flash actionscript: I'm trying to make a boton linked to an HTML file, (that contains swf), and I
want to skeep the first swf frame, and start playing in second frame.
normaly i'd use

on (release) {
getURL("projects.html", "_self");
}

what should I do in this case?
thanks!

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The short answer is you cannot do that with HTML.

However, there are ways to do it. One way is to use FlashVars(look it up) in
the embed tags. You would make your FlashVar something like:
FlashVars="goto="
And then you use a serverside scripting language, such as PHP, to take a
getString like "projects.php?goto=2" and replaces in your document with 2, so
the FlashVar becomes:
FlashVars="goto=2"
and then in Flash movie you use a script on frame 1:
_root.gotoAndPlay(goto);

Another alternative that doesn't require any serverside scripting might be to
use the SharedObject(look it up). You could make your button first save a flash
cookie "goto" and then on frame 1 you load the Flash Cookie and
gotoAndPlay(mySharedObject.data.goto)...

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You really need to stop posting duplicate posts. It's very bad etiquette.
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well
I'm not an expert in actionscript, and couldn't figure out the complicated
suggestions that I got. sorry...
isn't there any simple "normal mode". some script that I can choose, to link
strait to the second frame of the swf file? or any script that I can copy paste
easy like in gotoAndPlay. somthing like:

on (release) {
getURL("projects.html, 2");
}

(thay in not working of course)
is it an uncommon action?
desperate...

yes, but I cant find there what i need - getURL to the second frame of the swf movie - skip the first frame.
do you know a simle script for that?

simply, you cann't do it simple :-)

you cann't control movie in one window from another movie in another browser
window just with ActionScript.

you must use some stuff like Javascript or if it will be always second frame
(not dynamic) you can script in in html file you've opened whith getUrl().

for example:
you have 2 files - index.html(with movie1.swf) and picture.html (with
movie2.swf)
in picture.html there is the clip you want to control from index.html.
so open picture.html whith editor and find all "movie2.swf" strings and
replace'em to "movie2.swf?fr=2"
it is the simple way to set variables in flash (but not so good)

and in the movie2 first frame in the root write this script:

if(fr!="") {
goToAndPlay(fr);
}

that shoul work =)

OH! i forgot
in movie1 just syply use getURL("picture.html", "_self");

the answer is cleer (i belive), but thats good only if I want always to star
with 2 frame isn't it?
is there a way to skip first frame only if i link from index.html (in your
example) and all other enters to start from first frame.
thanks