Or the only behaviors I can use are the ones included in Flash MX Pro? If I can create my own behaviors, could you give me a few tips or resources to learn how to do it? Thanks! -- ='o'= Arturo ='o'= www.miltonfrank.tv ...more >>

Hola, I'm trying to build subpages in a menu system. I have the chapter headers built dynamically. Now i need to build the sub pages. The headers were built with a specific number.. the pages however will vary. I'm trying to create a 'for' statement, but can't figure out how to set the ...more >>

I have an input text field for users to enter a page number which they would like to skip to. After someone types a number in though, if they then press the next or previous buttons more than once, they need to move the mouse between clicks for the button to work. Before the text box is activa...more >>

I need to block the function of the combination of ALT key plus F4 key, that is, block the function of closing the window by the user. Is that possible using Actionscript?...more >>

i don't know how to explain what i need...all i know is three of my buttons do it right..the forth doesn't...and the only difference between them all is that one has (in the movie explorer) "contact, <contact>" and the one that doesn't work has just "Residential>....like i said i can't explai...more >>

We are attempting to take advantage of the performance improvements claimed for the upgrade from Flash MX to MX 2004. We have been successful in generating our app with "Flash Player 6" as the target, but when selecting 7 our app is entirely broken. With a little experimentation it appears...more >>

what is the diference between eval and []? like this x="trace" eval(x)("OK") returns "ok" [x]("OK") returns nothing...more >>

I'm new at action script. I want be able to read the text that the user puts in. like a password for example. The user enters text into the input text field, pushes the enter key or clicks a button and a message shows up telling them whether or not they entered the correct text. Also, I'd ...more >>

Hi I'm making a ninja game and I have some problems when I want my ninja to move and at the same time let him hit with his sword. I tried with checking if the two keys are down at the same time but he doesn't do it or he stops with moving and starts with hitting with his sword. Here'...more >>

Hi guys! (i'm new here and bad at english =/) Ok, I have three scenes: scene 1, scene 2, scene 3. On scene 1 it is a button that makes you jump to scene 3 For this I use: on(press){ gotoAndPlay(scene 3); } This works perfectly. The problem is only that he first jumps to...more >>

I want the name of my frame to populate a dynamic text box. I have tried variations of: Slide_name=getProperty(_currentFrame, _name); but nothing seems to provide any data to the variable (which feeds the dynamic text box. How can I use the names of my key frames to provide a visual na...more >>

How, if possible, do you use the setTextFormat method for a dynamic text box placed in a movie clip with a motion tween. The fonts are embedded. Do I reference the same way I reference the variable? If so, it doesn't seem to be working. Thanks for your time. ...more >>

any ideas on how to access the cd-rom drive (or letter of drive) from a web based flash app running on .Net? The media assets will be on a CD but the client wants the user to access the flash file and framework from the site? I know how to access the drive if I know the drive letter, but not ...more >>

are you referring to the focusrect that appears. In 04, it is controlled by the theme (I believe), although not very well ( I add the snide comment because of my frustation with the focusmanager/focusrect I am having). HTH DAN ...more >>

OK, I'm having trouble trying trouble making a multiple choice quiz that has different responses at the end, depending on your score. I look everywhere for examples but couldn't find one with what I am doing. Please help. The file is here---www15.brinkster.com/canase/flash/temp.fla than...more >>

Howdy, I have multiple arrays such as these: myArray1[0] = "Some text here"; myArray1[1] = "Some sub text"; myArray1[2] = "More sub text"; myArray1[3] = "Even More text"; myArray2[0] = "Some text here"; myArray2[1] = "Some sub text"; myArray2[2] = "More sub text"; myArray2[3] =...more >>

Is it possible to assign an action script to a button that "upon release" completes playing a specified movie/scene before going to the next script in the sequence? Specifically, I'm creating a web site in Flash and using Buttons as Menus to switch between scenes and need to assign an action s...more >>

Hi I have abt 20 questions which i need them to appear randomly. Each questions have 3 choices. there are 9 btns, which when click will randomly pick up 1 out of the 20 questions. i know that i can acutally work it out using frame labels. i can have 20 labels so that when 1 of the btns are...more >>

I have a movieclip that is defined as 160X120 pixels. I need to load jpg files into this but they may not all be the predefined size. Is there a way to center them within the movieclip. The clip is within a movie and the size is important. I tried to use the movieclip._width and _height but ...more >>

I Just Want ToKnow how To Play MP3 Files On My Site Like When You Go Into http://www.kylie.com or http://www.eminem.com , in second page, you can see music control to play or stop music. I Have Tried To ply My MusicOnSite Without Flash , butmy download manager wantedto download the file. Is There...more >>

The only problem I have in regards to the Charting Components is flipping the chart horizontally instead of the default vertical setting... below is the AS I'm using (it's AS 1.0) chart._rotation = 450; chart._x = 300; The chart flips, but the Horizontal and Vertical Labels disappear.....more >>

Hi I want to make php-sockets-flash chat-forum I wrote little php daemon I run it on my appache (localhost) Then i run flash client wich creates XMLSocket Connecting Then the PROBLEM: when i send data to server it get it ant all ok.... BUT when i send data to socket from server XMLsocket.o...more >>

I am working on a demo that will be on CD that includes a main movie with 4 buttons that loads 4 other movies into a new window. My problem is I can make each individual movie not scaleable but when a movie loads from the main movie it is still scaleable. Here is a sample of my script o...more >>

I need modify all instances of a movie clip, seting the modifications just once. like this: I have 2 instances of a movieClip, so I want set modifications that update both instances in stage. I can make this aplying the source to each instance, but this is nor the best way to do this. ...more >>

Hi, I've been using Local Shared Object for a pretty while. It works great with flash player 6. But I still can't force to work it with flash player 7. I don't want to use flash player 6 cos I have too much code already written. Does anyone was successful with LSO and Flash Player 7. Th...more >>

I have 2 buttons in my application that uses the getURL(URL,"_blank") function and have noticed that when I have my pop-blocker running the new window never opens but when I turn off the pop-blocker the window opens fine. Now if I use the same technique in regular html for a link with a target...more >>

Heya guys :) Thanks for looking [b]Backround[/b] I Created a flash form with radio buttons, check box's , ect.. some slides have 4 to 8 radio button which presented a problem, when the user clicked back there choice was gone. so i made it such that when a radio button, check box, e...more >>

Hi. Can I store more then .name in the Shared Object I would like to get Name, Address, Phone, ... Would I do it like this ....data.name... ....data.address... ....data.phone... ....data.city... ....data.state... .... This is for a cd delivered class then at the end I will pass the info...more >>

Hi all, This is my first message in macromedia. I have a small problem in flash. in flash, i have a drop down box. say there are 5 items by named as A B C D E. when ever i click any item in the drop down box i want to open a html page and it should take to the particular location like u...more >>

Hi forum, I have three input textboxes (t1,t2,t3) in my flash file. On playing the movie the cursor is at t3. I want to focus it to t1. I had tried Selection.setFocus("m1.t1"), m1 is the moviclip which contains these texts and a quiz component. But it is not working. Also another por...more >>

i need help on how to get the requested url when click on one of the labels in the combo box. Previously, i mean in mx the code is like that _root.myComboBox.setChangeHandler("myHandler"); function myhandler() { getURL(_root.myComboBox.getSelectedItem().data, "_blank"); } Since, mx 20...more >>

I try to set a font size to the Button component instance, it doesn't have any effect. (i'm using Flash MX Professional 2004) scripts: _global.styles.Button.setStyle("fontSize", "8"); help please... ...more >>

Hi I am generating a report from a XML file. The report is in table format. Columns of the table are also dynamic ie they could be 2,4, 5 and ...anything ....Now I want to create dynamic text fields on the stage as per the number of columns. Ashish ...more >>

hi all, I have a slight problem regarding the input box in flash 5. I am entering a date in my input text box for eg: 23/04/2004. what i want is the user should only enter 23042004 and the slashes come automatically. Like the use types 23 and the 1st slash come then he types 04 the second ...more >>

I have a flash movie, which is supposed to run on flash 6 player. I have been trying to create a listbox (Flash MX component), where the user by choosing certain topics would see another movie clip. -So, I have a Listbox and 3 labels... Listbox is a movieclip on layer 10. I would like to ha...more >>

In a movie clip I have: onClipEvent (enterFrame) { if (Key.isDown(Key.SPACE)) { this.play(); } } onClipEvent (enterFrame) { if (Key.isDown(Key.LEFT)) { _x -= 20; } if (Key.isDown(Key.RIGHT)) { _x += 20; } if (Key.isDown(Key.UP)) { _y -= 20; } if (Ke...more >>