Has anyone else experienced something like their dynamic text boxs' text disapears when the text box is located inside a nested movie clip? The weird thing is, since I have a scroll bar attached to the text box, the scrollbar reads as if the text is there. I can scroll the bar... select text... copy...more >>

Hi, I was wondering if there is a way to load text from a url directly into a scrollpane. I know it is possible to load through dynamic text that could be inside the window, but that way I have to make the dynamic text block bigger everytime I update the outside source.... Is there a way for me to h...more >>

Hi, I have a problem accessing variables in mc's and I must assume that it is down to Flash Player 7 as this has not come up before. I am on a deadline, and need this resolving some way or the other, any help is very much appreciated. I have had similar problems with previous versions of Fl...more >>

I've modied a flash template that I downloaded. In a movie symbol, I've created a bunch of words fading in out. I put the symbol into the first scene of the movie and exported it to flash 6. Everything works pretty except for the alpha fades. They don't show up at all which looks kinda weird. Ha...more >>

Hi All, i was using flash mx 6 . it was great but now i use flash mx 2004 7..Its Wonderful but there's something wrong, see the following actionscript : my_sound = new Sound (); my_sound.loadSound ("song path",false); my_sound.start...more >>

Hi, everybody In the first frame of my timeline, I have a bunch of buttons. Each button should bring the user to a frame. (I'm using frame labels so my gotoAndPlay's take you to the same scene but a specified scene label. Each series of frames plays a different movie clip with a sound inside o...more >>

ive been tasked with creating a site that is 508 compliant and was wondering if its possible using dynamic text brought into flash with either a .txt file or a .xml file. Thanks for any info. ...more >>

I'm working with a programming company that's telling me pause-and-resume are impossible in Flash on a cd-rom (or even running off the hard drive) -- at least if one wants the voice over to stay in perfect sync with the animation. I've talked with two other programmers: One who shares my disbelief, ...more >>

Is there any way to use a mask layer so that the alpha of the mask affects the alpha of the layer underneath? I've tried everything I can think of, but Flash is clearly using only the presence or absence of an object on the mask to determine what's visible. The ferret fadeth....more >>

I've modied a flash template that I downloaded. In a movie symbol, I've created a bunch of words fading in out. I put the symbol into the first scene of the movie and exported it to flash 6. Everything works pretty except for the alpha fades. They don't show up at all which looks kinda weird. Ha...more >>

Hi, I'm building an intranet with only Flash MX. This project will be distributed on CD-ROM. It consists of different products - about 2000 of them. These products are accessible with a main interface that is divided in three panels. Top and left are buttons and the center one shows the reque...more >>

Forgive my ignorance: is there a way to paste/import/insert a scene from one file into a blank scene in another file? I can get all the elements and instances to paste over, but all the timeline info and layering is gone, and I'd like to preserve this. Thanks in advance ...more >>

i need help badly! Does any one know the action scprit code to loop my movie? And also i messed up some where(i dont know where) and now it wont even show up when i publish it. So please look at the file and tell me the errors ok. Thanks signed Jimmy http://webforums.macromedia.com/attachments/f...more >>

Hi all, I have to create a Flash project which is to be distributed on CD Rom - so there are capacity limitations to the final project. This is a little different than standard development for the web, obviously. My questions are the following; 1. Does anyone have an idea of the best way t...more >>

I am working on a flash (MX) animation that has to be transferred on a DVD, for a video projection. What size in pixel should i use in flash to match the TV format (4/3) and get the best definition possible with DVD? How can in make transfer from flash to DVD, in order to be compatible with regular ...more >>

If i wanted to create icq-like software, i use communication server? or remoting ? ...more >>

Is the rewind feature missing - or is the help example wrong? I have attached a screen shot (wrong2.zip) that explains the issue - I just don't know what the answer is. From the "How do I" help: (Create a new document) 6. On the Stage, click the Rewind button to select it. In the Behaviors pa...more >>