I am using the Listbox component that ships with Flash MX and have 2 radio buttons that toggle the list of items in the listbox - 2 different sets of items. The problem is that when you click the radio buttons it just adds the particular array of items to the existing list, so it it keeps gett...more >>

**Error** Classes\com\intelesistech\olhausen\selectablePanel\FinishPanel.as: Line 26: There is no method with the name 'setTransform' color.setTransform(aColor.getColor()) for the code var color:Color = new Color(movie) color.setTransform(aColor.getColor()) I have tripl...more >>

*This message was originally posted while the forum was down last weekend. I won't post it again if I don't hear from anyone, but since there were technical difficulties...? Hi all. I am trying to build a swf with an image of a doghouse. Within the doghouse is a clip of eyes. "Eyes_mc" fo...more >>

anyone know what the difference is? i think i red somewhere that caller is better not to be used... J...more >>

I have come across a bizarre bug. I put the code into a frame (originally in an .as file), and then I put a component button (MX 2004 Pro) onto the stage. I then run the program. I press a bunch of keys and nothing happens (no new traces), which is completely to be expected. BUT!!! If I ...more >>

I am distributing in projector and will not have the ability to use server side processing. I need to open a pre-address email window using a defined email address. In mx getURL("mailto:anyname@anyAddress.com") worked In 2004 getURL("mailto:anyname@anyAddress.com") has no effect...more >>

Hi people Right now I am importing content from a XML file to a dynamic text field on startup Afterwards, I would like this text to be draggable So far I have tried to embed this text inside a button or movie clip. I have also attempted making this text an instance of a button, wher...more >>

Is there anyway to have Flash Launch an EXE thats in the same directory, or a sub directory of the Flash Published EXE. I want to create an "install these programs" kind of thing. thanks James...more >>

Hello Let's see if anyone can help this newcomer :) I'm making an interactive CD that has a Flash interface and makes queries to a XML database using DATASET. Queries are loaded in a DataGrid , in which I've made a filter so it shows only 3 columns from all the database. Then I want to se...more >>

hey guys I've designed an audio interface that plays streamed audio files that I have saved as mp3's on my server. It works great but, when the first song ends, it plays the second song etc. I want it to loop the current song unless the user requests otherwise. What should I add to the ...more >>

I am loading in XML and getting two many return tags in my String content. I am ending up with four returns (/r/r/r/r) instead of two and so my paragraphs are getting separated by the Atlantic Ocean. Any help with actionscript that can search a string for that sequence (/r/r/r/r) and then el...more >>

Hi tea I am loading variables to the _root which control what MC attaches using the attachMovieCLip metho instead of IDNAME AND NEWNAME can I use the variable sectionTarget.attachMovie(_root.seccion, _root.seccion,2) ...more >>

It appears that _rotation and _alpha are NOT supported for text fields created at run-time How can I rotate and fade in text when using movieClip.createTextField(instanceName, depth, x, y, width, height to create a text field at run-time When I assign angle other than zero to the MovieClip...more >>

im new here and i want to know how to make a scoreboard for my pong game im trying to attach the file but i cant how do i attach files? ill post the pong game when i get it on my website...more >>

I am trying to have a button in flash load a html. file with restrictions such as browser size, no scroll bars, nav bars...etc I can do this in html fine. It would go something like onClick="MM_openBrWindow('__DESIRED FILE__.htm','' ,width=650,height=500') I am just unaware of how to w...more >>

I have a button and I?m trying to put an "goto" action on state "down" but options are greyed in actions folder. How should I proceed? Thanks, w....more >>

Hi All, I am trying to change a height of a movie clip with this script. I can get it to work but the problem is when it changes its height it moves both the top and bottom to shrink/expand. What I want is to shrink/expand the bottom of the clip rather then top and bottom. So basically I want ...more >>

I am trying to have a vertical scroll bar (with up btn, down btn, and a slider) but i would like the scrolling to occur along a path not just a strait line. I am trying to have the image centers constrained to my path [L=here is a gif of what i am talking about]http://www.belyj.com/sample.gi...more >>

If navigation via scenes is so totally unreliable, what's the point of the prevFrame and nextFrame commands?...more >>

Hi I'm creating a simple menu that has links to 3 video files, with a broadband & dialup version of each video....is there a way to start preloading those swf files while the menu is running? They're long video clips and take quite a while to load, even after being compressed and exported...more >>

Hi! Yesterday you answered one post of mine regarding preloaders You gave me an actionscript that works great. But then I tried to used it in another flash movie, and it doesn't work. Here's the difference: the movie in which I used it and worked had only two frames: the preloader and a secon...more >>

Hi, I am using dynamic text field. In that i want set italic property for the alphabets and the numbers can be as it is. How to set italic property for a particular character. Your help will be very much appreciated. ...more >>

hi all! i need to create a webpage in flash for a photography company. i just want to know how to create framesets just like in html. i have my menus on the left and the main area to the right of it! what i want is when you click on any button on the menu on the left. the main area fade out a...more >>

Is it imposible to stop sound in one movie? thanks "/...more >>

Hi, does anyone know how you could do this When my movie opens I want a dynamic text box to randomly select a piece of text from a pre-defined list and load it into the box. So that each time the movie starts a different phrase/quote is loaded Any ideas Cheer ...more >>

hi every1. i have a proble i have a flash movie where i load a variable into a textbox form a movie clip using [b]clip.loadVariables("script.php");[/b the php script is like this < $i="qqq" echo "&name=$i&" ? if i run the script separately everything's ok. i ge [b]&...more >>

Good Afternoon I'm having a problem I have a Dynamic text field and it's selectable activated I have a Button too Now when I press this button I want FLASH MX to recognise what part of the text was selected with the mouse and store it in a variable How can I do to recognise what part...more >>

I am having a brain dead day and can not remmember how to do the following: I have a Flash Form and I want to change and set the focus for fields of the form. Depending on the users input will determine whether the next question will allow them to answer it. Does this make sense? Like I s...more >>

As using scenes for navigation is useless I am forced to use frame markers, but can't do anything really useful with them Is there a way of getting a list of the frame labels in a project via actionScript Is there a way of setting frame labels during runtime Is there any way of autom...more >>

8 7 2 9 6 1 8 3 4 2 4 6 2 ? ? 5 who can guess two numbers?...more >>

Hello I have a clip containing an animation starting at frame 2 (frame 1 is emtpy and contains the stop() instruction) I cannot launch (anim.gotoAndPlay(2)) the animation from frame 1 of the main timeline, the play head stays on frame 2 and won't move further Everything works fine if I l...more >>

Hi people Can anyone tell me why my email form will work fine when I preview it seperatly but not when embedded within my site, I mean check out [L=On its own]http://www.clearworld.co.uk/mail2/movie5.swf[/L] that works fine Now check out [L=Embedded within the rest of the site]http://w...more >>

I want to save variable values to a local file so that when the app is reopened, say a day after it was closed, these values can be reloaded so the user may resume from where he left off without having to start all over from scratch. I want to do this locally without calling on a server. The a...more >>

Anyone having a problem when working with Slides, after you make a change and then test hte movie, all the Slide show at the same time? Normally it's only the first Slide and then I have to click a button to navagate to the others Any fixes are why this happens Thanks - Gar ...more >>

Well, actually, I don't know what is acting funny. I'll start from the beginning. I have a file that has a textbox with a vertical scrollbar. I use one text file with several variables and load them using a loadVar. I have a bunch of buttons and each calls up the text related to the given...more >>

I have a wepon that I want to be able to launch rokets where I can launch unlimited amoun of rockets at any moment and each rocket con be controlled individually. How can I do it? Can I load graphics from the library to the frame dynamically Thank you Ily ...more >>

Hi I've had this question for a while... I just need to print either everything on screen or four movie clips at once. The four clips are all on top of one another, so I thought it would be easy, but it's not seeming that way. I really could use help on this one, so anything at all would b...more >>

Hi, quick question: when playing your movie, is there a way to disable the drop down menu from appearing when pressing your right mouse button? Thanks much for your help......more >>

Hi there I have this code s = new sound () s.loadsound "http://[URL]/takemeaway.mp3", true) What is the next line of code that will create an endless / x-number sound loop? I know there are features for sounds [i]in the library[/i] but this file is not in the library, thus keepin...more >>

I have really been struggling with this, any ideas would be greatly appreciated.. I have a parent SWF file that loads a child SWF The child loads a mp3 file and displays its name in a dynamic text box The child SWF works great on its own, but when it is nested in the parent SWF, noth...more >>

I am sending variables to cgi script which is a mailing list. Currently the results of subscribing to the list (once clicking on a button in my flash interface) are displayed in a new browser window... I'd like that window to be a pop up at a specified size. Any thoughts as to how I might do t...more >>