Java Scripting for pop-ups???

[orlanime]

Hi, i have a question about coding an HTML with multiple pop-ups. Here is what I have so far:

<script language="JavaScript">
function pop(){
window.open("termsofuse.html","","height=792,width =612,left=0,top=0");
}
</script>

yes, this script is between both </HEAD>'s. Now, lets say I have 100 pop-ups, do I simply repeat the entire above script, change the "termsofuse.html" to whatever or is there another way? For example, like this?:

<script language="JavaScript">
function pop(){
window.open("termsofuse.html","","height=792,width =612,left=0,top=0");
}
</script><script language="JavaScript">
function pop(){
window.open("paymentpolicy.html","","height=792,wi dth=612,left=0,top=0");
}
</script>
<script language="JavaScript">
function pop(){
window.open("nondisclosure.html","","height=792,wi dth=612,left=0,top=0");
}
</script>

Or is there another way? I know this is a total noob question, but hey...at lleast i'm actually using code... Any help would be appreciated, thanks in advanced.

[maurice]

1. You can't have more than one function with exactly the same name.
2. You could have 100 functions with slightly different names, eg pop1(), pop2(), pop3(), etc but that is a tedious construct.
3. You could try one function with the filename passed as a string parameter

function pop(fname) {
window.open(fname,"","width= etc, etc,
}
and use this function with calls like pop("termsof use.html") or pop("paymentpolicy.html")

[orlanime]

hmmm, like this?

<script language="JavaScript">
function pop(){
window.open("termsofuse.html", "nondisclosure.html", "etc.htm", "etc.html", "height=792,width=612,left=0,top=0");
}
</script>

What would be an example script?

[Webforumz Staff]

Um, before getting to the how I'm curious about the why...

So, why so many popups? I'm guessing you don't need to do what you're trying to do in this way.

[maurice]

Like I said above you need one javascript function in the head of your html file like

<script language=javascript type="text/javascript" >
<!--
function pop(fname) {
window.open(fname,"","width=792,height=612,left=0, top=0") ;
}
-->
</script>

and call this function with pop("termsof use.html"); or pop("paymentpolicy.html"); where necessary in the body of your HTML file.

[orlanime]

Cat, I decided to have other windows open in regards to viewing larger versions of art, documents, information, etc, as opposed to having everything enclosed in 1 Flash movie (waaaaay too large). If I put everything in 1 movie, it might be a 5 meg website, lol. Waaaay too big even with a pre loader.

[Webforumz Staff]

You should talk to sirkent about this. You can load parts of your site into your main Flash movie as needed.

loadMovie for example

Popups can be a problem in several ways, and you should avoid them whenever possible.

[orlanime]

really? Wow, i did not know that. Well, I have no idea at this point how to do that (i barely know how to do the whole pop-up thing). Yes, originally I wanted to have something that loads a seperate file 'seperately' ('like' a pop-up) but not really a pop-up, ya know? It ouwl load in the movie as needed. I just have no clue how to code it in my html or what actionscript I have to use in my Flash movie, what to put for the buttons that link to what, etc., etc., CSS, PHP, ASP, BSB, JAVA, ???? If someone has a sample .fla or some scripts i can look at to study, that would be awesome too. Or maybe a site that I can look at the source or something. For now, I think the pop-ups would be easier to do (until i release v3.1 (an update, lol). Thanks.

[Webforumz Staff]

Here's one tutorial: http://www.cbtcafe.com/flash/loadmovie/loadmovie.html

but there's plenty of others, and if you make a post in the Flash forum I'm sure you'll get all the help you need in using loadMovie. On the scale of doing things in Flash it's not too bad.