GET URL - Problems with Windows NT

**Penri Jones** · 08-09-2001, 08:13 AM

Hello,

I'm working on a standalone flash movie which needs to be mailed around a company which uses Windows NT as their OS and Netscape as their browser.

I have a problem where a simple button which exectues a GET URL action does not work on the test system. (it works fine on all other OSs).

Any ideas?

**johnie** · 08-09-2001, 01:37 PM

It's microsofts doing. In Win 98 and higher if the system is lacking IE or IE is disabled then Get URL from a projector will do nothing.

**Penri Jones** · 08-09-2001, 03:36 PM

damn microsoft and their corporate shenanegans

any suggestions on how to resolve this?

**johnie** · 08-09-2001, 03:49 PM

Use Flash Tools (Freeware tools) or a comercial third party app to luanch Netscape. You coual also do some fancy FSCommands that acess .com but on W2K it won't work so my advice is Flash Tools if you can't afford a third party tool like lets say SWF Studio.

**Penri Jones** · 08-09-2001, 05:24 PM

Many thanks - much appreciated!!

**azzyt** · 08-10-2001, 12:52 PM

Flash Tools web site says Macromedia resolved this in Flash 5, is that true?

**johnie** · 08-11-2001, 01:07 AM

Suposidly, but I still notice that it always opens in IE... It is very frustrating.

**Penri Jones** · 08-11-2001, 05:55 AM

aah... that might explain it. The studio I'm in are slow to upgrade to Flash 5, I'll publish it at home to see if this has any bearing on the outcome.

Cheers

**The Master** · 08-11-2001, 02:48 PM

Opens in NS 6 for me when I tested it.. that's why I posted that

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