I can't figure this out... I hope somebody can help. I need to get a button that is nested in a movie clip to link to the first frame of a new scene called "Mexico" I figured the usual on (press) gotoandPlay ("Mexico", 1) would work, but it just starts playing the scene that the movie clip i...more >>

I have a flash file that retrieves data from an Access database using an ASP page and loadVariables function. Everything works fine except that it returns boxes instead of accented characters such as "çãáñ" etc. I also tried URLEncoding, but it returns the exact same thing. I'd greatly appreciat...more >>

does anyone know how I would be able to send a variable to a PHP file, without opening a new window? after I've sent the variable, I;m using loadvar.sendandload to get it back....more >>

hi, i am going through this tutorial and it gives as an example: car.speed = 5; to declare a variable for an individual symbol (car is a movie clip symbol), but when i run the movie, the value returned is null (or nothing). so what is the correct way of declaring a variable like this? ...more >>

Hi, I have a dynamic textField. A button has "on(release){emailText.text="Joe\nJohn";} I've tried making it "<a href=mailto:joe@joe.com>Joe</a\n<a href=mailto:john@john.com>John</a>" I have "render text as html" selected, but it just renders the above as plain text. Is there a way t...more >>

I am trying to create a time out, where after 10 seconds my movie will jump back to the scene that I have programmed as the screen saver. Does anyone know how this works? Thanks....more >>

Hi! I'm trying to get the server's time on which my swf is uploaded. Every date/time functions I tried, show the client's date/time. Do you know any other functions/tricks which would do? I want the date to be independent of the user's system clock. Thanx, Szeki today_date = new Da...more >>

I have a page that I'm designing that is split in half. On one side I have html browser content and on the other a flash movie that I want to change according to which link a person clicks on. So for instance, if a person wants to see what a house looks like, the click on an html link which ...more >>

Hi, I'm trying to allow users manipulate an image that i've created at runtime. Has anyone got any tips or suggestions as to how i'd go about doing this? Thanks, Matt....more >>

I need to be able to start typing in a TextInput field (i.e. Username in a Login box) when the swf first loads... I create a new Flash Document, drag a TextInput to the stage and give it an instance name of "myText" I put the following actionscript in the frame: focusManager.setF...more >>

Hi, I am trying to find out how to make a sound play as soon as the website is opened and also be able to controll that sound with the play and stop button. I tried loading the sound into the layer to tell the computer to play the sound when the page is opened and it worked. But when I ...more >>

I am using a browser window frameset hoping to keep two Flash .swf files aware of each other via a LocalConnection object. The files are in diferent frames of the frameset. Should the localConnection work inside the frameset? Thanks Geoff ...more >>

Since I didn't get any answer, here I go again: Lets say I have a ball and a floor... Whenever the ball hits the floor it bounces back up... Now I have a button that can create many balls... Now I use the code "this." to make sure every ball bounces independently... Now, I have added, lets...more >>

good morning, i'm looking for the best way to have a rollover state remain "on" without clicking, and to be replaced with another button's "on" state only when the new button is rolledover. many thanks. ...more >>

I'm contolling audio from the library with actionscript, but it only seems to work when I've ticked "download in first frame". Unfortunately, this means that all my audio is downloading into the first frame and making my site huge to download and is even affecting the loading bar from appearin...more >>

Hi, Everything is said in the title : how can I send variable that contain special characters (eg. ? or ?) to a php file ? It seems that the MIME format used (application/x-www-urlformencoded) cannot deal with this. Is there a way ? My purpose is to avoid using getURL that would requir...more >>

I have a gravity Script that applies a "simulated" feel of gravity to a ball, in my flash game. I needed the ball to stop and a surface but fall though a hole(passage) on that surface. My problem is that when i hit detect that hole, the ball doesn't fall though. here is some of the code: ...more >>

I know how to change the cursor appearance using the hide mouse, set drag commands but how can i get the cursor(movie clip) to turn and point in the direction i move my mouse in? ...more >>

Hi all, I will preface this by saiying "I am an novice ActionScript user"!<smile> And any help offered is MUCH appreciated! I am trying to use the attachMovie method where the IDName, instance name, and level are all variables. The problem I'm having is that when I use the variable nam...more >>

I have never had so much trouble with one Flash thing in my life. My view of this Tab View Component is that it's a horrible little evil viscious nasty thing that generally doesn't work and has no decent support (documentation or forum). The livedocs don't have it. The examples are horrible sh...more >>

I am trying to have two things happen with a button element,...one,..when a button is rollOver [ed],...i want to jump to a specific frame in my movie,..also ,..when the button is pressed,..i want to jump to a specific fram also,.....i hve no problemn making the playhead jump with the on (press...more >>