Re: FLASH: makin .exe, mail link not working as it does in html publish

[derrickito]

Sohrab...

actually it does work just fine.. my computer was having problems,

everyother computer works fine though with the mail tag and exe, it doesnt

need html


if you want to take a peek at it in action email me off the list

derrickclarknewmedia [dot] com

:)

----- Original Message -----

From: "Sohrab Pirayesh" <

sohrab2mtc [dot] com

>

To: <

flasherchinwag [dot] com

>

Sent: Friday, September 22, 2000 11:53 AM

Subject: Re: FLASH: makin .exe, mail link not working as it does in html

publish



> I was also having trouble with this, and my conclusion is that you cant.

> "mailto" is an html command sent via your web browser to open your mail

> client.

>

> So you cant do the mailto command unless you open a web browser first. I

> linked the mail button from the presentation to a cold fusion page that

does

>

a cflocation to emailsemail [dot] com (mailto:emailsemail [dot] com) then i closed the page via

> javascript.

>

> You can also do the location thing via javascript ( no cold fusion

> neccesary).

>

> checkout irt.org or javascript.com for help.

>

> hth

> -sohrab

>

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

>

From: "derrickito" <kingdclark2hotmail [dot] com>

>

To: <flasherchinwag [dot] com>

> Sent: Friday, September 22, 2000 1:58 PM

> Subject: FLASH: makin .exe, mail link not working as it does in html

publish

>

>

> > making a real simple exe in flash to throw on a cd for a new business

web

> > client

> >

> > real easy with a short presentation, including some web url's and a few

> > email links

> >

> > Url's are working fine and open up the default browser with the page..

but

>

> the mail tag "infowhatever [dot] com (mailto:infowhatever [dot] com)" isnt acting right..

> >

> > when i test it from a html and swf, it works fine, but when i publish it

> to

> > a exe format, the mail link doesnt open up the mail client

> >

> > what else do i need to throw into my code to make that mail link work

> right

> > out of an exe file?

> >

> > thanks

> > derrickito

> >

> >

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