PDF Files

[gee.jay]

Hi all

Lets pretend for a moment that Im a graphic designer who knows nothing about webdesign, but has always been interested...Having got hold of a couple of tutorial videos...I am producing a basic flash based website for my mrs wedding supplies business.

A very simple website to start with (more complex later, lets not run)..overall it looks ok the buttons work fine...everything seems ok and then theres a PDF file? well its a catalogue really I created this file in Corel and printed to Acrobat Distiller so that customers can view the file on there PC..without the need for specialist software, now stored on my PC

So the qestion is where do I put the PDF...a button linking to this external file...ok but how do you link it...embeded in the flash file...ok HOW?....my videos tutorials only cover the basics and I have only been learning in the last 48hrs


any answers and I'm tired and want to complete this exercise ASAP

please..thankyou

GJ

[jasonsplace]

You put the PDF anywhere on your server and then to link to it you use the following actions on a button:
on(release)
{
getURL("myFile.pdf");
}

[toby wilkes]

this may sound stupid but is a sevrer somthing like www.cjb.net i use that but im not sure..........

[jasonsplace]

Yes....you just upload your PDF into the same direcotery that your website is in (where you put your html file). CJB.net used to just do redirectors but it looks like they do hosting now too.

[toby wilkes]

cool i was just wonderin coz i now have all the adobe suite (Photoshop, Professional, After effects, Image ready, distiller etc and i was wonderin whether i could upload it.)

[jasonsplace]

cool i was just wonderin coz i now have all the adobe suite (Photoshop, Professional, After effects, Image ready, distiller etc and i was wonderin whether i could upload it.)

Upload the suite? If that is what you are wanting to do then not only is it illegal but it wont fit on your server...You can upload PDF's though....that is a nice collection of software...must have cost you a pretty penny.

[toby wilkes]

1.No lol i didnt mean upload the suites i just thought that PDF's werent allowed to be uploaded for legal reason (guess dat was a stupid guess)

2. Well my parents are quite well off. i just asked for it because i like using my green wall in my bedroom to make vector animations so i asked for it nicely and i got it i did the same for the flash MX suites
look here: http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/6453/showoff8xj.png

p.s. im not spoiled just loved

[jasonsplace]

2. Well my parents are quite well off. i just asked for it because i like using my green wall in my bedroom to make vector animations so i asked for it nicely and i got it i did the same for the flash MX suites
look here: http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/6453/showoff8xj.png

You have a Green wall??? I want one...

[toby wilkes]

Yeah we dont have room for a green room

[toby wilkes]

Quite funny though. My friend dean has a sister and her and her friends came over and did a replica of black eyed peas dont lie video using the green wall it was quite funny

[jasonsplace]

Im sure that know one on here feels bad for you...My High School got a Green screen the year after I graduated...my college has a green room....I have always wanted to do some green screening....i'll have to try it some day.

[toby wilkes]

Trust me its REALLY fun