Im guessing that a listener is a invisible object in a frame? Is that correct. Im also guessing that in order to create a Function to be called You have to first create a listener like below listener = new Object(); Listener.KeyUp = Function() { Your Code...... } ?? Am I correct...more >>

:frown; When I copied the test action script to get the button to work in this tutorial, the text does not show up as advertised. function testFunc(eventObj:Object) { menu_mc.title_txt.text = "Testing the title"; menu_mc.description_txt.text = "Testing the description"; } // ...more >>

Can someone tell me how to avoid needing to click on the screen in order to activate a flash movie sitting inside an html file. Internet explorer seems to require this for some versions. Is there a solution? thanks Tina ...more >>

Need a script or advice on having an older FLV version or quictkime playing if user doesn't have version 8? A detectionn script?...more >>

I know I can't put stroke on text but is there a way to fake it ? I can't break apart as it will be dynamic text. I tried with the glow effect but even with the strengh set to 1000% there is a blur. I would like it clean, no blur. Do you know a way to simulate it ? ...more >>

This is my script so far [b]send.onRelease = function() { output.text += input.text; output.text += " "; input.text = ""; } [/b] How can I do it where everytime a new value is input into a varible, it puts a < /br> in it so they are listed one below the other ...more >>

Hello and thanks in advance, I want to create a button that loads an swf (the swf has a fade-in image), I want the button not to reload the swf if its already loaded (another action might have loaded the swf already) thus if the swf is already loaded and the button was pressed it wouldt re...more >>

Alright - I've been using for the longest time screen savers that require Flash to run correctly. And up until a couple of weeks ago - they were running fine. But with this last Flash update - they're all suddenly saying either they can't find the Macromedia Flash or the file flash.ocx. And...more >>

Hi all, I'm trying to load external text into a dynamic text box in flash with no luck. For speed purposes I have been copying and pasting the text straight into the dynamic text box and using scroll 'up & down' arrows, which has been working fine. Now the client has some text in a wor...more >>

:frown; what I had to do to get flash to install It is a tossup at to who has the worst software Billie gates or Adobe Flash Player ( AKA MacroMedia ). When I would click on a site or link that required flash to work, I would get a message that I needed Flash Player and a link to ...more >>

Hi, I bought one of those flash templates online. I am now ready to install it with our service provider. When I run the swf file everything looks perfectly aligned. However, when I run the index file (I'm told I need because it calls the sfw file from within) my swf file is left of cente...more >>

here i hav a serious problem when i save any animation made in flash 8...as animation gif. they ask for dpi [resolution] [match screen] after that the saved animation has a very bad qaulity plz help me out of this biggggg problem?? ...more >>

Hello Wonder how to have an object over just a few frames appear to have a motion blur on it as it moves from left to right then zooms in a bit, so that it looks all like one, short sharp movement - but with motion blur on it until it arrives at its last position? Not sure Thanks ...more >>

Hi, I don't know what I did but I believe it is a simple fix. My flash mx04 screen has rearranged so that my stage is outside of my workspace (terminology?) I have a screen picture if someone wants to see it. http://www.kapowdesign.com/screen.htm It is driving me crazy. I feel like it ...more >>

I have created a flash project for a client that is going to be passed out on a CD and run on local computers. This project will be linked to from a standard PDF. Typically when I link to this project fomr the PDF it brings up the projet in IE and you have to click on the yellow bar at the t...more >>

hi everybody.... i converted a dvd to mpg using 1# dvd ripper.... now i want to convert my movie in flv format to stream it with flash..... i import my movie using predefined settings "Flash8 700kbps" at the end i only can hear the sound (perfectly) but i cannot watch the movie.... the m...more >>

I have a character that I designed in illustrator and have all the different parts on different layers ( its just a face so I have the eyebrows, eyes, eye lids, mouth, nose, etc... on seperate layers) strangely enough I can break apart say the mouth but I can't break apart the eyebrow . If I d...more >>

Hey, I'm trying to stream flash files over a streaming server but our flv's will run for the better part of the clip then cut out before the end. Also, the time bar does not progress as this video plays on the website with the streaming server. I thoguht it was a metadata issue but it s...more >>

I would like to have the user click a button on a flash page...and when he does...I would like a screen shot of excel (say a jpg file) to kind of nicely show up (kind of bubble up from the button if you know what I mean...but at this point...however it shows up will be ok) .....and then have a...more >>

Is there any way I can make a sound file on downloadable from a flash movie(right click, save target as)? All I can do now is make a button that links to a web page that contains a link to the mp3. ...more >>

Hi, I have converted using Flash Encoder 8 an MPEG. When it makes the new flash file, I try to open it with Flash Player 8 but nothing happens. Flash Player 8 opens but the movie doesn't play. Any suggestions? John ...more >>

Is it possible to find stock video footage (to use in flash animations) anywhere that is relatively free, like iStock is for images ($1-3 an image)..? Or am I dreaming in technicolor? ...more >>

Please help if you can: I'm loading an external swf containing button navigation into an empty movieclip on my stage using loadmovie but none of the nav buttons will work in that external swf. any insight appreciated. ...more >>

Hi, This does not work, any help appreciated. The function returns true and if I break within the function the array has the required data. Thanks, Paul var r:Boolean = false; var sc_ar:Array = new Array(); r = getscores("getscores2.php", sc_ar); score_dg.dataProvider = s...more >>

We have a Flash website that pulls in dynamic text files such as "press.txt" to display text. The reason it was architected this way was to make it easy for a non-Flash person to make changes to copy. It works OK (have to use really basic HTML tags), but when attempting to add a URL with a que...more >>

My .FLA has a few buttons that load .swf's which haveprogressive .flv's. When I publish to a projector and play it on my machine everything works fine. But if I take it to another machine, the whole directory as originally created, ..flv's, swf's, skins, EVERYTHING.....the video doesn't load. ...more >>

:confused; My .fla looks great. The preview .swf looks even better. When I publish, the .swf file is all messed up...transitions don't happen, text is missing.... BUT, strangely enough, a mac Projector works fine! What's going on? ...more >>

:sad; Hi there: I'm importing an image sequence (71 images) to my stage. Both the Stage and the images are 1200px square. When I import the images, they all end up at roughly x:242 y:2. Am I doing something wrong, or is there an easy way to get them back to the top left of stage? ...more >>

I have finished creating a swf file and want the entire swf to act as a link. Could someone please tell me how to go about this. The swf is an animation for my index page in dreamweaver and I want it to direct the user to home.html but I'm unsure how to make the file into a hyperlink ...more >>

Hello I have firefox at home with no internet access, is it posible to alter my flash installation so it enables access to other content. it brings up a settings window but that just goes to a dead url. I have a a collage disk but it will not run untill I alter the settings of flash to...more >>

Hi, I've to trap the beginning and the end of delivery of a FLV content (i.e. those on YouTube ) [u]from a network point of view[/u] without control of server and client (it's not an interception activity... I'm not interested in the content itself). It would be interesting to trap the user...more >>

Hello everyone, I am a novice user to Flash 8. Let me try to explain what i am trying to do. I have created a flash document and imported a Photograph into the library. Set it on stage and animated it scaling the size from 0% to a 100% with 2 revolutions, giving an effect of the photograph...more >>

first of all, completely new to flash so sorry if this is a no-brainer. my flash is simple: www.gaming11.com. it plays a video and then buttons appear at the end, one of which leads to the registration page of my website. when i publish the .fla with "publish settings->local playback secur...more >>