I can't seem to find a function or a method that can change a movie's frame rate w/ ActionScript. Does one exist?...more >>

Hello, I am having problems with flash buttons that I've made. They're really flash movies that I have tried to convert to a button. Anyway, I can't add urls in Dreamweaver or Flash. I already tried the <a herf="url"> Flash Button <\a> or what ever it is and it only works on Internet ex...more >>

- I have a clip collection somewhere in my movie, adress stired in _global.Album - I have a clip elsewhere in the same movie where I want a copy of a clip inside the "collection" clip. I put traces. As I can see, the adress of the origine clip is fine, but it seems the new duplicated clip isn...more >>

Hey, I posted this before and don't think I got a response so I'm trying a second time. What do all of the letters in the beginGradientFill matrix indicate? I've tried experimenting with different values but I can't make sense of any of the results I'm getting. any explanation would be...more >>

I have a very simple C# .Net web service that has the following method [WebMethod] public string Test(out string p1, out string p2) { Result aResultL = new Result(); p1 = "test1"; p2 = "test2"; return "test3"; } And I call it from the action script liek foll...more >>

Hello, I am trying to figure out how to asign text in a scrollPane component actions to load other movies into different levels in my flash movie. Basically, I have a scrollPane component. It has a lot of text in it. I want to be able to have certain parts of the text act like buttons t...more >>

Hi, I am just migrating a project to Actionscript 2.0 and ran into a problem: In 1.0 I was adding a custom property to XML nodes like that: myXMLnode.customProp = "hi"; If I do something like this in 2.0 I am getting en error because the property does not exist in the class. I know h...more >>

Question regarding loading XML into a Flash Document. I'm loading XML data into Flash, then upon success, sending it to another frame where it loads another ASP file containing a single variable called "feature." I run a test a few frames later to see if feature is loaded, if so, it sends ...more >>

I've been building sites using template files for some time now. I've never had a problem with using flash files in those template pages. However, now I am facing an issue where the flash works fine when browsing directly to the template page, but viewing the site where the template page is in...more >>

I am using onEnterframe in the 17th frame of my movie to control the _x position of an empty movie clip. The empty movie loads and positions properly. When I use _root.onEnterframe the script inside does not work, not even a trace command. in addition, setMask will not work in this frame eve...more >>

I am creating a Window component and setting the content as a movieclip in my library with linkage of "win_setup"... setupWindow = mx.managers.PopUpManager.createPopUp(_root, mx.containers.Window, true, {contentPath:"win_setup", title:"Setup"}); and I can add a listener to tell me when t...more >>

Ey and thanks for reading. First off, I'm trying to get the _wdith and _height properties of my root most swf file. I know how to target a movie clip FROM the main root timeline to navigate down into empty_mc's or whatever the structure is at hand. However what I am trying to access is the...more >>

textfield._alpha isn't working in flash mx. I tried to put the text field into a movie clip and change the alpha value of it, but that doesn't work either. it only seems to work with the shapes in the MC, not the text. any ideas on how to get around this without tweening? ...more >>

Can somone please give me a link to a [h]ActionScript 2.0[/h] tutorial Thanks...more >>

Is there any easy way to check if the mouse is inside a movie clip... I'm wanting to check the mouse location, if it's not in my movie clip (drop menu) then remove the movie clip. Thanks...more >>

I've been reading up on MVC as I've heard that is the "Best Practice" for building an RIA with Flash. Can someone provide me an example of how that might be implemented? Is this correct? Model: Database with Stored Procedures View: Flash Interface, Movie clips etc.. no code or methods...more >>

I have a new state that I am adding to a flashmap, and have a major problem with the action script not being able to find the Target Frame. This stops the state from functioning. The rest of the map is functional, I need help. I am 64 and semi retired with one eye, if I can't fix this proble...more >>

I am making an advanced business portfolio in flash, which means I need movie clips with mouse over actions. I have tried several ways of doing this : (i.e. chip.onRollOver = function() { play(); }) I am not sure of the syntax but I have tried variations of this and none have worked. I jus...more >>

I have an app that I built in Flash 5 that I want to output in Flash MX (not 2004, though) but part of my code, which works fine as Flash 5 swf, breaks in Flash 6 swf. I am loading text from an external text file, and then passing the text contents of each variable to a function (to strip line...more >>

http://homepage.mac.com/curtdog/jaypeak2004/ Hi all, I've made a preloader which looks at the parent timeline and won't proceed until all the bytes have been loaded. here's the code i used: iz = _parent.getBytesLoaded(); ttl = _parent.getBytesTotal(); per = Math.floor((iz*100)/ttl); ...more >>

please go to www.firstacademy.net/dev/ i loaded external swfs on 2 scrollpane components. It worked pretty fine locally. but when i uploaded it, it seems that the external swf's loads first prior to the coomponent carrying it. All are messed up!! Help me with this please. Thanks ...more >>

I am dynamically creating movieclips on stage with this code. Each movieclip has a textfield txtInfo inside that will display some information. for (var i = 1; i<j; i++) { myClip = _root.attachMovie("mcInfo", "mc_info"+i, i); eval("mc_info"+i).txtInfo.Text = "Assign Text depending on i "; }...more >>

I need to have a .swf that loads an image and text from a text file that looks like this: 'john' http://mysite/1.jpg I need the .swf to moniter for changes in that same text file every 2 seconds. If the text file changes to: 'sue' http://mysite/2.jpg I need that text and that image load...more >>

Hi guys, my apologies if this quesion has been asked before or is a silly one. I have a client who wants to create a questionnaire type compeition in Flash. It will be a multiple choice questionnaire that will add your score you at the end of the 10 questions. Can this be done easily? Do I nee...more >>

sorry for clumsy english.. This is site: http://www.nevcos.ru/promo/vorsinka/. Anybody know about method align object(bear, 1000, jacket, gloves and child)? How i can make positions objects in flash relatively width of browser. For instance, if we modify width, objects in flash displace rela...more >>

Hello all, Just a quick question. I have two text fields that each contain a number. I want both text fields to be joined to create one number. For example, the following code below traces a 150: trace(_root.labor_time.txtHours.text+_root.labor_time.txtQuarterHours.text); Now, i want t...more >>

I am trying to create a pop up window in the opens from inside the flash document. getURL ("javascript:NewWindow=window.open('http://brianbehrens.net','brian','width=758, height=420,left=0,top=0, toolbar=No,location=No,scrollbars=No,status=No,resizable=No,fullscreen=No'); NewWindow.foc...more >>

Am I wrong in thinking the following code on a button in Flash MX 2004 should control a MovieClip called "greekTxt"? on(rollOver){ _root.greekTxt.gotoAndPlay(10); } on(rollOut){ _root.greekTxt.gotoAndPlay(25); } Because, right now, it doesn't. Even when I set the publish setti...more >>

To make a long story short, I spent a LOT of time debugging a fairly complex project of mine where mc's that I used setcrollcontent() on would vanish. It turned out to be a grievous error on the part of the person who coded the scrollpane. I hope the person who wrote this reads this. You ...more >>

Just testing my connection. Please ignore this. ...more >>

I am using the sendAndLoad method to update a database. If the update is good I return "Good", if the update is bad I return "Bad". The results return properly. I checked them using a trace statement. But in the if statement the test always fails! the condition is: if (returnResult.msg == ...more >>

Greetings all, I have been pounding away on the new MX2004 flash, and I have run into a little snag. I am trying to use a menubar component in multiple .swf files, and it loads and populates beautifully in the first file I open. Problem is, when I use a menubar link to open another flas...more >>

Hi, Many text field names are recorded in an array. And I want to write a function to create text fields named as in array. However, even after creating a text field I could not acces and change it's alpha value. fieldname = "aboutus"; _root.createTextField(fieldname,1,1,1,100,20);...more >>

I have 2 swf, contact_loader.swf and contacts.swf. The first swf contains only a scrollpane that's used to load contacts.swf. contacts.swf is just a simple flash containing only static text. Problem now is, when I test it using Ctrl-Enter in Flash, it works! The loader is able to load the ...more >>

Hi. I'm using a bunch of arrays in my flash file. Can they be put into an external text file and loaded into flash dynamically at run-time? If so, can the arrays text file be changed and have the flash movie updated without having to re-generate the swf? If it can, what is the syntax? I've...more >>

Is there is any method to connect flash to a data base?...more >>

Hi, I'm having some difficulty understanding the matrix properties for the beginGradientFill method. So far (I think) I have found out the following. matrix = {a:value,b:value,c:value,d:value,e:value,f:value,g:value,h:value,i:value} in which a=xSize b=vSkew c=?? d=hSkew e=...more >>

hello. could someone please tell me how to load a movieclip from the library only if it is needed and therefore when it is needed. i've tried using attachmovie without "export on first frame" checked and it only works for the first clip that i've attached to the parent clip. consecut...more >>

I belive this is a almost stupid simple question, but I've just started useing flash, and I now want to know how to change the color of a text-object, on mouse over (in java script terms ;-) ) Thank you for any help! ...more >>

Hi, I'm having a movieclip "feld0" containing a dynamic textbox "text1". why does only the text "Home" in feld0 appear. I can't see the other textboxes, that should show me "Gallery"...why? for (a=1;a<6;a++) { duplicateMovieClip(_root.feld0,"feld"+a,a); _root["feld"+a]._x=95*a; _root["fel...more >>

Can i write a text content in the swf to a xml file. Can i use the same xml file for authentifications ...more >>

How can I create dinamics textField? //that code don't works _root.createEmptyMovieClip("screen", _root.depth); screen.titleTBox = new TextField(); screen.titleTBox.text = "hey"; trace(screen.titleTBox.text) ...more >>

Hi. How can I use the tween animation for button (when mouse over, circle spins). I have also made a gif animation and imported it into lib, so I would set it in mouse over frame. But it doesn't work (gif won't spin). What's the solution? I don't know.... Thanx in advance, Benjamin ...more >>

Sorry, must be a very simple question, but how can i deal whit a string full of double quote ( " , char 34, quotation mark) ? Thanks in advance iperzazie...more >>

Hi, Some people at work asked for an fdisk simulator, so they could run it whilst they had customers on the phones, so imagine the screenshots from fdisk. On the first screen you have options 1 - 5. if you select 1 it jumps to the relevant frame / screenshot, and you are now presented wi...more >>

I have a working web service and a working flash test which passes 3 strings. The web service responds and I can update a TextArea. However, I now want to extend the Flash page to send an XML file (located on the client PC) to the web service. What is the best way to send the file (which...more >>

Hi. I've tried many different times to get this thing to work, and I've given up. Could somebody please tell me how to do this: I have a movie clip on my main timeline, given the instance name of "myText". I have script on the first frame of the main timeline that should loop and duplicate thi...more >>

Hi there! I?m programing 10 buttons inside a MC, each button moves the timeline to a desired frame, where there's a similar set of buttons to move the timeline forward again. Now, the question is can I move backward if I change frame 10 to frame 1? And is it even possible to move backward?...more >>

how can i delay the execution of a line of source code, for, let's say, 1 second? please, thanks...more >>

Flash published at 100% x 100% does not load properly on Netscape 7.1. Instead of a movie covering the entire browser window, I get a small movie at the top center part of the window. Anybody who had similar problem? How do I fix this? Thanks ...more >>

Hi all! Well, my problem is pretty simple but still complex Im loading textfiles displaying on a newspage. I got this project handed over to me from an other developer who quit on our company so im not that very familiar with the code. [b]The problem[/b] When i load the the textfiles...more >>

I'm new to ActionScript and am on a task to make the swf file run on a machine for x no. of times after which it should ask for authentication. I've thought of placing some registry entries and then try to play with them. How do I do that? Or is there some other elegant method to achieve this?...more >>

Hello, Does anybody have an idea why the delay function in the script below is not working? I'm trying to slowly move an image horizontally. Another movie generates the value for "p'". If p==2, the trace "test 01" is executed, so that's all right. After that, the delay function should be...more >>

Hi Support Team, I am trying to make a website in flash that displays some research i've done. I have some buttons that load different swf files using loadmovie. One of the swf files that I want to load is a simple slide show. (I also tried using the load_image.fla flash file that came as ...more >>

I'm using the attached code to add menues to a menu bar. The Separator doesn't show up, and although it's not in the code, radio items don't work either. What gives? P.S. View points to the menu bar. demoMenu = view.addMenu("Demo"); demoMenu.addMenuItem({label: "Exit", instanceName: "d...more >>

//You can copy all to flash script editing //by this way very simple to do loadMovie _root.createEmptyMovieClip("test", 1); loadMovie("1.jpg", test); //on here i want mark button but can't, no error on windows, not any action test.onRelease = function() { trace("onRelease called"); ...more >>

I have a button inside a graphic which is then inside of a movie clip (for fading). In the graphic symbol I have the following syntax applied to the button: [b]on (release) { gotoAndPlay("Scene 1", 1); }[/b] When pressed, I want the button to play frame 1 in Scene 1. However, when...more >>

I have tried to store instances of a custom class in an array. When I retrieve the object actionScript seems to have forgotten what type of object it was. In the sample code below: Result is a custom class to hold test results. Details is an array of test result objects. The code creates...more >>

I'm a newbie so please bear with me. I'm trying to remove a stop action. I highlight the frame containing the "a", then open the "Action - Frame" panel, where "stop();" is displayed(it is the only text in the panel). I highlight the text, right click the mouse and select "delete" to remov...more >>

I create a custom component, it run ok. so I hope create a Live Preview,but I haven't custom UI, only with the flash's parameter ui, how can I access the property/parameter panel? pls give me some example code. thank you very much. ...more >>

Help me please... i have flash projector....example my projector name...Main Menu.exe i use this script on my button....to open application..name... test.exe on (release) { fscommand("exec","test.exe"); } but not work....how can i do? what ' s wrong? Thank you.. ...more >>

I'm using movieclips as navigation buttons with rollover and rollout animations and this code: on release _root.gotoAndPlay("myFrame") myFrame contains this code: loadMovie("myMovie.swf" , "placeholder") myMovie lasts about 36 frames before it settles into a stop() command. As ...more >>

How do you go to a particular frame in a movieclip from a button that is on the main timeline....more >>

As an alternative to getURL, I am usin fscommand: on (release) {fscommand("exec", "myBatFile_exp.bat");} to open a .bat file that contains: @echo off start exp.doc Anyone ever used this to open MSWord docs on a CD with a Flash projector? It seems to work except I don't like see...more >>

I am loading an swf via loadMovieNum. My question is, is it possible to load an external movie and then go to a certain frame on that movie from clicking a button on the main movie?...more >>

Ive got a question, i cant import a song that is mp3 format into one of my flash animations. I try to import it, and it gets cut off a few seconds after it begins to play. the song is 1:10 minutes long. I dont think im doing anything wrong when im importing it, so heres the code i have on the ...more >>

Is there an ActionScript 2 variable that will, on release, play the remaining frames of a scene, and the go to the corresponding scene associatd with the button? Example: "Scene A" plays to frame 15 of a 30 frame scene and stops. At frame 15 the user has an option of 3 buttons, Each ...more >>

We have an XML file that is loading both English and Spanish to display on a screen. The word Yes or S? in Spanish looses the accent " ? ".. We tried using encoding="ISO-8859-1" and encoding="UTF-8", but neither seem to work. Any one else have this issue and how did you resolve it? ...more >>

Perhaps someone out there can help me find this article I saw online the other day regarding the use of the new <img> tag support in MX04. It's not the documentation in the LiveDocs or in Flash. I swear I saw some sort of online example about using the new supported tag and some examples...more >>