I have a button inside a scrollPane that I want to load an external .swf outside of the scrollPane. Is this possible? I've tried, but can only load the external movie inside the scrollPane. Thanks. ...more >>

Hi! I'm just learning actionscripting, and I'm a little confused about sound interactivity. I have some buttons with sounds that I've scripted for each button. (not within the button, but with actionscripting attached to the button's instance). What I need to do is stop any other currently...more >>

I put in a layer above the one I want masked. Put the shape I want to be the window in that layer. THen right click and select mask. WHen I test movie the shape shows up and covers the area acting like a normal layer and not a mask layer. DOes anyone know what I might be doing wrong? Thanks in ...more >>

How would I scroll Graphics, MovieClips, Text all together using the same scrollbar? ...more >>

Im looking for some advice on something. I have a site that is going to include Quicktime video and was curious how Flash handled that, and if I would be better off not actually having the video open within Flash. My main concern is load time, if it would be better to just create a link that would o...more >>

hi i was wondering what you would need to do the animations on http://www.xiaoxiaomovie.com/index02.htm. obviously i have flash but what help/guide books should i get and/or software. i''m not looking to perform the 3D animation just the stick men fighting and moving. as seen on this flash mov.-...more >>

Hi Can anyone help? I have an image that needs to be part of a load page. The end result will look something like a coin flipping (or head over heels type thing) I have flipped the image but when i create the motion tween the flip skews the image rather than squashing top to bottom. any help w...more >>

Hi, As one can read in the manual, the XMLSocket object can provide a faster data transfer with the server it doesn't guaranee the thte data is properly received. There is no way to check if something is correctly transfered. In which case i would use such insecure way of data exchange. If i ...more >>

Would someone please tell me how to link a button in flash to load a new web page, please. I have read every tutorial, the book that comes with the software and various online Flash helps. The tutorial with a demo does not work for me. 1. I'm using Flash 5 2. Can not get Object Action windo...more >>

I'm trying to import an avi file into MX. Nothing fancy, no audio. Just a 17sec clip. When it imports it comes in skewed. Anyone have this problem or know how to fix it? It plays fine, but just looks bad. ...more >>

i am creating a projector file...i got the mailto command to open the mail program...how can i control what is emailed...i want that particular frame to be the content of the email...it may contain a picture...any help? Thanks, Kevin ...more >>

Hi, I am creating (updating, actually) a tutorial that is made in flash. The tutorial includes a number of screenshots of the webpage it is referencing (with the usual arrows pointing where to go, etc.). There are few pictures on the site, it is mostly text. The few pictures there are mostly ico...more >>

Whenever I have text within a Dynamic Textfield it won't allow me to put hard returns between lines of text. I currently have a text field with a header and a paragraph underneath it but it won't allow me to have 2 or 3 blank lines between the two. What can I do to fix this? ...more >>

HELP, I need to be able to pass a variable to a running swf that is placed on a diferent html frame, and that has to happen when I click a html link. Can somebody help me???Plz!!!!! ...more >>

I have a main swf with buttons located at the bottom. When the user clicks the the button, a sub-swf is loaded into an empty movie clip in the center of the main swf. The sub-swf has a dynamic text field that loads different text files depending on what the user clicks. The sub swf's dynamic tex...more >>

I need to be able to load a jpg to a movieclip that is nested in a swf that is running in a different html frame of the one that contains the href link. Is it possible?? how??? PLZ Help... Obe ...more >>

I am learning flash and have a problem with an idea for a rollover button: I want the button to work in 3 stages 1. over = sound 2. click = the word to get 'blown up' using tweening (basicall the text will just break apart and scatter across the screen 3. unclick = hyperlink to another page i...more >>

How can I make it for when somone clicks on a button, it will begin to play an MP3, when they click on another button it pauses it, another it stops it? And is it possible to have a "goto next track" button that will skip the currect mp3 and play a different one? -- NullZilla http://nzinc...more >>

Is there a way to make a single Dynamic Text Field have multiple colors of text? I know it's possible with Static text but I'm looking to create a text field with multiple colors that I can scroll. Static text doesn't scroll, so what should I do? ...more >>

I installed Flash 4/5/MX all seperately on many occassions and everytime the same thing happens. After installation when I try to use flash, the second I left click on the screen my computer freezes and I can't do anything. I cant close Flash or even get the task manager. I have to shut off power. I...more >>

Hi, Is there any way to integrate flash with VB(application). If this can be done then please provide me with some examples. Immediate help will be highly appreciated. Thanks in advance. ...more >>

Byron Canfield, Yesterday, you suggested breaking up text twice in order to create paths (shapes). I tried that. You were correct that it does convert the text to Flash shapes. But the end result was so Ugly, that I went back to the slow but reliable method of using Freehand's convert feature....more >>

hi pages like www.eaglef1.com open a fullscreen window but their swf movies keep their dimentions but the swf covers the page how do they do this? how do they align swf movie(s) thanx in advance ...more >>

Here's a question for anyone who may know. What is the backwards compatibility support like for Flash MX on with a Flash 5 created project (.fla)? Can you open it in Flash MX and it will work and can be exported to an .swf without any changes being required to the .fla, or will it come out looki...more >>

How do I create scrolling arrows that will enable somebody to scroll a section of a page that contains text or images up and down? ...more >>

Can anyone point me to a tutorial or give me an idea how do go about the following. imageing a camera film strip image containing say 12 thumbnail pictures. I want a graphic of a magnifying glass, under the control of the mouse, to scan along the film strip, and as it does so the appropriate thumbn...more >>

I'm trying to make edits to a website that was created in flash. The fax number changes to an incorrect number after a few seconds. I am VERY new to flash and have done other things, but I can't figure out how to fix this problem. Check out the site to see what I'm talking about. www.lippsprinti...more >>

Hi everyone, I am using Windows XP with Flash MX. When I try to import PNG files into Flash MX, it crashes with an error message. I am just wondering if anyone knows how to fix the problem. Thanks ...more >>

Sorry if everyone knows this and it is fully documented somewhere- I just can't find a definitive answer... I'm currently trialling flash so I do not know if I qualify for an answer to this but I'd be very grateful for one. Does fscommand call out to html/javascript synchronously or asynchrono...more >>

hey, earlier today i noticed that in the same folder as my FLA file, along side the .html and .swf files that flash made when publishing, it also created a ..swd file. does anyone know what an swd file is? i did a search on macromedia.com for swd and for swd file, and nothing was returned. and f...more >>

Hi Guys - I'm making a site in Flash 5 which houses over 80 images and I've got two questions... I'd like to rollover the thumbnail images to produce the same image in larger size beside it. How do I go about doing this? When I try using the 'button' option it makes the thumbnail disappear w...more >>

Using flash Is there smaple code out there that Dynamically loads a jpg image and displays it? ...more >>

these questions are probably newbie questions but i dont know how to do this so plz can someone help me? most flash movies seem to have a 'loading 10%... 20%...' window at the start up showing an animation while the rest of the flash movie loads. i have my movie built and it takes quite a while t...more >>

Hi All! I've not touched Flash in a while, and I'm currently working on a project that someone else started. Question is... I'm working with a main timeline of 2 frames, and embedded movie clips. One of those movie clips is a bunch of navigation buttons that move in, and then stop. Yes, I h...more >>

A lot of webpages now a days seem to have flash floating over the webpage itself, although it seems to be mostly used for Ads. I haven't been able to find any tuturoals on how to do this, but from what I gather, it has something to do with the Document Object Model or something. If anyone ...more >>

how can i attach a movieclip whit random, to five diffrend movieclips on the stage??? i have five MC on the stage: holder1, holder2, holder3.... i tryed this....but no reaction!! "holder"+(random(4)).attachMovie("the_clip", "the_att_clip", 0); updateAfterEvent(); or (but its near the sam...more >>

I am trying to creat a map similar to the one on the http://www.24hourfitness.com/html/clubs/find_club/ I figured out how to zoom and how to center it, but can't figure out how to make them work together. I am a newbie and any help would be appreciated. Thanks ...more >>

I did an intro for a client a few months back. They want to integrate it into the site now, however, users shouldn't be forced to view it. Thus, I have a default page allowing them to choose between the intro or first page. I understand there isn't a right or wrong way to go about this, but i...more >>