I made a flash menu on my Windows computer using FlashMX professional version 7.0.1. I put it on the internet, and only windows computers seem to see it! I have checked many Mac computers, and all they show is a blank space! It works flawlessly on all Windows computers though. Is there a solut...more >>

I have this script on a button, but NO window will pop-up. It looks right to me, but something is wrong. on (release) {getURL ("javascript:openNewWindow('feedback/default.htm','thewin','height=400,width=415 ,toolbar=no,scrollbars=no');"); } ...more >>

I need to have one single swf that displays two smaller swf's that will operate independently of each other. It will be similar to a framed site. The container SWF will show background and title and has two areas where I need to display external swf's. In the top area will be one swf that t...more >>

i am trying to make a slider affect where i am goign to differnt frames based on where the slider is and i am using the following script. on a movie symbol..... now the symbol positioning is draging and droping and positioning fine BUT it never goes to the scene..... is it because i cant use g...more >>

Does anyone know of a good Flash resource where I can find out how to develop a Concentration type game (Memory)? ...more >>

When posting, an error might appear. If so, DO NOT click the BACK button, and repost. Your post has most likely been posted, even though there is an error. This is the error you may get: Error Occurred While Processing Request java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused ...more >>

If a .swf file is embedded in an HTML page how easy is it to 'steal' the content? Say the contents are comprised of illustrations, and audio narration. I'd like to sell children's books online and am interested in the most secure way to do so. Many thanks. ...more >>

Anyone know how to simulate a dialup modem when doing a loadmovie to test out a preloader for example? The bandwidth profiler doesn¹t work when loading external swfs ...more >>

I have problems saving my project, everytime I save it gives me a send error report and I lose all the work I've done. The thing that is confusing me is that if I start a brand new project, I can save it with no problems. But the project I opened cannot be saved. I'm also having trouble ...more >>

My rectangle tool has stopped working. All my other tools work fine and up until a couple days ago this tool worked also. Now it does nothing. I have thrown away my preferences. I have restarted. I have reinstalled. Nothing seems to help. Do you have any suggestions? ...more >>

Q 1) ok, whats going on here lol, i've made a .swf site which was 1.7Mb is size, when i export it as html it turns to 4Kb!!! is this kind of compression normal? Q 2) Having a mini party at this point I then though maybe if I pre-load this html instead of the .swf i.e. preLoadMovie("flashsi...more >>

Hello Forum! I am using flash mx 2004 pro, and would like to be able to reference gif and jpeg images that are stored in the same folder/directory as the SWF as it plays. I understand that I can use loadMovie to load external swf's. However it would be much better if i could just use the i...more >>

I am trying to build an application in flash and need it to accept data read from a three track card reader that is connected to the com port. Can this be done, and where can I find information on it. I am using Flash MX 2004 Professional Edition. ...more >>

I?ve been doing some application development in Flash MX 2004/ActionScript 2.0 for some time now (a few months). I think that the end result looks really great but from a developer?s perspective with a C++/Java background the whole development process seems so inefficient. No debugging, a fai...more >>

Hi, I have 10 pieces of jewelry that I would like to scroll across the bottom of the screen. When a user mouses over one, I would like it to zoom in. Can anyone point me to where I can find such a script? Or help me out. ...more >>

I've put together a Flash mail form using bits and pieces I have found out in places like this forum. It is then processed and the mail delivered using some php code. As far as I know there is no in-built security (either in the ActionScript or php file) and was wondering whether this process ...more >>

Hi, I'm trying to set a swf movie as a background of a browser window which stretches as the browser is re-scaled. This bg movie will have a fixed sized movie centred on the next level up displaying the content of the site. I know this is possible as I have seen it a few times now (similar...more >>

Hi guys i have made a movie clip which will be put in my man movie scene 'Main'. I edited the movieclip and got it all working, the text imports from ..txt file fine but when i place it in Main and test it, nothing comes up. Can you help? Paul ...more >>

Good day all, I started to create a few flash applications about a year ago. I am not that familliar with flash, but wanted to know if it's possible for a web based flash application to access a SQL database through coldfusion mx ? What I want to do is an office map which would contain sq...more >>

Hello everybody: I want to make a flash project for a CDrom, it contains some articles and writings. I want to have a search engine for that. Do you have any suggestion that how I can do the project? Is it needed i make a database for that? If yes which sort of database for a CD and how I can ...more >>

I have done a picture and I?m satisfied, can I somehow make it static so I don?t accidentaly destroy it...?...more >>

Someone is playing a prank or some professor/company has unleashed their incredibly lazy and impatient students/employees with this webforum address. Give the prank a break (or) go read the introductory manual/help files, try the F1 button and index, and then come back for help. This is a lit...more >>

Why can?t I make my pictures/grafics smaller or bigger after moving them from symbolmode to stagemode??...more >>

Hi! When I want to add a script for my buttons it ends up being a script for the frame and not the button. Why is that? I'v have selected the layer where the button is but it seems to be wrong....more >>

If I've placed a text on a button, can I group the text + the button so that the text will move with the button while I'm pressing it?...more >>

how can I create a movie that works as a loader? a movie that shows how much time its left, or just shows that the movie is loading?...more >>

How do you insert a videosequence from a digital videocamera into flash?...more >>

Is there a possibility to add one or several frames in the beginning of the timeline, without removing frames and keyframes? If I'd like to add a new symbol in the beginning. Thanx! /Anna...more >>

When you create a tween, say you make a ball move from one corner to the other, how do you make the ball move faster (speed)?...more >>

How do I add sound to a specific button? /Klas...more >>

How do you insert an image, say from a webpage och just a regular photo, as background for my webpage? Is it possible to keep it as JPEG or does it have to be converted? ...more >>

I'm using photoshop to compress images for flash, i've tried gif, jpeg and png file types. the problem i've having though is when compressing photoshop says a size that?s different to the size Mac OSX thinks it is with the 'get info' right click / apple click option. Now am I just bein...more >>

Is it possible to create an animation directly in stage?...more >>

How do I morph between two imported vector-based pictures i flash? Is it possible to morph between two pictures on the same spot ?( I want the pictures to morph whitout moving across the stage.)...more >>

Hi! Why should I prefer to use Flash instead of (for exampel) a GIF-animation? daniel...more >>

Hello, I'm using the MediaPlayback Component to play movies and there's a button on the top right of the component that resizes the movie to the full size of the stage. Is there a way to disable this button other than put my own button over it? thanks ...more >>

How can I make the mouse change to different symbols?...more >>

How do you add music to a flash page and how can you make a stop button for it?...more >>

:confused; Question: How do I programm to create a box were visiters can write in coments?...more >>

:Q I configure my HTML page under flash proportional 100% and 100% but problem with NETSCAPE, the flash anim is very very small !!!! Do you know why ?? Thank you...more >>

What is the purpose of create symbols instead of doing the same things directly on the stage?...more >>

What version of Flash should I use to make it visible to as many people as possible?...more >>

Is it recommended that you name the frames and if so, why?...more >>

How can you provide the opportunity for the users to turn off the sound?...more >>

Why should a webpage provide an introduction page created in Flash? How should a page like that look like and how can you for the users provide the opportunity to skip the intro?...more >>

:confused; I have built a site using flv and the netStream class in flash mx 2004. All is fine on the dev server and I see the returned bytesTotal value. I have moved the site to the hoster now and bytesTotal is not being returned. It simply shows the same value as bytesLoaded... Please help!...more >>

Hi! If I have a motion tween on a object and half way want it to morph into another thing (shape tween). I've tried to just change the tween option but then the motion tween is lost? Why is that and how do I solve the problem? Daniel ...more >>

I have been asked to put together a simple news headline movie that would have different headlines fade in and out. No problem with that part, but they want in within a circle that has header text curved to fit the circle. Is there a way to attach text to a path in Flash? I'm not looking to us...more >>

I would like to have an xml file which contains data about text entry boxes or drop downs to be placed on the screen (size and position). Can I build these elements onto the stage dynamically depending on the xml? I'm using MX2004. Any pointers greatly appreciated. Thanks ...more >>

1. How do I do If I want an animated train go up and down a hill in a natural movement? 2. Is it possible to have the train move on behind a hill, if so how do I do it?...more >>

I? tryed to make a symbol to rotate but its spinning around all over the screen, WHY???...more >>

Hi, I dont know much about importing videos into flash documents. Anyway, as an experiement, I imported an .WMV file into my Flash document. THis video is 900KB. However, after publishing my flash document, I measured the size of my ..swf file and it was 12MB. My question is: why has the si...more >>

Hi! Why can't I make a shape tween on a symbol? It seems like the symbol it's unable to morph. Is it because it's "locked"? Daniel...more >>

How can I get the rotation tool to appear in the properties meny??...more >>

Why does the timeline dissapear when you are in symbolmode and switch to the stage??...more >>

Why does the timeline dissapear when you are in symbolmode and switch to the stage??...more >>

Hello. In earlier versions of Flash I imported a series of images into a movieclip and they would automatically places themselves in a keyframe per image. In other words, creating a movie of a series of images. With the newest Flash I cannot figure out how to do this. I create a new move...more >>

I'm interested in playing about a minute of letterbox-sized (600x350) video in Flash. I've been using Sorenson Squeeze to make optimized .flv files, which I then import into Flash, but the movie still occasionally slows down and hiccups. I know that this may be a lost cause since I'm dealing ...more >>

I'm fairly new to Flash and just finished up a page that I'm pretty happy with...with one caveat...everytime it finishes loading (i.e., it gets to the end of timeline) it refreshes, and starts from the beginning. How can I tell it to NOT start over again. I searched for looping, but can't...more >>

How do you make the transition between the end of a song clip which is an event sound and the beginning of the next loop when it is set up to repeat. I can't get a smooth transition and there is a pretty obvious ka-klunk when it repeats. I know it can be done because have seen sites where it i...more >>

Hi, I have a shape Tween to make a large White square become a small dark gray square. Is there any way to make the large square a soft edge (blurry) square, so it would look like this large soft edge square is shrinking to become the hard edge small square? I hope this make sense. Can anyon...more >>

Hello everybody, First off I am a newbie w/ Flash. My problem: I have many SWFs. And I want to put a title on top of every SWF. Maybe later I want to change the title to something else. Now, is there anyway to put a text place holder in every SWF so I can control the content of it by a exter...more >>

Hello all.... I'm a newbie to this forum. I have just purchased Flash MX 2004. I want to be able to change the colors of a photo of a building, i.e. walls, trim, doors, window frames. Very much like on the online automobile dealership websites where you can select a car then change the color...more >>

I am working on an offline/online data entry application, that is perfect as a Flash RIA, but I am having a performance problem. I talked my boss into letting me use Flash and now he is suggesting we just use Javascript and HTML if I can't get past this. I have built a data entry application ...more >>

How do you get, say on a button, a movie clip to play when you've rolled out (not over)?...more >>