I've been trying to mess with foreign characters and Flash but I can't get XML to send these characters to Flash and have them print right. I've tried all headers I can find for different encodings. Anyone know how to get around this Thanks ...more >>

I have a movie clip and when it gets to the end I have an action set to start it again, it works however it does not come in smooth. It sort of goes out and jumps back in all in a split second, but a noticable split second. Is there any way to smooth it out so you cannot tell its looping? ...more >>

Hi I have a website at www.freshnewmedia.com.au and the flash is not working in Netscape 4.77 but does in IE 5. Is that just because it's an old version of Netscape or is something wrong? Fresh...more >>

Can you load an html message board into flash using a button sand be able to dictate exactly where it positions itself in the movie. If so, How? Thanks...more >>

Buttons are erratic and I don't know why. All I'm doing is telling them to go to called frames and somettimes they dissapear (the back and next buttons.) I've checked the site over and over again, but I can't figure it out. The website is http://www.chadforemanphotography.com ...more >>

I have a scrolling pane that scrolls a set of images contained inside a movie clip. I have also created buttons that take the use to a different frame of the animation. I want each frame to have a scroll pane scrolling a different set of images. I have created a movie clip for each set of imag...more >>

I am writing a paper on Flash and was wondering if anyone knew where there was a timeline when all the different version came out and some of the extra functionality that each version has? Thanks Adam ...more >>

I've created a file with a simple animation set to play once. Everything works fine when published and viewed. However, when loaded into a main parent file using loadMovie, the file loops continuously. I've placed a stop(); on the last frame of the parent file, but it didn't help. I've tri...more >>

What is the best way to do a password encrypted entry to a Flash Site? e.g. www.famousforgettingresults.com A site location with information on doing it would be cool or if you know how and have time to tell me that would be even better. Thanks to all who reply ...more >>

after checking out a demo of RoboDemo, and uninstalling it after its usage date, I tried loading an FLA I was working on, only to be confronted with the following message Unable to load external importer C:\Documents and Settings\User\Application Data\Macromedia\Flash MX\Configuration\\Imp...more >>

Ok, I am new to Flash and was hoping someone could help steer me in the right direction. What I am trying to do is create a webpage where when buttons are rolled over, a small movie clip plays, showing a preview to what you will see if you click on the button. Does that make sense? So all ...more >>

Hi guys, I was just wondering if anyone knew of any decent Flash 3D Interactive Environments, like inside a building or city etc? I would like to get a feel for how they work and then maybe have a crack at my own. Anyway, hope you can help and thanks in advance... Andy ;) ...more >>

Hello, We are just starting to do some small flash projects and we will be creating both .swf and .exe versions of these projects. If I create ".exe" files (Flash MX) running on a Pentium 3 cpu, will these files also run on a system with a Xeon cpu? What about "64-bit" processors? I cu...more >>

Anyone know where I can find a download of Flash 5 Studio because I have Win98 FE which Flash MX does not run on. So if someone knew some good sites that would be helpful. Thanks ...more >>

Hi, does anyone know how to integrate video into a flash interface. I don't mean to have a quicktime box somewhere on the page, but actually incorporate video as a roll over for a button for example, like this [L=www.jordanarchitects.com]http://www.jordanarchitects.com/[/L] I'm just curiou...more >>

I'm experienced with mroe than a dozen major programming and scripting languages -- such as C++, PHP, Python, JavaScript, and so on. ActionScript feels like second nature to me. But every time I've tried to learn Flash MX itself, I find myself inexplicably lost. Individually, any of the co...more >>

Is it possible to get the Tab View component to create any amount of new tabs to the right without scaling the tab sizes? IOW, created tabs continue to the right ad finitum? Should I even try to rewrite the component or start new? Any help/ideas appreciated. Thanks, Kent D. ...more >>

I've been working in Flash and in Corporate Marketing for close to 4 years and every where I turn something bad is said about Flash..."Flash is not a concept"..."Flash is PowerPoint on steroids"..."No! (No flash)"..."Flash has no place in our architecture (relating to web)"...I can go on...it'...more >>

There seems to be a big lack of documentation on a number of the MX 2004 components... Case in point the Alert component. Does anyone know the answers to these questions about it: 1. How can you set the size of the Alert box component? setSize() doesn't work. 2. How to turn the text in...more >>

I'm using Flash MX 2004 and I'm trying to loop an animation X number of times. I had read the counter++ method won't work in 2004 and have confirmed this. I tried searching for a Flash MX 2004 alternative method but haven't been successful. So I tried to create a looping statement that I...more >>

I can't remember the simple script to open a .doc external file in MSWord. Please help and it's OK to laugh. leo...more >>

Hi I am brand new to Flash. If I were to put some text on my movie, in an unusual font, called, let's say, 'Wicko', then put the movie on the net. When YOU view the movie on your computer, which does not have the font 'Wicko' on it, what happens? a) You don't have 'Wicko', so Flash de...more >>

I have been assigned a project to create a small movie with about five images that fade from one to the next. Each image will be clickable to a different URL. Here's the catch. The customer would like it to be configurable through a text file, either XML or delimited. This text file should sup...more >>

I have a moviclip that slides to different coordinates based on buttons that are clicked on. It works great when the buttons in question are on the main timeline, or are in the movieclip that slides, but I run into trouble when it's in a different movieclip. Here is the code that is inside...more >>

Hi All, I have just tried to validate a page with the w3c. Mostly it goes okay - with a few little things I can fix - but the main thing it gags on is the EMBED, etc. for the Flash item I have. I'm using Flash 4, so keep this in mind with your replies... I did a Google on 'Flash Validation w3...more >>

Hi, I have found that if I have use mask to cover an area and if a dynamic text is in that area, the dynamic text cannot be displayed. Can anyone help me to solve this problem (I have to use the mask)... Thanks Joseph ...more >>

RePOST: Looking for a tutorial on a very very simple coloring gadget. Seems so simple in concept but I can't seem to find any good tutorials on how to achieve what I want to try. Okay what I am going to have is what by all intents and purposes would look like a childrens coloring book drawing. ...more >>

Hello everyone. I've been struggling with this problem for quite soem time now. I have a series of external .swf files that need to be played in sequential order. However, I need them to load separately like this: Clip 1 begins playing when button is pressed, clip 2 begins loading while i...more >>

When ever I open a flash from some website I get this message "Unable to open with this version of Flash becasue it contains screens" How do I fix this? Thanks an advance...more >>

Can any body advice / help / tell how to do the menu bar available at the top of the macromedia home page. Regards D ...more >>

PLEASE !!! report for the same problem... tell me i'm not the only one, because it all ready happened 3 times. I 'VE LOST ALL MY WORK : this ....... software did not save my work though it was telling me so. I first thought it was me but now i'm sure it is not : i've ckecked. and i t...more >>

Hello I had a problem, I want to manage some parts of a movie with the F12 function key, but I don?t know how I used this code to other keys but now I don?t know how onClipEvent (enterFrame) { if (Key.isDown(Key.ESCAPE)) { fscommand ("fullscreen", "true"); } } Thanks ...more >>

Hi I cant seem to get the background on my scrolling text transparent, am i doing something wrong or is it simply not possible? Thanks for any help...more >>

Okay, bear with me. I have a project where the client wants me to create a short (60 sec.) Flash movie that will act as "wallpaper" on several video display screens behind a live presenter. My problem is the video screens are 16x9 widescreen. Never dealt with that dimension in Flash; I can for...more >>

hi there, for a CD-Rom we are loading text into a coded dynamic textfield with word wrap. on PC everything looks fine. on mac the align to the left doesn't look properly. it seems as if the spaces are moved from the above line to the beginning of the next line. the result is a de...more >>

Hello!! I am using flash to play games on MSN messenger like Solitare Showdown and my computer is an IBM Thinkpad, 500Mhz, 579M Ram, 40G disk (30G free) , T1 10M/sec.... and when I play the games moving cards, everything in general seems slow. If my partner is moving cards very fast, it b...more >>

I have a scroller which contains text and a button. The goal: when someone rollovers the button a new graphic appears in the movie. The problem: I keep getting this error: Target not found: Target="ball" Base="_level0.instance1.theText" The Code being used: on(rollOver) { tellTarget("...more >>

Cher all, I am facing a problem of slowness/frame skip with the animations in the low spec(Windows 98 64MB 233Mhz). The animation file size is 112kb, if I export the swf to PNG sequences and placed in the frame the file size is arround 3.00MB But the animation plays smooth as it does ...more >>

Hello, Can anyone please let me know this? I have a powerpoint presentation which is 2 MB huge file. Is it possible to covert this .ppt file to a flash file of smaller size? If so, how can we do that? I am new to flash. So please advise. Thanks in advance Esh ...more >>

Searching for definitions within Flash's help files. (I have the latest download) I noticed that some of the Actionscript information has been highlighted. What does this mean? It is a nice way of getting ones' attention. I found the highlighted words at (Everything in Constants and Error are...more >>

Hi all, I try to make a quiz on the basis of a template given by Flash MX Professional 2004. Now I want/have to change the qualities (parameters) of an instance of a component (in this case drag & drop). So I click/highlight ("blue frame") one instance of a component on the stage. But when I...more >>

I have several FLA's I've added to a site overtime and would like to combine them into 1 movie, can anyone provide directions on how to accomplish this? Thanks! ...more >>

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Hey - I'm running Flash MX, and I've a quick question - I've created a flash movie that should be 'clickable' as a link in my website to another page... How do I link a flash movie or an area of a flash movie to another part of my site? Thanks in advance Conor. Dublin Ireland...more >>

I am thinking about getting MX2004? Looks great.I'm told it has allot of bugs with XP and has problems overall and to work in 6 until problems are sorted. Is this true or a false rumour?...more >>

Hi all I work on an educational project, part of what I do involves designing flash animations to illustrate different concepts in Physics. I often need to show equations, and I have found that I can copy and paste into flash from microsoft equation editor. Well....I used to! I have just h...more >>

If I post a question and do not get any responses, what should I do? Does the same apply for me responding to responses to my question? Repost? Rephrase the Question? Move on either assuming it is unanswerable or it's being ignored for some reason? ...more >>

i need to pass data from asp to flash but, is possible to send an array instead of a single variable?? ...more >>

How can put (implement) Mouse tariler (flash swf file ) on the html page (default.htm) ? I create mouse trailer, and put in default.htm page, but it does not properly display on html page mouse trailer move with the movment of mouse (cursor) whole page only mousetrailer are display ...more >>

My problem: I have 6 links and a mediaPlayback component on the stage, and I want each of those links to start a streaming FLV. How do I do this? When I drag the component out on the stage the component inspector only have room for one URL. Can someone explain how to go around this? ...more >>

Hey, sorry if this has been mentioned before, but I noticed the mx 2004 series don't work on windows ME. But I can't find a trial for MX 6 either, so basically I'm not able to try ANYthing with Flash now? Isn't there some patch to make it work with ME? Or another MX6 download so I can try ...more >>

I have a simple menu in my flash MX2004 file. When I click on a menu item, it runs the sequence, then goes back to the menu. The item is then shown with a check mark that is set to be hidden at the movie's start. This works fine until I add a second check. No matter how I set the code, both check...more >>

In my site the links load external movies dynamically, I would like to prevent the action to be repeated if the movie is alredy running....more >>

Hello I made a .swf file which scrolls text within it's boundaries. I need to place this file into another Flash file. How do I do this properly? I'm using Flash MX on a Mac. Thanks, -------------------------S ...more >>

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I am currently using Studio MX 2004 with Flash MX Pro ( completely installed, activated and registered ). I can't seem to find the "Answers Panel" anywhere. Was it removed from the MX 2004 suite of products? The only reference I found to it being gone was in the release notes for the ...more >>

When I click the color toolbox, I cannot find the no stroke button (the one with the red diagonal line). I am using Flash MX 2004. I have tried rebooting and still can't find the button....more >>

Hi... I have this presentation in flash that requires both a background sound and a voice over to be played. While the bg sound is played continuously the voiceover needs to be activated on the click of a button..... in the sense it can be turned on or off by the same button. How is this pos...more >>

I am using Flash MX 2004. I have two books, one for Flash MX and the other for Flash MX 2004, and they both say that there is a Sounds library within the Common Libraries. However, I only see Buttons, Classes, and Learning Interactions under Common Libraries (Window, Other Panels, Common Libra...more >>

I have searched through threads here and on other sites and, although I have come across previous posts with similar problems, I've tried all those solutions and came up empty-handed. All I need to do is import a vector logo into a flash piece. All the harder stuff is finished except for ...more >>

this is the problem: Let's say I have several images that were created in photoshop that are 300 pixels by 100 pixels. When I create a document in flash that is the same pixel dimension as the image there is always a 1 pixel difference in the hight and/or width. If I adjust the document ...more >>

I'm a bit of a novice but not completely green. I simply need to hit a button which starts a short movie (sliding panel that wipes/covers the previous page content) then jump to a new scene. shouldn't be to difficult i thought, but oh no... I've tried load movie but ran into layer order p...more >>

I'm a school teacher creating pages in DreamWeaver for 1st grade, and I've written short sentences with a flash button next to them that allows the kids to click and hear the sentences being read (MP3 file added to the Down state of the button). I'd really like to have each word highlight as i...more >>

I haven't been able to find this information, so I'm checking here. When you have several different locations where a font is being embedded(example, multiple dynamic text with embed, multiple static text w/o device fonts, ect.) do the fonts actually get embedded multiple times? I would th...more >>

hello!!! wanna help about how to put movie in a flash? thaki you hope you help me.......more >>