Question

I am looking for code, examples, library, components for using google analytics event tracking with my Actionscript 2 Flash movies. I can find info about AS3 on the google code site but not AS2. What is the best resource for tutorials and examples about tagging my Flash files to use the asynch google analytics code. I have found some old information about the old google analytics code.

thanks

Answer 1

I have added this to my Flash projects and it seems to work so far. I have not left it long enough to check what has come through on google analytics reports yet but I will update this answer with what comes through.

import flash.external.ExternalInterface;
//
function ga_track_pageview(_event:String) {
     if(ExternalInterface.available) {
        ExternalInterface.call("_gaq.push",['_trackPageview', _event]);
    }   
}
function ga_track_event(_category:String, _action:String, _label:String, _value:Number) {
     if(ExternalInterface.available) {
        ExternalInterface.call("_gaq.push",['_trackEvent', _category, _action, _label, _value]);
    }   
}
//
// Button 1 pressed - 
btn_1.onRelease = function() {
    _root.ga_track_event("button", "pressed", "button1", null);
}
// Button 2 pressed - 
btn_2.onRelease = function() {
    _root.ga_track_event("button", "pressed", "button2", null);
}
// Tracking a page view -
ga_track_pageview("testpage_opened");