dynamic text email link

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07-17-2002, 06:48 PM
aubreyff

hi everyone,

I have a dynamic text box on my stage in _level1, named "textcontent" that scrolls.

I have this code for its content:

_level1.textcontent = "blablalbablalabalbaablablablab \r
balbalbablablablablablablaaalablabl \r [email protected] ";

on _level3.

I don't know how to make the part of the code that says, "[email protected]" actually mailto:[email protected].

Also I would like to make all the text white except "[email protected]" which I would like to be blue.

How is this possible? thanks
07-17-2002, 07:18 PM
woolly bugger

Code:

<a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected] </a>
07-18-2002, 10:35 AM
aubreyff

????

I don't understand? Can you explain how this will make a mailto link in a dynamic text field?

thanks
07-18-2002, 10:57 AM
aubreyff

sorry I forgot to mention

this is a flash 5 project.
07-18-2002, 11:20 AM
chi-styler

hi,

set the text box to accept html tags,

and put this code in

Code:

addy = "[email protected]"; myTextVar = "<a href=\"mailto:" + addy + "\">" + addy + "</a>";

Chi
07-18-2002, 02:48 PM
enyrgee

Same problem here...

I'm having the same problem. I have a dynamic text box set to scroll. HTML text is turned on, and I set the url for the email link to "mailto:[email protected]". I've tried assigning this straight through flash MX and also through AS with no success either way. The links behave as if they were active (the cursor changes to a hand) but when they are clicked, outlook express doesn't open. The project is intended to be used for CD distribution so it will be saved as a projector. Any ideas?
07-18-2002, 02:56 PM
chi-styler

This definitely works here:
Just place a text box, myText, on the screen without any settings and go

Code:

addy = "[email protected]"; myText.html = true; myText.htmlText = "<a href=\"mailto:" + addy + "\">" + addy + "</a>";
07-18-2002, 03:06 PM
enyrgee

still no go...

still getting same effect... here's my actual code...

Code:

frankEmail = "[email protected]"; sarahEmail = "[email protected]"; charlieEmail = "[email protected]"; aaronEmail = "[email protected]"; tysonEmail = "[email protected]"; alanEmail = "[email protected]"; contactText.html = true; contactText.htmlText = "<TEXTFORMAT LEADING=\"2\">Please give us a call to find out</TEXTFORMAT><TEXTFORMAT LEADING=\"2\">more about Medimotion Products:</TEXTFORMAT><TEXTFORMAT LEADING=\"2\"></TEXTFORMAT><TEXTFORMAT LEADING=\"2\"><A HREF=\"mailto:" + frankEmail +"\">Frank Nobile</A> 800.776.8383 ext. 255</TEXTFORMAT><TEXTFORMAT LEADING=\"2\"><A HREF=\"mailto:" + sarahEmail +"\">Sarah Armstrong</A> 800.776.8383 ext. 254</TEXTFORMAT><TEXTFORMAT LEADING=\"2\"><A HREF=\"mailto:" + charlieEmail +"\">Charles Steward</A> Development Manager</TEXTFORMAT><TEXTFORMAT LEADING=\"2\"><A HREF=\"mailto:" + aaronEmail +"\">Aaron Johnson</A> Developer</TEXTFORMAT><TEXTFORMAT LEADING=\"2\"><A HREF=\"mailto:" + tysonEmail +"\">Tyson Willey</A> Developer</TEXTFORMAT><TEXTFORMAT LEADING=\"2\"><A HREF=\"mailto:" + alanEmail +"\">Alan Pack</A> Programmer</TEXTFORMAT><TEXTFORMAT LEADING=\"2\">800.776.8383 ext. 207</TEXTFORMAT><TEXTFORMAT LEADING=\"2\"></TEXTFORMAT><TEXTFORMAT LEADING=\"2\"><A HREF=\"mailto:[email protected]\">[email protected]</A></TEXTFORMAT><TEXTFORMAT LEADING=\"2\">fax: 877.847.0120</TEXTFORMAT><TEXTFORMAT LEADING=\"2\"></TEXTFORMAT>"

does this help any?

I'm using a completely regular textbox (dynamic, scrolling)..

Aaron
07-18-2002, 03:09 PM
enyrgee

why'd that happen? my code should've show up there shouldn't it?

Aaron
07-18-2002, 03:14 PM
chi-styler

you posted html code with tags so it interpreted it such. replace the < with '& # 6 0 ;' and > with '& # 6 2 ;' (remove spaces)
07-18-2002, 03:32 PM
enyrgee

thanks...

Code:

frankEmail = "[email protected]"; sarahEmail = "[email protected]"; charlieEmail = "[email protected]"; aaronEmail = "[email protected]"; tysonEmail = "[email protected]"; alanEmail = "[email protected]"; contactText.html = true; contactText.htmlText = "<TEXTFORMAT LEADING=\"2\">Please give us a call to find out</TEXTFORMAT><TEXTFORMAT LEADING=\"2\">more about Medimotion Products:</TEXTFORMAT><TEXTFORMAT LEADING=\"2\"></TEXTFORMAT><TEXTFORMAT LEADING=\"2\"><A HREF=\"mailto:" + frankEmail +"\">Frank Nobile</A> 800.776.8383 ext. 255</TEXTFORMAT><TEXTFORMAT LEADING=\"2\"><A HREF=\"mailto:" + sarahEmail +"\">Sarah Armstrong</A> 800.776.8383 ext. 254</TEXTFORMAT><TEXTFORMAT LEADING=\"2\"><A HREF=\"mailto:" + charlieEmail +"\">Charles Steward</A> Development Manager</TEXTFORMAT><TEXTFORMAT LEADING=\"2\"><A HREF=\"mailto:" + aaronEmail +"\">Aaron Johnson</A> Developer</TEXTFORMAT><TEXTFORMAT LEADING=\"2\"><A HREF=\"mailto:" + tysonEmail +"\">Tyson Willey</A> Developer</TEXTFORMAT><TEXTFORMAT LEADING=\"2\"><A HREF=\"mailto:" + alanEmail +"\">Alan Pack</A> Programmer</TEXTFORMAT><TEXTFORMAT LEADING=\"2\">800.776.8383 ext. 207</TEXTFORMAT><TEXTFORMAT LEADING=\"2\"></TEXTFORMAT><TEXTFORMAT LEADING=\"2\"><A HREF=\"mailto:[email protected]\">[email protected]</A></TEXTFORMAT><TEXTFORMAT LEADING=\"2\">fax: 877.847.0120</TEXTFORMAT><TEXTFORMAT LEADING=\"2\"></TEXTFORMAT>"

sorry for the extremely long line of text... just thought I'd reproduce my situation...

Aaron
07-18-2002, 03:41 PM
enyrgee

I just did a little more testing and it turns out that I have the same problem with other text boxes in my movie, however when I change from a mailto: url to an http:// url the links work as expected. Is there a problem launching outlook or another email client from flash (the movie isn't being embeded in an html page, so this may have some bearing on the problem)

Aaron
07-18-2002, 03:41 PM
chi-styler

strange, i just whacked that all in a new movie, and it worked fine, clicked on a name, then new message win came up with right address in. Maybe it's something to do with your default email program setting? have you tried just a very simple example to see?
07-18-2002, 03:45 PM
chi-styler

if you go to tools -> internet options -> programs, what's email set to?
07-18-2002, 03:46 PM
enyrgee

outlook express... email links work on every other website... it just doesn't register in my flash.
07-18-2002, 03:49 PM
enyrgee

geturl("mailto:[email protected]");
doesn't work either... don't know what the problem is.
07-18-2002, 03:56 PM
enyrgee

I just noticed something strange... when I checked the properties... although the target field is grayed out, it shows that it is set to "s"... don't know why or how.

Aaron
07-18-2002, 04:00 PM
chi-styler

that might be the problem, change it back to static, and take it out
07-18-2002, 04:06 PM
enyrgee

still not working... I can't even break the text, mask it, and scroll it that way, and turn the links into buttons because the geturl actions aren't working for me.

Aaron
07-18-2002, 04:09 PM
aubreyff

worked out perfectly

thanks for the tip!

I guess working with html in flash is a little bit trickier than just the plain old code. all the \" and character symbols.

do you know of any good resources that go through html code with action script in flash?

Aubrey
07-18-2002, 04:12 PM
chi-styler

hmm, sorry, enyrgee, i'm out of ideas. so no email links from Flash work for you locally? It's not just that movie?
07-18-2002, 04:16 PM
enyrgee

ok, I just did a preview in html and it worked fine... it appears that mailto links are only active if called from within a browser.

when I went back and tested it as a standalone swf I got the same problems.

Aaron
07-18-2002, 04:19 PM
chi-styler

here's a page which tell you which tags are supported.
http://www.macromedia.com/support/fl...s/htmltext.htm
it's just html apart from you need to put \ before the " so it doesn't interpret it as end or start of a string :)
[Edited by chi-styler on 07-18-2002 at 04:27 PM]
07-18-2002, 04:22 PM
enyrgee

Quote:

Originally posted by chi-styler
here's a page which tell you which tags are supported.
http://board.flashkit.com/board/show...hreadid=343000
it's just html apart from you need to put \ before the " so it doesn't interpret it as end or start of a string :)

That URL just brought me back to this thread?

Aaron
07-18-2002, 04:22 PM
chi-styler

hmm, works in standalone here. can't think what is causing that not work :confused: maybe someone will enlighten us
07-18-2002, 04:24 PM
chi-styler

oops, so it did. i meant

http://www.macromedia.com/support/fl...s/htmltext.htm

it was for the person those thread it is that we hijacked
07-18-2002, 04:31 PM
aubreyff

thanks again

you've been a really big help. thanks again!
07-18-2002, 04:45 PM
enyrgee

giving up hope...

I decided to ditch all email links on our site and force users to use the PHP controled contact us form. Probably not the best choice, but definately the most cost-effective.

Aaron