With remote data Can I use 2 instances of the CB component or do I have to duplicate the combobox object and related objects? Thx for an answer; I have tried both, it did not worked with instances; and duplicating the Combobox object in library perhaps it did not worked because I did not d...more >>

My Macromedia Flash player 7 has been having a lot of difficulties. I installed a game and within the first few minutes of playing, an error occurs and shuts down the game. I have uninstalled and reinstalled my flash player but I cant figure out what else I can do. Any help would be greatly a...more >>

Hi, i need help on making a flv video not autoplay when the page loads. I followed the tutorials by Lee Brimelow (http://www.gotoandlearn.com) on videos. Great site. I have long movies from school trips (arounf 10 minutes) that I dont want to start playing when the page loads, and ide...more >>

I'm a flash newbie, and am working on my first homework project. My question is how do I rotate an object 180 degrees. For example, my assignment is just to create a fish that swims from one side of the screen to the other, then turns around and swims back, I just don't know how to get it to t...more >>

I'm new to both Flash and Dreamweaver, and am trying to get a page up and running that opens with a flash animation. I've created a swf that I would like to use as an opener to my site, but I'm not sure how to link it to my homepage once it's finished playing. Would it be an action placed in...more >>

Is anyone else worried that the fundamental problems associated with Flash 7 aren't even ADDRESSED in press releases and Macromedia PR blitzes of Flash 8? I've not heard word one about bloated component sizes, databinding and data-related issues. I just hear about wow...TRANSPARENT VIDE...more >>

If I made a flash movie that was 300x300, and I decided I wanted to change it to 400X400, but I want to scale everything in it also, is there any way to do this easily? I tried to select all frames and scale it, but it still only scales on section of the movie. Thanks ...more >>

I am trying to put a .wav file into stage. It imports to Library okay, but when i drag it to stage, nothing happens. I try testing the movie and it is just a blank quiet screen. :(...more >>

I'm putting together a web page in flash and I want to allow users to enter information and have it send it to me. I know how to do this with cgi script from an html page, but the design calls for the form to be inside the flash movie. How do you do it? Is it possible? ...more >>

I can't figure out a way to inport my own graphics. Does anywone know how to do this. ...more >>

I'm trying to customize the datagrid component. I've gone through skinning tutorials online and what little there is in Macromedia's own docs. My biggest complaint is that the SampleTheme.FLA file they provide as an example doesn't even work with the datagrid. In the sample theme file, they've...more >>

I would like to allow my visitors to save a mp3 to their computer. Is there a function like "right click save target as" that I can place inside my flash movie to allow a visitor to save the mp3 to a specified location on thier computer? Thanks ...more >>

i have a menu with 6 buttons.i would like to make the buttons like this : when you release a button it should stay in the down state until you press another button.can you help me please?...more >>

Is loaded sound cached on the user's computer? If I have a Flash movie which loads an external MP3 and plays it, is the MP3 file downloaded and cached in the user's computer? Where would I find the downloaded MP3? If the MP3 was streamed using FlashComm, it wouldn't get cached right? ...more >>

Hey everyone Im using FLVs encoded with Sorenson Squeeze, and although everything plays perfectly Ive had several reports of people not hearing sound. This is only a small minority but its happened enough for me to think that there its a recurring problem for certain users. Any ideas? ...more >>

Will there be any major changes to Action Script in Flash 8? I'm really hoping for a better IDE. Any chance this will happen? ...more >>

Hi I am brand new to flash, and just started taking a class with it. Everything worked fine in class, but when I got home and started doing my homework, my tweens won't work. The way I remember doing it in class was that I created a KeyFrame in frame 1, and added an object, then I created anot...more >>

I have just received the newest Macromedia Edge newsletter (http://www.macromedia.com/newsletters/edge/august2005/?trackingid=BXPW). The newsletter uses the browsers back & forward buttons for navigation within the flash movie, without ever changing the HTML page in the browser. Can an...more >>

FlashMX 2004 version 7.0 takes forever to load. I'm on a Mac using OS 10.3.9 When I try to lauch the application (not a specific file) it takes a few minutes before anything at all appears on the screen, then I get a dialog box that says. "a script in this movie is causing Flash Player to ...more >>

I am recently moving through the book , flash training from the source and for some reason, it has forgotten to mention one of the more simpler things one wishes to do with this program. I would like to make a flash slide show, however i would like the slides to move from one to the other with...more >>

Dose anyone know how to hinge joints in flash mx so you can animate a walk cycle or something like that....more >>

ok, well this is what i need help with, i know how to make a simple roll over buttons, and click boom, onn framm 16/ now how do you make a buttons were there so advaned, when rool out the animtio will still pay till its finished. when i try, son as you rool out, it instaly stop's. i want...more >>

:confused; Hi, I'm new to flash and have a frustrating problem I have placed this action on (press) {gotoandstop(53):} on a button and placed same code with different goto frame number eg on (press) {gotoandstop(57):} Trouble is all button keep going to same frame link which happen...more >>

I am creating a touch screen information kiosk driven by flash and need to create a "Print" button so that users can print info they are viewing. Anyone know how I can accomplish this ?? ...more >>

Ok, I'm trying to animate a wilting field of wheat for an animation short I'm doing as a school project. I made three little wheat animations and I was hoping to just use them a bunch of times to create the field. I made the three wheat animations into symbols and just started dragging them on...more >>