how do I control the position of an external file when I load it into the main movie on a certain level? for example, If I use: loadMovie("video.swf", 1); it will always appear top/left of the screen but i'd like to be able control where it appears. ...more >>

[b]I have a problem!![/b] please help me someone! how to do an action like this example, but compatible with IE 6 too. [i] on (press) { getURL("javascript:history.back()"); } [/i] ? I have to click twice at IE 6 and in Mozilla Firefox it's simple.. no problem in Mozilla, but I ca...more >>

Ok... So I have a sound file inside of the first frame and I also have a different sound file inside the second frame. When I click on the button to move from the first frame to the second the first audio file continues to play while the second one is starting to play. How can I stop the firs...more >>

Let's say I have the following multidimensional array PeopleArray = new Array(); PeopleArray[0] = {fname:"Steve", sname:"Jones", gender:"male", Age:"28"} PeopleArray[1] = {fname:"Marc", sname:"Simpson", gender:"male", Age:"25"} PeopleArray[2] = {fname:"Jane", sname:"Baer", gender:"female",...more >>

Can anyone help with the actionscript required to get a button to exit the movie (i.e. close the movie altogether) when it is clicked? Stuck on this one! Also, i need a "confirmation-style" window to pop-up when a user clicks the exit button from the movie (standard yes/no type thing). is t...more >>

I'm trying to split up a movie that was deemed to large for web deployment, I love how these specs come up after the project is finished (even though I warned them many times that this movie was swelling up...). Anyway, I've got navigation buttons and sound objects on the timeline, etc... ...more >>

I have a (empty) movie clip that loads external txt file, and the txt is being treated as html and everything works great but I have not been able to open another browser window just redirect to the same ( the one that has the MC) any idea why? PS: I need to add a link to the txt (html) fi...more >>

I'm trying to add special character to my data.xml file I've used special character ? no problem but character ? will not display e.g. <?xml version="1.0"?> <card>cr?pe</card>...more >>

I would like to have an editable box with an image thumbnail in the middle. So users would be able to write/enter text in that box, but the position of the image would remain fixed and text would flow around it. Is it possible - any ideas? ...more >>

Is it possible to use createEmptyMovieClip in an actionscript class (.as) file. If so what is required and please give examples....more >>

I want to create an app that runs automatically whent he cd is placed in the cddrive. I use a MAC osx flash 2004 mx. I want the cd to work on Windows machines and or both. But if not on mac that is ok. I have all the design elements in mind, what do I do to make the cd autorun, and not req...more >>

Posted this before and no one had an explanation and I'm still confused... inside a dynamically create MC (imgCon) I load some images. In the layer above this is a MC with a single graphic that's going to be a mask (maskMC). I use AS and setMask to mask the images. This works fine when I test ...more >>

Hello, Does anyone know of a way to get the ip address of the server that is hosting a flash movie from within the movie? Thanks, -Jim...more >>

I am having trouble here. I am using the "loadVariablesNum("tem.txt", 1);" command in the first frame of the root. Everything seems to be ok but when I preview my flash file I get "_level0.text" in the text box instead of the actual text file. Any thoughts? FlashMX2004 published as...more >>

hi there I'm writing a code that can drag one ore more objects and then drop them in a specified point. The code below is only to start dragging though. I'm trying to simplify the code by using a for next loop but it gives me the wrong output. when I rem out the loop and insert i=0 just afte...more >>

Why can't I create an XML object within a class file. It seems to load the XML data but when I try and acess the XML object after the onLoad function has been fired i get an undefined. with the _myXML.status. When I do this same code as a frame script it works fine. Can any one please help me...more >>

I have been building a site for my WW2 friends and i want an audio player that will play an audio file of in interview of one of my friends. The file has been imported into the library and is "jack_interview.mp3" . I have two buttons on the stage for the rewind/forward. Can someone please...more >>

Something is wrong with this code i can?t figure out... anyone is welcome to help.. // Assume AAA is the username and BBB is the password. // Create AAA.txt in the same directory with the source file. // Write password=BBB in AAA.txt and save it. // Create two textFields and name them ...more >>

Hello, i want to play a sound file once someone gets on the page. I have a very large mp3 file And I would like to create as mall movie that would stream the mp3 file. No bells and whistles just to play it. There is a code in the dictionary i've tried it and it doesn't work: loadSound( ...more >>

I'am 80 years old and i have been trying to keep up-to-date on new technology such as the internet and the design of it. Iam making a site for my WW2 buddies and i would like to know how to make a contact form in flash [B]without[/B] using php, i think what i want to do is called a client-si...more >>

I have this code that loads XML into my Flash Movie. When its finished loading it gets sent to a frame named "load" in the movie. Very Simple. The issue I'm having is that this code works like a charm when compliled in Actionscript 1.0 for Flash Player 7. But if I try to compile it in Actionsc...more >>

Hi I am attaching a movie clip from the library . This movieclip has buttons inside calling some actions (actions doesn't matter). My problem begins when I call another movie from the library to replace this first one. The buttons inside this last one don't work. This works _root.ca...more >>

Hi, i'm trying to publish a stand alone movie that uses autoscale and fullscreen. I can get these commands to work on the main movie, however when I load a new movie the autoscale and fullscreen actionscript command disappears. Should it be possible to put these commands on each swf movie or...more >>

does anybody know the actionscript equalivant to this javascript? function Launch() { window.open ("timberPics1.htm", "_blank", config=" toolbar=no,menubar=no,resizable=yes,width=640,heig ht=400"); } what the script does is launch a html document at set width and height with the ...more >>

Hi, I need to fit in a global variable the string returned from an XMLSocket.onData event. Any idea? Thanks and best regards...more >>

I burnt my projecter file and the files i am linking to a cd. My goal is to have the user click on a button and have a prompt that says download this file to yoru hardrive. It is a hi res image of the low res thumbnail. I have tried everything. I tried the get url command and then just ty...more >>

What are the ActionsScript assignments for getting comma and period key inputs (without having to utilize the shift key, etc.)?...more >>

does anybody know how it execute a javascript with a flash button. I would like to execute it from the button itself. The script I am looking for it to load would be: function Launch() { window.open ("timberPics1.htm", "_blank", config="toolbar=no,menubar=no,resizable=yes,width...more >>

How can I refer to a textfield from inside a class? putting it on the stage inside the Movieclip the class is for and referring by the instance name doesn't work, and neither does using the movieclip's createTextField method - referring by the instance name set by the method doesn't work...more >>

I have a movieclip called fader_mc. I have two other movieclips called object1_mc and object2_mc. I want to know how i can change the alpha percent of fader_mc depending on the collision overlap percent of object1 and object2. Eg if the collision overlap of object1 and object2 is 53% then th...more >>

I'm using the following to load a textfile into a dynamic textfield. This works fine locally but when I upload none of the text is loaded, I think this is because the data doesnt have time to load, how can I check if the file has fully loaded or not? (if this is the case) Cheers Dan ...more >>

Hello members...! How to pass the parameters to browser directely..! with out any intermediate language (like java etc etc..) I have a Input text box and search button. How to search the entered string from google. Means the results to be displayed in google. How it will be possible ...more >>

Hi I know this is completely off topic but I have an exit button in flash which calls a javascript function on the html page to close the browser window. ie window.close(); however the flash file is in a frame which now prevents the window.close(); from working (the function is still being c...more >>

Hi all, Simple question: is it possible to use pixel fonts when using a CSS? and if yes, how do i do this? I want to use different styles in one textfield ( bold = FFFstarboldcondenced en normal = FFFstarcondenced). With the normal "<b>" bold tag that is impossible with pixelfots. Now...more >>

Hi, How do I access a "Dynamic text" variable of an external swf loaded into an empty movieClip of my Main movie. Eg: Supposing I load an external swf file into an empty movie clip of my Main movie. I have a dynamic text field in the external swf. I would like to access the contents of thi...more >>

Can anyone point me to some more detailed help on the DateField? The number of methods in help is limited. How do I e.g. get the dd? I've got my selectedDate but it gives a great long string, except I couldn't pull out the dd, and have had to use DisplayedMonth and DisplayedYear methods for th...more >>

I'm having difficulty in getting the curly bracket into the action window - very strange! Even copying it from the character map in Windows 98 or copying from another text file - Still seems impossible. The only way I can input it is to test the movie and copy it from the errors window. An...more >>

Hi, is possibile to use javascript in a external file? the htm file is loaded into a textarea component . I try with this: ________________________________________________________________________ <p>curriculum 1</p> <p><a href="javascript:windows.open('curriculum2.htm')">visualizza...more >>

Hi, I've been trying for a week now to figure out how they did this menu-mousechasing-effect. If someone can give me a hint, i'd really appreciate it. [L=interesting effect]http://www.asylum-studios.com/flash.html[/L] ...more >>

I've made a Flash movie in which there should appear pop-up text when you roll-over a hotspot. I gave the text boxes in the first frame the following script: setProperty("Uambu", _visible, "0"); setProperty("Usigma", _visible, "0"); setProperty("Ummt", _visible, "0"); setProperty("Umel...more >>

Hello Group. Does someone know of a good simple code sample with a XMLSocket speaking with a java server. All links are welcome. I found this page : http://www.michael-thomas.com/tech/flash/Flash5Socket/ But all the links are unfortunatly out of date. Best Regards, Anders Both, Denm...more >>

I need to create a template for building presentations. There will be a number of levels for on the the stage for various text, graphics, and movies along with navigation buttons that will control the loading and unloading of movie clips in the levels. Clicking a Next button will unload curren...more >>

Does anybody alrealdy developed Flash applications (.exe) for PalmTops? Does it works fine? * Sorry by my bad English... Matheus. ...more >>

my movie is working fine when it is .swf why can't I load movies to the targets when i convert it into projector file(.exe)...more >>

Hey everyone! I've created an alarm clock in flash just for fun and the knowledge. It plays a boring old sound when the alarm goes off. I'd like it to play a random mp3 OR have a drop down menu that lets me select an mp3 to play... How would i go about doing this??? Or any other suggestions a...more >>

Hello, Err... Doesn't Flash MX2004 have that quick wizard to write actionscript by filling boxes like Flash 5? Thanks!...more >>

I have a hirearchical menu structure which consists of about 3 levels of menus and then content at the lowest level. All of my menu items are buttons. I want to know how to keep track of which sections the user has visited. Each menu is a new flash file and when you get down to the content thi...more >>

Dear developers, I'm looking for a generator which is able to replace images withing a Flash-5 ..swf file. I tried swift-generator, but it won't change the size of the new image! So I'm looking for a tool with wich I can a) replace images within .swf b) resize this image b) change po...more >>

hi all Please help me , I need to change the text color on click of a button if the text enter by the user is worng if it is correct to normal color srinath...more >>

Hi all I am developing a tool using macromedia flash MX, I have a set of data's which is calculated using Actionscript. The result has to be saved in notepad. Is it possible to save or write the data's into notepad. I don't have any backend support. Or is it possible with XML? ...more >>

I have: a clip : mc2 a nested clip in mc2: audio2 a function inside the #initclip of mc2: function mc2() I need to: audio2.gotoAndPlay("some...more >>

How can I wait some time in the program? like sleep(100) function in C program? I write a action script fcuntion in flash which run the fscommand to invoke a API funciton in my VC program, and get the return value, and return its value to the function. flowing is my flash source code: ...more >>

Some doubts: Is it a mistake to put in a frame only the command like this? _level9.gotoAndPlay("contatofotos"); Why when I put two commands like this above, flash doesn't do some of it? _level9.gotoAndPlay("contatofotos"); _level8.gotoAndPlay("botoes-contato"); Are there a way to...more >>

Hi, I have two buttons(B1, B2) and two movieclips(Mc1, Mc2). Actually, Mc1 is a movieclip holder. And I put down all my action in the second layer, and the other stuff in the first layer. The actionscript is as followings: _root.B1.onRelease = function() { _root.Mc1.attachMovie("Mc2",...more >>

I am running a duplicateMovieClip() in the frame. Why does the code below not work? for (var a=0; a<20; a++) { duplicateMovieClip("hey", "hey"+a, 1); hey[a]._x=random(500); hey[b]._x=random(500); hey._visible=true; } ...more >>

I am trying to create a horizontal navigation that is going to have 9 links, I want the navigation to slied left or right depending on where the btn is locator I have the x postion or where I want all the button to be but i cant make it slide to the side something like this: http://www.n...more >>

I am a newbie and need some assistance. I have made a tutorial .FLA with Flash MX 2004(which I will convert into an ..SWF) composed of scenes 1, 2, 3, 4,and 5. I want to have 6 buttons show up at the end of sequences A, B, C, D, and E whose actions are: #1 - replay A (A begins in ...more >>

I created a variable "fast" into a movieclip. When I click a button, this button send a number to this variable (fast = 1) and would go to a specific frame into second movieclip. Into the last frame in first mc have the information where this variable should go in second mc. But the result of t...more >>

Hi! I've created an slideshow that load some images dynamically. The images are view through a mask activated by the setMask AS. Everything works fine and I was ready to publish the slideshow to the server but when I look at it inside an html document the mask doesn't work! Really anoyin...more >>

When you use the send/sendAndLoad method of a xml object, how does it get sent? By POST or GET? And exactly what will be sent? A xml document or all the properties of the xml object? Thank you!...more >>

Hi. I am trying to load external .swf videos into a level, but it places them in the top left hand corner of the screen. I can't figure out how to set the _x and _y properties to the level so it is placed correctly on the screen. Any tips? -JoE ...more >>

I'm setting a variable in a double nested movieclip. If I trace it from _root (at _level0) using: trace(radiogroup_mc.radio_1_mc.val); it returns undefined However when I list the variables, this is what shows up: Variable _level0.radiogroup_mc.radio_1_mc.val = false At first I thoug...more >>