can you make a text box like curved in flash?...more >>

I am a newbie at Flash, and I was using Mickey Live's tutorial for http://www.macromedia.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?event=view&id=KC.tn_19 417&extid=tn_19417&dialogID=23258465&iterationID=2&sessionID=48302c98986c$3F$3F7 K&stateID=0%200%203845388&mode=simple said, MX 2004 (7.0) doesn't c...more >>

I need to create a simple image annotator. I need to show an image as the background and then allow a user to scribble on it. Finally, I need (a button, I suppose) to burn the annotations onto the background image and allow me to save it somewhere... Can anyone point me in the right dire...more >>

Hi Folks I Predominantly produce CD based learning materials using flash and install shield. I use a PC to do this. Is it possible for me to produce a product that can be used on the Mac, I notice in the publish settings the ?mac projector? which creates a winzip file on the pc. I ...more >>

Greetings I'm trying to make a flash app that uses an existing Webservice which is hosted on another domain, and due to the Flash v7 security framework I cannot access this WebService unless I set up proxy. Does any have some code for a jsp webservice proxy? Thanks ...more >>

Hello, I am using a borrowed script for a xml gallery. I seem to have everything down but I cannot figure out how to position and size the xml movie clip...I've tried to specify x and y in the html to no avail. Do I need to do this in the action script? If so what are the tags? ...more >>

Is there a way to randomly load different Flash files on one html page? Sort of the same as using JavaScript to randomly load a different image each time the page is loaded/refreshed. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Ryan ...more >>

I have a block of html code which loads a flash file from a remote website....almost like an ad....i want to put that html code inside a flash movie so i can almost run the ad in a corner of another flash movie....the code is currently surrounded in object tags just like the generated code fro...more >>

Somewhat new to the Flash game and I have a question. Basiclaly we want to create an .swf file and be able to send it out to people that have little to no flash experience, and possibly very limited computer/e-mail experience. I need to be able to attach the file and send it, and all the rec...more >>

Does anyone know the following two things that I'm trying to do on a flash movie? 1. I need to set the movie so that when I open it in the Flash player, it will be seen as "100%", not "show all" in the view setting. The default setting is "show all". I've tried to do this in publish ...more >>

Hey guys, Before the first person rants about "search", I did a search through the "General Discussion" board and didn't find any topics related to this. So here goes... I've been thinking about purchasing the "Toon Titan" plug for Flash. It can be viewed http://www.flashfilmmaker...more >>

do flash players version 6 and above stop embedded flash movies from showing in emails?...more >>

1.Import a high-resolution bitmap circle into the stage, no matter the resolution of it. It can be of any shape as long as it has rounded borders and its not a vector. 2.Convert it into a symbol 3.double-click the newly created symbol 4.check the X position of the bitmap, make sure it is a...more >>

Hi, I'm using one of the quiz templates to make a test and some of the distracters get cut off because the label field doesn't wrap to a second line. Anyone know how I can get the text in the label field to wrap? << I've already suggested the client shorten their distracters....to no avail...more >>

I know that I am going to get beat up by saying this but I don't care. I recently made the jump to 2004 pro thinking that I was going to be able to make good use of some of the new features. I was soon snakebit. I know that there are some great improvements in MX 2004, but I am really disapo...more >>

Hello everyone, I'm working with a file created by another developer, and I need a way to swap out colors across mulitple buttons through an entire movie. Some of the colors are flat, some are gradients, some shapes have outline borders as well. I'm not very fluent in Flash, but I know t...more >>

I'm creating a faily big project using Screens and I've been working on it for a few weeks. The file is about 4 Mb right now. I was working with it and I had another file open as well because I had copied some items from the other file's libary into this file's library. I was testing my main...more >>

I have looked for a way to format a number (zero or greater), which is always a whole number, into a currency style number, i.e 12345 would become 12,345.00 I can only find code for flash 5 and I really need to do this in flash 4. Could anyone please help? Dave ...more >>

I have up a flash page to both stream and download mp3's. For the download part, here is the code I am using which I found on this forum: <? Header( 'Content-type: audio/mpeg'); header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=\''.$HTTP_GET_VARS['f'] . '.mp3'.'\''); include('Audio/'.$HTTP_...more >>

Does anyone know how to make a fash projector file borderless, I know you can use FlashJester but I don't want to have to buy any software. Looking for a freebie....more >>

Hi there all, I have a strange problem, I've created an mp3 player in flash MX, 70% of the time it is fine. But as I have discovered today, on some machines (win2000 so far) the tracks don't download to the browser. I have set the 'isStreaming' property of the sound object to be False. I w...more >>

I've submitted my site to Google and Yahoo but obviously there's search engines im missing, is there way to submit my site to all search engines without having to pay?...more >>

Using MX 2004 for a new Mac Mini with 10.3.7 (512 ram) and It seems like about 40% of the time that I close a Flash file, I get the spinning beach ball for about 5 minutes, and eventually have to force quite. The file I'm working with is about 5 mb. Has anyone had similar problems? ...more >>

Hi, I am using the Quiz compnent in Flash and would like to add extra (more than 8) options to a multiple choice question. Is this possible? Cheers:(...more >>

Is it possible to read the contents of a text file into a Flash projector without first having to add a variable to the beginning of the text file? ...more >>

How can i make sure that the .swf file that i use on a website will appear correctly on both 800 X 600 and 1024 X 768 resolution. Thanx Nitin...more >>

Hello to all, is there anyone that already noticed bugs for app developped with Flash MX with old computer ? With computer with 32 Mb memory, sometimes actions or events are not executed, whereas, if we add memory, there are no problems. That was noticed on NT4 with 250Mhz processor (PII...more >>

First off let me just say I am VERY new to flash and have just created my first flash. For those of you who are still willing to help (haha) let me explain what I am trying to do. I have a simple animation already set up http://exellcompaniescom.readyhosting.com/private-label.htm button the la...more >>

I'm trying to replace a MovieClip that's on the stage with one from the library. The following code works on a Button but won't work on a MovieClip instance. I've look in all my books and this should work? but nooo. Any help, please. on(release){ blank_mc.attachMovie('parts1','twoPart1_mc',5)...more >>

i'm trying to find out if its possible to send and receive text messages from cell phones with flash, and if so, how? thanks!...more >>

Is it possible to generate a numbered list using CSS with flash? cheers...more >>

On my home page for my web site, http://gerardsliquorstore.com/ I have 2 images that load, one by way of a loader component and the other one is by way of a text area which then calls upon a text file which has an image source= tag in it. neither file will load when accessing the page. an...more >>

I'm not understanding quite how Flash handles mp3's. If I insert an mp3 for use, it converts it to wav and turns my whole movie into 10+megs, although the mp3 was originally 500k or whatever. I don't want to import a .wav and use flash's compression either, i have better encoders. Is there...more >>

I'm not understanding quite how Flash handles mp3's. If I insert an mp3 for use, it converts it to wav and turns my whole movie into 10+megs, although the mp3 was originally 500k or whatever. I don't want to import a .wav and use flash's compression either, i have better encoders. Is there...more >>

Hi everyone, I know, too easy. I thought it was just a matter of selecting all the frames and converting to symbol, but its not working (bits are being left out). I need to go through my crap in the attic and find my beginners manual again. Until then, can some kind person enlighten me? T...more >>

Someone told me about parent/child layers for tween animating, and i cant figure out how to make them. I would apreciate ANY help. Thank you/...more >>

I'm having a weird problem with my online store. I am copying pictures from another website and when I upload them to my store they show up fine on my coldfusion pages but don't show up in my flash store. I've run traces and can see that the image information is loading properly. Also, the...more >>

I made http://photobucket.com/albums/v299/X-BoB58/Flash/?action=view&current=Exponents. swf for school, but I need to edit out some glitches, maily the end, and the 3 meters on the 1st scene. I can't get to the origional file b/c thats at my fathers house, any sugestions??? ...more >>

http://banan2.net/error/1.jpg This is how it looks inside the Macromedia Flash MX 2004 http://banan2.net/error/2.jpg This is how it looks when I play the movie, at Quality = High. What the heck is wrong? Any publish settings I have to fix? Any way to make the quality better? ...more >>

If I have a sound clip in the timeline and I then compress the sound in the library properties, do I need to pull a new version of the clip to the stage? I have the same question about images. I put them on the stage and then remembered to change the compression in Flash. I didn't know ...more >>

I have probably the simplest animation in the world on a web page where text fades in from the right while music plays. The animation consist of 2 time lines one for the text and the other for the music. Once the text is in position there is a stop action in the last frame. Which in theory ...more >>

This may seem like a really stupid question to ask, but how do you just have a simple animation as a preloader (and maybe even a nice pixel preloader...)? Also, another easy to solve question, how do you get your preloader to disappear after the swf has loaded? ...more >>

Hi All, How do I tell an SWF to go to a specific frame of the movie when it is loaded on a specific HTML page? I want to use one flash navigation on all pages but I want the title of the HTML page displayed in the flash movie. I made a movie with frame lables that match the page names and the ...more >>

Hello, all. I'm a newbie using Flash MX. I need to create a movie that shows some famous quotes in an eye-catching way, and then presents the user with the option to enter the application page. Are there any free templates for doing this? I'm open to suggestions and ideas. Thank you :) ...more >>

hi. How can I export a flash-file (swf) from a quicktime -movie (.mov) in Macromedia Flash 4. I already made the frames , so that the quicktime movie is played in flash4, then I want to export this .mov-file into a .swf-file. There's something happening, but I only get a 1kb file afterwards ...more >>

I've got some problems with one of my images changing sizes. I am attempting to pull my logo into this movie, but like I said, when i do it looks all garbled. http://priiva.net/tester.html -- thanks, crash ...more >>

Hi I've created a Flash menu (no comments please). When a user rolls over a button, an image must be loaded outside of the swf, somewhere in the htmlpage. How do I do that? Javascript? Please help me, it's urgent :( thx a lot!...more >>

Yes, apparently ghosts do exist, I have deleted scenes and they keep playing. Anybody have this experience? :Q...more >>

i want to populate a datagrid with values based on a combo box choice... i have a remote call to a server which sends all the required info for the datagrid... everything is working fine... so i now want to tidy up the datagrid and hide some of the columns.. the following code is to read...more >>

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