I am experiencing a printing issue in a flash built application on (release) { print("_root.deeds", "bmovie"); } When I test the movie locally, all prints out fine and the placement is exactly where I put it... As soon as I upload the movie and print over the web... the placement...more >>

Is it possible to make inline frames in flash or somehow display an html page in it?...more >>

This works to open the window to a specific size... on (release) { getURL ("javascript:n_name=window.open('http://www.dragonfly-design.net/moonblooms/home office.htm','new_name','width=454,height=454');void(0);"); } I am trying to put a close window button on the opened window. I...more >>

a strange problem... do you know why that once inserted, a button is automatically loading the page its supposed to go to when clicked but without the click ...ie when the page is loaded with that button in it it just goes on to the page the button is supposed to go to without the click. thank...more >>

I really need someone to help me. My problem is, I don't know how to design a website in flash. I mean 100% flash. I know some flash and im learning something new everyday, but i cant seem to find any resourse on flash site design. All I can find is flash site templates ....but not res...more >>

hi: i'm creating a project where aspiring musicians can upload MP3 files to a server using PHP. I want to create an SWF file out of those MP3s to play in my flash jukebox....IMPORTANT: i don't just want to load MP3 files into a flash application...i want to generate an SWF file that con...more >>

I'm looking to create a modular interface similar to those in programs such as Max/MSP or Reaktor. You can view an example of what I'm talking about here: http://www.cycling74.com/images/msp1.gif Basically an interface where you can drag "modules" around and "wire" together their vario...more >>

Hello, New to Flash and this forum. Hope this is an appropriate spot for this question. In the Flash multiplayer game I'm writing, on the Windows version of Flash (7 or higher) for some reason it always seems to skip my first frame (which is my chat window where you can create or join game...more >>

I couldn't find any posts addressing this question, but I'm sure it is a popular one. I'm new to flash and I'm trying to setup buttons for navigation. I have read through the lessons prodived, as well an additional tutorial over at flashkit.com, but I am still having trouble. My problem ...more >>

I am fairly new at flash, but I am picking it up fairly quickly (I hope). I am trying to make a movie that mimics one that can be found on flashkit.com [L=(see demo here)]http://www.flashkit.com/movies/Scripting/Scrolling/flash_5_-thomasgl-3029/ index.php[/L] I would like to alter the mov...more >>

Does anyone know of a Flash application that will let me morph one image into another? And... same question for an animated GIF app. Thanks! ...more >>

I am going through the very first tutorial and am stuck. When choosing a behaviour in that panel, I can not get the behaviour>embedded video>rewind as an option?! I only get hide, play, pause, show, stop. For the life of me I can't get it to give me the option to rewind, or FF?! I am sure...more >>

I have a simple animation that does what I want it to do and ends at frame 60. I know how to have something fade out by changing its alpha to zero and then creating a motion tween. But is there a code way that I can handle this? Since I want it to fade out slowly I would have to go out a co...more >>

In the system requirements page for the trial version of Flash MX 2004, Macromedia says you need a "600 MHz Intel Pentium III Processor or equivalent". I have a 550 MHz Intel Pentium III Processor (in a Dell Dimesion XPS T550 computer). I meet all the other system requirements except this on...more >>

Hi All, I'm new to the newsgroup I have a little problem with a Dinamic Text field when I import my variables value from a extern file the EURO symbol don' t appear a have tryed to search the right code but I haven't found it. Can someone help me? thanks to all Giovanni ...more >>

I have multiple radio buttons that i want to be able to select either one or many at the same time... I also need the radio button to deselect if the user clicks it again... Any body have any idea of how to do this??? Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!!!! flas? AS? ...more >>

I need to display the variable text in a dynamic text box while I am working in the FLA file, rather than just when the SWF is published. I am creating movies where I have a paragraph of text fade in, then keywords tween to red text. While I am working in the FLA file, I need to be able to ...more >>

when i broswer the web, when i want to see the flash, it asks me to click to see, after i click it, the pic comes out, how can i solve it. in the past, i can watch the pic without clicking it,,,,THX...more >>

I have windows xp I have tried everything all types of support I constantly get kicked out of the internet all windows stating internet explorer has encountered and error and has to shut down. Modver: flash.ocx the crash report always says this is related to the flash player. I have unins...more >>

I know how to import a soundtrack to a flash mx stage but when I do Control > test movie, it doesn't make any sound... Can you guys help me!...more >>

I know I can set the GETURL with actionscript but can I use flash buttons to link to anchors that are within the html webpage that the flash movie resides on? Also, if it's possible, what is the syntax/code to use? ...more >>

Ok I am a beginner with flash, and i have made a basic bouncing ball around a square, and i then made a button. Now my questions are how do i put the button into the movie/make it so it takes affect and where do i put it? also for some reason the button wont let me give it actions either. ...more >>

How Du I Make A Link Pop Up In A New Window? I Realy Need To Know...more >>

On my site (www.lucianperkins.com) I would like some of my popup windows to be able popup new windows fromthe popup since some of the popups have multiple selections. But for some reason the JavaScript recommended by this site: (<script language="JavaScript"> function openNewWindow(URLto...more >>

I'm late on this--I've ignored F-MX 2004 after the roll-out and update in November, which didn't satisfy my requirements (that's mild, it angered me, as a loyal user for many years, to the point of near-blindness toward all products MM). Is this new update (I found announced in the WSJ) a signif...more >>

Ive made a site in flash [L=www.thewvu.tk]http://www.thewvu.tk[/L] but when you click a link it dosent open it in a new window. This is a problem because when you open the forum it opens the forum on my siet and for some reason making it impossible to open Can someone plaese tell me how ...more >>

Hello, i have the following problem: I am using a GIF in a flash movie, so far so good...but after the last frame has been displayed there is a gap and a black frame appears. its like rewinding a tape ;) after this the movie start again. does anyone has a idea how to solve this? it is unac...more >>

Sorry, new here, but the person in my position before me left all of the .swf files, but deleted all of the .fla files (he didn't leave on good terms, obvisously). I have to do a quick fix in some of our files and have no source. Is there anyway to get it from the .swf? ...more >>

Hello Can anyone help me with the following: I would like to make internal links from words in scroll text to other places in my movie, but as I can see the only posibility is to make hyperlinks...more >>

Hello NG, got the following problem: If I create a shape on the stage and the duplicate it or move it, the edges become some kind of blurry. Looks a bit like anti-aliasing. I already switched off the anti-aliasing in the preview-mode menu, but if I export that movie, nothing has changed. An...more >>

Hi there, I've created a video with the MediaPlayBack component - on my Mac with 10.3 and any browser, the sound is totally garbled. Ideas? http://www.mild2wildrafting.com/videos/upperAnimas.html Thanks in advance, Dan ...more >>

I used the video component with the flv file in the same directory. on my local machine everything works fine. when i upload to the server my video won't start playing. what can be the reason(s) of this failure ? anyone any helpfull tips ? Thanks ...more >>

I'm having a problem with the scrollbar component as it won't resize to the dimensions of the dynamic text fields i'm using. Nor will it attach to the edge of the text field. Could the component be corrupt? Any advice would be welcome! Thanks in anticipation ickky ...more >>

Is there a shareware or freeware editor for SWF audio files? Is there ANY editor for SWF audio files? They are actually a flavor of MP3 files, but the MP3 editors I have causes glitches in the audio....more >>

I am a bit new to Flash and was wondering how you create a text link or button that enables the user to download a normal PDF document. Also, when i create links to a URL, the URL is displayed, however it does not create a new Explorer/Safari page. Instead it uses the page that is open. ...more >>

Hello. I'm currently experimenting with producing a Flash movie that will act like a html page (resize and move elements to fit the page). My problem is scaling. When I set the flash movie attributes (width and height) to 100% it scales the movie up, ideally though I'd like the movie to st...more >>

What is unique about [b]Save and Compact[/b] option in Flash MX2004? I have read a similar article of Director here "http://www.macromedia.com/support/director/ts/documents/save_and_compact_faq.ht m". I'd like to know when to use this option and when not!? Thanks for any efforts. ...more >>

Maybe i'm just not seeing it, but when i select the dynamic text area in the properties inspector, i only get a color option - no option t turn off the background - and even then i can't change the color... i always remains white. I am using this dynamic text field to scroll tex that i'm linkin...more >>

can flash mx 2004 save files for example, if i took a snaphost from a camera i need to save the resulting image on the disk .. is this applicable ???...more >>

hello there, can anyone can give advice on a good Tutorials flash book, not for begginers, with all the latest trendy flash effects. Thanks, Gal...more >>

Hi, I'm trying to create a portfolio for banner ads I've created and decided to load the SWFs dynamically. Unfortunately, they load, play and show the animation that went beyond the stage. I'm sure it's simple enough to mask one movie but these banner ads are of different sizes. Is th...more >>

hi to all, i am traying to add with the function geturl alink to amovie clip. and i dont manage. i get an erorrs, i will explain what i did - i am in windoew that i see 4 statos - up -over - doun - hit on the hit fream i : preesed f8 and saved it on mivie clip and presse...more >>

Is An Online Catalog For Computer And Video Games And PC Software. Catalog Includes Games for Gamecube, Playstation 1 & 2, And Xbox. http://www.rothline.com/ http://stores.ebay.com/Rothline-Entertainment The Selections: action games action video games adventure games adventure video game...more >>

I have several animations, which never flicks in other computer but flicks a lot in my computer. I realised tat some web animations which has a lot of fadings also flickers in my comp. I reinstalled flash player but still flickers. ANy solutions? Thanks so much! I have been looking for the...more >>

Hello I am trying to create a simple button of a box with text inside. The text will change color with a mouse over and click. However, I am unable to click (no mouse hand appears) on the text portion of the button, and only appears around the edges where I have drawn a box (slightly larger...more >>

hey everyone: due to some limitations of my server, it looks like I'm going to have to avoid using XML...i was therefore wondering if it's possible to your loadvars objects using Array notation. In other words, if my server loads up a response to a FLASH query with some unknown number of ...more >>

Hi, I've Flash MX 2004 and DRK 5....and i'm triyng to build a pie chart from a recordset. I've got this code : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - flashService.ografico("A00044"); function ografico_Result(r_rs) { trace ("Suces...more >>

Is it possible to make the background of a Dynamic Text fiel transparent (i.e. alpha = 0)?? i've searched high and low but i'v found no way to do this. Please let me know if it can be done and ho to do it! Also how would i go about masking a dynamic text field? I tried i using a mask layer...more >>

I want to use right-mouse event in flash, but I don't know...more >>

hey guys, I've got a movie that is basically a countdown timer. It counts from 5 minutes down to 0. Once it gets to zero, it goes to a new page (effectively kicking the user off the original page). It depends completely on the user's system clock! My question: is it possible for ...more >>

i think i have posted this before but, i am new and cant find my post.(also i know director but am teaching my self flash) basicly i have 4 buttons which make a window fly into screen, but when another button is pressed i want the window to fly out before the next comes onto screen. i was ...more >>

Does anyone know if there is a problem with having more than one sound layer in a movie clip? I have a mc with two sound layers. They were both event sounds triggered on the timeline, one frame apart. The mc is about 30 frames long with a stop command on the last frame. This mc exists througho...more >>

I was wondering if there is anyway to have a dynamic text field antialiased, so it doesn't appear all pixely? Thanks. ...more >>

i have created this menu [L=here]http://www.atwsucks.com/rxbtemp.html[/L] but i cant figure out how to limit the movement only to when your mouse is over the black bar also if anyone knows how to make my links turn red on hover without turning them into buttons that would be great thanks, ...more >>