I would like to have a Flash 7 swf run within a Java application, and be able to pass events/messages between the Flash movie and the Java app. Before I spend to much time researching the issue or attempting to create a solution, I'd like to know others opinions or experience with this. Has anyon...more >>

I will try and explain what my problem is in as much detail as possible. I have a main movie into which all other movies load into an empty movie clip. In my main movie I created a seperate movie clip and inserted a sound loop with frames extending the entire length of the sound. I have put no st...more >>

I will start my movie with a picture. This picture is pretty small at first and it will glide into the stage. The tricky thing for me is that is should appear like a round picture and when i`ve zoom it out it will fill the whole screen and be rectangle. How do I do this? any tutorials out ther...more >>

I lost my source files and I just want to add a close button to the an external (full-screen) swf that will be loaded into the main movie. Is it possible? I just want people to be able to close the external movie when it's has finished playing. ...more >>

Searching for free XML Web-Services, like Nasdag : http://quotes.nasdaq.com/quote.dll?page=xml&mode=stock&symbol=SUNW ...more >>

i need to use in my site a pixel font, but user can not visualize that! how i can import the font in the library and use it? which is the best method for import the font? thanks ...more >>

Hi! Is there some way to disable Flash behind a corporate firewall? Just wondering if that is possible...My sister works at a big company, and for some reason she cannot see any flash websites...Including the Macromedia.com site!! Not sure why the Flash detection does not kickoff. I think she...more >>

I am trying to open a pop-up window from Flash button but it doesn't work. The javascript shows up in the address bar and it stalls out instead of opening. My script is below, can someone please tell me where I may be tripping up?? on (release) { getURL("javascript:openNewWindow('http://...more >>

I'm going crazy trying to get this to work. My scenes work fine with the navigation buttons in my test movie. Once published, however, I can only get from scene one to scene two. Pressing for any other scenes in the navigation leads to a blank white page with the status of downloading. ANY sugge...more >>

So I am trying to run FLASH MX 2004 Pro and it begins to start up launches and then quits immediately! I have tried deleting the macrovision folder as some have suggested..but to no avail I have tried reinstalling...doesn't help. Dreamweaver and Fireworks work fine. And now when I try and run my...more >>

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Hi, NG I generated a simple motion tween on a white background. A ball is moving along a path. But the motion is flickering. Is there any solution in actionscript to sync it to a smooth motion like in a game? Thanks Uwe ...more >>

Hi! Does anyone know how to create the effect of the world spinning similiar to that seen at: http://www.wsi-internet-results.com/contact.asp Thanks! ...more >>

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Is there a way to import html pages as images in flash? like little icons to show when people want to see the web sites you designed? thanks ...more >>

hi guys, i would like to know some sites which is designed with all the features and techniqes of flash. could you please refer some sites? thank you guys. ...more >>

I know how to use the method but (read manual).... manual Method; creates an empty movie clip as a child of an existing movie clip. This method behaves similarly to the attachMovie method, but you don't need to provide an external linkage name for the new movie clip. The registration point fo...more >>

I´m having a problem with the images on my .swf, they make the file too big. Is there a way to make them smaller? Or can u import them with action script? plz help me CACHO! ...more >>

ok, checked the forum and coudn't find anything to this subject so i hope it's not an all to common thread (although i think it should be!): scenario: i'm working on a vecor grafik and trying to keep the handels/points defining this shape as simple as possible (for editing/animation reasons). Bu...more >>

I am making a short animation. I want to control the playback with a simple button that once clicked will play to a certain frame. For this I will need the movie to stopped once started. Can anyone help me with this or even show me a useful tutorial on this. Thanks ...more >>

Simple question: I am loading "movie2.swf" into level 1 of the main movie. The main movie's document background was set to black, the "movie2.swf" was set to white, and I want it to be white, when I load "movie2" into level 1 of the main movie , it takes the blackbackground of the main movie, a...more >>

http://msdn.microsoft.com/ieupdate/activexchanges.asp#related_topics <quote> In Microsoft® Internet Explorer 6 SP1b, the behavior of Internet Explorer has changed for certain Microsoft ActiveX® controls. Internet Explorer 6 SP1b prompts the user to determine whether a control is loaded or wh...more >>

Hi People, I still am using Flash 5 and wanted to upgrade. what's the deference between MX2004 and the professional... I know the professional is more for programmers, but is the regular version like the older MX and 5 ? -- thanks Mic ...more >>

I am having the hardest time trying to find this sound. Its like a boink sound, the kind you hear when a cartoon raises their eyebrows twice. Anyone have it? ...more >>

Hey people, a stupid question maybe: is there a way to import a movie with an alpha channel into Flash so that the alpha channel remains? Or any other way to key the background off in a movie imported into Flash? I' ve got a movie of an object filmed on a bluescreen on one timeline layer and I wa...more >>

Hello I have downloaded the trial version of the windows Flash MX 2004. But when I come to install it, it comes up with the error message saying that the product is not supported on the operating system. Help! Ashley Horsley http://www.sirhenryfloyd.bucks.sch.uk ...more >>

Hi, I have got a flash movie and it is really big, which takes time to download on a 56k modem is there any way to make the movie really small. please reply ...more >>

I am trying to load a .ini file into flashMX. I got the idea from a template I found on the net and it seems to be a quick way to do it. Although after looking at the files I downloaded I could not work out how it was all done. I also need to know how it all works what you need to do to make it w...more >>

Is it possibe to mask layers that are contained within a folder? I have may logo elements contained with a folder underneth my mask, I don't seem to be able to mask the contents of the layer, Thanks ...more >>

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I have movie clip (called "pee_s") with a variable ("onstage") on a frame 10 in its time line. It reads: _root.onstage = this; I placed this movieclip (pee_s) on the root time line in frame 1. on the first frame in the _root time line I have the following: pee_func = function (){ pee_s...more >>

Hi. My Flash movie is loading an external txt file, for the "news" section. It works perfectly fine, on my harddrive. However, when I upload the SWF to my server, it does not load the text file. I am really confused, as it is the exact same movie, no edits. Also, it is an absolute link, so the...more >>

Hi, I need some help for this matter I need to find how can I make a custom scroll bar. So please I'll appreciate all your help. Thanks Johan ...more >>

Hi people, really simple thing in theory but I guess I have never published a Flash movie like this before: Automatically open the swf file when a HTML page is entered, like at: www.lessrain.co.uk www.stylorouge.co.uk Had a look at the code but it seems very confusing, is there no option i...more >>

I used dynamic text and attached a scrollbar to it, but when i use it, it's EXTREMELY laggy. even on above average computers, it is slow. it works fine on the latest computers but not everyone has the latest computers(XP's, latest Mac, ect.) and my website is aimed at being stable on all platforms(w...more >>

I have a movieclip with buttons in it that should help me navigate my website. the problem is, the whole website is designed in flash and is one nice packaged page. I need for a button in the movieclip to change the mainstage's frame number to 2. and then to load a movie to coordinates 200, 200. ...more >>