Make TextField Clickable Links To _blank Instead Of _self?

Dynamic XML Menu Links--How To Make Target='_self' ?
Hello! I am a NOOBIE with actionscript, and I am working with a dynamically-loading XML menu, which works fine, except for one little problem. That is, that all of the menu links were set up to open in a new browser window, using getURL(this.data.href, "_blank");. When I try to change "_blank" to "_self", the problem remains. I would like all of the links, when clicked on, to open in the same browser window. Here is the code that refers to this:

Code:

/* this method, initMenu, loops through the menu items and their respective
sub navigation items and builds the movie clips. */
private function initMenu(nav_array:Array):Void {
// create a reference to the current class.
var thisObj = this;
// create variables which we will use to position the menu items.
var thisX:Number;
var thisY:Number;
for (var menuIndex = 0; menuIndex<nav_array.length; menuIndex++) {
// My edit for correct Positioning
if (menuIndex == 0){thisX = 13; thisY = 5;}
if (menuIndex == 1){thisX = 141; thisY = 5;}
if (menuIndex == 2){thisX = 335; thisY = 5;}
if (menuIndex == 3){thisX = 526; thisY = 5;}
if (menuIndex == 4){thisX = 618; thisY = 5;}
if (menuIndex == 5){thisX = 729; thisY = 5;}

// for each main menu item attach the menu_mc symbol from the library and position it along the x-axis.
var menuMC:MovieClip = this.m_parent_mc.attachMovie("menu_mc", "menu"+menuIndex+"_mc", menuIndex, {_x:thisX, _y:thisY});

/* store the current menu item's information within the MovieClip so you always have a reference to the sub navigation and the current menu item's link */
menuMC.data = nav_array[menuIndex];
// add a reference to the current menu movie clip in the class' m_menu_array Array.
this.m_menu_array.push(menuMC);
// set the caption on the main menu button.
menuMC.label_txt.text = menuMC.data.caption;

// create a new movie clip on the Stage which will be used to hold the submenu items.
var subMC:MovieClip = this.m_parent_mc.createEmptyMovieClip("submenu"+menuIndex+"_mc", (menuIndex*20)+100);

// set the sub menu's X and Y position on the Stage.
subMC._x = thisX;
subMC._y = menuMC._height;

// set a variable in the submenu movie clip which stores whether the current sub menu item is visible
subMC.subMenuVisible = true;
// call the hideSubMenu method which hides the sub menu item.
hideSubMenu(subMC);
// within the sub menu movie clip store a reference to the menu movie clip
subMC.parentMenu = menuMC;
// hide the sub menu movie clip on the Stage.
subMC._visible = false;

// set a variable which we will use to track the current y-position of the sub-navigation items.
var yPos:Number = thisY;
var temp_subnav_array:Array = menuMC.data.subnav_array;
/* for each sub menu item, attach a new instance of the link_mc MovieClip from the Library, set the text for the link and increment the yPos counter. */
for (var i = 0; i<temp_subnav_array.length; i++) {
var linkMC:MovieClip = subMC.attachMovie("link_mc", "link"+i+"_mc", i, {_x:0, _y:yPos});
linkMC.data = temp_subnav_array[i];
linkMC.label_txt.text = linkMC.data.caption;
linkMC.onRelease = function() {
getURL(this.data.href, "_self"); //***
trace(this.data.href);
};
yPos += linkMC._height;

}
// draw a slight 1 pixel drop shadow around the sub menu using the drawing API
var thisWidth:Number = subMC._width+1;
var thisHeight:Number = subMC._height+1;
subMC.beginFill(0x000000, 0);
subMC.moveTo(0, 0);
subMC.lineTo(thisWidth, 0);
subMC.lineTo(thisWidth, thisHeight);
subMC.lineTo(0, thisHeight);
subMC.lineTo(0, 0);
subMC.endFill();
//
menuMC.childMenu = subMC;
thisX += menuMC._width;
}
// define the onRollOver and onRelease for each main menu item.
for (var i in this.m_menu_array) {
this.m_menu_array[i].onRollOver = function() {
thisObj.showSubMenu(this.childMenu);
};
this.m_menu_array[i].onRelease = function() {
getURL(this.data.href, "_self"); //***
// trace(this.data.href);
};
}
}
The code mark with *** is where I have changed it from "_blank" to "_self".
Any help will be greatly appreciated!

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i have about 10 in the dynamic text field

The problem is that the whole of the textfield has become clickable.

Each of the 10 links has a 3 line gap between them and i only want the mouse to be able to click on the lines of text and not the gaps in between the links.

cant understand it

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I've got it right off the main timeline. I've also tried putting it within an onRelease function.

So, this doesn't work:

Code:
getURL("images/aboutus.jpg", "_self");
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Code:
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XML and AS are attached.

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textContinue();
function textContinue(){
var mcTxtContinue:MovieClip = this.createTextField("tContinue", this.getNextHighestDepth(), 195, 138, 200, 40);
tContinue.border = true;
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I understand blank opens a new page.How about the rest. Can you help me please.
ThanX a bunch. Lots of great karma coming your way.
T.

PS but explain like you're explaining to your grandmother.

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I'm working on the card matching game from flashgameu, in which a deck of cards with pairs of identical cards are layed out face down and the player selects pairs in an attempt to match them. (Same project as in a post from last night.)

The project is originally set up such that, when two selected cards match, they are removed from the stage. I changed this a bit -- I leave the cards in place, and change their alpha to 0.25.

The problem is that simply changing the alpha value and keeping them on the stage maintains the player's ability to click them. When clicked, they turn back over.

I want to take these matched cards "out of play" somehow while keeping them on the stage.

Here's the code:


Code:

package {
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.display.*;
import flash.events.*;
import flash.text.*;
import flash.display.Loader;
import flash.net.URLRequest;
import flash.utils.getTimer;
import flash.utils.Timer;
import flash.media.Sound;
import flash.media.SoundChannel;
public class Matching10 extends MovieClip {

private static var numRows:uint = 3;
private static var numCols:uint = 4;
private static var numCards:uint = numRows * numCols;
private static var cardWidth:uint = 85;
private static var cardHeight:uint = 85;
private static var gap:uint = 10;
private static var horizSp:uint = 95;
private static var vertSp:uint = 95;
private static var horizScrOff:uint = 800 / 2 -((numCols * cardWidth) + (numCols - 1) * gap) / 2;
private static var vertScrOff:uint = 600 / 2 -((numRows * cardHeight) + (numRows - 1) * gap) / 2;
private static const matchPoints:int = 100;
private static const missPoints:int = -10;
private var scoreField:TextField;
private var score:int;
private var bestScoreField:TextField;
private var bestScore:int;
private var textStyle1:TextFormat;
private var textStyle2:TextFormat;
private var textStyleClock:TextFormat;
private var gameStartTime:uint;
private var gameTime:uint;
private var gameTimeField:TextField;
private var gameScore:uint;

private var firstCard:Card;
private var secondCard:Card;
private var cardsRemaining:uint;

private var flipBackTimer:Timer;
private var waitToFinishTimer:Timer;

var firstCardSound:FirstCardSound = new FirstCardSound();
var matchSound:MatchSound = new MatchSound();
var missSound:MissSound = new MissSound();
public function Matching10():void {
init();
}
public function init():void {
// set background
var bkgd:Sprite = new Sprite();
bkgd.graphics.beginFill(0xD8BFD8);
bkgd.graphics.drawRect(0, 0, stage.stageWidth, stage.stageHeight);
bkgd.graphics.endFill();
addChild(bkgd);

// make a list of card numbers
var cardlist:Array = new Array();
for (var i:uint = 0; i < numCols * numRows / 2; i++) {
cardlist.push(i);
trace("cardlist 1 = " + cardlist);
cardlist.push(i);
trace("cardlist 2 = " + cardlist);
trace("cardlist.length = " + cardlist.length);
}

// add card placeholders showing only the back (first frame of Card)
cardsRemaining = 0;
for (var x:uint = 0; x < numCols; x++) {
for (var y:uint = 0; y < numRows; y++) {
var c:Card = new Card();
c.stop();
c.x = x * horizSp + horizScrOff + c.width/2;
c.y = y * vertSp + vertScrOff + c.height/2;
var s:uint = Math.floor(Math.random() * cardlist.length);// get a random card face
c.cardface = cardlist[s];// assign the face to the card
cardlist.splice(s, 1);// remove that face from the list
// c.gotoAndStop(c.cardface + 2);
c.buttonMode = true;
addChild(c);
cardsRemaining++;
c.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, clickCard);
}
}

scoreField = new TextField();
addChild(scoreField);

score = 0;
scoreField.x = 15;
scoreField.y = 15;
showGameScore();

gameTimeField = new TextField();
gameTimeField.x = 650;
gameTimeField.y = 15;
addChild(gameTimeField);
gameStartTime = getTimer();
gameTime = 0;
addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, showTime);

}
public function clickCard(event:MouseEvent):void {
var thisCard:Card = (event.target as Card);// what card?

if (firstCard == null) {
firstCard = thisCard;
thisCard.startFlip(thisCard.cardface+2); // turn card over
playSound(firstCardSound);

} else if (firstCard == thisCard) { // clicked the first card again
firstCard.startFlip(1); // turn it back over
firstCard = null;
playSound(missSound);

} else if (secondCard == null) {
secondCard = thisCard;
thisCard.startFlip(thisCard.cardface+2);

// compare first and second
if (firstCard.cardface == secondCard.cardface) {
playSound(matchSound);
firstCard.alpha = 0.25;
secondCard.alpha = 0.25;
firstCard = null;
secondCard = null;
cardsRemaining -= 2;
score += matchPoints;
showGameScore();
if (cardsRemaining == 0) {
MovieClip(root).gameScore = score;
MovieClip(root).gameTime = clockTime(gameTime);
waitToFinishTimer = new Timer(2000, 1);
waitToFinishTimer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER_COMPLETE, goToEndFrame);
waitToFinishTimer.start();
}
} else {
score += missPoints;
showGameScore();
flipBackTimer = new Timer(1000, 1);
flipBackTimer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER_COMPLETE, returnCards);
flipBackTimer.start();
playSound(missSound);
}
} else {
returnCards(null);
firstCard = thisCard; // select the first card in the next pair
firstCard.startFlip(thisCard.cardface+2);
}
}
public function returnCards(event:TimerEvent):void {
firstCard.startFlip(1);
secondCard.startFlip(1);
firstCard = null;
secondCard = null;
flipBackTimer.removeEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER_COMPLETE, returnCards);
}

public function startOver(event:MouseEvent):void {
MovieClip(root).gotoAndStop("start");
}

public function showGameScore():void {
scoreField.text = "SCORE: " + String(score);
textStyle2 = new TextFormat();
textStyle2.font = "Myriad Pro";
textStyle2.size = 16;
textStyle2.bold = true;
textStyle2.color = 0x0000FF;
textStyle2.align = TextFormatAlign.LEFT;
scoreField.setTextFormat(textStyle2);
bestScoreField = new TextField();
bestScoreField.text = "BEST SCORE: " + String((matchPoints * numCards / 2));
addChild(bestScoreField);
bestScoreField.x = scoreField.x;
bestScoreField.y = scoreField.y + 20;
bestScoreField.setTextFormat(textStyle2);
bestScoreField.autoSize = TextFieldAutoSize.LEFT;

}

public function showTime(event:Event):void {
gameTime = getTimer() - gameStartTime;
gameTimeField.text = "Time: " + clockTime(gameTime);
textStyleClock = new TextFormat();
textStyleClock.font = "Myriad Pro";
textStyleClock.size = 16;
textStyleClock.bold = true;
textStyleClock.color = 0x0000FF;
textStyleClock.align = TextFormatAlign.RIGHT;
gameTimeField.setTextFormat(textStyleClock);
}

public function clockTime(ms:int) {
var seconds:int = Math.floor(ms/1000);
var minutes:int = Math.floor(seconds/60);
seconds -= minutes * 60;
var timeString:String = minutes + ":" + String(seconds + 100).substr(1,2);
return timeString;
}
public function goToEndFrame(event:TimerEvent):void {
MovieClip(root).gotoAndStop("gameover");
}

public function playSound(soundObject:Object) {
var channel:SoundChannel = soundObject.play();
}
}
}
My first thought is that maybe? the card can be converted from a movieclip to a simple graphic? A bitmap? I have no experience with this so I don't know if it's possible. Perhaps the answer is much simpler. But I'm at a loss.

Thanks,
Tim

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Code:
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I also require each line of the dynamic text to be clickable links that will take each line of text to a specific link.

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Follow this link (copy and paste it into your browser window, DONT click on it):

http://www.geocities.com/freeeky/vert_scrolltext.zip



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I Am Trying To Make A Swf Clickable
I made a swf it is a small animation that I want to be able to click on and go to another page in my site. Some one else told me to make an invisiable button and with just the hit state and put it in the top layer of my movie with a on release action. Well I tried that and can't get it to work.
Please help

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How To Make MC Clickable
hi all. here is what I am trying to do. I have 4 MCs in the _root - then i load an xml file. when loaded i pick out attribute values and assign to the dynamic text fields i have within MCs. Then again I verify the xml node attribute for boolian value. if the attriute value is true in xml then i change the MC color to green and make it cliciable. If the attribute value is false in xml, then I change the MC color to yellow. pretty cool huh. i am having trouble. can you help me please. here is halfway script...
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art_xml = new XML();
art_xml.ignoreWhite = true;
art_xml.onLoad = function() {
var artElement = this.firstChild;
_root.b1.bid_txt.text = artElement.attributes.bid;//b1 is MC and bid_txt //is dynamic text field within MC b1
if (artElement.attributes.sta == "AV") {
myClr = new Color(_root.b1);
myClr.setRGB(0x009900);
reserveNow();
} else {
myClr = new Color(_root.b1);
myClr.setRGB(0x990000);
}
_root.bidTxt.bidTxt.text = artElement.attributes.bid;
function reserveNow(){
this.onPress = getURL("http://localhost/site/kickme.asp?id="+artElement.attributes.bid, "POST");
};
};
art_xml.load("art3.xml");
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the trouble is making the MC clickable in xml value is true.
krs

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Is There A Way To Make A Button Not Clickable
Hello everyone,

I was wondering if there was a way to stop a button from being clickable. Lets say the user has been idle on a site for 5 minutes. I want to flash movie to through up a translucent cover on the buttons and make the buttons not clickable.

Thanks in advance

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Want To Make My FLash NON-CLICKABLE
For some reason.....some of my flash in my website is clickable, and points to no where. I want to be able to disable this feature......How do I make this happen. I can not see where this is configured when I publish the flash........

Thanks much
Gotchabebe

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[F8] How To Make Preloader Clickable(URL)
So i have this preloader/movie thing and i want to be able to click on it at anytime and it will load my websites url,so how do i do this?

thanks

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Make Image Clickable?
Is there any way to load an image file into a movieclip so that when it appears
you can evoke the onPress function.
I have this class which attempts to do this.
The image shows up fine but when I roll-over with the mouse the handcursor doesn't appear and when I attempt to drag it it sits there lifeless and inert.
The following is the relevant code:

ActionScript Code:
private function createImageObj():Void{
    loadMovie(this.__file,"imagecontainer");
    attachMovie("imagecontainer", "__ImageObjClip", getNextHighestDepth());
    attachMovie("imageitem", "__ImageObjClip", getNextHighestDepth());
    arrange();
    MakeImageObjItem(__ImageObjClip);
}
private function MakeImageObjItem(mc)
{

    mc.hitArea = mc.myhitArea;
    mc.onPress = function():Void{
        this._parent.xdif=this._parent.getX()-_root._xmouse;
        this._parent.ydif=this._parent.getY()-_root._ymouse;
        trace("this._parent.xdif= "+this._parent.xdif+"this._parent.ydif= "+this._parent.ydif);
        this._parent.setSelected(true,this._parent.__unselectNieghbours);
        this._parent.__hasDragged=false;
        startDrag(mc);
    }
    mc.onRelease = function():Void{
        stopDrag();
        this._parent.__hasDragged=true;
        this._parent.createImageObj();
        this._parent.arrange();
        this._parent.setLocation(_root._xmouse+this._parent.xdif,_root._ymouse+this._parent.ydif);
    }
"imagecontainer" and "imageitem" are both movieclips in the Library.
"imageitem" contains a transparent instance of another movieclip to be used as the hit area.
-Any ideas?
-Mulligan

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Make The Thumbnails Clickable
I have a problem. Below is the code of action script i got. It is like a circular clip. When we move the pointer towards screen ends the files start to rotate and do so in the intended nice manner. However the problem is how to make a lick work.

I want to know what modifications to do in order to make the thumbnails clickable. I must also be able to define the path. Please help. I am a newbie in this


Code:
/ Code Credit: Lee Brimelow
// Tutorial Reference URL: www.gotoandlearn.com
// Modified by www.flashmo.com

stop();

// total is length of label_list OR link_list
// OR total frames inside "flashmo thumbnails"
var total:Number = 12;
// length of label_list array and length of link_list array must be equal
// to length of frames inside "flashmo thumbnails" movieclip

var label_list:Array = new Array( "041_horizontal_scroller", "042_vertical_scroller", "043_intro", "044_intro", "045_elastic", "046_thumbnail_xml", "047_present", "048_vertical_menu_xml", "049_horizontal_menu_xml", "050_star_effect", "051_star_motion", "052_design");

var link_list:Array = new Array("http://www.flashmo.com/preview/flashmo_041_horizontal_scroller", "http://www.flashmo.com/preview/flashmo_042_vertical_scroller", "http://www.flashmo.com/preview/flashmo_043_intro", "http://www.flashmo.com/preview/flashmo_044_intro", "http://www.flashmo.com/preview/flashmo_045_elastic", "http://www.flashmo.com/preview/flashmo_046_thumbnail_xml", "http://www.flashmo.com/preview/flashmo_047_present", "http://www.flashmo.com/preview/flashmo_048_vertical_menu_xml", "http://www.flashmo.com/preview/flashmo_049_horizontal_menu_xml", "http://www.flashmo.com/preview/flashmo_050_star_effect", "http://www.flashmo.com/preview/flashmo_051_star_motion", "http://www.flashmo.com/preview/flashmo_052_design");

var radiusX:Number = 330;
var radiusY:Number = 90;
var centerX:Number = 400;
var centerY:Number = 140;
var speed:Number = 0.005;
tn_group_mc._visible = false;
info.text = ""; fm_label.text = "";

for( var i = 0; i < total; i++)
{
var t = tn_group_mc.duplicateMovieClip("tn"+i, i);
t.tn_mc.gotoAndStop(i+1); t.tn_shadow_mc.gotoAndStop(i+1);
t.fm_label = label_list[i];
t.fm_url = link_list[i];

t.angle = i * ((Math.PI*2)/total);
t.onEnterFrame = mover;

t.fm_button.onRollOver = function()
{
fm_label.text = "Title: " + this._parent.fm_label;
info.text = "URL: " + this._parent.fm_url;
}
t.fm_button.onRollOut = function()
{
info.text = ""; fm_label.text = "";
}
t.fm_button.onRelease = function()
{
getURL( this._parent.fm_url );
}
}
function mover()
{
this._x = Math.cos(this.angle) * radiusX + centerX;
this._y = Math.sin(this.angle) * radiusY + centerY;
var s = this._y /(centerY+radiusY);
this._xscale = this._yscale = s*100;
this.angle += this._parent.speed;
this.swapDepths(Math.round(this._xscale) + 100);
}
this.onMouseMove = function()
{
speed = (this._xmouse-centerX) * 0.0001;
}

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AIR How Do I Make These Clickable/Linkable?
I have been working so long on this problem and I need some help. I am using browseForDirectory to open a directory, then the files in the folder that the user chooses from are shown in a list. My problem is that I don't know how to make these items in the list clickable so I can open them back up in a browser. The highlighted part shows where the list is being populated.

Can someone please help me?

Here is the code:


import flash.filesystem.*;
import flash.events.*;
import fl.controls.*;
import flash.display.*;
import flash.text.*;

browse_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, browseFiles)

function browseFiles(e:Event):void
{

var file:File = new File();

file.addEventListener(Event.SELECT, dirSelected);
file.browseForDirectory("Choose a folder");

function dirSelected(e:Event):void
{
info.text = file.nativePath;

var desktopNodes:Array = file.getDirectoryListing();
for (var i:uint = 0; i < desktopNodes.length; i++)
{


var f:File=desktopNodes[i] as File;
if (f.extension=="htm"||f.extension=="html")
{
list.appendText("
" + desktopNodes[i].name);

}

}



}

}

If Someone could help me out it would be wonderful, thanks guys.

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Make A Swf Clickable In JS/HTML
I've got a .swf banner that doesn't link anywhere. I don't have the .fla and there is no way I can get hold of it. I know I can use JS or HTML to make it clickable, I just don't know how... Please can you tell me

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Please Help: How To Make An Image Clickable?
Please help me out....

I'm trying to make a bitmap image clickable so that it opens a new window. But I can't do it. I already have my actionscript set up but it still doesn't work.

This is how the image look like:
http://www.geocities.com/jocksteady/Mainloader2.swf

Please view my file and tell me what I'm doing wrong....

http://www.geocities.com/jocksteady/mainloader.zip

Thanks.

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Can't Make My Banner Clickable
i've inserted this code to the one of my ketframes

Code:


_root.onRelease = function()
{
getURL("http://domain.com", "_self");
}



to make my banner clickable, but it does nothing. why?

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How To Make Text Objects Clickable
(hope it's true there are no dumb questions here)
i am learning flash, using insane flash animator 2.5
trying to make a navbar and would like to make the individual text items clickable - to open a new url when the user clicks on the word
and have no idea how to start - i'm guessing i need to use one of the action elements but which one? and how? if anyone uses this darned thing or knows where there might be a step by step tutorial for TOTAL newbies like myself i would appreciate it very much

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How To Make Dynamic Text Clickable?
Hi All,

I have a set of lines from an XML file loaded into variables. Now, I can display those in a textbox, but I want each sentence to be clickable so that in a different textbox, some more text about the same subject appears. I know how to get the information I want, I just don't know how to make those headlines clickable, and at the same time have them in a dyunamic textbox.

Can anybode help me?

This is the code I have so far:

Code:
var myLoadVars = new LoadVars();
myLoadVars.load("faq.txt"); // The asp file generates a long string of [variablename=varvalue] all separated by ampersands (&)
myLoadVars.onLoad = function(succes) {
Qarray = new Array(10);
Aarray = new Array(10);
Qarray[0] = myLoadVars.vraag1;
Aarray[0] = myLoadVars.antwoord1;
Qarray[1] = myLoadVars.vraag2;
Aarray[1] = myLoadVars.antwoord2;
Qarray[2] = myLoadVars.vraag3;
Aarray[2] = myLoadVars.antwoord3;
Qarray[3] = myLoadVars.vraag4;
Aarray[3] = myLoadVars.antwoord4;
Qarray[4] = myLoadVars.vraag5;
Aarray[4] = myLoadVars.antwoord5;
Qarray[5] = myLoadVars.vraag6;
Aarray[5] = myLoadVars.antwoord6;
Qarray[6] = myLoadVars.vraag7;
Aarray[6] = myLoadVars.antwoord7;
Qarray[7] = myLoadVars.vraag8;
Aarray[7] = myLoadVars.antwoord8;
Qarray[8] = myLoadVars.vraag9;
Aarray[8] = myLoadVars.antwoord9;
Qarray[9] = myLoadVars.vraag10;
Aarray[9] = myLoadVars.antwoord10;
vragenHTML = "";
for (i=0;i<10;i++)
{questions = questions + "> " + Qarray[i];
}
scrollerbox.text = questions;
//trace(questions);
}


Now, how do I make the sentences in the Qarray clickable to show a detail of that question (the answer) in another text box?

Hope you can help.

best,
- jaron

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How Do I Make A Flash Banner Clickable?
After having Flash MX installed on my PC for about 1 year and a half I finally dediced to really try to learn Flash. For the first time today I learned how to use frames and layers, very different to Paint Shop Pro and Fireworks. I have a banner with motion tweens that I want to put on my site and I want to make it clickable, meaning that when users click on the banner they are taken to the page I specify. I clicked on the actions windows and can't see where should I start... I inserted getURL and every time I view the banner it automatically takes me to the URL I entered.

How do I make a banner clickable?

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Text Buttons, How Do I Make The Whole Bit Clickable?
So, I created some text, broke it apart, effected it, and converted it into a symbol. Now, when the cursor is over the text, it only turns into a little clickable hand thing when it is directly over the stroke. How do I make it so that the general region of the navigation text is clickable, and not just the actual lines of the letters?

Thanks!

Roger

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How To Make A Movieclip Clickable Under Another Clip
OK, I have a thumbnail menu that is initially hidden by another movieclip. When the user mousesover that topclip, it fades to 0 alpha, revealing the thumbnail menu (and when the user rolls out, the topclip fades in to 100 alpha). However, I find that when faded out, the thumbnail menu doesn't respond to actions...I thought reducing a clip to 0 alpha would essentially eliminate it from the stage? If not, how do I workaround this?

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[F8] Load Pictures And Make Them Clickable
Hello! I made a class extending MovieClip, which I create in the 1st frame like:

PHP Code:




import MyClass;
pics = attachMovie(MyClass.id, "pics", 0);







This works. Now I want to load some pictures:

PHP Code:




pics.doInit();







and if a click occurs on one picture, the function onClickPic should be called:


PHP Code:




dynamic class MyClass extends MovieClip
{    static var id = (id="__Packages.MyClass ")+(Object.registerClass(id,MyClass )?"":"");

        public function    doInit():Void
    {    for (...
        {...    
            pPic = createEmptyMovieClip("pic"+nCount, nCount);
            pPic.loadMovie(sUrl); // sUrl: URL of a picture to be loaded
            pPic._x = ...
            pPic._y = ...
            pPic.onPress = this.onClickPic;
        }
    }
    
    public function onClickPic()
    {    trace("clicked");
    }    
}







The pictures are loaded and appear, but I can not click them.

What could be the problem?

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[F8] How To Make A Dynamically Loaded JPG Clickable?
Hi all,

I've got an XML loaded image gallery with scrolling thumbs that, when a thumbnail is clicked, a larger image is loaded. However, I want to make it so the larger image is clicked, it launches a new window. I can post my AS but I just wanted to throw some feelers out there to see if anyone could help?

Thanks

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How To Make Hover Over Buttons Clickable?
Hi,

I have the following problem:

I have a button which when you hover over displays 2 other buttons.
I want these button to be clickable, but as soon as the mouse leaves the first one, the two others disappear too quickly...

Sadly nothing I tried solved this, hopefully you know a easy solution!

Thanks!

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[CS3] Way To Make Button Non-clickable When Your At Its Section?
Please take a look at this site I made, see how when you click on a pages button and you go to the page you can click the button again and it replays the page animation?

Is there some way to make a button stop working once your at the pages section?

The site
http://www.nitwr.com/

Thanks!

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Make A Link From An Array Clickable
Hello guys...

I have this code which generates new movieclips based on content inside an array. I am able to to get the data in, but i don't know how to make my weblink (from array) clickable....

Below is the code if anyone could help me out:
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activity = [
["22.–24. Juni", "Die große Kraftprobe", "info goes here" , "http://www.styrkeproven.no"],
["26. Juli – 4. August", "Olavfesttage", "info goes here" , "http://www.olavsfestdagene.no"],
["25.–29. September", "Kammermusikfestival", "info goes here", "http://www.kamfest.no"]
];

var nItems:Number;

var yPos:Number = 0;
var xPos = 20;


var h = createEmptyMovieClip("navn", _root.getNextHighestDepth());
var d = createEmptyMovieClip("info", _root.getNextHighestDepth());


nItems = activity.length;

for (var i = 0; i < nItems; i++ ) {

var t = h.attachMovie("mc_activity","mc_activity"+i,i+1);

t.mc_activity_date.theDate.text = activity[i][0];
t.mc_activity_text.theText.text = activity[i][1];
//do i have to insert the activity[i][3] to a textfield???

t._x = xPos;
t._y = yPos;
yPos = yPos + 40;

t.onRollOver = over;
t.onRollOut = out;
t.onPress = Press;

var p = d.attachMovie("mc_info","mc_info"+i,i+1);
p._x = xPos + 140;
p._y = t._y;
p.description.text = activity[i][2];
p._alpha = 0;
}



function over()
{
v = this.getDepth();
s = d.getInstanceAtDepth(v);
s._alpha = 100;

}

function out()
{
v = this.getDepth();
s = d.getInstanceAtDepth(v);
s._alpha = 0;

}

function Press()
{
//getURL (???????????);

}

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How To Make Text Boxes Clickable
Greetings all. Just a quick question for all you experts:

I have a movie clip which has 3 different text boxes inside it. I want to make each text box clickable similar to a hyperlink in HTML (clicking on text box 1 takes you to one website, clicking on text box 2 takes you to another website, etc.). Right now my code is as follows:

ActionScript Code:
MyMovieClip.gotoAndStop(2);

MyMovieClip.TextField1 = "Click Here For Example 1";
                   
MyMovieClip.TextField1.onRelease = function(){
        getURL("http://www.somerandomwebsite.com");
}
               

MyMovieClip.TextField2 = "Click Here For Example 2";
MyMovieClip.TextField3 = "Click Here For Example 3";

So, you will see that I have 3 different text fields (labelled TextField1, TextField2, TextField3. Something is obviously wrong with my onRelease function, so my question is how can I make TextField1 clickable and send you to www.whatever.com when you click on it? Am I using the right approach in the first place? If not, please suggest an alternate method to do this. Thanks in advance!

-Eric

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Make Dynamic Text Non-clickable
Hi Guys,

I need to learn how to make dynamic text non-clickable, like those in loaders. Any Ideas...?

Thanks in Advance

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Make Dynamic Text Non-clickable
Hi Guys,

I need to learn how to make dynamic text non-clickable, like those in loaders. Any Ideas...?

Thanks in Advance

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