I'm trying to tween some letters. With the word "TEST" on the first frame I break apart the text so each letter is in it's own box. then i make another keyframe 10 frames down. Then I go back to the first frame to spread out the word test so when the tween happens the letters come from off ...more >>

I'm working in OS 10.4. I have 2 wsdl's listed in my web services panel. On opening the web services panel, it processes the wsdl's and then hangs on the last one, forcing me to force quit out of flash. I unwittingly set the web services panel to be open when you open flash... The app...more >>

Dear All, 3rd time of a posting. Both with MX2004 and DW8 if I attempt to use the preview window to set up or edit timeline effects I get several JavaScript error messages and an error message saying it cannot open url"C://Documents and Settings/Neil's/Application Data/Macromedia/Flash/Configur...more >>

Hello I want to drag and drop external JPEG pictures into an already published flash swf file or shockwave movie and then have the imported jpegs spawn and move within the movie.... any ideas?? would director be a more suitable programme for this?? Thanks Alex ...more >>

I have a fla file which is set to import a jpg which is stored in a database and called via .php. End-users will have the ability to upload new photos which will not necessarilly be the same sizes. the php code will resize the uploaded jpg based on set maximum height and width, but will ke...more >>

I just installed Studio 8 and created an .swf with a flvplayback component. Everything worked fine in the standalone. It wasnt working in the browser, so we added the mime type to both our testing/live servers. Now I can see the video play , but I cant see my skin show up. All three files ...more >>

I just installed a 64-bit version of Linux on my computer and i went to install flash and it came back and said error: ERROR: Your architecture, \'x86_64\', is not supported by the Macromedia Flash Player installer. Is there anything i can do to fix it other then install a 32-bit ver...more >>

Hi, quick question. I want to have a button that links to a sound file on my webpage. What do I have to do to make the following code work? Thanks so much! :) on (release) { loadSound(ultimate.atomkinder.net/Starfield.mp3), streaming(true); } ...more >>

What sort of file size for the FLV should I expect to get after compression for a 5 minute video which I am resizing to about 200px? I am using Flash 8. Also, how can I make sure that enough of the video has loaded before it starts playing, to ensure it plays smoothly? Thanks, Stephen ...more >>

Hello, I've got a little problem with a couple of movie clips on a site that ive just about finished for myself and a friend. The site is http://www.site1.alanwallace.co.uk. Now if you click on the question mark button you get a little movie clip playing. the same goes with the mail butt...more >>

Hi there, a friend of mine sent me an slideshow.exe that can be played in Flashplayer...:)ofcourse.anyway,after i seen the pictures i realized that instead of www.yahoo.com was shown www.google.com.so any time i was typing to get to my yahoo email adress it was www.google.com. Could you t...more >>

I have a button in flash that says "contact us for more info". The address is pulled from a txt file. When you click the button, it will open your e-mail client with this address: beth@28282design.com but it adds an "}" and I don't know why?! Help! Here is the link that I have been playing...more >>

Here is the deal, I'm getting a variable loaded from a DB using PHP (The following text is a direct copy from the result of the PHP file) ; &objComp=1?2005.10.05?Premi?re entr?e.?Texte test.?1?2005.10.05?Seconde entr?e.?Texte test.?1?2005.10.05?Texte test.?Texte test.?2?2005.10.05?Troisi?me ...more >>

So I want to create a map of a given county and have points on the map that can reveal information. As a Flash beginner, where would you all recommend I begin? Are there certain books or turorials that are more suited for this kind of thing than others? Thank you. ...more >>

Hey out there! I'm sure this has probably been posted before, but I can't see anything online. I am importing a PNG-24 file created in photoshop. When the image is placed into Flash, it looks faded, a filmy layer over the entirety of the image. I imported a jpg of the same file, and it loo...more >>

I have the following code inserted upon clicking on a submenu button. The first entry works, but my links after that are not shown. Can anybody give me an idea of what's gone awry? _root.varDisplayText = "<p align='center'>Industry Links</p><p><a href='http://www.backboneofhealth.meta-eh...more >>

hi, this is a little tricky to explain any help would really appreciate, here goes... My base swf movie fills 100% the browser window and stretches on browser window resize. What I'm wondering how to do is to then load in external swfs so that they do not scale on browser window resize but...more >>

Hello Could use some help. I want different background colors in different scenes, but when I change it in one scene, it changes to in all. Can I do this? thanks jpb...more >>

I designed a homepage in photoshop and used the psd2fla to import it into flash. All of my layers are there. I created a movieclip to display a ("Slideshow animation") on the home page. The slideshow takes up the entire page, so one would say just to post it as a page that is fully flash. but ...more >>

hi im stuck, i want some buttons to glow when they are not being used and then when you roll over them it goes to its animated clip and then on rollout it reveses and goes back to the glowing state? any clues? thanks martin ...more >>

hi i load html text formatted into a dynamic scrollable textfield everything work fine except that the images appear totally WHITE!!! any idea??? someone already encountered this problem? thanx ...more >>

Hi, I have a question: - I'm making a menu with seperate html textfields in one MC - all the textfields contain a link - On hover an underline appears (css) This all works perfectly But... - When I mask the MC containing the textfields everything goes horribly wrong... underli...more >>

I have tried to exports my Flash 8 .swfs (with external/internal links) through Jestor (confusing) and mProjector, but I fear they are not up to date enough to support the format. Is there anyone out there who has a winning formula for exporting swfs through the third party nightmare. many...more >>

I am laying out a very simple animation but am having trouble with the transparency of my png images. There are many layers (about 15) that go together over a background, but when the last three are placed (and the non-transparency slides with the image) the background image dissappears. It ...more >>

I recently uninstalled my stand-alone flash player when I ran Macromedia's Flash Player uninstaller. (I was testing things within my browsers.) Is there anyway other than reinstalling Flash Professional to reinstall the stand alone component of the Flash Authoring software? Thanks! ...more >>

I noticed this yesterday, and assumed that my copy of Flash must have been bugging out, but when i asked around the studio, everyone's was doing the same thing, as was everyone else we contacted outside of the studio (to make sure the studio wasnt infected with a 'bad version' of Flash). F...more >>

Hi I realize a program in russian. It is no Problem to use russian text within static textfields. There are problems when using input text fields for forms. The input text field uses a cyrilic font (Arial CYR) and I enclose the 499 cyrilic signs within the textfield options. I set the...more >>

This guy found an old Flash article entitled "Flash is evil" HILARIOUS!! Especially for anyone who has ever developed in Flash. http://blogdor.jharding.com/ Don't forget to watch his response Flash. LOL. ...more >>

Hello I'm trying to get loaded some remote text to my flash newsticker locally. This SWF file will be imported to my Director project I've been trying to get the txt file from my website but the swf newsticker won't get it. Got the news ticker from: http://www.macromedia.com/cfusion/know...more >>

I've been testing both the 6.0.21.0 and 6.0.29.0 players and both seem to fail with the new detection code. The line in the script that is causing the problems is 'GetVariable("$version")'. For some reason these two players in IE fail respond to this function. If there's any Macromedia techs c...more >>

I have just recently finished creating a Flash animation. However, I've decided to change the background image to an image that is larger then the present Stage Size. I can easily change the stage size but as it enlarges from the bottom right corner down, I will need to move all my elements an...more >>

I am trying to get Macromedia's Flash Detection and Install Scripts and Actions to work on my site. Specifically, I am trying to use the Flash Player Express Install http://www.macromedia.com/software/flasplayer/download/detection.kit/ The instructions says to upload the following files ...more >>

hi is there a way to make a swf file that will autoscale by the size of the screen? thanks...more >>

Hi, First time Flash user, long time Dreamweaver user. This is probably a very silly question, but I can't get even the most basic animation to work in Flash Pro 8.0. Last night, I opened the help file, followed the step-by-step instructions, and it worked right instantly. I then dink...more >>

i have no clue how. ive asked and asked but to no avail. i want to know how i can take my pre-drawn figures on ordinary paper and turn them into a cartoon. ive seen other people submit such works into flash sites (ie newgrounds, killsometime, etc..). i draw all the individual parts and peices ...more >>

I have a set of buttons with LoadMovie and LoadVariable scripts on them, which basically load .jpegs into an empty movie clip, and external .txt files into a dynamic text box. (it's a photo gallery of sorts) i had previously saved the .swf and assets (the jpegs and .txt files) locally in a...more >>

I have a static text converted to a button on top of a movie clip, which is serving as a background. This is the code Im calling on the movie clip itself: on (rollOut) { gotoAndStop("blank_frame"); } I have made sure that the frame is labeled correctly, but it appears that the mo...more >>

Hello: I have take one button of the common library. The key A. I want to use that button but changing letter A to B, C, etc. the problem is that I see buttons well in authoring mode but when run scene I see in all my buttons the letter A. how can I change the letter Thank you ...more >>

Hi there. Using Flash 8, can I anti-alias dynamic text? I have created dynamic text that I use in an animation that loads it's wording from a text file. The problem is it's not as smooth as anti-aliased text. Also, for compatability sake, I would probably exproting the movie as Flash 6 (...more >>

Hi, In my application I put a "next" component button and a previous "button". I add listeners to the click event, it is working, the action which should be launched runs properly but twice instead of once, as if the button had been pressed twice. I checked that with different trace act...more >>

Hello How to change the flash animation photo scrolling in template monster? Thanks for your Help. Regards Tex...more >>

I created a flash intro to the website for my band, however, i used a font in the animation that most people do not have, so the final product was http://www.mysteriousbob.com How do i get it so that it just displays the right font, and doesnt change to the Times New Roman? ...more >>

Hi, I had a problem where I first attached a new movieClip through the following code: on (press) { _parent.attachMovie("setting_mc", "new_mc", _parent.getNextHighestDepth()); .. } the new_mc was created on the slide-based application's "welcome" page then I was not able to a...more >>

I'm developing a database client-server web based application in asp and there is no easy way to develop the collapsible data grid (three tiers). I saw some samples here and creating a data grid with Flash and ColdFusion seems to be quite simple. So I wonder if you could do that with a collaps...more >>

I am using the menuBar component and for some reason the event handler is running twice whenever an item is changed. I am pretty sure it is not the change code I am using (i found an example that worked, swapped its code with mine, and it still happened), so does anyone have any ideas what co...more >>

I want to have button that when you click it the button drops down on a chain and when you click on another button the first one goes back up and the second one drops down please help me figure this out any help would be graetly appreciated ...more >>

I want to generate Flash projector files (.exe) for distribution on CD. I can generate an autorun.inf file to automatically lauch the presentation when the CD is inserted but I also want to force the flash player into full screen mode. If there a switch or command line that I can add to the au...more >>

how can I condense this? all the functions must remain as they are. If its possible to put this into an array or something similar, I would be ecstatic. thanks! if (content20 != content20on) { _parent.btn20.gotoAndStop(3); _parent.btn20.onRollOver = null; _parent.btn20.onRollOut = n...more >>