SWF button inserted in m/Choice question doesn't work?

[Brett Lee]

Does anyone know if the Quizmaker questions (m/choice in particular) defeats an embedded swfs ability to perform:

on (release) {
getURL ("javascript:NewWindow=window.open('Interact1.htm' ,'newWin','width=575,height=200,left=0,top=0,toolb ar=No,location=No,scrollbars=No,resizable=No,fulls creen=No'); NewWindow.focus(); void(0);");
}

I can get my new swf button to work (open an htm page) when clicked from an html page outside of Questionmark, but when I embed the button within my Quizmaker m/choice question and click the button, I just get a screen flicker (refresh?) from within preview, and nothing happens when I publish and preview the question in Articulate.

I'm wondering if I need to modify the path to the document linked within the getURL call (I've tried just about every variation I can find), or if interactive Flash (buttons) are not allowed within questions?

thanks!
blee

[beeneeb]

My initial guess is that it has something to do with the Javascript parameters from the GetURL statement. Have you tried to open the link via a standard Flash statement like the one below?

on (release) {

getURL("http://www.flashadvisor.com","_blank");

}

Try the above & see if it works. If it does, you know it's an issue with the Javascript.

[Brett Lee]

Yup,

Linking using getURL("http://www.flashadvisor.com","_blank"); works.

This was my original attempt. But then I started focusing on how to resize the pop-up browser window, how to auto-hide all the toolbars and menus, etc. to make it more aesthetically appealing. Not sure if I can control these things from within the question?

[beeneeb]

Is your version of Flash compatible with Actionscript 3.0? Have you tried this? How to create pop-up browser windows in Flash

Scroll through the document & try to use some of those other methods.

[Justin]

Just as an FYI, ActionScript 3.0 is not supported in Quizmaker, Presenter or Engage since they output Flash 6 content.

[Brett Lee]

So Justin,

There is really no hope for me trying to control the html size and configuration from a SWF button embedded within a quizmaker question? I'm not finding any google references for passing browser window values using the basic html getURL.