Hi- I have a site with multiple swfs that I'm loading into movie clips. I am just learning how to do this and I can load the swf fine(I think!) but that swf has multiple shoes on it and if the user clicks on shoe "3" for example not just the first one in the timeline, I can't get the button ...more >>

Hi, I need to create an application, and I use the Tree component (flash 2004) to create it. The problem i have is that i want to make the Tree backgroundcolor transparent, but nothing seems to work. I tried that: I have tried that: _global.style.setStyle("background", "false"); or ...more >>

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How do I create a preloader for my web site using flash actionscript that tests whether external .swf files have been downloaded to a visitor's computer? I currently use JavaScript on my home page to preload all my external .swf files. I want my preloader animation to keep looping until all ex...more >>

I need to draw functions graphs in the stage examples: y = sin(x) y = x*x + 2x + 5 .... Any help thanks! ...more >>

I'm using Flash MX 2004 and I'd like to know if it's possible to make text scroll "continuously" instead of specifying a number like below. on (press) { instancename.scroll+=1 } This isn't what I want. In my case, when the user presses a nav button I want the text to scroll as long a...more >>

Hi, I have two dozen images for which I need to show a thumbnail and a detailed version. I'd like to load the images as two different swfs, w/ each frame representing one of the images. I also need to dynamically duplicate a thumbnail MC and attach a copy of the MC containing the thumbnail i...more >>

Hi, I'm trying to set up something that counts the time that has elapsed since a keyUp event has occured. I tried using the function getTimer() in a while statement, but it's bugging out in the Flash player. Any advice? onClipEvent (load) { song = new Sound (); song.attachSound ("so...more >>

Hello... I want to design a flash file which will contain menu , buttons and other graphics and dynamic text fields etc... The problem is that i want to create ripples on my mouse position... Or, a Gun Point .....etc... i think u got it....!!! So, if you can solve my problem ... then p...more >>

hi, I have a main movie that call 3 litle movies. Other 3 movies has own font or sound (linkaged) objects and use them individually. But when main movie called one of them to main stage these objects(font and sound) is become not accesible.When I put these sound and font objects to main m...more >>

hi all plz . anyone can give some idea about saving so from slider "value" component (drk6 ) ? ... so the next time the user opens the movie .. the slider's positin will be like the last time user moved it ? thx . ...more >>

Using Flash4 and asp this code works: // Get a language disgination from a file. example; "us" // this code creates a var called language loadVariablesNum("htprefs.txt", 0); // Set a default value to this newly created var _level0.asplanguage = "."; // Load the var _levelo.asplanguage...more >>

I apologize for the cross-post, but I am really now just understanding the difference between the general forum and actionscript forum. I am trying to make a bar with twelve images scroll continuously across the top of my movie. I used code from a template I bought but I cannot seem to get ...more >>

I'm soooo close... I can trace a variable and output the right name/value, but I CAN'T use that same variable that output the correct name/value as a name reference to grab an array length from the root??? I'm trying to dynamically reference the length of the array on the root... it doesn'...more >>

This is a twist on Duuman's post (told you I was goofing around).... So, I made an oval movieclip, width=126 height=22 _x=132 _y=220. Document frame rate is 35. Then, I put this code on the oval: onClipEvent(enterFrame){ speed = _root._xmouse; see= _root._ymouse; _rotation +=speed/2...more >>

Is there a way to unload all movies above a specific level? We are loading movies on top level ++ in a photo gallery, but my main navigation needs to remove all movies loaded above level 6. Thanks! ...more >>

Hi folks I'm suffering from very jerky playback of simple tweens. I think I need to script the extra movies to load in the background and be ready to play - can anyone offer scripting advice, as my searches haven't provided anything? Due to my inexperience and looming deadline, I've had...more >>

I am loading jpg and swf movies using the mc.loadMovie() method. Does anyone know how to determine the height and width of the loaded movie? If you use mc._width after loading, it gives you the widith of the stage that the movie is loaded into, not the width of the loaded movies. ...more >>

I want to create a menu and sub menu for a site I have attempted to get one button working. Can anyone help, this code is not correct and I don't know enough to get it working. I want to load a movie when the button is pressed (as long as the movie is not already loaded). The destination...more >>

How can I get the ListBox component to add and space items properly when the text of an item needs to wrap and use more than one line of text? I can get the ListBox FLabel object property to multiline and use twice the height for ALL items but I cannot figure out how to do it only when neede...more >>

What I want to do, is refresh the first frame every .5 seconds. I cannot just put a "gotoAndPlay(1);" action on the second frame, because the movie will run slowly/freeze. How can I do this? I have already tried: Usage; my_lv.onData = function(src) { nicePlaces = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];...more >>

I'm not asking for debugging help, this works. I'm wondering if this is bad practice. It's placed as the first code on the frame. if (_framesloaded < _currentframe) { // either _currentframe or the last frame gotoAndPlay (_currentframe); } else { play(); }...more >>

Hi! I have a movie with 2 scenes: "Preload" and "Scene 2". There is small animation of 3 frames in "Preload" scene, that contains 2 dynamic text fields with variables "loadedkbytes" , "totalkbytes" and movieclip "loader". The first frame of scene is blank, to second frame assigned folowi...more >>

I was messing around in flash, and I got a really odd effect. It basically makes a movieclip turn to follow the mousecursor... but it does it really smoothly, and with very little code. I have no idea why it is doing this... take a look at what the end product is [L=here]http://roy.wigginswo...more >>

Hi, I have an input text field in which the user can input text that will then appear in a dynamic text field. I'm wanting to write some type of actionscript that forces the text to always be completely viewable inside the dynamic text box. For example, if the dynamic text box is a certain...more >>

hi, I created a dynamic text fileld which has embedFonts = true property. And I want that it seems as non aliased. I didnt find "Alias Text" in action script help. Can I control that propert from script? And when I set .embedFonts = true, my textfield is not show any character. How can I as...more >>

I would like for this to do something flashy, but I'm really new to flash and don't know how difficult it would be. function loadTheVars() { var dateVars = new LoadVars(); dateVars.onLoad = function(ok) { if (ok) { date_txt.text = "High Bid: $"+dateVars.day+" Bidder: "+dateVars.month; ...more >>

I have a small and probably simple problem, the problem is that I need my flash document to open up a webpage when a certain thing happens. I know you can load webpages using behaviours but this has to be inside my buttons script. Here is what the button contains (note I did NOT write this, ...more >>