jjwluijten@gmail.com

Hi,

I made a flash-animation with a button-layer that redirects to a
external URL.
In Macromedia Flash the animation works just fine, but when I compile
it to SWF-format, the animation doesn't open a link when you click.
I have downloaded an example file with a button, but after saving it
as an SWF-file, the button doesn't work.


Does anyone know how to solve this problem?


Kind regards.

the buffalo

Hmm....you are using ActionScript, correct?

If so, I am assuming you have similar code on your button as below:

on(release)
{
getURL("http://url.com", "_blank", "POST");
}

whereas "http://url.com" is your URL, so if you're redirecting to
Google, it would be "http://www.google.com" (Note the HTTP://)

the "_blank" is the piece of parameter that determines in which window
will the site be shown. "_blank" opens a new browser window, while
"_self" will open the URL in the current window (assuming the SWF is
already embedded in the browser), "_parent" will open the URL in the
parent of the current window (if you're using frames, the URL will
open in the parent frame, otherwise, don't worry about it). I have no
idea what "_top" does, but I doubt you'll be using that.

Anyway, hope that solves your problem. If you're doing something
totally different, don't be afraid to post back. Many people will be
more than willing to help you.

Good day,
TheCodeArchitect.