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the "Hit" frame of buttons
Posted by dpru at 1/23/2007 11:43:24 PM
I got a quick question about the "Hit" frame on buttons. I have a set of images that are images of different nations (Brazil, Argentina, etc.) I have converted each image into a button, because I want the user to be able to click on the country, and then information about that specific cou...more >>

URGENT help for calling a window from a flash button in a frame not working
Posted by chen1 at 1/23/2007 10:58:15 PM
Hello, i'm really desperated, because i can't call a window in a frame from flash with the getURL, i tried other but do nothing! and something of external something doesn't work too, so please can enya tellme what can i do???? i'm using flash 8 professional, explorer 6, (and let me tell you th...more >>

How do I maintain the size of an individual movie clip within my .swf?
Posted by JohnLeger at 1/23/2007 10:47:53 PM
I am using a .swf file that I created Flash 8 in my Adobe Flex 2 (which is AWESOME) application project. I would like my .swf file to resize on the width but not the height when the browser resizes. So in Adobe Flex 2 I have set the following properties: maintainAspectRation="false" width=...more >>

Scroll bar with external text file
Posted by rowby at 1/23/2007 9:45:27 PM
Hello all, I need to make a flash movie with a graphic background with text from an external file. Ideally: 1) The text file would NOT have to be imported into the flash movie. It would simply be in the same web folder as the flash file. 2) Even better the text file would have ...more >>

Some advice for full screen
Posted by heppell2k at 1/23/2007 9:23:04 PM
Ok, don't know if anyone remembers on the old consoles such as the commodore 64 and the Amiga's when a game would load, the screen would be a series of lines of colours scrolling up and down the screen randomly. No, i want to make my webpage so that when the page opens... that what you get, no...more >>

Actionscript 3.0 development in Flash Studio8?
Posted by david_sternberg at 1/23/2007 7:18:07 PM
My company has licenses of Flash Studio 8.0 and I would like to begin learning to develop applications that use the most current version of actionscript (in this case 3.0). I only see references to 2.0 in the IDE. Is studio 8.0 capable of developing for flash player 9.0? Maybe some sort of pl...more >>

Dynamic Movieclips
Posted by Graham heap at 1/23/2007 6:21:11 PM
Hi I am writing an application which manipulates triangles and squares. I wish to give user control to the number of triangles and sqaures created and allow the user to manipulate each object. Now I am using attachmovieclip e.g. _level0.attachMovie("MyTRA_mc_link", MyMc, _level0...more >>

Problem with layers in slideshow looping twice
Posted by mtarby at 1/23/2007 5:57:54 PM
I'm really not sure what I've done wrong here - I've been following a tutorial to create a flash slideshow. Their's worked, but mine loops each layer 2 times before going to the next image. I'm stumped as to where I went wrong. http://www.lemoyne.edu/test/vpa.html Thanks in advance for...more >>



Flash quits at startup page
Posted by justsino at 1/23/2007 5:51:28 PM
Man, I never seem to get a reply on here. So many posts after me and yet no help. I'm going to try again. I am encountering a problem with Flash MX2004. When I boot the software it boots until the start page shows. The start page shows for a couple of seconds and then Flash quits. ...more >>

Scrollpane +border
Posted by ssherlock1 at 1/23/2007 5:41:34 PM
For some reason i cant alter the scroll pane 'edit in place' Is there some way that i can remove the border (i have a white scrollpane on a white background but a border is still visible) help is much appreciated si ...more >>

getURL works on exe but not html
Posted by jlucchesi at 1/23/2007 4:54:45 PM
Hi - I published my project out as a Mac Projector, PC exe, and html and burned it onto a CD. I didn?t want to use autorun so I instructed the PC user to launch either the exe or html. Every thing worked fine except the btn that opens a browser and web page with a getURL command. When the...more >>

online flash games
Posted by ojorus at 1/23/2007 4:43:32 PM
Hi! I have some links to some really nice free online flash games, and I want to "spread the word" about them to big flash games web sites. I've found tons of games sites, but I would like to know which of them that are good and has many visitors. Anyone know? These I've found so far: S...more >>

Importing External Value Problem
Posted by Khoramdin at 1/23/2007 4:01:38 PM
Hello, I have an external TEXT file which I wish to import its content into a FLASH file. I don't have any problem importing the content into the main window but once I move my Text area into a Movie Clip it doesn't work. I am using the following comand for importing the Text into the F...more >>

It shouldn't be this hard
Posted by merc1248 at 1/23/2007 2:48:47 PM
I could use some help getting Flash 9 and IE 7 working together. I am running WIndows XP. Here's the details: 1. Tried to run a YouTube video on a PC that has run them prior to "upgrading to IE 7.0.5730.11. 2. The error message of running an older version of Flash or not having Ja...more >>

preloading and variables
Posted by cvs334 at 1/23/2007 2:41:27 PM
for history go to the following thread: http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/webforums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=194&threadid= 1231534 Anyway ... i placed the following code in the first frame : ifFrameLoaded (8){ gotoAndPlay(2); } gotoAndPlay(1); ...more >>

Resize rectangle without stroke change
Posted by rc3rdmd at 1/23/2007 1:21:43 PM
I am using a rectangle for a button but when I resize the button the stroke changes - any way to keep the stroke the same ? Thanks. Rob Childress...more >>

Original sizes of flv
Posted by RusD at 1/23/2007 11:29:28 AM
I need to show different flv movies which differes with there sizes (width, height) in original dimensions in flash. Is there way to recognize this values to setup Video object to show video without scaling. Can I do that with progressive download? Can I do that with stream download? Ma...more >>

Importing a movie
Posted by dw2004 at 1/23/2007 9:43:32 AM
Hi, I'm extremely new to flash and am looking for some advice. I have a mpeg 2 video that I want to publish on my site and I'm having a few problems. I'm using MX to start with and I wonder what is the best way to import this into flash i.e. what are the best settings to gain good quality. ...more >>

loadMovie
Posted by srirama.83 at 1/23/2007 9:18:03 AM
I?m loading two swfs one main movie(using loadMovie()), in which one of them will be constant in the stage and the other movie willing be changing based on the user?s choice .The constant movie on the stage needs to be positioned in different places when the other swf changes.. How this can b...more >>

Where and how to require a valid email address..
Posted by GreenMartian at 1/23/2007 4:07:57 AM
Below is the action script I have for my contact form. However, if the user enters only one character in the "email_box," the email can still be sent. I want the email_ box to be forced to have the "@" before it can be sent. Where and how? Thanks... stop(); Selection.setFo...more >>

How do I change resolution of .swf
Posted by Pachyderm at 1/23/2007 2:52:16 AM
I have designed an animation at the resolution of 1024 X 768. I would like to export out this swf for use on a web page at 1/4 of that size. How would I go about doing it?...more >>

swf does not load completely in browsers
Posted by lindseys at 1/23/2007 2:07:51 AM
Hello, It looks like other people are having issues with uploading/viewing, but I can't seem to find an answer to my problem. There are pieces missing from my home page. When I go back to the home page from the other pages (by clicking on "Lindsey Sonu", the home page is complete. I have che...more >>

SWF not playing via http with no extension
Posted by Travis J at 1/23/2007 12:36:51 AM
I have a system that developers upload their swf files to once compiled. The system stores the files on disk with a string of random alphanumeric characters for the filename (and no extension). I have a page that users can use to "preview" the uploaded content, and trap some of the system ...more >>


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