I installed all Studio MX 2004 on my computer... got them activated, etc. All programs except Flash MX 2004 worked just fine. When I tried to start Flash MX 2004, my mouse would change into "waiting" mode for few seconds then returns back to normal as if nothing has happened. I have not reciev...more >>

I'm designing a small flash movie w/ audio controls. It's just a small box with a "play" and a "stop" button. All it has to do is stream the audio. I use the same flash template for each one of these I create, but one of them won't work. Toward the end of the song, it starts playing the so...more >>

does anyone know how to make it so say i have a text box called 'points' so then when a person preses a certain buttob instead of doing this on(release){ hit = hit+1; { ot does this on(release){ hit = hit+'whatever number is in the points text box'; { plz and thankyou ...more >>

Hi, What actionscript would you put on a button to make it open another site on the web. Cheers!...more >>

Hi guys, I'm a Graphic Artist just getting into flash, primarily to build a personal website. I have seen a lot of tutorials out there with a lot of files all set up and organized differently. What is the best way to organize all the layers and frames...should everything be done in one scene...more >>

Hi folks, how can i actionscript, that when the mouse goes over a button a scene is played. i tried a few things but nothing really worked out at all. it won't work with the .onRelease command. help, please. thx laci...more >>

Hi all, Is it possible to publish .fla files on the web without any 'licensing' problem? Thx in advance...more >>

i've just gotten a request to midofy an existing flash file thrown at me andhave no idea how to --or if i evan can--do this. i'm new to flash (just installed it, actually) and am being thrown in head first-- the .swf is a simple graphic with rollovers, etc., and now they want to link t...more >>

I have a flash movie which when you view it on the web, it only partly downloads, ie, some movie clip instances and buttons are missing! If you press the 'refresh' button in the browser, it fully loads with everything showing. I've never had this problem in 2 years! Any ideas, Thanks Simon ...more >>

Hi all. I downloaded the latest Flash 7.2 pro for Windows. Anyway, I cannot apply the "transformation" feature to any object. If I try to do it, Flash gives me back this error message: Error opening URL "While executing in Untitled-1, the following JavaScript error(s) occurred: untermina...more >>

I'm on a pc and the site I created in Flash MX has worked fine on pc and mac for months now. All of a sudden this week I am getting lots of calls from people on macs saying it is not working. The site hasn't changed in months. Could it be a change on the server just affecting macs? ...more >>

:confused; I'm a dabler in Director, and I'm considering trying Flash too. The tools I've created are all for the Net, and it seems like Flash might have been a better tool for creating them. Is there an easy way to convert Director projects to Flash? Are there significant benefits of Flas...more >>

I have a few comboBoxes that are in an swf that is loaded dynamically into a target MC on the main timeline. When the swf is loaded into the MC, the comboBoxes do not function properly (they do not open ), but when I view the movie by itself, they work fine.......can anyone tell me why this is...more >>

How do a i create a video affect in Flash MX 2004? For example i have a jpg graphic. What I'd like to do is have the graphic as if it was zooming in and out. Can you create something like that in Flash? If so how? thanks in advance. -curios 'help push the cause' ...more >>

:confused; im using buttons and labels to progress through a series of pictures however elementary this may be but the arrownext button is skipping labels at times and i cant get the previouspicture button to work at all with the labels or previousframe thing I am reeeeeally rusty thanks a bun...more >>

Does anyone out there in the flash community know how i can make something like this when i press and hold my keyboard button a sound starts playing (and plays, loops) and the moment I let go of the keyboard button the sound stops playing (I know quite of actionscript so don't be afraid to get...more >>

i have asked this once but no one helped so iam posting it again i have asked this befor but i forgot so here it is again does anyone know how to do a gr8er dan thing like onClipEvent (enterFrame) { if(score >8) gotoAndPlay(3); } but so it works ...more >>

I have two questions. One, should I create the pages of my website as separate movies or scenes within the movie? I have Flash 5 at home and I normally create the scenes within the movie and then am able to link to them. I want to do that in Flash MX too. How? When I go to gotoandplay it only...more >>

Hi, I'm trying to make a movie but in the end I want to stay on the last picture. I write the code gotoAndstop(1); but it ends on the begining of the movie. How do I do to make it work? /Lili ...more >>

I am using a flash source file that I downloaded from FlashKit.com which has a scripted floating menu that follows the mouse around. I want to find out if there is a way to control the movement to be restricted within a certain frame of the movie dimensions. For example, if the movie dimensions a...more >>

Having only used MovieclipLoader class before when dealing with preloaders, my preloaders have just been a simple movieclip sitting hidden on a higher layer in my main swf waiting to be prompted upon the loadclip action for a new swf. Now I'm dealing with preloaders for player 6 for the first ...more >>

I'm trying to save a .fla as a template to use for a project. I clicked on 'Save as Template' and stored it in one of the option Flash offered me. I can now see the template I created when I choose 'File', then 'Open' but this will only open a 'Untitled.fla' for me. I need to make changes to t...more >>

Hi... Anyone got some sample source for those buttons on http://www.erain.com/? Thanks, J- ...more >>

This is my first time making a flash projector for a cd-rom and I have hit a few snags. I am not the best (not even that great) at Actionscripting, so I think that is where my issues lie. I have a total of 3 main scenes. The first scene is simple - it just has a play button on it that links...more >>

How hard would it be to create a Flash presentation like http://macromedia.breezecentral.com/p41484711/ using Flash, not Breeze? I can figure out how to do the slide show and the audio easily enough. How hard or easy is it to add the play/pause/stop controls underneath? Thanks, - Frank...more >>

Hello! I have a slight problem. I 've just updated to Flash MX Pro. In earlier versions, after selecting an object you could use the shortcut ctrl+alt+s to get a (re)size window with percent values. I miss this in the Pro-version. Is the shortcut changed to something else..? Sorry for m...more >>

I have a flash app that is loaded by another flash app running in a browser. What command can I issue from a button in the loaded flash app, that will completely rid the screen of the new flash app while leaving the browser and the calling flash app within intact? Thanks...more >>

Dear All, I have created a flash presentation. At the end of this presentation I have to cal a PPT presentation. WHat the script tobe write for it. I have done it 2 ways... 1. one is place the flash presentation(.swf file) in the first slide of PPT presentation and run it. 2. I wrote t...more >>

It has generated an error and forced me to restart the flash.exe program. I modified a lot on this *.fla file but I didn't save it. When I restart falsh, and try to open the fla file, it pop-up the same error msg, ask me to restart the program. I have 2 questions: 1. Where can I find the ...more >>

Evening all, Does anyone know why this might not be working? It works just fine if I change it to enterFrame but refuses to work onKeyDown: _root.onKeyDown = function() { // If you've hit the spacebar if (Key.isDown(32)) { _level0._alpha = 50; } }; Using Flash 6. Any help wo...more >>

I was wondering if anyone knew how to have flash .swf files open in a new window with no border, no menu at the top or no internet explorer bar, i want my files to open in a borderless window with nothing around the edges. if anyone knows how to set this up it would be greatly appreciated. ...more >>

Is it possible to imort new fonts into Flash MX? I have a project due for school and my font (Justice) shows up on the schools computer but not my home pc and I still have some work to do on it....more >>

ok well I created a little flash button and i am trying ot make it link on to something. well i asked the same question earlier and i got a reply of adding a action script on(release){ getURL("http://www.yoursite.com/yourpage.htm"); } . ok well i did all that, but heres the thing. now the but...more >>

.....will everything in the library be exported, when you create a swf ? or just the things which are really used on the timeline (having some old stuff in library, but I am not sure what a need and what can be deleted.) Deos that blow up the size of the swf file ? Thanks, Mario ...more >>

When I try to say a Flash movie to the QT format I get a message that the QT version I have (6.5.2 on MacOS10.3) does not have a handler to allow this. However, I can make a QT of ANY Flash file in my OS9.2 with Flash 5. What has happened here? Please help. Thank you:confused; ...more >>

:confused; This is out of the flash mx 2004 help: +++++++++++++++++++++++++ Example In the following example, a text field is created on the Stage at runtime: this.createTextField('counter_txt', this.getNextHighestDepth(), 0, 0, 100, 22); counter_txt.autoSize = true; counter_txt.text = 0; fu...more >>

I am trying to build a Flash Application that displays some activity on the server. Rather than requesting the server using LoadVars, I would like the server to send information to the Flash Application. And all the Flash Application does is format and display the information sent by the serve...more >>

Hello! What I have is four thumbnail pictures shown in frame 1 with a stop on that frame. Then frames 2-24 when played expand one of the thumbnail pictures when it is selected. I would just like to figure out how to let the user make the selection by "mousing over" (I know it's the term ...more >>

Currently I am having a problem with Netscape and Mozilla that can be clearned only if I remove my wMode=Transparent parameter from the webDocs <EMBED> tag. The BUG: An TextInput Component does not show a blinking cursor when one focuses on the field. Yet, this issue does not e...more >>