remote controlled window

[afCindy]

Hi

I have a chromeless window with a flash piece that opens seperately when a link is clicked on my main site. On the flash page i am trying to create a link that will do to things; change the link in the parent page and close its own window. I have tried with _parent (doesn't seem to do the trick) in the link and I know the commando window.close but how do I integrate it in one button in my flash?


Thank you

Karina

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[bgreenhouse]

Hi Karina

From what I understand you're launching a new html window that contains an swf. You now want to control the original HTML window from the child window. Correct me if I'm wrong here. I think that, regardless of what is in the original window you're going to have to use Javascript functions in the child window to manipulate the parent window. If I'm on the right track let me know and I'll elucidate...

Ben

 

[afCindy]

Hi Ben..

Yes you are absolutely right...

Thank you

 

[deecee]

well the javascript to control the parent window is such

window.parent
so you could put

geturl [javascript:"window.parent.location='

http://www.cnn.com'"

]

haven't used much flash recently but that should be the syntax [Hammer]
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[bgreenhouse]

Yeah, something like that. You could also write the instructions as functions in the header of the html that holds the flash and just call the function from the .swf - I find that makes it easier to change things and I can proof my JavaScript in HTML rather than through flash...

B

 

[deecee]

bg be right [Hammer]
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