[Resolved] INSTA-TUTE! Poping a Window in a Single Step - Part Deux!

Ok, so seems like some folks understand how the java works for poping a new window out of Flash and some still don't. Thought I would take everyone through the code and try to explain what each piece is and how it is used.

AGAIN, thanks go to the good folks at http://www.polar-lights.com who provided the base code for me to pass on here. :)

Browsers
I have tested these window methods on:
- IE 5.0 and 5.5
- Netscape 4.7
- Windows and Mac

The Code

You are using a getURL command to call a javascript function: window.open

getURL ("javascript:window.open('FileName','WindowName',' Variables'); void(0);");
}

FileName

Your file name is the name of the HTML, executable, or other file that you want to open in your window. Usually it is an HTML file. The file either needs to be an Absolute Reference - http://www.yoururl.com, or it needs to be a file residing in the same directory as your base file.

getURL ("javascript:window.open('http://www.flashkit.com','WindowName','Variables'); void(0);");
}
or
getURL ("javascript:window.open('myurl.html','WindowName' ,'Variables'); void(0);");
}


WindowName

Your window name is the named reference for the window that you will open. The only restriction that I know if here is the name cannot contain any spaces. So if your window is to be named "Welcome to Flashkit", you would put "WelcometoFlashkit", or "Welcome_to_Flashkit". The window name can be used to control the window and send commands to that window.

Variables

Your variables are your window height, width, and controls. The variables are listed separated by commas and no spaces. The variables that I am aware of that can be set are:

- height=### - denotes the height of the window in pixels.
- width=### - denotes the width of the window in pixels.
- toolbar=yes/no - denotes if there will be a toolbar on the newly opened window. Set this to yes if you want one - no if you don't.
- menubar=yes/no - denotes if there will be a menubar. Set this to yes if you want one - no if you don't.
- scrollbars=yes/no - denotes if there will be scrollbars or not. Set this to yes if you want one - no if you don't.
- resizable=yes/no - denotes if the user can change the size of the window by dragging on the lower right corner or not.
- location=yes/no - The location bar is the space at the top of the browser window where the page URL is displayed.
- directories=yes/no - This is the bar at the top of the browser window that has the bookmarks and such.
- status=yes/no - The status bar is the area at the very bottom of the browser screen that tells you "Document Done".
- left=### - This positions the window a certain number of pixels from the left side of the screen.
- right=### - This positions the window a certain number of pixels from the right side of the screen.

void(0);");

The void statement keeps the browser from corrupting or changing your base window - and we put it there because Illya from Polar-Lights says we have too! :)

Put it together

These examples are Flash 5, but the concept is the same for Flash 4, just slight differences in syntax:

300x400 window with toolbars, scrollbars, and status:

on (release) {

getURL ("javascript:window.open('http://www.flashkit.com','Welcome_To_FlashKit','width=300 ,height=400,top=0,left=0,toolbar=yes,scrollbars=ye s,resizable=no,menubar=no,status=yes,directories=n o,location=no'); void(0);");

}


600x800 window with toolbars, menubar, resizable, set 50 pixels from the left edge and 100 pixels from the top

on (release) {

getURL ("javascript:window.open('http://www.flashkit.com','Welcome_To_FlashKit','width=800 ,height=600,top=100,left=50,toolbar=yes,scrollbars =no,resizable=yes,menubar=yes,status=no,directorie s=no,location=no'); void(0);");

}




[Edited by GreatGooglyWoogly on 02-15-2001 at 05:47 PM]

Centering your Pop-up Window

Here is another modified polar-lights script for poping your window in the center of the screen. The variables 'varHeight''varWidth' and your set Height/Width should match for this to work properly:


on (release) {

varHeight="300"
varWidth="400"

getURL ("javascript:window.open('http://www.flashkit.com','Welcome_To_FlashKit','width=400 ,height=300,top='+((screen.availHeight/2)-(" add varHeight/2 add"))+',left='+((screen.availWidth/2)-(" add varWidth/2 add "))); void(0);");
}

Hi !

Thanks for your thanks - i'll try to keep putting something interesting on my page in future
Just few words about all that things:
- First of all it was not my idea about void(0) - it is just standard Java Script "good style to use" operator. For example it is possible to read about it at
http://developer.netscape.com/docs/m...ps.htm#1042625
- In most browsers (something near 99% of all current browsers) default value of all "yes/no" variables is "no" so you can drop "resizable=no,menubar=no,directories=no,location=n o"
- If you want to change contents of existing pop-up, it is better to declare pop-up window as JS object and open it first time like
someObjName=window.open('url.htm','windowName',... ..
after it if you of course may say for changing contents
window.open('url2.htm','windowName',.....
using same 'windowName', but it will work not in all browsers. Much better solution is saying from parent page or any other pop-up window
getURL ("javascript:window.someObjName.location.href='url 2.html'; void(0);");
- If you want to have several pop-ups, open all ot them like
someObjName=window.open('url.htm','windowName',... ..
and use different "someObjName" and "windowName" for each window.
- If you want your pop-up window to stay on top all time, you have to edit HTML code - sorry Just put in <body tag
onBlur="self.focus();"
But it will work not in all browsers and not under different conditions ...
- And at last if you want to call parent window from pop-up, for example make Get Url in parent window from pop-up, just say
getURL ("javascript:window.opener.location.href='someurl. html'; void(0);");

:)

Again Ilya, great stuff and thanks! :)

Thanks again GreatGooglyWoogly and Ilya

One more q ... for Centering your Pop-up Window, will it work for flash 4? if yes, how do we put in the script?

Thanks

MUCHISIMAS GRACIAS POR COLOCAR ESTE SCRIPT, NO TIENES IDEA CUANTO TIEMPO HE PASADO BUSCANDO AYUDA.

ATENTAMENTE,

LUIS MEZA

Hmm. I can't get this to work at all! I've been using another JS technique for opening windows without a problem, but I need a way of opening centred windows. What gets pasted in the HTML head for this to work?

Nothing goes into the HTML head. This is code that goes into your button only.

And once again The GreatGooglyWoogly strikes. I have been trying to get this to work for about 2 months. I manage to get it to work when i use a regular html link from dreamweaver (http://members.fortunecity.com/antipipe), but not from a button with in flash. I hope this will finally be my answer to a huge problem in my life:D So thanks again....





[Edited by Progenitor on 03-22-2001 at 05:45 PM]

Thanks GGW, I had to actually paste your script and tear my old one out to get it to work.... I've been loooking for this one for a while!

Now: is it possible to do a full-screen pop-up window from flash in all major browsers?

(one day later & really stressed!!!!!) What the F%$# am i doing wrong???? I just cannot get this to work! Here's the scenario:

I have an intro-movie1. I wnt to link it to my portmovie-movie2. I double click on the button in my intro. Go to actions, click on get url & put the following in the properties tab, or whatever you call it:

('portmovie.html,'myPORTFOLIO','width=8700,height= 500,top=50,left=50,toolbar=no,scrollbars=no,resiza ble=no,menubar=no,status=yes,directories=no,locati on=no'); void(0);"); }


So i publish & test....AND NOTHING!!!! what am i doing wrong???? Can anybody help me...PLEASE!!!!! I'm deperste here!!!!!

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Originally posted by Progenitor
(one day later & really stressed!!!!!) What the F%$# am i doing wrong???? I just cannot get this to work! Here's the scenario:

I have an intro-movie1. I wnt to link it to my portmovie-movie2. I double click on the button in my intro. Go to actions, click on get url & put the following in the properties tab, or whatever you call it:

('portmovie.html,'myPORTFOLIO','width=8700,height= 500,top=50,left=50,toolbar=no,scrollbars=no,resiza ble=no,menubar=no,status=yes,directories=no,locati on=no'); void(0);"); }


So i publish & test....AND NOTHING!!!! what am i doing wrong???? Can anybody help me...PLEASE!!!!! I'm deperste here!!!!!

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Are you using Flash 4 or 5? And I assume that you had:

getURL ("javascript:window.open

Before your:

('portmovie.html,'myPORTFOLIO','width=8700,height= 500,top=50,left=50,toolbar=no,scrollbars=no,resiza ble=no,menubar=no,status=yes,directories=no,locati on=no'); void(0);"); }

Did you? Also, width 8700? Is it a horizontal scroll?

Are you using Flash 4 or 5? And I assume that you had:

getURL ("javascript:window.open

Before your:

('portmovie.html,'myPORTFOLIO','width=8700,height= 500,top=50,left=50,toolbar=no,scrollbars=no,resiza ble=no,menubar=no,status=yes,directories=no,locati on=no'); void(0);"); }

Did you? Also, width 8700? Is it a horizontal scroll? [/B][/QUOTE]

Yes, I do have "getURL ("javascript:window.open" before the rest.

I'm using flash 4. Width=8700, should have been width=700. If you like you can take a look at what I'm trying to do at:

http://members.fortunecity.com/antipipe

Any help is much appreciated. You will see that I have an html link at the bottom which does what I'm trying to do from my swf. I did it in dreamweaver through the behaviours palette.

Thanks,
A...

AH HA! For Flash 4, your code looks like this:

On (Release)
Get URL ("javascript:window.open('http://www.flashkit.com','NameofWindow','width=800,height =600,top=0,left=0'); void(0);")
End On

so would this be right?

So i click on actions, on event release. Then get url.

So it will look like this:

On (Release)
Get URL ("javascript:window.open('portfolio.html,'myPortfo lio','width=700,height=500,top=0,left=0'); void(0);")
End On


In the window where you put the code, do you need to put get url as well?

do I make any sense at all???

Does there need to be anything in the head of the html????

No, nothing in the HTML file at all - that is the beauty of this code - single step in flash only.

On (Release)
Get URL ("javascript:window.open('portfolio.html,'myPortfo lio','width=700,height=500,top=0,left=0'); void(0);")
End On

You will need another ' at after portfolio.html:

'portfolio.html',

Let me know if you have any further trouble making it work. :)

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Originally posted by GreatGooglyWoogly
No, nothing in the HTML file at all - that is the beauty of this code - single step in flash only.

On (Release)
Get URL ("javascript:window.open('portfolio.html,'myPortfo lio','width=700,height=500,top=0,left=0'); void(0);")
End On

You will need another ' at after portfolio.html:

'portfolio.html',

Let me know if you have any further trouble making it work. :)

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If this works then I'll forever be in debt to you...actually i still owe you - you helped me with my preloader too, quite some time back!!!

So all i do is just put the following in the space provided once i've clicked on get url:

Get URL ("javascript:window.open('portfolio.html','myPortf olio','width=700,height=500,top=0,left=0'); void(0);")
End On

Actually, what would be in your getURL window would be something like this:

javascript:window.open('http://www.flashkit.com','NameofWindow','width=800,height =600,top=0,left=0'); void(0);

Flash 4 will add the parens and the quotes. In Flash 5, you could just code it straight - much easier. But flash 4 makes you work within its actionscript template - kind of a pain.

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Originally posted by GreatGooglyWoogly
Actually, what would be in your getURL window would be something like this:

javascript:window.open('http://www.flashkit.com','NameofWindow','width=800,height =600,top=0,left=0'); void(0);

Flash 4 will add the parens and the quotes. In Flash 5, you could just code it straight - much easier. But flash 4 makes you work within its actionscript template - kind of a pain.

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thanks!! will let you know how it goes!!!

OMG thanks soo much for the input
Ive been trying to sort this out for weeks now, and no one would give me a straight answer.
I used a behaviour in Dreamweaver to make my flash site open in a window with no buttons, menus etc but couldnt figure out how to open another window the same from flash.
Like progenitor Im using flash 4 and was under the asumption that the get url was looking for the javascript in the HTML splash page. Your tutorial was really good and it works fine now.
Its always the basic stuff that goes over your head..

On the subject of centering the popup window...

on (release) {

varHeight="300" <== How do I add these two lines
varWidth="400" <==

getURL ("javascript:window.open('http://www.flashkit.com','Welcome_To_FlashKit','width=400 ,height=300,top='+((screen.availHeight/2)-(" add varHeight/2 add"))+',left='+((screen.availWidth/2)-(" add varWidth/2 add "))); void(0);");
}
can you please look closely at this script: after top= is there sposed to be a ' ? and is there sposed to be 3))) at the end?

Let me know
thanks
Coz

Hi Cozmic
here is a shorter version on the Pope-up center window script. No declaration of variables neccessary
Put this in the Get URL field:

javascript:window.open('link.html', 'WindowName', 'width=200,height=300,top='+((screen.availHeight/2)-(height/2))+',left='+((screen.availWidth/2)-(width/2)); void(0);

Check out and download my new tutorial:
http://www.san-fran.com/tutorials/fl...lmenu_wframes/

Hi all,
Im relatively new to flash and am working on flash 5 trying to do a popup window, I've done everything listed above but am still having problems with it.
My first question is, does the script have to be written over the one line in the top field of the get url action or should it be split over the other two as well?
Also, I'm getting some extra backslashes and things at the front end of the text when it shows up in the preview window, but its not typed in - could this be the problem and how do i solve it?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

Steven

sorry thenewrules that script didnt work, when I put it in nothing happens when I click my button.
Im using Flash 4 does that matter?
I checked out your site but I cant make head or tale of it and I cant find any tutorials, just examples of stuff.
If you can clarify this for me I'd be very apreciative.

If GGW, or anyone, could answer the questions I put in my earlier post that would be sweet too

Still RoCkIn
Coz

Hmmmmn, haven't had any complaints so far
The tutorial link is located near the bottom of the main page. The downloadable files are at the bottom of the menu bar.
These are all written in Flash 4
and we know it's a working script cause it works on my site as well as all the other folks who have used my tutorial
First thing I would check is that the "Window" field should be left empty, that name is provided by the script.
Also remove any Java from your HTML you might have placed there from previous attempts. If that don't work, just download the .fla, open it in Flash. Double click the Open Centered Window button to edit the menu, then double click the button a second time to edit the button itself. Copy the code out of the working example and paste it right into your button. I've always been a cut and paste programmer. Why reinvent the wheel?
If you are STILL having problems you can send me your fla as an attachment and I'll straighten it out for ya.
My email is in my footer

Hi !

Cozmic: don't listen thenewrules - he is too lazy to check his siggestion before posting :)
For Flash4:

Code:

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Set Variable: "wdth" = "300"
Set Variable: "hdht" = "300"
Get URL ("javascript:window.open('link.html','WindowName','width="&wdth&",height="&hdht&",top='+((screen.availHeight/2)-("&hdht/2&"))+',left='+((screen.availWidth/2)-("&wdth/2&"))); void(0);")

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or paste in Get Url window

Code:

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"javascript:window.open('link.html','WindowName','width="&wdth&",height="&hdht&",top='+((screen.availHeight/2)-("&hdht/2&"))+',left='+((screen.availWidth/2)-("&wdth/2&"))); void(0);"

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and don't forget to set it in "expression" mode :)

OK - i've added in the correct coding (at least i assume its correct!) and when you click on the button, rather than a new window popping up, i am getting a page not found message replacing my movie. Do i have to have the swf file in the same folder as the page i want to pop up when i go live? Or would it be worth putting in a "new.win" script rather than the "window.open" one??????

If someone can help me out with this I will be eternally grateful.

Cheers

C'mon ppl, I'll a free something or other to the first person to sort this one out for me - I'm a pretty confused chappy right now.

In desperation,
Steven

Again, seems like this window process is somewhat tricky at first, but it DOES work:

[swf width="100" height="40" background="#FFFFFF"]http://www.jadrienbell.com/Footer/OpenWindow.swf[/swf] .


And, here is the FLA file too for download:
http://www.jadrienbell.com/Footer/OpenWindow.FLA

Steven, download the FLA and take a look at it - maybe it will help you. :)

back up front<--

I've created a "drop-in" Smart Clip inspired by Ilya and GGW's fine work. (Flash 5 only) Its a featured extension at MM's site.

Drop in a centered popup window button anywhere within your movie. The user sets the URL, window name and size:

(see footer)
[Edited by wdglide on 04-22-2001 at 04:19 PM]

I found this thread to be most usefull except for one thing... It takes a very long time(about 10sec on my cable connection) for the window to pop open. I am stumped as to why this is the case. Please help.

Thanks

Everyone seems to be able to do this but me. I use Flash 5, and I learned on Flash 5 so I don't know anything else. But I'd think if it was this easy to do it in 4 and 3 and so on, that it would be even easier to do it in Flash 5.

This is my problem: I put that exact same code into my button. And it popped up a window but it didn't have anything in it. And I even changed the address to my own website. But, the thing I'm trying to accomplish is to open a Java window from Flash, and have it just open an image, because I have the thumbnails for the contents of the popups in my Flash movie. Get it? It's the same thing 1000 other people are doing, but hey, one step at a time 'ey?

I'm not really a newbie, but I know very little about action scripting. I just sorta made my own way around it until now.

If it comes to it...maybe somebody could just send me an .FLA of just a button that links to some random website, that way I could easily disect it and find out how the heck they did it. Maybe??

PLEAA EA EA AAAAEAAASE help me-

AdamJohn

Quote:

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Originally posted by GreatGooglyWoogly
Centering your Pop-up Window

Here is another modified polar-lights script for poping your window in the center of the screen. The variables 'varHeight''varWidth' and your set Height/Width should match for this to work properly:


on (release) {

varHeight="300"
varWidth="400"

getURL ("javascript:window.open('http://www.flashkit.com','Welcome_To_FlashKit','width=400 ,height=300,top='+((screen.availHeight/2)-(" add varHeight/2 add"))+',left='+((screen.availWidth/2)-(" add varWidth/2 add "))); void(0);");
}

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Thanks for the codes GGW! I've used the above on my fla and yes it does open a centred pop up in the sizes specified, however.... I have my main fla with 5 buttons all supposed to open a pop window (centred) to display each of the seperate fla movies in their own window. i've found, and it's probably me bing thick, that when you open one window and click on another fla button to open a second (or third, fourth etc) movie, it opens in the same window and ignores the sizes of the movies. As some of the movies are only 200x200 and some go to 700x400, this leads to them being squashed etc. Is it me being daft or is there a different way to open a seperate window on each button? Thanks.

Quote:

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Originally posted by Ilya
Hi !

how do you the get url function to work to link to an html frameset from my flash movie



Cozmic: don't listen thenewrules - he is too lazy to check his siggestion before posting :)
For Flash4:

Code:

---

Set Variable: "wdth" = "300"
Set Variable: "hdht" = "300"
Get URL ("javascript:window.open('link.html','WindowName','width="&wdth&",height="&hdht&",top='+((screen.availHeight/2)-("&hdht/2&"))+',left='+((screen.availWidth/2)-("&wdth/2&"))); void(0);")

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or paste in Get Url window

Code:

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"javascript:window.open('link.html','WindowName','width="&wdth&",height="&hdht&",top='+((screen.availHeight/2)-("&hdht/2&"))+',left='+((screen.availWidth/2)-("&wdth/2&"))); void(0);"

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and don't forget to set it in "expression" mode :)

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Thank you very much for your detailed answer but that was nothing new to me. I tried nearly everything but it didn´t work. This is exactly my problem:

http://www.moock.org/webdesign/flash...ndow-main.html
or
http://www.moock.org/webdesign/flash...avascript.html

but it only works on the website - not after the download :-(

Greetings,
Stefano

Hi!
In my .swf movie I have buttons which when clicked will popup a new picture window. When I embed my .swf file into an html document, it works fine. Then I made my .swf movie pop up into its own window when the html page was loaded and the buttons in my movie didn't work.

I'm trying to make it possible for the .swf movie to pop up into its own window when the html dicument is loaded and still be able to use the pop up window function that is in my .swf. Does this make sense. If anyone can help me out I'd appreciate it.

Thanks

Quote:

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Originally posted by presston
...When I embed my .swf file into an html document, it works fine. Then I made my .swf movie pop up into its own window when the html page was loaded and the buttons in my movie didn't work...

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I assume that you are using javascript to open the popup (i.e., the type this post is referring to). If that's the case, the .swf needs to be embedded in a hmtl doc for javascript to work. The getUrl action simply passes the javascript expression off to the browser containing it. If the swf is in a "standalone" mode there's no browser to accept the expression. (At least thats my understanding.)

Simple answer --> You're right it won't work ;)

Hi all.

I've been having a wild ride trying to figure this script out... It works perfect when I test it offline, but when I upload, my popup doesn't work and my mainpage dissapears.. After much speculation, I think I know what my problem is.

THE PROBLEM?

My site is within a frame so I can keep my registered url name in the address bar. Could this have something to do with it? I really hope not, because this is also the reason why i'm trying to avoid having the javascript on my page (because if I do, I'll have to change my URL name to the real one http://www.longuglyname.322.weee.dd.d.d.e.ee.com -> that isn't really it... hehe and I really DONT want to do this.. any suggestions?