I am trying to create an interactive drawing palette, where individuals can choose to place a dot or use the Flash API functionality to draw a line. Most of it is working, but I can't get the eraser to work. i, for some reason, doesn't decrement properly when lineOn=true. The s does decrement ...more >>

I nabbed some script (below) which i haven't tried yet and to which i would like a little help with. How/where would i intergrate a progress bar? Also, throughout the site i use unload movie level....would the browser still hold these files in the cache for later use? Many thanks in a...more >>

I know you can create a growing button using ActionScript, but I cant seem to remember what it is. An example of it is http://www.subblue.com/home.php, rollOver the bottom section 'Portfolio' or 'information'. Thanks in advance. ...more >>

I know you can create a growing button using ActionScript, but I cant seem to remember what it is. An example of it is http://www.subblue.com/home.php, rollOver the bottom section 'Portfolio' or 'information'. Thanks in advance. ...more >>

Could some one please help me out, im really struggling to get flash to load my text from an extrenal txt file? i know it is possible but cant seem to get it right, been through a couple tutorials but not getting any where. I was just wondering if some one could explain to me from scratch than...more >>

My animation plays fine in scene 1 but when I go to scene 2 (where none of the graphics, scripts, etc for the animation are located), the animation still plays (at least part of it). Do I need to add some script to clear the scene so each scene is independant of the others? ...more >>

I am not sure how many people have come across this, but for the life of me I can't seem to figure this out. Currently I am using the Window component to load several different movies into when the user chooses to access them. I am receiving the 'click' and 'complete' events, but I have not ...more >>

Hi, I had a basic Flash file which when it got to the last frame it simply held it on display. I added a basic action script to introduce a simple % pre-loader and now when it reaches the last frame it goes to a black screen. Do I need to add something to the action script to tell it to hold ...more >>

I made a .fla files.. pulled and instance of the mediaPlayback component on the stage and in the component inspector pointed it to the correct external ..flv file. All works fine when I test locally. The video plays and the controls are active. When I upload and test on a server. At some t...more >>

I'm having a bit of a problem with quotation marks ... how can I use quotation marks within quotation marks? if ( name == "john" or ""john"") I thought the above would work, but unfortunately, I get a script error. I'd appreciate any help! Thanks! ...more >>

right now i have them in a flash file, and i know this isn't the est way to do it at all. I want it to be the quickest most efficient way to do this...and i'm not too great with scripting as of yet... you can see what i have now at www.scapegoatproductions.com in the photography section....more >>

I have found and tried to use at least 3 separate tutorials on building a preloader for a movie. I seem to get most of the preloader built OK but I have yet to find a tutorial on the subject that will tell you how to add your movie after the fact. They give you very detailed information up to ...more >>

Hey guys, I have an issue with my page looping here. I have objects that are motion tweening and they exist on seperate layers. Those are the only layers I would want to loop however all the other layers are looping as well which cause the page to go blank for like a split second. If so...more >>

Hey everyone. I have a .swf file that is 93K and when it is called for it takes a few seconds for it to load. So to combat this i thought it would be good to preload it in the background so when its needed it is already in the cache. I did a little research and someone suggested setting the ...more >>

Hello, I am having two problems, but first let me give you some background information on what I am trying to accomplish. I have a movie clip that I created in my library for the current file that I am working on. At various times (when the user pushes a ?submit? like button before filli...more >>

( Hello. I searched all over here prior to posting, as well as testing. ) I have a standard html form in a webpage. Upon submission , I am redirected to another html page which houses the flash movie. This movie includes a dynamic text field which on load, is trying to loadVariable into it f...more >>

Hey all, I have a default movie clip on my stage and on an onRelease button event I would like to have that movie clip swapped with another that is my library and replace it. The button is it's own symbol. Is this possible at all ? Can someone help me with finding a route to go on how t...more >>

private function myFunction( targetClip:MovieClip):Void { var x:Number; x = tergetClip._x; } Compiler return this: "there is no property with the name targetClip" Why?? Thanks NG ...more >>

Are there someone who's familiar with the Inspectable meta-tag? I'm having trouble using the Inspectable meta-tag with the type set to Array. During design time the parameters are set correctly, but by runtime the parameters aren't read at all. See the folowing example: private var __data...more >>

Hi All, I'm trying to load HTML into a textbox component in Flash MX 2004. I have managed to call the html file using actionscript and everything seems to work perfectly except for the images. I have used the following actionscript: scroller.html =true; loadVarsText = new LoadVars(); loa...more >>

In my Flash MX my navigation is contained in one movie comprised of buttons. What I can't figure out is how to get the buttons contained in that movie to link to scenes. The only way I have been able to get the buttons to link to scenes is to take the buttons and individually place them in the...more >>

Hi, I would like to assign keyboard keys the ability to add 1 to various dynamic textfields... This is for a game... (scoreboard) I'm trying this: on (keyPress "<PageUp>") { num_hit = num_hit + 1; num_hit.alpha = 100; } No response... I must be brain dead because I can't come up w...more >>

I am trying to create a button in Flash MX 2004 that will open an HTML file in a new browser window. My problem is that I want to be able to control the browser window ... size, features, location. I need to be able to display this file in a window that doesn't have the toolbars or location ba...more >>

How do I get the location (I prefer the absolute path or url) of a swf-file that is on a web server? Is there a way I can use that location to prevent the swf-file from playing if it is not on a certain website? ...more >>

I'm developing a wordgame which needs to load a dictionary of acceptable words that the user can enter. I've created a Dictionary class which houses an array to store the words, as well as an XML object to load the dictionary from an XML file. The problem is, the function I've assigned to th...more >>

I have created a slide puzzle that uses an external path to pull in an external image (using loadMovie). However, as this image is not in the library, I find I have to load it each time the clip appears within the movie (16 times to be exact), which is a considerable burden on the download tim...more >>

hi guy, i'm using the below script, it still work if i go to the next frame in a movie clip. how can i make is disabled in the next frame. I've tried "delete this.onEnterFrame". but doesn't work i.e if i go to next frame with the button before 15 second, it will go to next frame once the 15 s...more >>

as it says on the summary. what are the props and cons of each.... (setInterval and onEnterFrame) have never really used setInterval, but have just come across it in the as dictionary. Looks full of potential. So when is it better to use it than onEnterFrame? ...more >>

hi felas, can nebody tell me where can i get and sample file or and example on the net for flash and aiic compliance. Regards, kakas...more >>

HI I really need some help. I am making a music box with flash. I need to insert 6 buttons with "ready to play" and "playing" sates. I can do this - no bother. The problem is that the buttons trigger sound. When I click on one button I need all other sounds to go off and - (this next bit is ...more >>

hi, i am new to this forum. please help me out. i made an animation of balls in a 3d environment. balls getting smaller as they move away from the screen. my problem is whenever two balls comes around each other their surfaces start toggling...... the ball which is meant to be behind...more >>

Does someone have an answer for this? I wish to call an array dynamically with a dynamic name. I hope this makes sence. below i have attached the code. There are 5 different arrays. Lets just say i wish to call the array named recorders. Temporaraly i have set the variable named GlobalS...more >>

Hi, I have developped a website completely in flash which is especially for a rural community, and the user is made to interact the whole website with his keyboard only. Now i face a problem with get focus of the main flash movie. See when the user first enters the site the main html page ale...more >>

could any one help? Im developing my site http://www.precisiondesignandprint.co.uk/ (please be patient if you click the link, the file sizes are quite large), when the main site loads click on the aboutpdp button, the site floats and reacts with the movement of the mouse but i need to know ...more >>

Hey, I'm running two functions that do some Actionscript tweening and i need to wait for the first to finish before starting the second. Is there a straightforward way to do this? tweeningFunction1(); // wait until it's done then... tweeningFunction2(); ...more >>

i'm trying to figure out the best way to configure a xmlsocket based app. the problem i'm seeing is, if my application socket server is hosted on machine 192.168.1.1, and the user connection to the web page: http://192.168.1.1/socket.html (which has the socket.swf), everything is fine. xmlSo...more >>

has anybody seen this??? when trying to save an .as file (the file already existed), instead of it being saved, i get a 'save as' dialog from Flash if i click 'save', i get a prompt saying the .as file already exists and do i want to overwrite it... if i click 'yes', the file is saved and t...more >>

I'm working with the MovieClipLoader. I was trying to put in an onLoadError event handler. I wanted to use an attachmovie to load in a 'image not found' message for the clip that didn't properly load. But I seem unable to do so. If I try to attach to _root, I have no problem. But if I try to a...more >>

Hi all, Is it possible to ?read? a link from a .txt file and put it in a button? I?m basically trying to make a dynamic button that I can change the link with out having to export a new flash file everytime. Many thanks! ...more >>

Hi all, Is it possible to have several dynamic textfields read from one text file? For example I have textfield-1 textfield-2 textfield-3 And I want them to say ?one? ?two? ?three? Many thanks! ...more >>

Is there a way to open a new window from a Flash projector like you can do in Director using MIAW (movie in a window)? I know you can onpen a new browser window using Javascript but I'm interested in doing it from a standalone without using a browser. Many thanks. ...more >>