I have a base movie that loads sections into level2. My problem is, even though the new movie completely fills the frame, the buttons from the menu in level0 are still active (gives me the finger pointer). I tried putting this in the first frame of my "submovie" to no avail: _level0._root.se...more >>

Is there a way to set the stand alone player's position on screen? When my player opens, it opens in the upper left corner (with a little bit of space) but I want it to be centered on screen without going full screen. Thoughts? ...more >>

Throughout the internet, i have seen looping clips within a flash movie which look like symbols, yet when i pause the movie, the looping clip stops too, I cannot get sybmols to do this, do you know how? ...more >>

http://f4l.sourceforge.net/ New client that has made steady improvments since it got released. Hopefully this will draw alot of attention and get some supporters that are willing to jump on and start slammin in some new code. Or maybe MM will decide its time to finally PORT. Heres dreaming an...more >>

I have been working on my first website using flash 5 and everything is working and looking good, except my photos..I imported all my pictures from fireworks 4.. and every time i preview my work in browser, all pics are blurred...Is there a specific size of a picture in Flash that would not come ou...more >>

Hi, I made a script that send some xml from flash to php, I don't parse any of this xml within php as when php receives the xml it sends it back to another flash client with php socket. I need to detect whether the it is xml or not because flash sends an empty hertbeat "" every 3 seconds i...more >>

I am a flash newbie. I am trying to create a project with an interactive map. The initial map (for instance of the southeastern US) would just have the states outlined. As you pass the curser over each state, it invokes an animation so the state swells up to approx 50% larger than original siz...more >>

I'm working on a project that loads several external swfs It works on: PCs - any browser with a flash 5 plugin O.S. 8.6 mac with netscape It doesn't work on: O.S. 9 or O.S. X mac I'm loading the movies based on variables I define at the _root level, and the variables are all defined corre...more >>

I'm a newbie so please forgive. All I need are 6 buttons on a single frame to open 6 different PDFs when clicked on. I've used getURL and typed in the correct PDF file name. The fla file, the Projector file and the PDFs are all in the same folder. But all I get is Interent Explorer opening and that'...more >>

i need urgent help! i need to print different pages every time, depending on how big my text is. how can i do this? what do you use for printing texts from flash? can someone explain to me please. thanks ...more >>

I am in charge of keeping the software up to date on over 350 PCs in over 9 different labs on a university campus. Is there a way to update the flash player plug-in in Internet Explorer without going to each machine and visiting www.macromedia.com? Thanks, Dan ...more >>

I`m trying to create a rotating globe. What I`m trying to do is mask a flat linear map with a round shape and move the flat "earth". I`ve done the world map and the round shape can someone please help me out and show me what to do? Thanks a lot for any help the .fla is at this address: http://www....more >>

variable_test = random(300); tellTarget ("/movie_test") { gotoAndPlay(variable_test); } For some reason, movie_test just stays at frame 1. I'm sure it's just some syntax I'm not familiar with. Thanks for any help! ***Please note that my problem is not in generating a random number (this...more >>

Is loadVariables Sync or Ascync? ...more >>

Hello, I have a couple of questions about Flash. First, I've been told that the previous versions were very similar to coding in a scripting language like Javascript, and with the new edition (2004), it's become much more like coding in a language like Java. Any thoughts? Javascript style la...more >>

Has anyone experienced any difficulties loading SWFs if the viewer has Pop Up Blocker software running? In other words, I am just wondering if I dynamically load SWFs (with loadMovie) will Pop Up Blocker software stop it from loading? Thanks for any info, Frank E ...more >>

Hi, I would imagine this is a fairly simple problem to solve - but my brain has gone to sleep!!! I have two different SWF files in an HTML page, in different frames. One is a menu, and what I want to happen is that when a user hovers the mouse over a button in the menu, a picture will appear ...more >>

variable_test = random(300); tellTarget ("/movie_test") { gotoAndPlay(variable_test); } For some reason, movie_test just stays at frame 1. I'm sure it's just some syntax I'm not familiar with. Thanks for any help! ...more >>

When I try to create a transition in a second layer, I get the error message: At line 467 of file "C:\Documents and Settings\Tracy\Local Settings\Application Data\Macromedia\Flash MX 2004\en\Configuration\Effects\UberTemplate2.jsfl": addNewRectangle: Argument number 1 is invalid. I can create...more >>

I am pulling my hair out here. I've done two tutorials but can't seem to grasp how it ties with my situation. The first link below goes to what I call the home page. It is mostly an HTML file with two small flash movies inserted into it. The second link below is my attempt at a Enter page. ...more >>

Are there any programs that will add security to an *existing* SWF file? For example, I might want to check the root directory of the website and read a value from a file; if the file & value isn't there, don't show the presentation. In a related question, can I create an SWF that calls a seco...more >>

I have some questions about a site design for which i have included the link to below... 1. How do they have all those backgrounds continuously moving independently? 2. Are they movie clips on layers? 3. How do you get them to be independent of one another? 4. Are they nested in tables in Drea...more >>

Could anybody just tell me where the sound library is found, as I am taking a course with Flash Mx and the instructor told me it is in common libraries, but I could nt trace it. Could you just let me know where is it in Flash MX 2004. Thanks in advance ...more >>

I am beyond frustrated. I'm working in Flash MX 2004 on a Winblows machine. When I'm in the editor, the sound is in both speakers. Once I export and/or publish the file, all the sound is coming from the left channel. Please, if there is a Flash God among you, answer my call. I beseech you! Sin...more >>

class com.XMLList { public var theXml:XML; function XMLList (aFileURL:String) {; theXml = new XML(); theXml.onLoad = loadedList; theXml.load(aFileURL); } public function loadedList(success) { trace("loadedList - "+theXmlList.status+" ...more >>

Hi, I can't see the flash on my web site on my mac osx 10.3 that is wrote on flash mx 2004, on a PC computer its ok, are the flash player 7 works on Panter (osx 10.3 mac system)? Thanx, Shimon B ...more >>

First - I'm not a Flash developer. I've been asked to deploy some Flash files on our SAP J2EE server. We are running SAPJ2EE Dispatcher & Server. I have deployed all the files on our test system, which is behind a firewall. I can call individual pages and most, not all of them work, however if...more >>

I made a site with mx 2004 god forbid it should work. Anyways i can view it on my fast line at home 3 meg but on the 1 meg dsl it is very choppy like 1 frame every 2 to 4 seconds even skipping frames. When i click tools/internet options on the dsl line browser it plays just fine. Is this a bug or...more >>

I am using Flash 5 on a Windows platform and am unable to open a FLA created on a MAC. I get a "unexpected file format" error message. I see technical support about how to open an FLA file created in Windows on a MAC but not visa versa. Any help? ...more >>

Hello all, (Brett Walach... if you're out there... please help!) I wrote some time ago about wanting to be able to add some code to a button, which would then allow me to direct the user to another part of the movie, and then after playing a certain amount of frames jump to another part of ...more >>

this is a wierd one. i have a client with a journal section on her site that she's been happily updating on her own until today. apparently, some of the text towards the top has just disappeared...it's technically "there" but it doesn't display. i've checked the entries for illegal characters, ...more >>

Hi folks. A client has asked for player for his audio library. Currently RM is used but the buffer and player start up times are too long so I thinking of going down a flash route. The files are quite small (30secs at 22k or 32k) I've found a couple of methods of streaming mp3 thru flash but ...more >>

hi, in html i can do this: <a href="url.html" target="window_h" onclick="opener.location.href=this.href;return false;" >link to the old window</A> (the swf is in a popup-window) but i want to do this from flash (with getURL) thanks ...more >>

After heaps of trouble with FTP... finally have something up. http://fire.prohosting.com/chaz9999/ Can someone pls check that it is really there. Also the next problem... The main movie is supposed to load external movies when the buttons are pressed. For some reason the external file...more >>

Is there a way to change the frame rate through code in Flash 4? Thanks in advance Dave ...more >>

I have recently spent over 1000 dollars for a 'suite' of programs to use in my home business. I now find I cannot use more than one program at any time across my network of three computers. You have ripped me off Macromedia, give me my money back. I would advise everyone to avoid purchasing S...more >>

Hello, once again a problem of displaying japanese text in Flash MX... - Where I'm at : Thanks to this forum I've understood that I had to set my window locale to japanese when I export the fla, to be sure to embed japanese chars of my unicode police in my swf. I can now see japanese & english...more >>

Dear all, I used studio MX with no problems at all with Jaguar. Recently, I installed a new harddisk with a fresh install of Panther and Studio MX. All applications in the suite work fine, except for Flash. It crashes within a few moments after the launch and when it is relaunched it crashes righ...more >>

Hi, I've read through these forums and so know that people have posted on this subject before -- primarily in relation to Form-based apps and visibility not sticking. I'm trying to create a screen (slide, I guess, class file: mx.screens.Slide) based project in flash. I've got a huge one going...more >>

Hi Everyone, I have 4 buttons embedded inside a MovieClip, and have extended the Button Class with some custom-made fade in and fade out functions. I am trying to make the button that has been clicked, appear at 100% visibility, while slowly fading out the other non-clicked buttons. For this purp...more >>

Hi, I am using ASP to open a record set and look for certain records. It then returns a number of variables, e.g. what frame to go to in my movie. I want flash to use this variable, then go back into the same ASP page and use the recordset to return another value and repeat. I'm not sure on h...more >>

Hi all, I use the MediaPlayback component in the Flash MX 2004 Prof to play a video. However, I find that the slidebar of the component can't bring you to the correct frame. Do you know what's the problem? Secondly, according to the Video Update (http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/...more >>

I'm making an animation using game sprites, but I ran into a little problem. The sprites are all found on a single file (Sprite Sheet) and when I import the sprite sheet, I cant figure a way on how to separate the sprites so I can use the ones I want in certain frames. Is there a way for me to cut o...more >>

Hello all, Could someone please help me with sorting out this problem. I am trying to upload a site, using dreamweaver. The site has one htm page (index.htm) and several swf files. I keep the error: An FTP error occured - cannot put index.htm. Can anyone shed any light here??? Pleas...more >>

I have have a problem where i cant install Macromedia Flash Player from your Website. But i am pretty sure i know why it is happening i was just wondering if you could advise me how to fix it. When i go to the Macromedia Flash Player flash download page i click install now it goes to the next pag...more >>

Hi, I can get a book that is about XML in flash really cheap. However it uses flash 5. I was wondering if it is different enough in MX that I shouldn't bother to buy it. As you may have guessed I am just learning. But its a 70 dollar book for 10 bux, so I will be on XML in a couple of weeks th...more >>

Hello. When I create my movie in Flash, it looks fine. When I export it and watch it, on roll out of one of the buttons, it distorts one of the image as it is tweening. When you roll over the buttons, an image of a house fades in and at roll out it fades out. Only part of the image distorts,...more >>

Not sure if I entitled this topic correctly.... I have four input textboxes with instance names a1, a2, a3, a4. I want to have a button that pushes the values of those textboxes to an array. I've tried several ways, but seem to have trouble getting the values to trace... I keep getting stuff ...more >>

Hey- i just tried the trail version of Flash MX 2004- and i gotta say " I LOVE IT! " its the coolest program ever created! its pretty easy to learn and great things can come of it. But to my horror when i pressed "buy serial number" it said it would cost $499!! I suppose this is a fair pric...more >>

i'm new to connecting to databases, and i need some help figuring out the best way to go about it. i'm working on the front end, a standalone projector in mx2004, which needs to connect to a database on a server when there is an internet connection available. i've got someone else doing the backen...more >>