Any one know if you can set up a form in HTML to format dynamic flash text? Thanks[ Justin...more >>

Hello I am having a problem with levels when loading a movie clip. Is there anyway to on clip event it cks to see if a movie is on loaded on a level. If it has been loaded it will leave current movie. If it does not have a movie it will load a specified movie. Thanks Granadesign ...more >>

I've just started working through "Flash MX 2004 Game Programming" but I can't get the first examples to work. Here's what I'm doing: Create a symbol and draw a ball on it Drag the symbol onto the stage and name the instance "ball1" Add frame 10 Add keyframe at frame 5 Add actionscript to f...more >>

I made some kind of application, like a picture gallery, and i started to implement a music player into it, with next, previous buttons etc. I used a variable with an integer value to regulate the song switching. I declared it in one scene, since my application uses multiple scenes, but i cant...more >>

Is it possible to load HTML files within Flash like how you would load other MovieClips or other SWF Flash files?...more >>

I am attaching values to a array from XML. When I trace the variable the output gives me the values, no problem so far. the values are always going to be an integer. The problem is, when I create a if statement looking for a specific value, flash just skips over it. The number value fr...more >>

i am using a LOADVARS OBJECT to POST some data to paypal which populates a paypal shopping cart. this all happens when i press a button. my problem is that it will successfully open a new window for the first item added, but if i return to the original window in the back ground and try to ad...more >>

Hi All - I am doing a flash piece (on CD) where I need to launch several Director sub projects (executables) in a new window. I have tried the following with no luck : ( "main" is my director test file): on (release) { fscommand("exec", "main.exe"); } Any ideas on what I am d...more >>

I have this code below, used for a preloader, it works fine, I only want it to start with a 3 digit number instead of starting off with "1", I want it to be "001". Thank you percent = Math.floor(getBytesLoaded()/getBytesTotal()*100) total = this.getBytesTotal() loaded = this.getBytesLoad...more >>

I am trying to delete the last character entered (be it alpha or numeric) into a dynamic textbox (that i am populating using only buttons on a form). The trick is I want to use a button to delete the last character. so far my code for the delete button looks like on(release) var L = my...more >>

I have found discussions about depths, and swapping depths, but can;t find a definitive guide that shows how to use the swapdepths command. I have a drag and drop design tool that needs to be able to move the current item to the front of all other movie clips, regardless of whether they were s...more >>

Hey guys I know how to create an Array and using a loop place items in a component list, but how do you do the reverse? My components list is called list_lb and the zArray is where I want to get data from the list_lb, place in this array, and eventually use the array.push command to put th...more >>

I want to have different colored blocks appear. They will all be the same object, but I want to have different background colors for them and they need to be dynamic So how do I dynamically change the background color when I attachMovieClip() I tried doing the setRGB but that didn't wor...more >>

Is it possible to make a list component autosize it's (word-wrapped) row heights according to the amount of text each individual row contains? Or even just have multiple rows with different heights?...more >>

Hello All Can i add a button to a form dynamically durin runtime Something like on(load) var bt:Button = new Button( this.add(bt) // this doesn't work of-course otherwise i was't here :- }[i]Text[/i ...more >>

I am creating a list of competition standings. Based on the placement, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, I am setting the RGB to gold , silver, bronze, or nothing at all(white) I am sending the placement from a node in the XML file. Here is the basic code if (place == "1") var medalColor = new Color (m...more >>

Hi! I want to change flash 'hand' to standard windows arrow, when cursor is over a button. This object shouldn't bevahe like a button in aspect of mouse cursor ...more >>

2 Questions, The first question deals with loading Movies. I have no problem loading a swf file but the problem i come around to is that the swf file is scaled down. The actual Swf file is like 500 x 1000 but when i load it into another flash Movie, it get scaled down to an unknown width...more >>

I have created a online study course that streams mp3 files as the audio src. I have found that if IE's "Temp Internet Files" setting is set to "Every visit to the page", when a user clicks the "Next" or "Back" button while the mp3 is playing, the mp3 stops. Only if the user presses the "rew...more >>

I wonder if there is a way to #include dynamicaly using variable instead file name Example #include fil file="actions.as This script is not possible, i know But is there a similar way to include not fixed file names ...more >>

I wonder if there is a way to #include dynamicaly using variable instead file name Example #include fil file="actions.as This script is not possible, i know But is there a similar way to include not fixed file names ...more >>

Hi can you help me to know how it's possible to do the blurring and the motion effects ??? * motion = when the objet move, you see a motion blur effect, not the normal motion when we create an animation in the flash it's possible to give me a link address to find flash source samples f...more >>

OK, here's what I want to do.. I've got a movie clip on my stage that I want to react when the cursor is near it, to move away from the cursor as if it were being repelled from a magnet. Do you see what I mean? I want the movement to be as life like as possible, but it only needs to move f...more >>

Hey all I have a question about a movie not loading and/or playing beyond a certain point in my main flash movie Basically I've created a [S=Main Page]https://flash.jamesandlee.com[/S] . What I want to happen is for the user to be able to play a little game while viewing my site. So,...more >>

I have a MC that is brought on stage via attachMovie. The MC has a dynamic text that is defined on the attach action. My problem is I would like to attach different instances of this same MC but must have different content in the dynamic text variable. The problem of course is that the dynamic...more >>

Does anyone know of a way to export something drawn in actionscript to a bmp or something of the sort. Thanks. krl...more >>

I'm working on a menu and I have a button I want to set an on (rollOver) event to show an M Here's what I have on (rollOver) setProperty("home mc", _visible, "true") setProperty("home mc", _y, "21") setProperty("home mc", _x, "0") The MC is not on the time line bu...more >>

Would anyone have a 'Zoom' actionscript I can use to zoom in and out on a movie instance? I have spent a while trying to figure it out unsuccessfully. Thanks grob ...more >>

Hi Within my movie, I have the movieclips - t1mc, t2mc and t3mc. Each of these movie clips contains a dynamic text field t1,t2 and t3 respectively. I would like to add text to each of the text fields within each of the movie clips. But I would like to do it using a general code and counter. ...more >>

Hello, How can i do a keyword search using flash in CD? I can`t acess internet or install a db in the user drive. Is there a way to do it in Flash? Only in Director? How? thanks!...more >>

Hi, I have popup window created with window component for Macromedia Flash 2004 Pro and this code buttonListener = new Object() buttonListener.click = function() myWindow = mx.managers.PopUpManager.createPopUp(_root, mx.containers.Window, true, { title:"Login", contentPath:"LoginForm"...more >>

Hi all I was hopping for a little help. I have a CD-based project in Flash MX 2004, which involves somewhat simulating a set of binoculars that can take measurements of distance and compass readings. Not important. These binoculars work on only two buttons with multiple clicks, and press c...more >>

Hey guys Is it possible that Flash can detect the type of connection-broadband or dialup-that a user has, so Flash can redirect that user to the appropriate video or audio swf file instead of offering two buttons? I didn't think system capabilities offered this option Thanks Ho ...more >>

Is there a tag or a way to send the playback head to the next label or prev Label??? tanx [E=mail me please]bil@bilchamberlin.com[/E] [L=-bil]http://www.bilchamberlin.com[/L]...more >>

How can I preload a flashwebsite in segments? I'm building a website with 9 'rooms'. The background and the main navigation are the same in all the rooms and should load first. The layout and the content of each room is different and should load when you visit that room. When I place a prelo...more >>

Can anyone recreate this functionality for me? http://www.boies-schiller.com/htm/flash.htm There's some masking, some of this, some of that... I would love to have the actual functionality of just the movement of 3 or more images going back and forth with buttons and the masking effect as well; ...more >>

First of all, thanks for taking the time to read this I am an absolute beginner at Flash and really need some assistance I am creating an online demo using Flash The demo contains one flash frame with a series of 5 buttons, each of which control an individual external .swf movie file My qu...more >>

Help All I'm trying to do is get the name of the current screen. I modified code that I found from a Macromedia architect in these forums mx.screens.Slide.currentFocusedSlide._nam All I want to do is create a general function that allows me to hide the current screen (form) & place ...more >>

Hi, I need a little help to a new interesting project Please have a look at this Flash file: [L=Virtual Kitchen]http://www.masster-productions.com/flash/classic.swf[/L This small application works now only offline and allows putting furniture modules on a "stage" by clicking on the c...more >>

I don't know what I do wrong. I have a website with frames. There is a small frame which contains the flash movie. In that same frame I want to control the flash movie without having to click on something. I have php too, and if a certain variable becomes, let's say, equal to 4, I want my movi...more >>

Hi everybody I am populating the menu bar with menu items like File, Edit, View and so on using XML Connector When we click on File, then a pull down menu appears, which contain New, Open and so on. Till now it is working fine and I did the binding cleanly Now my problem is how to give...more >>

Why doesn't Macromedia support GIF with movieclip.loadMovie()? I very much would like that....more >>

Hi I am a newbie in Flash. Is there an equivalent of Lingo's "DO" command in Flash? I have a string variable such as mystring = "myArray = new Array("Yellow","Blue","Red","Green")" I should be able to execute this above statement in the following way Do mystring --(as we would ...more >>

I've always had the same problem when i want to use the telltarget script for rollover I have a block that fades in under the button (when you rollover) between frames 1-5, frames 1-6 it fades out (when you rollout Heres what I've used on (rollOver) tellTarget ("block") ...more >>

Basically, I am creating a website with about 10 pages. Each being a different section. Each of these pages will have a flash file with a block of text in it. I'm struggling to find the best way of having my client easily update this text via some sort of basic content management system. Using...more >>

I manage to make links to other websites, but i can't make mail links. the code I have is : on (release) { getURL "mailto:contact@compny.com", "_blank") ; } Can anyone help me? Thanks...more >>

Hello, I'm implementing a test based on Flash learning interactions components. Since the application will be compiled in a projector and used offline, I've been asked to keep track of results so that users will be able to resume the score even after closing the .exe. To accomplish this reque...more >>

Hi. I'm looking to import an external SWF into a movie clip on my main timeline. I see that there's two ways to do this: 1. loadMovie("movie.swf", "myMovieClip"); or 2. myMovieClip.loadMovie("movie.swf"); What's the difference (if any) between these two? Is ...more >>

Hey, im a beginner at action script, and i got a little proble - before you say anything, i HAVE looked though forums & docs but i still cant get it to wor my small newbie code _root.loadVariables("test.txt") createEmptyMovieClip("mc", 1) loadMovie(blaa, "mc") ( dont laugh plz ...more >>

When I simulate download, my movie acts completely different than in just normal test mode, or in a web browser. I am using multiple movies with a preloader. Anyone have any information on this? thanks, Matt ...more >>

Hi there, here i have a question to ask I have a Flash based front-end for my Online Store Application, and the Back-End application (COM+) is developed by Delphi. So, how do i use Flash to call my component written in Delphi ...more >>

I'm using FLASH MX and I'm brand new to FLASH so this question is going to sound really dumb, but what the heck I'm blonde, but I can take it. I'm working on a tutorial to add a action script to a button. I added Action Script "gotoandstop(3)" and now what??? What do I click on for FLA...more >>

If i have a container class that holds an array of objects of another class and want acces to a global parameter from the container class from within each object in the the thi is what I'm thinking I would do objectArray.push(new object(this)); when creating the new object and adding ...more >>

I have a problem using duplicateMovieClip on components. The problem is that the newly created component is reinitialized, thus losing the parameters I'm trying to put on it My code looks something like this newClipName = "characterClip0" + numberOfCharacters characterClip.duplicateM...more >>

I'm an extremely new newbie! I've made buttons, I want to change the over state on every page that I have these buttons. Whenever I change the over state on one page, it changes it on all of them. Do I have to make inumerable buttons Eek Ki ...more >>

I am trying to put a timer in an audio player that will display the current position of an audio clip (min:sec). I have it working by converting milliseconds into seconds, but I can't figure out how to get the seconds to convert and display in minutes as well, so I'm stuck with everything goin...more >>

Does anyone know how to build a sliding (draggable) audio position indicator for an attached soundObject? It's a little beyond me. Thanks grob ...more >>