targeting a PDF using a button in Flash?

[darren shore]

Hi,

I'm designing a small (simple) interface for a CDROM in Flash. I've added a number of buttons which I want to target some PDFs on the same CD. My question is: how do I do this? I've tried using the action script of load URL with little success. Any pointers?

Kind regards

Darren Shore

[nunomira]

hi,

Welcome to FlashKit.

You have two options:
using getURL(), which is the quick way:

code:

---

getURL("FSCOMMAND/myPDF.pdf"); // the .pdf is inside a folder called FSCOMMAND

---

but this may open the browser first, and load the .pdf in the browser.

or using Northcode's proxy, to open a .pdf file, which is probably the best way.

[luckyriz]

some days before i have this problem too. but now i have solution.

first of all make batch file of any pdf or word doc file.

ENTER this code in notepad:

@ECHO OFF

filename.extension

EXIT

OR

start filename.extension

then save as mypdf.bat

here filename is ur pdf or word document file name and there extension e.g one.pdf or one.doc

now place this file with pdf or word doc file in folder named "fscommand"

in flash write a code on button

on (release){

fscommand ("exec","mypdf.bat");

}

and make projector file (.exe) of this flash movie

now remember both ur fscommand folder and ur projector are on same place.

run the projector and click on button
then u will see that u r successful

for further detail see this link

http://www.flashkit.com/board/showth...3&page=3&pp=20

in this page i have attached a example file.

[nunomira]

luckyriz,

As far as I can remember that solution opens an ugly DOS prompt, at least on windows xp, that's why Northcode's proxy is much better.
Once again, I can't remember whether it even works on MAC or not....

[luckyriz]

But when u use

start filename.pdf

then dos box will open for a moment only