Hello, I have added a loader for my picture gallery. What I would like it to do is when I select a picture it will appear in the gallery. What command do I need to define that when I click on the picture it will appear in the main gallery. I hope this is clear. If you need more cla...more >>

Hello, I have downlaoded a CS2 flash template. What I am trying to do is use the UILoader in Flash CS3. It does not give that option. Do I need to convert this template to CS3? If so, how do I do it? Or do I need to export it all to a new flash document? I am trying to insert a pi...more >>

How can I have the preloader load all the pictures and then open the main scene... Right now I have this code put in to the "Preloader" layer on scene 1. onClipEvent (load) { total = _root.getBytesTotal(); } onClipEvent (enterFrame) { loaded = _root.getBytesLoaded(); percent = int(...more >>

Hi I'm learning flash and Dreamweaver for the purpose of starting up a web design business. I have a few options for starting up the company, mainly the skills that I need to obtain, but I lack knowledge of what the market demand is. I have a vision in my head of mastering flash and using xm...more >>

How do you change the name of the projector window from saying "FLASH Player 9" to a name that I define?...more >>

Is there a way to save a flash movie to hard drive? ...more >>

I have a page that uses express install and works fine on the PC, but on the Mac I always get "a download error occurred". This happens in both Safari and Firefox. Even if I just use the playerProductInstall.html file that comes with the detection kit, I still get this error. I am trying to ...more >>

I have an external swf file that loads with the following code. loadMovieNum ("lucy_capture.swf", 35); When the movie gets to frame 35, the movie loads. The problem is that it loads at 0,0. I need it to load at 350, 415. I appreciate any advice ...more >>

We currently have a fairly large Flash ActionScript 2.0 application designed in Flash 8 that we must maintain. I'd like to upgrade to CS3 and ActionScript 3.0 and am trying to determine if there is any problem with doing the upgrade and keeping both Flash 8 and Flash CS3 running successful...more >>

It seems like anytime I reboot after having worked in Flash CS3, there is a tiny package for me in the trash, from Adobe. I like having a clean trashcan. This is interfering with my OCD....more >>

I posted before, other new posts have replies... can someone please help me? Oh Man am I in a crunch! I have to get this lil site working by end of day and I'm not terribly familiar with flash but my boss loves it so.......... does anyone know how I make a button load a specific frame of ...more >>

Built Flash Video and will NOT show in Hosted Environment. The files generated work on development machine. I posted the same files in hosted environment and flash will not show. I first thought it was Vista 64 IE 7 so I switched to XP IE7 and same results. Still it is strange the falsh works ...more >>

Hey all, dzedward, I hope you are around... :) This might get a little confusing.... I am working on the design of a website. I created an image gallery that when you click on a thumbnail image, a SWF file of that image loads onto the page. Here is the actionscript that I used and it works ...more >>

I set up an account with paypal and can make a donation button on an html sit rather easily. Paypal actually makes a button by writing some code. But how can I get that button in a flash movie? any help on this would be great! thanks a lot josh ...more >>

I have kind of a difficult situation. I design museum exhibits and I have a client who wants a large LCD to play videos using buttons that are on a slave touchscreen. We use flash all the time for touch screens, but I don't know how to get a flash .exe to send commands to another flash progr...more >>

I've created a slideshow in MX Pro with buttons to scroll forwards & backwards through the slides. The client now wants the slideshow to play automatically. OK, I've done that, and have also kept the buttons so users can rewind or fast-forward if they choose. However... [num]I can...more >>

we are building a flash chat client and i am wondering if there is a way to allow actual text to be rendered in the chat window so it can be copied and pasted?...more >>

I'm trying to add a fullscreen button to an FLVPlayback skin for AS 2.0 use. I know it's built into the AS 3.0 FLVPlayback component, but I need to do this in AS 2.0. So I added my button and was planning on custom coding it (since I don't think I can assign it to a function of the FLVPlayback...more >>

Hi everyone, I'm trying to use the geturl with a button. However, this url need to be different each time the button is pressed depending on what word the user enters into the text input box. The problem I'm having is that when you press the button the variable sent is a bunch of html alon...more >>

Does anyone know of a setting that will prevent Flash from adding points to my vector lines? I typically refine my lines and shapes to create more frames for animation with the Selection and Subselection tools. After a few tweaks, I find that a span that previously had two points now has many ...more >>

:sad; I just resently started using Flash but i want to know how to make a preloader when i try to make one i skips loading and continues with the flash i made what do i need to do....more >>

I had started this topic a few days ago and gave up. I'd really like to get this to work, so I'm trying this again. I'd like to center the flash movie on my website (http://siteplum.com). I tried div, center, and table, and I cleared the browser cache so I know I'm looking at the newest v...more >>

I remember being able to import PDF files into Flash when I had the MX 2004 version, but now with the CS3 Professional version, the following problems occur: - PDF files aren't shown as importable in the Import window when "All Formats" is selected. - If I switch to "All Files" and selec...more >>

this issue is on my home PC: i have been to the player download page above and successfully completed the download and install; i see the movie and message. when i return to internet, websites still dont work. they prompt me to download the player. symptoms are the install failed. i have ...more >>

Hi, I built a simple .fla file, with one button and the command below... But, even using it as SWF, or .EXE the new IE window opens (not fullscreen) and closes in les then a second. I'm using Flash 8, what am I doing wrong? Thanks in advance on (release) { getURL ("javascript:NewWind...more >>

How can I move someone from one stage to another instead of creating another webpage (a hyperlink to another stage in the same file)?...more >>

Can any one help me? I want to add a preLoader to individual images in a flash movie. For example, all the image will be on the site, in separate category's. i.e. "photography", design, "wedding photography" and a whole lot more. I don't want to add a preLoader to the start of the movie...more >>

I'm doing a preso on loading sounds in AS3 vs. AS2. According to the AS3 documentation, the SoundMixer class "...controls embedded streaming sounds in a SWF; [b]id does not control[/b] dynamically created Sound objects (that is, Sound objects created in ActionScript)." http://www.4noth...more >>