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Right, I have made a button in flash with an up, over, down and hit state. No probs. On the 'hit' state of the button, I have used the properties command to 'get url' about_us.html.

When I have put the button into the movie itself, it refuses to work. The button will rollover and stuff as expected, but it doesn't even try to get the url!?

any ideas?!

Got it sorted! I had defined the link in the button 'hit' state, which seemed to do nothing. I just used the get url properties in the movie section instead.

Seems wierd that they would have a get url section in the button building part that doesn't seem to work anyway?

Turbonutter wrote:
> Tyla wrote:
> you have to define the hit area in Flash!! as it doesn't
> recognise it as a
> default. Also, make shure the "track as menu"
> option is switched
> off!!...


Nope, I'm positive you don't have to
> define it. It just defaults the hit area as the "up" element. I'll
> prove you wrong the next time I boot Windows (2007, then :-))

True, the "up" state does set itself as a default if the "hit" isn't defined, but isn't totally reliable all the time and tend to have dodgy results. It is always good practice to define the "hit" area especially on complictated buttons and those containing movie clips. Also, it makes disjointed rollovers and menu tracks more stable.

Tyla wrote:
> you have to define the hit area in Flash!! as it doesn't recognise it as a
> default. Also, make shure the "track as menu" option is switched
> off!!...


Nope, I'm positive you don't have to define it. It just defaults the hit area as the "up" element. I'll prove you wrong the next time I boot Windows (2007, then :-))

yeah sounds easy...!

Thanks for your help

Darkus wrote:
> Seems way too hardcore. Will have a go at flash buttons round 2 tonight...

Take a look at an example button from the button library in Flash... all will be revealed!! You just need to add the script!

Seems way too hardcore. Will have a go at flash buttons round 2 tonight...

you have to define the hit area in Flash!! as it doesn't recognise it as a default. Also, make shure the "track as menu" option is switched off!!...

I don't think it can be the hit area. You say your button is behaving for rollovers, and you don't really need to define a hit area anyway. It should just default to the space taken up in the up element.

on (press) {
getURL ("insert URL here");
}

That's all you need when applied to the button on the main timeline.

BTW...

The actionScript for the button can either be apllied directly to a second layer in the button object or to the button when placed in the final movie!