Opening PDFs using getURL method -- flash actionscript

Kree8R
6/9/2004 3:13:41 PM

instead of "_parent", give your window a name,

ie:
on (release){
getURL("pdfs/myFile.pdf", "remoteWin");
}

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Crocke
6/9/2004 9:13:26 PM

Hello I am having problems telling Flash to load PDFs within a specific window.
I am creating a Flash projector (.exe and hqx) using Flash Professional 2004.

Here is the code I have:

on (release){
getURL("pdfs/myFile.pdf", "_parent");
}

This works fine each time I tell Flash to open "myFile.pdf".

When I ask Flash to load a new PDF into the "_parent" window, Flash opens a
new window and loads the new PDF within the new window, even though the code is
exactly the same except for the name of the PDF.

on (release){
getURL("pdfs/myNewFile.pdf", "_parent");
}

The above code works fine when telling Flash to direct all HTML files to the
"_parent" window.

(On a side note, I have tried telling Flash to open a HTML file that contains
a refresh meta tag, which redirects the page to the PDF's file location. Yet, I
still ended up with the same results.)

I suspect it may have something to do with Adobe Acrobat taking control over
Internet Explorer when opening PDFs.

Anyone else's thoughts?

Thanks.

on (release){
getURL("pdfs/myFile.pdf", "_parent");
}

flash actionscript : Opening PDFs using getURL method