pop up window in action script 2.0 using a text link

[Guest]

hello adobe cummunity,

I have a website (www.freshwaterbeats.com) which is created in action script 2.0 and I am having trouble turning my links into pop up windows.

I have a set code for the thumbnail links which works with the text tool and not the button command.

Actions:

var Lnk = Link_URL.text;

Button actions:

on (rollOver) {

          Background.gotoAndPlay("Over");

}

on (rollOut) {

          Background.gotoAndPlay("Out");

}

on (release, releaseOutside) {

          getURL(Lnk);

}

This code works fine to set up the links to open new pages but it navigates away from my index page. I would like to create a pop up window by editing the code above.

[Ned Murphy · Accepted solution]

If you add a second argument to the getURL command you can have the linked pages open in a separate browser window...

getURL(Lnk, "_blank");

[Guest]

I tried it before it gives me an error message because it is not a web address

[Ned Murphy]

If it is not a web address, what are you trying to link?  getURL is for linking web addresses.

[Guest]

sorry I ment its writtin "Lnk"  in stead of (www.example.com).

[Ned Murphy]

I don't know what that means.  Fix it to be a real url and use "http://" in front of it.

[Guest]

Sorry ned the (Lnk, "_blank"); Does work im not sure what went wrong the 1st time. but how do I make It a resize able pop up window?

Message was edited by: FreshwaterBeatz

[Ned Murphy]

Here's a link to an article that covers the various approaches for making popup windows in Flash:

http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/create-pop-browser-windows-flash.html