Email button

[George Hartshorn]

I cant find an email button that will call my email client from a flash
movie. I can find one that works when the movie is on an html but want it to
work right from the stand alone movie.
I also would like to find a close movie button that would close a full
screen stand alone movie. All the buttons I can find work from html but not
stand alone movies? Thanks in advance for any help offered. bygeorge

[Kitesmurf]

George Hartshorn wrote:

> I cant find an email button that will call my email client from a
> flash movie. I can find one that works when the movie is on an html
> but want it to work right from the stand alone movie.
> I also would like to find a close movie button that would close a full
> screen stand alone movie. All the buttons I can find work from html
> but not stand alone movies? Thanks in advance for any help offered.
> bygeorge

for an Email button use this code:
getURL("mailto:yourname@yourhost.com");
for closing your window i guess that you will need javascript but i'm not so
sure how to do that..

[George Hartshorn]

wont work in a stand alone swf. I know html code Im looking for help with
code that works in a stand alone movie. That means no html.....bygeorge



"Kitesmurf" <none@here.com> wrote in message
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> George Hartshorn wrote:

> > I cant find an email button that will call my email client from a
> > flash movie. I can find one that works when the movie is on an html
> > but want it to work right from the stand alone movie.
> > I also would like to find a close movie button that would close a full
> > screen stand alone movie. All the buttons I can find work from html
> > but not stand alone movies? Thanks in advance for any help offered.
> > bygeorge

>
> for an Email button use this code:
> getURL("mailto:yourname@yourhost.com");
> for closing your window i guess that you will need javascript but i'm not

so

> sure how to do that..
>
>

[Anonymoose]

"George Hartshorn" <designbygeorge@charter.net> wrote in
news:1017svdeojdj947@corp.supernews.com:

> wont work in a stand alone swf. I know html code Im looking for help
> with code that works in a stand alone movie. That means no
> html.....bygeorge

Not sure there is a simple fix for this...the only thing I can think of is
to write an external exe that invokes the default mailer and call it via
fscommand() - not sure if that fits with your scheme but I had to do
something similiar when I wanted to print a pdf file from my standalone
exe.

[George Hartshorn]

I used to be able to do this with flash 3 but short of realoading that I was
hoping someone would have the string I need to get the defalt mailer to
open.....bygeorge



"Anonymoose" <Ihatespam> wrote in message
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> "George Hartshorn" <designbygeorge@charter.net> wrote in
> news:1017svdeojdj947@corp.supernews.com:
>

> > wont work in a stand alone swf. I know html code Im looking for help
> > with code that works in a stand alone movie. That means no
> > html.....bygeorge

>
> Not sure there is a simple fix for this...the only thing I can think of is
> to write an external exe that invokes the default mailer and call it via
> fscommand() - not sure if that fits with your scheme but I had to do
> something similiar when I wanted to print a pdf file from my standalone
> exe.
>

[Anonymoose]

"George Hartshorn" <designbygeorge@charter.net> wrote in
news:10187p6apbtou0a@corp.supernews.com:

> I used to be able to do this with flash 3 but short of realoading that
> I was hoping someone would have the string I need to get the defalt
> mailer to open.....bygeorge
>
>
>
> "Anonymoose" <Ihatespam> wrote in message
> news:Xns947B921AE7C40Ihatespam@216.196.97.136...

>> "George Hartshorn" <designbygeorge@charter.net> wrote in
>> news:1017svdeojdj947@corp.supernews.com:
>>

>> > wont work in a stand alone swf. I know html code Im looking for
>> > help with code that works in a stand alone movie. That means no
>> > html.....bygeorge

>>
>> Not sure there is a simple fix for this...the only thing I can think
>> of is to write an external exe that invokes the default mailer and
>> call it via fscommand() - not sure if that fits with your scheme but
>> I had to do something similiar when I wanted to print a pdf file from
>> my standalone exe.

I'm also interested in this so did a little research...looks like mailto is
unreliable and you have to use fscommand() to avoid the problem entirely.
This should get you started:

[url]http://tinyurl.com/yv4so[/url]

[George Hartshorn]

Thanks for the help I may have to go back and dig out my flash 3 I know when
I moved up to Flash 4 i use to go back to three to do this email button but
have forgoten when four would not write the code but three would. Again
thanks for the help ...bygeorge



"Anonymoose" <Ihatespam> wrote in message
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> "George Hartshorn" <designbygeorge@charter.net> wrote in
> news:10187p6apbtou0a@corp.supernews.com:
>

> > I used to be able to do this with flash 3 but short of realoading that
> > I was hoping someone would have the string I need to get the defalt
> > mailer to open.....bygeorge
> >
> >
> >
> > "Anonymoose" <Ihatespam> wrote in message
> > news:Xns947B921AE7C40Ihatespam@216.196.97.136...

> >> "George Hartshorn" <designbygeorge@charter.net> wrote in
> >> news:1017svdeojdj947@corp.supernews.com:
> >>
> >> > wont work in a stand alone swf. I know html code Im looking for
> >> > help with code that works in a stand alone movie. That means no
> >> > html.....bygeorge
> >>
> >> Not sure there is a simple fix for this...the only thing I can think
> >> of is to write an external exe that invokes the default mailer and
> >> call it via fscommand() - not sure if that fits with your scheme but
> >> I had to do something similiar when I wanted to print a pdf file from
> >> my standalone exe.

>
> I'm also interested in this so did a little research...looks like mailto

is

> unreliable and you have to use fscommand() to avoid the problem entirely.
> This should get you started:
>
> [url]http://tinyurl.com/yv4so[/url]
>

[Anonymoose]

Anonymoose <Ihatespam> wrote in
news:Xns947B9B53216E2Ihatespam@216.196.97.136:

> "George Hartshorn" <designbygeorge@charter.net> wrote in
> news:10187p6apbtou0a@corp.supernews.com:
>

>> I used to be able to do this with flash 3 but short of realoading
>> that I was hoping someone would have the string I need to get the
>> defalt mailer to open.....bygeorge
>>
>>
>>
>> "Anonymoose" <Ihatespam> wrote in message
>> news:Xns947B921AE7C40Ihatespam@216.196.97.136...

>>> "George Hartshorn" <designbygeorge@charter.net> wrote in
>>> news:1017svdeojdj947@corp.supernews.com:
>>>
>>> > wont work in a stand alone swf. I know html code Im looking for
>>> > help with code that works in a stand alone movie. That means no
>>> > html.....bygeorge
>>>
>>> Not sure there is a simple fix for this...the only thing I can think
>>> of is to write an external exe that invokes the default mailer and
>>> call it via fscommand() - not sure if that fits with your scheme but
>>> I had to do something similiar when I wanted to print a pdf file
>>> from my standalone exe.

>
> I'm also interested in this so did a little research...looks like
> mailto is unreliable and you have to use fscommand() to avoid the
> problem entirely. This should get you started:
>
> [url]http://tinyurl.com/yv4so[/url]
>
>

BTW, if you don't want to hassle with JEMail, a one function-call c-prog
will do the same thing:

#include <windows.h>
main()
{
ShellExecute( 0, "open", "mailto:designbygeorge@charter.net","","",1);
}

[George Hartshorn]

I would like to find a simple code to put in like your suggesting but what
you have hear dont work when I simple copy and past it into the action of my
button...bygeorge




"Anonymoose" <Ihatespam> wrote in message
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> Anonymoose <Ihatespam> wrote in
> news:Xns947B9B53216E2Ihatespam@216.196.97.136:
>

> > "George Hartshorn" <designbygeorge@charter.net> wrote in
> > news:10187p6apbtou0a@corp.supernews.com:
> >

> >> I used to be able to do this with flash 3 but short of realoading
> >> that I was hoping someone would have the string I need to get the
> >> defalt mailer to open.....bygeorge
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "Anonymoose" <Ihatespam> wrote in message
> >> news:Xns947B921AE7C40Ihatespam@216.196.97.136...
> >>> "George Hartshorn" <designbygeorge@charter.net> wrote in
> >>> news:1017svdeojdj947@corp.supernews.com:
> >>>
> >>> > wont work in a stand alone swf. I know html code Im looking for
> >>> > help with code that works in a stand alone movie. That means no
> >>> > html.....bygeorge
> >>>
> >>> Not sure there is a simple fix for this...the only thing I can think
> >>> of is to write an external exe that invokes the default mailer and
> >>> call it via fscommand() - not sure if that fits with your scheme but
> >>> I had to do something similiar when I wanted to print a pdf file
> >>> from my standalone exe.

> >
> > I'm also interested in this so did a little research...looks like
> > mailto is unreliable and you have to use fscommand() to avoid the
> > problem entirely. This should get you started:
> >
> > [url]http://tinyurl.com/yv4so[/url]
> >
> >

>
> BTW, if you don't want to hassle with JEMail, a one function-call c-prog
> will do the same thing:
>
> #include <windows.h>
> main()
> {
> ShellExecute( 0, "open", "mailto:designbygeorge@charter.net","","",1);
> }

[Artful]

The code in the SWF file is not the problem .. its how the player
communicates with the operating system and browser that decides whether
mailto" works or not

So, its not the version of Flash you use to author with, or the version you
export as (as long as its compatible with the player)... what makes a
difference is the Flash Player version that is inside the projector.

If you need FP3 to get mailto to work, you can still use a later version of
Flash, export to version 3, then run the stand-alone player from Flash 3 and
generate a projector exe from there.

[Anonymoose]

"George Hartshorn" <designbygeorge@charter.net> wrote in
news:1018la01e5si3de@corp.supernews.com:

> I would like to find a simple code to put in like your suggesting but
> what you have hear dont work when I simple copy and past it into the
> action of my button...bygeorge

No-no - that's 'C' code. You'll need a 'C' compiler to make use of it.
Compile it into an exe (for example: emailer.exe), and put that exe in
your fscommands folder so that

fscommand("exec", "emailer.exe");

would invoke the mail program.

I'd offer to do the compiling for you, but the recipient of the email has
to be hardcoded in the exe so if you ever wanted to change it you'ld need a
compiler again anyway.

[George Hartshorn]

I undersand now and thanks for the offer to compile but I would
reather find a way to do it with just the stand alone player. I did get the
jester file to work but like I say I would like to be able to get it to work
with the projector alone, one single file. Thanks for the feed back and time
you have spent with me, its been fun. Ill keep after it and let you know if
I ever get it worked out. Thanks again....bygeorge



"Anonymoose" <Ihatespam> wrote in message
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> "George Hartshorn" <designbygeorge@charter.net> wrote in
> news:1018la01e5si3de@corp.supernews.com:
>

> > I would like to find a simple code to put in like your suggesting but
> > what you have hear dont work when I simple copy and past it into the
> > action of my button...bygeorge

>
> No-no - that's 'C' code. You'll need a 'C' compiler to make use of it.
> Compile it into an exe (for example: emailer.exe), and put that exe in
> your fscommands folder so that
>
> fscommand("exec", "emailer.exe");
>
> would invoke the mail program.
>
> I'd offer to do the compiling for you, but the recipient of the email has
> to be hardcoded in the exe so if you ever wanted to change it you'ld need

a

> compiler again anyway.

[Anonymoose]

"George Hartshorn" <designbygeorge@charter.net> wrote in
news:1019rkalcmhu7b4@corp.supernews.com:

> I undersand now and thanks for the offer to compile but I
> would
> reather find a way to do it with just the stand alone player. I did
> get the jester file to work but like I say I would like to be able to
> get it to work with the projector alone, one single file. Thanks for
> the feed back and time you have spent with me, its been fun. Ill keep
> after it and let you know if I ever get it worked out. Thanks
> again....bygeorge

Cool - I will probably do this same thing in my next project so this thread
has helped me too. I already do something else using fscommand() (print a
pdf file), as my project exe is distributed on a CD it's no big deal for me
to do the emailing this way too. But, I understand why you wouldn't want
that - esp if you're not distributing your exe on a CD and so don't have
control of from where the exe is run.

ShellExecute() is also a pretty crude way of implementing it too - it
invokes a DOS shell to find and execute the default mailer - so you get a
DOS box that pops up and goes away. It's equivalent to hitting Start->Run
and typing "mailto:recipient". I'm sure there's a neater way to do it, but
it would be more than a 1-liner also.

[aspenski]

I'm looking for a button that will open viewer's email application to a new message