How can I use links such as... http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?pc=CO12AD&GridE=&GridN=&scale=10000&title =*teevo%20@%20The%20Twist&cat=h&mapsize=big ...in an external text file? The text only loads up to any instance of &. This is easily alterable in general text as it can simp...more >>

I have an swf file loading into my flash movie that I need to load. That swf file contains an flv streaming video. I need to put it into a movieclip so that I can drag it once it is loaded. Here is the code that I have on the button that loads the swf: on (release) { _parent._parent.t...more >>

I've done some Google searches trying to find any web site (even Macromedia) that publishes statistics (for free) on the percentage of web sites that use (or don't use) Flash. Any recommendations? Thanks! ...more >>

We've in the process of an office-wide upgrade to Flash 8, but a lot of our folks are finding it really sluggish, compared to MX or MX 2004. Anyone else experiencing this? Anyone got any lists of tricks to speed their machines up? So far defragging and running something like CCleaner or Reg...more >>

Hi all, I'm a newbie here who's trying to embed an .swf file from another website using the <object> and <embed> tags. It looks like I've got the right parameters into the <embed> tag since it plays consistently on Firefox. I'm having problems with it on IE though. This is the weird ...more >>

Is there a way to set the x and y coordinates when using loadMovie? If so, could you give me the code? Thanks!...more >>

I've got FlashMX 2004 Pro; I like to use windows movie maker2 to make quick movies with either video or still images and pop it into a web page. I would like to make them Flash Video but find that once I compress it again with sorenson squeeze (the version that came with the flash video kit)...more >>

Hello all, Ok, I was wondering if anyone has any clue how to activate an animation using sound. Imagine like a microphone aimed at a bongo...and I have to hit the bongo to get a character to do something on the screen. Wouldnt that be frggin cool? Any ideas are incredibly appreciated ...more >>

In the future are Macromedia Products going to be the main hit of all web development? Most Web Dev. are going to rich graphics and design, and of course there is still going to be code behinde it. Also, is Flash 8 in the future going to be the basis of all or most Web Development in the ...more >>

Hi all I am new to this group but I have basic knowledge of the flash. I am working on the flash it is the concept of photo gallery. There are photo on the wall and people are watching the photos. These photos will work as a button to next page. When the mouse over on the photo (image) the...more >>

I've created a simple text rollover (hyperlink) that changes colors as you mouse over. However, the up and over state flicker when you place the cursor in the left portion of the text; the over state only stays when you place the cursor to the lower right section of the text. How do I set the ...more >>

The independent projector cannot load external archives if the proyector are into the one folder named with accents or special characters. Example 1: ActionScript: loadMovieNum("movie1.swf", 2) Files: C:\m?xico\movie1.exe C:\m?xico\movie2.swf In this case, "movie1.exe" cannot load...more >>

Hi all I am new to this group but I have basic knowledge of the flash. I am working on the flash it is the concept of photo gallery. There are photo on the wall and people are watching the photos. These photos will work as a button to next page. When the mouse over on the photo (image) the...more >>

Curious where to post feature requests. I have used Flash MX 2004 for the Project window and now in Flash 8. One feature is needed is when a FLA is highlighted a test movie button would help instead of having to use the short-cut menu. The TestProject button is ok but if you are developing...more >>

flash player stopped working on my PC, running windows xp pro, and can't download new flash player from macromedia...more >>

http://www.maopr.com/ I want to have a logo fade in and blur like the MAO logo. My current logo was created in illustator. Would it be possible to do this with bitmap or swf images? Would I save separate logos (bigger, smaller, faded etc) to create this, or is it best to remake the log...more >>

I created an empty flash doc with size 890x65 and then publish it, I got the swf size 1kb. I then added two labels and two text input components and then published the doc. the swf size become 27KB. I then removed all the objects and the swf file size remain at 27KB and never come back to 1KB....more >>

Is there any way i can get all the tutorials that i need for flash mx. I'm a newbie at it and I am starting a webdesign company and i need to learn flash quick and have some referance to it like a downloadable version that i can stor eon a cd or and external hard drive, like a flash drive, or ...more >>

Hi, I have a list component, I made some rollOver effects with OnItemRollOver event but now I want to run a function when an item is selected but which event should I take? "onItemSelected" does not exist!! thanks in advance ...more >>

Does any know were the text leading in flash 8 when to, Did they get rid of this or were did it get moved to?...more >>

I just started experimenting with Flash MX and I have encountered my first problem. I createad a new symbol, and selected the type as Button, now i have the 4 statutes Up, Over, Down and Hit. Up, is highlighted in red (which i assume that it currently has the focus), however, when i trick ...more >>

I created a flash file to use on a website and I put in the "MediaPlayback" component in the movie. In the componenet inspector where you type in the URL, how can I make that dynamic based off a MySQL database or a URL paramater or something? I am very experienced with PHP/MySQL I just don't k...more >>

Someone please help. I'm sending XML from java to flash 8. OnConnect and OnClose works. onXML doesn't even though i'm termination the xml with '\0' FLASH 8 CODE mySocket = new XMLSocket(); mySocket.connect("localhost", 7002); mySocket.onConnect = function(success) { if (suc...more >>

I just installed Studio 8 and am trying to put it to work. A very nasty and time consuming error occurs: When I try to preview an SWF in the authoring environment, I get the error "Error opening URL "file:///OSX%20%2F%20DATEN/Users/myName/Sites/myFolder/myFile.swf" and the window remains bla...more >>

Hello all, I'm looking for a solution that allows me to set the tabStops in the List Component. Any help that can be given is much appreciated. Thanks! Matt ...more >>

does anyone know how to dynamically load a pdf document into a flash interface. i was thinking maybe i could load it like dynamically loaded text but i dont know the actionscript for such an action. thanks ...more >>

My company's website has a page with a FLV in a flashmovie that displays a corporate video. I'd like to add subtitles to the movie for users without sound/hearing problems. The subtitles should be able to be switched off. In the future I'd like to make the movie available for multiple language...more >>

Hi everyone, I have a simple flash file that works like this: On the first frame is the preloader, then on the second frame there are two images. I've made it so that when someone rolls their mouse over each of the images the playhead jumps to frames 3 and 4 respectively and when this happ...more >>

Hello everyone, I have a group of 3 pictures which scroll across my mask that I have setup so it looks as though they are continuously moving. What I need to figure out is how to make a set of 7 pictures scroll across a 100% sized table in dreamweaver, so it looks like they are continuousl...more >>

Howdy... i have flash proffesional 8 i'm a newb okay... so... i'm working on a project, and, when i try to preview it (ctrl. enter), i get the error "not enough memory"or something to that extent. i thought that was weird, since macromedia is anstalled on my external drive, a...more >>

Hi all I've always wondered this: Do un-used things in the library affect the size of swf? I have a huge library and its impossible for me to go through everything to find out if it was on the stage or not, will it be added to the file size of the swf or will only the things on the sta...more >>

Hi everyone, I have a problem with Flash 8. Whenever I have a component either on stage, or in the library, there is a problem with the focus. For example, I have a text field on the stage. If you click the text field, focus is set to it. And when you click anywhere outside the text field,...more >>

I haven't used Flash very much since version 4, so I am re-discovering all the old features and discovering the new features with Flash 8. I seem to remember in a older version of Flash that you could resize the timeline. Literally view the event clips in their entirety. Instead of viewing i...more >>

Ok, let's get straight to the subject : First, i have a main swf files that loads three aditional swf files in preloaders, like frames in a html...I have encountered some obstacles with my design, and those would be: 1)First, why isn't the AS code in a keyframe executed in the frames that ...more >>

How do I make a scrolling page in Flash? Can anyone help, or does anyone know of a tutorial I could use? ...more >>

Hi i wish someone could help i designed an interactive Cd but it seems it's too large like 20 Mgb and i have the perfect music mix with it. My problem is that on pentium 3 it's too slow .... even slower than the music. So i was wondering if there is any way for this to work I devided the...more >>

:( Hi, I work as a site designer and have always been a big flash advocate in my company. We developed very interesting html + flash solutions for our customer. Often it happens that our customers ask for a cd-rom version of the site. What made flash + html a very cool solution for us, was t...more >>

I have a flash site, and when I run it locally everything runs just as it should. However, when running of the webserver I get and error that it can't find a certain photo. Says "not found". Now, the folder is there on the server where it should be, and I have double and triple checked...more >>

Hi, Im hoping I can get some advice on how to approach the follow problem! Im trying to make a deck of cards, when a top card is clicked, it should go to the bottom of the deck. (with animation) The problem is not to do the fly animation, the problem is the stack order, how do I make the...more >>

Would someone please look at this flash intro and offer some suggestions. I'm told the enter button is not readily noticable and that the swf is too slow. I would appreciate any help to make this first attempt a little better. The site is http://www.scimsisters.org/default.htm Thank you...more >>

hey there would anyone be able to explain or direct me, on how to load an external jpg into a flash movie, on each time you load the url the image changes. example, I have five images, an would like to load 1 of 5 in different each time you got to the url. would some please help thank ...more >>

Hi Guys, I have encoded my video using the Flash Video Encoder and I have added one Cue Point just to help me in learning. Under the Cue Points tab I have given a Name of ac1, Under the Parameteres for ac1 I have used Name action1 and Value true What I would like to do is disply some tex...more >>

is it possible to have the last frame of my flash animation hide the css layer that it is playing in?...more >>

Does it make sense to anybody that you can't swap symbols while editing multiple frames (at least in MX 2005)? Is there a way to do this and I am just missing it? I am really tired of spending hours swaping symbols to make multiple versions of an animation when I could do it in minutes if I co...more >>

Please help! Can I reset an onEnterFrame function or control it some how. E.g I know the code below doesnt work but for illustrative purposes. mc_step.onEnterFrame = function() { trace(count); if (this._y<maxy) { //clear this function this.onEnterFrame=null; ...more >>