I'm trying to do this: _root.mshow.gotoAndStop(_root.moonrotation+1); This is supposed to make a movieclip, mshow goto and stop at the frame with the value of a contantly changing variable + 1. I'm pretty sure when using gotoAndStop(), you can't have a variable. i don't want to do this...more >>

I want to be able to create a pop-up window with a specific size and no toolbars or scrollbars. Please help!...more >>

Hi all I have a movie that loads jpegs into a movieClip Holder. I'd like each loaded jpeg to be a link (as if it were a button) that opens a new window. (the new window will be an html page showing a larger version of that image). How is this possible, if it is?... here's the code i use to...more >>

I want to use special font in flash. Somehow the font I used in Photoshop is not available in my Flash. Can anybody help please? Thanks, Spark....more >>

I would like to load different videos (located on a remote web server) depending on which video the user clicks. The video URLs will not be specified until the Flash Application is running (so I can't use the UI tools to set the video source inside of Flash's designer). Can anyone give me an...more >>

It seems that my output window is not tracing anything. trace(test test); returns nothing when I ctrl+Enter to test the movie, but the output window does pop up, just with no content. I've tried uninstalling, reinstalling, uninstalling, installing the trial version and activating it ...more >>

Can someone explain to me (or direct me to a resource) on how to display foreign language characters in Flash? I?m read dynamic content from an XML file. English works great but German special characters are substituted with other characters. For example, we enter: Wer wird Million?r Al...more >>

Is flash player version 7 the only player that supports development with flash MX 2004 pro?...more >>

i want my move to begin before the whole movie is loaded. i am useing this: if (_framesloaded == 300) { gotoAndPlay(11); } the whole moive is 800frames my preloader just loops even after frame 300 and even after frame 800 ...more >>

Hi When i have made a intro WIth flash can i just put it online or are ther payments @ it or something...?...more >>

Been studying Flash for a while now. I plan to do flash programing for select markets and existing websites. Is there a big demand for flash programmers? At what skill level can we make big Bucks? Will ...more >>

Hi guys My flash form has 3 input text fields and 1 dynamic text field. See www.razmataz-designs.co.uk click on flash site. I followed a tutorial and everything seemed ok until i posted it on the net. I keep getting a blank email and for every one press on the send button im getting tens o...more >>

Hello All, Why do I lose a drop shadow when importing from Fireworks and how do I keep it? Thanks!...more >>

If a movie works in MS Internet Explorer, will it automatically work the same in Netscape? Do you have to test a movie with both browsers or just one? which one? ...more >>

Anybody know who can sell a new, fully legit copy of Flash MX (NOT 2004)?...more >>

Can you have a common lybrary in a folder on your website that various different swf movies can load symbols from? This way a dozen diferent swf movies can all be updated just by editing the symbol that they all load. If you feel that I am in need of some basic education in this area please...more >>

Hello again! I didnt' get what urami said for the complete set of my project. I started a post asking how ar-media.com did that fullscreen swf with that scalable function. "I visited ar-media.com and noticed that they have a way to center a flash movie inside another one full...more >>

So I'm sure you've all heard that there is no such thing as a stupid question right? Well...I'm sure that this question is stupid! hahaha I'm having problems updating my font list in Flash MX. Is there some directory where I need to put the fonts into (like with Photoshop?) Thanks a bun...more >>

I have created an audio player with flash and now I need to be able to adjust the volume. If you look at my movie you can see the buttons I want to use for volume control. Please help!! http://www.geocities.com/thediveband/mediaplayer.htm ...more >>

Hello, I am working on a flash web site. I would like to know with which tool can I generate a map automatically where I can find all the links embeded in the flash movie. I have tried swf2htm. Is there something more powerful?? Thanks in advance for your help. Denis ...more >>

O.K I am VERY new to Flash, just using those ready made text programs right now. How do you make the text static until you click on it? Probably a dumb question but I have to ask :) ...more >>

I've got an SWF file I want to have on my site, near my menu. However, the menu when it drops down goes behind the SWF file. Is it possible to send the SWF file to the back, or have it allow other website functions go above it? thanks ...more >>

Hello, I'm creating a Flash (MX 2004) movie to be distributed on CD - in case those viewing it don't have an internet connection and/or can't download flash player. I'm going to save it as a projector file. I'm going to put video clips on it and I wonder if anyone has any advice on the...more >>

I downloaded a Free Flash Intro to use on my website,Problem is I have no ide how to change the Text to what I want it to say,Here it is: http://www.geocities.com/m2jproductions/effect.html All I need to know is how to change the text to say waht i want,,or if some one can do it for me...more >>

Hi Could anyone outline a few principles of Object Orientated programming in Flash or recommend a good visual diagram, or links ? any tips, or suggestions appreciated sincerely chris ...more >>

Does anyone out there know if you can imbed 2 quicktime movies into Flash MX (still currently running 5) and then export them as a quicktime (combined). Alternatively if there is another good way of doing it. Thanks for any help given ...more >>

Hi, hopefully somwone has run itno this before. I have a slide show flash movie (published as Flash 5) that loads variables from text files and images on the fly. Everything works fine except that i need to verify that the image has loaded before I display it. I'm using the MovieClip.on...more >>

How do I target a frame in an swf from another swf. For example, I have a navigation bar at the top of my page and a login bar directly underneath it. They are two seperate swf files and I want the login swf to go to a certain frame and play when the user clicks the login button on my naviga...more >>

Hey guys i got a big problem: I have buttons that are sat in movie clips, they are in movie clips cause im using a sticky button component, my problem is i cant get either the clips or the buttons to go to a scene. any ideas at all??? please help. if u need i can upload the fl...more >>

THIS IS MY ACTION SCRIPT NOW. IT WORKS GREAT if (_framesLoaded ==_totalframes) { gotoAndPlay(11); } I would like to have my movie start playing when the movie is half way loaded (or when a certain frame is loaded). Lets say I want the movie to start playing when frame 300 is loade...more >>

I need help getting the file size of my audio player a lot smaller. File is so large it wont lode all the way. Also, mabey some help with volume buttons. Thanks. http://www.thediveband.com/mediaplayer.htm ...more >>

Dear Forum, Why doesn't the attached e-mail form work? Can anybody help me? I've been messing around with it for hours but I can't get it to send to my e-mail! I really need to get this working for somebody but I just can't get my head around it! Yours Desperately Alfie! :) ...more >>

I built something(spent 3 1/2 hrs) and have run into a problem positioning it. I started out on the default 550x400 px canvas. Now that I'm done I realized that I want the canvas to just fit the movie. Problem is I can't figure out how to shrink the canvas around the item. Nor have I figured out ...more >>

I am trying to change the background of a component with my own moveiclip. I do not know which image to change. Can somebody help me in solving this problem?...more >>

Ok, from past dealings with developing in Flash, I've learned that I must place all font on whole integers on the x and y axes. Also, for the most clarity it is best to use a pixelated font at 8px or multiple of 8. I believe I also need to turn off the anti-aliasing. Having said this, I am...more >>

Hi, I'm looking for good suggestions on which book or books to purchase for my specific level of Flash and Actionscript understanding. I've been searching on Amazon for sometime and either I cant find the precise area of interest I'm after, or there is no user review. I grew up on Flash 4 ...more >>

I've got Flash 5 - when I import an animated GIF that is optimized, Flash 5 will only display the frame by frame. How do I get Flash 5 to easily convert an optimized animated GIF to Flash? Is there some transparency setting I should be using? Thanks! ...more >>

Actually, I don't know if it's not communicating or if my PHP is not (pretty sure it's Flash). Anyway, I'm building a web email service with Flash and PHP. The problem I'm running into is I have PHP set to connect to my email server and pull the message headers and count to tell the user how m...more >>

I've created a movie player in flash which has a play and pause button, as well as a draggable slider to scan through the video clip. At the moment I have a typical preloader which loads up the movie THEN plays it. The thing is I want the user to be able to watch bits as it downloads. So...more >>

Hi All Urami post some me some AS / Javascript to add to a button to open a popup window. Works fine, but i want the popup to have scrollbars if needed. However I have tried to tweak the code, and I have failed!! Can anyone help me? code used: on (release) { getURL ("javascript:n...more >>

Hello All! I've already posted a message but here is another to try and make my situation a bit clearer... I need to create a simple e-mail form in flash... NB. I know very little! All I want is a simple form that has name, reply e-mail, subject and message input fields. I then want a send...more >>

The message title doesn't make much sense, I know. I am loading an external text file using getVariables. The text has a few &s in, but (because Flash thinks I want to start a new variable) it cuts the text off at that point. I thought escaping them using /& would work - but it hasn't. ...more >>

Hi, I would like to have a mask that fades out in some kind of clouds pattern and by this reveals the image underneath. Any idea how to do this? Thank you very much Nuno...more >>

If I want to pass a variable or a string to a movie in another level, how should I do that ? If I want to join a string with a number to form a "movie to load" how would I do that ? sincerely chris...more >>

i need to cut up the movieclip so as to reduce the loading time.. can i load moveclip B while Movieclip A is playing in the backgrnd... say if it can be done would movieclip A be affected )like: (become choppy,distorted,muted)the file size ranges from 20mb to 60 mb (it is not a web based de...more >>

Hi! I´ve two movies, 1 and 2. I needed to load one from another at certain specific frames, and viceversa. I solved this using preloaders and variables. This way: MOVIE 1 Button1 (for going to movie 2 at frame 300) on (release) { loadMovieNum("movie2.swf?vars=button2", 1); } ...more >>

I work with a company that develops websites, sometimes incorporating flash movie embedded into the pages. A site I am developing at : http://www.ballistic-systems.com/beta/ is having a problem, You can see that the Flash doesn't line up properly with the neighbouring slices. - The...more >>

How do I read a javascript cookie into a Flash variable in MX2004? I have no choice about the environment, and the only thing I can do is store a piece of data in a cookie, which needs to be accessible to the flash movie. How can I do this? Thanks in advance! ...more >>

US$250 for 10-page static web site Dear Web Masters ? I am looking for some help in putting together a first generation 10-page static web site. I laid out all the text and images in a quick-and-dirty dummy site, which I uploaded to: http://home.earthlink.net/~gsh2000/ I ...more >>

I have noticed that if I put a link on my website directly to the .swf file it will load up a full screen page of the movie. Can you build a whole site that way? Or is there somthing dreadfully wrong with that? Seems to be a simple way to skip the html and keep your source code private... ...more >>

I have imported my .mov into the flash document, as a linked file. What action script do i need to insert to load the QTmovie in the quicktime player, on top of my swf. And how do i set the parameters of where i want the quicktime player to open on the screen,, so it doesn't block my text....more >>

Ok, I just got Flash, I love what I have seen it do as far as web pages are concerned, however I really don't know that much about web design, but I am interested in learning. What I really want to know is: How can I design a intro that matches this: http://www.alphachapterdst.com/index2.htm...more >>

i got this message when i was making my movie can u plz plz help me fast??this is what it says "there is not enough memory to complete this operation;to increase available memory,close open documents or quit and increase virtual memory to allow more memory to flash" thnx:) ...more >>

Hello All, First, thanks for reading my post. I am pretty new to Flash and all help is much appreciated. OK, now on to my boggle. I am attempting to create a dropdown menu based on the example at http://www.artswebsite.com/flash/complete/index.htm (the first one titled Drop Down Menu...more >>

Hi - I (will) have some MP3s on my site and I need to make a button for users to press that will initiate the download of the MP3's. Using a "getURL" action or a "go to web page" behavior does not give the desired effect. In one case pressing the btn PLAYS the MP3 - but doesn't download ...more >>

Hello you bright sparks you! I need to create a very simple e-mail form in flash with a Name, E-Mail Address and Message field, then to have both a clear button and a submit button that then automatically sends the message to a particular e-mail address. Ideally I would like to do it all i...more >>