Ok… im sure this has been asked a WHOLE bunch of times:
Can you embed HTML in flash?
I would positively LOVE to make a flash site with an HTML “frame” that I could use effects on, etc.
Is this possible?
Thanks in advance! 
Not really… You can use HTML formatting inside dynamic text boxes, but that’s about it. Flash uses ActionScript to work its magic. 
If you want to mimic frames, then that’s entirely possible with movieclips. Just set them up and give them names, then target the with dot notation.
Ok… so since I’m new… I don’t really know too much about dot notation, but Flash’s help files are excellent so I’m sure I can absorb through that.
My concern before I go through all that is: My main roadblock in site design right now is that I run a Greymatter CGI Blog on my site. Is it possible to have SOME html formatting in external text that is loaded? Mainly, I would still like people to be able to post comments to entries, as well as a guestbook setup with the same script.
Basically all I need is the ability to A HREF and then I’d be pretty much able to do whatever I wanted with this is flash. Other than that, I’m looking to be able to specify the dimensions of a text box, and possibly the ability to do tables and CSS in flash (pushing it I know)
Sorry for being stuck in 1998 here, but I’ve never written a Flash site before, and I want it to come out good… but if I have to abandon it because of it’s limitations that would be kinda depressing :*(
If I’m understanding you right - perhaps you should go the other way around…
Shoot for an HTML site that has ‘sections’ done in flash is a way you can best get what it sounds you’re asking for.
embed your flash content in either tables or frames.
As far as links go… flash will - getUrl(“address”)
as opposed to < ahref=“address” >clickHere or whatever< /a >
