swf banner inside <a></a> tags

[Sleidia]

Hi guys

I would like to know if a trick exists that would make it possible to have a swf file clickable via <a></a> tags surrounding it.
Thus, I wouldn't have to set the link inside the fla files which is quite a hassle.

Any idea?

Thanks!

 

[draigGoch]

Thus, I wouldn't have to set the link inside the fla files which is quite a hassle." - do you have a number of identical swfs, but they link to different places?

A computer always does what you tell it to, but rarely does what you want it to.....

 

[Sleidia]

Well, after some extensive search on my side, it looks like there absolutely is no work around

draigGoch, all the swfs are different.
The thing is that I've built a CMS that can manage banners. I would have liked to have the CMS capable of adding links to swf files as well.

 

[draigGoch]

because i was going to suggest something like this (AS2) within your banner (one that you could reuse if your swfs are all different):

banner.onRelease = function() {
    getURL("[URL unfurl="true"]http://"+url,[/URL] "_blank");
}

Do not define the variable url within your code, and where you embed your flash movie in your web page, instead of loading it "banner.swf", use "banner.swf?url=

http://www.google.co.uk".

A computer always does what you tell it to, but rarely does what you want it to.....

 

[Sleidia]

Unfortunately, it's not practical for my project

Thanks anyway