I am currently using MX 2003 (version 6) and i have a video game project that i would like to convert to 7.0.... problem is.. 7.0 actionscript is case sensitive. I know this will make the conversion dificult. My question is, does 7.0 (MX 2004) have a global action script search and replace fea...more >>

I am trying to build a preloader but there is something wrong in my code. I have a button (preLoad_btn) on the main Timeline on which there is a function for loading a swf and calculating the preloading process. The function loads the swf but the preloading process doesn't work. Instead of thi...more >>

I am looking for a way to display a directory tree with out using XML. I would like the tree component to display all the files and directories located in a directory with out creating an XML file. I post PDF files to the web every day and I do not want to create an XML file every time and I...more >>

I have used this bit of code for a infinate image scroller and it it works well but now the buttons within the scroller mc don't work!! can any one help? xcenter = 336; speed = 5/100; mc.onRollOver = function(){ mc.onEnterFrame = function(){ trace(mc._x); ...more >>

Does anyone know where you I can find a good tutorial that describes how to use the MediaDisplay component WITHOUT the controller. I have to create my own replay, prev, and next buttons, and I also have cuepoints that fire during the video. Everything works great until I try to replay or go...more >>

Hello all, Can any one help me in creating a file dynamically from a swf file. To be more clear I have create file button on my screen When the user gives the name of the file in the text box and presses the create file button he should be able create file in the filesystem. Is this possib...more >>

Hi, Anyone know of an easy way to copy the vars inside an object created with "foo = new Object();" into a LoadVars object. ie: foo = new Object(); myVars = new LoadVars(); i want to copy: foo.hello into myVars, to create: myVars.hello BUT: I don't want to alter the ...more >>

I'm trying to get a script of mine to work. What I'm trying to acheive is to have a pause and play button to control a movie clip. This is what I have and I keep getting errors, more specifically syntax errors. Here is the basics: Movie Clip instance name is 75video, play button instance...more >>

Hi all, I am developing a simple touchscreen application which requires the user to input a room size (length and width) There are 2 dynamic text boxes on the screen with variable names, 'len' and 'wid' since the touch screen is to have NO keyboard at all, I was wondering, is there a wa...more >>

Is there some code lines to protect a flash movie (version Mx) from decompiler? Thank you ...more >>

I was splitting a string into an array and using pop() to get the string items in the newly created array. When compiled I got a Type Mismatch error which I couldn't understand or correct. So I checked the example in the Flash Help documentation. It looked exactly the same as mine in principal...more >>

Hi there, I am getting one string from a list box and trying to handle a movie clip with the same value of that string. Let me explain in a better way, see i have created one message box component where user can select message box type from the list box given in properties window of that...more >>

Here is what I'm doing. I instantiate the media controller in the pause position. I also set the autoplay to off. Additionally I have the controller hidden. I create a set interval to check the percent loaded (using bytesTotal and bytesLoaded). After I get to a specific percentage (10, 20, wha...more >>

how to inlcude & character in the url path of .AS file...more >>

I work with macromedia flash 5. I need to wait for some seconds in a clip: does this function exist? thanks sandra...more >>

hi i want to append new record in my shared object.. and similarly how can i delete a particular record from the shared object for example ================= NAME AGE ================== ABC 23 DEF 50 GHI 30 Can we append new data after GHI ?? and simililarty how can i ...more >>

I have a movie that has 2 buttons. when you click the button, it should load another movie.....pretty simple, and it works when I test it in Flash. BUT....when I put the object in VB.NET....it shows the two buttons, and does nothing else. no error...doesn't show movie, nothing. Can some...more >>

I forgot to mention that for many people the complete event doesn't work. It seems to relate to what software you use to create your FLV. In those cases it is a lot more complicated. I have suggested that you use the totalTime to find the length. Then set a cuePoint at a half second or so befo...more >>

Hi, I am trying to make a keypress toggle sound on and off. I need to do it all in one frame. (or by calling a multiframed attached movie clip???)... This is what I am working with... ambient_wave is a movie in the library (linkage identifier also called ambient_wave): actions on...more >>

As stated above, I am trying to create an effect with wriggling tentacles like an octopus would have. Any suggestions?:evil;...more >>

I have five main headers. Header 1 has 3 bullet points. Header 2 to header 5 contains four bullet points each. This illustrated in the script as follows: var i=0; messages = new Array( //first occurance new Array('header1', 'header1 first bullet point'), new Array('header2', 'header2...more >>

I have 4 scenes and on each scene is a row of 4 buttons with the following actions: on (release) { gotoAndPlay('scene 1', 1); } on (release) { gotoAndPlay('scene 2', 1); } etc... When you click on the buttons something very strange happens. If you click the 'scene 1' button once it goes ...more >>

Hi. I am making a flash-file that should load jpg-files into a couple of new empty MovieClips. I use 'myListener.onLoadInit = function ()', to set their size and place on the screen. The problem is that the jpg-pictures appear on the screen in their original size for a quick moment before it ...more >>

Hi.. I have a flash file that dynamically sets a variable name for a url to load but I am not sure how to pass it through a geturl. Example: test = "popup_window.html"; getURL("JavaScript:launchwin(test,'popup')"); i tried eval (test) and [test] but no luck. anyone know the sol...more >>

Hi, I know this must be a very common question, but how can I preload a FLV from a SWF file ? Thanks...more >>

is there a way to detect when the mouse leaves the swf stage area in a browser? as an example, if i were to mouse outside of the display window up to the URL bar or just mouse off of the browser in it's entirety. ...more >>

Does anyone know a way to protect XML documents when delivering flash content on CD? Is there an encryption method that flash can decrypt or anything similar? Can the xml be embedded in the projector in some way? ...more >>

I have a text file... say vars.txt and I want 2 sets of variables in it like this: linksSetOne=;track1.html;track2.html;track3.html;track4.html;track5.html;track6. html;track7.html;track8.html;track9.html;track10.html;track11.html;track12.html; track13.html; linksSetTwo=;track1.html;...more >>

Where should Actionscript bug reports be sent? I'm using an external Actionscript 2.0 compiler that is more strict that the built-in MM compiler which fails on line 48 of EventDispatcher.as. If a Macromedia Actionscript engineer reviews this forum, please revise line 48 to the following: ...more >>

Here is an overview. I want to open an XML file and then based on the number of nodes, create a input text field and label for each node. My problem is I can't get the text fields to create. The XML loads fine. I can create text fields outside of a function, but I want it to be dynamic. H...more >>

I got some problem on controlling actionscripts in 'slide presentation'. For example, if you have a 10-slide presentation, and you have some actionscripts on slide-3. the strange thing is, when you open the presention, even if it's still on slide-1, the code on slide-3 have already been execut...more >>

I have a banner with two scenes. I would like to loop through the banner twice. Besides copying and pasting my frames of both scenes and putting a stop at the end of those, is there a way to just have the two scenes and at the end of them that has an action that will goto and play the beginnin...more >>

Hi, I'm using a Flash trial and have an extremely limited grasp of what I'm doing, so keep that in mind. What I'm trying to do is, on a basic level, change the background picture of my game by pressing a button. >How I've planned to do this is I use a Graphic symbol with 3 keyframes (1 f...more >>

I'm using the media components so this may work. (I think there is something similar if you are using the netStream class.) There is a complete event. So when that fires you can say myDisplay.play(0); to send it back to the start. ...more >>

I Have been using this code on a image scroller. The problem is that i want the scroller to only work when the mouse is over the scroller not just anywhere in the page (see this link www.photography-arc.com.au/international in one of the folio sections) can anyone help? onClipEvent (load) ...more >>

Is there a way to put several mcs tragets within one same action? i.e, if I wanted "mc1", "mc2", "mc3", and "mc4" to play if something happens: if (something_happens) { mc1,mc2,mc3,mc4.play(); } Is there a proper syntax to acheive this? That would be very handy, and in many cases it wou...more >>

I have a client that has a tickertape feature on his site. He wants it to be changed to a Flash version and have the text be updated dynamically. Does anyone know how to do this? Any help would be great! ...more >>