flash actionscript: Hi,

I'm trying to accurately add a hyperlink in my .fla so it will link to a URL.
I'm very rusty with Flash, especially ActionScript 2.0.
I've tried the getURL action and that didn't really work, so I used onRelease
and that seems better. However, my file isn't working everytime, and it seems
like I have to double click for the link to work.
Let me describe my file a bit so you can better advise me.
It's a multi-layered .fla with about 200 frames (say) and I figured to get it
to react like a button, I put a layer at the top and created a box over the
section I'd like to link (gave it an alpha of 1% so it's completely
transparent)...then I went to the last frame and added the same keyframe. Mind
you, I converted the box graphic to a button. I think this is where I'm getting
confused. The action is on the first frame so it does it know to "flow"
throughout the timeline??
I hope this makes sense...I need to do something very simple and it could be
the way my file is set up that's hindering me.

thank you

Hi,

I just finished a program with a link in which I used the getURL method:

on(press){
getUrl("http:\\www.mn.com", _blank):
}

no problems. I wonder if it has anything to do with your button. First is it
a button? If so, you wouldn't need to worry about transparency. you can leave,
the first 3 (visible) states blank (as in a key frame followed by two blank
frames) and create a "rectangle" on the 4th hit state to receive the click.

The rectangle is not visible and can be made large enough to ensure that your
button responds.

Good luck.