Comments on: “Deep-linking” to different frames/states in a Flash application http://probertson.com/articles/2006/12/14/deep-linking-flash-application-states/ Thoughts on web development, user-centered design, code, etc. by Paul Robertson Wed, 16 May 2012 17:16:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: ivan http://probertson.com/articles/2006/12/14/deep-linking-flash-application-states/#comment-76704 ivan Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:07:27 +0000 http://probertson.com/articles/2006/12/14/deep-linking-flash-application-states/#comment-76704 Hi, Anyone that know where to find a tutorial on how to use swf address in action script 3 on a website built in many frames rather than only one frame? I cannot find any tutorial that includes source files to try it... nay help would much appreciated as I am stuck with my website! Hi,

Anyone that know where to find a tutorial on how to use swf address in action script 3 on a website built in many frames rather than only one frame?

I cannot find any tutorial that includes source files to try it…

nay help would much appreciated as I am stuck with my website!

]]> By: FlashVars with PHP « Olles blogg http://probertson.com/articles/2006/12/14/deep-linking-flash-application-states/#comment-68763 FlashVars with PHP « Olles blogg Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:31:12 +0000 http://probertson.com/articles/2006/12/14/deep-linking-flash-application-states/#comment-68763 [...] probertson.com I found the answer. Evef if he did not get the php side of it right. Allt I had to do was to write [...] […] probertson.com I found the answer. Evef if he did not get the php side of it right. Allt I had to do was to write […]

]]> By: Conor http://probertson.com/articles/2006/12/14/deep-linking-flash-application-states/#comment-68417 Conor Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:46:09 +0000 http://probertson.com/articles/2006/12/14/deep-linking-flash-application-states/#comment-68417 In regards to Flash Frame Anchors, I have a link from my html page which brings me to another html page with my swf, to the second frame in the swf named "work". Trouble is, since my actionscript is all on the first frame, its runs through the movie timeline back to the first frame. If I put a stop(); on the "work" frame, it does open and stop it there, but no buttons work because it didnt load the first frame with the script. In regards to Flash Frame Anchors, I have a link from my html page which brings me to another html page with my swf, to the second frame in the swf named “work”.

Trouble is, since my actionscript is all on the first frame, its runs through the movie timeline back to the first frame. If I put a stop(); on the “work” frame, it does open and stop it there, but no buttons work because it didnt load the first frame with the script.

]]> By: gotoAndLearn() Flash Forums • View topic - 2A website browse trough address bar navigation http://probertson.com/articles/2006/12/14/deep-linking-flash-application-states/#comment-61910 gotoAndLearn() Flash Forums • View topic - 2A website browse trough address bar navigation Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:13:33 +0000 http://probertson.com/articles/2006/12/14/deep-linking-flash-application-states/#comment-61910 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] you guys can help me out witht he best solution . i already found a few links in google like this..http://probertson.com/articles/2006/12/ ... on-states/any more help would be greatly appriciated-rth [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> […] you guys can help me out witht he best solution . i already found a few links in google like this..http://probertson.com/articles/2006/12/ … on-states/any more help would be greatly appriciated-rth […]

]]> By: Website created in flash... just have 1 issue... please help. - Graphic Design Forum http://probertson.com/articles/2006/12/14/deep-linking-flash-application-states/#comment-58028 Website created in flash... just have 1 issue... please help. - Graphic Design Forum Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:45:26 +0000 http://probertson.com/articles/2006/12/14/deep-linking-flash-application-states/#comment-58028 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] It IS possible, here are a couple resources... http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/ar...p_linking.html http://probertson.com/articles/2006/...tes/#flashvars [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> […] It IS possible, here are a couple resources… http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/ar…p_linking.html http://probertson.com/articles/2006/…tes/#flashvars […]

]]> By: jojo http://probertson.com/articles/2006/12/14/deep-linking-flash-application-states/#comment-54419 jojo Fri, 02 Jan 2009 01:28:14 +0000 http://probertson.com/articles/2006/12/14/deep-linking-flash-application-states/#comment-54419 i have made a flash movie that i want to be able to link to from an external html file. i managed to get this to work by using flash anchors - not as hard as i would have thought, hurrah! but when i use the links, while it jumps to the correct spot in my movie, the rest of the buttons in my flash movie stop working so i can't navigate within it any longer. i don't understand why this happens because the movie works fine when i don't access it via the html links.. and anchors are sending it to a certain point of the movie that i know works, not a new and untested spot... i have made a flash movie that i want to be able to link to from an external html file. i managed to get this to work by using flash anchors - not as hard as i would have thought, hurrah! but when i use the links, while it jumps to the correct spot in my movie, the rest of the buttons in my flash movie stop working so i can’t navigate within it any longer.

i don’t understand why this happens because the movie works fine when i don’t access it via the html links.. and anchors are sending it to a certain point of the movie that i know works, not a new and untested spot…

]]> By: george fasal http://probertson.com/articles/2006/12/14/deep-linking-flash-application-states/#comment-50901 george fasal Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:31:04 +0000 http://probertson.com/articles/2006/12/14/deep-linking-flash-application-states/#comment-50901 the first method outlined does work, however this is only true if your flash file is on one long scene and not within a movie clip. i would wonder if it is possible to redirect to a sub scene or a frame within a movie clip that is lower in the hierachy on the flash swf the first method outlined does work, however this is only true if your flash file is on one long scene and not within a movie clip. i would wonder if it is possible to redirect to a sub scene or a frame within a movie clip that is lower in the hierachy on the flash swf

]]> By: torinkropp.com » Tips and Techniques » Deep-linking flash states http://probertson.com/articles/2006/12/14/deep-linking-flash-application-states/#comment-46997 torinkropp.com » Tips and Techniques » Deep-linking flash states Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:34:24 +0000 http://probertson.com/articles/2006/12/14/deep-linking-flash-application-states/#comment-46997 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] http://probertson.com/articles/2006/12/14/deep-linking-flash-application-states/ [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> […] http://probertson.com/articles/2006/12/14/deep-linking-flash-application-states/ […]

]]> By: Gavin Adams http://probertson.com/articles/2006/12/14/deep-linking-flash-application-states/#comment-44945 Gavin Adams Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:09:39 +0000 http://probertson.com/articles/2006/12/14/deep-linking-flash-application-states/#comment-44945 I was trying to create an anchor link using Mx2004 and I was having no luck until I realised that the anchors need to be on the main screen and not hidden in movies within the scene. I therefore created an anchor and then ran a gotoandstop command to the movie and frame name. Example. Scene : Main Frame : 5 Anchor : Comp Action : Pages.gotoAndStop("Comp_01a"); Once I had made sure the "Pages" movie was available on Frame 5 all worked. You still need to set the HTML template to "Flash with Named Anchors". I was trying to create an anchor link using Mx2004 and I was having no luck until I realised that the anchors need to be on the main screen and not hidden in movies within the scene.

I therefore created an anchor and then ran a gotoandstop command to the movie and frame name.

Example.

Scene : Main
Frame : 5
Anchor : Comp
Action : Pages.gotoAndStop(“Comp_01a”);

Once I had made sure the “Pages” movie was available on Frame 5 all worked.

You still need to set the HTML template to “Flash with Named Anchors”.

]]> By: Can you link from HTML page within a labeled frame inflash 8? - Web Hosting Forum - Industry Discussion, Webmaster Forum http://probertson.com/articles/2006/12/14/deep-linking-flash-application-states/#comment-33948 Can you link from HTML page within a labeled frame inflash 8? - Web Hosting Forum - Industry Discussion, Webmaster Forum Sat, 17 Nov 2007 22:39:25 +0000 http://probertson.com/articles/2006/12/14/deep-linking-flash-application-states/#comment-33948 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] Re: Can you link from HTML page within a labeled framein flash 8? Try this one, it's a bit more clearer. [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> […] Re: Can you link from HTML page within a labeled framein flash 8? Try this one, it’s a bit more clearer. […]

]]> By: David Stiller’s blog » Blog Archive » How to Build an Interactive Flash Video (FLV) Load Progress Bar http://probertson.com/articles/2006/12/14/deep-linking-flash-application-states/#comment-31029 David Stiller’s blog » Blog Archive » How to Build an Interactive Flash Video (FLV) Load Progress Bar Wed, 03 Oct 2007 03:07:37 +0000 http://probertson.com/articles/2006/12/14/deep-linking-flash-application-states/#comment-31029 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] The key is to interact with the HTML page itself, whether by PHP or some other server-side language, as described here … http://probertson.com/articles/2006/12/14/deep-linking-flash-application-states/ [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> […] The key is to interact with the HTML page itself, whether by PHP or some other server-side language, as described here … http://probertson.com/articles/2006/12/14/deep-linking-flash-application-states/ […]

]]> By: Steve Mac http://probertson.com/articles/2006/12/14/deep-linking-flash-application-states/#comment-30284 Steve Mac Sat, 22 Sep 2007 07:04:13 +0000 http://probertson.com/articles/2006/12/14/deep-linking-flash-application-states/#comment-30284 I use SWFAddress for deep linking in flash, above all the best feautre i like is, it supports all new and old browser and firefox, easy to use.Excellent summary, thanks I use SWFAddress for deep linking in flash, above all the best feautre i like is, it supports all new and old browser and firefox, easy to use.Excellent summary, thanks

]]> By: stefanmedia » Blog Archive » Deep-linking within Flash websites http://probertson.com/articles/2006/12/14/deep-linking-flash-application-states/#comment-29560 stefanmedia » Blog Archive » Deep-linking within Flash websites Tue, 11 Sep 2007 06:13:17 +0000 http://probertson.com/articles/2006/12/14/deep-linking-flash-application-states/#comment-29560 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] there was a blog posting about ‚Äúdeep-linking‚Äù to different frames/states in a Flash application. What’s cool about [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> […] there was a blog posting about ‚Äúdeep-linking‚Äù to different frames/states in a Flash application. What’s cool about […]

]]> By: mustcodemore.com: 04.07 http://probertson.com/articles/2006/12/14/deep-linking-flash-application-states/#comment-29041 mustcodemore.com: 04.07 Tue, 04 Sep 2007 20:57:09 +0000 http://probertson.com/articles/2006/12/14/deep-linking-flash-application-states/#comment-29041 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] Deep linking to flash from HTML [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> […] Deep linking to flash from HTML […]

]]> By: Paul http://probertson.com/articles/2006/12/14/deep-linking-flash-application-states/#comment-28066 Paul Mon, 20 Aug 2007 17:41:39 +0000 http://probertson.com/articles/2006/12/14/deep-linking-flash-application-states/#comment-28066 (I already replied to Konrad by email, but I thought others might be interested in the reply, so I'm re-posting it here as well.) @Konrad: Just to make sure I understand, it sounds like you've got the same .swf file used in various html pages, which are in different folders on the web server, and you want the swf file to play different frames depending on which html page it's playing in. It sounds like you're already on the right track, since you mentioned FlashVars -- that's probably the best way to make the same swf behave differently in different html (or php, or whatever) pages. It sounds like you're using a single php file as a temple, that controls the header part of the page. If you can change the php code of the template or pages directly, you could write some php that checks the containing folder, and writes a keyword (or even a frame #, or whatever) into the FlashVars part of the HTML that embeds the swf in the page. You could then use ActionScript to check for that word or number in your SWF, and jump to the appropriate frame. I've written some information about working with FlashVars here, that includes some examples of something similar: http://probertson.com/articles/2005/02/14/flash-databases-urlvars-flashvars/ (I already replied to Konrad by email, but I thought others might be interested in the reply, so I’m re-posting it here as well.)

@Konrad:

Just to make sure I understand, it sounds like you’ve got the same .swf file used in various html pages, which are in different folders on the web server, and you want the swf file to play different frames depending on which html page it’s playing in.

It sounds like you’re already on the right track, since you mentioned FlashVars — that’s probably the best way to make the same swf behave differently in different html (or php, or whatever) pages.

It sounds like you’re using a single php file as a temple, that controls the header part of the page. If you can change the php code of the template or pages directly, you could write some php that checks the containing folder, and writes a keyword (or even a frame #, or whatever) into the FlashVars part of the HTML that embeds the swf in the page. You could then use ActionScript to check for that word or number in your SWF, and jump to the appropriate frame. I’ve written some information about working with FlashVars here, that includes some examples of something similar:
http://probertson.com/articles/2005/02/14/flash-databases-urlvars-flashvars/

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