I admit it, I suck.

[Aragoth]

Is there any way to stop the link within the flash video (i.e. button) from creating a brand new window? I would prefer it if the page that I created the link for would link using the same page as the flash video originally was...

[BLiZZaRD]

Absolutley.

to make it a link you use the getURL attribute in your AS panel:

on(release){
   getURL("http://whatever.com", _blank);
}

Note the _blank could be _self or _parent or _top as well, what ever you need.

_self specifies the current frame in the current window.
_blank specifies a new window.
_parent specifies the parent of the current frame.
_top specifies the top-level frame in the current window.

Use the appropriate _tag at the end of your getURL and you will be fine

[Aragoth]

I had the code working (insofar that a new window would open with the html file inside) but when I reloaded flash, I always recieve 1 Error in the output.

This is my code:

on(release){
getURL("index.html", _self);
}

I also tried to use:

on(release){
getURL("http://dynamicdrive.com", _blank);
}

They both work, but each results in an error, which is odd since there is no other scripts on the page.

[BLiZZaRD]

What is the error?

[Aragoth]

Alright, I don't know wtf happened, but when I restarted my computer today and opened flash, it didn't tell me I had an error. That's one problem out of the way. Which _tag should I use to ensure that a new window does not pop up? I tried to replace _blank with _self but the result is always the same: a new window pops up (btw: this is on the published version, not the version in flash. I can see that the preview within the flash program itself would create a link in a new window.)...

[BLiZZaRD]

I always use _self but you can leave that off and the default should be same window. You can try that out.

[Aragoth]

I figured that might help to. Not so much. It still opened a new window. It might just be the crappy version of flash I am using. I can't import MP3's into it. Not even MP3's...

[BLiZZaRD]

Pirated? LOL

try _parent for same window

are you importing directly into your library or trying to import to the stage?

[Aragoth]

Of course its pirated. I'm purely a Limewire download man.

Nonetheless, the music still plays on every other media system available. I'm happier just thinking that I have the world's crappiest flash player.

I was trying to import it directly into the library, then directly into the stage, then once again into the library (I don't learn to quickly, lol). Didn't work.

I also tried the _parent but the window popped up anyway. This is the exact code:

on(release){
getURL("index.html ", _parent);
}

That's all I have. The code is only for a button labelled "Continue".

BTW: I tried this on the published version (HTML).

[BLiZZaRD]

Import to library. then choose where you want the music to start playing, and add the AS to start and stop it there.

try using the complete url including http:// and use _self

Pirated versions make people mad, admitting to it is even worse.