Basic Function

[hamfast]

Hello Guys

I've just started the w3schools.com beginners tutorials on using Flash and I keep getting stuck when the step by step instructions advise I should
click on Choose Basic Actions ie.


Select
Object Actions box click on the + sign. Choose Basic Actions > Get URL.

When I click the + sign in Actions I get the following options:

global functions
global properties
operators
statements
etc

but no Basic Actions.

I'm using a fully legit version of Flash Professional 8. What am I doing wrong?

Cheers
H

[Medyman]

The tutorial was probably written for an older version of flash.

In flash 8...getURL is located at

Global Functions > Browser/Network > getURL

or you can just type it instead of going through the stupid menus (i find them annoying).
if you type getURL() in the actions panel in Flash 8, you'll get a little tool tip with all the paramters that that function takes...quite useful when you're learning

for getURL the paramaters are getURL(url, window, method).

url = the url of the page you want to link to
window = target window
method = POST/GET

window and method are not required