I apologize, but I have 56k, and the of Flash MX 2004 trial is way too big for my 56k modem to download(Which only lasts 7 hours.). Could someone possibly cut the file in half for me? I appreciate your help. -WM ...more >>

Hello, I want to display texts in flash which are loaded from a normal text file. My problem is that I want to use east europian characters as:ö,ü,é,á,... But flash displays only small rectangles and not the character itself. How can I setup flash to display the correct caracters? Thanks!...more >>

Would appreciate some help. I've tried to install the Flash plug in for IE6 under xpsp2 pro. I've tried the auto install and it fails, I've DL it seperately to the HD and it says complete, then I'll reboot and still no flash. I've tried the uninstall utility b4 all that as well. I've disab...more >>

Stones Hit Fenway The online-smash hit of the summer, this hilarious cartoon has it all: Great humor, a classic soundtrack, and the Sox! Watch your favorite athletes and musicians become victims of Frank and Babe's ridiculous commentary. Type: Cartoon Length: 5 minutes Added: 7/20/20...more >>

Hi I wonder if anyone could tell me why, when i use a scroll pane, it has a habit of not scrolling down the whole of the .swf that is displayed as its content. its like it doen't make the bar short enough. Am I doing anything wrong? ...more >>

Here's how I would target a label within a move in the root on (release) { _root.movie.gotoAndPlay ("startmovie") } My question: How would I (loadMovie) and target a label in that movie? Thanks All Shane ...more >>

HI! Ive created a .swf file, with the program SWISH... it is macrmedia flash enabled.. On my PC. it works just fine, but in my lap top... the file does not recognize what program made it... now, ive downloaded both Macromedia Flash and macromedia Shockwave, and still no recognitio.. ...more >>

Does anyone know how to make a maze and a movieclip who shouldnt make it through the walls?...more >>

Please tell Me how are work with pdf files? intssed@tvnet.lv...more >>

Most Flash users use an external .txt file to load variables. If you generate the variables dynamicaly using PHP u can use the variables and load them to the flash movie. I've tried to load variables like bgColor from HTML and use it in Flash. It's ok. When i tried to load dynamic text and use...more >>

Is there a way to convert a list to an array and back in actionscript similar to the way you do it in cfscript?...more >>

I have a flash movie in the middle of a page, and when the page is scrolled up or down in IE 6, the portion with the swf gets garbled/shredded. Is this a known issue? Are there workarounds? Thanks in advance....more >>

I'm trying to find a tutorial or some kind of assistance with displaying light to a background surface without masking. I still want to see the complete background. I just need to figure out a way to show a light source coming from somewhere (like a movie projector) and projecting onto a scree...more >>

Hi Macromedia users, i just wanna know how i can use an external css file in my flash movie. I just wanna make the flash movie flexible, dependent on the syle i'm using in my web....more >>

Hi there, I have a CD containg a series of PDF's and a flash UI. Btns then open a series of PDF's. I have used Jstart to launch the PDF's in Acrobat, which works but does take a loooong time! Anyone else have experience of this? I could really do with speeding up the process. I get frustra...more >>

I have just used Firefox for the first time, and have noticed that all of my flash websites appear very small at the very top of the screen (see http://www.edendesignandcreation.com ). These sites have always appeared fine in all other browsers, but every one appears far too small in Firefox. ...more >>

What im trying to do is load a movie into a MC but be able to change the size of the loaded movie to what i need it to be. I've tried the folloing codes:- this.createEmptyMovieClip("placeHolder", this.getNextHighestDepth()); placeHolder.loadMovie("portfolio.swf"); placeHolder._width = 10...more >>

Hi there I was wondering if anyone could help me remove a Loop action out of a animation. I can't seem to find it. I didn't put it on in the first time. Can any one help or please offer a solution. Thank you ...more >>

Can anyone point me to a tutorial or example, or give me some tips, on how to create an animation where a circle rotates around a particular object, for example, some intro screens have an arrow that starts from the 12 o'clock position then winds around and completes itself when the movie is 1...more >>

Hi, I don't know if this is just me being stupid or Flash having the worst set of drawing tools known to man: when I place an element on the stage then try to move it whilst holding down the shift key to constrain it along the x or y, it always moves a little bit out of line with where it's sh...more >>

hello people, I have 3 buttons in 1 movie, I tried to link those into seperate scenes. But it doesn't work. Can any1 help me? Thank you http://www.geocities.com/bepha18/letsee.fla...more >>

Hi all, Any symbol instances in my work I have generally converted them to Movie Clip behaviours. In a very huge and complex flash movie with hundreds of instances will changing my Movie Clip behaviours to Graphic behaviours (for the symbols that are simply graphics) have any effect on per...more >>

Hello, excuse me, I have created two separated swf buttons. These buttons are inside an html page All work great except the sincronization between the buttons. They start with a minimu delay but after a 1 minute they are completely unsyncronized. It's possible to syncronyze them and ma...more >>

Greetings, I'm having a terribly difficult time getting access to the FLV exporter. That is, I haven't got access to it. I have had installed for a while: Flash MX2004 Pro Education version. I have just recently gone back to the installation CD and installed the optional FLV exporter...more >>

I imported a short quicktime movie into my timeline. At the beginning of the timeline I want to place a graphic image and have the user click on the still image in order to play the movie. I need to know what the syntax is for buttons. (if image is clicked I want it to go to frame 30 and st...more >>

Hello! I need help with making rounded corner quads. How do I do it? Also, how can I import an image that has transparent backgroung to Flash so it keeps the background transparent? How do I make the Loading thing work? I mean the preload of a swf file like when you're viewing a file on th...more >>

Let me discuss to you our situation. We are going to develop a program that incorporates Flash. A program that will produce swf files. It's like we will develop an IDE for people who dont know much about scripting. So in short, we want to make an program that produces swf files, such as yo...more >>

Hi Flash Community, I am somewhat of a newbie and am just now starting to experiment with movie clips (using a .swf as a symbol in a parent movie). The simple frame labels (such as 'stop') are not triggering at all, so the movie just cylces through the timeline (of the movie clip) repeate...more >>

Hi there, I have a small CFC that reads the contents of a directory and returns the results to a flash application. Here is the CFC (pretty simple): <cffunction name="getDirectory" access="remote" returntype="any"> <cfdirectory directory="d:\websites\schedule\" name="getList" ...more >>

This is such a simple issue but I can't seem to get past it. I need to embed a FLV video file in a SWF file for posting on my Web site. I know that i need to download a free upgrade for Flash MX 6.0 (I can't purcahse 2004 yet so this is not an option). I can't find the appropriate download on ...more >>

Hi all We are trying to apply a number of 'filters' to imported .jpg colour photos in Flash. We would like to be able to apply a range of 'filters' to the pics - similar to Photoshop filters - such as 'multiply', 'luminosity' etc. Multiply is the key one. Can anybody tell me if you can...more >>

I am wondering if older versions of flash are compatable with windows XP. I have an older version that i got from a friend and when i try to install it i just get a message that says error, nothing else just error. If it is not compatible is their any way around it. ...more >>

I've finished a flash file, however, need to add a header to it, so therefore need to add size to the top of the document. I would really rather not go through the whole thing and move everything down, cause it would take forever. I know how to change the document background, and it adds spa...more >>

Hi guys [I have also posted this on the Director newsgroup.] I've trawled the Director TNs but the best I've come up with is... --example 1 global myObj on callFlashFunction me myObj=sprite(flashSprite).myClip myObj.Calculate() end --example 2 on MouseUp me sprite(flashSprite).m...more >>

I am making birthday and anniversary tributes with Flash. The finished product plays fine on computers, but how can I save a version to play on a DVD player in a television set? Thanks for any help. ...more >>

dear list: i have a 30 sec. sound file that loops (set as "event", looping 100 times) over the course of a 8-min. long flash piece. when the user presses the stop button, everything stops but the music (other audio is v.o. that streams, so it stops no problem). i want the music to stop, t...more >>

Is there anything online about how I'd go about moving my copy of Flash MX 2004 Pro from Windows to Mac OS? Anyone know how I'd go about doing that? Thanks, -M...more >>

1. Can you make a flash file's background transparent? 2. Can you make a flash file's width 100% (like for use in a table) thanks...more >>