This pops up every now and again on my cousin's computer, I'm trying to troubleshoot it for her over the phone. Any suggestions? Adobe Flash Player has stopped a potentially unsafe operation. The following local application on your computer or network: C:\Program Files|AOL Desktop\Interfac...more >>

Hi, I was hoping someone here could tell me a way to break apart audio with keyframes. I'm a flash animator and I'm trying to break my animation's audio file into scenes. I know you can manually adjust the starting point, but that's both tedious and slightly inaccurate. It shouldn't be that...more >>

A friend of mine created a website using a pre-made flash template and wants to know if there is a way to make certain pages password protected. For example, if people want to enter a certain section of his site, they'll have to enter the password. I don't have much experience in this area. I ...more >>

In the following script is using cont_mc.loadmc for 4 diffrent variables a bad proggraming practice? I'm asking because i've read that the best programming practice is to use a unique name for every variable so that script and flash conflict issues don't arise.......if you consider th...more >>

if you had to design a flash movie to display on a 20-inch LCD, what dimensions should set the flash stage size to? i'm thinking 720x486 since thats the size of video....more >>

I am working on re-designing my site in Flash. I have the PSD's for every page. I found that if I open them in Fireworks and save as a PNG, I can import into flash and have every element to animate. My question is...is it better to draw the basic shapes and buttons in Flash or is it ok to ...more >>

My trial will be up in 2 weeks and I saw the checklist comparing the Basic with Professional versions. I have two questions: 1. Data Components (available in Flash 8 Prof only): do I need this to connect to a mySQL db using PHP? 2. I can only save to Flash 8 player, and Flash 9 player is ...more >>

:sad; This whole issue is driving me nuts !! Hour after hour and day after day...I just can't figure out what is wrong. I uininstalled the FlashPlayer and Active X and downloaded the latest version. Didn't help. I'm not seeing any content in most of the movie trailers, newscasts, etc. ...more >>

How to make ?links? within a scrolling news box... Apparently, ?dynamic? text boxes can?t have links? :confused; Thanks in advance, -mpes...more >>

I was having no problems in IE with web sites that used Flash until yesterday one site told me to download latest version of Flash Player. It would not install properly. I went through all the steps that Adobe suggested including uninstalling Flash Player. That was a big mistake! Now I hav...more >>

Seems like the target frame in swf files doesnt work in the new IE 7.0 Everything is opened in the same frame as the button. anybody knows an update or orkaround ?...more >>

here it is: http://dev.cougarmtn.com as you can see the flash movie is covering up my javascript navigation... can anyone explain why? thanks http://dev.cougarmtn.com...more >>

I ve tried the solutions for Flash Player 9 , and none seem to work , Ive tried regedit , uninstalling and re-installing , restarting my computer , and downloading zip file.exe , when I try to download from site all I get is quotations ("). Can someone please help me. Thanks ...more >>

hi - i've just been assigned a task to design an interactive display for our front lobby. it will involve a guy walking around on the screen using sign language and holding his hand to display various menus. then you can touch the screen and it will take you to other stuff like video clips a...more >>

I'm not too good with the whole "listener" concept, and I think that's what I'd need to use in this situation, but I don't know how. Hopefully someone can help me out... Basically, I want to call a function anytime the ENTER key is pressed on the keyboard, but ONLY when a certain textfiel...more >>

I'm trying to create an effect similar to that of a New Years countdown that you will see... When it will say Days-Hours_Minutes_Seconds, and its constantly updating the display with each new second. I want to do that except I want to create an effect with Money being counted up. So it would...more >>

Hallo everybody! Few days ago I postted here a topic to help me definine 4 colors and make them display randomly. The user [b] derobinson[/b] send me this solution that works very fine "Create an array that holds your pre-defined colors, then use the random math function to get an rando...more >>

Hi If you go to http://www.enhancedwireless.net/Technology/ODMAtestSWF.shtml you'll see 2 large black areas on the page where I've got two videos. Now, 2 things...they both have a skin or controls below each video, but those controls are NOT showing, why not? I've uploaded the vide...more >>

Hi all, I've created a looping slideshow but I don't want the slideshow to loop - ie. to stop looping then stop at the last image and fade out to about 50% and then some text with a clickable link to pop up. I've used the code from the above mentioned tutorial (http://www.kirupa.com/d...more >>

Form already created in purchased template. Has a name box Has a "What's YOUR email box" Has a "Type your message here box" so, to send it, do I just create a SEND button and attach a script? Is the script mail_btn.onRelease = function(){ getURL("mailto:youremail@somwhere.com",_b...more >>

I have a button which opens a dropdown box which overlaps another button. The problem is when I use the scroll bar on the dropdown box, I can still accidentally click the button beneath the dropdown box. I need to be able to use the scroll bar without inadvertently clicking the button be...more >>

Is Flash ADA compliant, and if so, what level of compliance does it meet? Thank you....more >>

hi how can i solve the tabkey problem of a combobox... when i press the tab key inside a combobox... the focus doesnot move to the next element. why? can i solve this problem? Gustavo ...more >>

Hi guys I am trying to bring quicktimes in my flash files and i wish to embedd them in the file but when i import the quicktime the video encode dialog box appears. Is there a way to disable it. or make the settings once and to apply thoes settings for each file.I dont want that dialogue to...more >>

On the old actionscript-toolbox.com site there was a sample flash movie that used two popup windows that used LocalConnection to talk to one another. In the sample you coudl grab a ball and throw it and when it went off stage on one window it would appear on the second window. Does anyone kn...more >>

I have used the FLV playback component and everything works fine, except that the seekBarhandle is not visible when playing the movie for the first time. It shows for a second when the movie starts, and works fine when you replay the movie, but not while viewing the first time. You can see ...more >>

Hello all, Is it possible to save files from Flash 8 so that they can be used in Flash MX version 6.0? I only seem to get the choice of Flash 8 or Flash MX 2004. Many thanks, Sam.:confused;...more >>

Hello I have an input text field that a user can enter their email address into. However, it is limited in size on the form and when the user reaches the end of the box the letters he types are not viewable unless you select the text. Basically I would like to know if you can have the text...more >>

This question is so simple, it's not even funny: I have created a symbol in Flash MX 2004 and want it to fade from 0% Alpha to 100% Alpha. I created two keyframes, clicked on the first one and inserted a motion tween. The nice arrow points from one frame to another, as it should. Now I want ...more >>

Hi I was just wondering if there is a way to specify a start time somehow when embedding a SWF file. I am using Riva Producer Lite to create the SWF and other required files that load my FLV files - but our videos are long and wanted to create some sort of chapter menus. I was thinking t...more >>

OK i had just finished making a game today with flash 8, and when i was trying to make it a swf by pressing ctrl+enter. The conversion process wasnt apearing. I did it again and nothing happened. Next thing you know i get a error and closes my flash program. Now when i try opening the fla i wa...more >>

Am I missing something obvious or is it not possible to apply a motion guide layer (with a path) to a mask (mc or graphic instance) or masked object? Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. Of course the ideal way around this would be to move the mask with AS, but my scripting abilit...more >>

I have a Mac laptop and Honeywell RF remote that will control Powerpoint presentations. I'd rather make the presentations in Flash. The remote has three functions: last slide, next slide and blank screen. I have no idea what signals the remote sends for Powerpoint to read, but it must be prett...more >>

I have Flash 8 running on Windows XP. I?m just learning to use it. I?ve been through the training from Total Training and I?ve completed a successful project. Now I want to do something more with the project and I don?t know how to proceed. I want to embed a series of checkpoints in t...more >>

Can some one help me in this section of the forums??? I DESPREATELY need to know how to get sound back on my computer about a month ago, the sound in my flash player and dectected microphone started working then about a few weeks ago, i restarted the computer cause it froze for sum odd ...more >>

I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions for a (now) completely messed up webpage. I have been working with scenes, with a lot of gotoAndStop, and gotoAndPlay functions where I direct the viewer to specific scenes and keyframes using gotoAndStop ("Home",1), etc. I have just moved an "In...more >>

Hi I need some help in customizing my own skin for web playback...any good tutorials out there? Also, any free skins out there? I know I open the fla file of a skin in FLASH PROF 8, but when I do how in the world do you get it in the form and size you want it? Tons of buttons on the ...more >>

I know you can stop the time line, stop all sounds and go to certain frames and scenes on the timeline but can you make a button that will allow the user to pause and umpause the timeline? If anyone can help pleeeeaaasseee let me know!! Thanks! ...more >>

Hey, I get this error when I try to start Flash 8. Then I have to shut it down. AppName: flash.exe AppVer: 8.0.0.478 ModName: unknown ModVer: 0.0.0.0 Offset: 6975515c I can either send a error message or not. How come it's like this? Can anyone help me. ...more >>

Hello I did a search and couldn't find this topic here. I am starting to use Flash 8 Professional (windows) and am finding that when I preview the movies (control+enter) it takes an incredibly long time to export the movie - I just timed a simple movie at 3:26 and another at 4:49! These mo...more >>

I am trying to utilize the template Modern Photo Slideshow for use on a web site exchanging the photos with my own. I would like to add Music but have had no success getting the music to actually play when I test it. I have tried many different approaches but none seem to work. Does anyone ...more >>

Help! For some reason my SWF files have stoped working when viewed in Explorer. I can view them fine in Safari but when I upload them to my website and view it through Explorer they wont upload. The browser seems unable to complete the upload. I'm completely stuck so any help would be greatly ...more >>

I would like to create dynamic sliding pages for my web page. I have 4 Buttons... Home, Services, Contacts, and About Us what i would like to do, is have dynamic information for each of these pages slide in and out of the flash window. For Example On click event of t he Home Button, t...more >>

Does anyone know of a technique or inexpensive software product to make a screen video I can use in a flash version. I can convert QT to flash, etc. This also has to be Mac OS and hopefully have a sound component. Macromedia has Captivate but is pricy. Thanks ...more >>

I saw this a couple years ago, but I guess I have lost my bookmark - course now I want to do it myself. Lets say a had the screen divided into 3 areas. Area "A" would contain a large map Area "B" would be a smaller box located to the right of area "A" Area "C" would be an area located b...more >>

Hello experts. I have an image file with 16 small jpg's (from 19k to 30k in heft). In the banner of my site, I would like to have each of the photos appear one at a time, fade slowly in, then out, then be replaced by the next photo in similar fashion. This is easy enough, I know. In the simple...more >>

Hi, I?m very new at this, but I have created a flash file and added it to a web page and would like it to start running when someone mouses over the image. Can anybody explain if or how I can do it in very easy terms? Thanks for any help anybody can provide. ...more >>

dear Sirs, I appreciate really your responses and help. i am trying to make a website that uses flash and html at the same time i mean only the menu is flash and the rest is html, the menu and all other parts are well put in table and rows, and cols but the problem is that i need the button ...more >>

Hi. I have a preloader on the first frame of my movie timeline. When i go to 'test scene', the preloader works and moves to the next frame to play the MC. When i go to 'test movie' the preloader sticks after all bytes have loaded. It does not move on to the 2nd frame. The same thing is hap...more >>

I have had this problem off and on for months. I am using Mozzilla and when I try to open a file or newsfilm or whatever .. I get a big blue Q and then it tears apart and the Q is in the middle of a torn film strip. Can anyone tell me if this pertains to flash? It looks like a Quicktim...more >>