To open any external link from a flash document we use the below code:
package
{
import flash.display.Sprite;
import flash.events.MouseEvent;
import flash.net.URLRequest;
import flash.net.navigateToURL;
import flash.text.TextField;
import flash.text.TextFormat;
/**
* ...
* @author shrikant
*/
public class OpenUrl extends Sprite
{
public function OpenUrl() {
// create a sprite object
var buttonSprite:Sprite = new Sprite();
buttonSprite.graphics.lineStyle(1, 0x000000);
buttonSprite.graphics.beginFill(0xFF0000, 0.2);
buttonSprite.graphics.drawRoundRect(0, 0, 200, 50, 30, 30);
buttonSprite.x = 10;
buttonSprite.y = 20;
buttonSprite.buttonMode = true;
buttonSprite.graphics.endFill();
addChild(buttonSprite);
// create a textfield object
var btnTF:TextField = new TextField();
var btnFormat:TextFormat = new TextFormat("Arial", 17, 0x000000, true);
btnTF.defaultTextFormat = btnFormat;
btnTF.text = "Click here!";
btnTF.x = (buttonSprite.width / 2) - (btnTF.width / 2.2);
btnTF.y = (buttonSprite.height / 2) - (btnTF.height / 8);
btnTF.selectable = false;
btnTF.border = false;
btnTF.width = 85;
btnTF.height = 20;
btnTF.mouseEnabled = false;
buttonSprite.addChild(btnTF);
// add an eventlistener to open a URL
buttonSprite.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, openAdobeUrl);
}
// function which opens a URL
public function openAdobeUrl(evt:MouseEvent):void {
var adobeURL:URLRequest = new URLRequest("http://www.adobe.com");
navigateToURL(adobeURL, "_blank");
}
}
}
You can use the same technique to open a PDF file. The below code does the same.
package
{
import flash.display.Bitmap;
import flash.display.Sprite;
import flash.events.MouseEvent;
import flash.net.URLRequest;
import flash.net.navigateToURL;
/**
* ...
* @author shrikant
*/
public class OpenPDF extends Sprite
{
// embed the PDF icon
[Embed(source = "../lib/pdf_icon.jpg")]
private var layer0Class:Class;
private var layer0:Bitmap = new layer0Class();
public function OpenPDF()
{
// create a button sprite
var btnSprite:Sprite = new Sprite();
btnSprite.buttonMode = true;
addChild(btnSprite);
layer0.width = 50;
layer0.height = 50;
btnSprite.addChild(layer0);
// add an eventlistener to open PDF file
btnSprite.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, openPDF);
}
// function to open PDF file
public function openPDF(evt:MouseEvent):void {
var pdfOpen:URLRequest = new URLRequest("../lib/myPDF.pdf");
navigateToURL(pdfOpen);
}
}
}
If you are using a Flash IDE follow the below steps:
Opening a URL
1) Create a new ActionScript 3.0 Project
2) Create a button symbol for example click me or import it from the library
3) Give an instance name to the button symbol for example myButton
4) Create a new layer name it actions and write the below code
import flash.events.MouseEvent;
import flash.net.URLRequest;
myButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onBtnClick);
function onBtnClick(evt:MouseEvent):void {
var adobeURL:URLRequest = new URLRequest("http://www.adobe.com");
navigateToURL(adobeURL,"_blank");
}
Downloading a PDF file
1) Create a new ActionScript 3.0 Project
2) Create a button symbol with PDF Download Text or import it an PDF download icon and convert it to a button symbol.
3) Give an instance name to the button symbol for example pdfButton
4) Create a PDF document which needs to be opened.
5) Create a new layer name it actions and write the below code
// open PDF
pdfButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onPDFClick);
function onPDFClick(evt:Event):void
{
var pdfOpen:URLRequest = new URLRequest("myPDF.pdf");
navigateToURL(pdfOpen,"_blank");
}
// end openPDF
Note: If the PDF file is in a folder you also need to specify the folder name viz "docs/myPDF.pdf"
package
{
import flash.display.Sprite;
import flash.events.MouseEvent;
import flash.net.URLRequest;
import flash.net.navigateToURL;
import flash.text.TextField;
import flash.text.TextFormat;
/**
* ...
* @author shrikant
*/
public class OpenUrl extends Sprite
{
public function OpenUrl() {
// create a sprite object
var buttonSprite:Sprite = new Sprite();
buttonSprite.graphics.lineStyle(1, 0x000000);
buttonSprite.graphics.beginFill(0xFF0000, 0.2);
buttonSprite.graphics.drawRoundRect(0, 0, 200, 50, 30, 30);
buttonSprite.x = 10;
buttonSprite.y = 20;
buttonSprite.buttonMode = true;
buttonSprite.graphics.endFill();
addChild(buttonSprite);
// create a textfield object
var btnTF:TextField = new TextField();
var btnFormat:TextFormat = new TextFormat("Arial", 17, 0x000000, true);
btnTF.defaultTextFormat = btnFormat;
btnTF.text = "Click here!";
btnTF.x = (buttonSprite.width / 2) - (btnTF.width / 2.2);
btnTF.y = (buttonSprite.height / 2) - (btnTF.height / 8);
btnTF.selectable = false;
btnTF.border = false;
btnTF.width = 85;
btnTF.height = 20;
btnTF.mouseEnabled = false;
buttonSprite.addChild(btnTF);
// add an eventlistener to open a URL
buttonSprite.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, openAdobeUrl);
}
// function which opens a URL
public function openAdobeUrl(evt:MouseEvent):void {
var adobeURL:URLRequest = new URLRequest("http://www.adobe.com");
navigateToURL(adobeURL, "_blank");
}
}
}
You can use the same technique to open a PDF file. The below code does the same.
package
{
import flash.display.Bitmap;
import flash.display.Sprite;
import flash.events.MouseEvent;
import flash.net.URLRequest;
import flash.net.navigateToURL;
/**
* ...
* @author shrikant
*/
public class OpenPDF extends Sprite
{
// embed the PDF icon
[Embed(source = "../lib/pdf_icon.jpg")]
private var layer0Class:Class;
private var layer0:Bitmap = new layer0Class();
public function OpenPDF()
{
// create a button sprite
var btnSprite:Sprite = new Sprite();
btnSprite.buttonMode = true;
addChild(btnSprite);
layer0.width = 50;
layer0.height = 50;
btnSprite.addChild(layer0);
// add an eventlistener to open PDF file
btnSprite.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, openPDF);
}
// function to open PDF file
public function openPDF(evt:MouseEvent):void {
var pdfOpen:URLRequest = new URLRequest("../lib/myPDF.pdf");
navigateToURL(pdfOpen);
}
}
}
If you are using a Flash IDE follow the below steps:
Opening a URL
1) Create a new ActionScript 3.0 Project
2) Create a button symbol for example click me or import it from the library
3) Give an instance name to the button symbol for example myButton
4) Create a new layer name it actions and write the below code
import flash.events.MouseEvent;
import flash.net.URLRequest;
myButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onBtnClick);
function onBtnClick(evt:MouseEvent):void {
var adobeURL:URLRequest = new URLRequest("http://www.adobe.com");
navigateToURL(adobeURL,"_blank");
}
Downloading a PDF file
1) Create a new ActionScript 3.0 Project
2) Create a button symbol with PDF Download Text or import it an PDF download icon and convert it to a button symbol.
3) Give an instance name to the button symbol for example pdfButton
4) Create a PDF document which needs to be opened.
5) Create a new layer name it actions and write the below code
// open PDF
pdfButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onPDFClick);
function onPDFClick(evt:Event):void
{
var pdfOpen:URLRequest = new URLRequest("myPDF.pdf");
navigateToURL(pdfOpen,"_blank");
}
// end openPDF
Note: If the PDF file is in a folder you also need to specify the folder name viz "docs/myPDF.pdf"
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