Myspace Flash Link

[dillankid]

Myspace disables "get_url" links in flash, so you have to work around it. I tried to wrap the object tag in an <a href=" tag which works in all browsers but IE and Opera. Does anyone know why, or another way to link a flash image? It's not illegal to do this on Myspace, they're just trying to monitor the links so that they can stop phishing - which they can't do with a get_url. So, any ideas on a workaround?

Here's what I have on an example myspace:

http://www.myspace.com/judahgraphicsmusictest



<a href="http://www.myspace.com/loudandclearishot">
<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowScriptAccess="never" allowNetworking="internal" height="100" width="450" data="http://www.judahgraphics.com/loudandclear/flashbanner.swf">
<param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never" />
<param name="allowNetworking" value="internal" />
<param name="movie" value="http://www.judahgraphics.com/loudandclear/flashbanner.swf" />
<param name="wmode" value="transparent" />
<param name="quality" value="high" />
</object></a>

[Medyman]

Myspace disables "get_url" links in flash, so you have to work around it. I tried to wrap the object tag in an <a href=" tag which works in all browsers but IE and Opera. Does anyone know why, or another way to link a flash image? It's not illegal to do this on Myspace, they're just trying to monitor the links so that they can stop phishing - which they can't do with a get_url. So, any ideas on a workaround?

Here's what I have on an example myspace:

http://www.myspace.com/judahgraphicsmusictest



<a href="http://www.myspace.com/loudandclearishot">
<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowScriptAccess="never" allowNetworking="internal" height="100" width="450" data="http://www.judahgraphics.com/loudandclear/flashbanner.swf">
<param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never" />
<param name="allowNetworking" value="internal" />
<param name="movie" value="http://www.judahgraphics.com/loudandclear/flashbanner.swf" />
<param name="wmode" value="transparent" />
<param name="quality" value="high" />
</object></a>


As you've found out, you can't just wrap an anchor tag around the object element. The only solution I can think of is to place an invisible target above the Flash.

So, create a transparent gif. Next, add it to your markup and wrap it in an anchor tag. Something like this:


<a href="path/to/link" title="invisible link"><img src="transparent.gif" alt="invisible target"></a>

Next, you could use CSS (absolute and/or relative positioning) to position the transparent anchor (resized to whatever size you need) above the Flash. So, when someone clicks on the Flash, they're actually clicking on the image.

[Christy23]

Hey! I was wondering if you could help me out. I'm pretty close to coding illiterate. Just kind of learning as I go...could you help me out with a more specific example?? Thanks for any help you can give me!!