Using pro 8 Im trying to make a button that would run the installer for our software, fscommand ("exec", "demo.msi") , doesnt work like it did for the exe. does anyone know what code I need to install an msi file? ...more >>

Hi... I'm developing a website and it has flash menu... the flash menu file contained 10 buttons... (Home,history,barangays,establishments,attractions , archives, downloads,about us,credits,& contact us).. I embedded the flash menu file in the html file and when i try to view the html file it'...more >>

I have a text file that scrolls and I need to change some of the characters to superscript. Can you help? thank you. ...more >>

I'm an animator, so I do not use flash for it's more complicated tasks such as action scripting. However, I have had so many issues with just drawing, and animation, that I'm about to go back to flash mx. I cannot remember all of them but here is a small list off of the top of my head: - I...more >>

I am building buttons (previous / next) for a photo gallery. I noticed when adding text to a square button the mouse will not link over the text. Is there something I need to do so this will happen? Thanks.. ...more >>

I'm new at this, so this is probably pretty basic, but here's what I can't figure out. Just trying to figure out some scripting, I created a doc with a button in the middle of the stage, and a movie clip that plays two "sliding doors" closing and opening on the stage. On my main timeline I...more >>

Hi , I am stuck. I know nothing about web dev. I know how to create a quick html page using Frontpage and that's it. I have a Macromedia Projector executable that needs to be running when I open a webpage. the page needs nothing else at all just this exe to be running, can anyone help at a...more >>

Hi Everyone, I've been using flash for a while now and find that it's great program for creating animations and interactive presentations. I've started making an interactive presentation of Star Trek ships but I've ran into a problem!! :sad; -PROBLEM- I'm having trouble with imported...more >>

I have been passing a variable to flash via flashvars by grabbing the 'document.location.search.substring(0)'. This has worked consistently until Vista came along. IE and Firefox both now crash - Hard - when using this - document.location.search.substring(0) Anyone else experiencing this...more >>

I thought I was in the clear after I solved my FLV problem, but now I am trying to add content at a key frame and the key frame remains blank after putting the text in this case on the stage, any thoughts on why this is happening? Jared ...more >>

These tasks should be much easier for me to resolve as a begining Flash Developer. I haven't even seen these issues addressed in Help or Online Documentation. In Flash Professional 8, how do I loop the playback of a FLV in the library? How do I change the Identifier, "FLVPlayback," in th...more >>

hi everybody... i create a standalone that get variables from a txt using a loadVariablesNum("mytext.txt", 0, "POST"); that's fine.... now i have a problem... my value is "國立" so my string in mytext.txt is "text=國立" flash read the "&" like a separator... how can ...more >>

Does anyone know whether it is possible to get data from the accelerometer (3D motion sensor) in e.g. Nokia 5500? It would be pretty cool to create Flash lite interfaces that could be controlled by tilting the mobile. /Tom ...more >>

I have created a simple web banner that only has a couple tweens in it. An image flies across the screen and then I've created tweens for text to fade in. When I manually play the movie, it works fine. When I test it or publish it and play it, the text just pops in - doesn't fade. I don't get ...more >>

Hi, I'm using a Futura font in my flash website. When I open the .swf file to test it out on my computer the font appears as I selected. But on other peoples computers it gets replaced with a Times New Roman font (I'm guessing this is some kinda default cause my computer didn't originally ...more >>

I'm using this code to allow rotation of an object this.onMouseMove = function() { var xdiff = _root._xmouse-this._x; var ydiff = _root._ymouse-this._y; var angle:Number = Math.atan2(ydiff, xdiff); angle = angle*180/Math.PI; this._rotation = angle; }; however it rotates around t...more >>

I am loading an external SWF slide show into my main movie into a target MC via loadMovie. The stage of the external swf matches the size of the target MC, yet objects off the stage of the external SWF appear outside the boundaries of the target MC and ruin the whole effect. I tried masking my...more >>

"One or more files were not imported because there were problems reading them" That is the message I get whenever I try to import any mp3 at all. I've tried many different ones, including ones that worked before. Does anybody know why? WAV files seem to be fine. ...more >>

Hi all, I am having a little error which is doing my head in as to why this keeps popping up when I go to export or publish my demo movie. WARNING: This movie uses features that are not supported in the Flash 7 player Device sound is not supported in this player. I have imported norm...more >>

I have a microphone that is attached to my computer but I don't know how to use it with flash and I don't see anything in the tutorials for it. I mainly want to put it in the time line or something for character voices. ...more >>

Hi all, In order to be compatible with the most users it would be nice to use flsh for streaming some videos from my web site, but I can't use a streaming service. I need to stream with http protocol. I am very inexperienced with flash. I have Adobe After Effects and exported flv file but I ...more >>

I'm kind of new to Flash, just doing it on my own at my house in my spare time, and I was wondering if there was a way to import a .wma audio file into Flash. I know it's probably a simple answer, and i'm just over-looking it. Any help would be greatly appreciated! - Ratdog ...more >>

I'm positive I've done it by the book. All symbols on the stage - one by one dragged them off the stage creating timelines - about 6 layers. Play the movie and all the elements start on the stage and move off. Just the way I wanted it but in reverse. Simple vertical and horizontal motions....more >>

Hey there everyone! I really like the way the photogallery flows on this website http://www.citygirls.ca I like how when you mouse over an image it changes the main image. Any help or knowledge of this would be dandy! Thanks so much Cheers Tawnya ...more >>

Is there a way to set the default volume on a flash video file that loads using the "FLVPlayer_Progressive.swf" that comes with Dreamweaver 8? For instance doing something like this ... <param name="volume" value="50" /> <embed volume="50" ... /> ...more >>

Hello to all, Can anybody tell me any solution of wmode in firefox. I had made a swf which has transparent background and I used the parameter of "wmode" it works nicely in IE but didnt work in Firefox please tell me its solution. Thanks in advance. ...more >>

Hi, Is it possible to add alt text to a Flash animation so that when a user hovers over the animation, text appears in the same way it does for images? Thanks. Nath. ...more >>

I am trying to persuade our IT department to allow Flash to be used on our internal network system and I am being told that FLASH is not installed on over 50% or our desktop PC's and that it too big a job to update them. Am I correct in saying that FLASH has been a part of I.E. browser for qu...more >>

I have a simple Flash animation on a page (fade in/fade out images) but when I run my page through the WS Validator I'm getting all kinds of errors relating to my Flash animation. For example... Error Line 39 column 317: there is no attribute "src". ....="quality" value="high" /><embed src=...more >>

Hi all. Can any one help? I?m trying to use flash button to loud a page to a frame in a frameset. What I have tried is: in button action: on (release) { getURL(?page.html?,?frameName?) } For what I can find, this is it. But noting happens in IE and FierFox opens a new page. Hel...more >>

Hi all, I amaware there are a couple of different methods for playing/streaming FLV files in flash, one being the FLV Playback component and setting the path the FLV file in the parameters panel and the other method using the (Library > New Video) method and actionscript using the netsream...more >>

I have version 9.0.28.0 of the flas player according to Adobe's test site at http://www.adobe.com/products/flash/about/ However, I have Macromedia Design Suite 8 and as part of that it appears to have installed Flash Player 8. When I click a local FLV file, it starts up this version 8 of ...more >>