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Add sounds to a flash movie...
Posted by macjunkie at 4/17/2004 11:15:09 PM
I'm new at using action script and cannot figure out how to get this to work. I have a flash project that plays an animation, shows a word and plays a correct pronunciation of the word. It works great, the forward and back buttons play the different animations, words and sounds, however I woul...more >>


getUrl gets me off
Posted by owanomono at 4/17/2004 10:41:54 PM
I have a problem with the getUrl thingy. 1. I have this FRAME which has the following AS code assigned: stop(); getURL("http://www.kampsportsguiden.com/perry/perry.html","_self","post"); This works just dandy, going to the right url with no problems. 2. Then I got this BUTTON wit...more >>

AS 2.0: V2-Components ruin Preloaders (in Frame1)
Posted by alw at 4/17/2004 9:22:31 PM
According to the filesize-report of my published flash-application, most amount of data (80 %) is V2-Component stuff (loading BEFORE frame 1). The Problem: my preloader (in the timeline AT frame 1) becomes visible the first time when 80-90% of the swf-File is already loaded. So You can see him...more >>

Using jpg-files with overlaying seethroug menu
Posted by Thomas Olsen at Team at 4/17/2004 8:53:16 PM
Ok this is the case: I am trying to create a site for viewing pictures. The jpg-pictures should be loaded behind the menu. I want the menu to be drop-down and I want it to be 85% transparent with seperation in three categories. Each categorie is supposed to have like 30 to 40 jpg-picture...more >>

load different jpeg depending on time of day
Posted by Bluefish21 at 4/17/2004 8:47:12 PM
Ok, I'm trying to load a different jpg depending upon the time of day, but someting isn't going right. Here is what I have coded in frame 1 of my as layer: var myDate:Date=new Date(); var currentHour:Number = myDate.getHours(); function pictureRotate(){ if ((currentHour>21)&&(currentHou...more >>

Works in .exe but not in .swf... WHY?
Posted by allie at 4/17/2004 7:56:40 PM
Hi, I am making a presentation that has these pop-up tabs that contain information. I am using a movieclip as a "button shielld" so the user can't click through the tabs to the buttons below. It works beautifully in the .exe and when I test the movie by clicking control+enter. It is not workin...more >>

Navigation Help!!!
Posted by chris_fill at 4/17/2004 7:50:01 PM
how would u make this triangle thing follow the mouse! [L=HERE]http://www.soogreyhounds.com[/L]...more >>

loading text file
Posted by smatsri at 4/17/2004 7:38:53 PM
I have a text file that i want to load variable from. but the file wasn`t written by me , it`s an output file generated by another progrem. so i can`t realy use 'LoadVars' . basically if have a text file will number that i want to use for positioning some objects in flash. how is thi...more >>



Alpha in dynamic textfield?
Posted by Jay C at 4/17/2004 7:25:26 PM
Hi I want to create my textboxes on my stage dynamically and give them a sort of alpha tint. However, the following line doesn't seem to work (although it comes straight from the library). Is there anyone who could give me some more info about setting the alpha property of your textfield? M...more >>

Flash Chat Room(s)
Posted by r2b2lynn at 4/17/2004 6:58:23 PM
I don't have a clue how to do this but, how can I make a chat room page? I know how to make a web page using HTML. Is it possible to make a chat page with just HTML and Flash MX?? How can I do this? Also any additional help, sources, examples, books, points in the right directions would...more >>

Insert Simple Concept Into Thick Skull
Posted by James E. Talmage at 4/17/2004 5:07:39 PM
I'm trying hard. I really am. I read the books. I do the experiments. I even manage to build sucessful SWFs. But I still keep getting tripped up on basic concepts, and if the answers are in the books, I'm somehow missing them. Here's the latest: I'm just starting a simulation of a truck's air ...more >>

Playing a movie clip on release of a button
Posted by Greg_123 at 4/17/2004 4:44:29 PM
Hi, I have problem with a function that i call when a button is clicked, in that it doesn't work. The on(release) button condition calls a function that moves a movieclip into place on the scene and then attempts to play it (see the attached code)... The TooFew() function and the Too...more >>

URGENT: variable refusing to reset to 0
Posted by dubya at 4/17/2004 4:39:57 PM
hello everybody. extremely frustration problem. i have a movie with this function in it: _global.populateLinks = function(xml_doc_str) { current_xml_links_doc_str = xml_doc_str; full_pod.scroller_mc.tmp_mc.link0_mc.label.text = ""; for (var i = 0; i<LINKS_CLIPS_...more >>

how can you operate buttons which are in a movie
Posted by rahmandilse at 4/17/2004 4:34:02 PM
i need immediate help. i am really new to flash and i made my own website recently. here is the problem, how can you access or operate a button which is in a movie clip. i have tried on (release) { getURL("http://www.macromedia.com"); } this really works for any button in a movi...more >>

is this actionscript?
Posted by sid vishus at 4/17/2004 4:09:35 PM
if you visit the following site: http://www.hybride.com/eng/hybrideeng.html and go to the about us section and press on the little black arrow, the info box does a turn which is very smooth. Is this a tween or actionscript? do you know the script if it is actionscript? I would like to ...more >>

Movie clips and buttons
Posted by F|_uff-E at 4/17/2004 3:07:09 PM
I've been trying to figure this out for hours. It's probably really simple. Anyway, this is my problem. I have created a movie clip where all my buttons are, now, I want to click on one of the buttons and go outside the movie clip and play a frame that is on the main scene, how do i do t...more >>

Help coding an 'if open' statement
Posted by Big_SeckC at 4/17/2004 2:47:52 PM
Morning all, I need some help (of course). I currently have everything on my site working except one thing (a beta test)... When the OnRollOver of an invisible button is performed, I would like it to keep other OnRollOver's from occuring. (e.g., [L=http://www.nex2us.com/templates/wunl/in...more >>

button nested on movieclip
Posted by risita_bee at 4/17/2004 12:23:33 PM
Hi, I have a pretty simple problem, but I just can't figure out how to make this work. I have a bunch of buttons inside a movieclip, which is on the main scene. I just need the buttons to play a specific frame from the main timeline, but if I just use the gotoAndPlay (frame#) script it won...more >>

FScommand("exec", "flie.exe"); don't exec
Posted by pmxgvn at 4/17/2004 11:09:28 AM
Help me! can I use: FSCommand("exec"); to run a flie that it's the same directory with file have FSCommand? How? ex: d:\fscommand\file1.exe d:\fscommand\file2.exe in file1.exe have FScommand("exec", "file2.exe"); but when run then file2.exe don't working. ...more >>

How to get instance name
Posted by Shashwat.com at 4/17/2004 9:52:07 AM
Hi, Is there any way to get a button's instance name. For example, if I click on a button, is it possible to have it's instance name outputted in, say, a text box or a variable? I tried using [h] this._name [/h]but it did'nt worked for buttons is thier any other way? Thanks. S...more >>

gotoandplay actionscripting for buttons
Posted by totally_sly at 4/17/2004 7:50:28 AM
Hi, I'm just doing a simple flash site, and have run into problems. None of my buttons are working :( ... and I am just learning flash. I'm not sure if I'm doing this right. My playback head stops on my buttons (which are active - but when pressed are just not linking to anything). When...more >>

How XML + tree menu [MX 2004] loads swf's?
Posted by mbailly at 4/17/2004 7:48:58 AM
Hi everybody, I'm getting crazy searching for a valid MX 2004 AS v.2 tutorial / example of a navigation menu from XML file that could load swf files at main timeline... Sephirot's and others doesn't work with MX 2004. Can you help me? Thxs. Mariano ...more >>

Why can't I do this!!!!
Posted by rubbersoul69 at 4/17/2004 4:55:33 AM
Here is what I am trying to do. I create a new flash document 800 * 600. I put in a black cicle on layer 1 frame 1, convert it to a button. Now I creat a second layer above the first, insert new symbol (movie clip). In the movie clip I put another ball and tween it to move a bit. Simple so ...more >>

Buffering/Preloading MediaDisplay component
Posted by knucklenutz at 4/17/2004 3:35:56 AM
Hello, I am currently using the setMedia method to stream an FLV file from a relative directory to a MediaDisplay component. I am aware of the behaviors that allow you to autoplay, toggle play/pause, etc, but I am wondering if there is a way to check the load progress of the FLV being str...more >>

load a sound NOT in frame 1
Posted by Pea at 4/17/2004 2:49:28 AM
Hi all, This may be a simple question (hopefully) but I have many sounds in my movie, and each are exported for action script with a unique linkage name. This all works fine, but when my clip loads, it loads all the sound in the first frame and my preloader doesn't show for ages before th...more >>

conversion routine
Posted by etg7 at 4/17/2004 1:24:28 AM
i'm wondering how to convert a string of a hex value.. "0x190929" into a hex number... any ideas?? thx...more >>

Duplicate movieclip inside other movieclip
Posted by HypnoTech at 4/17/2004 12:16:24 AM
Here's what i want to do... I create a movieclip in the _root, after that I create an instance of a movieclip in the library wich has its own .as code file behind it. Now, I want to pass this first movieclip to the constructor of the second one, and duplicate that movieClip inside the second o...more >>


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