I'm looking for an opinion about best practices of using nested movieClips vs. external SWF files. There's advantages to both, so I'm just wondering how other people address this issue. I'm sure that total filesize will play a part in the decision. What about the method of delivery (web bas...more >>

hallo, does somebody know how I can open a transparent swf (in web browser) ? like flying flash ads? Thanx - woje ...more >>

I downloaded the patch for Flash MX 2004 and this is the error it gives me when trying to install it Old File not Found. However, a file of the same name was found. No update done since file contents do not match. This is very annoying. ...more >>

I have downloaded the flashplayer7.exe file and am attempting to install the flash player with the mozilla firebird 0.7 browser. It asks me to point to the plugins on a netscape compatible browser. I point it to the MozillaFirebird\plugins directory. It says "directory not found" and that "setup ...more >>

This product has so many bugs and is so under documented and mis documented that it has cost me time that I don't have and will ultimately negatively effect my carreer. Previously I have trusted Macromedia to produce superior products, and bought immediately upon their release. I did this with S...more >>

Flash 6. I have a movie (test_1.swf) that contains a clip from a shared library (lib_1.swf). The ActionScript in test_1 has a _root.onLoad() function. This works fine when I run the SWF from the IDE or in the Flash Projector. It even works OK in a browser if I run it off the local file syste...more >>

Since I recently upgraded to Panther , my FlashMX files will no longer pass the URL info to the browser from a getURL() statement. This is only a problem when I test the file within FlashMX. Once the file is published and I manually load the page into a browser to test the action, it works just fine...more >>

my question is transparent flash in powerpoint...is this possible...it would seem so there is an option for wmode (like in HTML) i can do this in HTML and the background is tranparent that is what i want to do exactly in power point be able to put flash ontop of any background color i have rea...more >>

In flash MX I've created a slide show that loads narration sounds for each frame and plays them depending on a user setting. When I view the swf within a browser, it will often not play the sounds until the second time I visit a slide (after being cached). When I view the swf within the player, th...more >>

Hi- I received Moock's email today about the patch (7.0.1) for flash mx 2004 and flash mx 2004 professional. (We have Flash mx 2004 professional loaded.) I downloaded the file and unstuffed it (mac os X user), but when I go to install the updater it tells me that "No installation of Flash 7.0 ...more >>

Hello Guys, Recently new to Flash. Have a question when using Scrolling Panel! As I am only able to use movie clips within the pane, I need to create a movie clip. My problem is that the content for the page (movie clip) is bigger then the sixe on the movie clip stage, It seems to me that t...more >>

Hello All, Anyone have a moment? I'm using Flash MX. I've loadied an external .swf into a parent movie clip. In the loaded movie clip I have a button that I'd like to use to control the parent clip - specifically advancing the parent timeline to a specific frame label. If the button resided...more >>

Hi, I'm working in a flash application which is supposed to have multilanguage support. I've worked with the new strings panel, but I found it quite unflexible, because it seems a flash movie cannot change the language at runtime, and the strings are tightly hardcoded into an xml file named after th...more >>

I don't understand why when I export any JPEG (as an "export movie") my JPEGs come out with 3 different color layers. Is this a compression setting in Flash or a bug in the program? I have a Mac with OS X. I am using a trial version right now and I will definitley not buy it unless I figure this...more >>

Hello all, Bear with me on this one. I am working on an interactive CD rom for my companys product line. We are wanting to create customized CD's for our salesmen to give to potential client when they go on the road. We are wanting to create each CD rom specific to that particular comapny, su...more >>

flmx04, winxp lets say I have a movieclip called MC; in the movieclip I have a button called BTN and in the over state of the button I have (in addition to a generic shape for the button) a movieclip above the button called MC2. In MC2 I have a dynamic text instance called TXT. I want a s...more >>

Hi all, i ran across http://www.selectmodel.com/ (see note below before clicking) and saw they have a nifty, subtle fade effect for their models (choose the 'Verve' selection). The effect is an increase in brightness and contrast much like an over-exposed image. It's a quick effect, so you'll ...more >>

I would like to be able to make it so that the main content of my site slides in and out as buttons are pressed - e.g. I am currently in the homepage section, I press contact button, the homepage slides out of view and contact page glides into place. I now press links, contact page slides out and li...more >>

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I think that Flash needs at least some bitmap graphics editing software. A way to crop an image precisely or a way to hide graphics that fall off the stage would be great. Do these features already exist. I am using Flash MX and am trying to make an animation using bitmaps. Thanks for the help, ...more >>

hi! can any1 tell me when a stand-alone player for flash-projects developed in mx 2004 is going to be released? thanx! juro ...more >>

I want to make a menu with a submenu. if i have a button in the menu called button1 - when you roll over it or click it I want the submenu buttons to show. the submenu should not be visible until you roll over or click on button1. how do I do this?? thanks for your help!! kari ...more >>

Hello, I am trying to using the Flash MX combo box component to get exteranal urls. How would I go about doing this? Thanks, for the Help. -Mary ...more >>

Is anyone out there having trouble with the Help Menu and Viewer on Flash MX 2004 Professional - Mac? When I open the Help Viewer, it lists all the topics but when I click on them nothing happens. The Help menu in the main Flash menu system also does not work. I've tried all Tech notes relate...more >>

Hi Reader, I am using the datefield component and I need to set the date. For example I have a variable called Report_StartDate the value is loaded from an sql database. I want to set the selected date as this value and I just cannot get it to work. Report_StartDate = '2003/11/11' //for exa...more >>

Hi, I read somewhere that Flash can be used to stream audio. I have a rather large audio file that I want to stream, that is, not download but play as it loads. If this is true that flash can help me with this, does anyone have a "guide" on how to do this? Thanks, Brian ...more >>

Our application is for a specific group of people in a company that use IE. Application requires Flash Player version 6.0.65.0 at minimum, so to avoid confusing and to make sure everyone has the latest player, we made the requirement to have flash player 7. So in most cases no one will have F...more >>

If have tested my 2mg file for a 56K, but how do you test for high bandwith? Would a file that has several scenes require a preload for DSL, T-1, or a Cable line? ...more >>

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Fellow Actionscripters: I've written an application in MX 2004, and still run into this infamous issue: User's must change their browser settings to: Check for newer versions of stored pages: Every visit to the page. Because of the dynamic nature of the data and changes that occur within the...more >>

Is there a way to link to a particular frame in a movie? I'd like to be able to email someone a link to, for example, "Upcoming Events", without them having to navigate to the upcoming events frame. I'm thinking something like this: http://www.mySite.com/movie.swf.gotoAndPlay(x) Is this clos...more >>

Hello all! Hope your all ok!! Got a quick question... Flash 6 UI componant for a Scrollable Text box... does anyone know if its possible to scroll images aswell as text? and if so, how it can be done? for example, if i had a list of available services a company might offer, and each serv...more >>

I need script for open swf files of days -------------------- Monday open m.swf Sunday su.swf PLEASEEE kiss from Serbia ...more >>

I have a strange problem with images distorting when a Flash movie is published. All looks fine inside Flash but goes wrong when published. Have tried PNG, JPEG, and GIF formats with compression on, off and various quality settings but nothing seems to help. Any ideas? Example within Flash:...more >>

In my HTML page, I have some layers. I would like to assing actions to some flash buttons, so as to show/hide those layers I have tried on (rollOver) { MM_showHideLayers('flyout','','show'); } But that didn't work... Please , can someone help me ? Thanks Oli ...more >>

Olá galera, como faço para carregar um cm num determinado local ?? digo exatamente no local... ex.: um botão que qdo aciono ele ativa um menu roll-down que é um cm valeu ! AndySilva... ...more >>

Hi, Is there any equivalent command in flash "open {whichDocument with} whichApplication "like one in director Thanks ...more >>

I'm trying to use Flash to morph between two photographic images, but it isn't working at all. Is this fixable? raw file: http://geocities.com/francis_uy/images/halliburton.fla output: http://geocities.com/francis_uy/images/halliburton.swf -F....more >>

hello, i'm using preload default from macromedia the preload is working but when it reach totalframe = frameloaded, it stuck and wont move anymore. it is happen after i upload into internet so anybody have same problem with me pls give me advice. thanks Ricky ...more >>

How do you properly kill an instance of a class? do I just set it to 0? Does that release the memory?) i.e. test = new BLOB(); test = 0; ...more >>

Hi, Is there a way to load a txt. Then inside that html text have a link in there that calls a flash function or at least do any flash actionscripting? (flash mx) Thanks in advance, Dan...more >>

hi there, i hope someone knows the answer to this question of my: there's a buttonbar in frame 1 there's is a swf movie file in the main frame if the buttons is clicked in frame 1 i want to play the movie in the main frame...how can i make that possible?? ........and after the swf movi...more >>

I have a PC at home and have flash mx 2004 there and it works like a dream yet at work on my G4 it runs like a dog ! will there be a mac update to fix the speed issues ...more >>

I have a button in a flash presentation that i want to open a HTML file in the same folder. I don't want to put its full reference in, because the folder will be put on a cd. How would you write the action script to a html on a cd? If its on the net you reference it with "Http://" .... From a...more >>

I have a flash presentation, that contains a button that should link to google.com. When the user clicks on the button a browser should open with googe displaying, and the flash presentation should close. Does anyone know the action script for this? ...more >>

Hi, Is there any way of setting the default publish types to set permantly instead of being just set for each FLA file. I dont want to publish the HTML file, just the SWF all of the time. Thanks Gary ...more >>

Is it possible to alter the right click options on a movie (swf) to disable the 'back' option, but leaving the rest of the controls as per the default? If so, is it then possilbe to asign an action to the 'back' button control option? Below is a copy of the menu parameters currently available from ...more >>

I am currently preparing a standalone Flash site for my company to send to clients on a CD. Is there any way of doing it so they don't need to have the Flash player installed on their machines but the CD autoruns and plays as normal...? Or do you need to put in a sniffer and a non-flash version... e...more >>

hi everybody, I have a question. How do I make hybrid CD-ROM using macromedia Flash? Is it possible? Any links with leads? Thank you in advance. Bystander. ...more >>

Community MX is unrelenting in their quest to deliver the best tutorials, articles and extensions out there. Enjoy the latest from your friends at Community MX : ) Consuming the CMX Web Service with Flash, Part II [FREE] http://www.communitymx.com/content/article.cfm?cid=ABB83E10AEF3F631 ...more >>

I have a series of frames in the form of swf files and I want to know how can I import them into Flash in succession in the same scene ...more >>

Hi, I have two different problems & i hope most of you know the solution. 1. I need launch an external image editor (like photoshop) from flash MX but i don't where i have to configure for this. 2. When i import jpeg image files into flashMX its scaled to a smaller size then its original b...more >>

Hi! We built a website in which jpgs are loaded with mc.loadMovie(jpgName.jpg). The jgps reside in the same folder as the swf. Then we burned the CD from the published fla with these two files, a Windows Projector (.exe) and a Macintosh Projector. When you open the projector file from the CD (the ...more >>

I have been on this issue now for 2 days and have not been able to get any response on it. Does no one use a checkout system in a main movie that needs to use an SSL and an https? It blows my mind. Honestly I'm ready to pay someone if they can give me a definitive answer. Since it certainly can't be...more >>

Hey everyone - I am looking for some info on how to display multiple records from a recordset on the same frame. Basically, I want to create a dynamic invoice based off of an orders database (the ASP page filters based off of an OrderID), and that works, but only if someone buys only one produ...more >>

Hi, I'm putting together a simple slide show using JPG photos in MX. Each photo has been converted to a symbol, one symbol per layer, the images don't move around the stage they just fade in and out in the centre of the stage. It works fine but when I test the movie each photo appears to have a ...more >>

Basically I have a MAIN movie. The Scene is labeled "MAIN." At frame 4 in "MAIN" I have a "STOP" command that will allow a library component name "INTRO" to play out completely. At the end of the component "INTRO" I have place the following action script: gotoAndPlay ("MAIN", 6); This (I thoug...more >>

Hi is it possible to make flash transparent in powerpoint...i have changed the Wmode to transparent ..no luck Thanks for any help with this renorigs ...more >>

I am new to all this and have no background in graphics, etc. I created a movie clip symbol, in it I use words and letters that I converted to symbols. I move the words and letters around to locations I have checked out in my main scene (as to location, size, etc.). I also change the size of the ...more >>

Hey all.. I just got 3 CDs from my brother at college... they are Maya 4.0, Adobe Photoshop 7 and Cinema 4D 7. All of them are full versions with their serial key. If you are interested in buying them for under $50 please email me maurovzzz@hotmail.com thanks. ...more >>

Hi all, I have a little problem and no idea how to solve it. I have a flash movie including an external jpg. That work's fine online as well as offline. No I tried to change the picture by replacing the old one by a new jpg file. (same size 160x202 px, same name!) However this new jpg i...more >>