navigation url

[dani926]

I am making a navigation system for a website using adobe flash CS3 professional, and I do not know how to create a url destination for each button using the actionscript.
Any tips and help will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.

[Nig 13]

On the button:

on(release){
    getURL("someotherpage.html", "_self");
}

- OR -

On Frame:

[HIGHLIGHT=Actionscript]btn_instance.onRelease = function(){
    getURL("someotherpage.html", "_self");
}

[/HIGHLIGHT]

_self means that the new page will load in the same window as the current one (another value is _blank, which loads the new page in another window without affecting the current one)

[dani926]

Thank you. I do this, but instead of going to the url I type in, it goes to yourcompanyname.com Do you know if there is somewhere that I can change this setting?

[Nig 13]

What do you mean? Could you post the code attempt you tried?

[dani926]

this is what is typed in
onClipEvent (load) {
getURL("index.html", "_self");
}
It now goes to the correct page, but it opens automatically before I am able to click the button.

[Nig 13]

Because onClipEvent(load) is executed once your movieclip loads, and that is like instantaneously, so of course it will fire off at once. Try this instead:

on(release){
    getURL("index.html", "_self");
}