changing iframe content with flash buttons

[Medyman]

If the content you're loading in is also flash you can do it that way.

But this technique does work as I've proven with my demo.

If you would like me to troubleshoot this for you, feel free to post your source (.fla for the bar).

[Long Walk Home]

Hey medyman, thanks for replying

The content im trying to load into the IFrame is html based

on (release) {
getURL("contact.html","myframe");
}

This seems to be the suggested code, from most of the forums and threads ive read, Ive also tried removing the "" from around the frame id, but didnt help unfortunatley. the Url link is clearly working as it opens the required HTML file but only in a seperate window, Its just getting it to open in the Iframe. Do i need to declare the Iframes existence in flash somehow? Do you know if CSS could be causing the prolbems?

Thanks man

[Medyman]

Hey...

Try to do two things:
1) Change all the buttons to movieclips and use AS for onRollOver/onRollOut
2) Move all actions to a dedicated actions layer

[luckysas]

I had the same issue as you do. There is no problem with your code, but you need to change the global security settings of your Adobe flash player.

Here is what you do
1st -- go to the adobe site:
http://www.macromedia.com/support/do...manager04.html

2nd --choose the tab "Global Security Settings" and check the radio button "always allow"

3rd-- go to edit locations...click add a location: here you can pick a trusted location on your computer for your files/folders. I picked my desktop, but you can of course also make a trusted folder.

Make sure your dreamweaver folder/files is/are in your picked location(for me that was my desktop) then try and see if your flash button loads the I frame..it should work. You may have to change these settings for every browser you choose to test with.

I hope this works for you...it did for me anyway.

good luck
luckysas

[hangtimex]

If the content you're loading in is also flash you can do it that way.

But this technique does work as I've proven with my demo.

If you would like me to troubleshoot this for you, feel free to post your source (.fla for the bar).

Medyman, or anyone,
I am wondering if you would be able to help me figure out how to get this menu to work in an iframe. I am having trouble getting the code to work for the flash menu since it isn't a static menu (it has 3 frames). I cannot figure out where it needs to go, or even if it needs to be a little different.
thank you for any help you may have.

[hangtimex]

Also, I know you can have one link open 2 different things in 2 separate iframes on the same page. It will be the same scrolling menu opening a flash movie in one iframe and html text in a smaller iframe. Would this require any different coding? Please help.
thanks.

[BLiZZaRD]

Do you have an active URL to see what you are trying to accomplish? I get the basic idea but would like to see more before I start spouting options.

[hangtimex]

http://www.graphixxdesign.com/test f...sidential.html

I uploaded the files here.
It may be a little funky because some stuff came in wierd at the moment.
I currently put google in the iframe the flash movie will go into. Lets say that one will be called "barr.swf", etc or if it should be in an html page, "barr.html", etc. corresponding to the buttons.
Then the yahoo window will have the small text html. Call that "barr_descrp.html", etc...

When the first button in the scrolling menu gets released, I want barr.swf (barr.html) to open and at the same time, barr_descrp.html will load also.

I hope that is clear enough. Let me know what you think.
thanks.

[BLiZZaRD]

Have you tried a dual on release yet? I haven't tested it** but in theory it should work...

on (release) {
     getURL("barr.html", Iframe_ID);
     getURL("barr_descript.html", Iframe_ID2);
}

this would work better if your buttons are MCs instead of buttons, but either way it shouldn't be effected.

Let me know.



** Haven't tested it in frames.

[hangtimex]

The problem is that I am not sure on what frame I am supposed to put that code on, since I have 3 frames.