Re: FLASH: html frames and multiple flash files

[Hal Medrano]

>hello all. i am creating a site which will be split in html frames: top,

>bottom left, bottom right. this site will be using a fla for main

>navigation-bottom left, a site locator fla-top, and will be displaying

>scrolling html files-bottom right.

>

>the question is can you link the navigation buttons in the main interface

>fla-bottom frame to control action files in the top frame fla. i am reading

>up on tell target actions, but i have not read anywhere that i can control

>actions in another seperate fla.

>

>any examples online would be awesome.

>

>best,

>abe

>


Hi Abe,


To control actions in another swf, you need to use FS Command.  Colin

Moock's tutorial is quite clear:


http://www.moock.org/webdesign/flash/fscommand/index.html


Be aware this runs into problems with some browsers (Colin goes over this

in his tutorial).  If you don't need your locator swf to actually take

commands from the nav swf, you can simplify your life by simply having the

nav bar load in separate content into your two right-hand frames using

simple GetURLs.  But if you want the two movies to actually shoot commands

to each other (Goto Frame or whatever), you need FS Command.


Good luck!


Hal



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Hal Medrano

New Media Group

U S WEST Creative Services


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