ummm...linking from flash anim to within PC...

[ladicius]

hey guys...

uhh..i have a major problem here...
i don't fully understand the whole conepts of actionscripting yet, so bear with me.

what i need help with is htis little 'PC theme'
project i'm currently working on.

basically what i'm trying to achieve is a theme package consisting of icons, cursors, sounds, and the most important thing....an interactive background!!

on the background, there are shortcut buttons that i have placed, and i have had no trouble with linking them using the getURL command (c:/, a:/, d:/ etc etc)
but the thing that's giving me the willies is that i don't know howto make it open up an actual program..
it will oopen up the c:/ but when i put in an .exe file into the url...it won't open!!!!

is it possible to be able to open up these type of files within a flash animation????

[sinfiniti]

from a projector file it should work just fine.
:)
jeremy

[eyezberg]

fscommand(exec, path+name of software.exe)..check the syntax of the fsommand..

[ladicius]

hmm...what's strange eyezy buddy is that it still doesn't work...

did you mean to say that i need to actually type in the 'exec' command after the FScommand thingy?

e.g
on (release) {
fscommand ("C<img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/ohwell.gif ALT=":\"> Program Files\Macromedia\Flash 5\flash.exe");
}

?????

let's keep in mind that i am pathetic when it comes to actionscripting....give me, let's say-a few more years-for my slow brain to register any form of scripting jargon you throw at me....