I am loading an external image into an object named square and I would like to display a simple text while the loading is happening, and set the text to nothing when it has loaded.... pic16.onPress = function() { strLoad = 'Loading..'; movieUrl = "/images/flash/pic16.jpg"; loadMovie...more >>

I have been searching for a while on how to make my Kiosk go to frame 1 if it is idle, and have found someting that seems helpfull, but it is from a few years ago. [L=Kiosk Link]http://www.flazoom.com/cooler/1043345201%2C45422%2C.shtml[/L] Is there a new better way to do this, and also i ...more >>

I've downloaded this countdown clock: http://www.flashkit.com/movies/Utilities/Time/Flash_Co-Trevor_R-8139/index.php I'm new and kglad has been helping me...I need it to countdown from a variable in a text file, but get errors from it even trying to read the .txt file: Error opening URL "f...more >>

Hi, I'm new to actionscript and experiencing a problem... I made ? photo gallery that I would like dynamic(not finished) but for the moment I have the following problem : My gallery works when the picture name array is written in the movie : myimg = ["photo1","photo2","photo3","pho...more >>

Hi, I saw some website can upload file within Flash, like there's a button in Flash, when you click it, it'll open up the folders in your computer so you can choose a file you want to upload, I remember that I emailed colin mook about this problem while ago, he said it can't be done, but ...more >>

I am currently loading a variable dynamically like using LoadVars class for the holder &this_var_array=0,1,0,2,0,0 and passing this to the flash and using this_var_array = lvar.this_var_array .split(","); and then trace(this_var_array); and it outputs 6,5,3,0,3,3 ...more >>

I've got a really simple setup - I've got my main .swf (say it's called main.swf) loading another .swf (loaded.swf) into a target. In loaded.swf there is a preloader scene (using getBytesLoaded etc.), and then, in the main scene of loaded.swf, an image sitting on the stage. The image gets...more >>

I have a scroll pane that I load an external swf. This swf has no data in it at all so it is very small in size (width,height). Once loaded into the scrollpane data is loaded into it and grows in height so that the scollpane now needs a vertical scrollbar, but it does not appear. I can work...more >>

hi i want to stock text in a textField without drawing it on the Stage with the createTextField method, so : var mytext :TextField = new TextField (); mytext.text="azeazeaze"; // but trace(mytext.text); // send 'undefined' // why ??? ...more >>

Hi all, Was just wondering after I set up my tree component and the user makes a selection, how can I know when the user has made a selection and what the selection is? I tried going through the help but that usually does not have very good examples. So any help would be great. ...more >>

I need to know how to actionscript a .bmp my main problem is I dont know how to set up a targetpath. Could someone please help me with this. Ive been searching for this for a bit. I dont know how to set up a targetpath . ...more >>

I'm triyng to link several buttons to several external 3D .step and .igs files. I needed Flash to open dialog box "Open or save", but what hapens is the browser starts and opens that file as a blanck. Is it possible to force that dialog box? Thanx Deliris ...more >>

I want to drag several movie clips a one. StartDrag won't do it as it drags only one mc at a time. Is there a way to group them so that when you click and drag they all move together ? Thanks in advance for your help. aSaintPaul ...more >>

Hi there, I need the stage size of loaded (with loadMovie or MovieClipLoader object) movie clips. I know this is a common problem. I've read several threads dealing with that - but no sollution! Maybe there is a new possibility in Actionscript 2 that I just don't find. Before you...more >>

Hey guys I am trying to make a Typewriter with Actionscript. I have a Virtual Keyboard on the screen and when I click the Key I need the letter(s) to be displayed in a Dynamic Text Box. Can anyone help me out, Im desperate!!! ...more >>

I'm trying to concat 2 text strings stored in local variables as follows: txt.concat(oldtxt,newtxt); oldtxt and newtxt each contain a text string but when I trace th results I get 'undefined', both text strings contain valid strings so what am I doing wrong? Something simple no doubt! ...more >>

I have two files in a package called PTMW. They both live in the same project. PTMW.TopoSprite.as PTMW.Sprite.as They live in the correct directories PTMW/TopoSprite.as PTMW/Sprite.as TopoSprite inherits from Sprite: dynamic class PTMW.TopoSprite extends P...more >>

This seems to be a tricky subject... Well maybe not trick or hard but I sure haven't seen a good tutorial on it. This is the situation: I have a movie with a text box, "logo" is the instance name. My HTML has the scale set to "Exact Fit" and the width = 100% now this is the code I ha...more >>

Hi everyone, am I going mad or does this no longer work? I am using Flash MX (not 2004) on(Release){ myListBox.setScrollPosition(3); } All I want to do is set the position of a listbox component to a value when a button is pressed. I would appreciate any thoughts or suggesti...more >>

Hello all, I have the following code associated with a button in my movie: getURL("javascript:window.opener.location.href=http://mydomain.com/myPgae.cfm;se lf.close();void(0);"); which works just fine. I have the same code on my development server with mydomain.com replaced with ...more >>

Use the following actionscript to sort a datagrid by date. I needed an AS like this, but because I couldn't find any others I had to write it myself. I thought everyone would find it helpful! It is designed to sort dates in form Wed, 25 Feb 2004 09:03:35 -0500 . For a lot of records, y...more >>

I am having a little trouble loading a combobox from MYSQL/PHP. Can some one see where I am making my error. And how do you pass that value of the combobox to the dB? I appreciate all your help.. //create the LoadVars object _root.prospect.information.capture = new LoadVars() //load from s...more >>

How would I go about having Flash list the contents of a directory? Is it possible? Thanks g.rob ...more >>

Hello, I need some help trying to get the html formatting into a dynamic text box. My text box instance name is email, i am using a text file to store custom data in so I can change the interface on my project by just changing the values in the text file. I have selected the render as html ...more >>

Hi there Is there anyway to place a variable in the math.tan() command and math.pow(x,2) command please load=new array() load[0]=22; a=45*PI()/180+(+load[0]*PI()/180)/2)) y=math.tan(a); b=math.pow(y,2 ); trace(b); this gives undefined result due to variable in brackets.. i...more >>

Hello, I use TextFormat.size to set the font size of text in my dynamic textfields. When I set TextFormat.size to a value larger than 100 the font size of my text is smaller than it should be. Is ther an upper limit to the value of TextFormat.size. Here's my code: fmt_1=new TextForm...more >>

Hi there... How can i code an animation like a brush painting a logo... Ex. I have the pic of the logo in vectorial format.. and i wanted to make an animation that was like a hand drawing the logo.. is this possible?? If so.. how??? Regards ...more >>

Hello group, I know how call method of Javascript from Flash... getURL("Javascript:MethodName()") but... I have problem with call global method of Flash from Javascript. Thank you. Note: I not understand Inglish, because my Inglish is bad...I know Spanish and Japanese, Sorry. ...more >>

Hi, I have a question about using textfields that I'm generating dynamically. I am generating textfields depending on the number of records in a table. So the instance name I am giving for the textfields is "message_txt" + txtCount where txtCount = 0,1,2,.... (number of records). Now, when ...more >>

Having recently converted from MX2002 to MX2004 I have had problems in getting the actionscript in Flash Buttons to work immediately. If I add script, eg: on (release) {gotoAndPlay("Frame 206");} to a button I now find it won't run until the rest of the scene/section has completed yet in 2002...more >>

It seems that loadMovie do not work with .bmp file. It there any method to load .bmp file at runtime?...more >>

I have two seperate swf's embedded into one html document. Can one swf control the actions of the other? ...more >>

When the flash movie starts. a word will be printed with external jpg's. The letters of that word begin to animatie by the moveRandom function. When i klik on a movieclip the animation should stop but only for that movieclip. Can someone help me. thx. _tl = this; _tl.woord = "carabas...more >>

Can anyone one help me with this. I have a a few links in flash. all the links will go to a new browser when click. (that's what i want) but is there anyway to stick to the open browser which means I dont want 3 links will open out 3 new browser. Example. A click to any of the lin...more >>

I got problem loading a jpg file into a movieclip instance in my root timeline, I create a movie clip and set its instance name to 'imgHolder', here's a line of the actionscript: imgHolder.loadMovie(image); I'm trying to load a string from database which is like this: Image/abc.jpg, an...more >>

hi friend i have some problem in flash i have 2 flash file both are publish to html file, one file having 8 buttons 2nd file have 8 frames, each one having stop, in that some content is there if i open it in 1 file and click that 3 button, i want its goes to the 2nd file 3fr...more >>

Hi There... I was wondering why components would be screwing up in the flash 7 player, here are a few problems.. The listbox component fills up with "undefined" where no data has been inserted The Push button components text moves out of place when clicked (very wierd). Thats about all. ...more >>

I'm trying to create a button that will follow the time of a song and is draggable to any part of the song, but am having some difficulties... ******************************************* Code for the Movie Clip of Draggable button ******************************************** onClipEvent(en...more >>

Is there a way to go iterate thru objects on a form? Mainly ui components? I would like to write a generic function which would disable all controls on a form instead of writing code specific for each form in my app. This is so I could bring up a modal pop up window and still display the scr...more >>

I wanted to set clip to LOW quality, but it sets the WHOLE movie to LOW quality...any idea why?..can I just set one specific object to any quality, not the hole movie?...thanks for your help!! the thing is that I have to turn it down to use my pixel font, otherwise it'll become so blur, is...more >>

Helo! here what I am trying to do, creat an flash movie and populat it with information from an databe in access. if anyone have an idea where I can get a tutorial or more information on how to do that will be great, thank you very mutch. ...more >>

I want an easy to bring MCs from my Library to the stage. but the current methods I know don't do exactly want I want. loadMovie(*.swf). the swf isn't in the library and can't see it attachMovie() with linkage these are loaded before preloaders meaning I can use linkage alot on big MCs d...more >>

I'm new to FlashMX2004 Pro and to Action Script 2.0, I'm trying to go to a specific frame in the timeline, having problems with this simple code. I've down this in Flash MX, but when I bought Flash MX2004 everything is not working. Here is my code: Stop (); g4_btn.onPress = function ();...more >>

I recently stumbled onto a problem while working on my site. I am doing a rating site that involves loading variables from a file. I have a bar (movieclip) that i want to animate for like 10 frames from 0 to the whatever the rating out of 10 is using the _xscale script. I tried creating a 10...more >>

I have buttons that each load a movieclip (from the library, not external) into a container. when a buton is pressed, the current movieclip in the container plays an ending sequence (i've labelled 'outro'). that moviclip then stops and then sets the variable done = true the button then want...more >>

I'm trying to update text from the fields of a dataset object. I can easily reference and change using _root.dataset.currentItem.FieldName. But when referenced later on in the procedure, it displays the old value. Also, I'm having a difficult time getting a value to return using the cu...more >>

It's been a while since I've worked with Flash, and right now I'm sporting MX 2002. I was wondering if anyone knew how to link to JavaScript pop-up windows, where I can control the height, width, scroll bars, etc. Thanks for the help. ...more >>

Being an infrequent Flash user I am finding this task (which I thought should be easy) to be very difficult. Situation: I have created a player to run mp3s and display the song titles. The titles and filenames are currently hard-coded into the .fla Problem: I want to create in eithe...more >>

Hi, I would like to load a *.swf file into frame 1, then load another movie into frame 2. After frame 1's movie is over, how can i make a transition into frame 2. See code below. Ideally, having a button in frame 1 such that when pressed, it will go to frame 2. FRAME 1 var my_...more >>

I am writing a program to teach musical rhythm. The user is presented with measures of rhythm that he must tap on the keyboard following a metronome tick to give him the tempo. Here is the problem: If I try to attach a sound to the <on keypress> action on the MC, it does not play the sound...more >>