I?m doing some work passing data from an input field into a variable & then performing some string manipulation on the string contained within the original variable. If I use the below script having first named the variable associated with text field as MyString, any text I input into the text fi...more >>

how i edit a text in flash? i am a begginer..i import a file (swf) ..i wanna edit the text, how i edit? thanks :) ...more >>

Well, like I said, I have no idea, I want to add a "window" when someone clicks a button, I want to make something that would simulate a window, that has the close button and stuff, can anyone tell me in detail how to do something like that, Please, I would really apreciated. Thank You. ...more >>

I created a FlashMX SWF file on my Mac and inserted it into a Director movie. When I transfered the files to my Windows machine the swf file would not play properly. Movie Clips are playing out of order or whenever they feel like it instead of only on roll overs. I can't open the SWF file in anythin...more >>

Hi, I'm new to flash and was wondering what's the easiest and best way to build a loading bar? Is there any built-in feature like that in Flash MX? Thanks, Goran ...more >>

Hello, I am experiencing an issue with images in flash that i am sure is not unique. .JPG shift about 1 or two pixels to the left upon load. the shift motion is quite distracting. I did a search at thia forum for shifting images, and just images and was not able to find anything that directl...more >>

Hello, I am developing a Flash CD for household consumers. I am trying to find out what a good technology benchmark is in regards to the average PC or Mac processor speed, size of monitor etc. I am wondering if anyone could point me in the direction of some collected data or where I might get ...more >>

Hi, i've asked my friends and none of them know... How do i make a button that opens another section with other options on it... like on the macromedia website.... but my own design :P :) Thanks for helping me....more >>

Could there be a bug in the Flash Datagrid: FDataGrid.removeAllItems, because if at time T1 I load one array, let's say, that 16 rows and at time T2 (T2>T1) I load another array that 5 rows long(Using FDataGrid.setDataProvider, of course) I see the leftover data from the array that was loaded first....more >>

It hardly responds to anything. I hardly get any answers to my questions. And for that matter so does the Macromedia support folks. ...more >>

Is there a way to prohibit printing of photographs from a flash mx or dreamweaver mx document? Thanks, Emmi ...more >>

Hello Friends, I have created some small pictures that fade in using a motion tween. Unfortuantely during the fade in the pictures flicker. The transition is not smooth at all. How do I smooth out the fade in using the alph from 0 to 100. I have used 10 frames for the fade in. Could that not be e...more >>

Can anyone set me in the right direction on how to create a click handler for my own component I have built? Similar to the Button component's click handler. I am having a hard time figuring out the code inside of the button and how it is working. Thanks in advance It's a BeU2iful Day! --...more >>

Hi Guys, I've got several images at half-opacity, motion tweening from left to right on my page. When the user rolls over them, they become full-opacity and continue to move from left to right. I want each image to stop moving on rollover. I'd settle for all the images to stop moving on roll...more >>

Could anyone tell me if its wrong to use flash for a CD-rom ........ or should Director always be used for CD-rom and flash used for websites? Is there a downside to using flash in this way? ...more >>

I have just made myself a site,which will consist of some flashes that i am making, including movies,and some games. The forum...that i am want as many people to join as is possible, is there to offer support people with problems with a range of programs, but we will need experts aswell to explai...more >>

I am creating some Flash animations with narration. In order to keep the narration as much in sync as possible with the animation, I will divide the audio into smaller clips. This will be posted on an html page. Is it faster to have one movie that plays from scene to scene or to go from one movie to...more >>

In Flash MX. File>New From Template>Menu>Menu_Dropdown. This is what I am working with. It is also the same navigation that Macromedia.com uses in the support section. The Nav on the right. It pulls its info from an XML source. Click Here. What I need to do is, to have it be able to expand...more >>

I have a small flash promo that I want to loop but I want a 20 second delay from when the movie finishes to when it starts playing again. Rather than just add 20 seconds worth of frames at the end, is there an actionscript that I could put on the last frame to delay the movie from replaying for 2...more >>

Hey, Im publishing a website that has a lot of scrolling pictures (components) that must be loaded in the first frame to work. This, unfortunately, means that my viewers have to wait about a minute before they can see a preloader. please help. -Nic ...more >>

I've inserted a very simple movie into a page but when I click play in dreamweaver or try to preview in a browser the screen just goes blank white. Anyone know what I've done wrong? Thank you! ...more >>

Hey again, I am pulling in text from external .htm files, and i have run into a bit of a problem. i am using the loadMovie funciton to pull in the text. i have it set to Render Text as HTML. here is what the htm file looks like: tiptext=<body text="white"><font color="white">Paragraph #1 <...more >>

I'm sorta a newbie to flash and I looked in the manual but couldn't find anything. So I just need to ask this. How do I make a button link to a website? Like if I put my flash movie on the internet (as an intro) I need to make it so when you click a button in flash you go to another web page. I t...more >>

I have created a flash file with lots of animation in it and the file size is 380mb, it publishes fine but the .exe file size is too big and takes too long to load and does not run smooth enough. I have carried out a 'save as' on the file and it has brought the file size down to 202mb but when I now...more >>

Hi Guys: How can I load a sound and loop it indefinitedly, then stop it any time without affecting time line...? thanks...! ...more >>

Is it possible to set the background color of a Flash Movie to be transparent? If so where can I look to find out more info on this.. Thanks, -- Michael -- Michael Hagel michael@michaelhagel.com http://www.michaelhagel.com...more >>

Scenario: an array is constructed, and several objects, each with 15 different properties, are put into the array; allCards_arr = new Array(); allCards_arr.push({id:"00", name:"Fantom", model:"350Z", country:"jpn", comment:"", spc01:5.7, spc02:250, ...more >>

Attention - this is a public service announcement to anyone hiring Flash designers. This is not a joke. We apologize if this is being posted in the "wrong area" but we want to warn everyone possible! Please pass this message along and get the word out. If you are hiring web designers, take heed! ...more >>

I'm changing dynamic text boxes to input. I have 10 boxes, the sum of which should add up to 100 in order to proceed. I have a "sum" dynamic text box which reflects the current total. The total, upon changing any text box from it's default value, added 2 sig figs to "sum". Upon running the de...more >>

Im building a site that users the setVariable method in javascript to pass variables from html to an embedded flash object as decribed in http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/java_script_comm.htm tutorial. It works fine in IE but I need it to work in mozilla too - but it doesnt. ...more >>

Hello, How can i make a screensaver from a flash movie ? I already found a little program for making a windows screensaver. But I also want to make a screensaver for the mac. Thank you Diana ...more >>

Whats the difference between the versions? Mitroman....more >>

In Flash MX. I have dropped soundclips of speech (.wav) into a layer on my timeline and i'm trying to create actions on another layer. So i drag the playbackhead through the timeline allowing me to cue up the relevant actions by listening to the speech in the audiofile. The problem is this:W...more >>

I am trying to post variables to an asp page using loadVariablesNum. var test = "hello" loadVariablesNum("test.asp", "_blank", "POST") All works fine using "GET" or "POST" ans the method. My problem is that If I but a UI component e.g. a push button, I get a strange query string FUICompo...more >>

Hi. I was wondering if someone could help me. I made an intro to a website but I am missing one thing. You know the Loading..67% thingy that appears with a little progress box when you open a .swf file or visit a flash website? How can I make one for my fla? Can someone please tell me? ...more >>

Hi. When I load a movie with loadMovie() method, I can get total bytes with getBytesTotal() and so far loaded bytes with getBytesLoaded(). Thus I can make a preloader. But when I load the Jpeg these methods return zeroes. How can I make a preloader to Jpeg? ...more >>

I am using version 6 on Microsoft Windows. Isn't there some way to permanently dock the library where I want it? I get the screen laid out exactly how I want it, but every time I start Flash, the library is closed. Why wont it stay open? Where could that option be hiding? I did a search on...more >>

1) has anyone run across a problem with dynaic text disappearing when it's rotated? if so... 2) what did you do about it? I'm wondering if this is a problem known with MX. ...more >>

Hi, Could anyone please tell me what javascript to use to auto detect if the user has flash 6 plugin as the page loads. And to send up a message to say they need it if flash 6 is not detected. thanks ...more >>

i have a .swf file i am trying to preload that is nearly 4 mb... now, even with the preloader the screen stays white until about 97% which is when the preloader kicks in. is there a way to have the preloader in a separate, smaller file that triggers to the larger file so there is no blank screen...more >>

I have a movie clip with a series of moving images in an endless loop. On the main stage, I have an invisible button over this movie clip, and using Tell Target, stops the clip from playing on roll over and continues playing it on roll out. When the clip stops, I want to be able to click on certain ...more >>

I have Flash content that insists on being on top - of all my other Web page content. I have a drop-down menu that is javascript enabled that resides at the top of the Web page. Just 100 pixels beneath it is a Flash banner (swf). When one mouses over the menu bar and the drop-down appears, the d...more >>

I know this has been asked a million times and I have spent a while looking through the macromedia site but I can't find a baby steps tutorial on image scrolls. I need to have about 15 thumbnails hidden behind a layer and only visible through a rectangle on the hiding layer. I also need to know how ...more >>

I hava a site with several main sections. Each main section is an externally loaded SWF. Each movie has it's own preloader on frame1. However, due to some embedded characters, the preloader does not show untill around 20 percent. My question is simply: Is this really bad? Should I go throught the ex...more >>

I'm still somewhat new to using Flash and I saw a very cool effect used on images at the following website: http://www.digisoftstudios.com/ Check out the graphic designs under the "our work" section . How the graphic is slowly pieced together while horizontally moving is a very nice effect...more >>