RE: FLASH: FSCommand 2 Open a New Window From Flash 3

[jon pollard]

in the flash movie, dont have the action get url:fscommand... use the

fscommand function and type in openthewindow...

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From: ownershocker [dot] com [ownershocker [dot] com]On">mailto:ownershocker [dot] com]On Behalf Of Matthew @

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> Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 1998 2:01 PM

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> Subject: FLASH: FSCommand 2 Open a New Window From Flash 3

>

>

> Ok, I've read thru the tutorial here:

>

> http://www.erols.com/dlivesay/FSCommand.html

>

> but I'm still having problems opening a new window from a Flash 3 file.

>

> I want a button in my Flash 3 file to open a new HTML window that has

> no Flash in it whatsoever. Pretty simple.

>

> I've tried following the instructions at the above address

> (essentially cut

> and pasted

> the information that I needed), but I can't get my head around it.

>

> Seems to be it should be a lot simpler than it appears to be.

> If anyone would care to help me out of this trivial jam, I'd be more than

> grateful.

>

> Here's what I've done so far, in order:

>

> (1) In the orginal HTML file that called the Flash 3 file, I

> named the Flash

> 3 file

>       "movie".        name="movie"

>

> (2) Followed this instruction from

> http://www.erols.com/dlivesay/FSCommand.html

>

> "To allow this function to be called from the movie, select "Get

> URL" as the

> button action or frame action, then enter the following in the

> URL: field in

> the dialog box:

> FSCommand:openTheWindow"

>

> So I've done exactly this. Cut and pasted the words

> "FSCommand:openTheWindow" and put them

> as an action on the button I want to call the new window.

>

> (3) Added this JavaScript to the HTML page I want opened in the

> new window:

>

> <script language="javascript"><!--function

> movie_DoFSCommand(command, args)

> {if(command=="openTheWindow"){openNewWindow()}}function openNewWindow()

> {setTimeout(window.open('pizzamain.html',

> 'NewWindow','height=200,width=300,toolbar=no'),0)}

> //--></script>

>

>

> Note: the new window is to open the HTML file "pizzamain.html".

>

> (4) That's it. It's not working, and I'm a shade confused...

>

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> Matthew Phillips

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