When i import any mp3 or png, i get a floating point division by zero error. it looks like a real windows error because sometimes it restarts my machine. please help! ...more >>

I can not execute an application from a flash movie, I put the program in the same directory and I have already created a new directory called fscommand as somebody told me, but nothnig happens, please help me. Thanks ...more >>

I loadMovie() 'something.swf' into 'shell.swf'. I'm tryin to acces variables (myGlobal, myVar and mcVar) I created in 'something.swf'. I can see them when I run the 'shell.swf' in Debug mode. But I can't acces them. 'something.swf' --- _root frame1 --------> _global.myGlobal="GLOBAL"; ------...more >>

Hi, Can anyone help me with this . . . I've got a symbol that i've set to fade in from a light color to a dark color, and I've got the "Play Once" setting selected, but the thing just keeps on fading in and fading out. I only want it to fae in once. Any ideas on what I'm missing here? Thanks. ...more >>

I have several raster images already in sequence to my animation, but they are sized at a point which I am not satisfied. Is there a way I can adjust the size to all of these images in the timeline without actually having to messing with the sequence at all? ...more >>

When exactly is it coming out? I can't seem to find an estimated date or anything? Anybody approximately when? So that i can decide whether to get Flash MX, and get the upgrade for free. or buy the "original"? also. will the student prices go up for mx 2004 if i dont' buy mx soon? ...more >>

i am inquiring about buying flash mx. I have a apple computer and a PC computer. Is flash mx compatible with both operating systems with one purchase? Also, if it is not, would i need a new serial key in order to use it on the other computer. ...more >>

Hey, anyone get a 'Failed to open document' error in MX before? I'm on a G4 with OS9, and the file was fine a few days ago, and there hasn't been any platform switching going on. Any ideas? thx.. ...more >>

I am pretty new to flash but coming along. I have a main scene that contains a movie clip that continuously plays. (just rotating text) I have put a stop button on a layer in the main scene. I want the stop button to stop the action of the movie clip. When I make the action of the button do stop, I ...more >>

Was wondering if it is possible to have a 'slideshow' of sorts holding 150-300 images within a page design that will loop without the use of stop/go buttons, (so I guess it's just a movie). Each image would fade out after several seconds. This is going to be broadcast over 3 screens at a conventio...more >>

Okay, here's the problem. I have an input text box in my form. Whenever I test the file locally on my machine, everything works. But when I upload the file to my server and test it, the last character is always dropped from the Input text box so I get an error. My Input text box is for enteri...more >>

Hi I'm so frustrated. I have a movie with perfectly tweaked export quality. The MOMENT I add a preloader script, the quality of the bitmap decrease dramatically! I've tried 2 different preloader scripts and experienced same symptoms. I've checked the publish settings over and over. -even se...more >>

Hi all. I was wondering if anyone can shed some light on this problem. I have a dynamic text field and a scrollbar attached to it (yes...the correct instance name is referenced). The text loads in fine from the text file, but the scrollbar fails to function. Here is the structure I have: ...more >>

hi, i have another newbie question. how do i make a text box that'll take text in from a user, and then i can send that to a script on my server. thx, -bckwerd ...more >>

I have the transparency paramater set in my HTML, which, as it should, displays what is underneath the Flash movie in my web page, such as the table background. BUT in Netscape, the transparency fails, and instead I just get a solid colour (the movie background colour). PLEASE someone tell me ...more >>

Does anyone know if you can use "wildcard" characters in Flash MX (similar to Authorware) to evaluate user's entries for exact matches, partial matches, etc. for an e-learning course? If so, is there a list, etc. that we can use for future reference? Thanks in advance for any help you can provi...more >>

how i can build a form in flash??? I'm a newbie and think this works with the UI Components, i try to build a swf with the username and password fields, and post the variables into a CFM with the query to my datasource, but i don't know how do that. Please help me.... Fernando Barahona San...more >>

Hi All, I've completed a HTML version of my site... I would now like to do a Flash version, something I have started as of a few hours ago. I would like my movie to work in such a way that when I click on a button in my navigation bar, it loads text in another frame of the movie. How do I...more >>

I am back in response to tracking number is 267042. (A long, un-responsive history accompanies this tracking number) My ORIGINAL question was "How to prevent macro-media products from installing themselves onto my computer, without my permission." It has now been approximately 2 months since...more >>

Hi I have not used Flash MX for quite a while back and need a little help please reference running a movie from an existing movie file. Basically, in the past, I have designed a presentation in Flash MX (pres1) which incorporated music and animations and runs fine as a swf or exe. Over the...more >>

hi, how do i create a loading bar? I don't have a loading bar component on my flash 6. i don't know the scripting for it either. Thank you ...more >>

Can anyone tell me where SWF files are cached so I can remove them before retesting the latest version of a Flash movie online. This is doing my head in cos I keep having to rename my SWF everytime I want to test a new version. ...more >>

Hi everybody, Does anyone know if it's possible to get some data out of a audio file within Flash. Wat i mean is, can Flash see peeks in a audioloop. Hope someone can help me grtz Daniel ...more >>

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I'v made a txt file wich i import in flash as dynamic text (with the html tag on). The html code like é doesn't work, and when I just type it (é) it shows nothing. Is there a way to put the é sign in the dynamic text field??? Any help is very appreciated!! I believe ...more >>

hi. i've been trying to use the Learning Interactions included with FlashMX Studio. what i want to achieve with it is: I want to create 10 multiple-choice questions. but i dont know how. if i delete the rest of the questions, the quiz wont function normally. if anybody out there knows someone who...more >>

I'm suffering from flash bug-like problem. When I test in view in editing mode by typig 'Enter' in timeline, it looks perfect! But after publishing it, alpha effect on some text doesn't work and some text doesn't even appear!!! I'm attaching file here. Please note.. In .swf file, Verticle Tex...more >>

I'd like to simply fade text in and out. Is there a simple way of doing this? ...more >>

Aloha, ok.. heres the prob... I am trying to do a kind of light effect on a static shape. The effect works.. basicly just reversing the gradient fill between the tween. The problem is that half way through the tween when the 2 colors meet there is no gradeint only 2 colors causeing a jerk in t...more >>