Getting a button to link to mailto link

[Galeo_Designs]

OK, I've trawled the web, everyone with different ideas on how to call up a mailto link in AS3.
What I'm looking for is this:
I have a box, that is coverted to a button symbol given the name 'mailto'
I have another layer for the actionscript
I have imported 'flash.net.navigateToURL' and 'flash.net.URLRequest'
I know I need to create a function or a variable to link in the already created button.
Do I also need to import the MouseEvents?

I created this FLA to get used to CS4 (i was previously using 8)
Everything works wonderfully, I would just like to know how to use AS3 properly, without having to call defeat and create the FLA again using AS2.

[lam08 · Accepted solution]

//SET THE MAILTO ADDRESS
var emailLink:String = "mailto:xxxx@xxxxx.com";

//ADD EVENT LISTENER FOR EMAIL LINK
mailtoLink.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN,function():void {
navigateToURL(new URLRequest(emailLink), "_self");}
);

[Galeo_Designs]

Thank you very much..
I'm almost there now.
I come up with an error saying that I have an unidentified property mailtoLink. I'm guessing this would be for the button itself. How would I tell the code that this link will happen when that button is clicked?

[Ned Murphy]

mailtoLink would be the instance name of the button, so either name the button that or change it it to agree the button's instance name

[Galeo_Designs]

ahh yes the Instance Name. totally passed that one by.
The file has exported with no errors, now all I need is to upload it and see if it works.

Thank you both very much for your help