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ClickTag in AS3

To build a ClickTag in Flash AS3 you need to first create the ActionScript:

 
clickTrackBTN.buttonMode=true; //using an MC for button so I need to declare it
clickTrackBTN.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,function():void { navigateToURL(new URLRequest(formatClickTag()),"_blank"); });
//the function
function formatClickTag():String {
  for (var key:String in root.loaderInfo.parameters) {
    if (key.toLowerCase()=="clicktag") {
      return root.loaderInfo.parameters[key];
    }
  }
  return "";
}
 

Remember to import any needed classes:

 
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.events.*;
import flash.net.navigateToURL;
import flash.net.URLRequest;
 

Then, in the HTML:

 
..."flashvars",'clickTAG=http://www.yourdomain.com&clickTarget=_blank', ...
and
<param name='flashvars' value='clickTag=http://www.yourdomain.com&clickTarget=_blank' />