GetURL PARENT

I am using AS2 in Flash CS3. I am trying to simply us the
getURL to open a url in the same window. Does not work, it will
work if I use the "_blank" statement but I need it to open in the
same window. I have tried saving it as FP8 and 9 with no resolve.
on (release) {
getURL("events_home.htm", "_blank");

notworkingadobe,
> I am using AS2 in Flash CS3. I am trying to simply us
the
> getURL to open a url in the same window.
That's the default behavior; it requires the least typing.
> Does not work, it will work if I use the "_blank"
statement
> but I need it to open in the same window.
To open in the same window, use "_self" to just leave that
second
parameter blank.
> I have tried saving it as FP8 and 9 with no resolve.
>
> on (release) {
> getURL("events_home.htm", "_blank");
> }
You can publish it much earlier than a Flash Player 8 SWF,
and it'll
work ... but you have to actually test it in a browser. If
you don't
already have a browser open, the getURL() function will
naturally have to
open a browser.
Publish your SWF, embed it in an HTML document, and test the
link from
there. If you get a security error warning, that's Flash
Player protecting
you from a "potentially unsafe" operation, because you're
testing from your
hard drive. Upload the HTML file and your SWF to a server,
and test from
there. Should work just fine.
David Stiller
Co-author, Foundation Flash CS3 for Designers
http://tinyurl.com/2k29mj
"Luck is the residue of good design."

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HitParader wrote:
> I have ran into a strange problem that I hope is simple
to diagnose. I have
> done many projects where the Flash object calls a
Javascript in the parent web
> page using a simple getURL method, like this:
>
> getURL("javascript:resizeSWF("+40+")");
>
> That has worked fine for years. But I have noted when
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> projects as Flash 8, that call no longer reaches the
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> Javascript does not execute). Publishing as ver 7 or
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> missing something obvious here, or is there a new
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> 8 that prevents directly communicating with Javascript
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Urami
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Hi,
I have developped some intranet tools for production using
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Hi,
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All,
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BarryInDC wrote:
> Thanks again, you put in a lot of time here :).
>
> I took it out of the component and there is no
difference.
>
> If it is a Mac thing, that means the testing site I put
up should function
> correctly on your PC? If it does, please let me know.
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debugging
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same as
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I tell you, GET RID OF the component. I'm 100% sure it's the
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Best Regards
Urami
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Hello ggg39,
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I understand that you have some content in your iTunes library that you would like to restrict access for the child set up on Family Sharing with you. To do this, you can set restrictions on the child’s device as described in the attached article.
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