Hi - please help out this flash newbie... I have a multi-file flash demonstration that stops playing after the welcome. It appears that files load, but it won't play online. It plays fine from my machine, but warning message pops up that it's trying to contact the former streaming/host provide...more >>

Hi everyone - I'm putting together a CD that has a Flash "splash" page. That page includes links to a number of different documents - a webpage, an HTML file that resides on the CD, a Word file, a PDF, etc. One of the files is a PowerPoint file. For the benefit of folks that don't hav...more >>

I've searched the web all day and can't find the solution to creating a Scrolling text box that has buttons contained within it. For instance: I have a list that I need to display all types of product that you can scroll through, when you click the product a text box to the right displays the ...more >>

Hi all, I'm trying to pass a variable for the frame label in this statement but it's not arriving correctly in the target movie clip.... on (release){ myVar = "25"; _parent.congrats.gotoAndStop(myVar); }; this does't work either... on (release){ myVar = "25"; _parent.congra...more >>

hello; is mouse-wheel srolling not possible within a scrollpane; it seems that I must use the scrollbar or set the drag property to true; thanks Shannon Burnett Asheville NC USA...more >>

I was just wondering if anyone knew what versions of windows flash 8 standalone player is compatible in... I want to publish my movie as a windows projector (.exe) and i was just curious as to how far back in windows it will play. Thanks! -Rupert ...more >>

Hi, I created an interface with an FLV Player, the problem is not all users have flash 8, most have flash 5/6 and the flv player in Flash 8 only works with flash 8 player. Is there a player for flash 6 ? Otherwise is there a way to update the users' flash player before the movie plays ?...more >>

Hi all - Flash novice here. I have a problem that's driving me crazy (well, actually I have 3 questions, but the 1st one is what's driving me nuts): I made a small "test" movie in Flash 8 a few days back. There was a button that I wanted to have go to a web page when clicked. In the Behavior...more >>

:frown; I have a flash movie that plays once...I inserted a stop in the last frame, but it loops over and over in Firefox. How can I stop it from looping?...more >>

I'm trying to compress and convert a mpg to flv for web delivery. The first four seconds always come out with a clattering noise that is not on the original. Is anyone else having this problem?...more >>

I published a Movie Clip as a Flash v5 swf using Flash Professional v8 with no problems. I'm now trying to take the v5 clip I created and use it in another file, but when I try to publish as a v5 file I get the error: Symbol=Symbol 65, layer=Layer 1, frame=1:Enhanced stroke is not supported...more >>

I, and many others, have encountered a major bug in the new Flash Player (8). Upon increasing the _xscale/_yscale of a MC, the player (or the browser) begins to grab excessive amounts of virtual memory, to the point of crashing. I was able to obtain 1 GB+ of virtual memory running Firefox, un...more >>

I made a game to learn how to use flash. Well, it was just about done and my computer crashed. Fortunately I had the swf saved on a jump drive and on geocities. Ctrl + arrow key will let me see all of the frames so I don't have to do the drawings over again but does anyone know if there's a...more >>

Trying to emulate the effect seen here. Is the mouseover effect made with shape tweening?http://www.eyaurban.com/files/neighborhoods.htm New to Flash so any help is most appreciated. Is the box with the picture and the grey sort of triangle attached to it one piece of art? Many thanks -E ...more >>

I need to import and external .FLA but with no player controls. The video is 2 actors with an alpha channel. I have prepared a .FLA but need to know how to bring it into FLASH 8.0. I also would like to preload it. Here is the project site: http://www.adventuretechnologies.com/AWP_WIP/...more >>

I am trying to continuously poll the server for (changing)data every second, and to plot those data in a graph, since the number of data could be huge, it seems reasonable to use scrollbar or scrollpane? I am just wondering how this could be done? I can poll the server for data with no problem...more >>

Our design team is developing text flash files in Flash 8 and others who have flash 6 or 7 can't see the text on their computer. We have eliminated everything down to just text and the other computer still can't see the text. Out of ideas here. ...more >>

I am populating combobox 1 with xml data, similar to the trips tutorial, but with another array depth on the xml. The xml is an array of photosets, each with a number of photos. cb1 holds the photoset name and base directory (OK so far.) cb2 should hold the urls for the corresponding ...more >>

alright stupid question here.....I built my site with Flash but am having issues with the buttons...I added a back button to every page so that you could roam through the page right....waht I want to do is make it so that you can just click on the "internet explorer" back button instead of the...more >>

Hi, I've built a complex swf menu vertically and now that it is finished, I now have a need to rotate the entire project to be horizontal (90 degree rotation), anyone know a way to do this? ...more >>

Greetings (again)! Question. I find several sites that use (i'm assuming) video technology.... for example.... http://fullsail.com/swf/index.cfm with the person video shot .....what technology is this? Thanks! ...more >>

Hi, in the future, would it be possible to make 3D games like Mario 64 or something from Nintendo 64? Btw, when it flash 9 finnished? :D Thanks! :)...more >>

I've been trying to make a simple gallery for a while and have been having trouble with the borders of my images. Basically I have created 70px square thumbnail images with an additional 2px black border all the way around. The files have been saved as PNG (I've tried JPEG's too) and simply pl...more >>

I have gone through the knowledge base and tried there advice to no avail. I am using Flash MX version 6.0 along with Lynda Weinmans Flash HOT training book. All the lesson examples will not open as they were created in a windows computer and I am using a Mac. Does any know a good work around?...more >>

i can't get my .swf movie, into a slidepresentation without the movie looking odd and missing some stuff... please help me... best wishes malthe ...more >>

I am looking for a complete list of all major and minor revisions of the Flash Player (i.e. 7,0,0,0 || 7,0,14,0 || 8,5,0,133 etc) I have scoured the web as well as this site, and cannot find a list of player release versions.:confused; Any help or possibly a link to this info would be great...more >>

Well I've been learnig this Flash for 4 weeks now, and followed the example on how to do the dynamic text box + component scrollbar. Anyway I can across this site http://www.esntion.com/flash/content.html and it seems to be using some graphic images and lots of cool stuff in the scrollbox i...more >>

I am setting up a Paypal shopping cart and want to use flash for the visuals. Is it possible to attach the followinh HTML to the Flash movie button? If so how? Thanks <form target="paypal" action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"> <input type="image" src="images/a...more >>

I don't know how to enter a registration key in flash 8 trial to make it the full version. How do I?...more >>

Hi all, I am creating my own portfolio website and its nearing completion but I'm getting concerned with the SWF file size. The website will be largely viewed by broadband users but it would be nice for people who have a 56k internet connection like some of my friends. At the moment I pred...more >>

I have a menubar with submenus and it works fine .. but I need to have the item on the right end click to require a password and if the password is correct, the menubar item would show and the submenu be available. Is this possible? If so .. any advice on how to accomplish it? Thanks! ...more >>

Hi I have a RSS feed (in XML) format which I want to use to display in the news section of my website, I followed the tutorial on Macromedia¹s website- http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/flash/articles/datawizards.html and got it working. However, the challenge I have is that I have no control ...more >>

I want to create a flash photo slide show (without having users to click Previous or Back button). The transition effect would be simple fade in fade out effect. What would be the good way to build it so that the file size (swf) would not be too big ? Let me know if there is any tutorial...more >>

How do I save my file to launch in "full screen" automatically?...more >>

Hi everyone, Basically I'm using flash to display "next week on 24" previews on my site http://24fans.net (at the top left). If you look closely, you can see that even though the video is not playing it is buffering the video. I know that not everybody that visits is going to be watching...more >>

Hi! I'm Alec. I'm kind of intermediate - I know most of the basics, but don't know yet how to do stuff like add forms. I'd like to make a little box where a user can type in their email address, click a button, and be signed up for a newsletter. I guess this means their email address woul...more >>

I made a movie, about 14mins in length, and after about 10mins the animation freezes but the sound continues. This does not happen when I export to quicktime .mov, however as the movie goes on the sound becomes more and more out of sync with the animation. The SWF sound and animation were perf...more >>

hi, I have a row of thumbnails/ buttons, when one is rolled over this activates a movie clip and a large image fades up. If i roll off a thumbnail and then straight back onto it the movie clip replays and the large image refades up. Ii have not rolled over a different thumbnail the movie ...more >>

hi, I have recently upgraded from studio mx up to studio 8 and have since been having troubles with my flash movies. Some movies (simple web ad banners) I have built and tested within flash no problems, then when i publish and try to open the swf on my machine, they dont display correc...more >>

Hello... I'm more of a Director user, so not 100% clued up in Flash... Anyways, all I want to do is have a button that scrolls a movieclip as long as the button us pressed. So far I have: on (press) { if (my_mc._y > -100) { my_mc._y -= 10; } } How can I make it so it ...more >>

I have Quicktime 7.something... the latest release for Mac. For some reason however, I cannot even view the movie from the disk provided to me. The audio works, but not the video. Any ideas?? ...more >>

Seeking a Web hosting Company, That has the Best Flash programs, Market, and checkout available at Great Prices.. Any suggestions???...more >>

Hi, Is there some vector implemenation of flash/flex GUI components to download and use in graphic editor as a reference for visual design? thanks, se...more >>

I have a flash film with dynamic content and want to be able to save / export this movie including its content to Video!! Is this possible? Bert...more >>

:) HELP NEEDED SO BAD. I dont understand how you load content of your website without chaning a page. How do I make a pop up window within flash to display information when someone clicks on a button on my flash website, rather than taking them to a completely new page. I want ...more >>

Hi, I would like to use some flash interaction in a HTML GET or POST form, e.g. a html text input and a flash text input. Is this possible? thx in advance, for meget post...more >>