Flash :: Download Link To M4v File Broken...

Link To Download File:
So I am trying to make a button that when pushed will let the user download a file, and it works! Except it sends them to a webpage where it displays the image instead of just pulling up a dialoge box that says "Download file to where?"

So here is my code:f

unction download(event: MouseEvent): void {
var request: URLRequest = new URLRequest("http://www.unpracticalmath.com/Comics/Emotional_Roller_Coaster_BW.jpg");
navigateToURL(request);
}

But instead of pulling up a new page I just want the browser to pull up a download file option menu. Any suggestions?

Link To File Download
I'm sure this is VERY basic but....
I have dynamic text that I want to link to an external file (form) to download to the users computer.
Right now I have it opening a seperate html page (created in GoLive) then you have to click on it to download the file.
Yea...the long (wrong) way.

I Need Code For Link To Download Zip File...
I have a zip file uploaded to my server. I have a button on my index page that is supposed to link to the zip which in theory, would then cause the user to choose to either open or download the file. (I could be wrong here, this is all new to me.)
Currently my button has something like the following on it:

on (release) {
getURL('http://www.mysite/target.zip');
}

...but of course, it doesn't work (otherwise, why would I be here?)
So, all you brilliant minds and experienced Flashers, WHAT AM I MISSING HERE?

Link To File For Download Instead Of Open
if anyone can tell me how to link to a file for download as opposed to opening the linked file in the browser I would be most grateful.

Like 'save file as' when u right click or cntrl click a html link.

Thanks

mr mooch

[F8] Setting A Download File Link?
Hello, I'm a student graphic designer and still new to actionscripting, I tried finding this answer in a lot of places but i might be wording it wrong because I can't find an answer. lol If someone could help me out i would greatly appreciate it. Ok, what I have is a button that I want someone to be able to click and download a file, like a pdf file. I tried doing this but its not working that well, I had it getURL of the pdf file but it just loads the pdf file in the window without the user being prompted to download it. Is there a different way to do this, so the user is prompted to download the file instead of actually loading it in the window? If someone could point me in the right direction that would be awesome.

Link To Download Text Or .doc File
I was wondering if someone could help me out with this simple little problem I've run into. I want to put a link so a person can download a text version of my resume or whatever. How would I go about doing this? I've tried get url with the absolute address of the file, but it always tries to open a new browser window. I suppose I could always set up a 'print' function, but I would like them to be able to download the actual file. Is there a way I can have it so that when they click the link, the 'save as' windows pops up and they just save the file? I suppose this could apply to other things such as .zip files and stuff like that. But anyways, if someone could help me out that'd be great. Thanks in advance.

Link To Download A File Inside A SWF?
Can anyone give me any pointers on how to set up a liink to download a file inside a SWF?

I have a friend who needs links to download PDF's inside her Flash site.
I know how to do web links with dynamic text and movie clips, is it similar??

Any help would be appreciated.

Cheers!

Download Link For A Zip File In Flash NOT Working =(
Hi all,

Very strange issue I am having. I have a zip file on the the server and inside my flash I have a link:

on (release) {
getURL("http://www.url.com/nameofzip.zip", "_blank");
}

Now the flash link works in ie 5.5 but not in 6. I can't figure out what is going on. Anyone ever run across this and or have suggestions on other ways to get this to work?

Download Link For A Zip File In Flash NOT Working =(
Hi all,

Very strange issue I am having. I have a zip file on the the server and inside my flash I have a link:

on (release) {
getURL("http://www.url.com/nameofzip.zip", "_blank");

Now the flash link works in ie 5.5 but not in 6. I can't figure out what is going on. Anyone ever run across this and or have suggestions on other ways to get this to work?

GetURL Broken After Download
I have several flash movies that use the getURL command to update the page. I also have a link to download the data being displayed to the users computer. If I do not click on the download link then the getURL calls work perfectly. However when I do click on the link, to save the data, the get URL commands break. The getURL calls are calling javascript so I thought that might be the problem, so to test that out I put in a static link to yahoo and they still didnt work. A couple more interesting twists are if I click the link, and have it set to open the download in a new window the getURL calls on the main window still work. And if I add a second link that just calls a javascript alert() then it fixes the getURL calls.

Im using this to download the file, well this is where it appears to break.
{
$file_name = "$file_path/filename.txt";
open(DLFILE, "<$file_name");
@fileholder = <DLFILE>;
close(DLFILE);

print "Content-Type: application/x-unknown
";
print "Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=$file_name

";
print @fileholder;

system("rm -rf $file_name");
}

Any suggestions or has anyone seen a bug like this before? The two features dont appear to share anything in common.
Thanks

FLV Broken Progressive Download
Not really sure if this is a Flash question or a server admin question, but anyway...

I have a Flash FLV video player which uses progressive download. When I use it on my sites, I can load part of a video, leave the page and when I come back the loading picks up from the same place.

However some people who use the player on their sites report that loading always returns to 0% after leaving or refreshing the page. I have visited such a page and can confirm this.

I'm guessing this could be related to the way the server is configured to resume broken downloads, but I really am just guessing. Can anyone shed any light on this?

Broken Link?
Hello,
I have a link within a (.swf) scene file, that is called within the main scene using (load movie function). I need the link to "go to and play" a certain frame label within the main scene/ timeline. So far I have tried the codes below but it still does not work. Any suggestions?
___________________________________

on(release) {
_root.gotoAndPlay("framelabel");
}

and

on(release) {
main.gotoAndPlay("framelabel");
}

___________________________________

Thanks in advance for your help!

Broken Link
I am new to flash and brought a site that had a flash header, when you click on a label it should open the new page in the same window but it has broken the link please help

Is It Possible To Check An Url For A Broken Link?
Is it possible to check an url for a broken link?

I need to check that a page or file exists at the end of url
is it possible to check for an error first and then give the end user a message link is broken or cannot be found

thx

gary

Broken Image Link?
ok, i'm using flash mx pro '04 and i have a button that opens an image using the script:

on (release) {getURL("resume.jpg", "_blank");
}

now, for some reason, it doesn't load the image...it always comes up as a broken link. the flash, swf, and this image are all in the same folder. in fact, i used this same script for several other buttons to load images and they work fine. the only thing i can think of is that the button for this specific image is part of a swf that gets loaded into a movie clip of my main page. any help would be great!

Broken Link In Banner Please Help
hi i made a banner in flash, i do a lot of flash work so this is why i'm puzzled as to why this doesnt work, but i made a banner for my site an when its tested in flash (ctrl+enter) the link works, you click on it, it goes to my site. However when it is viewed through a web browser there is clearly a link there as the cursor changes but when you click on it nothing happens?!

Can anyone point out what im doing wrong because i am out of ideas!

here is the code for the button:

on (release) {
getURL("

Senocular Broken Link
I'm trying to do a magnifying effect with flash. I searched the forums and found everyone linking to senocular's website.

http://www.senocular.com/downloads/...=&ucat=1&kind=1

This link doesn't work. I want to create an effect that I'm sure his site has. Anyone know of a tutorial?

Propeller AS Broken Link
hi i have a broken link in action script for a propeller .First I have converted a oval shape into a movie clip n gave a instance name as prop n gave action script as

this.onEnterFrame = function () {
prop._rotation +=45 ;
}
but showing some syntax error
any one can help

A Download Link Gets Blocked By Sucurity Warning On IE7... Any Solution To Let People Download Without Having That?
Anyone can kindly tell me how to create a download link (for zipped file) in a flash site that allows IE7 users to download without getting blocked by security message?

The message says "To help protect your security, Internet Explorer blocked this site from downloading files to your computer".

I've tried getURL("

Audio Download Link From Flash To Download Dialog
I am defining a URL to an MP3 file and then having a button use getURL onPress to open it. On my computer, this opens a dialog box to save the file.

However, on some computers, it opens the file in Quicktime in browser, I'm guessing just because Quicktime is configured to do so for them.

I want the link to always go to the regular save dialog box, so that it doesn't go away from my full screen Flash site, and so the user can download the file instead of just listening in browser.

Any ideas on how to do this, either by using a different link or a different method?

Flash Shows Broken Link In Browser But Not DW
I need some desperate help. I have been putting up videos on my websites for the past year and have never had this problem before. In the last two weeks everytime I have loaded a video into Dreamweaver using flash swfs that connect to the other flash files I upload into the same file in dreamweaver. I then drag the swf into the page and it connects everything. I am still able to watch the video in the preview for Dreamweaver but now everytime I load that video to the server the link is broken. This has been happening on two different websites I have been updating in the last two weeks. When I open the pages in the Safari there is only a green bar showing the link can't be made and the Activity window tells me that the browser is trying to connect to the flv still on my hard drive and not on the server that I uploaded it too. Why is this happening and how do I fix it? Thanks.

My Quicktime Page Works Locally, But Shows A Broken Link When I Post It Online.?
I don't understand why, but when I launch the html page from my desktop, the quicktime, PANO file seems to work.

When I post them up on the web, it shows a broken link.

The embed code is...

//<OBJECT CLASSID="clsid:02BF25D5-8C17-4B23-BC80-D3488ABDDC6B" WIDTH="320" HEIGHT="255"
CODEBASE="http://www.apple.com/qtactivex/qtplugin.cab" BORDER="4"><PARAM NAME="SRC" VALUE="Studio.pano">
<PARAM NAME="AUTOPLAY" VALUE="TRUE"> <PARAM NAME="CONTROLLER" VALUE="TRUE">
<EMBED SRC="Studio.pano" WIDTH="320" HEIGHT="255" CONTROLLER="TRUE"
PLUGINSPAGE="http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/"> </OBJECT>

What is going on?

Thanks.

Link To "File Download"
In HTML if you make a link to .mp3 file, you can right-click and "Save Target As..."

I was wondering if anyone knew how to make a button in Flash imitate this. Be very useful for many just wanting a button to do a file download.

The problem with just making a button link to the file is that if someone has a program like quicktime installed it will bring up a new browser and play it within the browser and the file can not be saved.

Thanks a lot.

Ps: currently using this that has that problem:
on (release) {
getURL("http://domain-name/song.mp3");
}

Help File Broken
My Flash help file now just displays the drop down index and no content, some sort of corrupt file I imagine. Anyone know how to fix this?

Broken Help File
My Flashelp File is broken, can open it drop open directories but no help files will trigger. Anyone know of a fix other than reloading it from the install disc?

Help File Broken
My Flashelp File is broken, can open it drop open directories but no help files will trigger. Anyone know of a fix other than reloading it from the install disc?

How To Detect If A Flash File Is Broken
Hello. I can't believe I found nothing about this when searching the net... but here goes:

How can I see if a flash file (.swf) is broken?

And by broken I mean it hasn't been downloaded/uploaded completely. Like if you upload a flash file to your friend and when the file is only 75% uploaded your Internet goes down.

The flash file have complete headers and background information/dimensions etc, but it does not have an ending! When a broken flash file is played it will either not show (if you right click it it will say "Movie not loaded") or in some cases play like normal up until the end where it will just stop.

I have now explained how we humans know the flash file is broken. What I wish to do is detect wheather it is broken or not by using a program (.exe) or by executing code (PHP/ASP).

Is it possible to search for a end byte or something? I'm assuming the flash format has some sort of end-of-file signature, but I'm not experienced with such things so I need your help.

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Short version of above:

How can I detect if a flash file hasn't been downloaded completely by means of a program or a script?

Important: Please understand that involving the program that either recieves or sends the flash file is not an option. The solution must be appliable to any old flash file found on your hard drive to check if it's broken or not.

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It is very important for me to find a solution to this problem, and I'm sure the answer will be appreciated by many surfing to this page through their search results.

Thank you for your time.

Link To Download From
I know this is probably a very simple thing to do.
Basically, I'v got a .pdf file, that I want users to be able to download. How do I do this, so that when you click the link it prompts you to save it to your hard drive somewhere. I don't want the file to load in a new ie window. The file will be located on my server.
thanks in advance, dave

Download Link
hi

can anyone suggest how i can put an mp3 on my site? basically the whole site is in one movie, which you can navigate around using buttons. i want to put the mp3 on there but can't figure out how to do it!

any help is greatly appreciated.

check out the site if you want at http://www.batb.co.uk

cheers!

mike

Download Link
this is easy.
i just need a link to download movies that
are stored within my site, not
connect to an URL.
i'm using flash MX.

Download Link
how do i make a link to another local file, in order
to download, instead of linking to an URL?

i've tried just typing in the file name in
the link field in the property inspector.

°°°download Link ;-)
Hi,

need a file-download-button in flash: How to?
What actionscript do I need???

Post Flashers

Omitofo
Attila

Download Link
Right hope some one can help cause im stuck big time, i simply want a link, that when pressed automatically downloads a pdf file to their computer. i dont want the pdf to appear in the page i just want it dowloaded. not too much too ask is it??
im on a mac using mx,

cheers

RP

Link --> Download
i need a action script, so when someone clicks a link it will automaticly download a file

Pdf Download Link
Hi, dose anyone know what the best way is to make sure a pdf download 's and open's???

especially from a projector - on a cdrom. for some reason, it keeps opening IE, not acrobat reader???

thanks

Link 4 Download...
Hi.

Question.
How do I make link (or button) in flash to download something (ex. picture, mp3...).

thnx.

Download Link
is it possible to set a download link in flash?

how to do it?

Download Link
does anyone know how to make a download link in flash?

Download Link
im currently building a flash site for a band and they will be wishing to download tracks, what is the best way todo this / the actionscript to make the mp3 file save to x persons HD.

Cheers sluap

Download Link
Hey friends,

I am a newbie in Flash, could anyone provide me a website link from which i can downloand the Flash8 software and I do not want any trial version.

Bye for now.

Download Link: Is It Possible?.........
Is it possible to inset code that will download a file without leaving Flash Player and opening your web browser? I dont like how Flash Player closes everytime a download link is clicked.

Any way around this? I'm using Flash CS3.

Thanks in advance

PDF Download Link
Hi,
I am trying to set up two links, one which downloads a pdf file and one which downloads and rtf file. I would like for users to be able to download the files from the separate links without opening up the document.

I understand there are browser compatability and platform issues. Right now, on a Mac, when I download the file, I get a blank white window which asks me if I want to open or save the file to disk.

Does anyone have any light on this subject? Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you!