sample.html", "_blank");
}

That works for me.

Hope this helps,

nofx1728

 

[nofx1728]

Sorry,

on (release) {
	getURL("sample.html", _blank);
}

 

[kars01]

Thanks for the follow-up.

Yes, all the files (.swf, .fla and .html)are in the same folder. The button is actually an invisible button created over a flash movie clip.

I don't know what I am doing wrong, but even the solution you provided doesn't seem to work. Do I really need to load the files (sample.html, .swf etc) on the web server? Is it not possible to run this from my local machine without providing a http URL (within Macromedia 8 using Ctrl+Enter)?

 

[oldnewbie]

Are you trying to test this locally?

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[kars01]

Yes, I am testing it on my computer. I plan to upload it once I get access to the server.

 

[oldnewbie]

Try...

on (release) {
getURL("file://c:/windows/desktop/or_your_actual_path/sample.htm", "_blank");
}

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[kars01]

Thanks,

This works. Is it not possible to give relative references (e.g. sample.htm) instead of absolute references (e.g. file://file/absolute_path/sample.htm)?

The reason for my question is that I have several buttons that need this functionality.

When I upload them all on to the web server once I get access to it and once again when the website gets relocated, I am worried that I will have to change all the references back to the form [

http://my_url.com

].

If I am being too picky, sorry for the trouble.

 

[oldnewbie]

Not when testing locally.

You should have no problem with relatives paths on the server.

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[kars01]

Thanks a lot. This worked. I tried on another server and it did work.