I'm about to lose my mind. Please help. I have successfully used the XML connector with a ComboBox when everything is on Scene 1, Frame 1. The problem is I have a site that does not allow me to put this information on Scene1, Frame1. My site is as follows: Scene 1 < movieclip1 < movi...more >>

I just DL'd the Flash FLV export encoder for Mac today and tried to use it in QT 7.0.1. After making all of the necessary adjustments to the options and starting the export, the dialog says "Estimating time..." and then "Failed". I have tried several different videos and options in the exporte...more >>

When the user click the button I want it to play frame 2, when frame 2 is done I want to to then play frame 8. How can I do this?...more >>

When I create a flash movie with rollover buttons, those buttons won't work if I try to make relative links. If I make absolute links (http://...) the buttons will work. Any idea how to make relative links? ...more >>

I want a box outline to scale around a picture, but when I scale an outline larger, it gets thicker, too. Is there a way to prevent this from happening?...more >>

I have a dynamic text box in which I want to enter some text, but I want certain words to appear in a different color, and bolded or italicized. Any one know how I could achieve that? ...more >>

I posted this message few times before and it seems like no one gets my question.. so I will try to be more specific.. I am creating the website with just Flash, and right now I am trying to put the message board in that flash. If you don't know what tagboard or those things are, Its like ...more >>

Recently, my job is create FLASH with some existing FLASH files, but MX is not good enough, some of imported SWF is not dynamic, looks like a shape not a MC, today I got a program for integrating multiple FLASH files into a single FLASH. After some tests, i think it is great enough than MX (on...more >>

this may be a yes no question, but can you make a canvas bigger than 2880 wide? i'm trying to make a scrollpane movie element that scrolls pictures that click and open into another window. i want to make the thumbnails reasonably large, and i don't have enough room for all of them on a 2880 ...more >>

**Error** Scene=Scene 2, layer=Layer 9, frame=11:Line 1: Mouse events are permitted only for button instances on (release) { Total ActionScript Errors: 1 Reported Errors: 1 what does this mean?? i have created a button and applied this script to it .... on(release){ gotoA...more >>

I have a site that I want to use an SWF slideshow in a rounded corner box. I have the box ready in html to drop the swf into but I don't think I can drop it in using a mask - the only way I can think of is to somehow export the swf with a transparent background and position it using something ...more >>

I am having problems receiving data from a flash form I have a flash banner advert with a form and need to send the data to a different domain for processing. I can do it with GetUrl but do not want to have a new browser window. I am using loadVariablesNum which works on local tests but ...more >>

I was wondering if anyone knows of a Flash date and time selector to purchase/try etc....more >>

Hello, I need to build a gallery with pictures loaded from a XML file. My XML file is just like this: <gallery> <photo src="photo1.jpg" thumb="thumbs/photo1.jpg" /> <photo src="photo2.jpg" thumb="thumbs/photo2.jpg" /> <photo src="photo3.jpg" thumb="thumbs/photo3.jpg" /> <photo src="...more >>

Hello all. Did a websearch and came up with some rather cryptic results. I am hoping someone here might have an answer or perhaps be able to point me to resources with which i might tackle the problem. That said, here is my intent... I have a frameset... Flash Movie 1 exists in Frame X....more >>

i need to delete a scene in flash mx professional and have no idea how to get it done. can some one help me please.......more >>

I've tried several PCs and they don't show up. It makes it very difficult to develop for multi-platform. Anybody have this problem? I can't figure it out. <object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash....more >>

Hi, Can anyone help? I have a small swf file that when clicked on, either plays or pauses an audio/sound file. The sound plays when I try it on a PC using Firefox (1.0.4) with DSL, but doesn't play on the PowerMac (9.0) running IE 5 or on Firefox (1.0.4) using dial up. Thoughts? Co...more >>

How can I do this effect, when you click on a buton the back slid from one side to other side.... you?ll se.... http://www.solisys.com/ Thanks a lot...more >>

hi i am trying to remove a movie clip on rollOut this is the code: con_but_mc.onRollOver=function() { x=con_but_mc.getDepth(); puppet = attachMovie("puppet_mc","puppet_mc_over",x-1); /**puppet = attachMovie("puppet_mc","puppet_mc_over",getNewDepth()); (if iam using this line s...more >>

hi i am attaching movie clip to in the main time line but i want it to appear under another movie clip forexample i have x_mc on the main time line and i want to attach Y_mc to be under the x_mc it probably related to the depth but how can find the x_mc and then attach the Y_mc to be...more >>

I am in desperate need of help! Can anyone tell me how to take a variable from flash send it to asp and then input that into a database. If you your to tell me to look at a tutorial, don't, cause i've already seen it and don't understand how to make it apply to me. And please, if your go...more >>

My problem is that I have a movie clip at the left side of my animation ... it's my menu containing scrollpane. The content of the scrollpane are text and button. My buttons do an attachMovie on an empty movieClip to open another movie Clip that contains also scrollpane. In my menu, the scro...more >>

Hi, I'm having problems playing an FLV file through the media components in a flash movie if anyone can help out? I've created a flash movie in which i've used the media display and controller components to play an FLV file through. It works fine and plays the video when i publish the ...more >>

can anyone point me in the right direction? the input boxes disappear in the compiled .swf i searched the boards but other people who have had this problem don't get answered. Please help. I'm desperate G ...more >>

I can go the the Macromedia website and download the program, or so I think, and then when i go to open the flash file (.swf), I cannot play it....more >>

I have a flash movie which is heavily dependent on a navigation element. The navigation (building names) are composed of button symbols. The building hovers (red buildings) are movie clips. When visitors roll over the building(s), and the building hovers appear, if you move over the first thre...more >>

I own Studio MX 2004 w\flash pro, where do I buy or download the DevNet Resource Kits ? Thanks...more >>

Hello, I'm novice with flash and would like to know is this possible: I want to create animation with many but small textboxes. Content should come from .txt files for easier later changing. Is it possible to create in that txt file something like <h1>title</h1><p>text</p> and then in fl...more >>

Hello, I?m having trouble figuring out how to make custom buttons accessible by using the tab button on the keyboard. I have tested different buttons using the UI component and have been successful but can?t achieve the tab index with custom buttons. Does anyone know how to make this w...more >>

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I have a main swf with buttons loading external swfs. Is it important to unload external swf 1 when the user hits the button to load external swf 2? Do you clog up memory/processor if you don't unload movie clips? If external swf 2 is loaded into the same container as external swf 1, doe...more >>

I have built a nice movie clip that is actually a complex animated button, with its own timeline etc. It?s all nice "packed" and whith rollover effects, sounds etc. Well, it?s one button...so now i?d like to re-use it and change the name "home" for "contact" and when i change it, the the wh...more >>

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