Hello. I have created a flash file, and then published it as a stand alone projector (in both Mac and PC formats). It works great on both platforms. But on the Mac in OSX, it tells me there is not enough memory to play one of the scenes. (one scene contains a higher resolution image than the othe...more >>

i use external swf loading in my site, and i had everything working perfectly on my local machine, but once i uploaded it to my server it stopped loading the external swf. i use this script to load the swfs [host is an empty movieclip]: if (Page == 0) { _root.Host.loadMovie("home.swf"); } Al...more >>

how do i add a key frame and have somthing slected with out everything become selceted when i add one ?? ...more >>

Yep, I have another questions.... How do you make it so that when you click the mouse a sound plays? And how do I make the cursor different (my own drawing, not the regular pointer)? Thanks a lot... ...more >>

Question: Using a Mac, when I attempt to complete the "Creating Tweening Animation" lesson, the second part of tweening the wheel does not tween properly. The first part, enlarging and rotating is fine. The second tween, where the wheel should animate back to it's original size, results in the en...more >>

I have searched the forums, and have found others with similar problems, but no concrete solution. My problem, is I would like to use buttons made in Flash MX in Dreamweaver MX. If I understand correctly, this would be an easy task done in Flash 5, however there is no 'generator' program for F...more >>

I have been reading and following some of the instructions in the forum to get an mp3 to play as background on my DW MX site. So far, I have not been able to make it play automatically once the page uploads. Unfortunately, my client wants a very large especific song to play and I can get it to pl...more >>

Im New to flash.. and i just want to know How do you slow down the frame rate.. also How do you make it so its click to continue? ...more >>

Hi there! I just learned how to delete an onEnterFrame function. delete this.onEnterFrame; it worked out just fine; Now I want to know what can I do to call that same function back to life again? Can anybody help me? ...more >>

I must be missing the concept here, but how can I toggle the visibility of the MessageBox UI Component? I want it invisible unless some set of conditions occur, then display it from code. ...more >>

Hi, Currently I am working in upgrade our front-end from a J2EE app, so I need to move whole the gui from JSP to Flash. But, I have an issue, because I do not know how to pass an object from JSP to Flash MX... What kind of object?? well supposed that I handle a connection pool, so in order ...more >>

I have a movie clip that I want to act as a button. I am using the button event handlers on (press) and on (release). but when I check my syntax it tells me that mouse events are permitted only on button instances. What am I doing wrong? Here is the code I wrote..... on (press) { sta...more >>

I'm trying to create a shape tween. I've created one frame with the shape I want. Right mouse click Select Create Motion Tween (Shape) and then go to the key frame I want to morph to move the first graphic and change it but I get the dashes in the frames between the frames. What am I doing wrong. ...more >>

I have a .exe movie that I made in flash. All my links worked until I decided to try a way of getting a back button to work and go back to the last page it was on rather then having a direct link. I had all levels set to zero before. Now what I'm trying to do is set each page to a different level a...more >>

This may seem stupid, but I really need help. How do you change backgrounds in one document in flash? I have tried starting a new scene, but the background goes for both scenes. I have tried just making a box and filling it with color on a seperate layer, but then the objects are in back of the box....more >>

I'm pretty new to using scrollpanes, so maybe I just don't know what I'm doing. But I'm having an annoying problem. The scroll pane pops up in the movie, and inside are several links (image buttons with light rollover effects) that the user can browse/scroll through, all loaded from a movie clip...more >>

My Flash presentation will be shown in an .EXE Flash Projector file. I'd like to have a button that closes the window, but I can't find a function under Actionscript that will do this for me. Is there a way to have a button in the presentation that closes the Projector window? Thank You, Cor...more >>

I've been struggling for the last couple of days problems with buggy dynamic text boxes. One problem I'm still trying to solve, but basically I've been running into two different problems. Hopefully this information will help others who have been struggling with it, and also try to find a solution t...more >>

I was wondering if somebody could tell me how to install the flash 5 player for internet explorer located at: http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/oldplayers.htm They have no installation intructions and I can't figure it out. There is no install file just a .inf and a .ocx. ...more >>

Boa tarde a todos do f=F3rum. Gostaria de saber se exite uma fun=E7=E3o, ou uma forma que fa=E7a com = que o som n=E3o se adiante da anima=E7=E3o. agrade=E7o desde j=E1 Sem mais Daniel...more >>

The tutorial at <http://www.gurusnetwork.com/tutorials/flash/scroll_text/scroll_text1.html> worked just fine. But, how do I get images on there like the text area in <http://www.madonna.com/madonna/>. Go to the www.madonna.com Flash site|MEDIA|IMAGE GALLERY. Referring URLs http://www.gu...more >>

Anyone know how to get the Function Keys to work on a Powerbook G4...Frustrating...they are preprogrammed to do other things... Thanks, Jennifer Adamowsky ...more >>

I'm working with a main "shell" swf that loads several other swfs on top of this in a target MC named "loader". So for simplicity's sake let's say the shell, or movie "A" loads a subsection swf, "B". At the end of "B" are the actions: stop(); _level0.gotoAndPlay("resume"); unloadMovie(_lev...more >>

Help! Whenever I try to play shockwave games they freeze and then a window pops up with the Flash Console Debugger. In the window there are a whole mess of doubleclick entries. What's going on here? I reinstalled both Shockwave and Flash but it's still happening. I do have Popup Defender running ...more >>

I know of several ways around this, but I would like to figure out once and for all why my dynamic text fields wont fade out (alpha = 0) when I change the alpha tweens on a hit event or some other event. I have a simple MC that all objects including background tween alpha just fine except the dynami...more >>

I have recently moved my main desktop to Linux and I am very happy with it. There are some great tools for developers on Linux. The only thing I can't get is of course a native version of the Flash application. (Yes, I know about Wine). As far as I am aware, Macromedia has not released any of ...more >>

Hi, how difficult would it be to do something like this ? ?http://www.sporthelmets.com/testsite/custom/cpro.html I don't use Flash a whole lot and I'm wondering the difficulty of making a similiar flash movie (and how long it would take) THANKS- Owen ...more >>

I am creating a project .. and the file is pretty big, about 3000 KB. I want the words " Files loading" to come on the screen when the user clicks on the link to view the video. How can i make that happen, or is there an automatic feature that does this ? - Shadow ...more >>

We're producing a cd business card that is based on a flash payer exe. When the content is exited, do we need to show any flash or MM logo? ...more >>

How big are most flash videos normally ? i am making a video, and it is 2400 KB ( i presume it will go up to about 3000 KB). Is this the norm.. or are my video files too big ? - Shadow ...more >>

hi to everybody... i need your help for a work i have doing... i just made with flash 5.0 a big file about 34 MB( as fla) and 16 MB( as ..exe) and 16 MBas( swf)... well now i need to complete my work in the same file but when i try to open file .fla the program doesn't work and an allert...more >>

Anyone have any sites that I could learn about actionscripting text effects? I don't want to use Swish or any swf text file generator. I have learned how to do a typewriter effect but I am looking to do more. ...more >>

Probably a stupid question, but where is the effects panel in flash mx? Its the first time I've used this version and can't find how to change the instances' and effects of things when I do a tween, like the alph and tint etc! ...more >>

i need to save and load data online. I was told CGI script is what i need to use. Can anyone tell me where to start with this CGI because i have never used it!!! pointing me in any remotely correct direction would really help me!! THanks a million Dom DMG...more >>

How can i get bulleted lists in Flash please ? So simple y9ou would have though.... thanks, Hong Lyka Noss ...more >>

i have a button and a movie on my stage. i want to press and hold the button down for 5 seconds before the movie begins to play. what actions do i need to apply to the button to achieve this??? please can anyone help?? ...more >>

I have a file which was published in Flash 5, which had the following line in it: fscommand ("exec", "./Access/Menu_Access.exe"); - and it works 100% (note - the exe is an Authorware file). I've had to make a change to the file now, and that fscommand statement no longer functions. What must I c...more >>

hi there! i want to go for Macromedia Flash MX Designer Certification. Can any1 gimme any links where i can find free tutorials, guides, sample questions to gear up fot this test ? please advice! Thanks! -r ...more >>

I am creating an Intranet for the company i work for, i have creatd a little flash movie for the home page. however, the users will need flash player on there computers. The problem is not every user has Internet access, therefore, they would not be able to go onto the net and download it. my que...more >>

XP MX Access ASP Hi How can I force the text from Access to display in Upper Case on the web page? Many thanks Chris ...more >>

is there has some high efficiency way to test flash application. the application based on flash+php ...more >>

Is it possible in Flash Mx the seperate sound from an imported mpg. When importing a mpg into Flash, then sound is associated with the frame. Is it possible to extract the sound from the frame. Or do I need a third party program to do this? If so what are a couple of good tools from extracti...more >>

i have 2 identical preloaders in both my main movie, and an external swf that is loaded into it, and the preloder isn't working. it seems, because there is no lag even when the preloader is skipped, that my movie may be loading the external swf during the initial preloader sequence. it seems impossi...more >>

Is it possible to constrain a draggable object to a path ie. creating a volume slider on a curve? ...more >>

I downloaded the following audio player: http://www.flashkit.com/movies/Sound/Players/Audio_Pl-bob_baty-2437/index.php and I adjusted it so that 8 audio files can be loaded. However I can't seem to figure out how to load this movie clip onto my main page. I tried making a blank video clip cal...more >>