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ClickTag in Flash.

Create sample banner with clickTag

Create New Project

1. Launch Flash Designer and choose "Blank Animation". Choose "Frame" > "Frame Size" to choose Full Banner (486x60), click OK.

   

2. Choose "Text" tool and add text "My Flash Banner" inside the frame.

   

3. Select the text, choose "Action" > "On Up", select ActionScript and paste the code:

   getURL(clickTag,"_blank");
   

   

4. Press F9 to preview the file, note that nothing happens when you click the text

Export Flash SWF File

1. Choose "File" > "Export Flash SWF File", navigate to Desktop, leave "Flash-1" as the name and click OK
2. Send the file for testing by your advertising agency

ClickTag variable is passed to Flash file after it has been installed on a website. ClickTag code is similar to this:

<OBJECT CLASSID="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"
CODEBASE="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0"
WIDTH="180" HEIGHT="180" >
<PARAM NAME="MOVIE" VALUE="Flash-1.swf?clickTag=http://www.selteco.com">
<PARAM NAME="PLAY" VALUE="true">
<PARAM NAME="LOOP" VALUE="true">
<PARAM NAME="AllowFullScreen" VALUE="TRUE">
<PARAM NAME="QUALITY" VALUE="high">
<EMBED SRC="Flash-1.swf?clickTag=http://www.selteco.com"
WIDTH="180" HEIGHT="180" PLAY="true" LOOP="true" WMODE="opaque" QUALITY="high"
AllowFullScreen="true" TYPE="application/x-shockwave-flash"
PLUGINSPAGE="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer">
</EMBED>
</OBJECT>