Flash question - I'm brand new!

[jdeeesign]

I am brand new to using flash, and have made a pretty simple flash intro for a client. I was wondering...

How do I get it to automatically link to the main page after the animation is done? I will have a skip intro link, but I also want it to automatically continue to the main page after the animation is done, without the viewer having to click anything. Can anyone help? Thanks in advance!

[1984]

actionscript on the very last frame, under navigation/browser actions, use the go to url.

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[1984]

Oh, you made me think of a few things you might wanna think of tho...
What if I go there and I wanna see the intro again? I'm gonna be so freakin pissed when I can't
And what happens when i go and reload the page, do i have to hit skip intro every time...your site is pissin me off... (I'm acting just so you know)

Ordinary Life is Pretty Complex Stuff

[jdeeesign]

are you talking about the getURL actionscript? I tried that, and it's not working.

do i just go the last frame and insert the action
getURL(link goes here);

i'm not familiar at all with action script.
i know, i know, i need to take some classes before I do this seriously, but I just need to get past this one project

[Akewz]

What version of Flash are you using, because in MX 2004 there is the movie clip loader which makes things a lot easier. If you're using an older version of Flash then you'll have to do it with action script alone.

[jdeeesign]

i'm using MX

[Akewz]

Did you already write any action script for this?
Did you try using an empty movie clip with an onEvent handler?

The more information you can give me, the easier it will be fore me to help you.
I don't want to sit here and write out script for you if you've already tried it.

This could possibly work if you haven't alredy tried.


onClipEvent(load){
this.onEnterFrame = function(){
getUrl('http://your.swf',_blank)
}

Just to add an adendum to this - You want to put this in an empty movie clip on the final frame of your intro. Just pop that code into the action panel of the blank movie clip.
I tested the script and it worked for me.
Also, if you want the movie to continue in the same browser window just change '_blank' to _parent, also you might want to use 'yourmovie.html' instead of 'yourmovie.swf'



Post Edited (Akewz) : 2/14/2005 7:29:50 PM GMT

[1984]

Yeah, getURL..sorry

But this dude ^^^ is certainly the master so listen to him.

Ordinary Life is Pretty Complex Stuff

[Akewz]

1984 said...
Yeah, getURL..sorry

But this dude ^^^ is certainly the master so listen to him.

I might be the 'master' of something, but it's certainly NOT Flash, and it's DEFINITELY not of 'my domain'.
Thanks for the vote of confidence anyhow.

[casedsgn]

You should just be able to put the getURL function on the last frame of your intro, it shouldn't HAVE to go on a movieClip event...?
Be sure you're putting the actual url inside parenthesis. 'www.likethis.com'.

You'd use the same function on your skip intro button..

on (release) {
getURL('http://www.somehwere.com', '_self');
}