Is there an easy way to remove all "duplicated" clips, i.e. those that have been created using the duplicateMovieClip() method from one or two master clips? Until now I have tried to delete them one at a time. Thanks Geoff ...more >>

I want to swap an instance in a MovieClip. How do I go about scripting a swap? Thanks! Geoff ...more >>

As part of a Flash presentation Im putting together, I'm including videos of some rotating 3D objects Ive created. What I'm seeking is to have the user be able to control the rotation of the objects. The movies are very simple 360 revolves around the object. I've achieved partial success just ...more >>

I have created a menu for a web page I am working on. The menu buttons react to rollover and press (the text changes colors) but I also would like something similar to HTML's alt tag so that I can put alt text in for these items. Is this possible and if so how can I do this? Thanks D...more >>

okay, so i've got a problem. my button, which has this actionscript/javascript attached: (on(press){getURL("javascript: window.open('url',' ','width=800, height=400,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=no,toolbar=no,resizabl e=yes');");} and this works to open a new window wit...more >>

Hello all, Problem is, On a button, if i have code to load an external MC but also want a movie clip thats already on the main movie timeline to do something for example change to a different picture. how would I do this? Any Help is greatly appreciated thank you PS: Im using mx2...more >>

I have an interesting dilema. I wish to create a flash webform. I am familiar with actionscript, I know that I will could use the LoadVars.sendAndLoad() method. The problem I have is my web host has a copy of Matts formMail.php script on the server which it suggests all users, use. ...more >>

Howdy all First time poster long time listener... ha ha oh well, I have recently started playing with flash and xml so please forgive me if ask a stupid question. I am working on a project that seems to be functioning correctly the first time the page is loaded (see: http://atgapp01.clarian...more >>

I am trying to populate a large series of combo boxes(up to 60) on a page with all the same values, initially. I borrowed some code that suggests a list (array) approach and came up with this: SemLabels = ["--","FA/0","SU/04","SP/04","FA/03"];// combo labels SemData = ["","FA/0","SU/04...more >>

You people rock! Thanks for your help. Here's my current situation: when an element on the stage is clicked it opens a movie in a separate window. I haven't figured out how to make this new window be the exact size as the movie (instead of default browser size), un-scaleable and without the to...more >>

I am trying to load html formatted text into a dynamic text field using the LoadVars function. The text does not seem to load. nothing displays in the text field. This is the actionscript I am using. I have also turned the HTML format button on in the properties inspector to see if this works...more >>

Hi all, I'm relatively new at Flash, being more of a Javascript/DHTML/PHP/ASP kind of guy. I hope someone here can help with this problem: I have a clip which is a US map, into which I dynamically place a number of points (using createEmptyMovieClip). These points have onPress, onRollOve...more >>

mySound= new Sound(); mySound.loadSound(myChilds[index].attributes["src1"], true); . . in this code, if the URL-myChilds[index].attributes["src1"]- is wrong I want to run next Code, mySound.loadSound(myChilds[index].attributes["src2"], true); as this code, try{ code 1 } c...more >>

I can?t seem to get a response from this previous thread, so I started a new one hopping someone has an answer. I?m using 3 separate scroll panes on the main time line that load swf files. The problem is that when the site is loaded, the scroll pans don?t work, until you refresh the enti...more >>

Is there a way to get a bit of code to execute each n frames (or per frame)? Andrew Hannon...more >>

Hello, I would like to access the (x, y) values of the kind Graphic, but I'm not sure this is possible. I tried things like: trace(this._x()) => output was: "undefined" trace(this._x) => on two seperate frames, where the graphic was in different parts of the window, the output was: "0...more >>

Ok for testing I tried to get the Flash Movie I've been messing with to go to a html file when it gets to the last frame. I put in the following code. stop() getURL("C:\Documents and Settings\tfaux\My Documents\fauxden1\main\home.html"); This does nothing except stop the movie?? What am ...more >>

Whenever I try to print 2 pages with the option printAsBitmap:true, it will print the first page as vector and then the following pages as bitmap (with all pages set to print as bitmap). I've attached some sample code which prints the first and second frame of the _root timeline. Has anyo...more >>

I'm trying to get the setBufferTime() to work with the media display component. I have the media player working fine using a combination of the controller component and the media display component, but I need to increase the buffer time before play begins. I have tried placing the command seve...more >>

Can I do this? <snip> var myMC = _root.createEmptyMovie('mc01',1); myMC.loadMovie('myMovie.swf'); </snip> I know that I can load a JPG into an emptyMoveClip, but can I load an SWF? Thanks, -d ...more >>

Hello, im new to actionscript, but not entirely to flash, and can somone please tell me a could online free course to help me with learning Actionscript 2 or just the basics at least to ActionScript 2...more >>

I have a situation where you mouse over a button and a MC plays creating a dropdown menu. sometimes if you rollover it quick it plays and when you rollout it doesn't go away it just stays open. is there a way to remedy? perhaps some sort of mouseover timer? am I missing something? should Idrin...more >>

Noobie here....Simple but I don't get it I am loading an external movie and I want it to load an specific frame of that movie right at start. I am using this on (release) { loadMovieNum("details.swf", 0); } I read about the _level so I added on (release) { loadMovieNum...more >>

This is an old problem that I have never found a solution to and I'd like to see if anyone has one. The problem is that when you have a buttton on the stage and it gets covered by another movie clip...etc.. you can always still click on the covered up button. I know I can manually hide each in...more >>

I wanna pass variables between 2 movies, using loadMovie("url",0) Is it possible to pass on a variable when I don't load the movie in a MC? The 'new' movie loads in the same level as the old movie, cause I want it to 'replace' the first movie. But I wanna pass on a variable as well, is that po...more >>

can anyone help me in writing an actionscript that will check if a file has been loaded. My goal is to be able to check if the file has been loaded and then skip the playhead ahead if it has, instead of having it preload everytime. I found some very helpful code at www.flashguru.co.uk/000310...more >>

Hello, I have a movie that has the code below, which works perfectly (I've removed a lot of the code for the functions just to keep it short). What I'd like to do is import this movie into a main movie and have it displayed in a scrollpane. Ugh. It's just not working. I've tried putting th...more >>

Evening all, Is one enterFrame script executing 10 lines of code easier on the Flash Player than 10 enterFrame scripts each executing 1 line of code? I'm building a game which currently has multiple enterFrame scripts on the go, and I'm getting a lot of slowdown. Any help much appreciated...more >>

Please dear folks at macromedia, start taking care or a proper translation of webforum posts to newsreader format. This is really becoming quite irritating: 1. attached files once used to show up as link in the newsreader; now they are gone; if someone attaches a file to a post in the webforums,...more >>

I have a client that wishes to be able to have pictures loaded into the flash site from an images folder. i tried using the loadmovie and load varribles function to post a picture into a dynamic text feild, but nothing appears. further more i would like the pictures to change randomly like a s...more >>

I want to get an array of numbers 1 to 100(without repeatation). While cliking on a button the array shoud toggle . Thankful to have any code , as i dont have that much programming knowledge. Thanks ...more >>

Hello, Does anyone know how to change the individual character colours inputted into a dynamic textfield? For example if the user clicks a button labelled "A" a red "A" appears in the textfield and then the user clicks a button labelled "B" and a black "B" appears in the same textfield...more >>

Hi I have been away from Flash developments for 2 years and now with Flash 6 I see so many changes. I have requirement to do something very quickly and going through my old books did not teach me how to link my text elements from text files. Ideally, I want to create a flash movie th...more >>

I have an combobox with 150 item's it's for a PDA. When I used the "normal" combobox it filled in no time, but when i use the combobox from the device component set it takes like 10 seconds before the list is generated. Is this a bug or should i fill it in an other way. Now i use this: ...more >>

Hi !! I want to display text and within the text, i want to display an external image(loaded on the runtime). This image needs to be displayed with diffrent text, at different location in the text. I wanted to know if there is any way to do this. Regards, Gunjan Gupta ...more >>

Hi !! I want to display text and within the text, i want to display an external text. This image needs to be displayed with diffrent text, at different location in the text. I wanted to know if there is any solution to do this. Regards, Gunjan Gupta ...more >>

Hi, I have this problem: I have two movie clips - [i]big_movie[/i] and [i]small_movie[/i]. On the scene i put one instance of [i]big_movie[/i] and one instance of [i]small_movie[/i]. The [i]small_movie [/i] clip has a 'mouse over' effect applied to it. The [i]big_movie[/i] clip contains ...more >>

Hi all, I'm trying to set-up a site with separate swfs on separate html pages. I would like the user to have the option to mute the sound. I can do this fine. Problem is that as soon as you load a new page the sound by default is back on again. I have tried to use a Shared Object to store a si...more >>

I have created a questionnaire where the user can pick 1 of 3 alternatives (radiobuttons). When the user submits the answer I want the submit button to verify that the correct answer has been picked and IF correct answer an image will show up. radiobtn "answer1a" radiobtn "answer1b" ra...more >>

Hi forum, I have a master fla file and two client fla files(c1.fla, c2.fla). My client files contains some textboxes and buttons. While i am importing the clients from the master fla, these text boxes are not visible and buttons are not having their properties. Please give me a feasible sol...more >>

Hello, I have created two movie clips, one moving up, the other down and each stops at a certain point. It works, however both objects begin slowly and then smooth at the end, like it's starts out at a jog and then runs smoothly at the end. Any advice? onClipEvent(load){ _y = 320.8;...more >>

HI, How can I draw a line on a movie clip, and then mask the line so that the movie clip will look empty? Thanks...more >>

Usually to control a Sound() object via AS it's necessary to export the sound for ActionScript with the result that first frame's weight grows very much sometimes... I tried to resolve the problem using this solution, which I don't understand so much in some aspects: 1) create a movieclip o...more >>

I developed a flash slideshow with three different sections that use it's own xml file to call out to the images in the slideshow. When each image loads an external preloader is attached in order to keep flash from advancing until the image is fully loaded. The slideshow works great on dial-up...more >>

I thought this post may have been overlooked, as I've had no replies. Here it is again.. ................ I am working on a lesson test. I'm creating some new movieClips (they are animated correction marks - ticks and crosses) via actionscript and placing them beside some RadioButtons just...more >>

I am working on a project. However I am a bit stuck. Because the sexy halo combobox isn't working. The combobox is nested inside a swf file an loaded inside the Loader component. If I assingn undefined to _parent._parent. Like this _parent._parent = undefined (works with the window compon...more >>

When you run the getLocal method of a Shared Object object, there is an optional path parameter, what kind of path can I put it there? Should it start with a slash or not? Which slash do I use? Please give me an example and tell me where the SOL file will be stored for that example, if it is p...more >>

Here's the code: send_btn.onRelease = function() { out.mmmtxt = mtxt.text; out.send(_root.host + "/send.php", "", "POST"); mtxt.text = ""; loadMess(); }; When the page loads the url is has GET methods on the end: ?c=%5Btype%20Function%5D&mmmtxt=vcghvjggvkh Where mtxt.te...more >>

Hi forum, I am starting to develope a quiz in flash. I don't want to use the components provided by macromedia, as it limits my veriety of questions. Can i make my own components for the quiz template? Or what is the easy way to get clear this problem. Itwill be time consuming to code for ...more >>

// Can't load to _root, _level0, level1 with MovieClipLoader // this works: _root.loadMovie("index.swf"); // this doesn't: var loader = new MovieClipLoader(); loader.loadClip("index.swf", _root); // Another bug: Can't attach code with the "attach code" button on this forum: I g...more >>

I have a pretty straightforward training project that consists of only one scene, but many movie clips, timelines, object instances, etc. that have all been scripted. How can I persist the data through this whole mess to pass the results on to the user in the last frame of the main timeline? ...more >>

Even though this seem straight forward i can't seem to get it to work. I want to target the main timeline and a certain scene and frame from a movieclip. i've tried: _root.gotoandplay("scene", 5); and just plain gotoandplay("scene", 5); and neither seem to work. what am i doing ...more >>

Can anyone help me with this? I have a graphic that has 2 invisible buttons on it. I need to let the user know when he clicks the button, but I also need to provide feedback to him if he clicks anywhere else on the graphic. I've got the text boxes all set, but I cannot seem to figure out ho...more >>

i have an audio file playing in a frame with a stop(); comand. the problem i'm having is that i want a variable that comes from the audio to keep updating in the frame but since it's stoped it doesn't. i've tried to add a looping movie clip to the frame with a clipevent(enterframe) but the s...more >>

I am attempting to define a global function called triggerCancelEdit. But when I define it in the root directory, it tells me there is a syntax error. Can anyone tell me what the error is? Here is the syntax: function _global.triggerCancelEdit(){ trace("hello"); } Thanks ...more >>

Okay, I've got a movie that loads a variable (equal to a literal string) from an external txt file. The file is accessed without any problems and the variable is found, but any escape sequences (example: \r=carriage return) I enter are overridden and come through as text when I set my_txt.tex...more >>

I am working on a lesson test. I'm creating some new movieClips (they are animated correction marks - ticks and crosses) via actionscript and placing them beside some RadioButtons just as a teacher would mark a student's test. These clips are are placed near the coordinates of the RadioButtons....more >>

Hi! Could someone help me about duplicating buttons. 1) I've a button _root.Menu0 2) I duplicate it=20 var NumberOfMenus=3D5; var i=3D1; var yPosition=3D71; while (i<=3DNumberOfMenus) { duplicateMovieClip("Menu0", "Menu"+i, i); _root["Me...more >>