Is there any way one Clip/Button instance can ask another Clip/Button instance what symbol it contains, and then load a different symbol into that instance ONLY if it contains a certain symbol? So: MovieClip 'Dog' asks asks another MovieClip (X) whether it contains a 'Cat' or a 'Mouse'. If i...more >>

How do I program a dynamic text field so that if it's clicked on I can get the text and/or the line number that's clicked. I'm familiar with doing this in Director, but can't find a good way to get started in Flash. Thanks for any info you can give me. Windows XP Flash MX ...more >>

I have if (!Name.length) { feedback = 'Put your name'; } How would I check to make sure the number someone inputs is 11 digits long and begins with 07? ...more >>

Good evening, I'm having some issues with flash as I try to integrate my slide presentation into my master loader. Basically I use the movieclip loader class to load all movies (the background, the interface and the content). All content are made from slides. while in the onLoadInit ...more >>

Can anybody help me how i can make a movieclip that duplicates blue ipod mini after a variabler (nubmer of used ipods) http://www.icep-design.com/Ipod%20Mini%20Piotr%20Fond.jpg http://www.icep-design.com/Ipod%20Mini%20Piotr%20Fond.jpg ...more >>

Hi Im a complete novice when it comes to flash and I need some help. I have a button and a moviclip. When I press the button I want the movieclips opacity to gradually fade out. How would you accomplish this. Any help would be greatly appreciated thanks ...more >>

this is my code. it is a frame code. count++; if ((count > 1) ) { count = 1; } Xpos = Xpos + ((_xmouse - Xpos) / delay); Ypos = Ypos + 3 duplicateMovieClip ("particle", "particle" add count, count); this["particle" + count ]._x = Xpos ; this["particle" + count ]._y = Ypos ; ...more >>

In flash 5 there was a novice mode or something that would stich together code for you. However in Flash MX there's none....more >>

My flash files is about 500k and the sound doesn't start rigth away and waits till the whole song is loaded. Is there a way to 'stream' the sound, or create a preloader? Right now I have a very simple preloader, all the objects are behind a mask in the first frame. Any help? Need to get this ...more >>

I have a text box. The different 'pages' of text itself is contained in multiple frames in the actionscript. I want to put an image in the text box with the text in just one of the frames. I have tried using the code: <img src='http://www.ltdcompanyinc.com/catamount/articlegraph.jpg'> but...more >>

I've got bulleted items in a dynamic text field, but when the .swf file is previewed they do not show up and nothing is in their place. FYI, the render as html option is selected on the dynamic text field. Is there some special code that I need to include? Thanks for any help. ...more >>

Dear Users: In the following code I am defining a bunch of global variables when the Movie Clip loads. I am then trying to access these variables in an onEnterFrame event handler. My Output Window is tracing that the variable is 'undefined'. So my question is, how can I define variables onl...more >>

I Have a draggable movieclip on the stage. When I drop it, I want a new instance (of the same movieclip) to be made with a unquie instance name and depth. The new instances dont have to be draggable. The user can then go back to draggint he origins clip and dropiing it again. If they did anoth...more >>

When I run my file first.swf, it loads on level 0 and its only job is to load in another SWF onto level 10. Its single line reads: loadMovie("second.swf", 10); The content of second.fla is: createNewMovieClip("music_mc", 15); var music_sound:Sound = new Sound(music_mc); music_...more >>

I am creating a virtual tour with a voice over as the guide. Obviously the spoken words need to match up with the movie that is being played. Here is my code in frame 1 of the movie: //stop the main movie from playing &amp; load the sound main.stop(); movLoading = 'audio'; voiceOver = new So...more >>

I am having problems in creating a fading effect of a movie clip. For example, there is a movie clip with a black rectangle inside it. If the movie clip is clicked, the black rectangle will gradually become white. movieClipInstance.onRelease = function (){ while(this._alpha > 0){ this._a...more >>

I have a simple program that loads two external movies onto the stage into a parent clip called StagePictures. I want to be able to go through each frame of the movies by pressing key commands. I have created a basic model of the program itself, and need to know what I am doing wrong. When t...more >>

The visual part of the movie is 20 frames long and repeats itself forever. That is what is should do. How do I stop the mp3 file from starting again each time the move restarts? In other words, I wish to have the movie repeat forever but the mp3 file only play one time then stop. The mp...more >>

I know you can do, I can't find how anywhere (I HATE macromedia's "online" documentation) anyway, how do you hold the play head on a frame for a number of ticks? thanks, cj ...more >>

Dear All, Can someone please help me? I have added 4 RadioButtons to a movie clip to be subsequently added to an animation, but when I run the swf I don't see the components, rather I see a rectangle bounding the individual 4 RadioButtons. In the movie I have a button that works properly an...more >>

I have a series of movie clips in the library that I want to load on the stage. All the clips are labeled quote1, quote 2 and so on. The problem is that I will have like 100 of this movie clips. Is there anyway to place a wildcard in the array script so it pulls all of the movie clips ? Tha...more >>

Dear Users: Thanks for the previous help with constructing a simple function. Now, I've created a function in a script and called it but for some reason a variable that I'm referencing returns NaN instead of incrementing as I would expect. Can anyone tell me what I did wrong? The variable i...more >>

:confused;I have a project with several videos that the user can choose between. I want to track where the user is in the video and have Text and graphics change based on their present position. I have seen some discussions about Cue points but none on how you create and set them. If there ...more >>

I need to load multiple images and later theses pictures must be inside the SWF or Projector until be called for the application. In other words I mean to say that the first step is to load all jpg images. In second moment I need to fulfill a grid with some of these loaded pictures. Here it's ...more >>

Hi there, I have a SWF file that loads if an event on a form fires, it works just fine if one event is fired, but on a second form firing the event the first instance disappears and the second one appears (in the correct place). I tried duplicating the item once on the form but to no avail...more >>

Hi all, I've a flash application connect to a server A via socket, if I load that flash application in my flash website (located in server B), sometimes it's failed to connect the socket server. but if I load the application standalone, everytime the connection is successful. I suspect i...more >>

I have this men?, I'm trying to modify, but i can't seem to find the gotoURL within the site. If I publish the movie it works, but it's not done with buttons ... though it works like if it is, it's done with movies... does anyone knows how do they embed button characteristics/procedures within...more >>

Dear Users: I have glanced at a couple of tutorials and tried to write my own function but can't seem to get it to work. What am I doing wrong? Following is the function I wrote and the error in the Output Window. ----script in frame 1 of main timeline---- function myMove(myParam:String){ ...more >>

I have a function written to select the text in a textbox when the user clicks a certain button. The function is below... function selections(){ Selection.setFocus(windspeed); windspeed.Selection.setSelection(0, windspeed.length); } The windspeed items is an input textbox that by def...more >>

Hello, I am creating a Flash site that has one section with streaming flv files. This is the problem: The site is built with several swf files, one main one that loads others on top, one for each section. The video runs in the media player controller just fine but if you click to go to...more >>

Hi all I'm a designer learning actionscript, and have recently bought Colin Moocks Actionscript for Flash MX. I have two questions: 1. Is the following logic sound and efficient? 2. and how do i proportionally resize a movieClip by percentage? Ok here we go. I'm creating a little map view...more >>

Hi Guys, I need your help ... When i load an external SWF File into a container SWF file, the ext. movie plays correctly in its own targeted movieclip but all of movie clips inside external swf doesn't work. I used action ("With") to play them as rolling mouse over. Please tell me what sho...more >>

Hi, I've created a map for a client which plots points on it using pulled in XML data. At the moment the points are overlapping each other and I need them to spread out the closer you zoom in which I'm at a total loss with. Ideally it should do what this map does http://archive.greenpeace.o...more >>

i am currently using this piece of code for my preloader: stop(); my1Interval = setInterval(preloader1, 10); function preloader1() { if (getBytesLoaded() >= getBytesTotal()) { play(); clearInterval(my1Interval); } progressBar._xscale = (getBytesLoaded()/getBytesTotal())*100;...more >>

Hi, I hope someone can enlighten me. I create a new test.fla with a Label component called SB and an XMLconnector called Test_sql. I call the first and only frame Actions and insert the Action script code as follows. On a local web server I install the do_mysql.php script in the html...more >>

Hi, I have a really great javascript that makes snow. I wanted to put it into my flash movie. I have a picture I wanted to use of a house and then make snow fall on it in a swf movie. I need to know how to add the large javascript and snow flake image to the picture. thanks :cool; ...more >>

according to this page, certain events are supposed to be inherited by the tree: like this: UIObject.draw Broadcast when an object is about to draw its graphics. UIObject.hide Broadcast when an object's state changes from visible to invisible. UIObject.load Broadcast whe...more >>

If I have such a function: myFunction(function1, p1, function2, p2, function3, p3) { function1 (p1); function2 (p2); function3 (p3); } The thing is, I don't always need to pass all the 3 functions to myFunction, for exmaple, sometimes I only need to pass function2 and p2 to it. But I don't ...more >>

I have a basic loading animation that i want to use as a preloader. Please tell me the easiest way to set up the action script and all that stuff. -Kyle...more >>

I need to know how could I load a text file into a dynamic text field, but that this text field could have html format, links, etc.. Also how can I scroll this text field. Thanks...more >>

I wrote "urgent" since this project is due tomorrow. I built a relatively simple preloader for a flash portfolio I am making. Essentiall, all the preloader does is show a vertically-growing percent loaded bar and display the percent loaded in text underneathe it. When I try to play the mov...more >>

-------------------------------------------------------------------------- class Test extends MovieClip { function traceout():Void { trace('test'); } } test = new Test(); id = setInterval(test, 'traceout', 100); // returns 5 test.removeMovieClip(); -----------------------------------------...more >>

Worldclass V.C is building a new Video chat dating site using Flashcom 1.5 You can see one of our other sites at www.worldclassvideochat.com We need one very talented action script programmer to develope the front and backend. Also will require data base design and working with billin...more >>

I'm writing my first flash movie with any real actionscript and this has been driving me crazy. II'm trying to make a digital clock, and so each segment will have its own movie clip of the digits. here's the code. It's not pretty but I really don't understand why getting through the first ...more >>

I solved the random movie clip problem, but it created another. I want Flash to another random clip after so much time, like on a timer. Thanks...more >>