FLASH OR .SWF CREATIVE

Flash contain compressed animations that are controllable via programming.

Advantages:

– Easy and fast to build
– Compressed for web delivery
– Can handle multiple clickable areas

Flash File Complications:

– Click functionality has to be built into the file
– Maintaining file size limitations despite robust design
– Newest Flash version of Ad may not display for older Flash players or be accepted by Ad Server
What is clickTAG?
Click is an function that is responsible to call the corect click-through URL from the Ad-Server, and is also responsible to record click. If the clickTAG is not implemented or implemented incorrectly, your creative might lead to a error page upon click. Also, if the click-through URL is hardcoded within your .SWF creative, it might click correct, but will not record clicks in your Ad-Server.
 
Build clickTAG within .SWF creative:
– Ask your designer to create a transparent button on top frame of your creative
– Get this button coded with the below ActionScript
– Note that the clickTAG is case sensitive and has to be copied and pasted from below as is
AS2
on (release) {
getURL (_level0.clickTAG, “_blank”);
}
AS3
Link_1.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, function(event: MouseEvent): void {
var sURL: String;
if ((sURL = root.loaderInfo.parameters.clickTAG)) {
navigateToURL(new URLRequest(sURL), “_blank”);
}
}

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