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Math: Does flash truncate really big numbers?
Posted by tgress at 10/15/2004 11:32:54 PM
I'm trying to do some calculations with flash. Here's my problem: trace(Math.pow(7,256)%853); returns 352, which is bogus. 7^256 (mod 853) = 298 7^256 has 217 decimals, which should be within the "number" data type's limits What gives? ...more >>


button state
Posted by kimber01 at 10/15/2004 11:26:32 PM
Can anyone help me figure out how to make a button or MC stay in a over/highlighted state while you are on the page associated with the button. So while on the 'button' page the button acts as another indicator of what page you are on, until you lave that page then it changes back to the 'up' ...more >>

"gotoAndPlay" problems executing command
Posted by draco011 at 10/15/2004 11:26:27 PM
I have an interesting problem that is causing my hair to fall out! Flash MX 2004 Professional I have several clips on several layers with several buttons on each... The problem lies herin: I have a simple section of movie with a stop command at frame 45 I have a simple button on it's ow...more >>

preloader problem
Posted by Ara Agopian at 10/15/2004 10:49:21 PM
my preloader will not work, I think the reason is because I have a component (scroll) in the library that the linkage is checked on "export in first frame", when I uncheck this the items on my scrooll will not appear. help. aa ...more >>

3rd times a charm - variable complications
Posted by kf_w-l-media at 10/15/2004 10:29:55 PM
Weird situation concerning splitting a string and it not being done correctly for the rest of its instances The first location it is called from is different from the rest, so naturally thats where i thought the problem was. Though when i placed the two traces that i have below. They r...more >>

Search List Action
Posted by dan the guy at 10/15/2004 9:12:06 PM
Hey Folks I have a List box that is populated by an xml file - any ideas on how I could create a search action that would search the list box? Thanks...more >>

mouse movement too fast for on rollOut
Posted by dr_font at 10/15/2004 9:07:36 PM
is there a fool proof command to close my dropdown consistently no matter how fast I move my mouse? Here is the code on my button... on (rollOut) { gotoAndStop(1); _root.darken_down01.gotoAndStop(1); } ...more >>

on (release) error
Posted by sorry that nickname at 10/15/2004 8:53:48 PM
**Error** Scene=Scene 1, layer=Layer 1, frame=1:Line 1: Mouse events are permitted only for button instances on (release) { Total ActionScript Errors: 1 Reported Errors: 1 ...more >>



Constructed variable names appear as strings
Posted by Peder Morgenthaler at 10/15/2004 8:27:35 PM
I'm building a news reader that accesses an external text file for its content. The text file contains multiple news items as individual variables named 1001N, 1002N, etc. Instead of having to type in each variable name, I want the flash movie to do the work. The problem is that the code is...more >>

Textarea cursor focus?
Posted by Sean Rhea at 10/15/2004 7:57:35 PM
Hi guys, How do I give focus to a textarea component through actionscript? I mean, with the cursor blinking in the textarea so that the user can start typing directly in the textarea without selecting it first. ...more >>

sound.onSoundComplete doesn't work!
Posted by QuantumDynamix at 10/15/2004 7:36:29 PM
Okay, after searching the forum, I still have no good answer to this problem. I'm using Macromedia Flash MX It appears that sound.onSoundComplete is bugged. I am trying to create a program that teaches the telling of time. When the user accepts his/her answer, I have audio feedback tha...more >>

loadVars and progress bar
Posted by afroma_n at 10/15/2004 7:26:25 PM
Hi. I've seen some tutorials but I can't get it done. I want to show a progress bar while i'm loading a asp page. Here's my code: envio_lv.sendAndLoad("mypage.asp", recibir_lv, "POST"); recibir_lv.onLoad = function(suc) { if (suc){ //whatever ...more >>

.txt load
Posted by robotstyle at 10/15/2004 7:16:26 PM
Greetings, My question is concernig loading ".txt", (simple notepad files), into flash. The problem is that the loaded text is full of akward chacters where spaces should be; %20 ,%21%20, %3B%20, %2C%20..... Why is this? output: Once%20upon%20a%20midnight%20dreary I've tryed converting i...more >>

Radio Buttons
Posted by yevri at 10/15/2004 7:01:31 PM
Hi, I need to create a quiz with 16 questions, each with an A or B response. After they've answered all 16, I want to count how many A responses and send them to a frame depending on the total amount within a range: 1-4 A responses and they go to frame "light", 5-8 to frame "heavy", 9-12 t...more >>

selectedIndex and Datagrid Mx2004
Posted by mshe at 10/15/2004 5:43:40 PM
Can someone show me how to use selectedIndex to programmically control a datagrid? I wish to set the "selected" row of a datagrid in actionscript. Thanks....more >>

Preloading external swf's to call on later
Posted by steadyvibe at 10/15/2004 5:42:54 PM
I am trying to Preload my external swf's so that when i call them later they will be preloaded and i can go to a specific frame. I have tried that and all it does is go to the first frame of the movie. Not the Specific frame. What might i be doing wrong? ...more >>

hit
Posted by zinto at 10/15/2004 5:33:43 PM
I'm trying to make a simple button, but I have forgotten most of my skills in flash apparently. I read another topic here about text appearing on down, but how do I get it to stay? I have other buttons with the same action so I need the text to go away as I push another ...more >>

"Loading...."
Posted by AJPStudios at 10/15/2004 4:55:56 PM
I am still learning Macromedia Flash and am pretty much at the lower intermdediate level at this point, but in all my researching, I cannot determine how one creates that "Loading" message or script that appears when your flash movie is loading. Can anyone help with this? Any little ...more >>

can LoadVars reference its own web page?
Posted by mrtedweb at 10/15/2004 4:21:56 PM
Hello everyone, Can actionscript reference the web page that contains it without having to explicitly define the name of that page? EXAMPLE: A web page called default.asp contains sample.swf which has this code: var tmp_var = new LoadVars(); var file_name = 'default.asp'; //Nothing ...more >>

action loadmovie
Posted by campe at 10/15/2004 4:18:19 PM
2 fichiers : livre.swf et institu.swf. Dans le fichier institu.fla, dans un clip, j'ai une image bouton avec l action loadmovie du fichier livre.swf. cette etape marche mais il faudrait etre plus precis et arriver apr?s chargement du fichier exactement sur l??tiquette du fichier livre ou ...more >>

is a string, is a num, is an array :How to find it
Posted by Nixy at 10/15/2004 4:01:32 PM
I don't remember how to find if the variable is a string or number or array etc. Does anybody know. Tanx...more >>

Using Eval to reference an array element
Posted by rmoulton at 10/15/2004 3:34:05 PM
I have an array where I need to examine the values in each element. They are similarly named so I am generating a for loop to get through them. However, I'm using 'Eval' to reference the element and it's coming back as undefined. var studentArray = new Array(); studentArray[0] = {Name:"J...more >>

ComboBox Bug?
Posted by Flinchvoid at 10/15/2004 3:10:38 PM
Hi all, I have a system with an accordion pane on a form. The accordion pane contains 1-N queryPages (extends mx.core.View) and each queryPage has 1-N queryFilters. A query filter is a movieclip containing a group of components. I have, for example, a MatchTextFilter with 2 comboboxes and a te...more >>

saving the user's art work
Posted by e_jogendra at 10/15/2004 3:07:15 PM
Could some one suggest me how i can save the user art work? I am developing a painting board for kids. At run time kids are alowed to paint some object and save it for future. My problem is how i save the user's art work. In back end i am using xml and serverside language is ASP. Aany ha...more >>

Flash Pop Up????
Posted by JuanL21 at 10/15/2004 2:55:38 PM
Hi, i was wondering how do i go about having like a pop up in a website. I dont mean a new window pop up, but just flash with a close button. Similar to www.weather.com when you go there you get a "flash pop up" of some ad. thanks ...more >>

Buttons in MX
Posted by klangart at 10/15/2004 2:42:30 PM
I am new with Flash MX. When I want "on mouse release go to ..." assign to a button, I get script errors. I tried the help manual, as I said, I am new. can anyone help me please? peter...more >>

Master pages equivalent in Flash?
Posted by silvercat1975 at 10/15/2004 2:26:35 PM
Is there a Master pages equivalent in Flash liket here is in Powerpoint? For example, I would like the same buttons to show up on every scene. Also, are scenes good to use or is there an easier way to set up a large presentation with slide-like information? Thanks for any help. ...more >>

Weather Tool
Posted by ekora at 10/15/2004 1:50:45 PM
Hi all, Anyone know how to grab data from another web page? I'm trying to load realtime temperature into a conditions movie clip that I'm building for a new site, as well as some sort of a conditions reading that would say whether it's clear, p-scloudy, p-sunny, cloudy, raining, or snowin...more >>

symbol registration point
Posted by thefungi at 10/15/2004 1:06:06 PM
When you convert to symbol, registration point is one of the option. Is there a way to get this value in autoscript? ...more >>

var and path mistery...
Posted by scourtaud at 10/15/2004 12:54:56 PM
Hi, I'm desperatly trying to usa a value in the path to an object. Might not be clear so here's the example : var whatclip = "clip1"; I want to use whatclip's value in _root. (whatclip's value)._alpha = XX; How in hell do you do this? ...more >>

embedding IE in flash
Posted by madhava_ram at 10/15/2004 11:46:46 AM
Hi all, Is there anyway I can embed the IEIE window in flash. I mean to say i want to browse internet through flash. It has to display the internet explorer window in flash. Waiting for the replay from anybody Madhav ...more >>

Is Flash MX printing a Taboo Subject????
Posted by ashgrove at 10/15/2004 11:37:49 AM
Final push - re Flash MX I have asked many times in these forums how to print an MC on multiple pages and thus, not letting Flash squash it onto a single page and making the output elegible. Having had not a single reply - boo hoo :-( - is this a major shortfall with Flash MX, or is t...more >>

URGENT PLEASE: Load external file in a movieclip
Posted by Jean Bang at 10/15/2004 10:16:20 AM
Hi I'm trying to load PDF files in a movieclip and it is not going very well. I would like the external PDF to load in a mc when I puch a button. I have made a function ( getURL(); ) to activate the button but I can not get it to load in my mc placed on the same slide. This is from the ...more >>

new line in string
Posted by Jon Moyles at 10/15/2004 9:46:56 AM
how do i put a new line (as when you press return or enter) in a string?...more >>

Link to Word, Powerpoint and PDF docs?
Posted by nat_vald at 10/15/2004 9:16:58 AM
Is it possible to open Word, Powerpoint and PDF documents via a Flash Projector? I've used getURL, but that only works with PDF's - and it opens Explorer first. This has delayed my project by 3 hours so far, it's driving me crazy - any help MUCH appreciated. ...more >>

PLzzzzzzz help me........? Any Suggestions plz
Posted by alikmincorp at 10/15/2004 7:06:13 AM
Plz go to tht link: http://www.iparigrafika.hu/pageflip now from the above link you can see a opensource flip magazine. This magazine is made through static movie clips (i.e. pages of the magazie) that are in the library, all the movie clips are already there and they are called at the ...more >>

How to creating a MovieClip dynamically
Posted by alikmincorp at 10/15/2004 7:00:19 AM
hi, i know about attachMovie method and i know how to use it.. but thing which i need to know is still not clear.... _root.createEmptyMovieClip("imageHolder1", 2); _root["imageHolder1"]._x=405; _root["imageHolder1"]._y=55; _root["imageHolder1"]._xscale = 30.5; _root["imageHolde...more >>

sharedObject
Posted by e_jogendra at 10/15/2004 5:37:20 AM
is sharedObject support array? I have tried with variables and it is going nice but when i am replacing variables with array it doesn't support. Any suggestion? ...more >>

How do I load an external url into swf
Posted by pond scraper at 10/15/2004 4:40:03 AM
I have built a simple Flash Movie consisting of only two layers on a stage 600 x 580 px. The bottom layer a static text at the top, center of the stage. The top layer is the action layer. Using actionscript 1.0, how do you load an external url(for example http://www.macromedia.com) into ...more >>

loading external images
Posted by pulseblue at 10/15/2004 4:03:37 AM
hi everyone. I am sure this has been asked before many times, but I am trying to figure out how to make a percentage preloader when loading an image into a movie clip. on the main timeline i have a thumbnails which when clicked loads an external image into a movieclip. how do i make a p...more >>

simple script can't remember it...
Posted by kimber01 at 10/15/2004 1:12:23 AM
I need to code a movie clip to play upon entering a frame.... Only I am having trouble doing. Thanks-...more >>

Loading external swf with control
Posted by Pewee2000 at 10/15/2004 12:30:50 AM
Im in the process of building a flash site and wanted a games page. I downloaded a free game as a swf file. at the moment im using this... on (release) { MovieClip.prototype.scaleMovieClip = function(perc){ this._xscale = this._yscale = perc; } this.container2.loadMovie("games/surf.swf...more >>

code error help
Posted by kimber01 at 10/15/2004 12:04:33 AM
my error says this, but i'm not sure what it means. I think i'm just missing something.... But what?? Thanks- **Error** Scene=Scene 1, layer=Layer 25, frame=1:Line 1: Left side of assignment operator must be variable or property. btn1.onPress()=function(){ Total ActionScript...more >>


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