[RESOLVED] Menu Not Working

[David_111]

Hello Friends,

I am having some trouble with my menu. I am using FLASH CS3. I am using a very simple text menu but when I upload the FLASH file, nothing at all happens.
I have been away from FLASH for a while, but each of the menu items properties is a “button”. The action script: on (press) {
getURL("http://linesteel.com/services.html");
}
URL: http://linesteel.com/services.html

If anyone knows what I might be doing wrong, I would be very grateful hearing from you.

Many thanks in advance for your time and thoughts.

[Nig 13]

getURL("http://linesteel.com/services.html", "_self");

[David_111]

Hi Nig 13,

Thank you for your idea.
I gave it a try but no luck. I am really stumped. It seems like such a simple thing that I have had no trouble with in the past but for some reason not working now. I have my AC_RunActiveContent.js file in the root folder with the SWF and my html files, but still no go.

If anyone has any idea's, I sure would be grateful hearing from you.

Many thanks in advance, and gain, thank you Nig 13.

[Nig 13]

Maybe providing the FLA can help a bit

[David_111]

Hello Nig,

I have placed the .fla file online at: http://www3.sympatico.ca/dm11/main77a1.fla

I tried again today to get the Home, Projects, Services, Contact Us buttons to work. Still nothing.
I really have no idea whatsoever. Gosh it seems like such a routine thing. I really have no idea what could be the issue.

If anyone has any ideas, I would be extremely happy to hear from you.

Many thanks in advance for taking the time to have a look and for your ideas.

[Nig 13]

Your problem is that you have a button within a button, and then the main button's actions won't work, because it will not be the one clicked, but rather the button within the button, which has no actions though. To draw the part where you can click the button, make a new Keyframe on the 4th Frame inside the button, named, HIT, and then just draw a rectangle as big as the button, and then remove the button all together. The rectangle won't be shown, but whatever is in the HIT frame (frame 4 of button), will be the clickable area

Hope this helps

[David_111]

Hello again Nig 13,

That was the answer.
Thank you very, very much. I have been away from FLASH for a while, but it was really stumping me, -why a simple button was becoming an issue.

Again, many, many thanks for your time and for your reply. It worked like a charm.
Thank you!

[Nig 13]

No problem, sir, just happy to help