Opening default Browser from embedded Flash

Question

The Situation is this:
I have a running flash application myapp.swf (Actionscript
2), which runs on a server and requires a parameter (
http://myserver.com/myapp.swf?myparam=value).
I now want to create an AIR Wrapper for this application. So
I embed the above URL in a html-based AIR Project using the embed
tag. When I launch my new AIR Project the application is displayed,
but when I click on a link within the flash application a new AIR
window opens, displaying the respective Webpage.
But it should instead open a new tab or window in the default
Browser of the respective operating system.
I have tried the following without success:
- Attempt to create a flash-based AIR Application. The
application did not work properly since the swf file is on a server
and not within the AIR Appplication. If I download the swf-file and
put it in this directory I can't pass it the required parameter
- Trying to open a default Browser window like this:
http://snipplr.com/view/4442/adobe-air-open-new-url-with-sandbox-bridge.
I belive this only works with a flash-based AIR Application too
The best solution for me would be, if I could solve the
problem without having to alter the flash part. But, if neccessary
changing the flash part would also be an option.
I really would appreciate any comments / suggestions on this
matter

Answer 1

I should probably add, that I am not a very experienced AIR
Developer.
quote:
So lets get this straight, you now have the content
embedded/loaded within a HTMLLOADER, right?
Probably not... I have a Html based project. Meaning that I
refer to an initial html file from my application.xml. In this html
File I embed the mentioned flash application using the following
line:
< embed height="100%" width="100%" src="
http://myserver.com/myapp.swf?myparam=value"
/>
Could I use HTMLLoader in a HTML-based AIR app?
quote:
And when the AIR APPLICATION is launched, you would want the
links that are embedded within the HTMLLOADER to open up in a
browser?
This is correct, but it should open up the default Browser
like IE or Firefox but not a new AIR window.
quote:
Are you using: navigateToURL(new URLRequest("
http://" + url), "_blank");
I am not using navigateToURL since the flash application I am
working with "does not know" that it is wrapped by an AIR
application. Therefore, it opens new URLs the way it is normally
done in a flash stand-alone application.
As I see it AIR recognises that a link is being called and
opens a new, AIR window instance.
I have seen the article about Windows Vista before, but I
would think that it is not directly related to my problem, since I
do not have to problem whether links are being opened in, for
example, Firefox or Internet Explorer but links are opened in a
build-in AIR Window.
I hope shed some light on the problem I am having...