Dynamic HTML code with AS commands?

[robbmcaulay]

Hey, I have a dynamic news system (www.robbmc.com) and it allows me to add HTML hyperlinks which launch new pages.

All I want to do is be able to add a simple...

on(release){
    _root.mc_news.gotoAndstop("news item 1");
}

Is this possible?

And also... why when I embed the font then add html tags like <b> and <i> the text fails to show up?

Thanks, Robb

[webdreamer]

Yes it is possible

All you neeed to do is add a function into the ketframe of the dynamic text that the html code is being loaded into.

html:
<a href="asfunction:loadf1"><u>F1 crash user poll</u></a>

Flash on a keyframe:

function loadf1() {
_root.win5stat = true;
_root.win5.loadMovie("someswf.swf");
_root.win5._x = (Math.ceil(150));
_root.win5._y = (Math.ceil(100));
_root.frontMe(_root.win5);
_root.menu1.nav.menpt1.nbut5.enabled = false;
_root.menu1.nav.menpt1.bt_id5.gotoAndStop(3);
_root.menu1.nav.menpt1.col_clip5._alpha = 40;
}
This is taking straight from my site so i know it does work

_paul

[robbmcaulay]

Hey, thanks, that helps alot but i'm still having problems...

Here is the content of my text file...

content=
<a href="asfunction:newsa"><p align="center">Link 1</P></a>
|<a href="asfunction:newsb"><p align="center">Link 2</p></a>
|<a href="asfunction:newsc"><p align="center">Link 3</p></a>
|<a href="asfunction:newsd"><p align="center">Link 4</p></a>
|<a href="asfunction:newse"><p align="center">Link 5</p></a>

That looks okay? The text scrolls and changes acordingly, so that's okay... it even shows the little hand to show it's a link...

Here is the actionscript placed in the very same frame that the dynamic text box is on...

code:

---

// Sets up news functions for the 'news' txt to call :

function newsa() {

	_root.mc_news.gotoAndstop("news1");

}

//--------------------------------------

function newsb() {

	_root.mc_news.gotoAndstop("news2");

}

//--------------------------------------

function newsc() {

	_root.mc_news.gotoAndstop("news3");

}

//--------------------------------------

function newsd() {

	_root.mc_news.gotoAndstop("news4");

}

//--------------------------------------

function newse() {

	_root.mc_news.gotoAndstop("news5");

}

//-----------------------------------END

---

I have an MC named mc_news on the main timeline with the correct frame labels etc. (as in... i'm not a total newbie).

What is going on? Got any ideas?

When I click the link... nothing happens...

[webdreamer]

Very strange. it should work

Will build an fla in the morning testing it and will send you this file.

_paul

[Musicman]

Hi,

give this a try:
in the textfile
<a href="asfunction:news,news1">

with a script
function news(where)
{ _root.mc_news.gotoAndstop(where);
}

Note: some players (definitely FP5 for netscape) do not like it at all if you remove the currently clicked text with a goto action

Musicman

[robbmcaulay]

K, Thanks Musicman, will try that when I get home... Looks promising...

Webdreamer... will look forward to that FLA.

Thanks folks, Robb

[webdreamer]

I would try what the musicman has put here first. Far better coder than myself

[robbmcaulay]

Ok, tried your suggestion musicman but it ain't workin, I am using a component thingy so i'll try it normally and see...

Webdreamer, a FLA would be really helpful at this stage...

Cheers, Robb

[robbmcaulay]

After a two-month break, i've come back to this problem and could really do with some help...

Anyone willing to knock up a working FLA so I can get the basics?

It would help alot, thanks...

Robb

[danz1g]

got a working example, run it in test mode so you can see the trace...