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How to add a click tag code to Flash ads

Action Script 3
1. Create a new top layer
2. On that top layer create a shape(rectangle)covering the whole area of the document.
   ---- Set fill "alpha" to zero, to make shape transparent.
   ---- No borders ( Ensure that the shape has no unwanted borders.)
   ---- Convert shape into symbol (Selection tool - right click on shape, convert to symbol.
   
3. Set property of shape to Movie Clip, and name it "my_mc"-- Properties./li>
4. Name the Instance "my_mc" (to do so, for CS5 or above you may use a "Classic" workspace ( Window->Worksapce->Classic )).
5. Click on the first time line of the new layer and open the action script (F9) editor.
6. In the action script editor select "ActionScript 3.0 " and enter the following code:
   
   // Define global parameter 'myClickString' to store to value of clickTag
   var myClickString:String='';
   
   // Navigate to the url when the user click on the flash object.
   function GoToUrl(event:MouseEvent) {
       var MyURL:URLRequest = new URLRequest(myClickString);
       navigateToURL(MyURL,'_blank');
   }
   my_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, GoToUrl);
   
   // Set the cursor to hand when the mouse is over the movie Clip
   my_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER,myMcOver);
   // for CS3 do not add the return type (:void) of the myMcOver !!!
   function myMcOver(event:MouseEvent):void {
       my_mc.buttonMode = true;
       my_mc.useHandCursor = true;
   }
   
   // Get clickTag value from the Query-String, after loading the flash document completed.
   function loaderComplete(myEvent:Event) {
       var myQueryStrings=this.loaderInfo.parameters;
       myClickString=myQueryStrings.clickTag;
   }
   this.loaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, loaderComplete);
   
   

Notes:
• The string 'clickTag' is the name of the parameter we are adding to the flash call that contain the target url. The 'clickTag' is case sensitive!
• When you test the code, you have to supply the clickTag code as a query-string after the file name
• Sample flash file download
• In case you run the above sample on your desktop, please allow flash to access http://www.ibsystems.com, or modify the script to your own site.
• The code above was tested with CS3 and CS5.5