[Resolved] [Resolved] what should i put in the flash actionscript for linking to a frame.

[cheers_20]

Sorry..Does anyone know how to add the coding to allow my flash button to link to a page which display in another frame??

[oldnewbie]

Come again?

[cheers_20]

Mm...I import my flash into a webpage..
I have two frames for that webpage.
The first frame I will put the flash in it. But when I click a button in the flash.. I need to display another page in the second frame.. What should I add the coding in the flash in order to make it work??

[nepdude]

The button has to have this action

on(release){
geturl("whatever.html","FrameName");
}

where the FrameName is the same as specified in the frameset file.

[oldnewbie]

You mean a frameset! Why can't you call it what it is?

So, if you've used framesets before, you most probably know that each frame should have a name you can refer to, right?

Supposing you have a left frame named left_nav and a main frame on the right of this left frame, named main, then the script from a Flash button in a .swf in the left frame, would be something like the following:

on(press){
getURL("http://www.flashkit.com/", "main");
}

[cheers_20]

Erm... I had put the coding in my flash.. but it seems to open a new window for that page.

[oldnewbie]

You have to test this through the html that holds the frameset, not in the application itself.

[nepdude]

you got the frame name wrong
check your frameset file. it should look something like this:

<*frameset cols="140,*">
<*frame src="menu.html" name="left">
<*frame src="content.html" name="main">
<*/frameset>

(Leave out the *)

With the above code in the frameset you would need to use this action

on(release){
geturl("whatever.html","main");
}

If you don't specify the frame name, the new page will open in the same frame that the button is in.
If you specify a framename that does not exist it will open it in a new window.
If you specify a frame name that does exist, then it will be opened in that frame.

I hope all this makes sense

[cheers_20]

Can help mi to see which parts had go wrong?? This is my coding below.

<*frame name="banner" scrolling="no" noresize target="contents" src="" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0">
<*frameset cols="151,*">
<*frame name="admin_function.htm" src="admin_function.htm" scrolling="no" marginwidth="4">
<*frame name="main" src="">
<*/frameset>

//i put my flash in the admin_function frame.

for my flash I put this codes:

on (release) {
getURL("blank.htm","main");
}

Thanks for your advise.

[oldnewbie]

Don't bother with what I posted... I don't know what I'm talking about!

[cheers_20]

Its ok.. oldnewbie..

[cheers_20]

Sorry I think its my mistake.. My page runs well now.. Just now i went to run the wrong page...tats why open the other page in a new window.. thank nepdude and oldnewbie.. thanks alot..