I am putting together a CD-ROM in Flash MX, and the navigation is based around loadMovie (there's probably 15 different .swf files). I have an main index file that loads all the other .swf's, which are all in the same folder. Is there a way to export the movie so that the files would run dire...more >>

OK, don't know if I can explain this clearly, or indeed if any of you can help me, but it's mighty urgent so hopefully! I have a swf file where all the links work perfectly, but as soon as I loaded it up to the server, the links don't work anymore. The website is at www.taj.unsw.edu.au. I ...more >>

I'm trying to animate a polaroid photo with embedded video playing in it. But on the key frames of the polaroid movement the video goes back to the first frame. The photo is a 'graphic' symbol at the moment. It didn't seem to work with a 'movie clip' either. Please help me, I'm tryi...more >>

Hi: I am creating a presentation in which I want each scene to play for 5 minutes and then go to the next scene. Basically it is a picture with a little animation that I want to loop for 5 minutes and then go to the next scene and do the same thing. Or is it better to create movieclips...more >>

Hi everyone. I'm new to Flash (I'm trying the trial of Flash MX 2004) and I've been trying to get an MP3 to play in the Flash Player v7. It just won't play it. I've also tried importing the MP3 into the .fla library and it complains that it "doesn't recognize the file format". Any other...more >>

I'm trying to load HTML code into a dynamic text box using a text file. I have no problem doing this when the text box is in the root. When I try and load it into a text box inside of a movie clip it doesnt work. I name the path correctly but it doesn't seem to work. Is this even possible to do? ...more >>

I'm working with a 11 MB .FLA document that was made in FlashMX. In trying to reopen it, I get the following error: "Not enough memory to open this scene. Your document is not damaged and can be safley saved. Use the Get Info command in the Finder to allocate more memory to flash." How do ...more >>

is there an easy way, once a flash document is published to change the order of windows as they are presented? sort of a command for "bring to front" or "send to back?" I came across this article a few mins ago, and it was a little more complex than I was hoping for. It will do, but I had hoped ...more >>

Does anyone know if a demo .swf file will work and can be used in a web page ? Thank you....more >>

Hi everybody, Small design problem here. Please visit http://www.twinphotographie.com/ for a full understanding of what I'm talking about. I've got a drawing issue here, which I think can be solved by some complex coding, but before I start I was wondering if anyone has an idea on how to achie...more >>

I've been at this 12 hrs/day, for four days, and getting nowhere. I'm about to lose it and am begging for mercy ;) I'm hoping there's an expert here, who will be kind enough to say, "you nit wit, this is what you're doing wrong - and this is how to fix it". I am struggling with two swf fil...more >>

Is there a way to make a simple common html-like pulldown menu in a flash file? For example, I would like to make a pulldown menu in Flash with say, Item 1, Item 2, and Item 3. I would also like to have Item 1, Item 2, and Item 3, launch a specified URL once they are selected. How si this d...more >>

Does anybody know or know where to find script to make a circular movie clip rotate with the pressing of two buttons. One button to make the circle spin clockwise and another button to make it spin anticlockwise (both at a fairly slow speed), I need to get this script by thursday night and...more >>

Hello! I would like to know if FLV will support 720x480 video playback at 29.97 frames per seconds with good image quality? or Full Screen? I did try some videos at 440x355 and it play fine, but from a CD-rom the audio was ahed the video... outsinc. Thanks! ...more >>

I need to know how to make a swf movie open in full screen in internet explorer not in the Flash player (with the fscommand), it should open the same way it does with the fscommand in the Flash player but in Internet Exploer, how should it be done? ...more >>

How can I make changes to an .fla that plays fine, then make it play again? I want to just change a background color...Now when I do that, it doesn't play again. Thanks, Trint...more >>

I am just starting out with flash and would like some help. Have any of you seen the advertisements that pop up on the screen that look like a window but they have no border? Like no window not just reduced but it looks like the darn thing is just floating there!!! How do I do that? If any of ...more >>

I am using Camtasia software to produce .swf files of recorded desktop activity. Are there video length considerations for producing .swf files? For example, if I create a 30 minute presentation and export it as a .swf file, will it play well? ...more >>

Hi! I'm coding two simple games (my first games) and I've seen very important differences between their performances in different platforms (aka mac & pc). The first one uses a button to start/end, and finds the time difference using a simple "getTimer()" statement. Eg: user press start: sta...more >>

How do you link files such as Microsoft Word, PowerPoint presentations, etc. from Flash? Thanks....more >>

does anyone know how to load variables from an external swf file? i want to update my variables in a separate swf so i don't have to open the main .fla document and i'm planning to let others update the data without giving them the main .fla (for my code's privacy). i'm trying to avoid impor...more >>

Hi, Does anybody know another way to call " _ " like "&amp" for ampersand? Thank you in advance Auris ...more >>

Hi everybody: Wondering if someone can point me in the right direction on this: I want to have a movie (Movie A) with photo thumbnails. When a thumbnail is clicked, a new movie launches (Movie B), using getURL, and in Movie B, an external .jpeg is loaded. Can I specify in Movie A wh...more >>

Dear people, I have recently upgraded from MX to MX 2004 and opened and saved my old files, converting them to MX 2004 but to my horror buttons with simple goto scene number or next scene actions take me to anywhere but where they used to. Even when I edit the actions on the buttons and ...more >>

Hi All: I know this is easy, but i can't figure it out.... I do I "go to label" instead of "go to frame". I want to place the code on my button. I have a huge number of frames and when they are moved I want to avoid having to recode everytime. Eileen ...more >>

Hi Anyone know what the name of the font everyone seams to be useing at the moment is, It is used In the menu: [L=http://www.carldekeyzer.com/]http://www.carldekeyzer.com/[/L] In the menu: [L=http://www.heimophotography.com]http://www.heimophotography.com[/L] Thanks Gleon...more >>

Hi, I'd like to use the numeric stepper as a time-selector. The problem is that it will not accept or display a leading zero for the xx:00 to xx:09 type time range. Does anyone know how to format a numericstepper to do this? Thanks. ...more >>

hi all, we develop a web interface where users can put content, txt, img and flash file... How can we have the default size of a swf file ? If we don't put any size, the size is a square of around 30*30 pixel :( thanks in advance raph[b]Text[/b] ...more >>

Does anyone know of any documentation in which the html doctype would effect the behavior of an embedded .swf within the html page? I am having sporatic behavior issues and am wondering if this is a possible cause. ...more >>

Hey all users, I will build and script my Install Application, but your myGird is stupid? Because AS2 can't be [b]true[/b]. AS: //create the items var item1 = (Product: "All User", All user will use an application); var item2 = (Product: "Just me", Only user will use already); ...more >>

I have a form based application and I would like to control when the forms load. The application is set up like this: -- application form ------ form with common attributes --------- child form --------- child form --------- ....... I have the autoload and visible set to false ...more >>

I can not find the common libraries, sounds library....more >>

I am trying to create a sort of picture dictionary where when you click on a term from a list of terms a picture is brought up with a description in a text box below. I cannot seem to get the list component to make the other movie clips jump to the appropriate frame. Any help would be great. ...more >>

Hello, I am trying to set positions of movie clip according to values retreived from database: I am using loadVariablesNum("init.php", 0); to get variables from MySQL database, I get a line like: &toy_1-loc_x=319&toy_1-loc_y=458&toy_2-loc_x=344&toy_2-loc_y=438&toy_3-loc_x =244&toy_3-loc_...more >>

hi what' s the best plan to give someone (a customer) the ability to modify textfeld in a flash site (the news part for example). how do i have to start thinking about this. (flash mx 2004) if somebody could share his knowledge on that point .. ...more >>

hi, i know it must be incredibly simple but after hours of fiddling i conclude i am just dumb. i'm trying a simple animation, for a website i want to produce; i have a man, each bit of his body is a simple graphic symbol, when i keyframe his head to tilt and try to motion tween it, the ent...more >>

Hi! I am wondering if users are not meant to run .swf files directly on the local harddrive? My problem is as follows: On the computer where I have installed the Flash program (MX v6), I am able to launch .swf files stored on my harddrive by double-clicking them. This opens up a window title...more >>

Hi, I am trying to adjust the volume and balance, i have the sliders to do this but am unsure of how these can be implemented, could someone please help or point me in the right direction! Many Thanks ...more >>

Hi I want to incorporate Japanese language content in a self running flash demo / movie. Is there any tutorial available on this ? What are the system parameters to be taken care of and what are the Flash specific parameters to be taken care of ? TIA Rajavel ...more >>

Hello (i'm beginner) I would like to use SAFlashPlayer with a command line: the name of the file to open, full screen, and run animation. How can i do this ? something like SAFlashPlayer myfile.swf /FullScreen /Run TIA jmverdi ...more >>

Refering to a previous article from 1999 'scrolling MC help'. I have followed all the instructions, and it scrolls!! Instructions were to create a movie clip with text images etc. Call it MCname. Create 2 buttons - up = on (press) { MCname.onEnterFrame = function() { if (this._y>5...more >>

Hi, I'm creating a presentation of our product in Flash MX PRO with screens. Each screen has about a 30 second animation performing some task in our product. I currently have the slide show progressing with the spacebar. I'd like to be able to stop and start the playhead at will via the spa...more >>

Do I need to place the made with macromedia icon in the cd? ...more >>

After I created a flash application and distributed on the website, do I need to place the "Made with Macromedia" logo on the flash? ...more >>

Is there anyway to force all flash movies to load in low quality on the client side...?...more >>

OK. I did the tutorial "Building a Google Search Application with Macromedia Flash MX Professional[L=google tutorial]http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/mx/flash/articles/google_search.html[/ L], which was great. Everything works wonderful on the local machine.... But when posted up to the web...more >>

Hello, I want to have several graphics fade in and out of my movie. As one fades out, I want another to fade in. What is the best way to do this? Thanks!...more >>

Hi, I'm having problem with my company's Flash website. If there's any changes on the website, the IT people will upload the updated website. My problem is, when i open the website..it's not the updated website. But the other's pc will get the updated website. I've already delete the cooki...more >>

Could some one please explain or point me in the right direction as to designing a site in flash, prior to this i have been designing in dw and importing flash movies into my sites, i have no formal training or education in html , will this completely hinder my chances of designing in flash o...more >>

if anyone is good a actionscripting and are willing to help me solve a flash problem, please leave your email adress below. I can't really write out what is happening, and feel it would be best if I sent the .fla to you. it is small, only 77kb. the basic problem is that the this.something wi...more >>

I need to know how to do this sort of animation on a mac. I want to be able to design a logo and make it flip like this in flash. I am mostly interested in how it rotates. How was this done? Thanks. ...more >>

As a user of Flash since version 4, I believe that a very good, easy to use and powerful DVD authoring tool could be built upon Flash technology. I understand that official DVD movies cannot play Flash, however, the Flash designer can export to multiple formats -- adding specific DVD technolo...more >>

I have a webpage with an embedded Flash object. Problem is that the Flash object always takes precendence over all other document objects and always appears as the top most layer. The concrete problem is that my rollover menu system will not rollout over a Flash object. The menus (standard...more >>

HI I am doing homework:) I have a map layer. I want to mask part of it. I start my MAP MASK layer and insert a rectangle. I click the MAP MASK rectangle, click MODIFY and TIMELINEand then click Layer Properties to open the dialog box. I select mask and OK. The MAP MASK layer changes to sho...more >>

I would like to embed the .swf file into the powerpoint presentation so that it is portable between PCs that don't have the file located at the same URL. Any ideas?...more >>

Hi there, This is asked before by someone else but without an answer so :) //---------------------------------------------// I've created a menubar that displays menus and their menuitems from an XML file. I did this by importing the XML schema and binding it to the menubar. What I need...more >>

Hi, I want to import some video to my FLA, I dont know which format will be the best to import, also I wanted to make some effects to the video, but seems like its not the way to do that with flash... somebody can give me a clue.. thanks.. ...more >>