Re: FLASH: Javascript help

[Pete Benedict]

Cheri,


The way I understand this is done through JavaScript in the HTML of a page is

with the FSCommand, in which case, in addition to the newWindow() function, in

the page you also need to add the filename_DoFSComand function, which is used to

route your particular command to the proper function in the page:


function  putNameOfYourSwfHere_DoFSCommand(command, args)

{

         if ( command=="openWindow" ) {

                newWindow();

        }

}


and then in your button you have something like:


On (Release)

    FS Command ("openWindow")

End On

(you could also pass the URL as in argument of the FS Command, say, if the URL's

going to change ...)


However, you probably don't need to go to such length is you just want to pop a

new browser window from a button in Flash.

Just use the pseudo-JavaScript right in the button:


On (Release)

    Get URL

("javascript:window.open('http://members.home.com/advantagewebsolutions/singles/thisisit.htm","windowname",toolbar=0,scrollbars=0,resizable=0,height=350,width=600');")


End On


Hope this helps,


Pete Benedict

Benedict Design

http://www.bennyd.com

petebennyd [dot] com

(201) 659-0395




Cheri Harder wrote:


> OK, it is time I learn Javascript.  I used the bloodykisses tutorial to open

> a new window.  I put the

>

> <script language="JavaScript">

> <!-- function newWindow()

>

> window.open("http://members.home.com/advantagewebsolutions/singles/thisisit.

> htm","windowname",toolbar=0,scrollbars=0,resizable=0,height=350,width=600");

>  } // -->

>

> </script>

>

> after </title> and before </head> in my HTML page with my main Flash movie.

> Within Flash, I put

>

> javascript:newWindow()

>

> in the URL window of the GetURL action and left the "window" box blank for a

> resultant code of:

>

> On (Release)

>     Get URL ("javascript:newWindow()")

> End On

>

> Can't check it in IE because I'm using the 5.5 beta & javascript isn't

> working with that.  Netscape gives me javascript error

>

> "JavaScript Error: [unknown origin]:

> newWindow is not defined. "

>

> Now, I know that newWindow is the name of the function I just created in the

> html document.  What I don't understand is what is telling the Flash movie

> to look at the originating html page to find the function?  Or, I guess,

> what is _supposed_ to be telling it to look there?  Since it is not finding

> that function, I am assuming I've missed a major concept here.

>

> ~~~~Cheri Harder~~~~~

>

charderawsolution [dot] com

> Advantage Web Solution

> www.awsolution.com



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