Using own flash button - no link option

Hey,
This is probably a really dumb question, but I cannot figure
out how to link my own imported flash button to a page on my site.
If I select a button within DW, and click the edit option I'm
presented with the option of linking the button. If I use my own
button, clicking edit just puts me into Flash.
I don't want to use the "getURL" within flash because it
insists on too many security checks which would really ruin a
visitor's experience to my site.
Even in code view there is no hint as to a link referenced,
so I can't even fudge around with the code!
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.
PS.--Adobe: maybe offer a "suggested username" when
registering for your forums - not really my preferred choice of
nick, but got fed up after 20 attempts to choose one.

You cannot apply an HTML link to a Flash element. That link
must be part of
the Actionscript.
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"Biscuit666" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> Hey,
> This is probably a really dumb question, but I cannot
figure out how to
> link
> my own imported flash button to a page on my site.
>
> If I select a button within DW, and click the edit
option I'm presented
> with
> the option of linking the button. If I use my own
button, clicking edit
> just
> puts me into Flash.
>
> I don't want to use the "getURL" within flash because it
insists on too
> many
> security checks which would really ruin a visitor's
experience to my site.
>
> Even in code view there is no hint as to a link
referenced, so I can't
> even
> fudge around with the code!
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
>
> PS.--Adobe: maybe offer a "suggested username" when
registering for your
> forums - not really my preferred choice of nick, but got
fed up after 20
> attempts to choose one.
>
>

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> I'm trying to put flash nav button in a template that I
built for a web
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> message;
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>
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>
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