Flash :: [CS3] How Do You Link Buttons?

Buttons Link
Hi I have created a flash button which i want to link to a RAR file in dreamweaver on my pc, I have tried the Hyperlink button and the anchor button, but all that i get is my flash button (which is not linked) and the name of the rar file underneath the button which i obviousley do not want. I just want to be able to click on the button then a download box to appear so a user can then download the RAR file.
Could you please tell me where i am going wrong.

Thanks
Archie

Link Buttons In A Sub Symbol....
Hi all,

I am new to flash....so... please help...

I created a movie with 7 scenes. In the first scene (Scene1) I createa a symbol (S1) and edited it. Inside this symbol I created another symbol (S2). Inside the S2 symbol I created a button with the following actions:
on (release) {
gotoAndPlay ("scene3", 1);
}

My intention was: when I release the button the movie would start playing the first frame from scene3...

But when I click on this button it just plays the frames from S2 starting with the first frame...

Any idea how I can make this button play the scene3???

Thank you in advance.
--Cip--

Buttons Link To Executable And Pdf
I try to link buttons to PDF using Mac platform but the path is unrecognizable. I used the " on presss () and getURL command. Can someone assist me on how can i write the right code to understand the path of my files.

How can I link buttons to .exe files to automatically install files ex. Adobe Acrobat reader Installation.

Thanks.

How Did They? Macromedia Buttons At This Link
http://www.macromedia.com/support/fo...eview_release/

Hello, check out that link. Do you know how the buttons on the top of the page are scripted (right of the Macromedia logo)? Upon rollover, they go from gray to blue and will fade back to gray when you rollout.

I like the way it fades in and out, based on the time of the rollover. It looks much more fluid that the typical on/off or start movie command.

Have you seen a tutorial or movie out there?

Thank you,

+nvp

Using Buttons To Link Exes
is there anyway to link a button to an exe. I have a flash intro with a menu then one of the buttons is linked to setup.exe its on a cd if that makes any difference.
Thanks.

Flash Buttons Will Not Link....
My Flash buttons are animating but not connecting with their target URL when clicked.

I exported the buttons as SWTs, placed them in the Dreamweaver flash folder. Inserted the buttons in dw; The over and down states work perfect. The target URL even gets displayed in the address bar. But online, the action takes me nowhere. Any ideas? I have separate dw text links for each button, below the inserted flash buttons, and they work fine. Thanks.

PE

70 Buttons To Link To The Same Url. Is There A Quicker Way?
Hey masters! I have a project, and I have to redo the 70 buttons that I have. They are all going to the same url for example, going to www.flashkit.com. The thing is, the url for all the buttons I'm trying to assign is the same, except the end of the url. for example www.flashkit.com/here www.flashkit.com/overthere. is there a faster way of just automating the first url part, example, www.flashkit.com, so that I don't have to assign the url with all 70 buttons, one by one? Thanks!

Draw Buttons With Link From Xml, Please Help
hello everyone,

i've made a project were i load my data from xml.
flash checks how many nodes the buttons tag has, that way he knows how many buttons there are.
in the xml file the buttons tag also contains the link for the button.
this link for the buttons doesn't seem to work (At least all the way's i tryed, wich is limited to my know how).

this is the xml code

Code:
< content >
< menu >
< button name="button 1" link="0"/ >
< button name="button 2" link="1"/ >
< button name="button 3" link="2"/ >
< /menu >
< pages >
< wk_content title="content 1" text="content1.html"/ >
< wk_content title="content 2" text="content2.html"/ >
< wk_content title="content 3" text="content3.html"/ >
< /pages >
< /content >
the number stored in the link attribute is the pagenumber wich it refers to.

this is the actionscript used to create the buttons.

Code:
pageNum = 0;
trace ("pageNum = "+pageNum);
drawPage = function () {
num.totalpages = xmlindex.menu.childNodes[i];

trace ("num = "+num.totalpages.attributes.link);
i = pageNum;
_root.createEmptyMovieClip("MainPage", 3);
// title bar
_root.MainPage.createEmptyMovieClip("welkomsblok_title", 4);
var id1 = _root.MainPage.welkomsblok_title;
id1.refXML = xmlindex.pages.childNodes[i];
trace (id1.refXML.attributes.title);
draw_standard_box(id1, 100, 0, 400, 20, DarkGrey);
//----------rollover---------------------------------------------
id1.onRollOver = function() {
draw_standard_box(id1, 100, 0, 400, 20, Orange);
};
id1.onRollOut = function() {
draw_standard_box(id1, 100, 0, 400, 20, DarkGrey);
};
// content bg
_root.MainPage.createEmptyMovieClip("welkomsblok_content", 5);
var id2 = _root.MainPage.welkomsblok_content;
draw_standard_box(id2, 100, 52, 400, StageH-30, White);
//--------------text----------------------------------------
id1._y = id1._height+10;
id1.createTextField("title", 111, 100, 1, id1._width, 20);
id1.title.html = true;
id1.title.selectable = false;
// XML
id1.title.text = id1.refXML.attributes.title;
id1.title.setTextFormat(titleFormat);
};
for some reason flashkit board doesn't show all my code so this is a part of it. the code works with the name of the buttons wich also comes from the xml file but the links don't work.
check the files in the attachment for the full version.

Link Buttons (Flash 5)
I'm making an opening movie for my friend's site, and I need to know how to make a button launch a web page in the same browser window. What actions do I need? Thanks in advance.

Buttons In Mc That Is Actionscripted, How Do I Link?
Basically I have a movieclip made of buttons on the main stage of a flash movie. I am controlling the movie with action script to create a 'infinite menu'
I have tried to assign links to the buttons that make up the movieclip, individually, in the movieclip. However, this doesn't work.
Flash would like me to assign the link to the button instance, which is inaccessible on the main stage, because they are grouped in this clip.
I was thinking of naming each button, and then, in an empty frame, assigning a root link for each button,
but I am not sure how this would look in actionscript.

I have the file zipped for download at:
http://www.anchorball.com/flash/eventmenu.zip
I did it on a mac if that makes any difference...

You'll see in the event_slider movie I assigned a link to the shaggy button but it doesn't work.

Trying To Link Buttons With Scenes
Can some one help me is my first website using flash and I have a problem linking a scene to a button in my main scene I have my back ground and I tried using a button that I copy from a site I download from here but it does nothing and when I test the movie blinks. well thank you!

HELP Scrollpain Link Buttons....
hello all, I really hope someone can help me with this...

so i set up a scrollpain with buttons in it...and i want the buttons
to link to particular frames in the main scene.

so i used...

on(release) {
_root.gotoAndStop(26) ;

}

it worked beautifully!

However, heres the problem..

i went and set up a "preloader" scene
so now when i click the button, it sends it back to the preloader.
how can i get it to link back to Scene 1 and no the Preloader...

PLEASE HELP

Link-style Buttons
Hi there.

I'm trying to create portions of externally-loaded text in my flash movie. What's special about this text is that I want to have links within the text that navigate to call functions within my movie. Is this possible to achieve?

I have created a link-style button, which operates just like an HTML-type link. This has it's limitations though as it is seperate from any other text.

I have also tried messing with tags in HTML, but flash only wants to redirect to a new webpage, no matter what kind of link I give it.

I can format the external text whatever way might be neccessary. Also, I'd like to avoid using any external techniques, such as Javascript.

Can you help me out?

Link Buttons To Htm Page
Flash 2004 MX

I need to know how to put a URL link to a button in a flash movie.
What I've read seems like alot of trouble. I just want to click the button to send me to a different page.

Link Buttons To Files
Have a flash pres. and I need to find code to open pdf files. I tried geturl, and that opens a browser window when the button is click. Is there a code that will open the pdf files directly w/out opening a browser window first.

Buttons..again..Refer To Link To See What I Mean
Ok...under the GALLERY section of this site www.5ive15ifteen.com ...you can see a bunch of green buttons..they go darker green with a mouse over..which is ok.

I want them to remain dark green once clicked though...

I tried the This.Color...but after 10 instances..it started to give me errors.

Is there anyway i can do this? well..i know there is..but what is the simplest/cleanest way to achieve this?

Thanks.

here is the LINK. again... www.5ive15ifteen.com

How To Control A Buttons Link Using Xml
Hi

Does anyone know how I could control a buttons link using xml? That way the link could be changed anytime without having to open the flash source file and re-export the movie.

I will appreciate it much

ciao

:-)

How Do U Link Flash Buttons 2..
How do u link flash buttons to a website??

i tryed for an example.

getURL("www.google.co.nz", "_self");

but once my flash menu navigation finished it's sweet lil intro.. i got sent straight to google... and i didnt even click the text i added the actionscript.... too

how would i actualy link a flash button to my html page?

so when the user moves his/her mouse over the text they are able to click the menu text ( just like a GIF, JPG button ) and be linked to the next page?....

Oh and i am currently using Macromedia Flash professional 8.

_____________________
i put in

Code:
on (release) {

getURL("www.google.co.nz", "_blank");
and i got error message.

Quote:

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

> output
**Error** Scene=Scene 1, layer=Layer 19, frame=54:Line 1: Statement block must be terminated by '}'
on (release) {
**Error** Scene=Scene 1, layer=Layer 19, frame=54:Line 4: Syntax error.
Total ActionScript Errors: 2 Reported Errors: 2

is it impossible to do a navigation menu? in flash? i hope not.... because the gif file of my naviagtion looks really gay...

http://www.unforsaken.r-fh.com/flash/menu.fla

It just confuses me on why someone would put a flash file on a template which u cant edit.... :|!!!

None Of My Link Buttons Work, Please Help
I don't understand why any of my buttons don't work.

First, using flash cs3, but compiling in as2. I've tried putting the following code in a separate layer, on the button, in the layer of the button, in the first frame of the layer of the button, and nothing. the program shows no compile or syntax errors. What's going on???

familyp.onRelease=function(){
getURL("familyphotos.html");
}

When I click on the button, it changes the mouse to the pointer finger, but nothing happens.
When i change the button to load in a new window, the new window never appears.

help?

Link Buttons Not Working?
I've created a dress up game and want to have links in it returning to my site so that when I distribute it I can get some return traffic. I'm new to this and released two games already that the links didn't work on (they worked on my site so I am totally confused).

I've made a new game with new buttons and someone gave me this actionscript:

on (release) {
getURL("http://www.dressupcraze.com");
}

This works when I test it in Flash, but when I load it in Dreamweaver and test it the buttons don't work. It acts like it's going to be a link when you roll your mouse over it, and when you click it nothing happens. What am I missing?

Thank you!

Buttons Won't Link To Pages
I put in the code that was required to link my buttons to the rest of my pages. All instances match and for some reason I keep getting an error
Access of Undefined Property about_btn
Access of Undefined Property home_btn
Access of Undefined Property post_btn
Access of Undefined Property images_btn

Here is my AS3 code.

stop();
var home_req:URLRequest = new URLRequest("HummerComm.swf");
var about_req:URLRequest = new URLRequest("about.swf");
var contact_req:URLRequest = new URLRequest("mailto:hpercevault@hotmail.com");
var post_req:URLRequest = new URLRequest("post.swf");
var images_req:URLRequest = new URLRequest("images.swf");

function home(event:MouseEvent):void
{
navigateToURL (home_req, "_self");
}

function about(event:MouseEvent):void
{
navigateToURL (about_req, "_self");
}

function contact(event:MouseEvent):void
{
navigateToURL (contact_req, "_blank");
}

function post(event:MouseEvent):void
{
navigateToURL (post_req, "_self");
}

function images(event:MouseEvent):void
{
navigateToURL (images_req, "_self");
}

home_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, home);
about_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, about);
contact_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, contact);
post_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, post);
images_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, images);

Buttons To Link To Webpages
Hello there, this is my first time on this message board, so I apologize if I am in the wrong section or anything.

Anyway, here is my problem I need help with. I'm designing a website for a person. For the navagation bar, they wanted the button links to have a drop down menu, which listed the links under that category. I found out how to do something like that in Dreamweaver, called a collapsable spry menu. The problem is, Safari does not support that, so those button links wont work. So I was wanting to try to create something like that using flash.

So my question is how can I make the buttons I create in Flash link to the different webpages I create? I want it to work like how I made it with Dreamweaver. I want to click the button, then a menu appears directly under it, which has a couple of links in them:

[ Button ] Clicked -----> [ Button ]
| link |
| link |
| link |
----------------

If anyone can answer that, it would be much appreciated! Thank you!

How To Link Buttons To Another .swf File
Hello,
I am building a site entirely in Flash CS3 with actionscript 3. The buttons I have for each page...need to be linked to another page that is another flash file. Basically, all my pages are individual flash files. Therefore, each of my buttons are links to those other files. I know how to write actionscript to link a button to a URL, however, I am wanting to know how to link a button within a flash file to another flash file. Does that make sense? I am very familiar with the flash interface but am pretty new to the whole actionscripting thing...so feel free to make anything you write really simple for me...so I can understand

Thanks bunches...
Terri

Flash Buttons/Link
Can anybody tell me if it is a button or link (or whichever) it is in Flash that the site Cravath used for the moving Text that you click on? I'd really appreciate any help, thanks.

Making Buttons Which Link To A Url (AS3)
Im trying to make an enter page to my website
The only problem is making the enter button
go into the homepage
iv'e searched all around for a simple solution
but i cant find one
help please ?

How Do You Link Buttons To Files Outside Flash Mx?
I want to make an autorun for a cd - a simple menu which gives a few options. i want to link a button to an .exe file on the cd and want it to open, and i want the autorun flash window to remain open until the user finishes using the .exe file so the user can open the next file... i also want buttons to link not only to .exe files

IS THIS POSSIBLE???

btw: take it easy on me.. im only a begginer in flash

Setting Up Link Buttons Outside Of Index.swf
Quick Flash 101 question. I am setting up a portfolio.swf file on my website. The problem is the links work when the file is index.swf and not when it is portfolio.swf. I would like to go to for example www.generalwebsite.com/portfolio.swf and have my portfolio come up, which it does and works fine, but when the button is pressed, I have the _blank screen pop up and instead of getting www.whateverlink.com in the new window, I get www.generalwebsite.com/www.whateverlink.com . Why is www.generalwebsite.com coming up before www.whateverlink.com? Sorry if this is so confusing but it is really simple and I am sure I am forgetting something basic. All suggestions greatly appreciated.

Flash Buttons Link To Dreamweaver?
Can one use a flash button to link to a page in Dreamweaver? If so, can someone tell me the code???

Add Link To Movie Simbol Buttons
Hi !
I still have a big problem here, I made some
movie simbol buttons, they're working nice but I really
can't link them to another scenes, can anyone give me a
good advice or just give a fla to learn how to resolve
this problem?

I Need To Link Buttons In Flash To A PHP Script. HOW?
I've designed a nice flash animated header including the site navagation. The programmer I am working with is using php to code the rest of the site. He needs me to put in link info into my flash movie so when the user clicks on one of my buttons, the php will recognize it and make the change.

He gave me this index.php?zone=ZONE_NAME but I really do not know what to do with that in my flash movie and I can't seem to find any help anywhere on this topic. Thanks in advance for any help!

Changing Link For Duplicate Buttons
I'm trying to generate a menu from a database. I want to generate a menu defined by the number of entries (in this case 6) with an action to load variables for "file.php?id=" + (variable that increases incrementely as buttons are created). This currently generates the right number of buttons but their value does not increase, only on release it goes up +1 for every click, so if you click button 1 four times it will have load the variables that button 4 should...it seems very close to me, but now I'm stuck. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
here's my code:

g= 1;
for(i=1;i<7;i++){

_root.createEmptyMovieClip("button"+i, 100+i);
_root["button"+i].lineStyle(2, 0x000000, 100);
_root["button"+i].beginFill(0xFF0000, 100);
_root["button"+i].moveTo(-25, -10);
_root["button"+i].lineTo(25, -10);
_root["button"+i].lineTo(25, 10);
_root["button"+i].lineTo(-25, 10);
_root["button"+i].endFill(-25, -10);
_root["button"+i]._x=125;
_root["button"+i]._y=i*30;
_root["button"+i].onRelease=function(){
loadVariables("page.php?id="+g, "_root");
g++;
}
}

Buttons In A Movie Link To Other Scenes
I am really stuck so any help would really be appreciated!
I am using Flash MX.
My navigation is comprised of buttons in a movie...I can not get the buttons to link to other scenes when I drag my navigation movie into a scene. The only way I can get the buttons to work is if I put the navigation keframes in every scene and do all my coding in the scene.
I want to be able to drag the navigation movie into scenes and have the buttons within that movie link to other scenes.
Please help!!!!!

Visit http://www.cashcowmedia.com/CCM.html to see the site I am working on. Have also attached an fla file that haas my navigation movie.

Thank you!!!!!

Buttons Within Swf To Link To New Html Pages
i have a swf file that's going to be placed inside of a html page. what i'm having trouble doing is making my button instanses link to different pages withing the same html website and in the same browser.

i've tried this:

"INSTANCE NAME".onRelease = function () {
getURL("http://www.WEBSITE.com", "_blank");
};

But it doesn't work at all. the images that i made into button instances still read as buttons when i preview in flashplayer (the cursor turns into the pointing finger), but there's no action.

can anyone help? i know nothing about action scriping or anything complex, just the basics.

thanx!

XML Buttons Won't Link When Placed In Parent Movie
hello!

This is my first time trying to use XML, I'm hoping this is a simple fix.

I've created buttons using using XML, they work fine until I place the movie into a parent movie. I updatd the URL link and managed to get the buttons to show up, but the text still is missing.

any ideas would be appreciated

code:
// set up base Vars
NAV_X = 0;
NAV_Y = 320;
CATEGORY_OFFSET = 1;
ITEM_Y = 0;
ITEM_OFFSET = 1;

// track depths
MovieClip.prototype.getTopDepth = function(){
if (this.topDepth == null){
this.topDepth = 0;
} else {
this.topDepth++;
}
return this.topDepth;
}

navXML = new XML();

// ignore white space, always place this when working with XML
navXML.ignoreWhite = true;
navXML.onLoad = function () {
createNav(this.firstChild);
}

navXML.load("Section02/Sub01_motion/00_Sub01_motion.xml" );

// depth first recursion = follow each branch down initially?
function createNav(node) {
//trace(node.nodeName);
var subNavNode = node.firstChild;
var yOffset = 0;
var myDepth;
var subNav_mc;

while (subNavNode != null) {
myDepth = this.getTopDepth();
subNav_mc = this.attachMovie("categorySkin", "categorySkin" + myDepth, myDepth);

// add sub nav items
createSubItems(subNavNode, subNav_mc);

subNav_mc._y = NAV_Y;
subNav_mc._x = xOffset + NAV_X;
xOffset += subNav_mc._width + CATEGORY_OFFSET;

// set text label
subNav_mc.label_txt.text = subNavNode.attributes.label;
subNavNode = subNavNode.nextSibling;

}
}

function createSubItems(node, subNav_mc){
var itemNode = node.firstChild;
var yOffset = subNav_mc._height+ITEM_OFFSET;
var myDepth;
var item_mc;

while (itemNode != null) {
myDepth = subNav_mc.getTopDepth();
item_mc = subNav_mc.attachMovie("itemSkin", "itemSkin" + myDepth, myDepth);
//set position
item_mc._y = ITEM_Y;
item_mc._y = yOffset;
yOffset += item_mc._height+ITEM_OFFSET;
//set text labels
item_mc.label_txt.text = itemNode.attributes.label;

//setbuttons
item_mc.urlPath = itemNode.attributes.url;
item_mc.onPress = function() {
_root.sub01loadProject.loadMovie(this.urlPath);
}

itemNode = itemNode.nextSibling;
}
}

also, i don't understand why my AS is coming in double spaced?

Help Turning Buttons To Link To Scenes
Hello:

I have turned all the things I want into symbols("buttons") and now I want to actionscript them to other scenes in my flash. Being totally new to ActionScript, I have no idea what to do. I selected button and clicked on the right side the option that says Edit ActionScript. However I don't know what to do to get it to link to a scene. ANy help?

Basic Help With Buttons Link To Scenes
Not done flash for some year but am now working on a progect movie
all i really want to is have a button in my flash flie that links to other movies

Simiple as
onRelease = function (){
gotoAndplay("Scene 2", 1);
};

But nothing i try or can find is of much help

sorry for such a basic question
downloaded a few samples and tired the help wiht flash but still cant get this basic task !

Buttons Open Same Mc, But Link To Different Layers, Can It Be Done?
I have 2 buttons on an interface, on the root timeline which play the same animation (of the interface disappearing) in a mc. But i would like to have them open they're 2 respective layers at the end of the animation.

ie one button could be to "Contact us" which would play the closing of the interface animation and then open up a layer on level 2 called contactus.swf

if you had pressed another button called "Portfolio" it would play the closing of the interface animation and then open up a layer on level 2 called portfolio.swf

(the reason im asking is because I'll have a lot more than 2 of these buttons happening and was wondering if i could use one animation rather than may duplicated versions of the same aniamtion)

thx in advance.

[F8] Buttons Arent Smooth Enough....(see Link)
Can anyone help me with this.....Im trying to achieve a very slick and smooth look to my button rollovers (and the entire site in general) my framerate is at 35 which I presume is high enough but i know ive seen sites that still have a smoother look.

If you rollover one link everything looks dandy but if you try going over multiple buttons at once, it starts to chug. My processor speed should be good enough I imagine.

http://ianflaig.akitchin.com/dt/

Link Between Movie Clips Using Buttons
Dear All,

I have a question about how to link movie clips using buttons. In the "section" layer of the timeline, I have two frames. In each frame is a movie clip. The section1 movie clip has 10 frames and the section2 movie clip has 7 frames. In the first frame of the section2 movie clip there is a previous button. What I want to do is to link this previous button to the last frame of section1 movie clip. How to do it?

Thank you very much.

Ethan

Buttons In A Movie Link To Scenes
In my Flash MX my navigation is contained in one movie comprised of buttons. What I can't figure out is how to get the buttons contained in that movie to link to scenes. The only way I have been able to get the buttons to link to scenes is to take the buttons and individually place them in the scenes... I want to have the navigation in one movie with the scene links so that I can just drag that navigation on to the scens. Any help would really be appreciated, I am stuck!!!

I have attached my fla file for reference.

Flash Menu In DW, How Do I Link The Buttons?
Hi there !
I'm having this problem with a site I'm creating.. in DW. But I'm making a flash menu that's suppose to be in my DW-site. And the menu looks like this: the buttons are coming in from the right side (in the left frame) and then they bumb once and then they stop, that's when I want them to be clickable.

But HOW do I do to make the links go to the right page, such as "home" or "about me" ? I wanna be able to click on the buttons and then the page should show up in the mainFrame.

Zooming In/out Buttons... But How Do I Make Them Link To Other .swf's Or URL's?
hi... please do you friendly hearted fellows know a way around this???

i have titles which should serve as buttons, buttons which zoom in and out with the mouseover AS. in fact i used the base work for this from an .fla dowloaded from this Kirupa site... but i can't seem to find it anymore from the search function... here's where i had hoped somebody else had downloaded this tutorial to use aswell??

look at my URL... to see if it throws any light onto what i'm harping on about :

zoom in out titles

ok... you came back to read the rest... good!!

THE question concerning the AS behind this technique is as follow.... how the fook do i put links to the buttons... because i dont know where to put in the action script.... there is so much AS in it that i havent got a clue WHAT to do... just to link to an external .swf or even another URL...

any active brains out there? i had too much pop last nite!!

any help would be very much appreciated

MP