Hello, I think many of you might already read the article by alistpart on how to embed Flash in correct XHTML syntax, e.g. http://www.alistapart.com/articles/flashsatay The article is a little bit old but so far I can't any better article than this. After some testing,I found that th...more >>

Hello everyone, I have a MovieClip (Animation) in my Flash. I have added control buttons such as Play, Pause, and Stop for the user to be able to control the animation. Everything works fine regarding the animation and control button. To this MovieClip "Animation" I have added sound wh...more >>

I have a very wide swf that I created -- it is 2880px wide. When it's opened in a brower, I want the browser to center the SWF - how do i do that? I tried this: import flash.display.BitmapData; bk._x = Stage.width / 2; but it didnt work. Please help! thanks ...more >>

Structure: * one main movie ** one swf loaded into that *** one mc in that I animate the mc using the timeline (movement up) and on the first frame of the same mc I generate up an interface inside it. This all works, but: When the mc has generated the interface and animated all the...more >>

I read this on this website. http://www.w3schools.com/flash/flash_howto.asp In September 2000, NPD Research, the parent company of MediaMetrix, conducted a study to determine what percentage of Web browsers have Flash preinstalled. The results show that 96.4% of Web users can experience M...more >>

Is it possible to do a text search within a flash movie? How can this be done. ...more >>

Hi All Can any one please help me. I have a flash file wich is 74,193kb it opens fast on my pc but when i up load it on my site it takes for ever to open. What can i do to make it open fast iss it os on one of my important links. Please please help ...more >>

I've recently made a myspace profile on flash, i've uploaded onto imageshack where everythink workd fine, however when i put it on other sites from that upload link, it appear but none of the links work and yet they work fine on imageshack. ...more >>

thanks alot for the help on the last post. I have one more question for you flashxperts. My client who is going to use this flash banner for a website banner says that she needed a plug-in to view it. I assume she did not have flash installed (which I thought most people would have flash insta...more >>

Hey guys, I am relatively new at flash cs3 & action script, and as you would imagine I am hitting a big roadblock in trying to make a clickable banner. I can get the animation down just fine, but when it comes to getting some of my invisible buttons to work, I am out of answers... But I'...more >>

here's the problem. i want a step-by-step guide, and other than the 'cheating in' there aren't. i hate when programmers get together with corperate sponsored educators and produce some bunk piece of crap that essencially makes it only more difficult to understand the basics. i would love to ...more >>

Hi, I've created a movie clip using createEmptyMovieClip at runtime, and now I want to use it within a scrollPane. The only problem being that scrollPane.contentPath doesn't like instance names - only linkage identifiers, urls or .swfs. Is there a way I can set a linkage identifier for...more >>

Ok so here is the deal. I am embeding a flash on my website server so that a graphic design customer of mine can see what the final flash will look like on her site. Problem is she has IE. It works fine on safari and all other browsers but just will not load in IE. This is the code I am using ...more >>

I have a Flash file created with 585 frames. I'd like to show the percentage played of the SWF file as it's playing based on frames and not based on bytes loaded. I don't really need it to play a preloader, I simply want to give the viewer an idea of how far along they are as the SWF file is p...more >>

I have created an XML slideshow with the following actionscript: var x:XML= new XML(); x.ignoreWhite = true; var urls:Array = new Array(); var captions:Array = new Array(); var whoIsOn:Number; x.onLoad = function() { var photos:Array = this.firstChild.childNodes; for(i=0; i<photos.l...more >>

Hi all, i am totally new to flash and have taken to it like a fish to water. I am however in desperate need of some guidance please. I have seen a website where you can mouse over the menu and a description comes up in a window. Pretty kewl i think. http://adsenseproject.com/ please...more >>

Here is my site: http://www.visitnewlife.com/gen7 There are two videos on the page. The top one is set to play once 10% has been loaded. The second one just remains stopped once 10% has been loaded. All the videos work fine - the problem is that none of the other links on the page work whi...more >>

is is possible to vertically center text within a dynamic text box. if so, how on earth do you do it? thanks in advance andrew...more >>

I was wondering if anyone could guide me in the right direction in terms of converting swf's into quicktime. I've been searching around and so far I cannot find the answer. Thanks....more >>

Hi guys, I have a swf file, pretty similar to that on key4international.com, some text should pop up at the bottom saying samething or other, but it does not. It is already integrated into the FLA file, but just does not appear. Do I need a new layer etc? ...more >>

I made a graphic of a "tabbed folder" in a graphics program (Photoshop). Just imagine a manilla folder with a tab at the top. I saved it off as a PNG 24 graphic. When I imported it into Flash (using Flash Pro 8), the area to the right of the tab displays in white. Is there any way that I can f...more >>

Hi, I converted several avi's to flash, I then inserted the FLV file into and html file in dreamweaver. The flash files will play locally, but not when i upload them to web server. Check it out here please http://kdsi.org/kds/demo.html please check the demos above to see what i me...more >>

Help! I recently reformatted my Dell and tried installing flash and it wont allow it. Says theres a Network Error. Windows Media player says the same thing. Im on a wireless network. Could that be the issue!?!? Chris ...more >>

Ok guys, I have a very simple question...but can't seem to find an answer. I there anyway I can download flash for my mac? I've found downloads for flash PLAYER on mac...but I don't really understand the difference. All I'm looking for is the version of flash in which I can make animations etc...more >>

I recently purchased Flash CS3 Professional with absolutely no Flash background at all. Even after watching the companion training video from Total Training, I am completely overwhelmed! Can anyone recommend a video or book that will start me off with basic Flash "baby steps", so that I c...more >>

Ok so im using some very different fonts in my flash file. I know most people wont have the fonts ** 5 min pause had to answer a 911 call of a foot bleeding excessively,** ok where was I? oh yeah my fonts. Ok so my fonts are so strange that no one else will have them. I noticed that the...more >>

It is strange that the flash permit us to create HTTP links in textfields from HTML but these links really do not function! The links are visible and the pointer of the mouse indicator becomes a hand, and the links they can cliqu?s, but the URL not opened. The page remains itself. Like that ...more >>

can i make Animations with Adobe Flash CS3 Professionals? my goal is to make a Animation Serie But i got no Expereience! Is it any place i can learn how to use Adobe Flash CS3 Professionals? Can i get a tutorial/training thing on www.adobe.com? ...more >>

I created a flash website template and I want to use it on my MySpace page in my top banner code with the flash player but when I upload it to my photobucket account the movie/template doesnt completely load and it sounds like its skipping. How can I make this work? If you need more info pleas...more >>

I have two HDs in my XP system. Drive 0 was partitioned as C: and D: Drive 1 was E: All my .fla files were on E: Then I repartitioned Drive 0 as C: and reinstalled XP, Flash MX and all software. Thus drive E: (where all the .fla files are) is now D: Now most of those .fla files...more >>

Ok Ive been doing alot of tutorials but none seem to cover my problem though some have helped they have given me enough knowledge to only dig my hole deeper. Ive done Total Trainings CS3 essentials and a bunch of Lynda.com stuff too. All Im trying to do is make tutorial Videos for new empl...more >>

Hi all I¹m an absolute Actionscript novice, it sort of looks like the Matrix to me even with Actionscript Assist switched on. Can someone guide me step by step in how to link my Flash movie to another page URL. I¹m not even using a button, just clicking the movie at any point would be enough....more >>

Hello Everyone, First of all, I'm sure you're tired of answering the questions regarding "Links". Although, I'm having a very difficult time with this issue. I just purchased Flash C23, taken all the tutorials from www.lynda.com, but I do not find answers for linking one web page to an...more >>

Hello all, when I developping a flash application and make a *.exe file for my application it working very good in my PC, but when I run in other computer the anti virus find virus and can,t run my flash application.gust run the *.swf file the anti virus message (windows\system32\wmdrtc...more >>

hi, I have a flash file that read a .xml file and they work great together. but when I upload them through the net the flash file dont load the .xml file. what should i do? please help me....more >>

Hello everyone, I have created an Animation which contains control buttons such as Play, Pause, and Stop in order to control the animation. everything works fine when I run this flash animation on its own. When I try to import this flash animation into another flash using the following...more >>

Anyone able to suggest another way of loading pages without going through the "loading a new page" process?...more >>