getURL - does it need a full path?

[nickyfraggle]

Hello,

I am writing a flash application to go into a Ruby on Rails site. I'm only learning both languages, so I'm just messing around with things.

I was getting Ruby to create an xml file with images and a url in it. I've written a script (by following a few tutorials) to show the images. When someone clicks on an image, I want it to go to a url.

This is my code:

//when clicked on screen go to URL
listen  = new  Object();
Key.addListener(listen);
    btn.onRelease = function() {
        gotoUrl();
    };

    function gotoUrl() {
        getURL(url[i]);   
  }

i is a counter so it knows which url the image is related to. A url is passed to getURL ok, but it doesn't go anywhere. Does it need a full path? The path I am sending to the file is relative, and if I type it into a browser then it takes me right to the page I want to go to.

I guess a simple solution would be to add the base part of the url to the (url[i]) bit automatically - how would I do this? I'm not sure of the exact syntax.

Thanks!

Nicky

[gnomeontherun]

Try this. It shouldn't require a full URL, but it sometimes helps. Also, I added a second parameter to the getURL function, which tells the browser to use the same window for the link.

//when clicked on screen go to URL
listen  = new  Object();
Key.addListener(listen);
    btn.onRelease = function() {
        gotoUrl();
    };

    function gotoUrl() {
        getURL("http://www.somewhere.com/"+url[i], "_self");   
  }

[nickyfraggle]

Thanks Jeremy! I'm going to have a go tomorrow but thanks again for all your help!

Nicky