Hi, I have been working with Flash MX for about a year now, and am new to this forum. I want to create a movie where multiple rectangular symbols can be dragged by the user, but I do not want the symbols to ever overlap each other, only sit next to. I can accomplish the dragging portion a...more >>

When I load a Flash (FLA) file from a library and right click on an image file and select edit with freehand MX I receive an error that says file not found. How do you access the files listed in the LIBRARY of a Flash movie? ...more >>

Hello, I have an app. where I use shared objects in Flash MX. I need to use the data colleted in some other app. written with php. Is that posible? How can I create cookies using flash? Tnanks a lot, RAF ...more >>

Hi, I am curious about one of the parameters for the Bytes-Based Preloader Progress Bar: The parameters window has a setting called "Advance Point".... what is this parameter? What does it effect? The help button says there is no documentation available. Thanks, mike ...more >>

I created some buttons out of text for rollovers and links. The buttons function and are visible in the work window, however, when I test the movie or publish it, the buttons are invisible though still present and functional. The alpha channel is set to 100 so I'm baffled as to why they are no...more >>

Does anyone know what font file Flash draws from? One of my fonts has become corrupted, but I cannot find the correct folder to replace it. Any suggestions? Thanks!...more >>

Hi, I created some large flash animations, after optimizing them they're about 19-25mb each. There is no video in the file, just vector animation and mp3 audio, which goes for 6-8 minutes. I have a theory that some people who have lesser internet machines, will have a hard time playing t...more >>

From: "Vern" <vernon@comp-wiz.com> Subject: Hide/Show Image Date: Friday, December 31, 2004 5:21 PM How do I setup a simply show/hide image using Flash? For instance I have a thumbnail of an image that I want to be displayed as a full image in the middle of the same page (with some fade i...more >>

On the Gavin McGraw site http://www.gavindegraw.com when you click on say Multimedia then click on Gallery the images on the right hand corner have a cool transition I'm trying to reproduce. It looks like they are doing more than simply pushing up the brightness and bringing it back down betwe...more >>

Hi to everybody. I am a newbie in macromedia flash, anyway, i got a problem with FS Commands. Yesyerday i read up on this subject but not enough. Maybe somebody with enough knowledge can help me. The point is that I have to know the FS Command name of a SWF Flash button in order to apply i...more >>

Hello Anyone know of a way to preserve custom tags in a TextField? eg. This is some text <myTag>and this is custom formatted</myTag> etc etc... The TextField seems to rip out anything it can't make any use of, so, retrieving the htmlText from a textfield which was set to the abov...more >>

hi, i'm using flash mx 2004 (v7.2) for my project. i'm exporting a very? long video (in *.flv format) about 13 minutes and 11 seconds (19779 frames). but the video "STOP" playing at 10 minutes and 39 seconds (14502 frames) later. How come? I didn't put any stop(); in the timeline. Just t...more >>

:confused; Hello to anyone who can help. Instead of directly importing a JPEG into my Flash file I would like to get the final SWF file to import a JPEG from a designated folder. I can then change the image in this folder without having to amend the main SWF file. Can this be done and if...more >>

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Hi, Is there any option so as to view the background area (let it be an image) in the reversed color when view through a transparent button? xsindia...more >>

hi i have a swf file that contain a music and as a stand alone every thing works great but as soon that i want to bring it to a different swf file with the loadmovienum i'm not having the music!! why is that ? am i doing somthing wrong? thanks ...more >>

Hi, Having a bit of trouble with a button. They way it works is: There is a question mark, the user rolls over the question mark and a box with explanation text appears, when the users presses on the explanation box i want it to go to a URL it isn't working. I have three states. Up: Just ...more >>

One of our clients wants to create financial reports which their users can read online. We would be using PHP as middleware to get all info from a database. What would be the best way to generate the - sometimes complicated - graphs and charts? Let PHP/JPGraph generate them? In the old days m...more >>

Ok, so I decided to make an EXTREMELY elementary masking thing as part of a larger project. Here's exactly what I did: 1. Created some text ("Hello"). 2. New layer beneath text, made a large blue/black radial gradient rectangle. 3. Created keyframes at Frame 50 for both layers, positioned ...more >>

I made a movie now I want the Whole think to be Click able.... so what do i do?? I want the movie to redirect to lets say www.yahoo.com what do I do?? so no matter when or where a visitor click the movie resirect to www.yahoo.com Hlep Please ...more >>

I have a test page where the Flash movie is supposed to fade and reveal the HTML page below it. It works in every browser I have tested except Safari. My workaround is to place a javascript call on the last frame of the movie which hides the layer the movie is on. From what I've read it seems ...more >>

anyone heard of this problem. I have componets that work when exported in player 6, AS 1. BUt when it is exported to player 7, AS2, it does not work. Any ideas? Thanks in advance....more >>

I want to have overlapping, moving photos where the sides fade from solid image to transparent. Is this possible via masking, or a file type? tia...more >>

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:confused; Hi can anyone here help me? I can't seem to get my Macromedia Flash to work. I was able to install Shock Wave with no problems but have tried and tried with Flash. I try and it says installation is complete but then when I try to use it (like with yahoo messenger for the audibles...more >>

I'm contemplating a large Flash form application, and by large I mean there is the potential for hundreds, if not thousands, of children forms under the application. Question is, since Flash loads all forms/screens when it launches, what is the best way to avoid the user having to wait several...more >>

I can't figure out how to tell Flash app that the user is moving to a different web page. In JavaScript I could say window.onUnload = function... What can I do in Flash?...more >>

Hello! I have a pretty easy-to-answer question here! Look, I have some movie clip that will simulate the rollOver &amp; rollOut states of a button. I have an invisible button over the mc on other layer. The actions for my movie are something like: bWeb.onRollOver=function(){ _root.mcWeb.go...more >>

Only in Firefox quicktime will load flash files. I have the latest versions of everything. I've tried reinstalling flash but it doesnt work. Quicktime will takeover flash and load all flash files. Sometimes the flash files will work loaded in quicktime and sometimes I get the broken quicktime ...more >>

I am making a Flash movie that I am going to load into another movie, however, when I load it, the text that is simply a motion tween, does not only show while it is over the white workspace that I defined in my movie size, it shows anywhere it goes. How can I make it so it only shows while i...more >>

I am attempting to create a virtual tour in Flash for showing pictures of houses. I have figured out how to get the picture to move based on mouse movement but I am having the following two problems: 1: How do I duplicate and position multiple copies of the listing picture movie clip? I have...more >>

hi i'm looking for tuturial about controlling a music that runs all over my site , i'm looking for somthing that will let me to stop/play/pause the music and maybe even control the volume thanks ...more >>

i am a flash newbie and was wondering how to make a custom cursor in a flash document...more >>

I am going through training modules in the Macromedia and I need to print the pages. How do I do that? Ctrl P doesn't work. Help would be greatly appreciated. kmjohnson41...more >>

I recently recieved Flash MX 2004 Education Version for Christmas. Just before that I had taken an interest in Flash and downloaded the free trial. I realized that the trial was the just updated version of Flash and the version I recieved for Christmas was not. Are there any free updat...more >>

I've got an animation with a ball moving around using about four keyframes and tweening between them. I want to add another ball to every frame. Is there a way to do this easily? Right now I'm reduced to pasting the ball in every frame. Thanks! ...more >>

I have some specific fonts that I would like to use for my site http://www.brandonleo.com but when I try to select them in Flash MX 2004, they show up as default fonts inside the program. It can't be because Flash just can't read the outline of the fonts because in DW MX 2004, I can use these ...more >>

:disgust; I have tried two different forms of Flash MX 2004 Professional "Tutorials" and the "Tutorial" files that I am referred to do not exist. I can't find them, my computer can't find them, and technical support won't help on a "Demo". I have wasted 3 of my 30 days and can't get past t...more >>

Hello I can't download the flash player or the sockwave and all the animations in the web pages I see a small box containing a red cross!! What's the problem? please help Thanks in advance Walid darwiche ...more >>

Hello all, I'm new here so I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask this or not but I think it is. I work at a company and use Dreamweaver on a daily basis. I have a Colleague who uses Flash to develop frontends for web pages. The problem is, these frontends don't always link to the sa...more >>

hi there, I'm not sure if this is the right place for this - but this place is certainly busy and well clued up, anyway - The disaster over in Asia is a scary and humbling thing. What can we do? I don't know about much but I reckon that getting money together is the best thing that I c...more >>

HI Ive made a flash EXE file. im trying to find a command for a botton that opens a pdf/pps file not using the get url command. is there a way to open a file not through a browser, and not with 3rd party flash products??? 10x ...more >>

Hey... I have a windows ME :( and I got flash MX 2004 and it doesn't work. Is there some way I can get an older version of flash and download that and put in my serial #? PLease help!...more >>

I've developed a full page diagram in Flash and I would love to be able to convert it to Flash Paper. It's very large, so having the zoom/pan functions in Flash Paper would be ideal for viewing. The only way I can seem to maintain it's vector properties while converting it to FP is by exportin...more >>

Hi, For some reason all text i create in flash is now not anti alias in the developer screen. When i export it its fine tho!?! I checked all the obvious stuff live text type, anti-alias button - i can't figure it out - i know its gotta be simple!!! It's not integral but is really bugging me...more >>

Heading into the New Year, we wish everyone health, happiness and trouble-free code! Extensioneering 101: Objects Part 2 http://www.communitymx.com/abstract.cfm?cid=4AF1F Danilo Celic Objects are probably the most basic of extensions; their single-minded purpose is to place a small portion...more >>

Hi, I've downloaded Flash Mx Trial version. But i don't know how it work. Can you tell me where i can found an exemple ? tHanks...more >>

Hello, for my upcoming website based on Postnuke i would like to use flash as the user login block. Basically i would need to print this codein Flash: <?php if(!pnUserLoggedIn()){ ?> <form action="user.php" method="post">Username<input type="text" name="uname" size="12" m...more >>

I still cant work out how to change my user profile as I am still in capitals!!...more >>

I am coming from After effects on this one and wanted to know if there is any equivalent instruction to sequencing layers so that they will place each layer one frame overlapping or without an overlap. I am working with may different layers and wanted an easy way round. Any ideas?? ...more >>