Hi, I have written a Flash UI that allows a user to browser through a list of graphics (.jpgs), select which one they are interested in, select a size of that file, and then download it to their computer. Well... I've almost written this. I have everything except the download functionality. ...more >>

Hi: Does anyone have a simple sample using "loadmovie" which links to a .swf file? I have used the "Sorenson Spark" feature to import mpegs and then export gif sequences, then importing back as a series of gifs. The quality of the video looks bad. I am not a programmer and don't understand...more >>

I have two draggable movies on a single line: marked with yellow and blue. They can be freely moved back and forth but should not overlap, but rather push each other when one is dragged next to another. I attach the file here. Please, feel free to modify the file if you know how to resolve this i...more >>

Hello all, Just wondering if any one can help me here......I'm finally able to view php data in flash make it scrollable(all thanks to you guys). But now when i load the swf that contains the text fields into the main stage. I GEt NOTHING..... i get the swf i see the movie and the text fields b...more >>

O.K., here's the deal: I have a variable that I set up to "capture" the names of the duplicate movies that I am generating using an array; this part works, no prob. Next I have this set up to specifically return the x coordinated of one of the duplicated movies, again through the use of an arr...more >>

Hello friends! I am getting the following output in my Flash movie. You can see my Actionscript below. Can anyone please tell me what I am doing wrong? Thank you very much for your time and consideration! Kind regards, Greg Debugging Output: Level #0: Variable _level0.$version = "WIN 6,0,...more >>

Ok, here?s the situation: I have a main movie named ?scheduled_reports.swf?. It is made up of 12 frames. Each frame has an action to load a swf into an emptyMovieClip named loadHere: So frame 1's action is: stop(); loadHere.loadMovie(?movie1.swf?); So ?movie1.swf? loads nicely into the ?l...more >>

Hello everybody Did you have this problem? I created 2 different components using myOwn Class files included in the first frame of each movieClip, registered each class for the relative movieClip and linking them with the appropriate linkageID. If I attach one of this component [movie1] w...more >>

I have a quiz in Flash. I want to take the quiz results (testscore) and send it to an HTML page to be assigned to a variable. How do I send variables from a .swf to HTML? Here is my Flash script to get the testscore variable: correctText = correctQuestion; numberQuestionText = questionsPerQ...more >>

Hi, I would like to generate a rollover effect on a dynamic text (some word on the text). The text would come from XML data, parsed by flash. Let me explain: Here is the XML <myxml> <mytext> <p>Hi i'm here</p> <p>Helooo i'm still <myroll text="yeah">there</myroll>...more >>

I am trying to learn action script and am having trouble determing how to get a particular font face to show. For example, in the code below, I would like to get a typewriter font to be used instead of the default Times Roman. This is the code I have; what do I need to do? text = "This text is be...more >>

Hey all, Looking for a solution to launch a popup window from a link in a dynamic text box. I'm sure this is fairly easy to do - I just can't seem to make it work. Thanks! ...more >>

I have a flash application that's sending variables to a PHP script over a secure connection (https) .. and the LoadVars() is not working in IE ... it only works with Netscape ... But if I remove the https.. then it works perfectly.. // does not work.. save_data.sendAndLoad("https://www.XXXXXX...more >>

Does anyone have an example of how to add properties and extend functions of the version 2.0 Components that come with Flash MX 2004? Specifically, I want to add a string property to a ScrollPane and add some functionality to the startDragLoop. This is an attempt to tie a ScrollPane which wil...more >>

If I select and load an image at runtime, is it possible to place a border around the image? If so, how? ...more >>

I'm trying to achief the following: In my flash movie I load some MC during runtime. Everything is fine, the MC show themselves on the flashmovie. In this MC I have declared a function, during creation I want to call this function. But unfortunatly this doesn't work how I thought it would wor...more >>

Hello everyone. I'm trying to get a nested movie to stop playing when a 'stop' button is clicked. This movie is nested within two other movies, and I have the current actions assigned to the 'stop' movie clip (as opposed to the frame): on (release) { stop(); } There is likely something e...more >>

Hi I am creating an AICC course in Flash. I am using the Learning Extensions provided by F-MX. As far as I know, the quiz template in the extensions doesn't read any data from the LMS. Please let me know if anyone has come across anything like this. I need to add bookmarking functionality in...more >>

A problem with loading variables using LoadVars object... here's the code... data01 = new LoadVars(); data01.onLoad = function(success) { if ( success ) { test = this.username; } } data01.load("data.txt"); trace(test); and the output... of the trace is undefined... however......more >>

Hello - I was wondering if the following was possible, and if so then how it would be accomplished.... Let's say I have a text file called "textfile.txt". The contents of the text file are the following: array1=a|b|c &array2=d|e|f Now, what I want to do is make a Flash file in the same di...more >>

When (onClick) loading a movie into a higher level is there a way to disable buttons/pause movie in _level0 while keeping _level0 visible? ...more >>

how can i make a flash exe work only on cd-rom but not on any hard disk.plz help me regarding this action script.hope i will get one. hi...more >>

Hi, Is it possible to remove from .exe file, "flash player, and the close - button, i mean the menu from the flash exe? I have used, fscommand("showmenu",false) to disable the menu. Is there any way to remove the menu without using third party tools? I also want to make the exe borderles...more >>

I have a small problem that I am hoping to find a resolution to: I am using getURL to retrieve an htm that is outside the original file folder & it is not coming up as it should. My original files are located in one folder, while the other file that I need to go to is found in another file folder....more >>

Hello, once again a problem of displaying japanese text in Flash MX... - Where I'm at : Thanks to this forum I've understood that I had to set my window locale to japanese when I export the fla, to be sure to embed japanese chars of my unicode font in my swf. I can now see japanese & english t...more >>

we have this variable from the internet, val(0), in a dynamic text field we can see a digit from this variable. but when we use this variable in actionscript and test it with trace, the variable shows as undefined. how can we make this work without it coming up as undefined?? ...more >>

Hi everyone, How can I extend (inherit) multiple classes ??? like eg: class A extends C,D {} Actually, I need to extend both mx.core.UIComponent and mx.data.binding classes. Please Help me Thanks in Advance..... Dileep ...more >>

How can I make button state "Down" with Actionscript only. I need to change button state by pressing keyboard key. Thanx))) ...more >>

Hi all, I've build a small flash game for kids. Now I want to add a button to quit the application. Is there a way, and if yes, how to quit a apllication from a button? I can't seem to find any ActionScript commands to do so. Please help. Kind Regards Werner van Mook ...more >>

i'm using a function to move a movieclip (a). the function is executed when a movieclip (buttonClip) is pressed. a friend showed me how to do it this way: buttonClip.onPress = function() { moveBackground(3); } but i had an invisable button over that movieclip (bottonClip) that on(rollOver...more >>

Hi all. I am using Flash MX. The thing is I have created a File in which a certain animation plays and at the end of the movie I call another flash movie by LOADMOVIE method. So the viewer gets the feel that after one movie is done playing the other loads. I have used small buttons in the movi...more >>

hello, I am not being able to ceate preloader using Flash MX 2004. I have created as it as usual but it's showing error while executing the actionscript. It's a simple bar preloader. Can anyone help me with that. It's quite urgent and I wont be able to convert that to MX as it uses lots of M...more >>

I ma having an issue with the loadVariablesNum in IE 5.5 & 6. It works great in Netscape 6 & 7. Here is how the code works... (this is just an example of how the actionscript works. It does not reflect the entire flash animation) Frame 1: loadVariablesNum("http://www.sunsalute.net/Locations...more >>

I've been banging my head against this one for about 4 hours and I'm truly stumped. I have a movie clip registered to a class with an onEnterFrame handler. The handler looks at a couple variables in the root timeline, and fades the clip into view if it matches it's key. Works fairly well. Ex...more >>

I have an array of an object called Combo I want to change the width of comboX during runtime to a user specified amount. I have set up a text box which stores the combo objects name, for instance Name="Combo2" and another text box which stores the width value of the object Width="100" ...more >>

I was wondering if there is anyway to play a sound using action script, but then stop it at a specifc frame. ...more >>

Having trouble finding documentation or an example to accomplish this desired task. An external .swf movie is loaded into a movie clip (we'll call it mcA) on the stage through loadMovie. This movie contains a library asset (we'll call this mcA2) who's Linkage is set for Export for Action Script an...more >>

I'm not sure whether or not this is possible with actionscript, but here goes: I'm trying to have a symbol rotate with a speed according to the mouse pointer's distance from it... ie the closer you move your mouse to the symbol, the slower it spins. Is this possible, and if so, what kinds of ...more >>

Hello all, I am working on a project where i have a main, initial swf called - chop.swf within chop.swf i have a movieclip called port_mc which is placed on the main timeline. In port_mc i have a button that loads an external swf called books.swf . Everything works great and the movie loa...more >>

I've been exploring the new components included with Flash MX 2004 Pro. I followed word-by-word built-in tutorial on how to integrate the ProgressBar component, but it just does not work! (help topic: "Preloading SWF and JPEG files") Has anyone else run into this? This is my code (attached to...more >>

I have this code sniplet.. function dragalong() { this.startDrag(); } function dropper() { this.stopDrag(); } combo.onRollOver = function() { myCombo = attachMovie("Circle", "Circle"+i, i); trace ("Name = " + combo.name(1)); addArray(); myCombo._x = this._x; myCombo._y = thi...more >>

hey all, i know a little about flash, but my problem is that, i want to make a counter-strike cartoon, but I want to press a little button in the beginning that says Play. When I press PLay, i want the movie to play, what is the actionscript for that? and also, how do i make something keep going for...more >>

I know i could use EVAL to evaluate VARs but what about if i want to evaluate a Var that have a funtion onit? like A="math.Cos(65)" B=Eval(A); what is the be way to acomplish something like this? ...more >>

I would like for some text to become visible with mouseover on a button or symbol. This means two objects, one that supports the mouseover and another that becomes visible and returns to invisibility as the user mousesover the first object. I can do this with mouseover and DIV tags in DHTML, ...more >>

Hi All, I'm trying to create a Slide show that brings up one jpg at a time from my Library, waits 5 seconds, fades out and then goes on to the next jpg. Where do I start? I started already and I know there has to be a better way: I put each jpg on the timeline and faded out into the next...more >>

Hi. In the project I'm working on, I use the loadMovie command to replace one of my MCs with a .swf. When I test this however, the Output window tells me that there was an error opening the URL. Error opening URL "file:///C|/WINDOWS/Desktop/Flash/shooter%5Ffiles/explode.swf" The code for ope...more >>

Hello, I'm still learning the basics, so bear with me. Is there another command I could use in this script instead of "with" ? Partial script: // call function xpos x_pos = xpos(700,.30); with (menu) { _x += (x_pos - _x)*.4; } } I get an error message: Error: A 'with' a...more >>

Ok. I load an external XML file from a remote server to my movie. I use a dummy XML to define the structure for the XML connector. I checked the Output window and saw that the movie loads the vars from the web. What I cannot do is to bind the XML (through or not i don't know either) to say....a labe...more >>