I have a fullscreen projector with a number of buttons which open different local html files in Explorer. It works, they open the browser window on top of the projector. But if any other browser window is open, a new browser window will open behind the projector, leaving the user confused of what is...more >>

The question I have is in the same scene can you load text from two separate external sources on different frames in the movie. I can't seem to get that to work. Thanks in advance for the help. Deb ...more >>

Hello Is there an easy way to find out the current row of a position (index) of a multyline-textfield? Thanks -André- ...more >>

Hi On my site there is one area with about 60 names on it, and each has a website that I want to link to. I had already entered all the names and positioned them where I wanted them to go, and got the rest of the scene ready. And it was easy to go back and add the URL to the name by going thru th...more >>

Hi everybody I'm working on a site that will be based on Flash, PHP and MySQL. PHP will work as a middleware for Flash and MySQL. My problem is communication between Flash and PHP. I'm really out looking for using the socket functions in PHP and Flash to make fast connection. I was advised t...more >>

I have a Flash Projector file funning on a CD. I need to call variables from a text file that the user will have in their My Documents folder. Is this possible? If so, how would I go about it? Thanks in advance! ...more >>

Hello, I want to have an input field that writes to, say, "input1" input at the beginning of the movie, and then all hyperlinks clicked on from the movie will have that "input1" value added to the end of the url. Could anyone offer suggestions on getting the variable added to the end of the url...more >>

I am working on a project for one of my classes, and in it I want to be able to click on an apple (which is a button) and make it fall. I have tried the on(releace) gotoAndStop(); commands as well as others. None seem to be working. If anyone has any ideas on how I can accomplish this I would gre...more >>

I have a looping movie clip symbol placed several times on the stage. By default all the instances of the movie clip symbol start on frame 1 and loop. Because of this, all movie clip instances play in exact synchronization; this looks crude and primitive. How do I create unique starting points fo...more >>

I'm reading a text file in CSV format and populating a datagrid with each line. My datagrid and everything associated with it is created with AS. Trouble is, when the grid is populated and displayed, there are several blank rows at the top. If I manually scroll to the bottom and back up, it's fine. ...more >>

I'm using the following code to create a shared object. It's by the book that I'm using. However, after running the code I am unable to find the .sol file on my machine, so I'd imagine that it's not being created. I'm using Flash MX on a Windows 2000 development box. I'd appreciate ...more >>

Can a hit test work if a movie clips are not on a shared time line. the following actionscript works when I have each clip in there on layer on the same time line spaceship_mc.onPress = function() { this.startDrag(true); }; spaceship_mc.onRelease = function() { stopDrag(); if (spaceshi...more >>

'ello, TIA for any help/suggestions that anyone might be able to offer. Here's the scoop. I'm using the following code (simplified for this post) to initiate the progressive download of an MP3: --------------<code>---------------- var bgMusak:Sound = new Sound(); bgMusak.loadSound("myM...more >>

Hi, I'm astonished by the products Macromedia has produced that I have available via the DevNet Studio MX 2004 with Flash Pro, the first month has gone by quickly and I am an expert in what ' a one man band" means. ACK!!! :) But, I bumped into a new idea that works, cuz the movie plays great. ...more >>

In my main movie I have frame labels A-Z. I have 7 buttons that jump to the specified frame labels. I want to change which frame labels the buttons jump to from an external text file. Currnetly I have the button actionscript as follows: on (release) { gotoAndPlay("A"); I want to be able t...more >>

how could i make a memory game like this one http://pbskids.org/caillou/games/memory/index.html I just want it so when you choose a correct match then it will say at the bottom of the screen *whoo hoo* or whatever ...more >>

hi there, something has been puzzling me and i think there's a simple answer to it. when trying to control a dynamically created movie clip, the following works fine: "_level0.mpoint985.namelink985.play();" if I do this though, it fails: a = mpoint985; b = namelink985; _level0.a.b.pla...more >>

I will initially explain my problem before I upload any files to the forum or the server and pray to god you can help (I have a deadline approaching) I have made a simple site with some simple transitions. each button on my site loads in an external swf file into an empty movie clip. One of th...more >>

i have a 3d rotatin object and 2 buttons... on the main timeline there is an MC witch contains the 19 frames for the object to rotate.... 2 buttons saying: // first button: _root.3dobject.play(); (over state) _root.3dobject.stop(); (out state) // second button: _root.3dobject....more >>

Hello! Everybody button can detect the action of mouse eg: rollover, rollout, press etc. How can change button detect the movieclip movement? let's me give some examples if use movieclip to detect movieclip, like "get falling apple" game (apples are falling from top to down, a man at the bott...more >>

I am having a scoping issue with the _visible movie properties when loading a movie into another movie. I have a basemovie that is my show container. Using loadMovie with a target destination, I am loading movies inside the basemovie. In one of the loaded movies (slide2) I am hiding and displ...more >>

GOAL: To pass a variable from the param/embed html code into the .swf file so that by changing the external variable, it is possible to display different stock market indices in a spectrum format. EXAMPLE SWF: http://www.finwin.com/template.cfm?navgroup=techlist&urlcode=218&view=1 I created th...more >>

I have a one frame movie. It loads info from an asp. The movie runs in Test and it will work in the browser as long as the movie is running in test, but the screen will not update in the brower alone. Here it the script. ========================================================= function GetAlar...more >>

How can I change the words "streaming" and "paused" that appear in the mediaPlayback componant ? (I'd like to translate them.) ...more >>

Howdy, it's a "newbie to Flash" question.. sorry! I am using the loadMovie() action but need to be able to catch errors e.g. If the jpg/swf I being loaded does not actually exist on the server can I catch an error code? Cha'mone peeps, OCB _is_already_taken ...more >>

Hey guys, I'm building a list component for my shopping cart that adds and deletes items in the box. I know how to script adding the labels, but my problem is relating it the total price dynamic field. So when I use the list_lb.addItemAt(0,Chewing Gum,5.00), would the data parameter be the pri...more >>

I'm using the loadSound to load mp3s into a flash file.. I'm mysound.position and mysound.duration to get the track time and position where it is in the file. When the position equals the duration, it is supposed to jump to the next file in the list and play that. This part works, except that th...more >>

Hey all, I have been trying to adapt the random movement scripts on Actionscript.org to make a bunch of MC's gently and randomly squiggle. Anyone know of a simple script to apply a sine wave to a MC. I keep creating Infinite loops - or no motion at all. Vince ...more >>

Hello all and an initial Thank You to all that may help me out with my issue! The quick, quick version. I am using an onClipEvent(load) to duplicate a movie clip. I am loading an external HTML file, which contains headlines and an additional variable with the number of deadlines. I am using th...more >>

Hi there, When you rigth click on flash movies with you're mouse, you get options like- zoom in, zoom out, 100%, show all....... ect. ect. What do you do to make a movie without those options??? ...more >>

Hi All, hoping someone can help with a problem I'm having. I have a XML Connector with a simple results schema containing <contact> <firstname>John</firstname> <lastname>Doe</lastname> </contact> I have bound the firstname and lastname fields to two Text Input boxes and when triggered the Conn...more >>

Does Any One No How To Create Loading Screens The Bit That Goes Before The Movie. I Dont No How To Do It Can Any Body Help. ...more >>

I need some help with Targeting a movie clip from the main time line with another movie clip. The script works when all the clips and scripts are on a single time line but I can not get it to work otherwise here is what I am trying to do. When the clip Trigger_mc is dragged onto a clip Activate_mc i...more >>

In Flash MX 2004 I suddenly find myself comletely helpless trying to align all text to the center in my dynamic text field. I dont recall running into such problems ever before, with Flash MX, where centering used to work consistently even in HTML enabled fields...But here it is something strange: ...more >>

Is there a way to make a note appear in a web sit in a specific place, say a sckolling sentance. ...more >>

Hi, I've been trying to create a slideshow application with Flash's new Screens feature. I have a simple 6 slide presentation and I've set up mouseDown events on each slide to take you to the next slide. That all works great. However, when the viewer finally gets to the 6th slide the movie ...more >>

Hi! I'm a Newbie trying to grasp the inner workings and structure of Flash. Since no searches or literature yielded a definitive answer to my problem I'm posting here. Hope someone can help. On the upmost layer of frame 1 of a movie I put gotoAndPlay(10); On a layer beneath it in the same ...more >>

Hi! Okay, this is a littlebit tricky to understand, but i think, you can help me out. So here it comes: I have a dynamic Textbox. In this Textbox ist any Text, that comes from outside (XML). In this text, there are special Characters (i.e. "*") on any positions. With charAt you can find the...more >>

hello everybody/anybody: i'm making a little advertisement page for my band that will load news and gig information from an ASP server. long story short: the SWF file is tiny but appears to tax my computer pretty heavily. i've got a fairly large graphic spinning and also a bunch of actionscrip...more >>

Hi, I'm currently having some difficulty retreiving object values i've stored in a Shared Object. Here's the situation. I'm appending a custom object to an array which is stored in a stored procedure. My object consists of a number of strings and numbers, and two arrays, which both consist o...more >>

I have the following problem. When a user has dragged an object, which after release goes back to his previous place (and a movie is loaded into a movieclip), it places a copy of itself on top. So when you drag the same object again the instance on top keeps in place and the other one is being dra...more >>

Hi, I've got a couple of problems i could do with a hand on, 1) I've made a test in Flash MX 2004, i would like to start something that resembles a stop clock when you get to the 7th frame on my main time line, i would then like the the clock to stop when you reach the 9th frame and for a variable...more >>

In the AS-code for the radiobutton-component in MX, the statement that assigns a prototype to the function is placed at the top of the script, well before the function is defined. Is the result not different from the usual order, first create a function, then set the prototype?? FRadioBu...more >>

Hi everybody! I´m having trouble with the location of my swf. in the new window pop up. The thing is that I created a certain sized flash film i.e. 500x550 and Java Scripted new window pop up sized the same. The problem is that when the new window pops up with the swf. file, the swf. file is offs...more >>

hi, I want no one can copy or save my swf flash file from web, even through Internet Temp folder. what should I do to protect this pls suggest me. Thanks, Akkee ...more >>

alright, i have a very simple movie clip of a ball bouncing, its on a site, but it gets dirtracting, so i need a play and stop button on the movie, making the button...i am fine...its just the action script i am alittle confised with...i am using flash 5....heres the site http://www.newtowncameraclu...more >>

hi, can anyone direct me to a tutorial where i can find out how to do scrolling exactly like in the link below? http://www.consortium.ru/ basically scrolling without scroll bars or arrows, just mouse movement. thanks iota. ...more >>

I'm trying to push informaiton from an XML file into a multi dimensional array. I'm useing the following code: var liveNode = albumXML.childNodes[0]; var albumNode; var trackNode; for (a=0;a<liveNode.childNodes.length;a++) { albumNode = liveNode.childNodes[a]; for (t=0;t<albumNode.chil...more >>

I wish to make a flash site that is dependant on its content from external sources. People log in to the site, upload there information through asp forms, then flash generates the required pages. i know how to get asp code into flash using the Loadvars() object but do not know how to make flash ...more >>

Hai All. I want to make a stock chart in flash mx. iam looking for a component. pls give the tell me where can i find the components. ThanX Murali ...more >>

im trying to reference my duplicatemovieclips that i created and give them an "onpress" function. i am able to change the duplicates alpha and rotation (just to name a few), but i can not make them clickable to the point where i want them to act like a button. i know it will work, but im not sure...more >>

I have 7 different MovieClips. I put them into the main MovieClip which is on the stage. I want the 7 clips to play randomly when the .swf is loaded. I also want to put a random delay before each MovieClip starts. Any help is very much appreciated. Thanks in advance. Klick ...more >>

Jeez, if my old schoolteacher could hear me saying that! Actually volunteering for trig. Mine is rusty, but Flash is heaps more fun with a bit of basic trig under your belt - at least so they tell me. Anybody know where I can get a decent guide? Andles ...more >>

I am cuurently using 'toString(16)' on rgb style numbers collected via an xml file. But when a rgb number, say red, is something as low as 5, the hex conversion gives just a single digit. The functions I am using need a 2 digit hex number. I have it working, my solution was to check for a sin...more >>