Is it REALLY impossible to write data directly to a file in disk thru ActionScript? (Of course, without the use of any server script.)...more >>

Help pleeease. my flash up and down arrows for text scroll will not work. it keeps saying target not found. any ideas on what i'm doin wrong. please someone help me....more >>

I Updated to SP2 and like many people had problems with certain programs and issues. I recently fixed some of the issues I was having and then was prompted most recently for another update which I installed and now all of the swf's I view locally and online (and with in side of flash itself) d...more >>

I have a button in my fla that switches the background music on and off, that works ok, but I would also like this button to switch off all sound fx as well (most my buttons have a click sound on rollover) I tried the stopAllSounds script, but it still leaves the sound on the buttons...more >>

I was given a mp4 file which I couldn't import into my new Flash 2004 pro. I asked him to convert to mov format. I can import the file or even link to it but either way there is no sound! I can't ask him to convert again. I don't have any programs to convert my own. Is this a known issue? ...more >>

Is there a way in Flash to create a gradient fill that does not automatically run from top to bottom. In photoshop, you get to use the tool to create the angle/direction your gradient runs. Is this possible in Flash or is the only way to do this is by creating a gradient and then rotating the ...more >>

Hello, I would like to import thumbails into the stage. The result is, that the thumbnails are much smaller than the originals. If I draw the thumbnails after importing into the stage from the library into the stage I get the correct size. since I have a big number of thumbnails the manual...more >>

communication server, flash. is there any way to integrate speex with director/flash/communcation server... any way? goal: speex files stored in database user plays back speex files via flash/shockwave frontend possible? how? did a search for "speex" across the forums, and not one ...more >>

now you guys plese help me I have this web page that I am making and i made a flash movie for it and I could see it when I went to the website but then the person I was making it for said they could not see it. Plese Help!!! ...more >>

Hello... I have a smaller movie (like 200kb), but on the first frame it loads into it a larger movie (250kb) with "loadMovie". Is there a way to put a preloader on the smaller movie that will account for both that movie AND the larger movie that is loaded (so it will basically preload a to...more >>

Is there a way to make a link on text directly to an MP3 and have it autoplay? instead having to wait until it's fully loaded to show up on the screen and start playing?...more >>

The files with XML extensions in my Macromedia application folders are opening in FCP. What application should be opening them and how do I fix this?...more >>

I have an swf file that was made by someone else using flash. The person did not save the original flash file and just exported the animation into swf. I am stuck with an intro page that has some bad sound, and I just want to turn off the sound. Please let me know what i can do. Thanks,...more >>

Hi, thank you for those who replied to my posting. Let me clarify to those who think that I posted same thread twice. My first posting is merely my mistake of not checking mask layer and solved completely. My second posting I tried to post with new flash problem file was unsuccessful becau...more >>

Is there any way in Flash MX 2004 to increase the offstage work area? I'm working with a project that is very large and I can't navigate very well. ~*~Joanna~*~...more >>

My co-worker and I are having a debate about Flash. The way I understood it, in flash, imported items in flash will always be larger in file size than items you create. IE it is always better to draw as much as you can in flash to keep the file size down. I was under the understanding tha...more >>

Hello, I will be starting my first simple flash movie to go into a dev site I am building. At: http://www.euca.us/dev/ddbstudios/ It will be simple fading in and out of text sort of thing. Maybe I'll incorporate sound later but I'm using the KISS method at first. It will play a lit...more >>

Hi, I am at wits end with this. I have a presentation... It has 12 scenes. I have a small sound loop that I would like to play throughout the entire presentation. At the end of the presentation, I would like it to fade out and stop. Two problems here, one I dont know how to figure ou...more >>

Is there a way of avoiding overlaps using the brush tool? at the moment, whenever i draw something on top of something else (that hasn't been previously grouped) it unifies everything into one object... Thanks! Jorge Martin London, UK ...more >>

I need to play a windows media video outside of flash. FS command and bat file works but there is a 10 second delay to load the video. I would import it but its 10 min long and 18mb streamed from 128mb avi. sorensons (sp) compression makes it real poor quality. Does anyone have any ideas or su...more >>

I am working on a flash project. It is a timeline with several layers. Each button takes you to a spot on the timeline and shows a picture of a band and plays a few seconds of their song and them 'stops' at the end of their section with an action script. You can still select from the menu to s...more >>

does anyone know how to make the rotating menu in the following link? http://www.luar.com.hk/flashcolumn/c01/rotatemenu.swf...more >>

can anyone tell me how you use the getTime function in a script for a button or even better tell me what it does...more >>

Has anyone else a problem with the length of time it takes to publish the swf in mx pro 2004? I've just timed my current project at 11minutes and 38 seconds, a new record, most of them are between 10 and 11 minutes. This is obviously a serious impediment to making the most of the working day. ...more >>

communication server, flash. is there any way to integrate speex with director/flash/communcation server... any way? goal: speex files stored in database user plays back speex files via flash/shockwave frontend possible? how? did a search for "speex" across the forums, and not one ...more >>

I am almosted completed with my flash movie which is created by using Flash Presentations. The .swf file is about 255kb and I want to add a loading notification. Can someone please provide me with some suggestions on where to place the loading notification. Thanks.. ...more >>

Hello everybody I have 3 movie .A main movie and to movies(movie 1and 2).I wrote an script that loaded movie1 and 2 in the main movie (with random choose). it work right and it dousent any problem but when I put it on the html page or upload it doesn't work and it shows empty movie? Does a...more >>

Hi, I keep coming across this problem and think it must be something simple. I've created a load of movie clips and want to access them using the with() action, like so... for (i=0;i<max;i++){ this.createEmptyMovieClip("mc_myMovie","myMovie"+i,i) with (myMovie+i){ d...more >>

urami i need your help again. i see at the following link http://www.flashfugitive.com/cgi-bin/book.swf which i got from a massive thread that you added a link to page button so you can jump to the selected page. however i cannot find the .fla file anywhere, the file i have downloaded prev...more >>

Hello, Im currently undertaking an Imagetrack project using flash. I would like to use streaming sound so I can sync up my animation to the soundtrack. Foolishly however I created my project using scenes not knowing this would create problems with streaming sound (ie. it can't be done :(...more >>

The problem - I created a dynamic text field which holds a getTime function. Problem is, i want the text field to show on an angle (i.e. - instead of direct horizontal, i might want it on a 45 degree angle.) Every time I tilt the text box, the text disappears. Any workaround for this? ...more >>

Okay, I'm going to try and explain this as best as I can, but if it's unclear please ask questions.... I'm making an animated music video with Flash MX. I am using various scenes for every 3-5 seconds or so of the song. To have the song playing continuously throughout the scenes of the w...more >>

Hi, can anyone out there help urgently please. I'm trying to create a movieclip (round), that is following a guide, but in order to get the round effect on the video clip, I'm creating a masked layer. Only when I create the masked layer, I lose my guide and it just goes in a straight line!! Ho...more >>

I am using flash to put narration .WAV files. This will save on file size and load time on the web. However, when I try to trigger the swf file in my application software (Toolbook), the flash file is ignored by my button object and plays as soon as my web page is opened. The button which is a...more >>

Hi, My site loads external .jpegs but though they are small there are a few moments while they are loading that nothing happens (esp. with dialup). Any suggestions as to how to make a preloader for them? Thanks! ...more >>

Hi folks. Long time lurker, first time poster...and I'm kind of stuck. After inserting video using actionscript for a while, I finally purchased the flash video kit and it sure makes inserting video much easier. However when I view the video in netscape, I see nothing except for a blank whi...more >>

I just downloaded Flash MX, and I'd like to try my hand at some simple flash applications. I found a few tutorials, but it seems that they're all dedicated to displaying movies. I don't have any plans on including movies with my flash. Are there any decent tutorials that explain the process...more >>

I am having trouble getting MX2004 to return a usable value. I ran into a situation where the math boils down to what appears to be a simple calculation gone awry. I am subtracting 14.5 from 14.6 which should return .1 but instead returns .0999999999999999996 sample code C=A-B A=14.6 B...more >>

hey everyone. i am working on a few flash projects and was hoping to get some input from the flash community about one of them. please take a look at this: http://www.blindcurves.com/projects/curveToCodeGEn/ please note that i've hardly finished the tool, it's still in its very earl...more >>

All, Has anyone found a way to display "Static Text" not from code as hebrew? i can get it to read left -> right (same as english) but not right ->left how it should be? Hmmm - im sure its real easy! Thanks in advance! Cheers Jon ...more >>

anywone knows how to display HTML text in flash MX2004 from and XML database with ? etc. I have used &pound; but it displays &pound; and not ? any ideas what I shall be putting? also how come CSS formating I can get <p class = "xxx"> to work and not <font class ="xx"> Thanks ht...more >>

Hello all. I've searched these forums and have found some information on this topic already, but I'm interested in seeing if anyone has any solid documentation or web links on the benefits of using actionscripting for animation rather than motion tween. I'm trying to argue why actionscripting ...more >>

Hi, I'm loading xml data in a dynamic textfield. The data are properly loaded but all caracters with accents or stressings such as "?,?,?,.." don't appear. I already tried to url encode them by replacing for example "?" by "%E9". But it doesn't work, "%E9" is displayed in my text. Cou...more >>

Hi, I need a tool to export GIF to SWF, including my variables. please someone can help me? ...more >>

I have heard it is possible to get Flash to launch in full screen mode by embedding the command in the file itself. Is there a way to do this? How about a switch to add to the executable commad line? I'm looking for both solutions. Thanks! Johnh ...more >>

Hi All! Is there anyway to lock up the swf file which other people can't use any kind of software to extract source code and graphics? I set a password in Publish setting "Protect from import" but somehow I could find a software to unlock the password...see if anyone know how to protect the ...more >>

cristofer - enter the web site www.flashzone.pl There is (in faq) component to downoload, that repair this bug. There is only one problem - you have to push f.e. "alt+a" quite long to make it work. Macromedia said that they support national characters - I wonder - WHERE? ...more >>

Is there any way to fix Flash MX .swf image/photo glitches? My Flash movies would look fine while I'm working on the .fla file in Flash. But when I publish it as .swf and play, I often notice glitches and improper rendering on some image files I used in the movie. Most of the glitches look ...more >>

What are pixel fonts?What is difference between a pixel font and bitmap font??...more >>

communication server, flash. is there any way to integrate speex with director/flash/communcation server... any way? goal: speex files stored in database user plays back speex files via flash/shockwave frontend possible? how? did a search for "speex" across the forums, and not one...more >>

I'm wondering, how would I go about writing a function that calculates the difference in the number of days between the dates selected in 2 DateFields. I would basically want to have the number of days as a var.....any thoughts? ...more >>

I'm building a flash document and I've noticed that on some graphics I import, the color is not the same as the original document. It doesn't matter if it's a .gif, .jpg, .bmp, or even .psd. The color is much more muted. Essentially it's a two color graphic - two colors of green. There is ...more >>

Hi, I have a shared object, it works fine. just a small, but annoying problem regarding flushing and increasing local storage size. this script is for a login page - when a new user enters, a do a flush (10000000) to ask the user to increase there local storage - i am testing the status co...more >>

Go at that page http://en.koho.com/catalog/view_prod.php?d=3&p=2513&cat1=4&cat2=22&cat3=&s=9 and click on custom. A flash animation opens. There's 3 parts to the pads and each part is attached to a panel of color swatches. When you click on one of the swatches, the part takes that color. ...more >>

Hi, I'm panicing because I can't do a simple request from a client I have constructed a flash presentation for him to display on a overhead projector whilst hes giving a talk. I put each slide in movieclips in different frames in order. What my client wants is to use the right arrow key to g...more >>