I'm trying to create a form in flash mx 2004 and can't figure out how to write the action script to ensure fields are not left blank. Thanks in advance This is what I have : // no blank fields checks to see if user name is blank on (click) { if (userName !=0) { mx.contr...more >>

:disgust; stop(); _global._timeline = this; var ease = 3; var xdivlink = (_timeline.link._x - Stage.width - _timeline.ease) / Stage.width; var ydivlink = (_timeline.link._y - Stage.height - _timeline.ease) / Stage.height; var xdivlink0 = (_timeline.link0._x - Stage.wi...more >>

Can someone tell me how to make Flash read a variable passed on a URL? I have an HTML page and both the OBJECT and EMBED tags call "movie.swf?SoundSetting=1" I want the movie to read the variable "SoundSetting" and then play a movie clip if the value is 1. If not, don't play the sound. ...more >>

I'm tying to put together a plan for a new learning module. The training is on a existing internet data management system that has pages that are much larger than the 760x420 area I'm required to build in. I'm scanning options. I've noted the scrollPanel component which on the surface seems t...more >>

I'd like to load mask movie clip at runtime and after that to set this mask to main movie clip (MainBG_mc). Is this possible to do? Would you give some examples. Thanks. PS: what if the mask movie is in shared library. How then should I load movie? ...more >>

PLEASE HELP, Currently I'm reading Russel Chun's Macromedia FLASH ADVANCED for Windows & Macintosh. In Chapter 6 on page 226, it discusses communication between two completly seperate Movies. The Example and tutorial involves Movie A ( Sender ) sending a signal to Mo...more >>

Happy Holidays all.... Here is the scenario, I have a flash file on a standard .html page and I want it so that if I were to click elsewhere on the page (i.e., anywhere there isn't the .swf), that it would stop the flash file from playing. Its probably a simple solution, but am unsure h...more >>

Suppose I have a flash movie with a button or movie clip inside it. I would like to click the movie clip/button and I would like an swf to pop up (it is a different size than the original movie). What methods could I use to achieve that? Would a link using a _blank target work? If so, what a...more >>

I need help! Anyone know how to make interactive games with Flash??!! Respond if you do know how, and i'm kinda new to Flash also. I've made movies with Flash but i need help on how to make an interactive game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ...more >>

I am developing for large flat-panel displays and I am wondering if anyone has found any solutions for preventing monitor burn in - without the use of a screen saver. - Thanks, Tim...more >>

Is there a way to write a listener to listen for a change in an array and then do an action? Thank you- Tim...more >>

In my last course evaluations students had concerns about having lacked instruction in ActionScript 2.0. My feelings are they should get basic ActionScript education over the seven days that I teach it. These students come into my course knowing very very simple ActionScript. ie. gotoAndPlay()...more >>

In my last course evaluations students had concerns about having lacked instruction in ActionScript 2.0. My feelings are they should get basic ActionScript education over the seven days that I teach it. These students come into my course knowing very very simple ActionScript. ie. gotoAndPlay()...more >>

I build a multi SWF files system, and the preload is working when I load from the base movie. I have four SWF files, called 1_btn.swf, 2_btn.swf...... and so on. They load into a movie called 1-4_btns.swf. If I open this movie, each SWF loads in with its own loading bar. It works great,...more >>

All I am trying to do is duplicate one movieclip after another has loaded. Eventually, the method will be used dynamically with XML, but even a simple duplicateMovieClip action not working! Very confused. createEmptyMovieClip("thumbs",0); createEmptyMovieClip("slides",1); slides.createEm...more >>

Hello, Is there any way of converting one textfield maxScroll into pixels? I need to know how long in pixels will be my text, so I can draw one movieclip to place that text and print. Any idea? Thanks! ...more >>

I'd be very interested to see how this motion is achieved with actionscript alone and not with tweening. This is the scenario I would like to see - two buttons that dont move of course When button one is pressed a green square slides in nice and smoothly using actionscript. When button two i...more >>

Hello, I am trying to declare a global variable in a certain frame of an actionscript, and then access the value of that variable in an earlier frame. I thought if I declared: _global.var1 = 2; in frame 6 . Then I am sending the execution to frame 5, and need to get that value avai...more >>

Hello all. I have one button and i need to move it to the selected frame from another button without roll over , just make it go to the rollover state from amother button. Is it possible? (without doing a MC with a blank button and move the Mc, not the button) Sorry for my english and thank...more >>

Hi all i have a problem about loadMovie, i got a MC to load a image into flash. Can the image appear from the center of MC instead of from the upper left. it means the image align in center. peace dm ...more >>

`hello, my problem is that the rollOver and rollOut is working (the alpha change), but the gotoAnd Stop is not.... however, if i comment out the alpha change, then the goto works...... any help much appreciated. i am a beginner (still) thanks. ct.onRelease= function(){ gotoAndSto...more >>

Please Help! I'm currently developing an application in Flash MX Professional 2004 (v. 7.2) which uses the NetStream class to stream video over the Internet. Everything worked fine in MacOS 10.3.6 but after I upgraded to 10.3.7, the application crashes when invoking the NetStream's play() ...more >>

The links open on top of the flashplayer on some computers, and behind the flashplayer window on others. Is there a setting in I.E. that needs to be changed? Is it a Windows XP thing? Is it Flash? I tried using JWeb, it doesn't work either. ...more >>

Hello, Can anyone help me to solve this problem...I am using Flash mx pro..In this I am not able to send mail using getURL method...I placed a button in my flash movie using the actionscript as follows... on(release){ getURL("mailto:info@myname.com"); } while I call a websi...more >>

At the moment my movie has photos embedded into it and i can make them show one after the other and merge one out while the other merges in by adjusting their _alpha. and telling the movie to progress along the timeline(rather basic.) Now i'd like to dynamically load in each jpg with a next...more >>

Why doesn?t mySound.swf in level 11 stop onRollOut? //Code in frame1 in myMovieclipParent.myMovieclipChild stop(); _root.myMovieclipParent.onRollOver = function() { _root.myMovieclipParent.myMovieclipChild.gotoAndPlay(2); //start my earlier downloaded ?mySound.swf? in level11) _leve...more >>

hi, i load swf-files into a master-swf-file and put them to a define position. so i create a container and load the extern swf-file into it. this way allows only to load the files on the level i start the load- function. if i use loadMovieNum it doesn't work, because i put it into a container ...more >>

Hello, Im having some pain trying to get my text variables to work in my application. Eg 1: variable1 = 'Text that will be rendered in<br>line2'; My app will display the the variable of this size. I also have one at about 1000chars and it displays fine. But then If I try to use this 1000cha...more >>

I have a dynamic text box that will hold a restaurant menu. Can I format the menu in Dreamweaver, save it as a .txt file and somehow import it to this dynamic text box? If not, is there a way to avoid stringing out the variable data such as the following? textboxVariableName = "<b>Appeti...more >>

Hye all, I am experiencing difficulty using the embedFonts object, to antialise some text. This is waht I have. this.createTextField('driver',1,0,0,1,16); driverFormat = new TextFormat(); driverFormat.size = 11; driverFormat.font = 'arial'; driverFormat.bold = true; driverFormat.embedFonts =...more >>

Hi, I have a flash into and i want to open file.pps ( powerpoint show ) file through a button, plz. let me know how can I do it. Thanx ~Anand...more >>

I have a verdana font that has anti-aliased turned off at all the various locations that text exists, but there is a range that is seen. On some pages it is just how I want it, but on others it is very aliases (blurry to the point that is is very hard to read). I have triple checked that t...more >>

i have a button that has a movie clip in it. I would like to play the movieClip on the rollOver event, but I can't get it to play. Here is what I hae got on(rollOver) { _root.myProjects_btn.folderZoom_mc.gotoAndPlay("start"); } I have also tried but it didn't work either on(rollOve...more >>

I have a movie that I want to randomly choose a frame number then send the playhead to go to that frame. Within the dev envrionment it works fine but when I publish it to a swf and test the swf it doesn't work. I just downloaded the latest Flash Player and it still is not working correctly...more >>

I have a file that is in MX 2004 format and I need to open it in MX. I can't convert it because the place where I'm at right now doesn't have MX 2004. Can someone please download it and convert it for me and then either email it to me or post it on a server so that I can download the convert...more >>

I'm trying to use attachMovie to run a clip, then when that clip is done, go to another frame. What happens though is it runs the attached Movie and the next frame simultaneously. my code is along these lines: attachMovie("WipeDown_mc","Wipe_1",1); gotoAndPlay(1); Is there a way to...more >>

Hi, I'm building a Flash application and I need to add a functionality that enables the user to upload images from his pc to the server. Does anybody know how to do that? Thanks...more >>

I have a number of MC's being created based off an XML document, and then images being loaded into them. I want events for these MC's, but they just won't work! However, they do work when no image is loaded into them using loadMovie. Check out my code. NOTE: the code is not the actual code fro...more >>

I have a question about the general nature of embedded objects in HTML pages.... When a HTML page with a .swf object embeded is requested by a client browser, what is the order that the server sends the objects to the client? 1) Client requests the HTML page 2) Server sends page to client 3) C...more >>

When I open my file I get a warning that says, 'This file contains the following Flash MX 2004 Professional data: - Tab Order' Obviously this has something to do with the several input text fields I added to the file. I am just wondering what the significance of this warning is? What a...more >>

I need a document in which i can fill blank text fields and then send it to a mail adress, i?m a little confused because i dont know if i have to make a php document (and how i link it to action script) or maybe i can only with action script, please help JHB ...more >>