is there any way to limit a input field to numbers so it wont take anything else? (even better: take nothing else except delete, but if the fields left or not filled in about 1-2 sek. it jumos to the last entry..) check how i did it: http://www.monstermouse.net/gf2/gf_flash.htm (go to the cogwh...more >>

I want to make it so when the mouse is over a hyperlink the texted will turn white....i got the idea that this action Textselection would do that. Plz help me. ...more >>

I got the apples to do what I wanted, but instead of having them as buttons I made them into movie clips and did a drag script. Which works perfectly. BUT I want to make a button that will put all the apples back onto the tree. Right now I'm trying to do on release() { gotoAndPlay(...more >>

I'm making a shop for a shirtcompany. At some point i want to outout the price of the order, but if the order's for instance 19.50 $ flash outputs 19.5. If it's 19.00 i get 19. Is there any way to output 19.00 instead 19 and 19.50 instad 19.5? thanks for any help, cheers -danny. ...more >>

Hi all, I am trying to do something that I Is there a way to assign a onPress handler to a movieclip which is created dynamically (ie on a buttonpress)? I have a small mc symbol (let's call it HR - for Heart Rate). When the user clicks on the mc, it creates a new instance (either with duplicat...more >>

how can i give an error if an invalid e-mail is entered in a input text field? i know i can do if(bla.text=="lalala")... but what if i want it to be a character such as "@" that has to be between the letters? thanks ahead, z00m ...more >>

I have a simple search which takes what is in the text input box ans searches through an array trying to find a match. I've found a nice and simple way but there is one problem - if the user enters "road" and the heading is "Road ..", it doesn't display a match. that is indexOf is case sensitive....more >>

I dont understand why it wont work for me. I need help on how to get this running or an example would be best. Thanks. ...more >>

Hello friends, allrite here it goes. I have three clips. Lets call'em: clip0,clip1 and clip2 clip1 is INSIDE clip0 clip2 and clip0 are on the same level. How do allign clip2 to clip1? So what I do need to find out I guess, is how I do retrieve the _x and _y coordinates of clip1 re...more >>

I have an xml file with this line. <Guitar name="guitar" jpegURL='airguitar.jpg'> is there a way to load the guitar into the movie because it wont. cheers 4 any help. ...more >>

i have an array called ComboProperties i have a text box called property.text a user can enter a value into the text box i need to put all values from comboproperties into a listbox called listbox except for the value in property text. this doesnt work! for (z=0; z<ComboProperties.length;...more >>

Is there a new method or a new way of setting variables or call label actions in a Flash 7 movie from outside? Example: From a program thru Flash 7 Active X. For Flash 6 compiled swfs all the methods were perfectly working. I know of the case sensitivity of the new MX2004 compiler and I che...more >>

I am building a wedding videography website and I have a page called package options. On that page I have a scrolling dynamic text box with a list of all the different package options, I want to make one of those options a link to a HTML page with NO toolbar, No scrollbar and set dimensions of 445px...more >>

Scenario: frame 1 i create array called xml_array; I then fill array with other arrays, creating a 2 dimensional array. easy enough. So i test movie. and there it is sitting right where it's supposed to be on _level0 see: Variable _level0.xml_array = [object #64, class 'Array'] [ 0:[o...more >>

Is there any components or Flash apps that can dynamically render an ecommerce catalogue, driven from flat files (xml, txt) as an .exe from a CD-ROM. We hope to allow the user to print and fax the order or email if they have an internet connection. ...more >>

hi i am using something like this getURL("?name="+varname"&e-mail="+varname", _BLANK); works fine.... but it has to open a new window (my site is full screen) anyway to send it to the php with out opening a new window/replacing the existing window? if not php any other way? thanks ahead, ...more >>

Hi I understood how to "addListerner" to an eventHandler like mouse change , key press .. but Is it possible to AddListener to a variable to know when it changes instead to use "onclipevent (enterframe)" that uses processor resource. ?? ...more >>

if I create a "base" movie, call it base.fla and on frame 1 I loadmovie child1.swf, then I loadmovie child2.swf, then set the variable _root.testvar in child1.swf..... can child2.swf see that variable? ...more >>

Hey I spend a lot of time figuring this one out, but eventually I had to ask here :-( The thing is, I have a movieclip that I want to grow larger when the mouse hovers over it, and grow smaller when the mouse rolls off the movieclip. The "_xscale" and "_yscale" has to grow by 1 while the mo...more >>

Say I have a set of forms that contain various text input fields. Can I drag the text from an text input field named "input1" of one form to another text input field named "input1" on another form so that the 2nd input field's value is now the same as the 1st? If so, is there any documentation you c...more >>

i want to have a rollOver effect of gotoAndPlay if i rollOver x and y coordinates... how would i do this, i have the flash mx actionscript bible but i couldn't find what i was looking for, and i've searched for, so if anyone could help me it would be great? Thanx, Nick ...more >>

Hello everybody! I'd like to create an animation of an object showing the different views by turning around it 360 degrees. I took 36 pictures of it to show a view each 10 degrees. I like to know if anybody know a good tutorial program that provides practical information about this specific su...more >>

I have an array called propertiessplit which has values that are the same in it. I want to put all values that are different into a new array called propertiescheck. however i cant get it to work and have tried everything! this is the rough coad. for (a=0; a<propertiessplit.length; a++) { ...more >>

Hello I've got a button with the instance name "btn1" and a scrolling text field with the instance name of "scrolling_txt" and a variable name of "ScrollingText", I need to make the "btn1" load an external text OnRelease with the name of "Welcome.txt" (placed in the same directory as the .swf fil...more >>

I've created a simple class extention: // src/com/my/test/Application.as // class com.my.test.Application extends mx.screens.Form { function Application () { trace("Application Constructor"); addEventListener ("onLoad", this); // stop the timeline ...more >>

Hi! I have a clip which will behave more or less as a button. In it I have a background, instance name "BG". I use this code : --------------- BG_color = new Color(BG); BG_color.setRGB(0xFFFFFF); function setColor(C){ BG_color.setRGB(C); } ---------------- And that doesn't work. As...more >>

Hi, Why doesn't this work? myscrollpane.setStyle("borderStyle", "none"); It works fine on a textArea, and borderStyle is suposed to be a style that should work for all components. How else could I make the border on the scrollpane disapear? This hole style thing seams not to be work...more >>

Well the title said it all... except this: if it is, how?!? ...more >>

Hi, I was wondering if there was a way in actionscript of detecting if the mouseButton is down. I generally work with director and would use something like: if the mouseDown = true then I know you can set functions to run when the mouse button is down, but ideally I want to know a true/fal...more >>

Is there any COLOR code like 0xFFFFFF that means "0% alpha"?...more >>

Hi. I'm trying to get the .focus to change from textfield to the next by pressing the TAB key. This code works in a Flash 5 movie, but not a 6. The code is in a button action. What's going on? Thanks, Lou begin code.................................................................................more >>

Hi, I'm new to Flash and ActionScript and have never previously done programming. However, I have a technical degree and experience and have a clear idea of what I'm trying to get out of ActionScript. I've been trying for some period of time to make an if-else statement work with dynamic tex...more >>

Hi, im having some really weird problems with the "with" statement, for some reason when I run with(temp_name) { _x = 50 _y = 50 } flash dosent move the object, but rather moves the entire stage to x50 and y50. I've read through so many articles and references for the with ...more >>

I have an HTML file with two swf's embedded in it. Can I control a movieclip of one swf file from a button in the other swf file. Just need the movieclip to go from one frame to another. Someone in the last post said to try loadvariable() Didn't know how to use this. -svo_7 ...more >>

Okay I have tried finding some solutions. I know of the problem currently exhisting with macs and this. I have tried mozilla 1.6 Netscape 7.1, IE 5.2, I am using the latest flash player 7. something. The webpages work fine on windows but not on mac. I can use getURL, but I need to get data back...more >>

I want to load a movie clip that doesn't play until something triggers it. I'm using onClipEvent (load) { stop(); } but the clip plays anyways. what am i doing wrong? thanks ...more >>