How to link Flash animation to an URL?

Note ID:	S1023
Product:	Selteco Flash Designer
Version:	1.x

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How to link entire animation to an URL?

Symptoms
When trying to A HREF entire SWF OBJECT it doesn't work. The following code can not be used:
<A HREF="someurl.htm"> <OBJECT CLASSID="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" ... </OBJECT> </A>

Solution 1
Choose "Movie" > "Export Options" and enter the URL in the "Animation URL" field. Click OK to confirm.

Solution 2
To link entire movie to some URL you will need to draw a rectangle on entire master frame, and assign "Get URL" action to it. The master frame with the rectangle must be the background throughout entire animation.
The following file demonstrates creating background link.

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