:confused; I can't figure out how to create a contact form in flash. I need help with the action script. One of my clients has a template form templatemonster.com and I need to hook up his contact form. http://www.templatemonster.com/flash-templates/5955.html the input text fields are in ...more >>

steps to reproduce: start with an empty flash movie. in its first frame put: #include "foo.as" and in the text file "foo.as", write: var foo:Array = new Array(); foo["bar"] = 1; you get this error: ActionScript 2.0 class scripts may only define class or interface constructs. ...more >>

I have a fla file that has 2 movies on the main timeline. the first movie on frame 1 the seconf on frame 2. So when the first movies done playing I want it to then jump to frame 2. I've placed stop action in the scene on ?1 and 2 and in movie 1 at the end this code but it doesn't seme to work...more >>

Hi. I hate to ask this question, but don't have a clue what to do really. I want to recieve a parameter sendt from php and test it in an if/else-statement. This is how I send the parameter: value="calendar.swf?d=<?php echo $date; ?>" Can anyone help me. And explain in the easiest ...more >>

Is there a command to find the row number of a value in a cell? For example, my datagrid has: 2 3 4 5 6 Is there a commdn to go DataGird.Find(4) which will return rowIndex 2 (Row 3 - 1 for a zero based index)? ...more >>

Hi, can anybody help? Trying to do a simple wait function inside loop so i can control how fast the loop runs, I figured out this code but it doesn't work, any ideas anybody? for(var i=0; i<=10; i++) { trace(i); waitF(3000); } function waitF(hitTime) { trace('inside waitF'); idInt = ...more >>

Hi, does anyone know how to define an area for which a object is constrained to? e.g a car can only move within a 400x400px box cheers, G ...more >>

Im using indexOf() action in flash to create search. It works fine with one word, but does anyone has an idea how to use it for search with multiple word query? Because when i'm searchin the text about, lets say "Philip K. Dick", if i type any of this words separetly its cool, but there is no re...more >>

I´ve made a language selector starting on frame 5. Depending on the language selected, it goes to frame 10, 20 or 30. On frame 10, as on 20 and 30, I´ve included in different layers: - UI Component ProgressBar; - UI Component Loader; - A MovieClip with the scrolling text. (The Loader loads a...more >>

How can I format a one-digit number to be displayed as two digit, eg. 2 to be displayed as 02 from actionscript code? fast help very apreciated...more >>

Hi Guys, I'm using below script to to assign key "/", how can i assign rest of the keyboard keys to go to certain frame if pressed. I mean if the user press "/" key he goes to nextframe, but if the user press any other key on the keyboard its take the user to the frame "wrong" myKey = ...more >>

Hello. I am desparately seeking some help! I cannot seem to get the loader component to work properly, and i hope I can explain the problem clearly. When images first load, they seem to ignore the scaleContent command. I am trying to scale the images down, so I have it set to true. In add...more >>

I made a site having a 900x500 swf file ,it works really fine in 1024x768. But 800x600 users have problem. In 800x600 Only the first seen parts of the swf is working, when you scroll to the other parts, there is no actionscript working. I don't want to rebuild the whole site again. it i...more >>

Hello, Do you know how to generate a jpeg from a movieclip? I have been looking on the web for a solution without any success. In the swf, the user drags and drops objects on a map. By validating a buttonon the movieclip, he should obtain a jpeg representing the map he has just created. ...more >>

when I am entering the following code into my flash: on (press, release) { getURL("Features.pdf", "_blank"); } the file opens but launches 2 explorer pages. can someone explain why? there seems the be 2 possibilities, i either get no window (it opens in the same page) if i dont enter...more >>

I created a movie clip called follow and I want the MC to follow the mouse on the X axis. The following script is what I have: ball.onEnterFrame = function() { var xMouse = _root._xmouse; if(Math.abs(xMouse - this._x) < 1) { this._x = xMouse; } else { this._x -= (this._x-xMouse)...more >>

How do you detect collisions with lines drawn in actionscript ? I want something to happen when a line touches a movie clip. I tried making the line inside a mc, and hitTest-ing that mc, but Flash determined that the mc with the line was always touching the other movie clip, even if the actual...more >>

Hello, i just bought the devnet ressource kit 5 (100 ?) on macromedia ! I bought it for one thing, the tabbar component, and after installing it (with the other components ) i'm not abble to use it because the doc is not clear,. - where can i find the tab class (like in the help doc ?) - w...more >>

I'v tried to create a class Cstring which is a subclass of String: dynamic class CString extends String { } The problem is that ActionSctipt2.0 prompts an error everytime it trys to put a string value in an instance of CString: var s:CString = new CString(); s = 'Hello, it's me, I love you....more >>

Hi In one of my presentation, I have given link to view a file in pdf format. When clicked, - In some machines it opens properly (overlaps) the current screen - In some machines it opens in background - in some machines it does not open at all This is the script used : on (r...more >>

Hi I have developed a small presentation. In the all the screens I have given buttons "Start" and "Stop" for self running presentation (i.e it will be like automatic slide show without user intervention). In some machines it is working fine, whereas few other machines it is not working...more >>

Little help? :confused; Ok guys/gals, someone out there must be able to help me out. Not sure if you're familiar with KFC's "Subservient chicken' or the virtual barmaid websites but I'm looking to create something similar - albeit more salubrious... Very basically, a site wherein the user ...more >>

I am about to design a flash movie where you can look at a daily picture. The picture will be loaded into the flash movie. I need to know how I can make a 'go to next picture' button that loads the next picture until there is no more picture to load. All the pictures on the server are num...more >>

I don't know much about Actionscripting, but so far I have the stop, start, and goto beginning and goto end working. I need to get the fastword and rewind working and I need some outside help. I am working with a single timeline and would like the fastforward to advance as long as the user hol...more >>

Hi I have created a Flash website and want to creat a form on a page with a few radio buttons and a text box for name and address, when the user submits the form i want it to be sent to my email address, is this possible? How do i go about doing this, hope someone can help, thanx ...more >>

Does anybody know how to loop an FLV video. Is there a way to check when a movie has ended and has to start playing again ? need urgent help on this topic... thanks......more >>

I'm not sure why ypos=getProperty(this, _y) doesn't work, but it returns the y value of the entire page, and when I change this figure it moves the entire page around. Thanks in advanced....more >>

Hello- I either want to change the framerate of a clip, or the tweening of it dynamically depending on a variable. I have a movieclip within my swf that rotates on axis. It is a Windmill. The blades rotate at a certain speed normally. My client would like the blades to slow down dependin...more >>

I created a movie clip('Parent') which is a square and inside this movie clip I created another movie clip. I want to drag this interior movie clip only inside the parent movie clip. The code for the interior movie clip that I wrote is: on(press) { startDrag(this,false,true,true,true,tru...more >>

Hi, I just wanna be sure here since I don't know how swf works. After I create an object wether it's an array or anything on the 1st fame like this : [code] var a:Array=new Array() [/code] do we need to delete "a" again to make sure there's no memory leak ? My question is because...more >>

Suppose I have a flash movie with a movie clip inside. When I click the movie clip, I would like to load another movie of a different size in the same flash player. So, the size of the flash player has to change. I'm having problems with the actionscripting for this. Thanks a lot. :confused;...more >>

I want to have another key to control the frame, but the 'Enter' key always moves to next frame, no matter what code I write. How can I disable the 'Enter' key? Lance...more >>

Hi, I'm loading an external FLV into and a SWF and want to gracefully exit the FLV when it ends. Anyone know how to determine when an FLV ends? In Flash MX (I'm using Flash MX Pro 2004), for loading an external SWF, I could say something like "If frames_loaded == total_frames, then clear mo...more >>

I have a text box set as a dynamic with a instance name of "content_txt" with no variable. This works just fine, but I cannot get HTML rendering to work. I've tried to use LoadVarible(); but then I saw this tutorial which helped me clear up why that didn't work. http://www.macromedia.co...more >>

I have a class called A and an AS file called init.as in the init.as I'm trying to call on a function from A. the function's name is init1_2. I'm creating more classes, and in each class there will be a function I'll need to use. These functions names will be consistant: init1_2, init1_3, ...more >>

Does somebody have an script that fade an mc to a color while rollover...more >>

I am building a simple calulator that uses the number pad and I've managed to map the numbers and operators with the exception of the enter key for equals. I have used a listener to trace both the key code and the ascii code but it produces nothing. The documentation says that the ascii code i...more >>

:Q I find that when using actionscript to reduce/increase _alpha on a textfield or on a movie clip containing a textfield the text will not fade even though everything else fades around it. I even read and trace the current _alpha value of the textfield to prove that it is being set. C...more >>