Linking pages for a flash site

Question

I am very new to flash but have been using dream weaver for a
while. I assumed they would be almost the same or at the least have
a lot of the same basic web functions being they are from the same
company but I have found that sadly such is not the case.
In dreamweaver when you have turned text or image into a
button you are given the ability to simply navigate to the folder
where the other web pages are stored. those locations are copied
into your web server when you upload. You also have the ability to
test the site and make sure that when you click on a button you are
taken to where you intend the link to go.
In flash however I have not been able to find such a
function so that when I make an image or text linkable I can
navigate to the proper page. Is there a way to do this that I have
not as yet found or is what I assume the case? That everything link
wise must be done in action script?
I have found many examples of the OnReleace get Url code but
when I try and plug that into my "linkable" and then test it, it
does not work. When I type in the folder path like
"c:\folder\folder\filename" after the geturl it either does nothing
or I get the inevitble action script error message.
This can not be this hard. Can someone help make any since
of this at all?

Answer 1

Why would you assume Dreamweaver and Flash would be the same?
Two totally different concepts here. Make your button symbol, click
it once when it is on stage, in the properties panel, lower left
hand side where it says <instance name>, click there and type
in, my_btn. Click the frame that the button resides on and open the
actions panel, make sure it says "Actions-Frame" in the upper left
hand corner. Paste this:
my_btn.onRelease = function(){
getURL("someFileName.html");