[RESOLVED] [FP9] getURL gone in Flash Player 9!!!

[knottyDJ]

did you forget the _blank?

I actually was curious about this question myself, though I havent' dove into it yet, I just got a notice that the getURL method is not supported for the SCORM / LMS environment I create flash content for. was the navigateToURL method a solution to this type of problem?

anyone have a reference to some info discussing this change?

[heidivandy]

If I specify "_blank" I just get the "no"symbol when I click the link. The window remains the same. The only way I have been able to get the link to open at all, is without the window parameter, so I just deleted it from the code.I checked a site I had used getURL() on last year and the links no longer work in Flash Player 9. They also used the "_blank" window parameter. It just seems like I am missing something simple.
Thanks a bunch for your help!!
Thanks a bunch.

[cancerinform]

Ok, to demystify a myth. This is what I put in a movieclip:

on (release) {
    getURL ("http://www.mapquest.com/directions/main.adp?go=1&do=nw&rmm=1&pn1x=&a1x=&c1x=&s1x=&z1x=&un=m&cl=EN&qq=hltF3hzNT9tNhURP0HLlhh9UYBmHRqyBceg4Gkon14D8uew Lk7pjHQ%253d%253d&ct=NA&rsres=1&1y=US&1ffi=&1l=&1g=&1pl=&1v=&1n=&1pn=&1a=&1c=&1s=&1z=&2y=US&2ffi=&2l=&2g=&2pl=&2v=&2n=&2pn=&2a=194+West+Ashland+Street&2c=doylestown&2s=pa&2z=&r=f", "_blank");
} 

These are my publish settings.

1. It will open a new window when test movie is done.
2. It will do nothing when the html is tested locally on the computer because of security reasons.
3. It will open a new browser window when it is uploaded on the server.


navigateToURL() will not work with these publish settings because it is ActionScript 3 syntax and replaces getURL().

[heidivandy]

What version of flash are you using? Does this mean I have to upgrade to get my script to work?
Thanks!!

[cancerinform]

What version of flash are you using? Does this mean I have to upgrade to get my script to work?
Thanks!!

I am using the Flash 9 preview. Since everybody here is talking about the Flash player 9 I have shown that getURL still works even the settings are 9 and AS1 or AS2 of course.

You can set it to 7 or 8 and have player 9 installed and it would not make a difference.

[xMCNUGGETx]

If I specify "_blank" I just get the "no"symbol when I click the link. The window remains the same. The only way I have been able to get the link to open at all, is without the window parameter, so I just deleted it from the code.I checked a site I had used getURL() on last year and the links no longer work in Flash Player 9. They also used the "_blank" window parameter. It just seems like I am missing something simple.
Thanks a bunch for your help!!
Thanks a bunch.

Do you have a popup blocker installed? google toolbar, ect?