Generally speaking (as in I'm not asking anybody to do my homework for me) is it possible to create an instance of a web browser inside flash? NOt just take a picture of a web browser and apply a bitmap to a rectangle, but an actual real live web browser? Is there any kind of object that could...more >>

Hi all, I have a very bizarre problem (or at least this is the first time I have it) with Flash and IE on PC. I normally work with Flash in Mac. Now I'm making some tests for a dynamic menu with Flash integrated into an html document. The think is that all looked fine until I tested it in ...more >>

I am attempting to create a site entirely in flash. I have the layout all done and everything is in place. I'm trying to put just text in the background, slightly faded. The text is just supposed ot look "engineering like" in that they are dimensions. (i.e. 1.22", 3.03"). anyway, when i type t...more >>

I am updating a website that had a nifty component we want to keep. It's nicely scripted, works perfectly. Is there a way to import this original FLA into a newer, larger (hopefully better) FLA as a clip? ...more >>

Hello All, Can a flash movie "not" have a background? If I could just use white, I would, but the artwork for the website I am doing has an inside border, so now I need to make a flash navigation that works within such a page. The url below opens a page with two links that shows my dilem...more >>

Hello All, Can a flash movie "not" have a background? If I could just use white, I would, but the artwork for the website I am doing has an inside border, so now I need to make a flash navigation that works within such a page. The url below opens a page with two links that shows my dilem...more >>

Made a simple flash movie giving a picture array like the one at [L=Dell]http://www.dell.com [/L] but was wondering if there was a way to jazz it up like Dell has theres. When it switches pictures for them it looks like it kind of sweeps over the old image, pretty neat effect. Any info would b...more >>

escribo este mensaje solo por que estoy aburrido y no hay nada de actividad en mi trabajo. i'm so sleepin' that can't see wrote....??[b]hi[/b]...more >>

Hello.. I just pugraded to Flash MX 04 and was wondering where I can find the patches (upgrades) for it? I cannot find them on the MM site... can anyone link me up?...more >>

I downloaded fiew pixel fonts, made everything in flash mx, dynamic, size and position 0,0 0,0, BUT, it only displays like PIXEL FONTS on my computer, on everybody elses, it doesn't, I noticed it could be a difference because I have these fonts in my system/fonts allready...all those damn tutoria...more >>

Does anyone know how to convert an AVI or MPG file into a Flash movie? Thanks...more >>

I am trying to import something, which I have done many times before. But, now it is crashing. It doesn't matter what I am importing because I don't even get to a point to choose the import item before it crashes. It also doesn't seem to matter what flash file I am importing into or if...more >>

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I have a huge project that I need to accomplish ASAP, that being said, I have run into a little trouble. How can I have a comboBox (listing peoples names) import numerous external text text files (emailinfo.txt, biography.txt, contactinfo.txt, etc.) as well as have the same selection load in ...more >>

I am trying to load a movie but I would like to load it to a specific place on my stage. By default it seems to load at the top and left side. Can I load it to the bottom right side or to specific co-ordinates on the stage? Thank you! ...more >>

Someone gave me a brand new in the sealed box copy of Flash - Educational Version. Will I get in trouble if I use it? I think they were given it or won it somewhere and didn't want it. It would be nice if I could use it, even if it was just to learn the program. I haven't opened it yet...more >>

Hi: I have been asked to test a web-based course which will be utilizing Flash and various browsers under Windows and Mac. Besides the current version, I was also asked to check it with version 6. I could not find it on this site and most of the download sites point to the Flash Player m...more >>

I'm trying to detect if the right or left keys on the keyboard were used to move the slider right or left? is there any method will give me this information. Please let me know Thanks...more >>

The problem When I export my flash movie and preview it I get a difference in file size Movie Dim: 200x200 pixels Fr Rate: 30.0 fr/sec Size: 54 KB (55635 B) Duration 2fr (0.1s) Preload: 949 fr (31.6 s) Settings: Bandwidth 4800 B/s (160 B/fr) State: Frame: 2 14...more >>

Hi all, I am curious to know if I embed a SWF file with buttons, into PowerPoint, can I make the SWF file interact with the different PowerPoint slides? I would like to make my first slide a SWF file with buttons, that open different PowerPoint pages. Any advice would be greatly ap...more >>

For somereason, when ever I make some text a link, it realigns my text in the swf, dispite looking normal in the fla. This is extremely irratating, and I would appreciate any help, or any other suggestions on how to link to another site. Thanks ...more >>

Java comes with something called JavaDco , whihc describes code used in an applet/program. For a University project I designed a game in FlashMX, yet as the course was written in 1995 it thinks that all online games are Java, and so asks for a copy of the JavaDoc if used, and an equivalen...more >>

Hi there. I've made some swf-files for my private website. Just some small animations with sound. I want the animation to run only once. I've embedded the object like this: <OBJECT classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase=http://active.macromedia.com/flash2/cabs/sw...more >>

I've seen some flash sites that size themselves in relation to the size of the IE window. As the IE window size alters, the flash dymanically resizes itself so that its always visible. Can someone tell me how this is achieved and where can I get the code from to do this? Thanks. Matt. ...more >>

Hello, when i test the swf file that contain an mediaPlayback component it display "Player" text :( I don't know why.. i've exported correctly the .flv file from .wmv file.. but it don't work.. who can help me? Thanx ;) ...more >>

This is one of those questions that should be easy but I cannot seem to get it. I need a flash text box with a scroll bar if there is more text than will fit in the text box. If the text fits within the confines of the text box then no scroll bar should appear. I've experimented with the three...more >>

Hi. I am unable to load either a SWF or a FLV file to my Flash movie. I am following the examples provided in "Macromedia Flash MX 2004 Advanced" QuickPro guide EXACTLY and every time I click the load button I created in Test Movie mode the button reacts fine but DOES NOT load the SWF or FL...more >>

Hi All, Is there any way for use Flash (I have Flash 4) to preload images into the browser's cache without slowing down the general time taken to load a page so much? I'd like to put either some JavaScript, or a Flash movie into a hidden layer wait a small amount of time for the web page to f...more >>

I am trying to get a button that is in a movie clip to target (go to and play) a specific frame in another movie clip. Both movie clips are on the main stage. I have placed this code on the button: on (press) { mainImagemovie.gotoAndPlay(2); } The "mainImagemovie" is the ...more >>

Hi Applying the a:link, a:hover and a:active tags works fine on a <a href="http://www.somesite.com">some site</a> html tag link, but I can't figure out how to apply different styles like you would in Dreamweaver as classes, for example, a.redtext:link, a.redtext:hover and a.redtext:active....more >>

I am running Flash MX on Windows XP ... I have about 10 .gif images that I want to simply rotate one after the other with a slight pause in between each image .... What is the easiest way to go about doing this? Any help is appreciated! ...more >>

hi! i'm italian. excusa me fo my english. i have a problem with streaming. i import a file avi and i export in a file flv for put this file in streaming. when i run my application my video is as mosaic. the video infact isn't fluid but it have a lot of squared. where is the error? the origina...more >>

I hope someone can help me with this. I'll describe the issue and if you can offer a logical solution, I'll be eternally grateful. In my movie, I have constructed a drop-down menu. When you click a menu item in this drop-down, it loads a new swf into a new higher-numbered layer. When expan...more >>

Sorry if I am missing something obvious here, but when I draw a thick line, say 10pt, the natural behavior is for Flash to round the ends of the line. In the line properties box, if I click custom, there is a check box for sharp corners. I would interpret this to mean that you would get shar...more >>

Have a new project that is going to have heavy database interaction. Can anyone recommend a solution. Is XML reliable enough when the number of records goes into the hundred thousands. Or should I go with mySQL or Oracle or something else in that vein? Thanks for the help. keep on keepi...more >>

Is it possible to duplicate movies inside another movie clip? To be more specific, if the main timeline (_root) had a movie instance called mainClip, and inside that there was another clip called miniClip.... would it be possible to duplicate miniClip by putting the duplicateMovie() command ...more >>

OK, sorry for the newbie question, but I am in general confused about the stage function. Does it only respond to resizing of the window? And not to prompting within actionscript? In other words, 1) its not possible to resize the stage from within a movie, 2) but in response to a brow...more >>

Hey, I know this prob has been answered alot, but couldnt find the one i wanted. I have like 10 pictures in thumbnail size and would like to be able to put them in a texbox or sumthing so i can drag them to right and the left, and on click of any of the pictures it should open a another wind...more >>

How do you copy just a few layers with their frames our of a larger movie and into a new movie? [Flash MX 2004]...more >>

My .Fla is composed of many static layers... I have One (1) Layer for an animated logo (movie clip) and One (1) Layer for navigation buttons (button). For some reason when I preview or publish the site in a browser, the MC wont play and the Buttons dont even show? However they work properly in...more >>

[b]http://www.sharedfonts.com[/b] with the help of this product it is possible to dynamically (on the fly) load necessary fonts into a flash movie!...more >>

Hi! I read somewhere (can remember the place) something about Flash Documents being used as we normally use PDF files. This means having Flash Docs generated out of Word or HTML files... does that exist?? This docs would include texts, photos and everything we normally have in Word for instace....more >>

Hi Flashers, I have a flash app with three movie clip symbols. Each clip has about 5 frames of animation and a button. I wonder if is possible to detect the frame each movie clip is at? If yes, then can the button in one clip control other clips? (I would like for one clip to reset another ...more >>

hey folks... Viewpoint has been trying to sell our marketing team on its product... they did say some outrageous things in the meeting: 1) Viewpoint plays Flash faster than Flash does... (uh, yeah - right). 2) Viewpoint has more market penetration than Flash... (uh, yeah - right). ...more >>

I was creating a whole bunch of pictures that when clicked they fade in and out. Now i wanted to create for the image or pic to pop on a new window in a larger size when double clicked or something. Can any one aid me with this please. thank you ...more >>

I want a professional answer to this: What is that bug when: -I try to open a .fla file format from Macromedia Flash MX 2004, that was created from Macromedia Flash MX -I try to open a .fla file format from Macromedia Flash MX, that was created from Macromedia Flash MX ...more >>

when i view my movie in a browser window, my movie enlarges to fit the window. i dont want this, i want my movie to keep the same size...more >>

does this change the system clock of whoever is affected by this action, or does it create an internal clock within the movie, which prevents the user from messing with the time scripts, or does it do something completely different? if you know of any websites that may contain a tutorial for t...more >>

PLEASE DO NOT IGNOR THIS POST!!!! I've been wrestling with this issue for 3 days straight and can't get it resolved. I need help. I have tried 3 versions of Flash MX 2004 (2 separate versions of Pro and 1 not Pro) across 2 different PCs and can't get the Debug Movie to work on any of t...more >>

Is it just me or are there no real good tutorials to show a beginner how to work with video and flash. I have been looking for over 2 days trying to find a tutorial on how to set up video controls for an external FLV file. There is an example of how to do it with the MM video sports tutoria...more >>

I did this once, but I have since lost the orignal .fla file. So know I have to recreate it. I have a rotating calendar that imports its data from a .txt file (see below) The txt file has four dates that are continuosly updated. How do I import one of the dates into my flash movie. Do I use actio...more >>

I have a simple logo animation - for some reason when previewing within Flash - all looks Ok. When previewing in player or html - only part of the animation plays. I have a layer called 'consulting' - this refuses to play at all - any help greatly appreciated. My file is attached. Ma...more >>

I have had this problem since I've been using flash and has always frustrated me. Maybe someone could solve this for me. When I save a file type from a psd to anything, pct, tiff, psd, then import it into flash, the color seems faded. I then try png, jpg, etc. and it happens less but still h...more >>

hi i was wondering how i make a window apear in flash. in director they r called maiw windows etc. and just be able to insert a jpg and a bit of text below that? i tryed this but didnt work on(release) { PopUpManager.createPopUp(_root, Window, true, {contentPath:"ani1" "atxt1"}); } i...more >>

I have a list of emails in a txt file. Presently I am able to pull the list directly into a dynamic text field. Although I have the "Render text as HTML" option set for the dynamic text box, the Flash movie doesn't seem to recognize the links. Here is and example of what is in the txt file: e...more >>

I remember seeing a webpage here in macromedia.com, where they urged users to help improve Flash?s designer tools/ui or something like that, I might be wrong but is it possible for me to send my improvement suggestions to macromedia? ...more >>

Hello, I am having a problem having flash determine a literal "Less-Than Sign" in a dynamic text box. For example, if I set the variable text in the box to equal: Here is this sign <. It does not display correctly - despite the fact that I do not intend the "<" character to be part of ...more >>

Hi all, Very quick question. Is it possible for a Flash movie to know what domain it is being hosted on without having to resort to external scripting? Cheers, @ndyB ...more >>

I am trying to play a short mp3 file in one of the Flash pages. The explanations on books sound simple, but somehow it's not working. Can anyone tell a method that I can try, please? Cyont ...more >>

I inserted a SWF file (made from Swish) into my Flash document. The problem I am having is that I need to physically move it down some. How can I do that? ...more >>

Ok, so I can't seem to find it on the web anywhere, and the help files by MM seem to be vague, and hard to understand. I am wondering how to do the following: I have a list component (instance name of [b]songChooser[/b]) and a MediaPlayer component (instance name of [b]playMusic[/b]) on a...more >>

Hello, does anybody know how to send email from windows projector, "getURL("mailto:..." works perfectly when used for html file, but what should I use for the projector that is EXE file??? My project is finished and clicking button that would send email would be pretty nice. Thanks for a...more >>

Hi, My problem is that my percentage preloader only displays when the file is 50% loaded: Any idaes how i can fix this? I'm a new flash user - using Flash MX 2004 ALSO... (I have found other info on other macromedia forum threads but cannot quite understand what to do with their answ...more >>

how do i post a the CCS to a certain directory and not a web site....? they say tat they are unable to obtain the directory...more >>

Could anyone tell me how to scroll text horizontally like news ticker or marquee....more >>

I have been programming in actionscript but keep bumping into adds with effects i do not even know how to produce easily. I am sure that these add designer have some kind of rapid development tool and dont use actionscript or even macromedia flash but a third party tool. Some time ago I found ...more >>

How do i create a mailto from flash..?? i have the email for the person i wish to mail the mail to but i want to create a button which will launch Microsoft Outlook or any other default emailing programme. wat is the action-scripting for the button..?? ...more >>

I dragged a "MediaPlayback" component onto the stage, gave it an instance name of "myVideo" and put this actionscript into the first frame: [Q]myVideo.setStyle("backgroundColor","0xFFCC00"); myVideo.setStyle("borderColor","0xFFCC00"); myVideo.setStyle("buttonColor","0xFFCC00"); myVideo.s...more >>

I know how to do single effects. For example, I can fade text in, I can fade text out, I can do the 3d spin effect. But how do I overlap effects? For example, how I would I make the text fade in while doing a 3d spin effect? Thanks. ...more >>

We are trying to load (insert, assign, what ever) a (Flash) swt file into a Active X control to be part of a cdRom program built using PowerBuilder. When the control is exposed there are no methods, events, or properties that can be used to control action or content. Also there appears to be...more >>

Can you make multiple themes (ie:scrollPain) with ac? I can change it once but I want different themes for different instances within an fla. Any help apprciated. I'm Speckren b*tch! SKEET! SKEET! SKEET! ...more >>

Hello: I've tried it with my regular utility to download it and only the first part fo the movie is download. All the other movies that the main movie calls is not downloaded. I've tried Web Devil and Web Dumper (OSX) for this. Any utility that could do this? Thank you. ...more >>

its one of the first(maybe third) projects i have done in flash with no help at all. It isnt finished yet, i will add some interactivity to it soon. Please suggest how i could improve it or just any comments. it automatically resizes to your browser window, i still have to fix that. [L=Bi...more >>

does anyone know where I can find info on what browsers (and versions) are or have shipped with the Flash plug-in? Thanks...more >>

I would like to use SWF graphics (not animations) in the background of tables and web pages but I am not able to make them show using the standard HTML 4.0 background tags. i wonder if anyone know a trick to use the SWF instead of GIFs or JPEGs in html backgrounds. I have a testpage at: http...more >>

how do i pass the variable this to another function? this is part of the calling function: lives--; lives_txt.text = lives; Reset(); if(lives == 0) { gotoAndPlay(3); } } } Ghost(this); this is my function that will use this: function Ghost(this) //it asks me to use ...more >>