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Track both rollOver & on (release) events with Google Analytics
I am trying to track both a rollover event that has a gotoAndPlay(2)and an on (release) getURL. My Flash movie is transparent and the gotoAndPlay( 2) has expanded content
No matter what I try the rollover event is trying to trigger a getURL. I currently have the following which is trifggering a getURL on rollOver.
box_mc.onRollOver = function():Void
{
getURL("javascript:pageTra
box_mc.gotoAndPlay(2);
myVar = "Flash Track Test";
}
box_mc.onRollOut = function():Void
{
box_mc.gotoAndStop(1);
};
box_mc.onRelease = function():Void
{
getURL("javascript:pageTra
getURL("http://www.yahoo.com","_blank");
};
In an an attempt to separate the real getURL event from the box_mc rollOver events I also tried adding my on (release) getURL to a separate button instance called btnClick. That is not working either, as the box_mc is overlapping my btnClick. I am hoping I can do both, as I really want to be able to track rollOvers.
No matter what I try the rollover event is trying to trigger a getURL. I currently have the following which is trifggering a getURL on rollOver.
box_mc.onRollOver = function():Void
{
getURL("javascript:pageTra
box_mc.gotoAndPlay(2);
myVar = "Flash Track Test";
}
box_mc.onRollOut = function():Void
{
box_mc.gotoAndStop(1);
};
box_mc.onRelease = function():Void
{
getURL("javascript:pageTra
getURL("http://www.yahoo.com","_blank");
};
In an an attempt to separate the real getURL event from the box_mc rollOver events I also tried adding my on (release) getURL to a separate button instance called btnClick. That is not working either, as the box_mc is overlapping my btnClick. I am hoping I can do both, as I really want to be able to track rollOvers.
i downloaded the file and it is empty
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That's weird, I just grabbed it from my URL link when I got home. It's 631k
are you using flash cs3 ?
let me clearify that: your problem is that you get the (on release) response when you are just (rolling over) ?
let me clearify that: your problem is that you get the (on release) response when you are just (rolling over) ?
waiting for your response
ASKER
I need for my SWF to function as it is supposed to, on Rollover it advances to frame2 for the expanded content, on rolloff it goes to frame 1, on release it clicks thru to some URL. I want to track with google analytics the rollover event AND the on (release) event as 2 separtee measurable events.
Extrapolating from the Google Analytics help files I thought I would be able to track with an action of gotoAndPlay(2) the rollover event AND track with action the on (release) getURL click thru to some URL. The unexpected result of the AS I attempted to use was that the rollover triggered a launching of the getURL that belonged to the on (release) event. Subsequent hacks I attempted prevented the on (release) getURL event from occuring.
I am using AS2 and can save back to Flash 8 if that is helpful.
Extrapolating from the Google Analytics help files I thought I would be able to track with an action of gotoAndPlay(2) the rollover event AND track with action the on (release) getURL click thru to some URL. The unexpected result of the AS I attempted to use was that the rollover triggered a launching of the getURL that belonged to the on (release) event. Subsequent hacks I attempted prevented the on (release) getURL event from occuring.
I am using AS2 and can save back to Flash 8 if that is helpful.
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Throwing javascript errors in both FF & IE. I can send you the files if you'd like to debug
ok . flash 8
ASKER
FLA:
http://atol.cincinnati.com/widget/rollover3_300.fla
HTML file with SWF & the Google Analytics js that is required for GA tracking
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" />
<title>rollover3_300</titl
<script type="text/javascript">
var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol
document.write(unescape("%
</script>
<script type="text/javascript">
<script type= text/javascript >
var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-22774
pageTracker._initData();
pageTracker._trackPageview
</script>
</head>
<body bgcolor="#ffffff">
<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae
<param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" />
<param name="allowFullScreen" value="false" />
<param name="movie" value="rollover3_300.swf" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff" /> <embed src="rollover3_300.swf" quality="high" wmode="transparent" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="300" height="274" name="rollover3_300" align="middle" allowScriptAccess="sameDom
</object>
</body>
</html>
http://atol.cincinnati.com/widget/rollover3_300.fla
HTML file with SWF & the Google Analytics js that is required for GA tracking
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" />
<title>rollover3_300</titl
<script type="text/javascript">
var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol
document.write(unescape("%
</script>
<script type="text/javascript">
<script type= text/javascript >
var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-22774
pageTracker._initData();
pageTracker._trackPageview
</script>
</head>
<body bgcolor="#ffffff">
<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae
<param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" />
<param name="allowFullScreen" value="false" />
<param name="movie" value="rollover3_300.swf" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff" /> <embed src="rollover3_300.swf" quality="high" wmode="transparent" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="300" height="274" name="rollover3_300" align="middle" allowScriptAccess="sameDom
</object>
</body>
</html>
i discovered the last flash i have is mx.. have benn some time since last time i flashed. getting the newst one to prcess your file
is flash cs3 is what you are using ?
waiting for yoru reply
is flash cs3 is what you are using ?
waiting for yoru reply
ASKER
I am using CS3 and I can only save back to Flash8. Integrating Google Analytics tracking with Flash events is really a combination Actionscript Javascript issue. Are you using the most recent version of the tracking code ga.js vs. the older version called urchin?
http://www.google.com/support/googleanalytics/?hl=en
http://www.google.com/support/googleanalytics/?hl=en
let us first focus on the action script error.
i guess that will solve the tracking thing and any followed errors.
it will take me some time to get the cs3. to view your example.
here is a usefull EE link . check if the dynamic assign of the events make anychanges with u
waiting for your reply
i guess that will solve the tracking thing and any followed errors.
it will take me some time to get the cs3. to view your example.
here is a usefull EE link . check if the dynamic assign of the events make anychanges with u
waiting for your reply
ASKER
There is no actionscript error it's throwing a javascript error
Also there is no link in your post
Also there is no link in your post
sorry for not pasting the link.
is your problem with the javascript. or with the roll over/ release events ?
is your problem with the javascript. or with the roll over/ release events ?
ASKER
The problem that I am trying to solve is, how to track, not just the typical on (release) event in Flash with Google Analytics, but to also track a rollover event. This is not addressed in the Google Analytics documentation examples. My attempts to extrapolate from the GA documentation resulted in unforseen buggy behavior. Moving the on (release) event above the rollover event did prevent the rollover from
triggering a real getURL but also seemed to create a situation that is causing the Flash file to throw JS errors in both IE & FF. That error is pageTracker is not defined.
I am not an actionscript guru so I am unsure how the onEnterFrame example in the GA documentation might apply.
triggering a real getURL but also seemed to create a situation that is causing the Flash file to throw JS errors in both IE & FF. That error is pageTracker is not defined.
I am not an actionscript guru so I am unsure how the onEnterFrame example in the GA documentation might apply.
ASKER
That is my post on actionscript.org
ASKER
The solution is
box_mc.onMouseDown = function():Void
{
getURL("javascript:pageTra
getURL("http://www.yahoo.com","_blank");
};
box_mc.onRollOver = function():Void
{
getURL("javascript:pageTra
box_mc.gotoAndPlay(2);
};
box_mc.onRollOut = function():Void
{
box_mc.gotoAndStop(1);
};
box_mc.onMouseDown = function():Void
{
getURL("javascript:pageTra
getURL("http://www.yahoo.com","_blank");
};
box_mc.onRollOver = function():Void
{
getURL("javascript:pageTra
box_mc.gotoAndPlay(2);
};
box_mc.onRollOut = function():Void
{
box_mc.gotoAndStop(1);
};
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you can ask for refund or grade the expert helped you /worked with you finding your soltuion. grades start with A :) more or less
waiting for your reply
ASKER
http://atol.cincinnati.com/widget/rollover_300.fla
Here is my GA code for demo purposes
<script type="text/javascript">
var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol
document.write(unescape("%
</script>
<script type="text/javascript">
var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-22774
pageTracker._initData();
pageTracker._trackPageview
</script>