al,

First of all, any flash content you want to present to a user over the 
internet needs to be embedded in an HTML document. You can't just call a 
flash file in a url (i.e. www.mysite.com/myflash.swf) and expect to have 
control over how it displays (i.e size, position etc.) - though it will 
display in a browser window.

It is possible to have flash display full screen when requested from a 
browser. I have just finished setting up an internet site with a flash 
program that displays full screen (hides things like the menu bar, the 
scrollbar, the window border, the title bar etc.). This approach requires 
the use of javascript.

Before I start explaining how to do what I described (I can't show you the 
site I developed, because it is confidential, sorry), can you answer a few 
questions to clarify what you want to do?

1) What is the URL you will type into the browser window to access the 
flash intro? (You can substitute a fake domain name if you would like - 
i.e. www.mysite.com/flashintro - but please make everything after 
the '.com' the correct info.

2) Do you expect to have everything in the browser window (toolbar, 
menubar etc.) disappear, leaving only the flash intro?

3) Do you remember the site you saw that had the effect you are trying to 
achieve? If so, could you tell me what it is.

Thanks.

If you would prefer, you could email me these details my work email below.

Dean.

> dean,
     i saw an opener that was full screen on a website that was really 
cool. 
  so i in turn am trying to make one the same way.  the site opens with 
the 
15 second movie and then opens a browser to the home page. As a beginner 
to 
someone experienced, does this sound odd?  is there a better way?  thanx.

al

>From: dwhillier@c...
>Reply-To: "Flash Programming" <flash_programming@p...>
>To: "Flash Programming" <flash_programming@p...>
>Subject: [flash_programming] Re: closing movies when homepage opens
>Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 17:44:02
>
>I do have one other question if you don't mind, if you are indeed opening
>the flash intro in a flash player and not a browser, what are you trying
>to accomplish? ie. is this supposed to be the intro to your web page or is
>it something that you give to people that will take them to your web page?
>Thanks.
>
>Dean.