A portion of the HTML file used to display our Flash files follows: <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=5,0,0,0" width="800" height="440"> <param name="movie"...more >>

I am learning flashMX pro with a tutorial cd but they are using the non-pro version. During one of the tutorial steps they simply create a dynamic text box and click and drag a scroll bar from the UI COMPONENTS menu. So far so simple .... nope, on the pro version there is no scroll bar, there is a...more >>

Hi, I am wondering whether Flash Movies can do the following, and if so how: 1. React to something being dragged and dropped from outside the movie into it. That is, suppose I want to drag an image or some text from another Windows window onto an swf, is there any way to get that swf to react ...more >>

May seem like a dumb question, but I can't seem to get this. I have a frame with form elements (input text, etc...), when a user clicks a button, a movie clip is "moved over" the main screen, this movie clip contains more input elements. If the user clicks "outside" one of these elements, the "un...more >>

Hi all, I'm brand-new to Flash and tried to make a game (with the help of some good books). The game is called Pico Firme Bago, based on a game we play in my 5th grade class (i'm a teacher). I'm not sure which came first, Pico or Mastermind, but the rules are basically the same. I'd really appre...more >>

I'm making some forms using Flash MX, and I've found that my input text doesn't show up in Safari. IE and Netscape work fine. Anyone else encountered this problem? Any ideas?? Eric Morse Referring URLs http://trampolinehouse.com ...more >>

I have always loved the fscommand for making a flash projector to be fullscreen and allowscale to be turned off fullscreen = true allowscale = false Is there any way to get this to work in the same way when you embed the flash movie in HTML? What I have found is usually if you set it to sc...more >>

I have created a website for people to join and talk about gamming (weither it be computer gaming or pen and paper) It is <A HREF="http://www.arcadianx.tk"> . If you see anything that you don't like or think should be changed to improve the site please e-mail me at arcadian@arcadianx.tk...more >>

My Flash programmer suggested I post this question, as he has no idea how to fix it. I have a flash website that he created (www.centurycityfilmfestival.com). He created .txt pages that I can go in and add the information to. I have two problems: 1. The <center> </center> tags do NOT work...more >>

Hello all, I have been investigating flash for using it as a gui. (SOAP or more probably Remote Flash MX). I'm a professional programmer (C++, Java etc) and I just want to know how much time does it take to learn Flash MX. I'm not good at design etc, but very good with OOP, Programming etc. ...more >>

I have been debating on which upgrade to purchase. After some research I decided that MX would serve my purposes just fine as I mainly need Flash to run in Panther. I called Macromedia and they said perhaps I could find a retailer who still had a copy. Thankfully, I found a retailer who did still ha...more >>

for educational purposes , is there any good site that provide sample flash game with code? thanks ...more >>

I have an existing movie that I want to play in the background behind the FLA I'm currently working on - I can't find out how to do this onthe online docs and for my $400+ upgrade price, I don't even get printed docs (which sucks btw). Can anyone please tell me how I can do this!? I've tried loading...more >>

Is there a third party program that can take data and images and create a PDF from them? Possibly from within a flash movie? The idea is a user types in answers to several questions, chooses some images and clicks a "publish" button and a PDF is created that they can download. I want to do this...more >>

Am I the only one on the planet using the following Windows shortcut keys: <Ctrl> + <Insert> = copy <Shift> + <Delete> = cut <Shift> + <Insert> = paste I've been using these for the last 9+ years. Why doesn't Flash support them? They are easier (for me) than Ctril+C/V. All other application...more >>

Does anyone have any ideas why the audio portion of a flv video file won't play. I load the flv file into a MediaDisplay component and sometimes the video starts without audio. Other times the audio starts fine. Any ideas? ...more >>

hi all, flash 5, which I am using seems to have problems loading jpg imags via the loadMovieNum command. The jpg is non progressive. Simplest command I can think of: loadMovieNum ("synth_blue_420_360.jpg", 0); does nothing in Flash 5. My friend has Flash MX and this command works wioth the...more >>

I need help from someone and Macromedia is a pain on this. I have an I-mac that came with Flash Player 4 on it. When I download the 7 updater, my computer forgets it everytime I close my browser and I have to re-install it everytime. Can someone help me?? Is my problem updating from 4 to 7?? Wh...more >>

I could use some testing checks from different environments, if you please. I've tested in Win 98, IE 6 [provided by AOL], Netscape, Opera, and AOL, and on a Mac OSX, but I'm getting odd results. I'm having trouble seeing my flash on AOL OSX and Netscape 7 WIN browser. My detection says a Flas...more >>

hi, i try to mask a movie clip with a <u>motion shape</u>, but everytime the mask pass on a keyframe, the movie clip loop. in the swf, the mask work well but the movie clip "glitch"... thanks for helping me... Referring URLs www.gvi.ca/exemple/movie alone.swf www.gvi.ca/exemple/mov...more >>

Hi there, I've just finished a flash movie to go on a CD. I need to make the projector file go fullscreen, but keep the content at it's fixed ratio. I know about the fs command etc... but however i try it, the content always fills the screen as well. I tried making a seperate file that goes full ...more >>

when i do a "call movie " it takes time to find it so you dont know if its realy cliced can i make a preload for just a specifie movie clip without call mavie?? or for a scene ?please answer me pleaaaaase Referring URLs www.siamin.net ...more >>

Hi all, I need to include an intelligent drop down menu on my flash mx page. This menu should contain at least 40 items, so the list could be very long and could longer than the screen. This way, some item could be hidden and not selectable. Is there some dropdown menu that takes care of th...more >>

I have a main.swf file with alot of buttons. When one of this buttons is pressed a variable loadVar is given a value. Then i open a movie_player.swf file in a new browser window( done with getUrl() ). Depending on the loadVar the movier_player.swf needs to do sertain things. But the problem is i do...more >>

Hi, I am trying to load a series of images from an xml file into my movie (flash mx 2004). Everything is working fine, except for the image loading part... I dont get an error, but the image never appears on the screen. I tried simplifying it as much as possible to see if i could get that wo...more >>

Hi, I just loaded Flash Pro MX 2004, and I imported a video (.mpg) into a presentation I'm working on. My problem is...the video loops and won't stop, even when I move on to the next slide. I don't see a checkbox for "loop" like there used to be for animations....am I overlooking this? Any ...more >>

Hi guru's. I can't seem to get this right! How do I make objects in flash move fast?? I'm working on this movie wich isn't that heavy at all, but somehow, the objects I want moving from left to right for instance, don't seem to be going as fast as I want them to! Here's an example of my def...more >>

what is the most correct way to save flash objects+coordinates in a database? how to build the structure of the DB? ...more >>

How come my working component from an MX document (Scroll Pane) seems to break when published out of Flash MX 2004? Is there some way around this? -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= remove "_nospam_" to send email Ian Kelleigh Ian_nospam_@FreeHandSource.com "The FreeHand Source" htt...more >>

Is there possiblity to create a draggable button that can be dragged constrain to a path thanx in advance Scripting are like mini skirts ... Which covers the essential but gives you the idea. ____________________Mathews...more >>

Hello. I made a file in flash. I had the audio and the animation syncronized, but when I hosted the file and went to view it, they were not syncronized. The music was either too fast or too slow when it was hosted, even though it was fine when it was viewed through the Macromedia Flash program. Any ...more >>

ok, well On heaps and Heaps of sites, (flash) ive noticed things which I cant do - dont no how to do. How do I make a diagonly line patter spamming the page - I can make patters in photoshop, but not diagonal line ones :( thanks www.nuclearfusion.com.au BEST SITE EVER!!!! ;)...more >>

Hello, Take a look at this site and tell me how the quick shimmering flashes were created in the top flash banner. I'm working with a picture myself and want to create these quick shimmering effects. http://www.bigbluetemplates.com/ Thanks, Will ...more >>

As maybe some of you have already heard me complain about, the font bug within Flash that renders fonts wrong(with areas filled in) is driving me nuts in a particular project. Before I continue, I will say that the project has already been branded with the somewhat well-known 'Papyrus' font, but ...more >>

I am publishing a site with Flash but I do not want to force the user to download the player. Does anyone have code that will detect whether the user has Flash and then redirect them to a different page if they do not? Thanks for your help. ...more >>