how to Launch email from Flash animation
Launching email from Flash animation.
Create 2 edit fields for email address and for subject. Name email field “Address” and subject field “Subject”. Create “Send” button. Use the following ActionScript code for button’s OnUp (or OnClick) event:
mailto = "mailto:" + Address + "?subject=" + Subject; getURL(mailto,"_self");
- Launch Flash Designer. Choose “Frame” > “Frame Size” to set movie size (200 x 200).
- Choose “Edit Field” tool and draw 2 edit fields.
- Choose “Select” tool. Double click each edit field and change “Variable name” to “Address” and “Subject”. Make sure HTML is not checked.
- Choose “Button” tool and draw a button below edit fields.
- Choose “Select” tool. Choose “Action” > “OnClick”. Select “Action Script” and enter the code. Click OK.
mailto = “mailto:” + Address + “?subject=” + Subject;
getURL(mailto,”_self”); - Change frame duration to “stop” (choose “Frame” > “Frame Delay” and check “Stop”, click OK)
- Press F9 to preview the animation.
Download Flash Designer SFD file: download
See also: Create and validate a form in Flash
See also: Send a form with PHP
To set fixed email address and subject use Get URL field:
Mailto Syntax
| Address message to multiple recipients | , (comma separating e-mail addresses) |
| Add entry in the “Subject” field | subject=Subject Text |
| Add entry in the “Copy To” or “CC” field | cc=sales@domain.com |
| Add entry in the “Blind Copy To” or “BCC” field | bcc=sales@domain.com |
| Add entry in the “Body” field | body=Your message here |
Separate parameters with &.
Example
mailto:support@domain.com?subject=tutorial&cc=sales@domain.com
Breaking the body into lines
Use %0A as line break, for example:
mailto:support@domain.com?subject=tutorial&body=this body has%0Atwo lines
Sending email directly from Flash
Flash Player will launch your default mail application to complete and send out the email. To send the email directly you have to execute a web based email script, usually provided by your internet provider. We can’t give any exact instructions because the script is provider specific. You have to build a query string and use getURL function to execute the script, for example:
body = “This is message body”;
email = “someone@server.com”;
querystring = “http://www.server.com/emailscript.php?” + “body=” + body + “&email=” + email;
getURL(querystring,”_self”);
