9 Replies Latest reply on Aug 12, 2006 9:26 AM by Phil Snyder

getURL (*.pdf, "_blank");

boyBacon Jun 1, 2006 2:36 AM

Hi All,

I have a flash movie which should load a pdf into a new window when a button is clicked. The button has the following code:

my_btn.onRelease = function() {
getURL (" http://www.web_site_name.com/file_name.pdf", "_blank");
};

When the button is clicked, a new window does open, with the correct URL but displays the message "Action Canceled".... refreshing the page loads the pdf correctly.

Has anyone come across this problem before?

1. Re: getURL (*.pdf, "_blank");

boyBacon Jun 1, 2006 2:54 AM (in response to boyBacon)

P.S. This problem seems to be IE-specific
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TimSymons Jun 1, 2006 12:53 PM (in response to boyBacon)

Yes. I have run into this issue and had to wrap the PDF in a HTML page and then call the HTML page which then called the PDF.

Tim
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lenab Jun 1, 2006 1:14 PM (in response to boyBacon)

I belive this problem is related to XP, not IE. You need to embed some code in your movie!. I don´t remember exactly where I read it, but it´s somewhere in this adobe-site, in the /devnet.
(Hope this will help you!)
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lenab Jun 1, 2006 1:24 PM (in response to boyBacon)

http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_19542
Check here!
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boyBacon Jun 2, 2006 1:12 AM (in response to lenab)

Thanks lenab! That may well be what I'm looking for....except that I'm running Flash 8 not MX2004 :-/
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lenab Jun 2, 2006 2:42 PM (in response to boyBacon)

8 or mx, the problem is still XP!
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northstar_86 Jun 3, 2006 1:30 AM (in response to lenab)

on (release){
getURL(" http://www.yourwebsite.com/random.pdf","_blank");
}

works like a charm.
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boyBacon Jun 5, 2006 1:02 AM (in response to northstar_86)

No, it doesn't.

Lenab -- I get that the problem is XP, but the hotfix in the link you've posted is for MX2004 -- I would have thought th\at if the problem was known about, then a hotfix wouldn't be needed for Flash8. : s
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Phil Snyder Aug 12, 2006 9:26 AM (in response to northstar_86)

Yes, it does work like a charm. Thanks!
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