Am new, unschooled, untaught. Have a button with a _mc for the "OVER" frame. First "ACTION" frame of the clip i have "this.btnButton_mc._visible = false;" as an action. It doesn't work. Any comments, ideas, suggestions, code examples? I am using a downloaded demo version but have entered...more >>

Hi all, This may be a newbie post, I apologize in advance. Basically, my site is completely done, except for one minor detail. I am using an XML menu with flash. The menu works perfectly except that I want to open the links in the same window instead of opening another window. How do I...more >>

i hv some mpg need to be inserted to flash & export to swf. when i insert them, i found that there is a setting for "keyframe interval", i don't understand what it means even i check the help file. the default setting is "24" under FlashMX while it's "0" under flashMX2004. Which setting shoul...more >>

Hi all! I have a page with a dynamic text field that pull some content and in the content is a standard html link <a href="http://www.somewhere.com?param=abcdefghisdfpoiweporei&more=blah&blah=b lah">link</a> As you can see the url to the link is very long. When you click on the link, ...more >>

Thank you to bloodforge and Pete Hughs. That worked. But how do I get the new window to be the same size as the swf file? Now, when the new window opens, the swf file (which is only 230x230 pixels) is floating in the middle of a large window. I'd like it to be a tight little window just big en...more >>

I am utilizing shared Objects. I need to place a 'listener' on a shared object to execute a function when it changes. Any suggestions? Is that even possible? Any suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated. -Shaun ...more >>

i am creating a movieclip independent of the main timeline, however, i would like to see the main timeline "ghosted" behind my movieclip as a reference. anyone know how to do this? ps I am not talking about onion-skinning. I want to see through a movieclip I am creating to the main timeli...more >>

I have a Flash MX page which has a several flash buttons-I have been trying to use the Action script to go to a file on my compute associated with each specific button, however, I can not get this to work. Any suggestions? txs ..... I have tried many different ways... on release go to...more >>

How do you copy a multi-layer scene from one file to another? ...more >>

I am trying to do a preloader for a site. I have the preloader on the index.htm page. It looks off to me (on cable modem). Am I supposed to put the preloader in an index.htm page seperately from the movie, and then have it link to the page with movie when everything is loaded? How do I tell it...more >>

i know how to do it in MX 2004 Pro. but the method didn't work in MX.. can anyone help me? thx ...more >>

I have a swf that plays in a browser window. Is it possible to have a quit button in this swf file, that will close the browser window ? Any help is appreciated Cheers...more >>

I haven't been able to use the script Playing back external FLV files dynamically with a Sample from Flash Mx called "Import_video.fla", since it looks like ther is a conflict with the controller. The script worked perfectly with a new and played the .flv external file, but when I try to use i...more >>

hi all , when i use this script to open up a new small window on top of my flash homepage it opens up a full html page then the small pop ontop of that !!!! how do i get it so that only the small one opens ??? ihave searched the forum but to no avail !!! thanks .....bwclan on (release) {...more >>

Every time I click on a graphic on the stage to move it, the processor maxes out. It eventually recovers, and I'm able to return to work. Does the 7.2 update have an uninstall or will I have to completely uninstall Flash, re-install, and then re-install the 7.0.1 update? I'm trying to get wo...more >>

I'm doing primarily animations that are delivered on CD or pre-installed on computers in a learning environment. I develop in MX2004Pro on OS X 10.3. I need to output files with audio tracks that use MP3 compression, 128Kbps or above. Using high bitrate settings causes flash to start man...more >>

i'm loading text into a dynamic text field from an external HTML file, and i seem to be running into an issue where the text between container tags (such as <B></B> and <FONT></FONT>) is simply omitted from the text field. The Flash Help file (seach for "Preserving rich text") indicates that ...more >>

I was wondering how to get a button (when clicked) to automatically download a file. Currently I'm using: on (release){ getURL("http://www.SITE.com/MUSIC.mp3"); } It used to work, but now it send the viewer to a new page where it plays the clip in quicktime in IE instead of downloa...more >>

I have a (html) web page with several graphics in it (i.e. gif and jpeg images). These images are set up with attributes such as 'align' 'clear' 'vspace' 'hspace' etc so that the surrounding text will wrap around the image. I am in the process of creating several small (120px x 120px) movies...more >>

I need some help with the MediaPlayback component. I try this component in an first FLA file where it is by himself. And works very well. Then I place this component in a different FLA file that has more content and it DOES NOT WORK! When the timeline gets where the movie is supposed t...more >>

Hi...I am buildng a website that has numerous SWF files loaded into different windows. I'm trying to architect the best way for all those components to integrate with each other. For example, if I click a datagrid in one of the swf files in one window, I want it to load related data in an othe...more >>

Hello, I recently upgraded from flash mx to mx 2004 pro. However I can't seem to import any sound file at all. The message I get is that "One or more files were not imported because there were problems reading them". I've looked at the help section and tutorials but don't find this speci...more >>

I am using a sound from the library using linkage. I have some other audio playing from a video at the same time. I only want to fade out the sound in the library but when I do it fades all the audio. I can't figure out why. Here's what I have: if (_parent.vLevel > 0){ _parent.vLevel ...more >>

I'm working on a flash site and I want to make it as big as possible and I had always been told that the standard size was 760 x 480 and that just seems small to me now. It seems like most people have bigger monitors nowadays. Anyone got any input, and links to stats about standard monitor siz...more >>

How do I make a button, that on "release" will open a new window containing a swf file over the existing window?...more >>

Hello, I would be very gratefull if someone could help me with this. I have a Site, build up completly over flash. It uses several swf movies that load inside MCs. One of this swf is on the homepage, there's a "news" section that changes every now and then. My problem is I have to make thi...more >>

I have no idea if this is possible... but I guess I shall find out. Let me explain what I'm doing first: I'm creating a flash site. I have the buttons load, and a picture load. Then I want the content to load. However the content is going to need to be updated frequently by people with l...more >>

Hi, I need to access a function from another function, but for some reason the function that I am accessing is not doing what it is suposed to do. I have the following code: btnOne.onPress = function(){ SetAlpha(80); } function SetAlpha(a:Number){ trace(a); btnBar._alpha=a; bt...more >>

I am attempting to import a flash animation into a flash driven website using a loadMovie call. The 2 clips are set at different frame rates & I am aware that the parent movie will decide the overall frame rate for the imported clip. Is there any way (short of manually adding additional fr...more >>

does anyone know how to implement metatags into html for flash?... preferably for a website~ thanks. www.design-partnership.com...more >>

I am attempting to attach the following actions to a button, so that upon release, that particular frame will be sent to the printer, the fields will be emailed via cgi, and the movie will progress on to the final "thank you" frame. Instead of only one frame printing, the whole movie continua...more >>

I don't know how I did this but at some point, I seem to have set my registration point so that everything I create or import: shape, symbol, bitmap, you name it, now uses the center point as the point of alignment instead of the top left side - even if I select the top left side when I create...more >>

What is the programming language behind Macromedia Flash? Or is there a COM-compliant set of objects that can be manipulated within VB or VC++? If not then how can one programmatically make a flash movie out of a sequence of jpegs from Visual Basic? ...more >>

I have a bunch of jpegs in different frames of a flash movie. I want to move and resize all of them. I don't want to have to do each one seperately because it will take longer and I want them to all be perfectly aligned. How can I do this? I tried pressing the "Edit Multiple Frame...more >>

Hello, In my Flash I have a picture of an arcade machine, with a left hand on the joystick and the right hand on one of the buttons. I have 5 different pics with a hand holding the joystick in the various states (left,right,up,down,none). I want it so when I hit the arrow left key the ...more >>

Hi all, I'm creating a slide show using a lot of motion tweens to get a fade-in and fade-out effect. However, my motion tweens shake sometimes, it just does not look smooth/right. Whoever can give me some suggestions to fix the problem would be greatly appreciated. I'm using Flash MX. Chun...more >>

I understand that in Flash MX you can toggle between a "normal" and "expert" view by going under the view options link in the top right corner of the window. It appears that in MX 2004 that option is not available, at least under that link. I have looked until I'm about crazy! Where can yo...more >>

hi, i was wondering if it was possible to do something like this: http://www.yoursite.com/movie.swf?name=fred to define a variable used in the flash movie. The question is how would i pass a variable into the movie thru the url, or another way? Thanks in advance. ...more >>

I am trying to create a table inside of flash. I have the table in a word processor and would like to be able to copy/paste. Does anyone know of a way to do this? I can make it a pdf or jpeg if needed but this would require extra time with tables larger than the available screen space ...more >>

or is it just me?...more >>

I bought a book on how to stream video. This is what it say's to do: 1. Create a new Flash document. 2. Save it in the same directory as the flash video as mediaStreamerComponent ..fla. 3. Drag an instance of the Mediaplayback component onto the stage. 4.Set its URL parameter to your vid...more >>

Hi, two users have supplied me both a movie file and actionscript for this, so thank you to stwingy and annie123. I only have one error to get over. I have checked my code with that of a seperate .fla file sent to me by stwingy and it checks out. I still, however, get this error: (...more >>

Hi I am a coldfusion programer. My knowledge in Flash is very basic. Can some body suggest me a good book to start creating RIA using Flash MX 2004 Professional. thanks in advance Sridhar...more >>

Windows XP, Version 2002, SP1 Flash MX Pro version 7.2 Has anyone else received a low memory error dialog when opening an .fla file that says: "There is not enough memory to open this scene. Your document is not damanged and may be safely saved. To increase available memory, close op...more >>

Hi folks! I'm planing to create a serie of buttons as a navbar. I intend to put a tween when the mouse rolls over the button and another tween when it rolls OUT of the button. I just can't manage to create this last one. I accept any solutions. Thanks! K_jah ...more >>

I am a novice at Flash and I am attempting to create a flash document in which the bottom part (or lower right side) of the entire site is a dreamweaver layer. Also linking the buttons in flash to open other hidden layers. What should I do or where should I go for detailed information? ...more >>

When using text as a button I can only select the actual text to activate the action i.e the middle of an 'O' won't work. I can solve the problem by putting a box behind the text but this is then visible if moving behind a different coloured background. Any ideas? ...more >>

I?m still looking for HELP :-( Download swf_file.zip and open the swf file. I want to do the same in Flash MX, hope someone can help me. Thanks. Alfredo....more >>

I have a variable that has been coded as a number (a different number depending on user input), for example _root.whichQuestion = 2; or _root.whichQuestion = 3 Now I want to send another movieClip to frame 2 if whichQuestion==2 or frame 3 if whichQuestion ==3. For Example: _root.answer.g...more >>

I download the Flash MX tutorial and it said that i should complete the help > Lessons first. But they are there. When i click on help lessons is not a choice....more >>

I developed a site using flash. The preview of the file looks and works fine but when I publish it and open the swf file the movie does not go to the correct frame (action: goto and play). I checked all my action scripts and they are calling all the correct items needed. Something is happening wh...more >>

I have a computer which only has the Flash 7.0 Plugin Player for IE, how do I view straight .swf files? I could associate .swf files with IE explorer which works, but is there a way to make it open in the flash player rather than IE? ...more >>

So I don't seem to be understand something about loadmovie. I have a main Flash file, and I want to load another .swf into this. If I used the line: loadmovie("other.swf",5); It loads the movie in fine, at position 0,0 and the movie starts playing. But when I do that, I don't know how ...more >>

Hi people, I am appending some vars to the end of a url. Is there a way to encrypt these vars so that they do not make any sense when appended to a url? Thanks, Dave...more >>

on my website i have a bunch of picture that you can scroll down. the pictures are 2 ina row. but when i view my page in any format except .fla the first 2 pictures are screwed up ( there blurred to the extreme ). not in flash(any picture view prog) they are fine. they are also fine when you...more >>

I'm a little curious, where does the flash plugin player get installed to? IE dir? windows\system dir? Both?...more >>

Hello, I create incremental versions of my Flash projects to be able to move on with the code without problem. However, it happens that one incremental version got much heavier than the previous one and I can't quite make out why. There is just some differences in the code and some symbol...more >>

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Hi, We have just put together a demo of a program we have been writing in Flash which allows users to create presentations, import images and video and create searchable resources. http://www.visualcaster.co.uk/caster/index.asp?id=Welcome%20to%20Visual%20Caster ..pnm?&b=efefef&pref=...more >>

Hi to all ... I am trying to create movies into classes. So far I successfully created several items (lines, squares, text fields), however I still don't know how to interect with them through code. The code to create a movie clip is something like this: parent.createEmptyMovieClip("But...more >>

I'm new to flash and I just created my first movie but when i export my movie and play it, it loops by default. I know how to stop it from looping once I open the file but how do I make it the default for it not to loop after I've exported the movie? It's not a big deal but it's just annoyin...more >>

I have never used Flash before in any form except for the limited Flash features in Fireworks 4, and even then not that often. I want the new MX 2004 studio, but I tell you, I have read nothing but horror stories about Flash MX 2004 (Pro) both about its usability and stability. I certainly don...more >>

Hi, Got 4 buttons on my main page and a little 5 kb swf next to each button. Need to preload the swf's in advance so that when the page shows up - the swfs are ready to show what the buttons do when the user mouses over them. I have a shared library for other stuff but don't know yet how t...more >>

I want to get but I have no money :( I only have flash 5. I would like to advance but like I said above I have no money :(...more >>

In flash 5 I'm loading a external .swf into a movie clip BUT the new movie isn't cropped to its Movie Propeties size --- So, Im able to see things that were outside the stage...despite experimenting w/ Publish and different sizes. How do I crop a movie on export so that all things outside the ...more >>

I can not get this site to load at all in IE: http://www.undergroundtrader.com/flash_index.cgi It will load fine in Firefox but in IE I only get a brief moment of a black screen at it appears to be loading then I get a standard 'The page cannot be displayed' error typically seen when ther...more >>

I want to create a button that follow my cursor, for a short time, when the cursor is over the button. Then I want the button to get back to it?s original position. Thanks. alfredo ...more >>

I'm having a problem fading text I create the text as a symbol and add it to the stage on it's own layer. I create a second keyframe. I select the second keyframe and then the symbol. For color I select alpha at 0% which makes the symbol invisible. I then create a motion tween between keyf...more >>

I found something displeasing about the scroll bar. I am able to make scrollable text in a file of it's own. However, when I take exact same procedure that I used, and apply into a website, it doesn't work. I found that when the stop command is added, so the user can accually view the text, th...more >>

Greetings- I have created a list component to display video in a media display component. when clicking on each item in the ilst component, it seems that every other item is resized in the media display component. for instance, when i click item #1, it displays within the size of the med...more >>

Hello, again. Inching my way up the learning curve. I have a handle on basic preloaders for internal assets. What I'm trying to pull off is a Flash preloader (with progress bar) that will launch a Director movie (not a projector, but a ShockWave). When I publish the movie in Director i...more >>

How do I create a menu where the current selection indicator scrolls smoothly back and forth like the one on this website www.lattashowroom.com ? Thanks...more >>

Hi, does the Tab View component come with Macromedia Flash MX 2004 Professional? BTW, I'm currently using Professional and it doesn't appear within the list of available components? Thanks, -Conrad ...more >>

I have been trawling the threads to try and find this solution to no luck. I have a movie which contains 4 framesets. I want to be able to skip to a random frameset, however I do not want the reoccurance of that frameset until the others have been played. For example, if I label my frame...more >>