onClipEvent() is only for moive clips, but can I possibly use it in frame actions to control the movie clip? My purpose is try to lump all the action codes in frame (e.g. making a layer 'actions' for codes). I want to add some function to a moive clip using onClipEvent but it seems to only wo...more >>

alright ive been working on a website over the past 2 months. I have 2 dynamically loading text boxes that were scrolling fine. i also was using a scrolling volume adjustment for some audio. I was messing aroudn wtih the pre-loader and now Neither of them work! how bizare is this? anyone h...more >>

Hi all I'm having a strange problem: I have a function declared in frame 1 of my main timeline. In a Layer underneath, same frame, I have buttons that call the function with on release action. like: on (release) { functionDoThis(); } In same layer, but in frame 2, I have more of the ...more >>

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http://www.diesel-mktg.com/main.htm any help would be much apprciated. thanks...more >>

im trying to make a side scrolling game with a ball going over hills.. but it just goes trought the hills.. Heres my code on the actions layer: _root.createEmptyMovieClip("empty", 10); BallWorld = function () { // trace("blah"); var ball = empty.attachMovie("ball", "ball", 100, {_x:50,...more >>

I had to repost this question b/c it is really quite a basic question, = but I still requires an answer. I would appreciate any help. I am new to flash, so I am consulting this group for help. I have = created a movie to ingest xml and create buttons. I am at the point = where I can create 3 d...more >>

I have made a flash movie. I want to make a link to this movie. If i make a geturl it opens on his one. Ik tryed to make a butten en place it over my movie but dit disnot work. In short i want to make a link to my flash movie en i want tot klik on the movie to open the link. Can anybody h...more >>

I'm trying to create a dynamic text field that will size and align itself based on it's content. The content is being styled with external CCS, which is grand but... The CSS has a couple of different tags defined, which specify different font sizes. I'm not sure what the best way is to go ab...more >>

I can't stop my questions today, sorry. Is there a way to refer to a MC instance name WHEREVER this MC might be? For example I have a HOME button, that might end-up being in different timelines, but its instance name is always going to be "home", and I want to write its action as a functio...more >>

Hi all I constantly run into a difficulty that I solve by trial and error but never fully understand. Please help me understand this once and for all: If I declare a variable in my main timeline, like myVar = whatever; and then want to change its value from a nested MC or even an MC e...more >>

Hi, I need to tell an XML Connector to return a specific array depending on a variable on the main stage : I mean : I have a variable on my stage named '_root.myvar'. I need to pass its value to my XML connector to specify the [n] index for it to return the right array ... I have searched an...more >>

Hi, I'm using the mediaDisplay/mediaController components to stream Video. I would like to attach an AutoRewind function to my Video but these components do not have them out of the box. Can someone tell me how I would attach an AutoRewind function to this? Thanks ...more >>

the inifinite menu can be found here: http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/infinite.htm Ive tried to add behaviors to the buttons and none of them work. any help would be much appreciated. thanks...more >>

I am doing some movie clip animations but for weight and redundant reasons I need to know if is there a AS code that do like OnClipEvent that is not dependent to movie clips. I need to place the code in the layers and not in the symbol itself. ...more >>

I figured out the action script to make my buttons point to a frame in the current scene... but how do i point my button to a different scene? Thank you for the help....more >>

This relates to my post http://www.macromedia.com/cfusion/webforums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=288& threadid=929557&forumid=15 What I want to know is if there is an action that can erase the contents of a movie clip? I want to be able to delete the contents of the 'test' movie clip s...more >>

I have an instance of a nav movieClip on the stage with the code attached (see below) on the instance. Within the movieClip is an an animation that has button instances animate out and stop. The problem is that when I test the movie the Menu animates fine but the nested buttons when rolled o...more >>

I am using the MediaPlayback component to show little movies. My user can pick from a list of movies. But if they start playing one, then in the middle of that go to the list to pick another, the play head stays at the same place when the second movie is loaded in using .setMedia Is it possi...more >>

i need this to work in flash 7... // Define Movienames // movies = new Array('mc1.swf','mc2.swf','mc3.swf'); //------------------------ // Init counter // i=0; //--------------------- // Read Totalbytes form Server // NumMovies = movies.length; for(x=0;x<movies.length;x++){ eval('movies...more >>

Hi all I still don't understand why since MX 2004 every example of a relative movieClip target path start with "this". as in: this.myMC.play(); or: this._parent.myMc.play(); or even: this.play(); I don't understand why "this" is used at all. Everything seems to work just the ...more >>

HELP!!!! So... I have created a menu system imbedded in a template that has "hot" buttons when you go to that page...teh problem is when you click the button and it loads the new page it goes back to frame 1 in the swf...How can I write an action script that says something like: If ab...more >>

I have a problem, my preloader doesn?t start until 80-90% of the movie is loaded. I'm using components (a scrollPane) and it loads on the first frame. I have also my preloader there, but the scrollPane loads before the preloader. I've tried to disable 'export in first frame' under linkage, bu...more >>

i'm trying to dynamically import a .gif animation. It would be nice if i could just do weather_mc.loadMovie("images/sat.gif") but it doesn't work. I'm pretty sure loadMovie only works for .jpg and .swf. Its not plausible to manually import the .gif and let flash turn it into a movie clip b/c I...more >>