[SWFObject] Express Install Redirect Issue

[Geoff Stearns]

you just use the xiRedirectUrl - and put in the full url to your  
'upgrade complete' page.



On May 18, 2006, at 4:00 AM, Azimuth New Media wrote:

> Thanks Geoff,
>
> That was the problem - I wasn't sure how it was possible to  
> complete a clean transition - as it looks rubbish at the moment -  
> but it should look great.
>
> So I need to redirect to a page that says your upgrade is complete  
> click here - which then redirects back to my resized window.
>
> The obvious question for me is where on earth in the chain of the  
> events should this occur? Do I have to modify the SWFObject source  
> code?
>
> Hope you follow?
>
> Chris
>
>
> Azimuthnewmedia
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Geoff Stearns
> To: swfobject at lists.deconcept.com
> Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 9:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [SWFObject] Express Install Redirect Issue
>
> first off: i don't recommend doing that.
>
> when the user finishes their install, the original window will  
> close, and a new browser window will open and redirect to your  
> site, so the user will have the address bar and all their default  
> toolbars active.
>
> then if you resize that window, all that stuff will still be there  
> and it will look really funny.
>
> the best you can do is to detect the referring site (check for  
> adobe.com) and then show a special message, like 'your upgrade was  
> successful, click here to continue' or something like that.
>
>
>
> On May 17, 2006, at 1:05 PM, Azimuth New Media wrote:
>
>> Hi List
>>
>> Bear with me this is an SWFobject question in the end...
>>
>> From my site I have a little bit of javascript that opens a pop up  
>> window with my flash movie - which is exactly the dimensions of my  
>> flash movie. Nothing extraordinary.
>>
>> When I run express install - which works fine, the browser  
>> redirects back to my page but it is open in a full window, instead  
>> of at the 564x564px dimension I'd specified.
>>
>> I know why not, because the code doesn't exist in the target page,  
>> so the obvious is to add the code to the page where my movie is  
>> embedded...which automatically resizes the browser window back to  
>> the 564x564 - okay - but, I can't get this working myself for some  
>> reason.
>>
>> So is there something I can do within the SWFobject script - I  
>> know there is this variable:
>>
>> so.setAttribute('xiRedirectUrl', 'http://www.example.com/ 
>> upgradefinished.html');
>>
>> Is there anyway by using I can get the movie after upgrade to  
>> reload into the pop up - like target="_self"
>>
>> I hope you all follow.
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Azimuthnewmedia
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