(ASP) openWindow

[Ariela]

Hi,
I used the instructions to build a form in ASP and FLASH from this site (Flash Forms and Database Integration) and it works great!.

BUT:
The only thing i wanted to change is that the details shown to the viewers will pop up with a nice window like this :
function openWindow(URL)
{
newWindow=window.open(URL, 'a', 'scroll=1, toolbar=0, location=0, directories=0, status=0, menubar=0, width=400, height=300, left='+(((screen.width-800)/2)-100)+', top='+((screen.height-500)/3)+'')
}

the URL should be the ProcessForm.asp.
insted of:
getURL("../atar_via/processForm.asp",0, "POST");

I write
getURL("javascript:openWindow '../atar_via/processForm.asp'",0, "POST");

but it dosn't work...
WHY??

Thanks
Ariela

[abzoid]

You're trying to get Flash to execute Javascript, and it won't do that. What you'll need to do is create a small Javascript OpenWindow function and place that in the HEAD of the HTML page that contains your Flash movie. Then call that function from the Flash movie using getURL.

[Ariela]

Hi
Thank you for your response.

The function of course is in the HTML page and not in the FLA file.

the question is why dose it work in a "_blank" window but not through the openwindow function.

Thanks
Ariela

[abzoid]

Have you tested the OpenWindow function with a text link in the HTML page to make sure it is working properly?

[Ariela]

yes.

when I write:
getURL("javascript:openWindow('../atar_via/processForm.asp'",0, "POST");

it opens a regular window with an error and the name of the function in the address bar...


when i write:
getURL("javascript:openWindow('../atar_via/processForm.asp')");

It opens the window correctly but dos'nt send the details or the mail...

[abzoid]

Hmm, sounds like a Flash URLencode issue.

[Ariela]

What dose it mean?
In hebrew please...

[abzoid]

Flash is likely encoding the parameters into a format that the function cannot access. Perhaps one of the Flash gurus will drop by with a solution.

[Ariela]

OK. got it.

Thank you very much
Ariela