Well, heres the problem im having. I have 4 flash files. jacket.swf, jacketa.swf, jacketb.swf, jacketc.swf. All of which have preloaders in a scene I have embeded jacket.swf in a aspx page. when i open the page online i can see the preloader and it works fine. jacket.swf allows the user to choos...more >>

Howdy, I got the basic Pollster working, but am having problems making it function once I load it into another movie. Anyon have any thoughts on this? 3CD ...more >>

Hello, Does anyone know a good help page on how to use PHP and Flash? I have products in a database, and I want people to be able to put in the specifics (using Flash sliders) and then hit submit and the Flash pull from the MySQL DB. thanks a lot matt -- ___________________________...more >>

Sometimes, when editing large scale sites, with similar pages I find it quite useful to move one movie clip from one flash file to the other. But it is quite common that when moving some items from one library to another the flash unexpectedly quits, or stops responding. I´ve tried copying and pa...more >>

What kinds of graphic files does Flash player support? .gif? And more? What differences between "Insert/Frame" and "Insert/Keyframe" or what differences between a Frame and a Keyframe? Can I drop a button from its library into a layer of, for example, sound, or it has to have its own layer? ...more >>

hi, i have a swf file that extract a variable from a php file and display it in a swf file. here is the php code: <?php if ($action == "getips"){ $ip = $REMOTE_ADDR; echo "IP=".$ip; exit; } ?> and here is what I did in fla: actionscript: loadVariables("index.php?act=getips"...more >>

Is there anywhere that I can still download the Generator Authoring Extensions? I can't seem to find my disk. I know Macromedia no longer supports Generator but there are some of us still using it. That is until they come out with a replacement :) ...more >>

please help me the flash download does not start what do i do!? ...more >>

i created a very simple movie incledes no actionscripts, no buttons, no external files. when i publish it as a windows projector standalone player opens, but movie does not loads when i right click on the standalone player "movie not loaded" menu appears. but .swf files works good can you h...more >>

Hello, The .mp3 sound file plays stereo quality while testing in the Scene or with a player, but when I play in "Test Movie" or view in a web browser, the quality is not good at all. How do I make it play in stereo quality on the web browser? Should I be using a .aif or .wav file? Thanks in...more >>

I have a strange problem updating the flashplayer plugin on two different computers that have been upgraded netscape to version 7.1. Note: this problem has not shown up on several other computers. The problem also occurs on several sites with MX or newer flash content, including macromedia.com...more >>

I am working with a combination of video and vectorial media and wish to output it to video instead of having a huge swf (because of the inbedded video). Saddly, the animations included in movie objects' timelines aren't rendered... the same problem presents itself with image sequence output... ...more >>

Hi Do anybody know how to add a kind of dusted surface to a logo in photoshop ( like the logo at www.campuswave.com in the upper left corner which have a kind of blue dust on it ) -Mikkel ...more >>

Here's my situation: We built a project in MX -- now the client would like it in version 5 because that is the version player they already have installed --- they do not want to upgrade to version 6(mx) because their IT guys won't allow ANY software to be installed by there users (basically, big ...more >>

Hi I am wondering where I can find either a Windows XP skined ComboBox or one like Macromedia uses in the exchange section of the site? Any help is greatly appreciated. ...more >>

i made the shape of the type of button i want and i made it into a symbol... how do i put actions to the button.. i once did something i dont remember what but it said apply to frame 1. but i didnt know how to apply it to the shape.. how do i apply an action to a button?.. thank you ...more >>

Hi there, I'm just starting to use flash and I want to use it for a basic presentation that will include some sound and video. I'm not having any problems inserting video or audio in flash but my final flash is too large. I have about 15 video clips (from 10-50 seconds each) and a...more >>

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hi any1 have a clue when/if the student version of mx 2004 will get to australia?? whats the main benefits of flash mx 2004 over flash mx(I will like more details then on the macromedia site) ?? will the student version be missing anything? ...more >>

Ive made a little map of the US into a button and have applied this script to it so that it will go to this URL, but it doesn't work? on (release) { getURL("http://www.dmcsi.com/cgi-bin/olist.exe?COMPANY=MEABIMT&CUSTOMER=MEABIMT&PASSWORD=MEABIMT"); } please help? ...more >>

Hello, I have an input text field in my movie, and when I enter a value in it and I press <enter> the textfield is cleared .... Can you solve this problem, I would like to keep the input data in the textfield. Thanks. ...more >>

I need to create my own movie player in a flash movie (with play, stop button, etc) I'm using Flash MX and know how to create my own player. The thing is I'm not particuarly sure how to get the movie to stream rather than make ppl download the movie first, then play it..... anybody know the an...more >>

hello all, I've done a flash movie in which it loads other several flash movies (load movie "...swf")..the thing is than in my local hard disk it downloads yhe movies correctly, but when I put it in the web..it doesn't downloas the movies, but I have put them all in the correct archive..do you kn...more >>

hi there. as i`m doing flash-things only for a short while, this may be a trivial question for some of you. i want to let an object follow a path. this is the easy part and works... but how can i change the shape of the path, while the object still follows the path. is there a way to let th...more >>

Hello All, I was wondering if anyone could clue me in on how some of the parts of this site were created: http://www.twinphotographie.com/ This site not only transitions between images in a way that allows the elements other than the image to flow, but also "greys" the thumbnail icons to...more >>

Is there a builtin object hierarchy in flash/action script? ...more >>

Is it possible to set the changehandler for a combobox used in a movieclip from within the main timeline??? So far, it only works if I set the changehandler for the combobox in the actions layer of the movieclip were the combobox is used. It would like the handler to be defined in the main timelin...more >>

Hi people, I simply wanna create 3 columns in my dg with the names "num","name","notetext". this is how I'm trying. printdata_dg.setColumns("num","name","notetext"); printdata_dg.getColumnAt(0).setHeader("num"); printdata_dg.getColumnAt(1).setHeader("name"); printdata_dg.g...more >>

Hello, I have a MySQL database which holds my user/pass info The php script I use for 'registering' works, but.. My 'login' script is a dud This is the script below.. <?php require 'include.php'; mysql_connect($DBhost,$DBuser,$DBpass); mysql_select_db("$DBName"); $query = "SELECT * ...more >>

howdy guys, i was wondering if any one cool out there could plzzz tell me how to make a backround move (eg.car staying still on road while road moves underneath the car) i would realy appericate if someone could help me. u can contact me on swano_bro@hotmail.com or just reply to ths message thx h...more >>

Regards, I saw a software using Flash activeX playing a Flash movie inside a Windows form that did't show any context menu when right-clicking on it. Is it possible to hide or omit the Flash player's right-click menu completely? (even no About Macromedia Flash player...) Thanks. ...more >>

i was wondering, can flash be put on a dvd and have it run on a stand alone dvd player, and be "controled" through the remote control? ...more >>