A newbee I am. Could someone get me started in the right direction .... In Flash, how does one animate the drawing of a line? It seems simple to motion tween a graphic symbol, but to animate the drawing of a line from like one side of the screen to the other, escapes me. ...more >>

I'm looking for the scripting code or an example of UI components (checkbox, radiobutton, drop-down) used with locak shared objects form. (see example using textbox http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/local_so.htm ) ...more >>

http://www.peterhoey.com/newsplash.html click "enter" click "portfolio" click "large" ....at this point it launches a new window my question: How do i size the window to open to spec. dimensions and without the browser header, etc. i know how to do this in javascript---am i able to do ...more >>

Can it be done? I am new to flash and I want to set variables in my embedded SWF file from the HTML file which loads the flash movie. For example... if you access a PHP script in a web browser, you can set PHP variables by the POST variables in the script's URL. Is there anything similar for ...more >>

Hey all. I've created an executable application using macromedia flash mx and I've burned it onto a CD-ROM. It has worked perfectly on every computer I've tested, BUT a friend of mine who is testing the CD out has found that when she starts up the cd up on HER computer it gives her this message: ...more >>

Is there a way to tell a scene or key frame to play on different keystrokes (for example, go to frame 1 when "k" is pressed, go to frame 50 when "g" is pressed, etc)... And if so, do you have an example or 2 that I can use in the actions panel - Thanks!!! ...more >>

I made a animatino of a characer walking and converted it into a movie clip. Now whenever i need to use him in a scene i'll just drag it out of the library and tween the movie clip to where i want him to walk. The problem is, it looks likes it's sliding (because i tweened it). I was wondering if t...more >>

I have done the searches and attempted several tutorials with no success. I simply want to alpha tween text in MX. I have ensured that the text is static, converted it to symbol, etc.. I even can make the text tween by dragging across the timeline, but when I preview the movie, it does not work. T...more >>

http://www.wigardtmedia.se Under this URL, my web designer created a number of pages for me and my wife, using Flash. They work ok on most computers, but not on all. I got this mail today from the US: "Hello I'm using Netscape, Mozilla and/or the Mozilla Firebird browser, and on none of ...more >>

dear all im new flash user (very new) im trying to create flash screenshots movie with mouse movements - and i really dont know where to begin from....can somebody tell me how can i do that???? you can see it in simple in the attached link rhanks Referring URLs http://www.multidmedi...more >>

I'm a total rookie with Flash demo's, but I'm trying to optimized flash demos for lower bandwith connections. The .swf files that were given to me are set a bit too high for some of our low end users, so when I try to optimize them and then re-export them it clips the movie so it only display's a p...more >>

Greetings Flash Users, I have a multi scene interactive Flash exe. One scene has an embedded wmv that plays automatically when the scene plays. SOMETIMES, some computers get stuck on the second frame. Any ideas why? Notes: -I am using Flash MX (the first one) -The first and last frame is ...more >>

i am building a help site with many videos, and i load each video (swf) using loadMovieNum(), how can i cache these so the user doesn't have to download the video again. they are each around 1-2 megs. or if anyone has a work-around, thanks for any help a ...more >>

I've been patient long enough. I will stop using Flash 2004 and effectively waste the money i spent buying it. This program in borderline non-functional. Hopefully, there will be yet another update soon that makes this a stable release. I'm very disappointed that they even released it in this condit...more >>

I have a html page that offers a html site or flash site. I want the flash site to pop up in a window the same size as my flash movie 800 x 600. I don't want it to scale at all, and i don't want there to be any back or previous buttons on the swf file. How do i do this? Is it in the publish sett...more >>

How do I get a file into the content path in the properties, for example creating a slideshow or loader? Why do I need to know the path? Can't I just select the file?? Any help appreciated. This software puzzles me. Bill ...more >>

I'm making a game where balloons pop up and you have to shoot them down. Because of my lack of knowing the actions script, i partialy took script from the "mosquito killer" a sample from flash 5. Balloons are movie clips, and i use the attach movie action to make them pop up. With the "limit" va...more >>

Hi everyone ! SO i'm not so new to Flash, but more new to this CD ROM production.. . .and I thought I was doing things just fine...but it seems my client is having issues..here's the breakdown.. here's what I have on my CD ROM: AUTORUN.INF about.swf hb.swf index.exe index.h...more >>

Can we reditect pages from a flash movie on stop? I.E. the spalsh page movie is finished, go to main page of site. M ...more >>

I've tried to install flash player 7.0 this morning. I get an INF error. Reason unknown. and the next popup screen I get is installation complete. I've tried everything I know, but nothing helps. Macromedia support sent me here. Can anyone help? ...more >>

I have use color.setrgb() to tint a movieclip. Is there other way of doing it? and how do i "reset" the movieClip back to the origin state before tinted cause it look different even though i tint it to the default color. thanks. ...more >>

Can one remove the mouse default cursor? FScommand perhaps? Thxs Garry ...more >>

The beginning of my loaded sounds are being cut off. My script loads a sound. When it's done playing, it waits a couple seconds, and then calls a function that loads the next sound. Audio = new Sound(); Audio.loadSound("Media/" + theFilename, true); Audio.onSoundComplete = function() ...more >>

Hi everyone Currently, I am using the below mention codes to create a single text field. on(press) { _root.createTextField("myText",1,200,200,100,100); } How could I create multiple textfield and manipulate each one of them individually. Javen :) ...more >>

could some one please check this site on a Mac especially the page this link goes to http://eden-grafix.co.uk/bridge/bridge.htm I've been told the navigation is not transparent ( for this page only ) it's a framed site ( for the music ) but the lower frame is a php page , is that why I can't...more >>

hi i am working video files in flash. I am dynamically loading movie files in one movie clip i want to control the movie like( play stop & rew, ffrd). can anybody help in this.. ITS VERY VERY URGENT bye satish ...more >>

I have five .swf files that make up a movie. I can go from 1.swf to 2.swf to 3.swf and so on by adding the loadmovie action to a NEXT button. However, I have not been able to reverse the process using a BACK button to go back from 3.swf to 2.swf to 1.swf to a specific key frame. Loadmovie takes t...more >>

Hello, I have created a flash movie and published it as Windows Projector (.exe), I than went on and burnt it on a CD. When I insert the CD you must double click on the .exe file in order to launch it. Is there a way to create an autoplay file/command with Flash (5 preferably). In other words...more >>

We've created a microsoft office simulation using flash. However regularly when we import small screen grabs (in particular ones with text) the graphics become distorted. Is there some way to avoid this? It's getting really frustrating Thanks. ...more >>

Hello all, Can anyone help me create a very fast flickering effect (faster than the regular frame rate) in a movieclip so that it appears to flash on and off very fast. Many thanks in advance for your help. Tim ...more >>

Anyone know where I can get some? -- Seth Meranda smeranda<AT>unlnotes<DOT>unl<DOT>edu ...more >>

Hello, I have a problem with the alpha... //this script is on the _root MovieClip.prototype.showlogo = function(){ this.logo._alpha += 10; }; MovieClip.prototype.hidelogo = function(){ this.logo._alpha -= 10; }; //this code is on an enterframe event of a clip... if ((this.log...more >>

I have flash 5 installed and have also got flash player 7 installed. I have been sent some .swf files from a friend who uses flash mx. Some of the swf files open and others do not. All of the swf files are opening with flash player 5 even though flash player 7 is installed. When I try to chang...more >>

I have the following script on a button beware.onPress = function() { mailto("dpb@mydomain.com"); }; I keep getting the event should be in an on handler error. I am quite a newbie to actionscript. Can someone tell me what I am doing wrong? Flash MX. Sorry if this is basic, I am learning...more >>

Can some explain how i can load a external text file into a textfield. The text file is generated by a news publisher and has HTML coding in it. If there are any Flash News Publishers/Managers out there (that also dont require a MySQL db just PHP) that can post, edit, and ability to add new users ...more >>

Flash 2004 doesn't have a html based help system. Instead it uses inline documentation. This is a problem if you use any 3rd party scripting tools, not to mention the clutter the inline help creates. Earlier on I posted asking if there was a way to return to the old system. Seems I've found ...more >>

Hi, I am creating a slide animation. The slides wipe onto the screen and then pause for 7 seconds and then another slide wipes over the top and so on.... I want to be able to add a script that will pause the play for this event instead of creating a long animation.... Can anyone suggest o...more >>

I am having trouble importing a moving JPEG into Flash. When I publish my movie I get a red rectangle in the place of my image. This is my first attempt at a flash movie so and guidance would be greatly appreciated.Many Thanks Siobhan ...more >>

Hi People, I need to create a swf that will allow users to colour in a image. Eg: I have a lineart image of a character and I want to be able to select the face, then select a colour and the face will get filled with this colour. Any Ideas? Dave &quot;In the land of the bl...more >>

I would like to make a link from a flash movie which opens an html page in a new window with set and fixed dimensions (350 pixels wide by 350 high). I'd be really grateful if someone could tell me how to do this. Many thanks. ...more >>

Community MX: Your #1 resource for all things MX. Here is our week in review: Macromedia Flash MX 2004...7.1 [FREE] http://www.communitymx.com/content/article.cfm?cid=A216C4538A6A08AE CMX Unzip CFC http://www.communitymx.com/abstract.cfm?cid=A54D24D8780F1FF7 Deconstructing the CMX Unzi...more >>

Hello all, This post is for those of you thinking about getting the Macromedia Designer Certification. I took the test back in September and thought I was ready. I read the main Certification book published by Macromedia cover-to-cover at least four times. I took all the practice questio...more >>

Hey im making a stick fighting movie to get started in flash but was having this problem... Ok i had drawn my stick figure in photoshop but when i imported it into flash it of course had this big white box around it i tried erasing but that didnt work for some reason so i made the image size really...more >>

Ok here's the problem, I made a movie clip of a person walking and put it into the library. I put it onto the stage when i want to use it but i'm wondering how i stop it when I wan too. What i mean is, i tweened the movie clip to go to the right and i want to make it stop but at the end of the tween...more >>

I've tried to use the icon field for datagrid, but it doesn't work: gridTest.addItem({Qty:1}); gridTest.addItem({Qty:"Test"}); gridTest.iconField = "Qty"; listTest.addItem({Qty:1}); listTest.addItem({Qty:"Test"}); listTest.iconField = "Qty"; An movie clip (small icon) with linkage "Test...more >>

Hi all, I'm new to Flash (have just been doin tutorials today) and was just wondering if it is possible to do work like that found on the following website in Flash: http://nl.toyota.be/media/global/cult3d/avensis03_liftback/index.html Thanks Heaps ...more >>

My client wants a screensaver that their users can download off their site. What's the best way to go about this? Do I need thirdparty software, and if so what's the best one? Or would it be possible to script it within Flash? Thanks, Reinert korsboen@hotmail.com ...more >>

I'm surviving the following upgrade to Mac OSX Panther 10.3 & 10.3.1 with Flash MX and Flash MX 2004 Font issues: Garbage characters in letter spaces !! when using MX Very unnerving when opening a previously constructed file using Panther 10.3 & 10.3.1 and Flash MX some fonts - not all give...more >>

Aloha, I am having a problem looping an eight second bit of music (background music) for some reason when it loops it kinda hicups (skips a bit) I know part of the problem is when I save the sound byte it adds .25 seconds of silance before it and afteer it thus producing .50 seconds of silance. ...more >>