Drop menu / combo box menu in flash MX

[aamaker]

Im trying to develop a really simple (i.e. 4 or so links) via a Flash MX Combo Box component...

Im lost as to how the action script looks to actually make it 'work'... I understand how to use the component to create the drop menu (i.e. - the labels and the data (URL) lists)...

Does anyone have an example they can show me or is there a Tutorial somewhere that I've missed in my Googling? (I tried Flashkit.com but no luck.

Thanks for your help!

 

[billwatson]

i did this quite recently loading the links from an external text file..this was an early test..

http://billwatson.no-ip.info/public/link.swf

i zipped up the text file and fla if you want them. take them to bits and you will soon see how it comes together. quite simple really.

http://billwatson.no-ip.info/public/combolinks.zip

 

[aamaker]

I like the way this works...

question: Do you know of a way that I can open pop-up windows from the links?

I tried to use the javascript method that I've used before
(javascriptopup1('hp_businesscopy.html')) for example... but no luck.

Thanks for the help!

 

[billwatson]

no problem..2 mins to do that just take the new fla..you still have the text file i guess

http://billwatson.no-ip.info/public/link.swf

http://billwatson.no-ip.info/public/link.fla

you will find a window component on the stage. just change this through properties to get the window looking the way you want it.

 

[aamaker]

Nice!

ANOTHER question... I get a huge blank browser window has the word [object] in it... and has javascript in the URL ...

( for instance...
javascript:mywindow%20=%20window.open('

http://www.cnn.com','mywindow','wid...,scrollbars=1,resizable=0');mywindow.focus();

)

Is that the way this HAS to work or can I get rid of that blank window and launch the Pop up window only???

-- Thanks!

 

[billwatson]

you will only get that off web...run it in a browser to see the true effect