Greetings from drpixel....this may seem to be a very easy question for a lot of you, but I cannot find anywhere in the manual (and Visually Flash 5 book) how to link a(n) swf file to a url. In the below url, you will see 4 movied scrolling in from either left or right. What I'd like to do is have th...more >>

a1="David"; x="a"; y="1"; z=x+y; how do i get z to equal "David" instead of "a1" ...more >>

I?ve been having problems bringing artwork into Flash from Illustrator. To fix this problem I downloaded the Macromedia Flash Writer plug-in so I can export .swf files directly from Illustrator. However, I?m having a problem trying to install it? When I click on the .exe file I am asked to enter ...more >>

Hi, I'd like to create a scroll mechanism that will scroll both text and image(s). For example, create a text field and combine it with an image (as you often see in magazine articles). Place both in a MC. Then use buttons (in this case custom look buttons) to smoothly scroll the MC up and d...more >>

When ever I export a movie to .swf file it plays at the regular frame rate (I set it to 30 fps). But when I publish it and view it on a Internet explorer browser it plays way slower. No matter how big I make the movie it plays slow. Ive changed the size from 550 X 400 to 200 x 200 and it still pl...more >>

I did some light first-time FlashMX work in Dec03 - didn't do much. I'm picking it back up again, trying to make a 3-framed stupid-simple slideshow, and cannot. I don't know why. I'm following the same doggone tutorial I did in December, and it fails every time. I've uploaded the file to this ...more >>

Hi All, I want to create a vcd containing several flash movies. What is the best way to convert my flash files to mpeg-1 or mpeg-2 standard without first outputing them to avi from flash as avi's are gonna take a huge hard drive space? Regards, Parag Shah ...more >>

I get no response when I use mozilla to view my page. The flash loads but when I click on a button to tell flash to go to a specific frame it does nothing. But it works in IE and Netscape. Heres what I have a created a javascript function, on the html button I call that function and pass it a num...more >>

all I have is the one where I have to use the + etc. where's the one where I could just click on the release, mouseover, etc? ...more >>

All my animation on the slide 2 plays when i'm on the slide 1. So when I come over the slide 2 I can see all the text, but no animation cause they are already done. I tried to set the playHidden = false but it doesn't change anything. Any Idea ...more >>

Hi, I have a problem and I need help.. I have created a preloader for my movie clip in Flash. When people visit my site, they have to wait until the preloader says 100% and its taking to long. Is there a way to stream it so while the file is still downloading they can see the movie play. Without hav...more >>

I have a client that wants to put video on their site (http://barnesdesigngroupcom.readyhosting.com/flash/index.asp) and I have imported the video into Flash and then used AS to load the SWF in when appropriate. It works but the quality goes way down. http://www.screampoint.com/v2/index.htm has l...more >>

i am no longer able to right-click / drag to highlight / select areas of text, and copy / paste this text, when using the Macromedia online forum interface to reply to messages. is this a quirk on my machine that ONLY happens with weforums.macromedia ? or is it an intentional change on the part ...more >>

I've made a shape tweening with several shape hints and it works excellent. Now I want to move everything on the stage to the top left corner and then minimize the whole documentsize to fit the contents. Everything is replaced just as I want it.... except the shape hints, they stay behind! is ther...more >>

Hi, I am trying to install Macromedia Generator 2 release 3 on my Win XP box but after doing so I have to restart and on logon after the boot I get a message saying that there has occured an error with javaw.exe. I have tried to restart the jRun server but get the same message each time. ...more >>

Hi, I'm trying to create a simple flash anim for distribution on a cd it just acts as a menu to load a pdf file off of the cd. I can't seem to find how to do this, I've created the button ok, but I'm not sure how to make a behaviour to open the pdf files, I tried using the URL but this just loade...more >>

Is it possible to make a Flash presentation for a CD-ROM that can run WITHOUT the Flash Player? I'm making a CD-ROM marketing tool for a Space Program company (not NASA) that has rules forbidding "the installation of Flash player software on company PC's." I've been given authority to include Fl...more >>

how can flash detect the frame number he is in? Is there a kind of trace (currentFrame); ? thanks ...more >>

(Flash MX 2004) Ive encountered this problem a number of times and have never come up with a solution. Hope someone can help! I have an XML file thats generated dynamically. Text fields in my flash movie are filled with text from the XML file. However, the text must fit within a specified area...more >>

Hi! Does anyone know if there is a component available that displays flash video like the one at: http://www.macromedia.com/software/flash/flashpro/video/gallery/ It's exactly what i have been looking for!! including the check boxes at the bottom Thanks Gary ...more >>

What is the actionscript equivilant of lingo's "ilk" function? I want to get the data type of a variable (in this case an array) Alex ...more >>

Hi, What is the method used for decreasing the width & height of a movie using loadmovie() My frame (thumbnail) size is 90px X 70px and i want to load a 320px x 240px movie into this at the smaller size? Thanks Gary ...more >>

Hello, I wonder if anyone can help! I have been searching all the support databases and I can't find out how to apply an action to close a pop-up window via a button. I think that it would be Java, but I can't find any info! Any help would be gratfully received! Thanks. ...more >>

Hi, Problem outline below and basic question here >> question = How do I set up a PRELOADER in my MAIN MOVIE that checks that it has loaded into levels the swfs it needs using the loadmovie command ? **Am I right in thinking that a PRELOADER only works on the movie that it is set up in. ie...more >>

Can anyone tell me how I can 'buffer' video online when using the macromedia video MEDIA DISPLAY component. I'm doing it by using the media component to dynamically load a flv file at run time. I've got it all working and all but I just want the swf to load say 40% of the flv file before it st...more >>

I am new to Flash and I have created my first project from scratch but I'm seeing a weird graphics glitch in the output. You can view it at http://www.pcfountain.com/flash/AAEE.html Notice the E on "Effective" has a funky shadow. When I look verrrrry closely I can also see the other letters...more >>

Hi everybody, I encounter something unusual when i tried to open a previous aplication that i did with flash mx 2004. The file is 12.8 MB, and when i open the file Flash gives me a message saying that i need to allocate more memory to flash. I don't think that is possible when i'm using a ...more >>

Hi! I'm currently creating a presentation that has stand-alone learning interactions added to it. I'm already done with customizing the various interactions used, but I don't know how to make the quiz results appear...and work properly. There is a learning interaction at the end of each scene, a...more >>

For some reason I've been getting a lot of email requests lately for a ripple effect in Flash. I made one here a while ago but for some reason i deleted it from my server - so i made a new one and it's downloadable - just thought I would post it here for anyone else searching for this effect. *no s...more >>

Hello.. Where can I find the instructions on making a menu like the one on this site.. I love it! Is there any easy way to do it? Thank You Rachel Kuehn ...more >>

I'm running into all the wmode bugs reported in this group, but I can't seem to find any solutions. Primarily, object are not accessible below the opening screen (i.e. place a text box down around 700 pixels or anywhere below where the screen resolution will open up to) and it will not be acce...more >>

How can i stiil playing a movie in a MouseDown event even after the user get out the mouse. Just like the left menu in http://www.zacs.ca/flash.html site. Thanx for all Paulo César ...more >>

Hello All, I am relatively new to Flash, and am trying to create a movie that has objects entering screen at different times. But every time I run the movie, all objects fly onto the screen at once. I have tried all of the tutorials I can find, read the books, and still have no answer. If ...more >>

How do you make a background fade or be gradient, like the background of this forum? I can only make solid color backgrounds. Regards, Scott...more >>

Hi, I'm just starting to use Sorenson Squeeze and am trying to squeeze a file to flv but the video is coming out really slow so and is not syncing with the audio. So the audio finishes first and the video keeps going. Is there something I'm doing wrong? My settings: Broadband flv - 382 kps...more >>