So I put my index.html and my index.swf into my httpdocs folder as instructed by my host provider. But when I go to my site (urbancabin.net) it just comes up as a blank black screen which is actually my back ground for my flash site. What gives? drew ...more >>

I'm using Flash MX 2004 to export .avi files which are then imported into a game. When I play the .avis, all my dynamic text fields have been exported with their dotted outlines, which I belive should not be happening. These outlines are only for display while editing a .fla file. Has anyon...more >>

So I made a toolbar in fireworks imported it to flash as a .png and put it ontop of a video. Now when I publish it in dreamweaver the links are gone. How do I keep the links in tact from fireworks?...more >>

I have a flash animation that I'd like to export as an swf movie. I've defined my document size as 1024 x 768 with a white background (under document properties). I have an object that needs to enter onto the stage from off stage, so the animation starts with the object outside of the document...more >>

I am trying to input HTML code into a TextField. Here is my code for the frame(the TextField variable is 'textBox': ------------------------------------------------------------------ var textBox; textBox = "<P>The initial focus of this</P>"; It doesn't work when I more than on...more >>

Hi there I have a game where the user has to follow the same sequence of clicking image buttons/movies as is demonstrated first to them. For instance click button 1, then button 2, then button 3, then back to button 2. What i need to know is do i use a mixture of variables and arrays and hit...more >>

Does anyone know of a quick way to disable or otherwise keep a user from using the back button on a Flash site when the entire site is developed on a single timeline? ...more >>

As far as i can see the problem is this: because of the fact that my content is loaded from within another flash file and not from an html page, the browser knows nothing about it and therefore cannot check for the latest version so the cached version is used. (i may be wrong) My site has ...more >>

i have downloaded some new fonts and i was wondering how to install them? -- -------------------- morph(c)2004 | -------------------- Macromedia Flash MX - There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness." ...more >>

I've been working in Flash for long enough to know my way around fairly well...But this one has me completely stumped. I'm putting the finishing touches on a client's website which includes, among other things, several scroll pane components and a short contact form. All seemed well until I ...more >>

Hi, I am using loadMovie to load external swf into a movie_clip. most often the swf is bigger than the movie_clip window. Is there a way that I can scale down the size of the loaded swf to fit the movie_clip window? Can I do it on the fly or has to be hard coded? Or I have to remake the swf ma...more >>

I have a slide presentation I built in Flash and it is set up to require the user to click a next button in order to move to the next slide. The problem I'm having is that as soon as my slide finishes its transitions, it loops back and starts loading the screen again. Any idea how I ma...more >>

Hi, i need to create a screensaver for pc's. basically, i need a flash movie to loop, but everytime it plays it needs to move into a new position. cheers Also any advice on programs to use for this would be great. I'm using mac os x ...more >>

Hi Friends, Can anyone please tell me if there is a good place that I can go to on the web, to learn some beginner Action Scripts. I am looking for a place where the tutorial(s) assume you are brand new to FLASH. I just bought a book, but find it is kind of vague in its explanation of things. ...more >>

I have seven buttons as MCs on my stage over a background. Each button triggers an emptyMC from var linkArray AS to load different SWFs. I would like have a photo on stage above the background before any of these load and want it to disappear when they are loaded. My attempts on figuring this ...more >>

I feel like im getting closer every day to actually think i know what im doing but............something always gets in the way! How do i determine the location of a movie on the stage loaded from a button or scroll pane? I know if I use a "level_1" in the loadmovnum command it just puts it...more >>

hey all! i currently have a movie that loads two swfs on different levels (0, 100) I have a button on the 0 level. When I click to the 100 level movie I want this button to not read as active ( with the cursor hand ) The text box that overlays this button in the 100 level movie seems to le...more >>

Hi This really is the weirdest thing I have ever seen in flash. I have been trying to make some banners size 468x60, ok simple enough to do. BUT anything 468x60 will not show after uploading. I KNOW you are thinking 'what is this guy on' so I have put a page to show what I mean. http://www....more >>

Please forgive me if I am not using the correct terminology... I am learning FLASH MX Pro on a MAC now. I have been producing SWF files from Abode's LiveMotion. The question...in LiveMotion I can bring in a layered (PSD) file...this allows for transparency everywhere except where the imag...more >>

check out this site. http://www.wv.gov/Offsite.aspx?u=http://www.wvdo.org/...more >>

Looking for a script that I can put on the first frame in a timeline, telling the playhead to randomly goto a keyframe in the same timeline. Or if there is another way to work this out?...more >>

I have 5 scenes the first one needs to loop, and then with a button play the following scenes. how do I set up the first screen to play looping without playing all the scenes What do I apply for this to work? I guess I am not sure whether to use a action script or a behavior. I am...more >>

Hey all, I've got a project where I need to pull a previously assigned variable from an html/xml page into my flash file. The variable might be something like "text = CF". I would need to pull (in this case) the CF from the html and insert it into my path code that I'm building within th...more >>

Hi, New to flash and the learning curve is high, but loving it! I'd like to learn how my opening page can ramdonly load an image from a selection. So that every time the "first" pages loads, a new image appears. I'd like to learn for myself but don't know where to look. Cheers...more >>

:confused; Is it possible to center a text in flash? I have already expose the problem in other forum and I discover we can use css. The problem is those css give not very many possibilities cause flash allow only a little list . margin-top, top, position and many other aren t allowed. Is...more >>

Hi Everyone, I will design a form application in Flash, I want any viewer to be able to modify the swf file and send it to another user for more modifications like inserting picture, inserting texts, tables..(something like MS Excel) General view of the swf wont change I want the files at...more >>

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How I extract dynamically a content for static text element for my 'fla' movie? Tkz. Balancin ...more >>

OK, simple question, I hope: Following a technique at < http://www.flash-mx.com/flash/progressbar.cfm >, I have created a Slides document to act as a preloader. I have set Slide 1 to load my "main.swf" as its content path. I have added the progress bar component, set to polled, pointing...more >>

I am having an audio sync problem with a presentation we are doing. We are using Flash MX 2004 Pro on a Mac G4 dual 1ghz running OS X 10.2.8 with 1g of ram. Essentially, the sound is fine until about halfway through, where the audio begins to creep ahead of the video. By the time the audio end...more >>

When u right click on an image that was imported to the library, on the edit with there is EDIT WITH IMAGE READY, is possible to select another pictures editor? such as PHOTOSHOP?...more >>

I hope i've posted in the right location.... i've created this website that uses flash and php. Most of the php can be replaced with lots of html pages....except for one function of the "application". The site is a custom uniform builder. the site visitor uses flash to select the colour...more >>

I have 3 text Fields and the action script on one frame like this : campo1_txt.onSetFocus = function(){ trace('on') } campo2_txt.onSetFocus = function(){ trace('on') } campo3_txt.onSetFocus = function(){ trace('on') nextFrame() } stop(); when I cliked on the last text field M...more >>

I am still trying to work on my drop down menu that involves movie clips as buttons and actionscript to move the menu down to accomodate drop downs vertically. I have downloaded the track_as_menu.fla file as urami_ suggested but I get an error message when trying to open: an unknown error occur...more >>

I need to pause the timeline for 5 seconds and then continue. How is this done? Thanks for any info. smiller...more >>

Hi Folks, I'm using the loadMovie() command to dynamically load some photos into a preview screen. This works fine, except that some images are Portrait, and the others Landscape. So the viewing results are skewed as loadMovie() locks into the Top-Left corner of the Target. What I nee...more >>

Hey guys. I'm having a strange problem with the buttons on a contact page. This is the first time I've encountered this...but it's also the first time I've used the photo gallery I'm using in the site too. The problem seems to only occur after I go to the photo gallery. Once I do, and try ...more >>

I just started using flash for school, I would wait for my intructor to explain this but I like staying ahead and he's not a very good instructor anyway. I am working on creating a presentation. I have graphics/text on each slide and it all appears meshed together at once! Everything appear...more >>

Hi I am really new to flash and I just made a preloader. It seemed to work fine on my pc when I uploaded it to my personal web server (Apache). When I go to http://69.198.247.42 the preloader does not work. Any help Thanx ...more >>

Does somebody experienced this before: every time I click on a frame with action script attached to it the program crashes on me, telling me that it experienced some sort of problems. I tried this on several files from the 'Flash MX-Magic' training cd and in all of the files I was not able to ...more >>

I have a simple flash movie positioned within a table cell within a page that contains numerous DIVs and uses CSS positioning. Everything works fine in everything but IE5.01....the movie seems to start to load, then disappears completely? Anyone had a similar problem?....any help apprecia...more >>

I want to make a tree menu. I have looked everywhere to try to find documentation on how to use the Flash tree menu component. If anyone could point me in the right direction I would really appreciate it. Thanks, Al ...more >>

What kind of scripting would I use on a button to command the movie to pop up a small window with no address bar or toolbar buttons. Ya know just a small window. I hope this makes sense....more >>

i have a list of website's ive designed and their picture's... im brand new to flash- having used swish previously... can someone please help me set this up... i have a list on the left that when a specific choice has been chosen id like it's picture to pull on the right side of the screen..i ...more >>

I've seen this navigation on several sites, but can't pinpoint the name or an fla file of it. Here's a sample of the effect I am speaking of: www.poloto.com Click on gallery. The navigation using the photos rotating. ...more >>

I'm attempting to add listener events to a menubar component that I have. I need the drop down menu items to load AND make visible other screens in a Flash MX Pro 2004 Form Application. Currently I have a nested screen set to invisible and AutoLoad to false. When a user clicks the various menu...more >>

I have a multi-scene, self-running Flash presentation, with animation and voice-over narration. SWF version of file runs fine, but projector file crashes; sometimes get "generated errors" message; sometimes restarts presentation; different place each time. Projector file is about 9MB. I hav...more >>