Hi, I'm trying to figure out how to get flash to open an external file - such as a pdf - by clicking on a button. I know how to do the button - I don't know how to make the button work so that it opens a pdf file. I'm not creating a website - but a interactive training program that will ...more >>

is it possible to find the x and y screen coordinates of letter in a text field there is a way to do this in director, i am trying to get a movieclip to proceed letters as they are typed, creating a flashing input style cursor similar to most editing text editors, i am using a dynamic field ...more >>

Hi, can anyone help me? I'm trying to get some idea on how to create a motion for text. The idea is when a page loads text will start appearing on the screen like its being handwritten. I have created other flash text motions/tweenings and such but I can't think of how to create the handwri...more >>

hi, ive been checking out some car valeting sites and came across a site with a good nav bar. how do they get the buttons to move like they do and is it very complicated cheers...more >>

Hi, What programs do you all reccommed to maximize the screen of a flash program upon launch?...more >>

I have situation where i have a flash page behind a secure https:// url The problem i have is that the codeBase ="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=5, 0,0,0" is pointing to an http:// NON SECURE url therefore causing the user to get the traditio...more >>

Hi - I have the task of creating a product catalog via flash and finding a way to distribute it via CD to MAC and PC users. I have conquered the whole macImage thing and am able to create hybird CDs but have the following question. I'm using Flash 5 and create the exe (pc) and hqx (mac) fil...more >>

This is basically what I trying to do. When the viewer click on a button, and new window opens up but I want to do it that the new window open up to be the same size as the stage. Can anyone please help, me super urgent that I get this finisged. ...more >>

I've imported a jpeg image into my Flash document, and I want to draw over it using the line tool. But the lines I draw always go behind the image itself, even if I try sending the image to the back and locking it. How do I get the lines to appear on top of my image? I've even tried conver...more >>

I've imported a jpeg image into my Flash document, and I want to draw over it using the line tool. But the lines I draw always go behind the image itself, even if I try sending the image to the back and locking it. How do I get the lines to appear on top of my image? I've even tried conver...more >>

I want to insert a new XML node in my XML object, but not at the end as ..appendchild() method does, but in the node position of my choice... for instance, I want to place my newly created XML node between nodes 57 and 58 of my existent XML object. How can I do it? .insertBefore() method doe...more >>

Hello, I'm just learning Flash and am trying to get a photo to fade out and a different photo to fade back in. I can get one image to fade out, but cannot figure out how to "fade in" a different photo at the same location. (I've ordered books from Amazon, but they haven't arrived yet and I...more >>

Hello, I have a very simple game written in Flash. It's 95% finished but just needs the high score routine tweaking (this is done in PHP and maybe mySQL). If anyone is interested in earning a few quid finishing this off for us, please e-mail me. Thanks Simon ...more >>

CAN ANYONE GIVE ME THE WAY TO CREATE A PAUSE BUTTON ON MY MOVIE. ALSO HOW DO CAPTURE USER NAME AND DISPLAY IT AGAIN IN THE MOVIE LATER. I SAW BEFORE A FLASH MOVIE WHERE I CAN ENTER MY NAME AND MY NAME THEN LATER IS DISPLAY OUT IN THE MOVIE. PLS REPLY TO MY MAIL AT AWANA85@HOTMAIL.COM ...more >>

Has anyone had problems with the Flash Player crashing on a dual processor? A user has reported regular system crashes when playing a Flash movie and their fix is to disable Hyperthreading in the BIOS. No Hyperthreading, no crash. The movie isn't graphic intensive and the crash seems to occur ...more >>

I'm new to Studio MX and need to learn it all. Anyone have anything good to say about one of the many books/cds out there? ...more >>

I am trying to customise a scrollbar. what i am trying to achieve is to remove the up and down arrow and leaving the middle track bar ...... so that a person uses only the trackbar (thumb button) .. is this possible ? ...more >>

Can someone (or someones) tell me what is better in certain situations and the advatages and disadvantages of using a Movie Clip to illustrate a something like a walk cycle or eye blink vs the same thing with a Graphic with nested images? I'm not really familiar with Graphics with nested i...more >>

I have a 10min. video (Quicktime) with audio. I'm trying to create a CD-rom that will play automatically from PC or Mac. Several attempts result in a "choppy & sluggish" final Flash movie. Any suggestions on how to create CD-rom that runs smoothly, with video and audio in sync, and can hope...more >>

Hi, I have created a sound button (through a movie clip) which enables the visitor to start or stop the music loops, this is done by switching from one state to the other using the timeline control "gotoandstop". Now when the music starts I'm able to add a fade in effect in the propertie p...more >>

Selectively Erasing/Changing Alpha Channel I'm working on a software simulation and there's some functionality I can't accurately duplicate using Authorware's built-in functions and variables. Here's the problem: I'm simulating an application that has a preview area for images. This pre...more >>

I have read 4 books, and 7 online websites about how to create a combo box. Unfortunately they are more than what I need. And no where does anyone explain simplicity. So here is what I am trying to do, and if you can help or point in a good direction please do. a combo box with 5 selecti...more >>

Hi folks! I am using VB6 with the Flash OCX embedded in a form. When a user clicks on a button in a movie, I want all animation in the movie to stop. I am using the following code in VB: if command="end" then flash1.stop endif This is not working. Can anyone help me with this?...more >>

I'm creating a drop-down menu in a nav bar, and the space underneath the nav bar is being used for a .swf that is being loaded using LoadMovieNum(). The items in the menu are being obscured by the loaded movie, which seems to always want to be on the top layer. I have tried changing the layer ...more >>

This is a very strange ( and rather complex problem) so I'll try to explain as best I can. For visual reference, you can look to http://newhallranch.net. OK, so I have a web site fully built in flash. there is a container movie that has a Navigation movie clip and a content movie clip with...more >>

I'm trying to get a .swf file to communicate with another .swf on the same web page. I've created both movies and tested them locally, and they work just fine. However, the .swfs are ads which are to be served from different domains, and when I test them live, there is no communication between...more >>

is it possible to develop a forum using flash, if so how would you go about doing it. How difficult would it be to develop a forum similar to macromedia's forum. Thanks...more >>