I have always used HTML for my web pages, I am now trying flash but I cant get a button to open my Email editer the way I could with <a href ="mailto:address">.......</a> Does anyone know how to do this ? What script would I use because 'Get URL' wont work with mailto ? ...more >>

I can't figure out why when I create a movie clip as a button "over" instance and I try to preview it, it doesn't work. I have simple button actions enabled and live preview also on. Am I missing something? Does the movie clip have to have some special action script. I should just have to drag the m...more >>

I have created my website in flash. I would like to place a button on the main page that, when clicked will open up my portfolio in a new flash player window. I have created my porfolio as a separate flash movie and don't know how to get the main movie to recognize that file, and open it in a new w...more >>

how do i trigger the "halo" effect to show up on say a mouse click as opposed to just the tab order? ex. macromedias search box on the home page. thanks! ...more >>

I am in the process of putting together a random quiz generator and found myself stuck with one thing. First off, my script is designed to import data (questions, answers, etc) from either a DB or a text file. Instead of just having standard POINT AND CLICK questions, I would like to have the abilit...more >>

I'm designing a website using flash. I'm confused on how to link different pages together to construct a complete site. I only have one page done (scene1) and it has a preloader. Now I created a new scene (scene2) and have a button on (scene1) that takes the user to (scene2). I created a preload...more >>

using mozila firebird and this code <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase=http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab #version=6,0,29,0\ width="100%" height="100%" align="absmiddle"> param name="movie" value="/index.swf" /> <param name="...more >>

im trying to open a file that i downloaded from a tutorial site. it is published with the intent of others to view and learn, but i cant open it. it says invalid file type when i open it. i am running flash mx2004 and im not sure what version the file was written in. any suggestions would be app...more >>

I am interested in using a Flash application to load saved MP3 playlists and was wondering if anyone had any experience doing it. Ideally, I'd like to be able to load a .m3u file, however any playlist format would be acceptible. Please let me know if you have ever tried/succeeded at doing this... ...more >>

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Does anyone know of a way to quickly and easily edit Flash content without having the Flash program? ...more >>

Hello, Every now and them when I place a picture in a layer then tween it in and out, at the beginning of the tween it jiggles slightly (to right). I'm not sure what I am doing to create this. Any help on advise on how to remove the jiggle would greatly be appreciated. Thanks in adance, MonaE...more >>

Hi, all I am using flash 5 build a company demo animation. The movie dimension is 768x576. It is a big animation contains more then ten scenes and lots of layers with using lots of masks. It is almost done but my boss like to see the screen taken over by the demo. Don't mean a change in size ...more >>

I have seen a few sites (unfortunately I don't have a link) that somehow have a background image on the stage that resizes and the main content stays centered, does anyone know how to do this? I have been messing with the stage align components and havent been having much success. Is there anothe...more >>

This seems like a simple fix, but I can't seem to figure it out. I'm kinda new at this. I've got a text box that scrolls when you mouseover the arrows on the right side. Everything works great. The problem is when I rollover the arrow I get a ?. It still works but just doesn't show the arrow grap...more >>

Hello All, I have a flash movie that was created in flash 5 and is now a .swf file. I now have Flash MX 2004 and would liet to edit this movie, however when I try to open the file it plays the movie and I have no ability to edit it. Does this need to be a .fla file> If so how can I change it? ...more >>

I have had consistent, yet inconsistent, problems developing with the Slides/Forms structure of MX 2004 Pro. The problem is that underlying screens suddenly show up in the Parent during Test Movie mode. One would think that the overlayChildren parameter would be accidently ticked or something, but, ...more >>

I'm trying to create a text editor. I'm trying to set it up so the user can flip through a unspecified number of pages and create new ones as needed. I've dragged a media display component onto the stage in a layer called movies, and named the component TextHolder. In the actions layer I have th...more >>

Hi. I own Flash 5.0 and I am having a problem opening a .fla file made with Flash 5, R6. Is the version the problem or should I be able to open it? I am having trouble contacting the author so I thought I would rule this out. Thanks in advance. ...more >>

Hi. I have created a rotating ad slide show that fades in and out on on(revealChild) and on(hideChild) respectively. I have also added a setInterval function set to display each ad for 5 seconds. The problem I am having is that after the last slide fades in, it just stops the movie. In a tim...more >>

Hi all we make a layer banner (flash movie on layer) with a simple form If the movie set to transparent (wmode), some of the special characters (û, õ) will not displayed coorectly if the movie is not transpasrent, everything is ok. some help, please... ...more >>

I have created a scrolling dynamic text field which works fine published in flash player but as soon as it goes through a browser the scrolling text is no longer visable? What can I do? ...more >>

Hello all, I'm trying to duplicate the mix-fx effect shown at http://www.mix-fx.com/balancedshakecasual.htm and can't figure out how they accomplish the background effect of when the squares cross each other, it increases the opacity where they overlap. I suspect this is easier than I'm making it...more >>

FYI. I imported about a 90 second wav file into my Flash file. When playing it in the library, the timeline, or when playing the published swf or exe I found that the audio had been stretched to about 4 minutes. The woman's voice sounded like a very slowly speaking man and was unintelligible. I tri...more >>

Can any one assist me with how to create a photo album like the following in Flash Pro. MX 2004 http://www.hooverwebdesign.com/flash_albums.html This the orange Flash Gallery I. scott allsourcecomputing@charter.net ...more >>

see http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=4244611&section=news "Given these circumstances, and after consulting industry colleagues and developers, Microsoft, for now, will not be releasing an update to Internet Explorer," it said, adding that Microsoft also wo...more >>

Hi, I'm trying to use the new ProgressBar component in MX 2004 to preload my entire SWF (well, a certain percentage of it). However, from what I can see in the documentation, it's geared towards loading individual objects (ie. jpgs, movie clips, etc). I want to make it work like the old preload...more >>

Hi ya Does anyone know how to convert a flash movie to a button? I have made a flash movie and need the user to click on the movie to take them to another page but I can't get it to work. Would it be right to make the movie into a flash button and attach the actionscript from there and if so, h...more >>

Hello Everyone, I have on frame 1 a btn with the following script on it : On (release) { anim.gotoAndPlay(2); } at frame 2 I have my anim Movie Clip with anim as instance name When I Clicked on my button it didn't see my MC I guess it's because my mc is not on the same fra...more >>

Hi - Flash 2004 MX - Flash ActiveX player embedded in an application (in this case Delphi). - Delphi and Embedded flash work well. But now I have to support foreign language strings. We only support Win2k and WinXP. So Unicode environment and UTF8 & UTF16 are available. As I understand it w...more >>

Hi I am creating a menu in flash for a japanese client, unfortunately, as far as I know the english version of flash mx does not allow you to input japanese characters as text (unless anyone can tell me otherwise!) The result is that I have imported the text as transparent PNGs from photoshop,...more >>

Hi everybody, I have got a problem with a current Flash project. I developed an interface to display the names of employees working for our company. Nested inside a general MC container, I placed all the names of the employees as separate MCs to allow me to simulate and manipulate Button acti...more >>

Hi all! Where can I find a flash player for the Windows CE-platform? MW ...more >>

I am writing a piece of software for use as a CD-ROm and was wondering what is the best way of publishing it. It uses XML Video and mp3 audio. If you just publish it as a projector, it opens with all the player menu's at the top of the window. You can also expand the window and see items off ...more >>

I have a movie clip as a rollover menu, which as 4 buttons within it. The movie clips has the following code attached to it, making the MC play backwards when the mouse rolls out of it: onClipEvent (enterFrame) { if (this.hitTest(_root._xmouse, _root._ymouse, true)) { this.nextFrame(); ...more >>

Hello all.. I want to know how to make something like this : Put a field in a flash movie.. and a button.. when it is pressed.. it will take the value of that TextField and LoadMovie this address : http://www.sitename.com/TextField value + .SWF So if the value in the text field is "5" then ...more >>

I'm looking for a reliable web hosting company that I can host my site (with audio/video) with. I'm not sure if flash site has any requirement for a specific feature from web hoster. My price range is $10/month. Does anyone have any suggestion? ...more >>

I have this flash intro that runs in a layer over one of my pages. You can see it here . http://www.aperturex.com/photo/index.html It plays, stops and unloads. What I need to know is how do is detect if it has played in a session and not replay whenever the viewer returns to that page. Can any...more >>

Hi, My client has an .exe file, but they cannot find the original fla. Is there a way to access the animations inside the exe? thanks in advance. ...more >>

hi. i created an application using flash 2004 professional, and exported this application in a .exe format. now what i need is everytime this application is displayed, i want it centered on the monitor no matter what size of monitor you have. how do i go about it? one more thing, how do you cl...more >>

Hello Everyone. I have a question. I would like to know how to make a loading screen for my Flash intros that i am working on. This is what happens when i try to view it (well someone else) on a site. It is white for a long time until then really download it. So i would like to know where/how...more >>

I was on earlier and Jack helped me out with some info, but I'm still having trouble. I'm a beginner user and I have created a website for myself. I have no experience writing actionscripts. I use the normal mode and drag in simple actions from the menu to control my buttons. I'm trying to create...more >>

I'm looking to create a flash movie that looks like a sign at a bar that flashes a couple of times and goes dead. Then i want the last letter to fall over and swing. For example a sign that says truck and then the k would swing down and back and forth a little bit and then just hang there. I was ...more >>

Im trying to write a simple action script that sends username and pass word to a php script where it queries a database and returns a success or fail depending on if a record is return. I know how to write the php query so I wont include that here, but I am having trouble accessing the variables s...more >>

Hey! This might be a stupid question, but I can't figure it out! I have a site with a Header section made in Flash which contains all the buttons which is embedded into the HTML which contains the rest of the layout. How do I change the contents of a frame within the HTML section from the Flash b...more >>

In the photo gallery section of loveactually.com a cool transition is used to go from one photo to the next when you click the thumbnails. It looks as if the levels quickly get blown out, but I have been unable to produce a similar result. I was curious if anyone knew how to recreate that effect. ...more >>

I make from flash slideshow and export in exe file. But when i load it always have windows border, i must ctrl-F to make it full screen. What can i do to make always fullscreen when i load it? Please help me! ...more >>

Hey! This might be a stupid question, but I can't figure it out! I have a site with a Header section made in Flash which contains all the buttons which is embedded into the HTML which contains the rest of the layout. How do I change the contents of a frame within the HTML section from the Flash b...more >>

I have been offered a web contract but under one condition... none of the pictures that the client uses on the site can be copied by the viewer. I have tried Javascripts and various scripting tricks but there is always a platform (especially Mac) from which a viewer can right-click and copy the pict...more >>

Can anybody tell me how to make the background color of a Flash movie change during the movie? I havn't been able to figure it out. I have a movie where I have to start with a black background. There are some large pictures in the movie with red backgrounds and when they come up, there is this uneve...more >>

does anbody know / or what program to use How I can make a button that I can attach or put into an email that when pressed will send a notification to my email that the email has been opened. Or is there a way that I can put some script so that when the email message is looked at I will get an ...more >>

I'm trying to create a nice mist or fog effect, with a white mist undulating slowly. Know of any? Seen anything good out there? Thanks. ...more >>