Hi folks. I'm trying to have Flash open up a popup window of a certain size. The Flash button call is this: on (release) { getURL("JavaScript:openFlashWindow('http://www.donkeyink.com/affiliate.html' ,'affiliate','height=400,width=550,toolbar=no,scrollbars=no') "); } My problem is t...more >>

Hi Everyone Basically I'm trying to find out if I can use flash to create a projection for a screen at an event. They want the whole projection (which will be running full screen from a laptop) to be encapsulated within a "Polaroid" shaped frame, with images taken from previous events being pu...more >>

Is there any easy way to allow my users to perform an 'Undo 'in a text field? Right now if I type 'ctrl-z' in a text field it does nothing (in test movie mode) or leaves a block character (in the browser)... Thanks! -Funke ...more >>

hello How would it be possible. If there was a button created" install program" and that if the user clicks it. It would install a completely different application. Thankyou ...more >>

i have a bizarre problem with my copy of Flash MX. it allows me to type in a few lines of type, but anytime i try to type or import in a substantial block of type (say 200 words or more) all of a sudden it goes to the hourglass and gets frozen on the hourglass. i've tried re installing the software...more >>

So Flash can connect to a server streaming mp3s? ...more >>

Hola, I am revising a flash movie someone else created and am encountering a problem. When I play the movie and stop it, the sound continues to play. The only way I can stop it, is to close the file. Does any one know what?s going on? If so, please let me know how to fix this. Thanks, bmt...more >>

hi is it possible(im 100% sure it is) to make a flash movie , that when u load it up with i.e 6 and change the browser window size the movie itself gets smaller/bigger. in other words the flash movie is 100% the size of the window. im sure this can be easily done....just choosing percent in...more >>

Can anyone tell me if it is possible to have a button on screen that behaves like a keyboard button. So when they press the button on screen, for example, and letter appears in a textbox. Thanks. ...more >>

Hi All, I have a strange problem. I am running a series of flash movies off of one HTML page. When I run through the movies using IE everyting works fine, as is the case when I run the program locally. However when I run through the program on Netscape, some .swfs don't load when I press the s...more >>

Anybody know a quick way of doing this? I need to create four different slide shows within a Flash .exe Each slide show will have on average 50 slides in it. The slides are currently .jpg's and are numbered blah-01, blah-02 blah-03 etc Each slide should stay on the screen for 4 seconds and...more >>

what's a " CHMOD the directory these files are uploaded into to 777 " i 'm trying to make a ecard however the tutorial says i need to "CHMOD the directory these files are uploaded into to 777 " i hv no idea what's tt... thanks ...more >>

I preordered Studio MX2004 with Flash Professional. Can I purchase backup CD+manual later when they're available? I clicked on the "get backup CD" but it would only spit out errors for the item not being available. Can you please tell me what can be done or how do I contact customer support...more >>

Hi i have been having some wierd problems with my flash plugin in IE 6, i was wondering if some on ecan help me out. If i go to a site that has flash content all i get is a little box with a red 'x' if i got to the macromedi site to reinstall nothing happens , i have to uninstall it manually then r...more >>

I have inheirited a site using a flash navigation menu. Browsers without flash capibility have no navigation links. Does anyone know a way I can add html navigation to display only when flash doesn't? I'm not terribly worried about how it would look, only usability. I've tried simply inserting...more >>

I wrote an app in Flash MX, with an object I created. The syntax of my object is: playerObj = function(sound, streaming) { ... } playerObj.prototype.streaming = true; playerObj.prototype.play = function() { ... } .... However, when I try to run the app with flash 5, I cannot instanciate the...more >>

You know, I am hoping that some day Macromedia will allow us all to create text in Flash that is as crisp as we see it when we create it in Dreamweaver. I could care less if in the new version of Flash MX 2004 I could create "small fonts" that are crisp and clear for multimedia devices. Hey Mac...more >>

Hi, I need help understanding preloading. I have 3 external swf files that I need to preload and then play in sequence, one after another. I got this Action Script from a website but dose not work. If I put a stop(); in the first frame of the main movie, nothing shows up. When I remove it, ...more >>

After installing some Microsft's cumulative upadtes for WinXP, IE don't play any Flash content, but Opera7.11 & Netscape7.0 working properly and I have no problem with them. Please suggest me how can I solve this problem? I don't want to reinstall Windows. Security level in MS IE is Medium. All d...more >>

Just wondering if Macromedia upgraded the component archeticture to get around the multiple component conflicts everyone was having. Is there component versioning? Or are we still stuck in the equivalence of DLL hell? Will components work with each other? (unlike the mess we have now. i.e. A l...more >>

Hi I want to create a flash exe to install onto someones local pc. I then want the program to contact a web page to alert the user if there are any updates to be added. I would like to use SOAP to do this if possible. I have looked around and seemingly the only way to do this is using f...more >>

I am trying to embed a an swf into a html page and make the whole movie a link. I don't have the original flash file. I have tried puting the anchor tag around the object tag but that doesn't work <a href="afile.htm"> <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebas...more >>

How can use esc button to close a stand alone application (FlashMX)? thanks.. ...more >>

Does anyone know if there are any Flash Projector tools similar to FlashJester's Jugglor ? Jugglor is ok, but I really need something that has more control for specific MX features. Any help appreciated. Thanks, Matt. ...more >>

howdy is there a quick way of showing the bounding box of a moview when I preview it - currently whole page is my background colour - dont know where the edges are! Geth ...more >>

I just cut and pasted frames into a new document ( about 7 or 8 layers). I dont want to make this into a symbol, but I need to re-center all the contenet - is there a way of doing it. When I slect all the fames and nudge, it only nudges a few layers. Geth ...more >>

Having a problem targeting/getting to work button event handles for buttons in nested movies I have an actionscipt function residing in frame 1 of the main timeline, which is attached to a button object. The button object resides inside another movie clip. In particular, the button is display...more >>

I am trying to embed a .swf into a Powerpoint Presentation, but nothing is working.... I found a tut as follows: "Control" Toolbox - Other - Hammer Icon Scroll to Shockwave Flash Object, Crosshairs Drag out to make box as big as movie Right click on box, get properties Cutom, click on ... an...more >>

how to give an outer-glow effect in flash 5 . ...more >>

hi. i'd like to ask about the difference -- when you say "movie" in flash. when user's use the term movie, are they referring to the SWF created when you compile your flash project? or is it created using the "Create a Symbol" function in Flash's menu? are they two different movies? -- any advant...more >>

I need some help. I go to the install page and it just sits there. using ie 6.0.2800.1106.psp2.03042-1633. flash player 5 worked fine. Really clueless here. I have used the uninstaller for all flash on the website and then tried to reinstall, but same thing. It just sits there on the install page. I...more >>

Hi, I've got a movie that plays as the page loads (it's the home page), and when I click a navigation button I want another movie to play over the space that the home page movie plays. But I don't want to remove the home page movie because when "home" button is hit I want to play that movie. Does t...more >>

Hi all! I'm trying to create different gradient colours for my app. How could I create a new one or modify from the default swatch? Please help!!! I'm sure I did it before when I was using version 4. But I have no clue in version 5. Any possible reply or advice would be most appreciated. ...more >>

>_< My BG is black, and I change the text to white, but, it shows up, problem is, when I add a link, the text becomes the BG color... I even changed BG colors, please help! In the darkness, a light is shone, in the light, darkness is there. Is there really such thing as Lightness and Darkness?...more >>