FP2000 Hover Button does not work when link is mms://

[Rebel]

When attempting to create a hover button in FP2000 linking
to an mp3 file located on a Windows Media Services server,
nothing happens. When using an http link, it works.
Examples: mms://site.com/demo/file.mp3 as a hyperlink in
an htm file works
http://site.com:8080/demo/file.mp3 - in either
a hover button or htm file works
mms://site.com/demo/file.mp3 - in a hover
button does not work.

I suspect that the compiled code in the hover button
doesn't know how to handle "mms://"

 

[Jack Brewster]

Rebel,

Are you using the Java based hover buttons? If so, you may be right about
it not knowing how to handle mms://.

In general, the advice you'll get here regarding hover buttons is to get rid
of them. Because they rely on the visitor having a Java Virtual Machine
(JVM) installed, and because many installations of Windows XP don't have a
JVM, many users may not be able to use your page/site. When no JVM is
present all the user sees are grey boxes where your buttons should be and
the links don't work (http:// or otherwise).

If you're interested in using JavaScript rollovers (no relationship to Java
other than similar names) here's a code generator that can get you started:
http://javascript.internet.com/generators/preload-images.html

Good luck!

 

[Rebel]

Jack,

Yes, I'm using the Java based hover buttons available via
the component menu of FP, since they're real
quick/dirty/easy to use. I'll look into the code
generator you mentioned. I'm kind of new to this sort of
stuff...haven't programmed since writing assembly code for
an 8088. This can't be much more difficult <g>.

Reb