Question on ActionScript 3 for basic web site...

[liebekunst]

I have a basic web site in flash with each "page" on a separate keyframe in the timeline.

On my links page, I have buttons that should open urls in a new window...when I try to add the script to the buttons and publish, it cycles through all my pages in a constant loop.

This is what I have tried to do that is not working (adding link to only one of the buttons):

stop();

Links_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, fl_ClickToGoToAndPlayFromFrame_5);

function fl_ClickToGoToAndPlayFromFrame_5(event:MouseEvent):void

{

    gotoAndPlay(5);

}

stop();

this.facebook_link.addEventListener("click", fl_ClickToGoToWebPage_5);

function fl_ClickToGoToWebPage_5() {

    window.open("http://www.facebook.com/liebekunstart", "_blank");

}

[liebekunst]

If it helps I uploaded my .fla here:

http://www.liebekunst.com/index2test.fla

[Ned Murphy · Accepted solution]

Try using the navigateToURL() function instead of a javascript cvommand for that second button function.  You should also keep things consistent and follow the coding of the first button... it is properly coded.

facebook_link.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, fl_ClickToGoToWebPage_5); 

function fl_ClickToGoToWebPage_5(event:MouseEvent) {

    navigateToURL(new URLRequest("http://www.facebook.com/liebekunstart"), "_blank");

}

Note: stop(); is a timeline command, so you only need one per any frame in which you wish to stop.

[liebekunst]

Thank you! I still run into a problem however...I tried to add another button link for the same page...? I tried and get the same problem...here is what I did:

stop();

Links_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, fl_ClickToGoToAndPlayFromFrame_5);

function fl_ClickToGoToAndPlayFromFrame_5(event:MouseEvent):void

{

    gotoAndPlay(5);

}

facebook_link.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, fl_ClickToGoToWebPage_5);

function fl_ClickToGoToWebPage_5(event:MouseEvent)

{

    navigateToURL(new URLRequest("http://www.facebook.com/liebekunstart"), "_blank");

}

bts_link.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, fl_ClickToGoToWebPage_5);

function fl_ClickToGoToWebPage_5(event:MouseEvent)

{

    navigateToURL(new URLRequest("http://www.btscampaign.org"), "_blank");

}

[liebekunst]

I figured it out by accident...adding a different number to the event worked fl_ClickToGoToWebPage_6...hope that is a correct fix

[Ned Murphy]

Yes, that is a valid fix.  You cannot have the same name for different functions.  Just to clarify, you changed the name of the event handler function, not the event.