After looking around for an answer I’ve found two ways that sound like they should work, but don’t yet, for me anyway:
Trying to get an HTML link from an XML file to open in a custom browser window. Dynamic HTML enabled text box getting data from the XML file. At some point I think it needs to call a JavaScript function to open the custom window. I have gotten this to work using [CDATA[asfunction:getURL… (in the XML file) but not once I call for the JavaScript. Here’s what I figured out:
I think it can be done using either CDATA in the XML file. Something like this for the XML in your example
…
<portfolio>
<pictures><![CDATA[<thumb><a href="asfunction:getURL,javascript:openNewWindow('http://www.thelink.com','thewin','height=250,width=300,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes')">Text to link</a></thumb>]]></pictures>
</portfolio>
…
or maybe it calls the function in the ActionScript when when you are getting the data for the dynamic text box:
…
[AS]
output += “<p><a href=“javascript:openNewWin(” + d[c].attributes.thumb + “)” target=”_blank">" + d[c].firstChild.nodeValue + “</a></p>”;
[/AS]
…
Either one is supposed to call a JavaScript function that is in the head of the HTML file the embedded .swf file is on.
I’m not really sure what I’m missing. Everything else works but I can’t get it to call those functions. Anybody that’s done this successfully? Thanks all!
