Simple Flash Help Needed (AS2)

[stiney51]

I have a banner I'm working on with a simple flash animation that needs 5 buttons with hyperlinks. Everything is done, but for some reason I can't get the buttons working.

Each button has its own instance and a test of the simple buttons in flash works fine.

I added the following AS to each button (naturally different html links for each). Which from what I read should be all I need. Obviously not:

on (release) {
getURL("http://www.playersbench.com/prod.ihtml?pid=4075","GET");
}

The final test of the movie has all animation working and the initial up state of each button, but there is no functionality on the button itself.

Any suggestions on where to start trouble shooting?

[synthetic]

what is the "GET" you have at the end of the getURL statement? I think that is your problem. This is normally reserved for "_blank", "_parent", "_top" etc. I think or that is what I follow my links with to determine the window of the link. Otherwise... should be fine as long as the AS is attached to actual button and not a frame

[unleash]

Im not sure, but I think you want to do it like this:

Set up an AS layer (the top layer for all I care) and type in the following script:

btn1.onRelease = function(){
getURL("http://www.playersbench.com/prod.ihtml?pid=4075");
};

Do this for every button you have (first button = btn1, second button is btn2 and so on). And make sure your buttons have the instance names you use in the action script. (so the instance name of the first button must be btn1).

Than you can delete all the code you had per button, and it should work

If this doesnt help, PM me the file and ill have a look at it!



PS:Try synthetics way first cause I think that is the problem too, if not so try this...

[stiney51]

sent Unleash a response, but now a different (related problem). The issue of the buttons apparently wasn't as much the problem in the code, but there appears to be some glitch in the hit state. I'm at a loss, the buttons were created from simple text with a glow over & down state. The hit state I tried with the same text and even tried with a rectangle, but in each case the button doesn't work unless the mouse is about 15 pixels to the right of the text.

Anyone else seen this happen?

[synthetic]

Stiney... if you post me a link to your fla... I will have a look at it for you and make them work and post you link to corrected fla this eve unless you rather have Unleash take a look at it.

its easy to get one little think out of whack and mess it up much like forgetting a character in HTML coding

[stiney51]

Got the ghosted thing removed somehow, but have been back trying to get the links to work again.

It's as if it's not recognizing the text as buttons (this currently only has 1 button mentioned in the AS because I want to get 1 working before worrying about the rest):

http://stinehour.com/10ksickick.zip

[stiney51]

I sent it off to Unleash, but if anyone can take a look and give feedback maybe I will learn something here. :-)

[synthetic]

change the text in your buttons to "static" and not dynamic. I also just drew a box for the hit where letters should be (may not be needed but good practice) and it works. I can send you the corrected one here in a bit (though I didn't have your font and you might have to go back in and replace font if I send corrected... not sure)... at work and get ready to leave right now and will be home in couple of hours

[stiney51]

No need to post it... the dynamic text thing obviously was the issue. Appears to be working correctly now. Thanks Synth & Unleash.

[synthetic]

Originally Posted by stiney51

No need to post it... the dynamic text thing obviously was the issue. Appears to be working correctly now. Thanks Synth & Unleash.

no problem... glad I could help