How to Hyperlink flash movie clip

[GenEx]

I know this topic been discuss before, but im very rookie about flash... so i cant understand, i want to reply the older topic, but already been locked

i have a file in .swf format, so when someone click tat file on browser, the user will bring to other url, how can i edit the .swf file? can i using dreamweaver 8? and how? or maybe there any program to edit .swf file? and please... give me the detail instruction... i really need it.... thanks before...

[Richard_N]

You will nedd the .fla which was used to author the file if you want to edit it. If you have it just create an invisible button which covers the flash canvas.

I you have flash but not the .fla use loadMovie() function to load the existing swf into a holding clip then again place an invisible button on the next highest level. The function would be

invisible_btn.onPress = function() {
//getURL stuff goes here
}

The HTML alternative may be to place the .swf in an hyperlinked region of the page via a <div>, got to say I'm guessing about this as not tried it, but it seems logical. I also feel that javascript could be used as well possibly.

[GenEx]

how to make a invisible button? can u tell me the detail please... the intruction one by one... i really need this, cause this is the first time i used macromedia flash, thanks a lot

[Richard_N]

Just wondered when there comes a point where forum contributors are effectively doing it for you rather than you learning it.

Go through the help files, google through a few tutorials, buy a book, learn the hard way like I did, that way you learn and remember rather than having it done for you.

Oh and don't forget to register your copy of flash.