Hi, In the Macromedia online store go to the Education Store and add an item to your cart, there should be some interesting screens that popup. Does anyone know how the popup windows are made and how they gray out the rest of the screen? Is it a form application from MX 2004 or just some special ...more >>

Can someone enlighten me as to how this particular event is produced on this site http://www.kurupt-online.com/ I am referring to the external window which opens after clicking the Enter button. Nobody would answer my last request so I decided to reword it. Any kind of hint would be appreciate...more >>

I am really new to Flash MX, but I finally figured out how to make a scrollable text box after much effort. Now I cannot figure out how to change the background color of the textbox to anything other than white! They background of my webpages are gray - and I don't want a white text box on them. Can...more >>

i am pulling data via the param tags on the html page and populating text fields (this works) but I can't get the array to draw my graph lines: // // set the array origArray = new Array(dayname, hour1, hour2, hour3, hour4, hour5, hour6, hour7, hour8, hour9, hour10, hour11, hour12, hour13, hour...more >>

Is there any rule on how to combine scripts targetting the same MovieClip? I have the following scipts: Alpha tweening: text4_mc._alpha = 0; text4_mc.onEnterFrame = function() { this._alpha += 10; if (this._alpha == 100) { delete (this.onEnterFrame); } }; Motion tweening: text4_mc...more >>

Can someone point me to an online tutorial about how to use actionscript instead of alpha tweening? I am trying to reduce the size of a file that contains too much alpha tweening and is almost 900Kb. I already managed to replace the motion tweening with actionscript motion. Thanks in advanc...more >>

I'm trying to embed several video clips into Flash movie. I have several that are in mpeg form and I can't import the sound, only video. So I converted them to avi and have the same problem, I can't import sound from a PC and cant import them at all on a Mac. Any reason why this isn't working? And I...more >>

I can't give you the url because it's on a .mil site, so here's the detailed explanation... I did a quiz in flash 6, at the end of the quiz, it calls another flash 6 .swf file that is the 'completion certificate'. On computers with ONLY the flash plug-in, the quiz works fine, but when they get...more >>

I am trying to import a movie into MX and it is giving me some serious problems. The whole movie is a little over 28 minutes. Here is the problem that I am having when I am trying to import it: I can pull up the import window and change whatever settings I want. Then I hit the finish button to be...more >>

Hi EveryBody Just wondering how do create a smooth transitional effect between scenes?...i can do between objects in the same scene but i can't seem to get a smooth transition between scenes cos i can't overlap the layers to get the objects fading in and fading out together. Any assistance wou...more >>

I made a Flash (MX 2004 pro) gallery where jpegs load at specific frames, in a movieClip instance I called stage. Right now, here's the code I'm using, placed in a frame in the timeline: _root.stage.loadMovie("images/image1.jpg"); This works fine, but the jpegs take 1 second or two to load. ...more >>

Is there a way to install just the flash player on a workstation that is not connected to the Internet? The only way I know to install the player is from the ActiveX install on the website. ...more >>

Flash MX04 I'm looking for stratagies here... (I'm really a Director/lingo person, and still getting the hang of actionscript so be gentle) I want to make a modified combo box that not only lists several text items, but also a graphic attached to each item in the list. (think buddy list whe...more >>

I can't seem to figure out how to get a movie clip in a scrollpane to print beyond the bottom edge of the scroll page. I have spent HOURS and HOURS working with the PrintClass, xMax, yMax, etc.. I can control the papaer width and size of the printing area successfully using the methods provided. I c...more >>

Hi All, I need some serious advice on what is the best way to build applications in Flash Professional using Forms. We are working on a major application for our intranet users. The application requires at least 14 forms, data from 3 different systems. The demo has approved but the problem is ...more >>

I tried: [code] on (click){ _root.textarea.text = "This is a picture of my best feature: <img src='art1.bmp'>"; } [/code] in a button on a seperate layer from a input textarea named (creativlly enough) textarea. I tried it without the _root. , I tried it with a jpg image, I tried it in ...more >>

Hi - I am writing a database intensive application for our Genetics Lab. I have a great portion of the basic app done and am at the point where I have to figure out how to read into the database the results of a genetics test. The machine that outputs the genetic test results gives a text file. I...more >>

i dont want the web plugin i want the flash player the most recent flash player debugger for flash mx not flash mx 2004 but i need the most recent flash debugger player which is not a web plugin but the stand alone player for flash mx which is not flash mx 2004 but the orriginal flash mx. ...more >>

I was wondering if it's possible to specify where to save a shared object, for example save it on a A: drive. ...more >>

Hello friends. Can someone please help me with a bit of actionscript code? I have done a flash animation. As the content in this animation expires afer a few weeks, I do not wish that anyone sees this animation after about 2 months... say 1st of April 2004. I wish to write code such that if ...more >>

I am trying to create a navigation bar in Flash and am having some problems with the actionscript that I need to use to create an effect. My actionscript skills are rudimentary and I have referenced my books and tutorials and just can't seem to find the answer. So, I throw myself on the mercy of you...more >>

We need to export Flash movies frame-by-frame in EPS format for use in an old school style animation flip book printed on (gasp) paper. Is there a script or plug-in that will do this without having to do it manually? Many thanks. ...more >>

Can an action script be written to stop on a frame for a spacific length of time, then continue down the timeline? Tom ...more >>

I would like to know how to ,on a unique time line, put a action script on a button to say to the cursor : play for 7 frames and after go to a specific frame number thanks in advance tex ...more >>

I'm building an interactive Map movie for work. It's a county map with a series of sites plotted on the map according to coordinate data drawn from a database. Here is the movie on a temporary page: http://cs.wcpss.net/page.php?page=2.1work It pretty much functions as needed (clicking on a ...more >>

If a textfield has a actionscript code in it <a href="asfunction:doMassCoolThings">Boring</a> and the user right clicks->copy link, they get asfunction:doMassCoolThings is there a way to remove the right click->copy link? Thanks JOe...more >>

Hello, Can someone please offer a little help with a menu like this... www.driftlab.com/index2 I am still not quite getting the whole drop down menu thing, I have read several posts and tutorials, but still have trouble when it comes to getting the buttons in the menu to actually work. A...more >>

I have found the download site on www.macromedia.com with old flash players. I downloaded the 5.0 player version, to files swflash.inf and SwFalsh.ocx. I have now uninstall my 7.0 player, and want to install the old player. But where do I place the to files? Sonny Moric, E-learning deve...more >>

I am trying to recreated a text logo created in FW. I need the bitmap redone in vecter for scalability. How do I create the Raised emboss and drop shadow that I used In FW? -- Thanks Greg Burgh burgh@gweb(REMOVE)solutions.com ...more >>

hi all, i have created a filled rectangle, converted it into a graphic and set the alpha value to 50%. i published the whole thing in windowless and transparent mode, so the background of the movie should be transparent and the rectangle (same size as the flash movie) with its alpha-value s...more >>

IF ANYBODY IS READY TO HELP ME PLZ LET ME KNOW THEN I'LL EXPLAIN THE MOVIE THANX ...more >>

hi all, i have a potential project involving a stand alone touch-screen kiosk utilizing a flash program. does anybody know of a good resource for a kiosk/touchcreen manufacturer and whether or not flash will work with the touchscreen? i'm assuming that since i have developed touch-screen base...more >>

Hi, i saw it in different places ... on web, and i would like ask you for help, how can i make such effect: different randomly flash movie loading on page? you know: the same page but different flash movie each time of visit this page. is any bahaviour or script for that? thank you in advance ...more >>

Hello, I am trying to achieve an effect similar to MSN Messenger where the user uploads a jpg file and, regardless of its dimensions it is resized to a determined space. Say I load a JPG into my file and I want it to show within a space of 100 x 100. How can I do this if I upload a JPG of say ...more >>

Hi, Anyone knows how to create a custom cursor that has tracer effect? That is, when you move your custom cursor it will leave behind a sequence of fading ones on screen. Thank you! ...more >>

Hello I've been playing with my brothers copy of Flash 5, he's in the army and away doing stuff. I have spent ages creating a flash movie. okay it's a little abstract, but it's mine :) I saved the movie as a Flash Player Movie *.swf but now I cant open it in Flash and make any changes to it...more >>

Hi there, I've got a question: I'm making an intro for my website with short pieces of film in it (I accomplished that by making lots of screendumps of a movie and pasting them behind eachother in a MovieClip) So I drag one of those film-movieclips on the stage in a layer and give it as many fra...more >>

Hi i've read in some article before about how you can't mask an dynamic text field, the text would appear unless you do something. I can't remember what that something is so could someone refresh my memory and explain to me how to mask a dynamic text field? Thanks in advance ...more >>

Can any one tell me the HTML tags support by Flash MX and Flash MX 2004 Thanks ...more >>

i am new to developing in flash and would like to provide streaming video to my web site using flash. is the flash communication server required to do this, or can videos be streamed through flash from any isp? ...more >>

Hi all, The client has requested a typical Flash splash page that links to an html homepage. Was wondering if there is a best practice anyone is aware of for a naming convention for either of these files- does the homepage get the "index.htm" and the Flash get "intro" or "splash" or "somethinglse...more >>

Hi, I want to know why flash mx 2004 doesnt support de audio format .wma, and I want to know If there is a plugin that I can Download... Thanks... ...more >>

I'm making Flash documents for a math class. Do I need to write the formulas in another application and do screen prints or are there more direct ways? Thanks, Gene ...more >>

I have found some script on creating a dynamic field that can be populated as thought it were a teletype. The string source would be contained the flash movie. None of the scripts and/or samples I have found have worked......somebody help!!!! email or respond to this post .......mgarant@ma...more >>

I've reconstructed the jpg viewer that is avaible withih the MX samples (Feature highlight: Load images) in a Screens like presentation. Everything is fine. The position, the fade effect ect, exept I can load only the first jpg! This is very frustrating! I'm wondering if this kind of stuff ...more >>

I am looking for suggestions on how i would go about achieving this scenario. I have set up a Flash application which pulls in data from a Database (DB). One of the items of data is a phone No. I also have connected to my computer a phone handset. I have a button on screen which says "make pho...more >>

Has anybody else experienced this? In Flash MX, if you assign a URL link to text that has Center justification, the entire hitArea is misaligned to the left by roughly a dozen pixels. Left justification has the hitArea aligned properly on the left side of the text, but extends past the right side ...more >>

i have searched high and low, and read hundreds of threads over the past few days, but i can't seem to find a anything that helps me. i need a comprehensive tutorial on how to use the load movie feature of flash to load 4 movies into a parent movie. any help will be greatly appreciated. thanks ...more >>