click to email

[andrewhowson]

I've created a button in my flash movie for users to send an email to the link. the actionscript on the instance of the button in my movie is:

on (release) {
getURL ("mailto:xxxx@xxxx.com");
}

When the movie is published, and the button clicked, the mail program opens as it should, but my internet browser opens a new window with the heading "no page to display" Is there anyway to prevent this window opening and just have the email program start???

[sitemakerusa]

Originally posted by andrewhowson
I've created a button in my flash movie for users to send an email to the link. the actionscript on the instance of the button in my movie is:

on (release) {
getURL ("mailto:xxxx@xxxx.com");
}

When the movie is published, and the button clicked, the mail program opens as it should, but my internet browser opens a new window with the heading "no page to display" Is there anyway to prevent this window opening and just have the email program start???

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[Ask The Geezer]

Try:

on (release) {
	getURL("mailto:you@youraddress.com", "_top");
}

[andrewhowson]

Here's something interesting:
I left the Window option blank on the GetURL line and a browser window DID NOT open up so it worked ok. This was when I was running Windows 98. A recent upgrade to Windows2000Pro, and I find it only works now if I add the "_top" option into the actionscript.
Thanks for your help!

[Ask The Geezer]

I'm just learning some action scripting, so I may not have it right, but I think it's required to have two arguments inside the ( ) separated by a comma, after a command like get url, or goto. The url and one of the 4 targets, _top, _blank, etc.

Anyway, the above script always works.

[andreamsinger]

Any ideas about automatically filling the subject line?

andrea_singer@dwainc.com

[Ask The Geezer]

Mailto, CC, Subjectline, even the Body:

on (release) {
mailto:"myname@mysite.com"; CC:mybuddy@hissite.com"; subject:"whatever you want"; "add some body text if you want"
}

[andreamsinger]

I love coming here!

[andreamsinger]

the subject line is showing in the to line

[Ask The Geezer]

Well, sorry, I can get this to work in Swish, using F4, but can't figure out the syntax for MX. But, here is an example, just click on the dot:

http://64.21.153.144/chuck.htm

I know it works, just haven't got the apostrophe's and wigglies in the right spot yet.

[andreamsinger]

Also,
can a I close a Flash window using the javascript as a frame action rather than a button action

[Ask The Geezer]

Man, I just LOVE this stuff.

Here, this code, attached to a button will open an e-mail with the address filled in, the CC filled in, the subject line filled in and text in the body already there.

on (release) {
    getURL("mailto:you@youraddress.com?cc=mack@hisaddy.com&subject=Hey what's up&body=Give me a ring", "_top");
}