Re: FLASH: Troubl with Execs and Netscape

[Lorenzo Kirkpatrick]

Mark, can I send you my  exec and see if netscape opens on your machine? no viruses.


Helen Triolo wrote:


> Mark,

>

> We're talking about Flash standalone exe's, not swf's run in a browser.

> Do you mean that if you run a Flash 4 exe on your PC that has a getURL

> link in it, the link opens Netscape rather than IE?  If so, I'd love to

> know how you achieved it!

>

> Helen

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> Mark McFadden wrote:

> >

> > Had...and still have.

> > -Mark

> >

> > Lorenzo Kirkpatrick wrote:

> >

> > > really? have you ever had IE installed?

> > >

> > > Mark McFadden wrote:

> > >

> > > > Funny...I use Netscape Communicator 4.7 and don't have that problem at all.

> > > >

> > > > -Mark

> > > >

> > > > Helen Triolo wrote:

> > > >

> > > > > Lorenzo,

> > > > >

> > > > > Thanks for answering a question that no one else on this list could ever

> > > > > answer -- what happens if you have Netscape and not IE and click on a

> > > > > GetURL from a flash exe (I guess you're the only person that dared and

> > > > > was able to remove IE from your machine ;-)  Yes, it's a Flash 4 bug

> > > > > that Flash geturls from exe's always open IE rather than the default

> > > > > browser specified in the registry -- it's been fixed in Flash 5 though.

> > > > >

> > > > > Regards,

> > > > > Helen

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> > > > > Lorenzo Kirkpatrick wrote:

> > > > > >

> > > > > > supposedly, I have Netscape set as my default browser, but I also have IE

> > > > > > installed. when I click on a link, it always open up IE. I at one point took

> > > > > > off IE and nothing would happen. the computer acted like it was thinking for a

> > > > > > little bit but nothing. Totally ignoring my Netscape (4.7 BTW). is there a way

> > > > > > I can get the links to look for what ever the default browser is? Anyone have

> > > > > > only netscape and want to try it?

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Carl Edwards wrote:

> > > > > >

> > > > > > > do you mean it works when the defualt is IE, but if they have netscape set

> > > > > > > as the default nothing happens?  Or did you want to give them the choice of

> > > > > > > what browser to bring up when they hit the button?

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > -CArl

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > -----Original Message-----

>

> > > > > > From: ownerchinwag [dot] com [ownerchinwag [dot] com]On">mailto:ownerchinwag [dot] com]On Behalf Of Lorenzo

> > > > > > > Kirkpatrick

> > > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2000 10:43 AM

>

> > > > > > To: flasherchinwag [dot] com

> > > > > > > Subject: FLASH: Troubl with Execs and Netscape

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > Anyone know what this prob is? I created a flash exe. It has buttons that

> > > > > > > are linked to other sites. They are set the open in _blank browsers. OK, it

> > > > > > > works with IE with no problem, but how do I get it to work with Netscape?

> > > > > > > Any suggestions are welcomed.

>

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