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]]> In this section you will learn how to do the following in Flash using ActionScript.

  • Close Browser From Flash
  • Without POPUP Alert (browser close)
  • With POPUP Alert (browser close)
  • With POPUP Alert (browser close)
  • Print From Flash
  • Add to Favourites From Flash
  • Launch Popup or Fullscreen Window From Flash
  • For Full Screen in Html Page Containing Swf
  • Open Many Popups From Flash (if u have many buttons and which indicate different windows to open)

and more…

Close Browser From Flash

With POPUP Alert (swf close)

fscommands will do the task. Write the following script on button in flash and you are done.
This script will close the swf and not the browser page.

on (release) 
{
fscommand("quit");
}
Without POPUP Alert (browser close)

Write the following script on button in flash and you are done.

on (release) 
{
getURL("javascript:window.opener=self;window.close(); ", "_self");
}
With POPUP Alert (browser close)
on (release) 
{
getURL("javascript:window.close()");
}
With POPUP Alert (browser close)
On Flash Button
on (release) 
{
getURL("JavaScript:close();");
}

In that webpage in body section write the following anywhere.

<a href=JavaScript:close();></a>

Print From Flash

There is print function in flash under printing action script menu, you can use that.

on (release) 
{
print(_root, "bmax");
}

It will print the whole _root timeline. If you want to specify frames (like one frame only put a label on the frame that says #p (hash sign + p) everything else will be excluded.

OR

on (release) 
{
printAsBitmapNum(0, "bmovie");
}

Printing can be customised and you can define area and other options for that i.e.

Check out following instructions

Add to Favourites From Flash

Following is the example of how to add to favorites from flash movie. You will have to add some actionscript at some button in flash and also some javascript code in webpage head section inwhich that flash movie is beingcalled.

On Flash Button
on (release) 
{
getURL("javascript:AjoutFavo()", "_self");
}
In Webpage Head Section
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript"> 
function AjoutFavo() {
if ((navigator.appName.indexOf("Microsoft",0)>=0) && (parseInt(navigator.appVersion)>=4)) {
window.external.AddFavorite("http://www.websiteurl.com","web site name" );
} 
}
</SCRIPT>

Launch Popup or Fullscreen Window From Flash

Popup From Flash

Script For Flash Button
on (release) 
{
getURL("javascript:openWin();");
}
For Html Page that Contain Swf with Button
<script language="javascript">
function openWin()
{
window.open('http://yahoo.com', 'win_ranking', 'width=320,height=400,toolbar=0,menubar=0,location=0,left=0,top=113,screenX=0,screenY=100,scrollbars=no');
}
</script>
For Full Screen in Html Page Containing Swf
<script language="javascript">
function openWin()
{
window.open('http://yahoo.com', 'win_ranking', 'toolbar=0,menubar=0,location=0,left=0,top=113,screenX=0,screenY=100,scrollbars=no,fullscreen=yes');
}
</script>
Open Many Popups From Flash (if u have many buttons and which indicate different windows to open)

Add following scripts to your flash buttons.

on (release) {
getURL("JavaScript: OpenWin('1.htm');");
}
on (release) {
getURL("JavaScript: OpenWin2('2.htm');");
}
on (release) {
getURL("JavaScript: OpenWin3('3.htm');");
}

and so on…

Add this script in the head of your page inwhich this swf is embedded.

<Script Language="JavaScript"> function OpenWin(fileName){
window.open(fileName,'mNew',"width=270,height=179,toolbar=0,menubar=0,location=0,left=0,top=113,screenX=0,screenY=100,scrollbars=no");	
}
function OpenWin2(fileName){
window.open(fileName,'mNew2',"width=172,height=268,toolbar=0,menubar=0,location=0,left=0,top=113,screenX=0,screenY=100,scrollbars=no");	
} function OpenWin3(fileName){
window.open(fileName,'mNew3',"width=411,height=270,toolbar=0,menubar=0,location=0,left=0,top=113,screenX=0,screenY=100,scrollbars=no");	
}
// and so on ................................
</script>

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]]> Previously We used to embed flash files in web pages via simple embed method which pops up flash settings alert or Flash Settings Manager. Following way is to embed Flash movie (swf file) in web page using Javascript which will play for all browsers and will not alert you for flash settings.

Old Way Of Embeding SWF In Web Pages
<object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,29,0" width="200" height="100">
<param name="movie" value="mymovie.swf">
<param name="quality" value="high">
<param name="menu" value="false">
<embed src="mymovie.swf" width="200" height="100" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" menu="false"></embed>
</object>

We had to go to Flash Global Settings Manager to set settings to stop that pop up window.

New Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 provides a way to embed flash files in web pages via javascript by using AC_RunActiveContent.js file.

Suppose I have swf movie named as mymovie.swf. I will embed it in web page by using following method. You will need AC_RunActiveContent.js file which Adobe Dreamweaver provides while you embed swf in web pages.

For Head Section Of Page
<script src="AC_RunActiveContent.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
Embeding SWF Via Javascript
<script type="text/javascript">
AC_FL_RunContent( 'codebase','http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,28,0','width','200','height','100','src','mymovie','quality','high','pluginspage','http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash','movie','mymovie' ); //end AC code
</script><noscript><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,28,0" width="200" height="100">
  <param name="movie" value="mymovie.swf">
  <param name="quality" value="high">
  <embed src="mymovie.swf" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="200" height="100"></embed>
</object></noscript>

* For above example, you will have to change the movie name at four places. Two times it appears as mymovie.swf and two times as mymovie in code above and movie’s height and width three times too.

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You may have noticed that in professional flash websites they use very fine and clear fonts. What most people do, they just take text tool in flash and write a static text which will probably not be so clear in looks. Follow this rule to use clear style fonts in flash.

I suggest you something.

Never take static text :)
Instead take Dynamic text.
Tahoma 10 for normal text.
Click <> sign for render text as html.
See the result and that will be very exact clear text as than before.

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