I just installed the latest Free shockwave player and the latest Free Flash so I could play neopets and watch videos on mutant x's officail website. ALL I GET IS NOTHING! No error messages but no games or video's either! I have uninstalled and reinstalled SEVENTEEN TIMES! I have used the ...more >>

Hi Group, Maybe I'm missing the obvious, but a have made a flash banner for a site and want to use it as a link. I can find no mechanism in Flash to do this. I find that I can use text for a link but not a graphic or indeed the full banner. It seems strange that I can use a normal graphic in...more >>

Is there a way to use action script to check to see if a sufficient amount of video has buffered and then to cause the linked flv to play automatically? With larger video files, "automatically play" does not work well, but I would like my audience not to have to click the play button after gu...more >>

Hi there I've searched the net long and hard ;) for a tutorial of how to have sound in a flash file, but independant to the timeline. I've found a few but they seem to contradict eachother. The issue is that I want a sound to play through a scene, but at frame 5, it has go to and play ...more >>

hi, for an online-radio-project ([L=play-fm]http://www.play-fm.net]play-fm[/L]) I recently tried to build a flash-movie which should be capable of playing shoutcast-streams (for me it seems to be the easiest way to provide as many platforms/browsers with an mp3-stream without using externa...more >>

Question..........Trying to publish out to QuickTime, but I'm getting an error message saying......The installed version of QuickTime does not have a handler for this type of Macromedia Flash movie. I'm running MX 04 and the newest version of QT 6.5 with everything. I'm not sure what to do. An...more >>

Im using Flash MX 2004 Pro, and QuickTime Pro 6.5 on my mac. Im trying to control "chapters" in the animation via buttons in flash, but when I export to ..mov the video isnt being displayed. I can see by the QuickTime timeline the buttons are acting correctly, but no video. Is there any indept...more >>

Im trying to import some music or sounds, but just after i hit import or import to library, the window pops up for a split second, then just exits the whole thing without warning. Is tehre any way around this? Or am i screwed. ...more >>

The topic contains somewhat high level questions but it all goes quickly into bytecodes and behind-the-scenes functionality. The problem is that I've talked with one guy who works in Turner (CNN/AOL) who with his team reportedly made series of tests in test labs regarding how MX2004 compares w...more >>

Hello, i have been working in Flash MX and Actionscript 1.0 - AS1 This week i will start building a new Flash web site with Actionscript 2.0 - AS2 My questions are: 1. Where can i find a good AS2 preloader code which can be reused. 2. Where can i find Code or Information of how to send...more >>

once your in the button area, where it has the up, down, click and stuff, how do you change those so you have more of the on mouse down?...more >>

When I look up something in the help index, lets say Im looking up some function in the actionscript index and click on it to view the description, the information about that function is too small to read. Its like font 6 or maybe smaller. I cant find a setting to change this, anyone have any ...more >>

creating a button is self explanatory. i need help making the button "act" when i click on it. trying to place a "hot-spot" type area on an animation that will allow me to turn off/on a layer during playback. any suggestions? ...more >>

Hi all, I have to create a web browser in Flash, such as IE but using Flash. I'm new with this language, and I don't know how to do... Can I use a Flash window to put html in, or can import a component able to process html code ? Thx for your help ! ...more >>

G'd Afternoon all!!! I'm db developer and i use to build my front ends in VB/VB.Net/Access VBA. Once i got an FE with such a nice presentation that i just couldn't believe it was done with the "traditional" tools.... and it wasn't!!! all menus (Like those in outlook 2003) and buttons were cr...more >>

Hi, I apologize if this question is too simplistic for this forum, however, I am a middle school teacher and I have about 5 students dying to learn flash. My question: When creating a motion tween sometimes when I click in the frame inbetween the two keyframes I get a solid line and ot...more >>

When I open a website which has flash movie, my computer will freeze....more >>

OK, I've been through the Macromedia notes on this topic and I've scoured Google's Webmaster help pages, and I still haven't been able to find a satisfactory solution to the age old problem of how to get your Flash site a decent ranking. Here's what I'm trying to do: I'm using the (mostly)...more >>

Hi everyone, I'm new to flash as of yesterday. I created a simple movie but it seems to repeat itself over and over after I test it. I have no clue what to do, Please help me. Thanks...more >>

What are the differences with the proffesional edition ? Darren ...more >>

I want to create a transition that is very fluid similar to some in the site listed below, could anyone let me know how this effect is craeted is it masking or created with code thanks in advance example: http://www.fructal.si/ ...more >>

May I also ask : 1: How to set the textfield background color dynamicly ? 2: How to set the label font color ? Thank you very much ~ ...more >>

I created a news ticker that utilizes external data and an external CSS stylesheet. Just about everything works fine, except that in Internet Explorer and Firefox (not Mozilla for some strange reason), the first headline that's displayed is unstyled when the page is refreshed. After the tick...more >>

I have a set of 4 images that I have made into a flash movie. When I preview they play instantly, bit when I upload to my web server all I get is white. where the movie should be playing. I have even gone back and redone the movie and checked the publishing setting and they all seem fine. Any ...more >>

Helo please can anyone tell me how to add a line of actionscript at the end of a video that has been dynamicly loaded using the media display component? At the end of my video I want it to tell the main time line to go to Frane 1 say? (It's currently sat on frame 5 wherethe media display com...more >>

I'm trying to place an text file, which html tags, into a scrollable window in flash mx 2004. the only thing i find odd is that flash only gives me a little line space, once ive droped the textArea componant, to type in all my content. This doesnt make any sense. I mean I can do it like...more >>

Hi I try to make something like a image gallery and my code currently looks like that : //------------------------------- function createIMGLayer(argh) { var x_temp = xpos; var y_temp = ypos; var containername; imageArray = argh.split("|"); for (i=0; i != -1; i++) { totalImag...more >>

loadVars.send VS loadVars.sendAndLoad can someone tell me what the difference is with these two. here is my problem. i am trying to submit some info to php script. i have my variables in text file. if if loadVars.load("textFile.txt"); and then say loadVars.send(url, "_blank", "post") then...more >>

Greetings, Can anyone tell me why this happens and provide a solution? Scenario: I create a static text box and rotate CW or CCW. Everything looks great on the stage, however - when I publish the file the rotated text does not appear in the swf file. Can anyone provide a reason wh...more >>

Hi I bought Flash 5 a while ago and I have no clue how to upgrade my version to be able to read flash 6 files. Any hint is welcomed. Thanks ...more >>

Are there any options available to stop or limit the way floating flash media works? It's very irritating and the only solution I can find it total removal of the Macromedia Flash application....more >>

Does anyone know if and how you can change the color of the scrollbar component?...more >>

Hi im looking to bend some text around a circle,as well as keeping it in an editable text field (static or dynamic text). I have only been able to curve the text by using two methods which are not really what i wanted. 1: By breaking the text apart and arranging the individual letters...more >>

I know there is something in flash to make the lines stay the same width when you make the drawing smaler, but I dont remember where!! I want to draw something that will be small in the screen, so I draw it big and then when I make it smaller the lines look too thick. I have also tried drawi...more >>

I have a small problem. Client wants to change images in swf file [b]himself[/b]. So I would like to know how to prepare swf file to import extern pictures from exact folder with exact name. Similiar to importing video file. Help. If you have already any fla file send me please to my e...more >>

Hi and thanX for any help or comment. I To build a mail form with the new Flash Mx 2004 Components make use of the bombox to choose the destinatary (choose diferent email ) and radio buttons + some text field for the input of the user nad in the server side PHP but I cant find anything abo...more >>

Hi, I'm wondering if it is possible to use the C level functionality in order to execute a C function inside a .swf ? For example, I want to make a swf with a button, and when clicked, execute a C function. Is that possible? Thanks for your replies, Nicolas ...more >>

Hi all I am defining areas that trigger actions if the cursor goes over them (or leaves them). For now I'm using: var xmouse = _root._xmouse; var ymouse = _root._ymouse; if (xmouse<7 || ymouse<130 || xmouse<775 || ymouse<375) { this.gotoAndStop(1); }else if (xmouse>7 || ymouse>130 || xmou...more >>

Is there a code that unloads all movies on all levels except for the main timeline? I have a site that loads several different movies on one page, but then when I go to another page, they're still there. They aren't named instances and it would be great to just unload all levels except the mai...more >>

I have a fairly complex ActionScript thing going on. I have a letter that floats about the screen randomly. When a button is pushed I want the movement to be elliptical. I have this working, but have one more part to the scenario I'm having trouble with. Having the centerpoint of the moving...more >>

Flash Communication Server allows live audio to pass between clients - but (AFAIK) doesn't seem to support playing a sound file on a client back through a NetStream. (Note that the sound files I need to play back were created with a different program and are stored on the client PC.) * Is there...more >>

Hi folks, I hope you can help me on following problem. I need to put a flash based website onto a DVD. The navigation should remain fully interactive, same as on the web. I`m not talking about tv support. it?s meant to be used on pc\mac only. it contains video-samples and loads of text, ...more >>

I need to install flash plugin in a pc that no has internet conection. The plugin i download in this web allwais try to conect to internet to download the plugin. Thanks. ...more >>

How can I set up a movie (card) so the the viewer can enter their own massage and the have the card emailed to a third party? I currently have Flash 5 Mahalo, hicksspa ...more >>

Can flash, ActionScript support or able to control Parallel Port devices?? such as Joystick. if Flash is not able to do so, any alternative? any reference is welcome!! links or tutorials or example Thx Thx Raoh Gallen ...more >>

someone know some site where there is the possibility to win awards for example a "flash award" ? TNX www.aldoferrari.it ...more >>

Hi All, I am new to flash so any help would be greatly appriciated. I am trying to publish an updated header in flash mx2004 the original file from a template works fine and the links to the html pages works fine,but when I publish the movie to swf. and replace the old file the movie plays b...more >>

I would like to create a dynamic website that allows a user to place local images into a predefined box/area and input paragraph text into a text area, then on submission the page is saved / exported to the server. Flash 2004 MX has been recommended to me, but before I purchase a copy I need...more >>

My flash presentation is made up of 10 different scenes that all use a text file for text input. I have an action on all of the scences so that when the timeline reaches the end, it just loads that particular scene again and as far as the user is concerned nothing has happened. This was to pre...more >>

I am using Flash to create a CD-ROM and I need to have my flash exe open a pdf file with acrobat reader. How do I do this? FScommand? What script will do this? Thanks for your help! jeff...more >>

I finally finished my design portfolio site for school. I was fortunate enough to win "Best of Show" award at my school with the site, and while as much as I would like to fix a few more things, I am ultimatly just going to leave it as is. I have a new job thx to my portfolio, and really don't...more >>

hi, I'd like to know is it possible for a flash exe to generate a text file and save on local computer. Thanks...more >>

Hey guys.. Im having a hard time with my code. I have a dynamic text box, with a var name of 'score', nothing in the text box. Im building a squirrel game for a local University and when the squirrel returns to the tree, NaN is displayed in the text field. Now, I know what that is, but Im ...more >>

Im trying to figure out onion skinning and i set all the stuff, but when i run the movie it just shows up as normal (no onion) until the last frame WTF! anyone who would help its much appreciated Thanks a lot ...more >>

I know this is the second time around, but I didn't clarify myself last time. if anyone could go to www.bluecult.com - I want to do a similar checkerboard background for a school project. I'm usuing flash mx. I know basic flash, but I do know photoshop, director. pls help, thanks in a...more >>

Hi, I was drawing a really really "long"~~ menu system and I found that I had to draw over the very edge of FLash work space, but if I make my grapics get over the edge of FLash work space, I CAN'T see it, is there anyway to expend the FLash work space to fit the window size or anything?? or t...more >>

hi, I have an animation that is running at full screen or a window of 1024x768. On a pc it runs fine (it time with audio) when viewing the same swf on a mac (g4) its sluggish and loses sync. will it run better from a project and/or from the harddrive instead of cd. swf is about 2.5megs. ...more >>

Hey all, I'm looking for a book on Flash and ActionScript for a complete Flash beginner. Ideally, the book would start from the ground up, but progress quickly all the way to advanced topics, not just "more simple example". Can anyone recommend a Flash book (preferably MX)? Are there...more >>