Hello everyone: I have a list in Director. The value and number of the elements in the list will changes due to the users input. Is there a way to pass this list from Director to the sharedobject in Flashcom? I can pass one value with 'sharedobject.data.a = 5' to the shared object in Flashc...more >>

Hi, again, Everyone! Number 1: Well, I don't know what the problem is, but each and everytime I try to import a .png-24 image into the library, to replace the existing one. the image looks like crap. The png-24 image is suppose to have a tranparent background, but it never ends up that way...more >>

I have a movie that loads on level 1. It uses the drawing api for making lines. I want to give my client the ability to "clear" the screen of lines, in case he decides that he wants to start over. I used this on a "clear screen" button on (release) { _root.route1.clear(); } Which does ...more >>

Hello again, everyone. I've been learning Flash for a little over a year now, but I'm still a novice when it comes to knowing it's limitations, particularly in processing power. I'm attempting a 2d fighting gamethat has very little motion occuring at any one time, so I wanted to test Flash's...more >>

I want a button, when clicked, to go to a random frame in the scene that it's in... Its for a random quiz thing.... When I use this code... on(release){ _root.gotoAndPlay(Math.ceil(3+Math.random()*(43-3))); } is goes to frames 3-43 of the whole thing... and not just that scene... Help...more >>

Hi, My name is Raphael and I am new to the flash community. I read a book on flash and found that it did not cover one major topic: linking buttions inside of a movie clip to frames in another scene. I tried: on (release){ gotoAndStop("scene", frame) } but this did not...more >>

okay i have read the past forum answers to this and i need to know what goes in the 'object' sections and than paremeters...more >>

I'm building an array of JPEG files from an XML file. I need a way to verify that the file exists on the server as it build the array. If it's not there I want to substitute another file name in it's place: default.jpg. Using loadVars I came up with this code.... which won't work: //Loop par...more >>

how are those new annonying flash adds that seem to 'jump out' of thier specified area on the HTML page created. Im sure it deals with dynamic masking, but I can't seem to figure out how this works. Please help me understand. ...more >>

I'm trying to use buttons to control an external mp3 file that I have loaded. I have the mp3 in the same directory and have successfully loaded it as a stream. now I want to use that sound obect as an event and add player controls. This is what I have... mySound = new Sound(); mySound...more >>

am Having difficulty solving this problem Using <goto and stop> action works fine on my fla project But when i export it or try it on test mode - this action is not respondeing. I dont know what can cause the difference - it is not making sense. Please I need assitance with this. TNX ...more >>

hi all, does anyone know the date format i have to write in an a array in in a txtn file before loading it with loadVariables? i've tried haveing this in the txt file array1={(mode:"stnd",lev:"med")} but it's giving me grief and i'm unsure as to how to add multipulentries in the tex...more >>

Can anyone tell me why the telltarget action is deprecated? Why shouldn't I use it? What can I use as an alternative?...more >>

teh problem is next. after i click button i want movie clip to be loaded, depending on variable i, but the code blow doesnt work. any help welacome. thanks! var i=3; loadMovie("moviename"+i+".swf", 1); ...more >>

Hi, I've got me a function which rounds numbers to a given number of decimal places. Prices for example. _global.round2D = function(num, precision, splitCharacter) { if((precision = Math.abs(precision)) == 0) return Math.round(num); if(splitCharacter == null) splitCharacter = "."; ...more >>

Can anyone tell me why I can't direct a URL to open in a specified frame (main) using the following script? on (release) { getURL("residence.html", "_main"); } ...more >>

hi, i was wondering whether it is possible to use movie clips in a shared library by calling it them dynamically through actionscript, this would mean not placing an instance of it on the stage or using a placeholder. it doesn't seem to be working for me and the tutorials i looked at don't ...more >>

Hi, Any idea what the script is for: If sound is already playing - don't play. (i don't mean set the button to start or stream etc) I'm talking about 4 different menu buttons that play the same sound (a 12 second piece of audio). No biggie - just thought i'd try to keep things rolling while i...more >>

hello ppl, i am facing a strange problem. first of all the simple function gotoAndPlay() doesnt work anymore. i have to use _root.gotoAnd Play(); now the major problem --> i have movie linkStage. in that movie i have a movie clip mc1. on mouse rollover event for mc1 i have _root.gotoAndStop...more >>

Is there a way to send the result of System.capabilities.os through e-mail or to a file on a server?...more >>