I have been using the timeline to motion tween the alpha so symbols appear gradualy . I know there is a way to do it with code. Let's say I want to attach the code to a button and have a symbol gradually appear on stage. What would I use? ...more >>

Hello. Funny, I've just seen a message titled 'Not another Preloader Question' and here I am. Anyhoo, I've done on (enterFrame) type doing bars before. But I've got a base movie, into which I first load the loading bar movie (into level2) and when that's loaded in it starts loading the main...more >>

Does anyone know how to specify the printed contents position on printed page. I would like the content I am printing ot center on the page so that the border is even all around. I can't even seem to do it in my printer dialog box. no option for centering in driver. Any one have any Ideas? ...more >>

This problem has haunted me since yesterday. I am not on the beg trail. I am creating a movie clip, then creating a text box in it. When formatting and setting the properties of teh box (after a with statement to address the movieclip), the following line of code dowe not work: this['mc1Li...more >>

I want my movie to play after 60% of the data has loaded and the progress bar to display 100% when only 60% of the movie is loaded. I'm basically "fooling" the user into thinking the entire site has loaded. The way my movie is set up I don't see any problem with doing this. I'm just trying to ...more >>

Dear users: I have a scrollbar component (in a file called sample.fla) with contentPath temp.swf. The temp.swf is a file that contains a dynamic text field which updates to reflect text loaded by LoadVariablesNum() method. When I test the sample.fla movie the dynamically loaded text does n...more >>

Hello, I need to call the getURL() function But, I need the browser window to remian hidden. Is that possible? So far when using any of the getURL arguments od _parent, _blant, _top etc they all open the browser in a variety of formats. Thank You ...more >>

I have a button with a rollover effect embeded in a movie clip. That movie clip is place on the stage with code attached to it that will play the movie clip forward on movie clip rollover and play from current movieclip frame back when rollout. However the button inside the movie clip is not s...more >>

I want to learn actionscript. Can someone recommend some good books? Are the different ones macromedia sells good? I don't need anything easy just don't want som book making it more complicated. Can anyone help? How long does it take about? How easy is it? Thanks! ...more >>

I have two swf files (Flash 5). I want to carry over the variables from the first swf file to the second. Is that possible? If so, could someone please show me how?...more >>

Is it possible to use ActionScript to create a preloader which plays and checks to see when an HTML page has fully loaded?...more >>

Hiya Anyone noticed that when you dynamically load a JPG image, Flash MX won't allow any dimension greater than 2880? I have a map "calcutta.jpg" which is 3495 pixels wide, but after loadMovie("calcutta.jpg") completes, the loaded image is only 2880 pixels wide - the excess has been trimmed of...more >>

I am still in need of an answer to an array question. I have a list of movie clips, all named 'quote' with a number at the end. Rather than trying to list all the clips in the array, which could be as much as a hundred, can I set a variable for the number and has flash pull that number. I a...more >>

Hi there, I've just started to use flash to create my own site but I've got stuck on the way while working in Flash MX 2004 Proffessional. The problem is that I have created on and on buttons but the simpliest thing that doesn't work is to give the button a link. I searched the web a...more >>

I am having trouble building a function that will pass MC instance names and frame labels to a gotoAndStop command. function gotoAudioPage(amRevLabel,MCLabel,frameLabel){ _parent.gotoAndStop(amRevLabel); _parent.MCLabel.gotoAndStop(frameLabel); } and call the function with...more >>

I have been struggling for some time to understand how myMovieClip.onEnterFrame() works and have a couple of questions. 1) Is it possible to have _root.myMC.onEnterFrame = function() { work in the same way as onClipEvent(enterFrame) {} (placed within a movieclip) in terms of paths. In oth...more >>

I need to create a realistic, natural looking, swaying animation for a website. Think of reeds, swaying underwater. Can this be done with actionscript to make it more realistic, or do I have to animate it manually. Many Thanks Andy ...more >>

I have a A.swf which loads data (xml, images ) . All data posted in folderA1,folderA2 I have the B.swf which loads the data the same way as A.swf , but of course from his own folders. When I load A.swf into B.swf I get a problem, with loading data in A.swf. Is there any way to solve...more >>

Dear All, I am trying to load the contents of a text file into a Flash 2004 text box. Everything works as expected with one exception. The text when loaded into the text box is double lined. The code I am using is: loadVarsLyrics = new LoadVars(); loadVarsLyrics.load ("Addicted") loa...more >>

Under a blank movie clip I have the following <code> onClipEvent (enterFrame) { var t = this.getBytesTotal (); var l = this.getBytesLoaded (); if(IsNan(Math.round ((l / t) * 100))){ percent = ""; }else{ percent = "loading " + Math.round ((l / t) * 100) + "%"; } clipn...more >>

I need to check the users Internet connection speed (Modem or Broadband) and give them a different Flash movie for each. Can someone help with the Actionscript to determine this please....more >>

Hey, I'm busy with the multilanguage ability in flash mx 2004, i'm altering the locale.as used by Flash for this.. Added a few functions given in a technote from Macromedia to let user switch languages.. .. The Problem: A movieclip that has an empty first frame and a textfield that...more >>

I have created a nav system that uses popout subNav, when the mouse is over it. When the mouse leaves the movieclip the popOut should come back in. It works great if the mouse is going slow. When the mouse goes over quickly it stays open. Now I belive this is because my rollOut button (men...more >>

I am attempting to create a text field in an attached movie clip. In the routine, i pass the path of the movie clip to the function as 'card_mc' and an array with the data for the text field in an array called card_array. Then I run the code below. When looking at the debug screen, the text ...more >>

Does anyone know how to pass data from flash to HTML pages and from HTML to flash? Thanks....more >>

I've been trying to link buttons from my portfolio site to a popup and i can get the javascript and to work fine except the window i'm linking from goes blank and says [object]. If i were doing this in html i would start with <a href = "#" and then insert my javascript following that, but tha...more >>

Hi all, this is a repost becuase I think this is more of a action script thing then a general post. Summary : Got a premade setup off a site, that has text that it reads off a .txt file. It somehow??! <-- this is where im lost puts that text from the text file and somewhere tells it to p...more >>

Hi Guys, I am trying to generate a Still Image from a flash frame at runtime. Just need to convert a frame to JPG. Is it possible to do so in flash??? Thanks Monica...more >>

hi, im doing a corporate presentation for a company. they have requested me to do a manual and automatic presentation..... i.e there'll be 2 buttons in the first slide named MANUAL and AUTOMATIC...... if the user clicks the MANUAL button there'll be a NEXT and PREV button to navigate thro...more >>

Can someone tell me if there is an easy ... well relatively easy way to change the highlight and skin colors of the combobox. I have to use the color 003366 (drk blue) in the over and down state of the button w/ white type to simulate a program. I've tried to use the subclassing method from th...more >>

Is it possible to create a button and have a form like the paypal generated scripts for carts and checkouts attached to the button?...more >>

how do you only have the mouse pointer showing when you rollover a button. and not the corsor ...more >>

i would also like to know how to detect the mouse leaving the flash object and going over html area. the thing is i have a movieclip in my flash object and when you roll over that movieclip it animates. that movieclip is also on the very left edge of my flash object and i'm using hittest to ...more >>