GIF images cannot contain anything other than graphic pixel
information.
What you are seeking is not possible. You could, however,
mail them a line
of code that will both link to the image on your domain, AND
provide the
link you desire.
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"matthew stuart" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote
in message
news:e75vhr$dcj$1@forums.macromedia.com...
>I have created many animted gif's in my time, but I have
never created one
>with
> the URL embedded within it. By that I mean just to have
the gif without
> supporting html file so that I can email just a gif to a
website
> administrator
> who then simply uploads the gif with the embedded link
because apparently,
> the
> website it is going on to doesn't have the ability to
add in the link when
> uploading it to the website!!
>
> Is it possible to export a gif without the html file and
retain the image
> map
> or hotspot embedded within it?
>
> Whenever I have built a site for somebody to be able to
do banner
> exchange, I
> have always provided them with an upload facility to
handle the image, but
> I
> have also provided a field in which they need to type
the URL. I assume
> this is
> right, am I right though?
>
> TIA
>
> Mat
>