Flash :: Html Mailto? Should Cross Over

.btn Cross Linking .swf/.html Files
Hello All,
I am working in Flash 8. I have several .swf banners, and would like each banner.swf to link to a corresponding location in a presentation.swf/.html page.

i would like bannerx.swf to link to presentation.html (frame 'x')
i would like bannery.swf to link to presentation.html (frame 'y')

What is the best approach for this problem? Multiple .swf files linking to one .html file w/ different starting points.

Thanks in advance. I'll keep researching in the meantime.

JessicaVSflash

Mailto From External Html
I'm loading some external html into my flash8 movie from a txt file. My html contains several mailto links which work when I test the movie locally but once published onto my server the links are dead. Anyone know why this is happening? I just want the users default email program to open. This seems to be a basic, common problem in the forums but I can't seem to find a solution that works. Any suggestions would be great, Thanks!!

Trouble With Mailto In HTML Code.
I have the following code:code: contactEmail.htmlText = "<a href='mailto:" + this.contactEmail +"' target='_blank'>" + this.contactEmail + "</a>";I can't see anything wrong with it. It should launch the default email program as it would do if it were a link on a webpage.

I remember reasing something about Flash having trouble doing this??
Not sure though.

My use is for a CD ROM and my Flash file won't be on a website - does this make any difference?

Thanks.

OM

How To Add HTML Tags To 'mailto' Body
i'm trying to figure out how to add font color and bold to an email body.

i have the code working properly to build the email and drop the text in the correct locations. however, when i try to add the html tags to the process, it doesn't work.

when i use the escape command to URLencode the input, it goes through and you can read the html tags in the email. if i don't escape the text/tags, the mailto command fails completely.

dual 2.5 g5, 10.4.8, 3gig ram, plenty storage
flash 8pro. ripping flash8 swf, actionscripting 2.0

here's my current code:
emailto = escape("someone1@something.com,someone2@something. com");
emailsub = escape("REQUEST - order");
tempemailbody = "" + header + "other text = " + somethingelse + " ";
emailbody = escape(tempemailbody);
emailvar = "mailto:" + emailto + "?subject=" + emailsub + "&body=" + emailbody;
getURL(emailvar, "_blank");

please advise.
thanks in advance
jason

How To Add HTML Tags To 'mailto' Body
i'm trying to figure out how to add font color and bold to an email body.

i have the code working properly to build the email and drop the text in the correct locations. however, when i try to add the html tags to the process, it doesn't work.

when i use the escape command to URLencode the input, it goes through and you can read the html tags in the email. if i don't escape the text/tags, the mailto command fails completely.

dual 2.5 g5, 10.4.8, 3gig ram, plenty storage
flash 8pro. ripping flash8 swf, actionscripting 2.0

here's my current code:
emailto = escape("someone1@something.com,someone2@something.com");
emailsub = escape("REQUEST - order");
tempemailbody = "" + header + "other text = " + somethingelse + " ";
emailbody = escape(tempemailbody);
emailvar = "mailto:" + emailto + "?subject=" + emailsub + "&body=" + emailbody;
getURL(emailvar, "_blank");

please advise.
thanks in advance
jason

ps. i tried adding this post twice and it didn't appear in the topic list. sorry if the previous ones eventually go thru

Trouble With Mailto In HTML Code.
I have the following code:
ActionScript Code:
contactEmail.htmlText = "<a href='mailto:" + this.contactEmail +"' target='_blank'>" + this.contactEmail + "</a>";
I can't see anything wrong with it. It should launch the default email program as it would do if it were a link on a webpage.

I remember reasing something about Flash having trouble doing this??
Not sure though.

My use is for a CD ROM and my Flash file won't be on a website - does this make any difference?

Thanks.

OM

Trouble With Mailto In HTML Code.
I have the following code:
ActionScript Code:
contactEmail.htmlText = "<a href='mailto:" + this.contactEmail +"' target='_blank'>" + this.contactEmail + "</a>";

I can't see anything wrong with it. It should launch the default email program as it would do if it were a link on a webpage.

I remember reasing something about Flash having trouble doing this??
Not sure though.

My use is for a CD ROM and my Flash file won't be on a website - does this make any difference?

Thanks.

OM

HTML/CSS Flash Cross Platform, Browser Issue
Hey all,

this is my first post. Huzzah.

I'm having cross platform, browser issues with Flash importing external text file as well as CSS. Basically, on Macs and some other browsers, the imported text would lose all CSS formatting, and also the scroll bars to those dynamic text boxes would malfunction.

The site this occurs in is http://www.brilliantmisstake.com

The site works perfectly on IE for PCs, but I soon realized that on some browsers, there was this importing problem. Is there a standard of some kind that I did not adhere to? I've read a lot about dealing with importing external text and CSS stylesheets, and none have addressed this possible problem of cross-browser compatibility.

Any insight would be appreciated.
sincerely,
curtis

HTML/CSS Flash Cross Platform, Browser Issue
Hello All,

I'm having cross platform, browser issues with Flash importing external text file as well as CSS. Basically, on Macs and some other browsers, the imported text would lose all CSS formatting, and also the scroll bars to those dynamic text boxes would malfunction.

The site this occurs in is http://www.brilliantmisstake.com

or
www.curtisyee.com

The site works perfectly on IE for PCs, but I soon realized that on some browsers, there was this importing problem. Also, even with Firefox, it might work on some PCs, but not on other. This is totally enigmatic to me. Is there a standard of some kind that I did not adhere to? I've read a lot about dealing with importing external text and CSS stylesheets, and none have addressed this possible problem of cross-browser compatibility.

Any insight would be appreciated.
sincerely,
curtis

[F8] Flash Advertisement Layer Cross HTML Table
Hi guy,

I read some Flash made advertisement can across the HTML table as Yahoo, it's look like a HTML layer.

The advertisement have a process such as a big preview with layer on the Yahoo Front Screen, after few action message then reduce to the advertisement's original section and preview last few shot action something...

How to make it, buy AJAX or Javascript or any item relate to actionscript

Thank

Split Movie Cross Navigation In HTML Frames
I'm attempting to run multiple flash movies through an html frameset for the purpose of easier integration with current content in the site. I need the menu swf in the header to control the frames in content swf. Any ideas as to how to accomplish this?

Base Parameter In HTML For Flash Cross Domain Problems.
I have a Flash file that reads in XML.
I want to access the Flash file from another domain.

Had a lot of problem here.
But have almost solved it.

If I add the 'base' parameter in hte HTML and give the directory of the Flash file on the original domain, then this works.

Problem though: I access the XML file by calling it with a random number at the end - to make sure a fresh copy is loaded everytime.

It works with all browsers, apart from IE. : (

Weird: you load up......... and it works!!
You refresh: it fails to read the XML.

Within the Flash... I explicitly reference the XML file through the full URL - still no joy.

What am I doing wrong?

I couldn't find any help on the base parameter.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

Jam

Mailto Problem Opening Blank Html Window
I am building a flash website and I have a button set up allowing the user to send an email to the website.

Everything works completly fine, the user clicks the button, the email client opens up, however no matter what I try a blank html page opens up with, "mailto:name@email.com" in the address field.
This is the code I am using:

on(release){
getURL("mailto:info@thirdestatemerch.com");
}

Any suggestions?

[F8] Adding Link To Button: Mailto And Html Pages
HI!

I'm just trying to add a link to a series of animated Flash button thumbnails embedded into a html page. I select the button object on the stage to apply the GetUrl action - but whatever I come up with, I'm getting errors. I want the buttons onRelease to go to either a mailto window or another html page.

Can anyone help me?

L

Mailto: Subject & Body Doesn't Work In HTML
Does anyone know why the following will work when testing within Flash but won't work when testing in a browser?

ActionScript Code:
var emailaddy = "mailto:bj@bj.com?subject=TheSubject Line&body=The body line."
getURL(emailaddy);

Mailto Solution Needed: Mailto Combined W/getURL, In Order Of Importance:
I have 3 questions

Cross-platform Solution To Insert Html File Into Flash Movies To Facilitate Updates?
Hello, I hope somebody can help me out here...
Is there any cross-platform cross-OS way of inserting a HTML file into a FLASH movie to facilitate updates? In other words I would like to be able to tell FLASH to use an external HTML or INC file so that if I have to change something in the text I can simply change a small HTML file and not be forced to open the big FLA movie, change, export and upload again... Also it would help me a lot when I do websites in FLASH and NON-FLASH versions for low-bandwidth users because I would need to just update one file instead of two... I hope a solution exists... PLEASE share it with me!

Cross Browser - Cross Platform Support
Can someone tell me what this actually represents when embedding fonts?

Cross-browser and cross-platform support

Thank you

Simple Email Addres Like "mailto: " In Html?
Hi,
I'd like to put a link for my email address on my site, similar to an html file where I would put
<a href="mailto:henry@henrycraig.net">email me</a> and the user's mail package would come up so that the user could email me. Is this possible?

thanks for your time,
Henry
hcraig4@hotmail.com

The Cross Of A MC
Is that possible to change that pt from the top left to centre by actionscript?

Cross Hairs
Hello Im am wondering how to create a cross hair effect

not just the normal one with just an aimer, but the kind where the aimer slides on two bars, ya know what i mean?
i have know idea how to do this, can you please help???

Cross-hair
I am trying to drag/drop several different words to a target block. I want them all to stay unless they are incorrect. But they seem to snap to the cross-hair in the target area. Can I get rid of the cross hair?
(I'm working with F5)

Also, does each word have to be on a different layer?

HELP
NEWBIE IN TROUBLE>

Cross Platform Cd's
I'm attempting to burn a cd for pc's and mac's. I'm using a program called CD Anywhere to burn the cross platformable CD. I have a flash movie that autostarts, which works on both machines. Problem is that when the movie hits the "get URL" action I get a "can't find file" message on the macs. Right now the get URL action is ../startshot/startshot.html. I can successfully put two different versions of the movie on the cd and each autstarts right now. I just need some help on how to change the action for the macs. Thanks.

Cross Platform
I can't open a PC flash file on a Macintosh.
Does anybody know a way???????

Cross-link
guys
whats the meaning of cross-link in flash???????

Cross Platform PC Vs. MAC
I’m sure this is a stupid question. At work I work on a PC and have the Macromedia Professional bundle that includes both Flash and Dreamweaver MX along with other applications. At home I work on a G4 Mac and have Dreamweaver and Flash 5. I am considering upgrading to MX at home but don’t really have the money right now. Is Macromedia’s software cross platform so I can take my files from my home G4 to my work PC and back again with out a problem? Or can I assume that I can only work on work files at work on the PC?

Cross-Hair
Hi,

I'm currently developing a site which needs to make use of a full page cross-hair (not game/target type), similar to the one so kindly posted to flashkit by Alex Lein.

My problem is that I need the attached cross-hair to dissapear when there is no mouse movement, and re-appear again when mouse movement occurs.

Any help or direction to tutorials etc would be much appreciated.

Cheers.

Cross Actionscripting
I have created a website consisting of 3 separate flash movies. I have buttons on 2 of the movies that I need to affect the main movie. Is it possible to create an actionscript that can effect an alternative flash file?

Thanks in anticipation

Cross Domain
Hi anyone know why all of a sudden my flash has stopped accessing my remote server script from a web browser.

I have the crossdomain.xml file in the root of my remote server.

the flash file works fine when I run it locally (ie off my desktop(different server)) but when i put it in a web page on another server it fails to execute the commands.

any help would be appreceiated

cheers
B

Cross Domain
Hello,
I have been messing around with socket servers and had few questions about cross domain. If I have a flash client on a webhost and my server on another host, when the client connects to the socket server will it send a policy request to the socket server or look for crossdomain.xml in the root directory?

I would appreciate any help i can get.

Thanks

[F8] Cross Fading In AS With XML
I got a script working with XML fed jpgs, but I need to know how I would change the code to create any type of cross fade, so certain parts on the images don't look like they are flashing.

Note: The first part of the AS is referring to an additonal image, which I've since dropped.

Thanks..

Here's the AS I'm using:

Code:
//-- Set Variables ---//
delay = 4000;
//--- Load logo ---//
var imgLoader = new MovieClipLoader();
//--- Load logo into empty mc ---//
this.createEmptyMovieClip("logoHolder_mc", this.getNextHighestDepth());
logoHolder_mc._x = 48;
logoHolder_mc._y = 30;
logoHolder_mc._alpha = 0;
// Load the image in to the new movieclip
imgLoader.loadClip(imageName, logoHolder_mc);
// Fade logo in
imgLoader.onLoadComplete = function(targetMC) {
_root.onEnterFrame = function() {
targetMC._alpha += 3;
if (targetMC._alpha>=100) {
delete _root.onEnterFrame;
}
};
};
//--- Load background images via XML ---//
function loadXML(loaded) {
if (loaded) {
xmlNode = this.firstChild;
image = [];
//description = [];
total = xmlNode.childNodes.length;
for (i=0; i<total; i++) {
image[i] = xmlNode.childNodes[i].childNodes[0].firstChild.nodeValue;
}
firstImage();
} else {
content = "file not loaded!";
}
}
xmlData = new XML();
xmlData.ignoreWhite = true;
xmlData.onLoad = loadXML;
xmlData.load("fdata.xml");
/////////////////////////////////////
listen = new Object();
listen.onKeyDown = function() {
if (Key.getCode() == Key.LEFT) {
prevImage();
nextImage();
} else if (Key.getCode() == Key.RIGHT) {
}
};
p = 0;
this.onEnterFrame = function() {
filesize = picture.getBytesTotal();
loaded = picture.getBytesLoaded();
preloader._visible = false;
if (loaded != filesize) {
preloader.preload_bar._xscale = 100*loaded/filesize;
} else {
preloader._visible = false;
if (picture._alpha<100) {
picture._alpha += 10;
}
}
};
function nextImage() {
if (p<(total-1)) {
p++;
if (loaded == filesize) {
picture._alpha = 0;
picture.loadMovie(image[p], 1);
picture_num();
slideshow();
}
}
}
function prevImage() {
if (p>0) {
p--;
picture._alpha = 0;
picture.loadMovie(image[p], 1);
picture_num();
}
}
function firstImage() {
if (loaded == filesize) {
picture._alpha = 0;
picture.loadMovie(image[0], 1);
picture_num();
slideshow();
}
}
function slideshow() {
myInterval = setInterval(pause_slideshow, delay);
function pause_slideshow() {
clearInterval(myInterval);
if (p == (total-1)) {
p = 0;
firstImage();
} else {
nextImage();
}
}
}

Help With Cross Domain From An SWF
Greetings flash world,

I am currently stumped on a project. I am giving a weather report through a flash player. However for the twist, this is not a browser run flash file. This is being run from my desktop.

This runs into problem when dealing with the "sandbox" security system flash has set up. My file will go grab the information from xml files. Starts off getting the city from an xml file on the user sides computer (the one with the SWF file). Then it contacts Environment Canada and using the city name, it asks for the code number and province (Canadian program) in which to grab the weather from. Then re contacts EC, and using the code number and province, it finds the weather report and downloads that information into the SWF to be displayed on the fly.

Now all this does work perfectly while running it straight out of the Flash pro program. However if you run the SWF it runs into the security problem and doesn't bring back any information past grabbing the city name from the local XML file.

In an experiment I set flash up to run through a php server to go grab the information. This does work... however once again I am not running my SWF through an internet browser (what PHP needs). So that isn't working.

And as for a conformation.xml file or anything, the server I am trying to access of course isn't my own and there for i can not add such a file to the server to allow flash to access it from another domain, such as my computer.

So how can I access cross domain information from a local none browser run SWF file?

See if you can rap your mind around this one. No one seems to have an answer as of yet to solve this problem.

[F8] Help With Cross Domain From An SWF
Greetings flash world,

I am currently stumped on a project. I am giving a weather report through a flash player. However for the twist, this is not a browser run flash file. This is being run from my desktop.

This runs into problem when dealing with the "sandbox" security system flash has set up. My file will go grab the information from xml files. Starts off getting the city from an xml file on the user sides computer (the one with the SWF file). Then it contacts Environment Canada and using the city name, it asks for the code number and province (Canadian program) in which to grab the weather from. Then re contacts EC, and using the code number and province, it finds the weather report and downloads that information into the SWF to be displayed on the fly.

Now all this does work perfectly while running it straight out of the Flash pro program. However if you run the SWF it runs into the security problem and doesn't bring back any information past grabbing the city name from the local XML file.

In an experiment I set flash up to run through a php server to go grab the information. This does work... however once again I am not running my SWF through an internet browser (what PHP needs). So that isn't working.

And as for a conformation.xml file or anything, the server I am trying to access of course isn't my own and there for i can not add such a file to the server to allow flash to access it from another domain, such as my computer.

So how can I access cross domain information from a local none browser run SWF file?

See if you can rap your mind around this one. No one seems to have an answer as of yet to solve this problem.

[CS3] About Cross Domain
Hi,

I'm new to this forum, want to ask about cross domain issue. If we call a swf (using embed) from another domain where the swf is loading some images (and those images are in the same domain as swf), is there any cross domain issue?

The Cross In The Centre Of MC
Do any one know how to move it to top left if I have an animation inside MC and dont want move the object inside instead?

Cross Platform CD
hello all,
I am trying to make a cross platform autorun CD for mac and PC
using Director mx2004 i made two project one for window(.exe) and for mac(.osx from hqx )

i used CDEverywhere to make it autorun and then burned the CD .. the CD works perfectlly fine on windows but when i run cd on mac some of the files like .osx and .swf and some xml files are converted to text files format..

please can some one put light on my such problem

Cross Domain XML
So...when I'm accessing an XML file on another domain, I know I need to use a cross domain XML file to allow access to that said file...

However, do I need to reference that cross domain file from inside my ActionScript? Or does it just have to be in the same directory as the the file I am accessing?

Cross Platform Cd Rom
Does anyone have any info on creating a cross-platform CD rom?

tutorials links etc?

Cheers

JP

Cross Domain
I have a flash object on one, content, server, some data coming to it from another, application, server, which works fine using crossdomain.xml and all this shows from the third server's html page. But, on this third server I can't access the flash object's methods through javascript (external interface). I am assuming this is because of XSS. Did anyone have this issue before, any suggestions how to tackle this problem?

Xml Cross Domain
I am putting xml weather on my Flash site using Yahoo! weather. I am using code similar to:

var my_xml:XML = new XML();

my_xml.ignoreWhite = true;

my_xml.onLoad = function(success:Boolean) {

// do something

}

my_xml.load("

Help With Cross-domain
DELETED - i got it

Edited: 08/14/2008 at 02:42:08 PM by Twinbird24

Cross Post
Please, I need help. Will you see my other post ([L=http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/webforums/forum/messageview.cfm?forumid=15&catid=194&threadid=1417534&enterthread=y) please?

Cross Fade?
I am trying to do simultaneous cross fade of iamges in a slideshow. The script here seems to have a very elegant method for cross-fading movieclips:
http://www.actionscripts.org/showMovie.php?id=678
However, I cannot get this script to work for images Anyone have a clue as to how to make this work with images? Let's say I have done:
this.createEmptyMovieClip("photo", 200)
and done a loadmovie of an iamge into the the MC.
Here is the actionscript that I want to alter so that it will cross fade the iamges...
//
// P i X E L W i T . C O M
//
//
//
//
// Define variables.
var step = 5;
var xFadeDepth = 999;
var oldClip;
//
//
//
//
//
//
// Make a class to fade-out any clip.
function fadeOut() {};
fadeOut.prototype = new MovieClip();
fadeOut.prototype.onEnterFrame = function() {
this._parent._alpha -= step;
if (this._parent._alpha<=0) {
this._parent._alpha = 0;
this._parent._visible = false;
this.removeMovieClip();
}
};
// XOut is a blank clip in the library with
// a linkage identifier of "XOut".
Object.registerClass("XOut", fadeOut);
// Now any time you attach the XOut clip to
// another clip, it will decrease that clip's
// alpha until it reaches 0 then set that clip's
// visibility to false and then remove itself.
//
//
//
//
//
//
// Make a class to fade-in any clip.
function fadeIn() {};
fadeIn.prototype = new MovieClip();
fadeIn.prototype.onLoad = function(){
this._parent._visible = true;
};
fadeIn.prototype.onEnterFrame = function() {
this._parent._alpha += step;
if (this._parent._alpha>=100) {
this._parent._alpha = 100;
this.removeMovieClip();
}
};
// XIn is a blank clip in the library with
// a linkage identifier of "XIn".
Object.registerClass("XIn", fadeIn);
// Now any time you attach the XIn clip to
// another clip it will increase that clip's
// alpha until it reaches 100 then remove itself.
//
//
//
//
//
//
// XFade crossfades two clips.
// NewClip is the clip to be revealed.
// OldClip tracks the last revealed clip.
function xFade(newClip) {
if (newClip != oldClip) {
newClip.attachMovie("XIn", "Fader", xFadeDepth);
oldClip.attachMovie("XOut", "Fader", xFadeDepth);
oldClip = newClip;
}
}
//
//
//
//
//
//
// Hide all the clips to be crossfaded.
Red._visible =
Green._visible =
Blue._visible =
Yellow._visible =
Red._alpha =
Green._alpha =
Blue._alpha =
Yellow._alpha = 0;
//
//
//
//
//
//
// Assign crossfade functions to buttons.
RB.onRollOver = function (){
xFade(Red);
}
GB.onRollOver = function (){
xFade(Green);
}
BB.onRollOver = function (){
xFade(Blue);
}
YB.onRollOver = function (){
xFade(Yellow);
}
//
//
//
//
//
//

Cross Fade Help
Hi,

I have 3 Buttons

button1, button2 and button3
and three pictures in three layers.
Which are

layer 1: picture1
Layer2: Picture2
layer3: picture3

Now what my client want is on mouse over button1 - it should show only picture1 and once we mouse over button2 , it should cross fade the picture1 and picture2 and eventually it should show picture2 and same things goes for the picture3.

What i believe is all about cross fade. I am dont have any idea how to do that??

Can some one help me with example??

Html Mailto? Should Cross Over

I have a question. It is HTML (Sorry) I am trying to BCC - Below is the code I am using- I found it by searching threads on this site. The problem is when I test it out the BCC is visible- How do I make it blind to the person sending the e-mail.thanksmailto:1name@aol.com?subject=&BCC=2name@aol.com