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using external text
Posted by Brabonjak at 12/29/2004 10:58:55 PM
I've created a text field where external text (.txt) will be loaded into. Since
I want text to be scrollable I used ScrollBar UI component which I added to
that text field.
But I dont want ScrollBar to be visible if the text is not big enough.
Also, I want to make sure that text (which begi... more >>
embed an html window in Flash
Posted by modino at 12/29/2004 10:36:10 PM
Can you embed an html window in Flash? if so how would you do that? thanks, Dean... more >>
How to pass a url parameter to Flash?
Posted by bfint at 12/29/2004 10:21:49 PM
Newbie needs help, please.
I need to pass a parameter (SID=xxxxxxxxxxxxx) to urls in links in the Flash
page.
On html pages, the parameter is added to the url by Hassan Consulting's cgi
shopping cart program.
For example, the html code contains a link to:
http://www.xyz.com/cgi-local/s... more >>
Dynamicli created new Array()
Posted by Stasa at 12/29/2004 10:16:51 PM
I need to create dynamicli new Array() - array's. something like this:
myArray = new Array(); for ( i=0; i<5; i++){ myArray = new Array();} I need
output myArray0 myArray1 myArray2... and so on, in which later, i can put
some data. can enyone tell me how to doo this? Thank's
... more >>
MenuBar event handler?
Posted by Sanan at 12/29/2004 9:45:13 PM
I am creating a Menubar with some menu itmes via a XMLConnector.
All works good.
How do I add event listeners and handle those items?
Thanks
R ... more >>
Help! Loading HTML from HTML
Posted by msngLinkCO at 12/29/2004 9:43:23 PM
Can anyone help?
In HTML I have:
<link href="../html_styles.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
<body>
<p class="headline">Frequently Asked Questions</p>
<p>
01. <a href="asfunction:answer,text/faqAnswer01.html">First question?</a>
02. <a href="asfunction:answer,text/faqAnswer02... more >>
Navigation mechanism inside a loaded .swf not functioning
Posted by Lobstah at 12/29/2004 8:04:11 PM
I have created a simple Flash MX 2004 PRO .fla in which there is an empty movie
clip called mc_1. It has an empty child called container_mc. I load 3
different .swfs into mc_1.container_mc, one at a time. Each of the .swfs
that gets loaded is just a file created using the Flash slidesho... more >>
Actionscript 2.0: Am I overlooking something.
Posted by raschko at 12/29/2004 7:02:26 PM
I just recently switched to MX 2004 due to its video capabilities. But that is
not the problem; it lies in some preload code used in a later version. Before
an uproar occures...this is not a question on how to preload. ( yes I have seen
other posts and live docs concerning the said delemma ) ... more >>
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load image from directory
Posted by garroyo at 12/29/2004 6:44:47 PM
How do I load an image from something like
'http://www.mywebsite.com/images/imgName.jpg' without putting it in my
library and without using a text field? And then of course, I will want to
place it on the stage at a specific location.
... more >>
Getting current url?
Posted by g1powermac at 12/29/2004 6:39:49 PM
Hi All,
Is it possible to grab the current URL a flash movie is loaded from in an action script for use as a variable?
Thanks,
J Silverman... more >>
staggering animation with AS
Posted by Brian at 12/29/2004 6:34:35 PM
I would like to have several things happen in a row and use AS to do so.
For example I would like to fade several images, but don't start to fade
in the 2nd one until the first is all the way faded in. Then the same
with the third, not until image number 2 is all the way faded in, etc.
Is th... more >>
Kindergarten Help
Posted by Putter66 at 12/29/2004 6:17:33 PM
I am programming many small what pros would consider easy apps for my
kindergarten kids. I am trying to design an app that will allow them to enter
the number of each type of coin, take a guess at the dollar amount, then verify
the answer. That I did my self.
Since most of the kids read ... more >>
I think this should work but it doesn't
Posted by The Lone Ranger at 12/29/2004 6:06:28 PM
I placed this code on frame one in order to load longboat.swf into an empty
mc with an instance name of show1.
loadMovie(longboat.swf, show1);
Since longboat.swf is over 500K in size I added 30 frames to long.swf in
order to allow longboat.swf to start loading. On the 30th frame, I added
... more >>
fading images with AS
Posted by Brian at 12/29/2004 5:20:47 PM
I would like to fade images alpha with AS. What would be the best way to
do that?
Thanks... more >>
button actions in frame for buttons on different frames?
Posted by jezzthisisfull at 12/29/2004 5:19:29 PM
Hi, if actions for buttons are placed on the first frame of a movie clip, how
can they be made to function for buttons which are not in the frames as the
action script? For instance, on frame 1 of layer 1 we have this action script:
example_btn.onRelease () { do something }; and then ... more >>
[FLASH MX] gotoAndPlay problem
Posted by Matthieu at 12/29/2004 4:36:19 PM
hello newsgroup,
I need your help with the gotoAndPlay command.
My fla is built like this:
------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------
frame 1
------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------... more >>
simple actionscript not working?I'm going crazy!
Posted by aircastle at 12/29/2004 4:31:49 PM
I'm trying to disable the hand cursor for a big button I've put in the
background of my movie. I searched online and found the ActionScript
instructions to do this, and I followed them carefully: I added an action layer
to the top level of my movie and I put the following in the first frame:
... more >>
attaching movie clips and what not
Posted by Alexander Ross at 12/29/2004 4:29:08 PM
(FLMX04) ... I have a movie clip whose path is similar to this:
_root.box1_mc.mc_in_question
I also have a movie clip whose path is this:
_root.box2_mc
box1_mc is rotating clockwise and box2_mc is rotating counterclockwise. I'd
like to detach mc_in_question from box1_mc and attach it t... more >>
Goto and play a scene from a link in a textfield
Posted by bnt at 12/29/2004 4:20:39 PM
Hi, I have this text inside a variable which then I show in a textfield:
daTextBox = '<P ALIGN=\'LEFT\'><FONT FACE=\'Arial\' SIZE=\'11\'
COLOR=\'#000000\'>La <u><a href= \'http://www.estranydelamota.com \' target=
\'_blank \'>Galer?a Estrany de la Mota</a></u> (Barcelona) presenta en una
c... more >>
random movement
Posted by Bellah5 at 12/29/2004 4:18:43 PM
I have recently been able to make balls fall randomly down from top to bottom.
I'm now trying to figure out a way to make a similar script to allow balls to
'fall' from left to right randomly across the screen does anyone know how to
do this?
... more >>
drag and drop menu
Posted by presres at 12/29/2004 4:10:52 PM
Hello! Does anyone know of a program or an easy way to create a flash slideshow
with a drag and drop menu format? The basics are as follows:
1-presenter sees the full breakdown of slides on a menu
2-presenter selects slides to be played at designated order, drags and drops
to an area
3-sli... more >>
help: getURL()...
Posted by kunjanos at 12/29/2004 3:19:13 PM
Hi...I need some help...How can I send variables to a PHP script from Flash
using getURL() and the POST method?
PHP script is OK....already tested,,,I can't figure out where should I put the
variables when sending with POST method...
For GET I use getURL("xxx.php?path=main.html", "_self", "... more >>
Frame 1 not loading
Posted by Chris J at 12/29/2004 2:38:41 PM
I have a movie with a preloader on frame 1 it takes several seconds to load
frame 1. I tried putting a still image on frame 1, I got the same thing.
Why would frame 1 take so long to load?
thanks,
cj
... more >>
problem with the fonts at the user end
Posted by krishnakishore at 12/29/2004 2:17:37 PM
hello every one
i have developed a se using flash and i used many
different fonts to that but the problem where i am getting is the some users
are not able to see the fonts which i user they are getting the default fonts
only. can any one please help me
... more >>
TextArea and TextFormat
Posted by Caudwell at 12/29/2004 2:09:21 PM
Hello,
I am trying to apply TextFormat to characters in a TextArea but it isn't
working - the same code works on a normal TextField (I have tried directly
referencing the "label" and focusTextField) - I think it might be something
to do with the stylesheet?
Maybe I am trying to misuse th... more >>
loading .swf problem
Posted by krishnakishore at 12/29/2004 2:03:11 PM
hi every one
when i am trying to load an external swf file into other swf file at that time
the former swf file which is loaded is getting its width expanded and its
height shrinked can any one please help me to get rid of this problem
code im using is
instancename.loadMovie("abc.swf"... more >>
accessing instances in a symbol
Posted by skt04 at 12/29/2004 1:06:31 PM
Dear Flash Gurus
i want to change the color of circles which are placed in the symbol with
instance name "black", these circles have instance names ranging from L1 to
L50. the following code is working fine within the symbol (instance name
"black"). but i want to access these instances fro... more >>
duplicatemovieClip
Posted by rhouck at 12/29/2004 1:05:49 PM
I am having trouble doing a simple loop to duplicate a movie clip on the
timeline. I had this script and used it before and I am not sure what I am
doing incorrectly? It is just a loop, repeating the the movie clip no more then
10 time. I am sorry that I am asking a silly question, but it is n... more >>
loading a swf from network
Posted by asilter at 12/29/2004 12:42:19 PM
how will i load a swf from a specified IP address?
loadMovieNum('\\10.10.10.10\dirload.swf', 2);
does not work.
plz help
thanks... more >>
lineStyle doesn't work!
Posted by Nafiganado at 12/29/2004 12:22:13 PM
:brokenheart; I got movieclipc (mc), which is a line. I need to change its
color on some button's rollover. So, i use mc.lineStyle(2, 0xFFFFFF) for it.
Alas, no any changes... lineStyle is beying completely ignored (width doesn't
change either). Everything is ok with nesting, don't suppose th... more >>
onEnterFrame help!!!!
Posted by MytyMykyk at 12/29/2004 11:50:50 AM
Here's the deal.. I'm working on a dynamic menu... there's 4 main topics and
each menu gets its sub topics from an XML file.
For each topic, theres sort of a button (its really a grafic, but the whole
movie detects the mouse position), and when the mouse is over that "button", a
rectangle t... more >>
Looping action on rollover
Posted by Nicholas Wood at 12/29/2004 10:28:14 AM
I've created a small model in swift which I have imported into flash in order
to make an interactive rotational model. The idea is to create two buttons,
one to gotoAndPlay the next frame which is no problem, I also wish to create a
button that will gotoAndPlay the previous frame, I've tried ... more >>
Top navigation bar
Posted by kedar at 12/29/2004 9:57:24 AM
Hi,
Can anyone please tell me how to create the navigtion menu like this one:
http://www.cartier.com/us/index.html
I want to create exactly like that one,so that a box of menu appears from left
and stop below the main selected menu.
Any help in the shape of tutorial or .fla file would be g... more >>
How to create an e-commerce site
Posted by gma216 at 12/29/2004 9:46:15 AM
I would like to know how to create an e-commerce site in flash, or is that not
recommended? I have never created an e-commerce site. Any input on books to
read or websites to visit on building an e-commerce site with or without flash
would be much appreciated.
thanks
... more >>
Wanted Help for Docent Outliner
Posted by Manoj vn at 12/29/2004 9:42:32 AM
Hi, I am creating the pages for the course in flash and embedding through a
software called 'Docent Outliner'. If you have any experience in using the same
software you can help me. I am having an assessment consisting of multiple
choice multiple select. But docent does not provide with that... more >>
help: can't filter dataset
Posted by Ken Fine at 12/29/2004 6:57:47 AM
I've been banging my head on this one for hours, and am about to go crazy
with it. Can someone point out what obvious thing I'm missing? I'm trying
to use the results of a combobox to filter the dataset (and in turn, the
grid). The datagrid won't filter, either using the variable that's returned... more >>
easy XML referencing?
Posted by abeall at 12/29/2004 6:14:58 AM
Is there any way to to use the tagname as the reference, instead of
childNode[n] ? Is there any way to at least have childNodes return an
associative array? Or create a function which does this? Thanks
... more >>
Need help with form
Posted by hdvg00 at 12/29/2004 6:00:33 AM
plase need help with form on flash mx 2004, what i'm doing wrong. heres the fla
file and php file
any ideas thanxs a lot.
here is a link to my form:
www.cmlwebprojects.com/testform.html
this is on the flas form
stop();
function lineAdapt() {
message_send = message;
while (m... more >>
Rotating Dynamix Text
Posted by rhythmofrain at 12/29/2004 5:58:21 AM
Is there is any way to rotate the dynamic text, using actionscript?... more >>
Why are all loaded mp3 streaming files streaming at once?
Posted by Doug Lerner at 12/29/2004 5:58:04 AM
If I add a "load mp3 streaming file" behavior to frame 1 of a slide and another
mp3 file to frame 1 of the next slide and test the movie both sounds start
playing when I enter the first slide.
Why doesn't Flash load and play the first sound file at the first slide and
stop and then play th... more >>
Newbie syntax question - why is this handler assignment a syntax error?
Posted by Doug Lerner at 12/29/2004 5:56:04 AM
The following takes place in a button script. First I create an empty movie
clip to use as a container for loadVariables:
this.createEmptyMovieClip("container", this.getNextHighestDepth());
Then I try to assign an onClipEvent(data) handler to the "container" movie:
container.onClip... more >>
onEnterFrame or setInterval
Posted by Travis at 12/29/2004 4:09:02 AM
This is an opinion question, and I just want to see what others are
doing.
When I need to monitor something outside the timeline I almost always
use setInterval. However, onEnterFrame is another option I can use
when the movie is running. Obviously (or maybe not if I am missing
something) ... more >>
MediaDisplay not unloading content
Posted by cnynman at 12/29/2004 3:14:22 AM
I have a situation where I am loading an swf into an empty movie clip. The swf
that is being loaded contains a mediadisplay component. When content is loaded
into the mediadisplay, it plays fine. But when I do an unLoadMovie ( The swf
that contains the media display), the media continues to pl... more >>
Correctly entering numbers into a text field
Posted by twistedpancreas at 12/29/2004 2:29:45 AM
Hi there,
Just wondering how to go about setting up a text field for a user to type in
numbers (with a decimal point), that would need to be a correct value.
Almost like a password. The user has to put in say 12.62 then click a button.
If they type in the correct number then the button w... more >>
Flash for first time user
Posted by atifstar123 at 12/29/2004 2:20:29 AM
hi just wonder if some one could help on how to use flash mx i got the basic
just do not know to to make a longer scene if sum 1 could help by emailing me
instructions or samples at atifstar123_12@hotmail.com
... more >>
Scrollbar doesn't update on html-TextFields
Posted by fffrankk at 12/29/2004 1:39:38 AM
I create a (html) textfield dynamically and load text and jpgs into.(external
text-file) Also a UIScrollBar is created and connected to this textfield.
All works fine, the content shows as supposed to. Only the scrollbar does not
update while the pics and text loads into the textfield.
U... more >>
file rearrangement
Posted by doremitea at 12/29/2004 1:22:25 AM
hi, i have many file under one folder then i wish to catogrize them but then it is alreayd link up in flash........so how can i catogrize them? thanks... more >>
The property being referenced does not have the static attribute.
Posted by agerdes at 12/29/2004 12:46:52 AM
What does this mean? I'm not using a static method or static properties.
The line throwing the error is:
Gallery.createGallery(clientData);... more >>
Flash help!
Posted by GaughanRacing at 12/29/2004 12:37:13 AM
Hey,
I am fairly new to flash, and I am looking for a lot of help. I want to make
a flash menu. There is one large image with numbers 1-9 on them. When the
mouse hovers over a number the little screen on the side will change images,
and when the number is clicked it goes to the new link.... more >>
component parameters
Posted by TrainGuy at 12/29/2004 12:00:45 AM
I am building a component that extends the UIComponent. When I look at the
component parameters, the following parameters seem to be automatically added:
enabled visible minHeight minWidth I know these are not added to the
Macromedia built components. How do I keep tham from being added to... more >>
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