How to get clickthrough URL to be _blank

[SulkyGirl]

Hi. Not a newbie to the web, but a definite flash newbie. If I'm using an flash affiliate banner on my site, and I want to keep it exactly as is (making sure I don't lose my tracking code), is there an easy way to have the clickthrough URL go to a blank page? I have no idea if I can alter the code enough myself to do that, or whether it's part of the flash file itself. Thanks!

[Richard_N]

you will need the source file for the banner

[vincevincevince]

There are a couple of tricks if you don't have the source...

1. Try setting <BASE TARGET="_blank"> in the HEAD section of the HTML page on which the banner is displayed.

2. Give the object a low z-order, and create a DIV which covers it completely at a higher z-order. Make the DIV clickable with a target sent to _blank (i.e. overwrite the flash click handling).

[Richard_N]

I did not think flash was subject to z order stacking?

[vincevincevince]

Look for 'div iframe shim'