How do I add the MP3 Slider control from MX to my flash file. New at this, going to learn !!!...more >>

On several projects I have noticed that if I have a swf file that pulls in information from other files, it doesn't always check the latest version of the file against the cache. Even in browsers such as Firefox where I can force the refresh (shift-reload) it still does not seem to grab the la...more >>

I would like to know why Flash arbitrarilly adds more points to my vector line art if I drop the selection of the line. For example, I draw a simple kidney-like shape with 4 points. If I was to create a new instance, by inserting a new keyframe in my line art (on the time line), Flash would ...more >>

Ok, I have this video, and I have it come into the stage from the side, then it plays for a little while, and then I have it go off the stage. I have music in the background, and I have sound in the clip. When the movie goes off the stage, I want to stop the sound from the movie, but I want ...more >>

How can I make a from out of textInput, textArea, and checkboxes that a user can fill out and when he clicks a "send" button all the info gets sent to my e mail??? Thanks, toti...more >>

How do you get that loading thing that appears on almost every flash site before it loads?...more >>

Hi all - I am new to Flash MX, and I am trying to create a quiz with the template. I am encountering a problem with the True/False buttons - when I test the quiz (which is randomized - in case that matters), some of the True/False questions show "radio button" text next to the button (inst...more >>

Hi there, I have a flash project that was working perfectly up until a few mins ago and now when I try to open it, flash doesn't do anything. i.e flash opens as if there is no project there at all (not even an untitled one). I have tried opening flash and going file and open clicking o...more >>

Hello All, Hope someone can help. I am trying to create a flash based site that has 6 main menu buttons. Each menu button, when clicked, triggers the 'load external movieclip' behaviour to load a specific scrolling thumbnail menu swf (into a mcsymbol registration point) This all seems...more >>

hello friends, i want to cover the full screen with a flash movie, but..... with some content below , i mean just like www.netdisaster.com and i just wanted to know how to make a flash movie run on top of already some content like something or anything between body type, and a flash mo...more >>

I have downloaded the Flash MX 2004 from the site I am trying to create a web photo album (I know I can create in Dreamweaver) but I can not find anything in help file Could you help me?...more >>

Hi! When the movie starts i want to set the mouse position on center of the stage and after that ,on enter frame, the position of the mouse to move on the edge of the stage.I tryed with _root._xmouse but it does not work. Can you help me,please? Lore ...more >>

such as this website http://www.fontsforflash.com/ what are the advantages of using these fonts?? ...more >>

Hi I'm a bit of a newbie with flash. At least with the script code. But I need to get started with the creation of the following gimmic: The gimmic has about 10 checkboxes and a picture screen. In the picture screen u see a picture of a sorting system (the gimmic is for the company I...more >>

I already have an animated intro and I want to insert a new scene for the home page; if i just insert scene 2, when i test the movie the scene 1 doesn't play complete; it seems like it plays only one frame of scene 1 and 1 frame of scene 2...how do you tell Flash to play the whole scene 1 firs...more >>

Does know somebody, when will be aprox. available the new version of Flash? Thanks...more >>

Good Day all... Is there a way to remove an embedded flash file from a webpage? I can open it in Dreamweaver, but am unsure what to do next. thanks, Brook...more >>

Hi I see a Flash website last week that was picking up the Text content within the site from a .txt file. so this meant that the wording could be updated on the site be purely and simply editing the .txt does any one know how to do this if so please help as I have sniffed around the forums b...more >>

Do Flash MX 2004 or Flash MX 2004 Professional include built-in support for importing Captivate movies? Or does Captivate need to be installed in order to add this functionality to Flash?...more >>

Internet Radio in Flash - is it possible? My Flash friend asked me, and I don?t know . Thank you for suggestions....more >>

Hello all Please help me if possible. I am trying to get my swf files to load into another swf using the loadMovieNum command and want to be able to position the newly loaded movies in a specific position on the page. I have a header with the navigation, which will remain constant, and the...more >>

I have a generic TextArea component (Flash MX 2004) called "NewsBox". I want to get rid of its border and shadow, so I look up the CSS styling methods. I figure since my background is white, I might as well set them all to white also so the border and shadow disappear. I use the following... ...more >>

I want to display some titles in my movie so that they build letter upon letter into the title sentence with a bleep as each letter appears. How would I actionscript this ? ...more >>

If I have five background images, how do I load them randomly into a dropzone in my movie? An array I guess? Thanks in advance ...more >>

Hi all, I could'nt find a forum specifically aimed for newbies so I thought this might be the best place to post. The company I work for have now placed me in control of the website that was developed in Flash by a contractor. Already we require changes and although I have some w...more >>

Hello all, I am looking for tutorials and/or information on the importing of an SWF file to a C++ .Net application. Based on what I have found thus far, I know it has something to do with the shockwave flash component but I can't seem to associate an SWF file with it. Any help that ...more >>

How would I go about inserting meta tags into a website that was published in flash...more >>

I am attempting to create a dynamic text field where the text file resides on a remote server. I have created a test FLA and tested it with a txt file saved in the same directory and everything works. What I don't know how to do is set the correct loadVariables command. I have tried severa...more >>

I just finished MM Flash MX 2004: TFS late last night. Saved and published all FLA files, tested locally both within Flash Player 7 window and within IE, NN, and Firefox. Everything works perfectly. Copied entire "bookstore" folder to my local website and uploaded to my host server, then t...more >>

I have put the actionscript of on(release){ "fscommand("quit"); } on my button and it works fine in the swf file when I play it. However, once I try to play the file in the browser through the published html page, the button does not work. What have I done wrong? Please email me at ...more >>

<object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab" width="" height=""> <param name="movie" value="sample.swf"> <embed src="sample.swf" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashpl...more >>

Hi, I need help! Somebody please tell me how to make this image link target a specific frame window when clicked? In HTML, it's your standard target="frame1", but how can I do it in this? The _root.ur1 is just a variable, as it pulls the URL from an external HTML file. However, it is not...more >>

Could you please check this site I've just finished and give me your comments? http://www.jazzup.be Any feedback would be much appreciated. many thanks. dorian. ...more >>

Could someone point me to a good tutorial to create a Flash mp3 player? Thanks!...more >>

I need to create a link to dowload a word document can it be done in flash? how can i do that? Plaese help Andrea...more >>

I have built several website in HTML using CSS style sheets and all, and a couple purely Flash. I do prefer Flash, I'm much more creative, and feel a lot more satisfied with the end result. Also with flash I don't have to worry too much about pleasing the numerous Browsers, and operating syste...more >>