Hello there -- I've created a series of 3 Slide Shows (roughly 6 frames each. I'm trying to import them into a 4th swf, and have the swf load them into using the following actionscript var loader:Object = new Object(); loader.click = function(){ holder_mc.loadMovie('slideshow1.swf',5); };...more >>

Hi All, I'm currently using FlashMX and am getting ready to take on a touch screen kiosk project that will use lots of little video clips and I am wondering if I should buy .Flash MX 2004 Pro? They definitely sell it up on the MM web site, but for those who have used it, is it really t...more >>

Has anyone else noticed a bug with layer folders in the timeline? If I have a folder and try to delete frames, or paste frames in the timeline, 80% of the time Flash will crash. I will get an hourglass, and Flash just sits there. This happens if I have the folder expanded or contracted... Has...more >>

I'm trying to generate a PopUp from a datagrid upon "cellPress". The motive is to generate a PopUp on cellPress event of the datagrid, to display the detailed view of the selectedItem. While the PopUp is created perfectly, the fields to be displayed in the PopUp appear with true values sometim...more >>

Hello fellow programmers THis is the first time I EVER got in touch with flash I can program in java, c, c++, motif, winapi, and even mirc script So I have my background on programming ok. So I'm realllly newb at this point, sorry. The thing is, I'm trying to make a real time ...more >>

Hi, I like to turn a szene wit some bitmaps and motion-tweens to a movieclip, but I don't know how to. Would be glad fpr help...more >>

Hi Everyone, I am new to the forum thing, however I hear this is a great asset to have in the briefcase. I am trying to export a graphics animation created in Flash so that I can overlay the graphics on a video in a video editing program. I need the background in my Flash project to be t...more >>

I have a few questions about MX 2004 Pro. When I first started using this program, I was able to create text and convert it to a button. After converting it to a button I edited the button's rollover frame to display a movie. It worked great. Now when I try to do the same thing, exce...more >>

Newbie Question, I would like to have a horizontal bar scale up from the bottom (0 pts. to 32 pts. high) I would like the bar to scale from its base to the height of 32 pts. I eventually want a menu to appear. What would the best & simplest way to do this? Thanks ...more >>

does any one know how to get file and pathways through actionscript or using an extension. As i am hoping to make an mp3 player in flash, and the only way i know how people can get their mp3's is through writing their own XML document and getting flash to connect to that. so if anyone know...more >>

Hi. Here's the deal. I've got a music (5 seconds) that plays (looping) when the page is opened and play-stop buttons. It works perfectly. The problem is, when that short clip comes to end it makes a short pause before playing (looping) again. How can I get rid of this so it looks like it's pla...more >>

When I choose the Publish Settings from the File menu, nothing happens. When I click the Settings icon in the Flash Properties window, it pops up a window says 'Flash MX 2004 has encountered a problem and needs to close' and ask me if I want to send the error to Microsoft. Here's the error si...more >>

Has anyone heard anything about a new version being released?...more >>

Hi all :) tring to figure out how to animate a signature with out having to do it frame by frame. i looked at motion guide and that will work for the pen to follow the signature. i amd looking for something that would extrude along a path or place dots along a path over time or frames. ...more >>

Hi, so I just made a simple button where the color changes on mouseover, buyt when I test it, only the text links, how do I make the whole area link?? Thanks. Devon...more >>

ok - How can I make two animations going at the same time. For instance I want a ball bouncing across the screen and behind it text appears and at the same time stars or something flashing at the top of the screen and maybe a jet going by. i cna make all this but only sperately. I can't fig...more >>

How do you prevent a Windows player from being resized? I tried Stage.scaleMode = "noScale" and that prevents the movie from being resized. However, you can still change the size of the window and only a portion of the movie is visible. I need to prevent that from happening. ...more >>

hi, i have built a pre-loader for my slide presentation, the pre-loader appears to work fine, but... once it displays full loading etc... ALL.. the slides in my slide presentation show at the same time!.. any ideas how to edit the script to play just the first slide after loading?? th...more >>

hi, i have built a pre-loader for my slide presentation, the pre-loader appears to work fine, but... once it displays full loading etc... ALL.. the slides in my slide presentation show at the same time!.. any ideas how to edit the script to play just the first slide after loading?? th...more >>

I'm working on a flash project with dimensions 1200 x 800. When I load the program up with a smaller resolution (ie: 1024 x 768), all of the event handlers work fine. However, when I scroll to the right, anything that was not initially viewable does not accept any events! This doesn't h...more >>

Reminder, this starts in about 1 hour. You have to register via the below URL to get into this meeting. Intro to the Flash Player Detection Kit Macrochat Friday, January 28, 2005 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM US/Eastern Register here: http://www.macromedia.com/cfusion/event/index.cfm?event=detail&...more >>

Hi I have an animation on my web page which is on a loop. What code will play the animatuion only once (then hold on it's last frame until the page is refreshed? Thanks guys. Any help is always appreciated. As you can probably tell im still getting to grips with the scripting. Thanks ag...more >>

Is it at all possible to have a flash area lets say 400x400 embeded in an html page and on that page have an image [any image] have the flash item on top of that image yet still see through the flash file and see that image that is on the screen? ...more >>

Hello. My problem is this: I've created flash file with FLA video running in it. I used Media display and setMedia() to show it. Video is ok, but I wanted to add next/previous chapter -buttons to it. Button uses simply play(secondsWhereNextChapterStarts) to move video from chapter to another ...more >>

help! i can't figure out how to stroke text in mx 2004. someone help me stroke it! :)...more >>

I have two questions. #1) Is there a way to print from inside of FlashMX without throwing the IE Print Dialog? I have found a number of ways to do this from the page (html) but i can't seem to find a way to do it from within FlashMX #2) If the answer to the above is not possible, is the...more >>

I must be thick. I am using learning interactions and merely wish to enlarge the size of radio button font, as well as checkbox. I do not understand why the font size is not displayed as a property or parameter of these components. I had the same issue with TextInput and was able to learn abou...more >>

Hi, I have a button that has the following action on it: on (rollOver) { gotoAndPlay(2); } on (rollOut) { gotoAndPlay(16); } on (release) { _root.pressed_link = 2; _root.gotoAndPlay('dissappear'); } When I try to link to the URL by using: on (release) { getURL('a_About.htm', '_self')...more >>

I have been reading the Flash help info and some where it says MX Pro 2004 comes with a plugin the will allow you to make a FLV right out of your video editor. 1. does this work with Adone Premier? 2. Where is the plugin? 3. I there any advantave to using this rather than sorenson squeez oth...more >>

ok wut i want to do is make a scroll bar for a text section an example of this is shown at http://www.greenvalleyent.com/ --- its in the 'whats next' section ...more >>

Are there any issues with loading in images (ie. JPGs) into Flash at run time from a different URL? If there are issues, are there any workarounds? All parties involved here are willing to cooperate to get this done (ie. we have control over our own servers (CFMX) and the images are being se...more >>

Hi, I would like to create dynamic checkboxes at runtime. I put that code in a loop to display x checkboxes for(var i = 0; i < x; i++) createClassObject(CheckBox, 'chkb' ,i, {label:'Check this'}); chkb.move(45, y); .... The problem is, it display only the last checkbox ! Can you help please...more >>

Hello all, I've done a simple calculation and the value turns out to be 100000000, how do I make it to be '10,000,000' with the commas in btw? thanks....more >>

hello can u help me telling the way How can we pass data between two HTml pages with swf in them I want the data passed from one swf to be read and responded accordingly by another swf. Please Help ...more >>

I was mailed a viral campaign that said my name using voice personalisation. I wanted to know if anyone knew how this is done? http://csiny-carboncopy.com/movie.html?id=58540 You can either send to a friend at end, or use this url to create your own version. http://csiny-carboncopy.com...more >>

Hi everyone- as you'll see, I know just enough Flash to get me into trouble. I bought a pre-made piece and have been modifying it along the way. (trouble already, right?) You can download the FLA from the link, and/or just play the swf, but the problem is this: There are three distinct "sectio...more >>

JavaScript menus always appear behind an adjacent flash movies in Firefox for PC. I'm using <param name="wmode" value="transparent" style="z-index: 0;"> within the <embed></embed>. It works fine in IE 6.0 and somewhat in IE, FF, NN for Mac (starts in front, but moves back when flash animates). ...more >>

I am currently creating a website in Flash. It is only basic, though quite image intensive. When I try and export or preview my progress Flash hangs forcing me to force quit the application. There are no complex action scripts (I cant manage those lol) just simple buttons which navigate bet...more >>

I have a fairly simple shape tween that was done in Flash MX - we are now doing some updates to the application and are now using MX 2004 Pro. I havent touched this particular tween and now it doesnt work --it just shows the initial frame blanks out and the shows the end frame. In the timel...more >>

I'm relatively new to Flash (using MX) and know just enough to get myself into trouble. Looking for some goodies to play with: buttons, sliders, scroll bars, UI controls, etc. Yes, I can build them myself, but I'm looking for some ready-made items I can download for free and use in the Flash...more >>

How do I code it so when a button is pressed in a flash animation it links to an html page in the same window...I'm not looking for pop up or anything just make the button link to a page in the same window. Any help is greatly appreciated, thanks all Justin ...more >>

:D:D:D I have 2Mb sized single flash movie(demonstration movie) When user watching it from a dial up connection, possibly can disconnect the line Then what happened, if full movie hasn't load in to tempary internet files User connects again, does he have to load movie again from the st...more >>

This site is in the opening intro for the MAX 2004 keynote. Does anyone know what the company/website is? I'm dying to see the flash piece. http://home.nyc.rr.com/modernpixel/mystery_flash.jpg...more >>

How can I use a button to stop a sound that's loaded by the stream mp3 behavior? I'm using mx 04 pro. been trying for quite a while. no luck. ff...more >>

I read the following article: http://www.macromedia.com/macromedia/accessibility/features/flash/text.html#equi valents on accessibility. I tried to use the last method to get a flash movie to have alternate text. 1) Open accessibility window (window/other panels/accessibility) 2) click on s...more >>

i have a copy of macromedia studio mx and every time i try to open my programs it bounces on my program bar and then just dissapears. im not too sure why this is occuring, please help me, im running mac osx. im really confused on what to do. ...more >>

there is a chat component in the Exchange area that is called 'drag and drop chat'. its free, to try it, but if you want to get a real version, you have to pay. well, I dont want to pay. Does anyone know what it takes to build a component like that? Can I do it all with Flash MX 2004 Pro, ...more >>

Hi I have embedded a .swf animation into my html doc. It does not run. This is my url (in development) http://www50.brinkster.com/pnmorrison/index.html The animation appears but it is on it's last frame and as you can see it does not play. How do i get this to play? I'm going cr...more >>

Is there a way to convert your art on flash into just the outlines, like when you click the box, except have it in the actual video?...more >>

I am an absolute Flash beginner but I've been asked to create a simple animation for a printing company. They currently have a Flash animation that links automatically to a diferent web page when the animation finishes. (see http://www.londonprintshop.co.uk/) The new animation is because of...more >>

I've been working on a website for a while now, and I've used several flash animations, all of which loop in firefox. I've used the "param" tag, and turned the "loop" value to "false", but it only stops looping in Internet Explorer, and loops in Firefox, any advice? ...more >>

Hello, i need help, i am loading an external image with the following script: loadMovie("my.jpg",_root.movieclipholder); which works fine... but i would like to know what to add to the script so that the image faded in. one other thing:, i have a loading sequence on the stage also (ins...more >>