I have a main question, if anyone can help me with this, it'd be greatly appreciated. I know you guys have probably heard this before, if not, please help me, it means a whole bunch. Loading external .swf files in a main .swf file, and when loading them, run through a basic preloader.....more >>

hey folks, I have been searching all over for something like this: you have 2 list boxes - you select from the box on the left and hit 'add' and the items are added to the box on the right. thanks ...more >>

Hi, I am developing a windows/web application that uses Flash as one of its elements. I'd like to know if I could ship the Flash player on the cd that will be shipped with the software - in order to install it in case they don't already have it installed. Thank you for your help, ...more >>

Hi All Perhaps someone can tell me: How can I go from one movie to another movie at a specific scene and frame. When I use LoadMovienum, it takes me to the right movie, but at Scene 1, say, I would like it to go to scene 7. How can I do this. This is the syntax I used: --------------...more >>

Hi! I have problems loading external *.swf. I have checked all the questions & answers in the forum but it seems not really can solve my problem. Can somebody please help me??? I have a file called "main.swf" which contains a button. Whenever somebody presses that button, it will load ...more >>

OK, I?ve run out of ideas on this issue; I?d greatly appreciate any help the community could give. Here?s the deal: I am try to use a shared library in the typical way. Unfortunately, when I run the swf with the linked assets, it seems to replace all shared symbols with the first symbol lo...more >>

Is there any way to save an MX .fla file to a Flash 5 .fla? ...more >>

Alright I have a project that incorporates a flash movie within it. When the project loads it needs to run a function within the flash movie. I dont believe this is possible with the FSCommand, so I created a text box and am trying to test the textbox for changes. WHen the textbox changes I...more >>

I want to create voice-over sound bytes for an animation. PPT and iMovie have recording capabilities, but I can't extract files to transfer to Flash. I need to know if Flash has a recording capability, or is there some other generic software I can use to create AIFF or MP3 sound bytes to inco...more >>

This may be really obvious, and I just never figured it out, what is the best way to make a still image blurry in flash. Like you would do with the Blur Filter or Blur Tool in Photoshop. ...more >>

I have not worked with Flash since Flash 5. I now have MX 2004 Professional, so let me apologize up front if this is a stupid question. I am attempting to use loadMovie to load an external movie clip which has several elements sliding in from off stage and contains a couple of textArea com...more >>

Hey check out this site....you all have helped me a lot and I really appreciate it. http://www.jasonschwab.com/mcsbeta.html Here are my questions... 1.) towards the top right of the page (anypage) there is some text that says "current projects <--Scrolling buttons etc..." I would l...more >>

Need some help with a project that I am working on. I have used the Flash Viewer plugin for Dreamweaver to have an automated slideshow play in an html document. I need music to go along with it, so I went into flash and dropped the mp3 into a swf file that will inconspiciously sit on the same...more >>

Greeting! I've got a 20 frame movie I'd like the user to view as a slide show by clicking on forward and back buttons; the movie should go forward/backward 1 frame at a time. I've successfully created a toggle button using tell target, but the movie plays all the way through. I'm not sur...more >>

I did a website otimizised for a resolution of 1024*768. When I choose a higher resolution, the site appears in the upper left corner. Does anybody know how to make the animation stay in the center and that whatever the resolution chosen?* Thanks in advance ...more >>

I don't use OS9 -- Why is the installer for an OS X product a Classic Application, and how do I get around this fact?...more >>

Ok, first of all, I am using Flash MX, not MX 2004 and I am on a Mac OS X. So, I figured out how to attach the ScrollBar component to any of my dynamic text boxes and get them scrolling. The problem I'm having is that I can't format that text inside the dynamic text boxes to various colors o...more >>

I really like drawing simple vector-based graphics in Flash. But when I export the image, whether it is a .swf, .png,, .tif etc., no matter what Macromedia program I use it in (Fireworks and Freehand, specifically), the print quality is always horrible. What am I doing wrong? ...more >>

Hi! I have an static text. I am trying to distort it in order for it to fit into a "screen" which has a perspective view... I can´t distort it... Flash won´t let me. I want the text to scroll but it should do so in this perspective shape... how can I do that? I am trying to distort movie c...more >>

Hi everyone I would like to know how to load a movie inside flash and tell it to go to a certain frame. I have made movie 1 and movie 2. A certain point in movie 1 a button tells it to load movie 2: on (release) { loadMovieNum("movie2.swf", 0); } which is cool but i would need it to go...more >>

I need an image to link to a url. This image is on a swf file that is playing on a webpage. The button is named weRcarlow_btn and it is inside of holder_mc. I have the button named correctly in the properties tab. I put a trace on it and it didnt work so I'm guessing it is the button. Ca...more >>

_root.attachMovie('mynew_mc','mynew_mc1',mycurrent_mc.getDepth()); I can replace "mycurrent_mc" at the correct depth, BUT... mynew_mc "on load" uses AttachMove. When I test just the clip, it runs with the attached movies showing, but when used in the _root movie as shown above, the attac...more >>

Hi, Where can I find information about Flash MX 2004 Shortcut Keys..there was a ..swf file on macromedia for Flash MX..is there some thing for flash MX 2004? Thankx Rafiq ...more >>

hi all, i'm having a few problems with something thats been bugging me for a while, is there a way to select a load of layers and then convert the contents into a movie clip retaining all its layers and frames without having to -- cut layer---paste layer--- for each layer? many thanks ...more >>

I need some websites that have very basic tutorials on Flash MX version 7.0. Please help soon....more >>

Hi, I have one doubt, I have generate the random numbers from 1 to 24. First I got the one random number and process do this number. Next i have play the second level for same file, again generate the random number range 1 to 24. But comes again before i got the same number. could u pl...more >>

ColdFusion? Components? Actionscript? Classes? What is the easiest way to "convert" data being loaded into a dataGrid column into currency format? I'm using ColdFusion and Flash Remoting to query an Access database and return the recordset to a dataGrid component. The database numbers are...more >>

QUESTION TO ALL: In your opinion, which site is the nicest Flash work you have ever seen? I vote for: http://www.2advanced.com/ What about you? ...more >>

Hi Group How do I make an input box have an immediate flashing cursor..? sincerely chris...more >>

ok...so i have made a website ..."in flash"...... now the person who its for owns a few properties in spain which they rent out..all year round... i know its not as easy as it sounds...but basically..when someone searches for i.e. property rentals in spain... she wants it to be ne...more >>

At my company we use "dart" to serve banners. We are having a great problem with banners made with MX2004- they won't work!!! We have to make banners in MX so we can add the "don't send" in the action. Is there a work around for this? ...more >>

hi how can i save a graphic from a swf file on to the hard disk....more >>

Dear members, I want to draw a line every time the user moves his mouse pointer. This line should be drawn from 0,0 x,y position to the current mouse position. Can you plz tell me a way to do this. Thanks a lot, Chamal. ...more >>

about protecting swf i heared about 2 method but i am not able to go in them alone so i need every one help first -> using activeX which will write a certain header in the file to encrypt it & at client pc the same activeX will decrypt this header this activeX changing the binary code of the...more >>

Does some one knows how can i do that this command on(release) { gotoAndStop(7); } will work for me on other scene i mean if i do this command on a movie clip and i want it to work on another scene can someone write down the syntex ?? or something please tnx ...more >>

Hi, I have 2 questions if you may. 1. If i have items in the library that i don't use, and the "export in first frame" checkbox is check does the item is being exported in first frame? 2. if i don't use some of the items in the resource, does these resources effect the resource size? ...more >>

I'm not quite sure what the deal is, but hopefully someone can help. I have an ibook g3 and have flashmx 2004. i bought the flash mx 2004 mx disc and have attempted to install it, only its not installing the professional version at all. in fact, on the desktop it reads as flash 2004... and...more >>

::::::::::::: ::::::::::::: best regards ::::::::::::: to the flash pro's to those who know a lot more than i a quick question , well maybe two . . . so, i'm quite new to flash. have minor dreamweaver experience. much more knowledgable about print design. BUT i've...more >>

Hi, I know GIF animator comes with Ulead PhotoImpact can be used to extract static image from animated GIF files. But I couldn't find function available that allows PhotoImpact to extract static image file from macromedia flash .swf file. Can Photoshop do this ? Or any other software availa...more >>

Hello, Any idea how to make the music timeline? Please check site below to see what I am talking about. thank you. http://www.paulanka.com/flash/main.html...more >>

I am not sure if this is a Dreamweaver question or a Flash, but if someone can direct me on this. How can you create a web counter? Is there any way of creating your own counter that is either flash or dreamweaver, if so, can you tell me how to do this step by step. Thank you very much....more >>