I'm updating a bunch of SWF's that I created a few years ago with Flash5. I used some of the built in smart clips like the radio button and checkbox. Now I'm updating some stuff in these files and also translating. I need to save the fla as MX2004 so that Unicode will work with Static text....more >>

I need some help yet again guys. I have made a movie clip that simply fades some images in and out etc, and i want it to be playing on the last frame of my intro, where everything else is still and this movie clip is playing through on the main page. I have simply made a new layer and drag...more >>

hi all; i am a beginner in flash animations I want to create "choose the best answer" type quizes , drag and drop games for kindergarden kids. i will not put that on web , i will create a cd of that flash content. Now ; i dont want the user to see that the graphics he is using is mad...more >>

Hi all, Fairly new here so sorry about this. I have serveral we established web sites which I update on a regular basis. I'd like to know if there is an application or option to take that site and convert it images and all easily so I can have a flash version. Ideally some thing thats simp...more >>

I added an mp3 to a site which was created by someone else, using an earlier version of Flash. I saved the mp3 in the library and dragged it into one of the pages, then published it, but when I ftp the files up, log out and test by visiting the site, it asks for a password. I did not have acce...more >>

My users will need to type in a specific code and then hit the tab key to get to the next field. I'm using the input field and I thought the keycode to check if they have pressed the tab key. Can someone tell me if I'm on the right path? ...more >>

Hi, all, I just joined this forum because I was curious about the Certified Flash MX Exam. I am sure there will be advantages after passing this exam but I was curious to hear personal stories of the Flash developers who passed. Does it really change how people respond to you or tr...more >>

Im trying to make an intro, that when it's finished opens my Html website. i know about geturl, but can't figure out how to make the intro dissapear. Think the same problem will appear when i try to make a skip intro button, which should shut down the movie and open the website. ...more >>

Hey all, I want the code below to play a sound and when that sound is done go to frame to of a movieclip. I can get the audio to play but it does not go to frame to when done. What's wrong with the code? PLEASE HELP! Thanks, Russ speech = new Sound(this); speech.loadSound("au...more >>

I have broken my movie up into three separate movies and want to load them in segments on a new movieclip utilizing Flash Mx modularization. I have created the 1st MC, and made a modularization movie that plays this movie on the first frame. If I run the original movie, it runs fine? B...more >>

First off let me say this.... I am tired of searching for resolution to this issue. I have a registered copy of Studio MX 2004. I am NOT trying to open files in Flash MX. I'm trying to open files created in both Flash MX and a trail version of Flash MX 2004 7.01 in my new copy of Studio MX...more >>

Hi All... I am looking for a resource to enable me to replace strings within an SWF (e.g.) license number... user name etc, now I am aware you could do this with Generator, what is the macromedia replacement for this product, I have look @ com server and remoting and they seem overkill for thi...more >>

ok i have this okay platform game and when you compleat a level a big movie clip screen comes up and says weldone and then says next level but what would the script in the buton be to make it go to the next frame on the normal stadge plz help ...more >>

I have a function in an exe which generates an identifier.I am having trouble passing the function value to Flash. The C function has the prototype: long id_generator(); In the main function I have the following line: long id = id_generator(); How can I pass the id value to Flash? The...more >>

I would like to know how can i control the scale of a movie clip with a mouse movement. Crontroling the action tween of a movie clip with a pre defined mouse movement. I'll try to explain better... a circle, arround that circle a 30px perimeter, when the mouse enters that perimeter, the circ...more >>

Originally posted by: me and hayden Hi, I have a really big problem! I created a small website for somebody who will offer umts services in the future. The website works fine when you look at it with your computer. But if you use an umts phone the only thing you see is a liitle square bo...more >>

How, or can, I stream (1) mp3 song continullay no matter what page is opened up on my wesite? Here is a url to a website that plays the same song on all pages http://www.murrayphotography.com/index2.html I have MX Pro, can it be done with this software? Thanks in advance, Tony Bolden ...more >>

How can I convert the footage on a DVD (it's a 3 minute segment that was shown on FOX news) into a compatible format so that I can then make a .flv file and show the footage on my website. I've done this before very easily with quicktime's .mov format, but I don't know how to extract/conver...more >>

I can do the rotating text fine if it remains in a circle, but as soon as I Skew it, it causes the whole circle of text to rotate...sort of like the bad guys in the mirror at the end of Superman 2?? Help me ...more >>

I can no longer make multiline text boxes for scrolling in flash. I don't know what happened. I click on the text tool. Make it dynamic, multiline, and size my box using the grabber on the lower right of the text box. It doesn't do multi line for scrolling. The box just keeps getting ...more >>

Hello, We've created a Flash game with PNG images in it. When we run the flash locally everything (the PNG images) look perfect. But when we export it (high quality and all) the PNG images seems to be = blocked (pixelated) They are rotated with scripting... Is anybody familiar with this ...more >>

I thought that I could learn enough from the tutorials that came with Flash, but it didn't really work. I need some major help, and I figure it's about time to buy a book. I have Flash MX 2004 for Mac, and I will be making websites (obviously not super complicated ones) but I could really us...more >>

Hi folks. I have installed Flash Mx 2004 and the 7.2 patch but I can't find the FLfile class (which is mentioned here ->http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/mx/flash/articles/jsapi.html) in the documentation or make it work. but maybe it is my scipting ^^' trace(MMExecute("FLfile.exist...more >>

How is it possible to alter the right click menu of the Flash Player? I saw it in the following site. http://www.gabocorp.com/site/flashfound_default.htm When you enter the site, right click on the right side of the main window and you'll see what I mean. Thanks Mark ...more >>

Hi all, In my earlier post i received a reply from Peter Hughes with a relevant link. Though that was pretty good, what bugs me, is that not one person has taken the care to explain what should be the value (formula) for controlX and controlY. I understand that this involves quite a bit of tri...more >>

I am trying to figure out if flash has the ability to upload files from the client's desktop to a PHP script running on the server. As you probably know, the html file upload widget is very limited in that it can only send one file at a time (or you could have multiple file widgets, but thats ...more >>

Does Flash is progressive download by itself ?? I mean, if I have a 2.5mo flash animation that I put on the web without preloader, does it will start only when it will be completely loaded or it will works like a progressive download and it will strat when it will be ready (not all loaded) lik...more >>

I have read all of Macromedia's video info but I cannot find this addressed anywhere. I am preparing a CD-based presentation using Flash MX 2004. I have a 13 minute video (approx 200Mb when saved as a FLV) that I want to include as a part of the presentation. The user should be able to v...more >>

I don't have Flash Comm Server, but want to show a FLV or SWF file (about 5 - 10MBs) over the web. Any suggestions?...more >>

Hi. I'm a flash newbie. How do u guys test a flash clip without actually putting it on a website? I need to simulate how the flash performs under "real" conditions. But I don't want to constantly upload it to my website to test it. I have a preloader which simulates OK when I choose the "...more >>

Hi Guys, I have searched and searched, both help files and googled for example code for a real idle timer that analyses whether a user has touched the mouse or keyboard and after a period of time runs a command, yet cannot find anything. I would really appreciate it if anyone has come ac...more >>

Hi Guys, I have a problem with an application using this component. I've written the following Actionscript: ----------------------- import mx.controls.Alert; submit_btn.onRelease = function(){ errorcode = ""; if (txt_firstName.text == null || txt_firstName.text == ""){ errorcode...more >>

I just try to open an exe file by FS Command in flash MX v.6, but it didn't work at all, I think it is a bug from Macromedia Flash MX version 6, any body know how to fix it?? I put the following script on a button in flash: on (release) { fscommand("exec", "SkinTestGB.exe"); } Pl...more >>

Is there a [realistic] way to get Flash (MX Pro) to let me: - use my webcam to record video - send that video as streaming video to another computer - do the same thing with audio and a microphone - receive audio/video in the same manner ? Clearly, I am wanting to make a video ch...more >>

Hi Everyone I'm putting together a slide show presentation in Flash to distribute as a Flash fullscreen projector program, on CD, to various potential clients. I'm bringing in RGB picts from Photoshop into Flash at a resolution of 1440x900. When playing back on a Mac screen using 1440x900 ...more >>

At work, they still use Flash 5. Now, we're migratin the OS of our pcs to Windows XP. The first tests have learned that Flash 5 is working. Could there any issues or possible problems with the combination of Flash 5 & windows XP? ...more >>

Hi, I'm just trying to start working with Flash MX. Never used it before and I want to do a very simple project. A picture rotation...four pix...to be displayed on a page in constant rotation...one after the other. Three or four seconds each. I imported a jpeg into Flash and it identified, o...more >>

I'm creating a website where I need to have a Flash detector ie: some kind of script that will determine if someone has Flash installed. If they do, the user will be sent to the next Flash based page. If they don't then I want to send them to another page I've already created that tells them t...more >>

Hi all, I am continually finding that I am needing to use my strokes (from the edges of circles, shapes etc) as fill, so that I can use them for masks. Is this even possible, can someone tell me how? ...more >>

Hi all, I've had this problem in the past. I have a guide layer, but flash doesnt let me drag it into a mask layer. Any help would be great. ...more >>

Here's my problem: Say I'm using MS Paint and I copy a picture and past it into Flash 5, It looks really grainy, how can I fix this? Another question, I paste a Sprite into Flash 5 and it's background is white, how do I fix it? ...more >>

Dear All, I have a problem: I want to load a HTML into flash , but the html is dynamic which including a button for use submit. But the button seems not work. Please help me if anyone knows the solution. Kevin ...more >>

I have created a Flash logo and am trying to cut down on the amount of time it takes to load. I have two words which come from both ends of the movie and slide to one another in the center. I did this in After effects, and exported each keyframe. In flash I then imported the graphics and fr...more >>

Alright i got the trial a while back in the summer and i wasn't interested so i uninstalled it. Well yesterday i tried to download the trial again because i want to give flash a try again, but when i installed everything it said my trial was over, yet i uninstalled the first one so i don't kno...more >>

hi there, i have 3 variables in an external text database file (myvariables.txt) which are to be loaded in Flash MX- I even tried using "Render text as html" option but it doesnt seem to work properly. The text database has the following- &news1=headline1& &url1=mynews1.htm& &news2=headline...more >>

Hello, I am working on an elearning program with voice overs between 10sec and 60sec. Key points are highlighted as they are narrated (text bullets change color) What is the best pratice for acheiving this on the web. I am currently using sound objects and the LoadSound method to dynam...more >>