I have a need to use Flash Navigation swfs (left and top bars) along with an ASP/VBScript main content page. I took a total flash app and broke out its left side bar nav and top logo with navs and placed them on an asp template in Dreamweaver MX 2004. I am unsure now how to get elements that talk...more >>

I've just started using Flash MX 2004 (trial version to start!) and am running across a problem. I have made a number of changes to a file, but they are not showing when I publish the file. I've tried clearing out my browser cache and restarting computer but the changes have not been made though t...more >>

Is there a way to get a flash movie to auto play from a cd when the CD is inserted into the drive? I am using Flash 5. Any help would be greatly appreciated ...more >>

Does anyone know of a good resource on creating a movie with a preloader for using loadMovie to load an SWF? I have worked with preloaders in the past, and also with the loadMovie. I need to have a preloader that will retrieve info like bytesloaded/bytes total, which isn't the problem. The SWF will ...more >>

Hello Thanks to all who helped me through my first day questions! Day 2 I composed my first simple animation using Flash 4 and added a button to start the animation. This works fine in the macromedia creator but after publishing it I would like to send it to others to check out. I think The fir...more >>

hi...flash mx...size my stage to say 300x250...bitmap is same size...when imported matches some seemingly preordained size in property inspector..change size...import another...does the same..there muts be some way of making it import the bitmap at default size....by default...could you please be so...more >>

I'M READY TO THROW IN THE TOWEL! How many #$%^&*in bugs can there be in this program (5.0). I cannot work for more than 40 minutes with this thing without having it crash, lose something, not be able to publish, the list is endless! Now my libraries aren't showing up... not just the items, but the ...more >>

Hi I have read all the articles on macromedia.com regarding unicode and using actionscript/xml for displaying multilingual text. But they refer to creating dynamic or input text. Is there an easier way for creating static multilingual text? Please help. Glen ...more >>

I'm developing a financial services tool using Flash MX 2004 Pro, Flash Remoting, and Websphere. I have a technique question. I've developed a prototype app 2 different ways and see pros and cons to both. Both techniques use the new Flash Form screens. I'm using as many of the Halo and 3rd party ...more >>

Hi people, I have been trying to re-create a style of navigation similar to the one at http://www.metadesign.com/index2.html. I have illustrated the site in Freehand and the client loves the idea, problem is I don't know how to achieve such an effect. Well actually its more sophisticated that ...more >>

I am using the MX 2004 ScrollPane component. I load an external .swf using the contentPath parameter, and it loads the content fine. However, the scroll bar only goes far enough to display the top half of the loaded content! How do you adjust the maximum vertical scroll in the new scrollpane comp...more >>

I am looking for TWO special effects that I understand were done in Flash 5. These are probably very basic, but I cannot seem to find them in the help system or in the application. EFFECT #1 Can you please take a look at the following website? http://www.dinastianortena.com/musicos.html When...more >>

I was wondering how can I use Flash' DropDown Menu that is formatted with XML, but have the XML as dynamically created inside of the CFM. What I have is a Web Page that will have some menu items that are adjusted depending on the user. So if the user has limited permission then the dropdown menu n...more >>

Communication Arts Magazine announces the deadline for their Tenth Interactive Design Competition--January 15th, 2004. INTERACTIVE DESIGN COMPETITION Enter the most prestigious design competition for interactive media, the tenth annual Communication Arts Interactive Design Competition. Any inter...more >>

I am using a main 1mc that has three movie clips connencted to each other. When 1amc ends, it tells for the others to run. My problem is when I stop the movieclip and press my play button again it restarts the first 1amc. I don'd want that. I want it to continue on from where it was stopped, even...more >>

help, im a bit new to flash. i created a banner ad in flash but i did not plan ahead. when i created the new file i just used the default size. but now that i have finished making the banner i cannot figure out how to resize the canvas to fin only the content of the banner. is there a way to do this...more >>

Hi! I made a slide show here http://www.gipsonwebdesign.com/bradley.htm on some computers not all there is a flicker. I have a motion tween to fade in then a few keyframes with the picture, then another motion tween to fade out. After that I repeat this with different symbols I made for jpg's....more >>

hi, i want to make an email which when opened just show's my flash movie. i have researched it and kinda know how to do it, but would like everyones advice. the way i did it before was to make my flash movie a quicktime movie and then email this movie. this way the movie opened in the email and was ...more >>

Hi, I realise this might sound a little simplistic but all I want is to provide an alternative image to the swf should the browser not be able to interpret the flash content. It's easy enought to do this by using flash detection and redirecting to either flash or non-flash pages but can you do it wi...more >>

I have one, master Flash file that contains multiple scenes (8 total).... At the beginning of Scene6 I need to load and playback four other SWF files and have them play, in order, one after the other. How do I use the LoadMovie action and/or others to accomplish this without having them overla...more >>

I have a short little Holiday Animation with about 12 layers. One of the layers is snowflakes falling. When the whole flash animation completes I would like to have the snowflake layer loop continuously. Is that possible, is it hard, and if not can someone describe how to do it? Chris ...more >>

I've seen this done but not sure how. What I am trying to do is pop up descriptive text when someone mouses over an area on a graphic or map. The words pop up - from a database would be great - and float around with the mouse until you roll out of the area. Any help would be appreciated. Thank...more >>

Is there a way to change a property or action of all instances of a particular button? ie. I have 6 instances of 'Drill_15' scattered throughout the movie and want to make all of them gotoAndPlay("Drill_15",1) on (Release), but don't want to manually change all of them. Need help. Thanks in ad...more >>

Hey, i was wondering if anyone could help me create a snow affect. Where the snow comes down and sticks to an object. Also if anyone has the FlipBook tutorial plz send it to my email bluecheese333@aol.com thankyou. -tony- ...more >>

I am so angry that I can't make this simple function work the way I want. And I searched for answers too. None were specific enough. I am making a button where the 'Up' is a 'rectangle' with and 'oval' over it and then the 'text' (button name) on top. All different colors...fine Then for my 'O...more >>

Is upgrading from MX to MX 2004 worth it? I would like to know the opinions of the flash gurus ...more >>

Is there some way to create a text box that would expand to fit the changing content (fed dynamically by a text file)? Thanks in advance, Doug ...more >>

I have a little print icon. I need to add a print page function to it. how do i add this action, or is there a way in dw to do it? thanks em ...more >>

can any one help me i need a fairly user friendly Flash thumbnail gallery, possibly a component. The following is a list of the features I would like: Infinite scrolling of the thumbnail images. All of the thumbnail images should reside on a single line and highlight on mouse over. I would ...more >>

I have a button that jump to a different scene but it doesn't work when I put this button inside a movieclip. I have tried with _level0.gotoAndPlay("myscene"),1) but it doesn't do anything any idea will be appreciated thaks ...more >>

Has anybody had a problem with exporting a movie in 2004 after they've added certain behaviours to buttons?. I can successfully export before adding the buttons with behaviours, but as soon as there on the stage, the movie refuses to export or be published. Even when I remove the buttons and all ...more >>

Newbie here. So I'm trying to create a Flash animation which resembles a spinning bingo wheel. All I really need is a circle and a "pointer". I can animate this fine, but the addition of the pointer throws the center of the symbol off so that it "wobbles" when it rotates. Am I making sense? H...more >>

I was wondering why when i hit the test movie command Flash no longer opens the Flash Movie player to show my Movie as a .swf..For now, I must export then double clcik to open the Flash player..Seems this only happened since upgrading to Panther..What is wrong..I'm on Flash MX. ...more >>

Hi there, I can't seem to find a complete details about preparing flash content for SCORM compliant at Macromedia site, things like how to extend the learning interaction with LMS and things like that and not just only putting in the Meta Data. There is one page at macromedia mentions about the Se...more >>

Is it possible to make a button mouseover ... without showing the classic mouseover "hand" ? In other words on mouseover it would just show the arrow ... BUT still have a mousover effect ... Thanks! Mr. Atkinson ...more >>

I'm getting strange results when sending html character entities to a dynamic text field with the display as html button pushed in. The problem is that some of them work and others simply break the string and display nothing. Here's an example: Here is the string I send to the flash: "quot...more >>

Looking for a book mostly based on Flash MX actionscripting, if you know the name of one please post =). ...more >>

i have 1 problem that how the flash link with asp.net or vb.net ? is it call the address from the flash to .net language ? for example" when open my system the main page is doing by flash, and after introduction and movie, show out the button for click to .net system. " what can i do for it ? how ? ...more >>

I exported a logo as a Flash SWF file from Illustrator CS. I then imported it into Flash 5.1. Everything looks great in Flash. Then I export the movie but the gradient part disappears. Client needs file tomorrow ASAP. Please help if you can. Thanks! Linda ...more >>

can somebody please point me to where the fscommand to full screen a projector on pc has gone? ...more >>

I'm troubled! :] My modified detection kit works for PC but not for MAC. On PC it detects and loads or redirects on fail. On MAC it ALWAYS fails and keeps telling me that the player is out of date....which is not true. What the hell. My AS is attached as a txt What did\didn't I do? al...more >>

Hello, i am just posting my web site and i got a big problem. My flash movie has areas where there it is empty. So i want those areas to get the same texture as the background which i use for the page where that flash movie is inserted. I tryied to insert an image in flash but it doesn't ...more >>

I've been working on a game with keypress, i have an active object moving in all directions but it goes off the screen and dosn't stay in the document area. I was wondering if anyone knows a website, or the basic coding i have to use to create boundaries so the object doesn't go out of the docume...more >>

hi guys, can u refer some sites where i can find some fancy preloaders (not like ordinary bar) . or some ideas also fine. thanks in advance. ...more >>

Hi, I am looking for the functionality as seen on http://www.mediaengine.com/ in the Flash header. 1.) First of all, the blurred background moves horizontally when the mouse moves over it, then gradually slows to a stop when the mouse leaves the area. What's that actionscript? 2.) Second, t...more >>