Hi iam creating a simple flash game where you have to put objects in a certain bin eg metal things in a bin set as a movie clip called metal. So far user can select the items drag them to the right bin and when they release the mouse on the bin the items visible is set to 0 so it looks like it...more >>

hi. I've made an mp3 player that streams mp3s. Right now my problem is making it go to the next song automatically once a song completes. If anybody has any suggestions or solutions, please reply. Thanks ...more >>

I got Flash Mx 2004 Pro, I was trained in Flash action Scripting 1, is there like a converter, cause i can not do action scipting 2. Or is there a good free tutorial that will teach you action scriptign to from action scripting 1 ...more >>

Hi, I have added an onMouseDown listener inside a movie clip: downListener = new Object(); downListener.onMouseDown = function () { // code is here.. }; Mouse.addListener(downListener); The problem is that the code inside this listener executes whenever I click the mo...more >>

Hi, I need to be able to insert charicters into a certain position within a string using actionscript. Does anyone know what method to use in order to do this? For example, lets say there is a text field with a value of "HelloWorld" and I want to insert a space between the two words. I'm us...more >>

Student, just starting out with Flash MX. I have the basics of animation and music down, but my project requires some actionscripting that I'm having trouble with. Here's what I need to do: (1) Clicking on certain spots in the animation should open up a URL in a new browser window. These...more >>

I am using the strings panel to create multilanguage support for my animations. I must be doing something wrong. All I get is English. The only place languages other than English show up is via the language menu within the Strings panel itself. When I change my computer's language to Fren...more >>

This is not related strictly to Flash, but i've come across this nice bug: I have a primary swf movie that loads a secondary swf movie using actionscript. i use "load" which is a empty movie clip and: load.loadMovie("flash/pieces/pieces10.swf") Using IE works fine, Opera browser refusez ...more >>

Hi, We are trying to create a dynamic text field with content coming from a XML file. Then we use an embed font on the dynamically created text field. Finally, we apply a style sheet to the dynamic text field. What happen is... Well nothing is happenoing... That's the problem. Has so...more >>

Hi, it should be pretty simple, got main and two movie clips, in one of them I declare _global.day = "Monday"; and I just check it from main by trace(day); but it's giving me "undefined" I also tried Object.msg = "blabla"; still doesn't work, is it that I have Education versio...more >>

Does anyone know how I can use a TextField to create a layout that stacks: Image Text Image Text ? I can't seem to get them to stack, the images stay "inline" Cheers _tippedOver ...more >>

Hey everyone. There's two problems im running into while publishing my flash movie... The first is that when i try to publish it into html , the output window comes up and tells me that some stuff cant be published because it was made for the flash 5 player (im using flashmx) the second proble...more >>

Hi there, The follow script , I need to add some a script function for urls in this script so that I can link them from a xml file can any one help. x=new XML(); x.onLoad=init; x.load(exemel); x.ignoreWhite=true; // scroller variables // var last=-1; //set to -1 bc if s...more >>

Does anyone have, or know of a good script for pulling images into flash based on variables... I am finding out that pulling images into flash is quirky at best.. one thing works in Flash 6 but breaks in 7 ? Thanks in advance, -Paul ...more >>

Any ideas? If i have triggered an XML load request in AS2, and before the document is loaded decide to load a different document - how do i halt the previous load to start a new one? answers on a postcard.... :P ...more >>

I would like to include the data from a text file to be run as AS. My test file is "test.txt". the following code works great: #include "test.txt" However, I need to load a different file in different situation (i.e. "test1.txt or "test2.txt"...). IF the following code worked, I would be...more >>

Hi, I have a simple issue here: I have a movie that loads various swf's into different levels. On level 5, when I hit a button I want it to set the visibilty for everything in level 1 to false. What is the correct syntax? I currently have : on(release){ level1._visible = fals...more >>

Hi all, I would like to call up this website: 'http://homepage.ntlworld.com/john.coppock/' from my flash movie in a pop up window. I have about half a dozen more url's that I am doing the same with, the only difference is that they all begin with "www". if I put 'http://homepage.ntlwo...more >>

Help Does anyone out there know how to dynamically delete a textfield string character. My movie runs by a users dynamically inputting charaters into a textfield via a button. What I need to do is dynamically delete the last entered character via a button event. Can anyone help ...more >>

Greetings all. My question is purely theoretical. I'm coming from a Lingo (Director) and web programming background, and Flash is taking some getting used to. In Director, there is a way to send a command to all sprites and have them do something, and you can also update the members in ...more >>

I'm trying to do a basic script that I've never done before... Press thumbnail.jpg to popup a fullsize.jpg? But cant seem make it work? I'm using the new 'Behaviors' in MX04... Does anyone have a betterway? on (press) { //load Graphic Behavior this.loadMovie("C:\\Documents My Docum...more >>

if i copy a movieClip mc that contains a dynamic textField txt, and set the alpha of the new movieClip to zero, i still see the text field. what goes wrong? how can i make the dymanic text in a copied movieClip take on the alpha value of the movieClip? this doesn't work: mc.duplicateMov...more >>

I'm trying to make a scroll bar. I have a movie clip under a mask. Here's what I want to happen whille pressing down button, movie clip moves up whille pressing up button, movie clip moves down whille pressing left button, movie clip moves right whille pressing right button, movie clip mov...more >>

Does anyone know how to detect a failed file load in flash mx. As I am trying to detect if a jpg file has not loaded and for the life of me I have no idea. It shows a "Error opening URL" within the output window but I cannot find anything that will detect it within the main movie as so I can a...more >>

Hi, I have in my first frame code that must be executed before some other code associated to a symbol. Obviously, and given the problems I have, this does not seem to be the case. I am therefore wondering how to postpone symbol-related code execution. Thanks ...more >>

Hi, I have a problem with creating new instances of classes which extend MovieClip. For example: The class could look like this: in MyClip.as: class MyClip extends MovieClip { private var txtField:TextField; public function MyClip() { super(); txtField.textCol...more >>

Currently finishing up chapter two of the best book I've found on ActionScript 2.0, "Flash MX 2004 Actionscript," by Derek Franklin and Jobe Makar. The last exercise in chapter 2 deals with listners. The 'addListener' for the mouse and key work, but having trouble with the stage listener. What...more >>

I have a SWF with several scenes, I have code like this in scene 2: _global.name = ''; _global.age = ''; but, when I call then in scene 5, they are undefined... any help ? thankx...more >>

Hy, I?m using localconnection to comunicate between several swf (thumbs) and one big swf (main stage) that are displayed in different html cells. When I click the first swf (thumb) it works fine (the file loads into the main swf), but when I try to load another swf (thumb) to the main swf,...more >>

Whenever I move the mouse off a flash movie embedded in an HTML page the mouseX and mouseY properties get stuck at the last position the mouse was on stage. All hittest() tests and any rollout events fail at this point. Is there any way to reliably tell if the mouse has left the flash part o...more >>

Hi I'm developing a CD based flash .exe in Flash MX that needs to reference external .exe file which opens a PDF file. I know the way the external programs are referenced in MX changed from that in V.5 but I have never got it to work. Does anybody know how to do this ? I remember someth...more >>

I have a program in which Authorware keeps track of a number of different variables, one for each of the scenes in the project. Any time I need a value from Authorware, I call the fscommand function with the value I want passed back. However, there are times when I need to get the value of a...more >>

can i load a specified scene in an external movie using loadmovie or loadmovienum or is there any other way?? please it's urgent...more >>

Hi there... I have a big array in my Flash movie. For example I put 2 entries below. I want to put these in a MySQL-database. I know how to use loadVarables to a PHP file which echo data back like: naam=Donald&phonenumber=333 But now I would like to read an array from database. Hope someone ...more >>

I need to know if it is possible to launch a customized browser window from a flash .exe I need to launch a window without all of the chrome, no scollbars, statusbars, addressbars, buttons etc... Have no clue how to do this.... Please Help. Thanks in advance. ...more >>

Hello World. I have this problem? I have 2 swf, one is the main and the 2? is to be loaded in the main. Exp. What i have done. I put the function of wall swf in the main swf. Now i whant to load the 2 swf and in this one i have a button to call the function plased in the main swf to r...more >>

I'm having a problem using some variables that i get through the url for some simple calculations. I have the following vars: imageWidth = Number(w); imageHeight = Number(h); where w & h are set from the swf url (i.e. movie.swf?w=500&h=375). Now when i try to print them the values disp...more >>

Hi there, I saw one posting (dt. [L=7/16/2003]http://www.macromedia.com/cfusion/webforums/forum/messageview.cfm?c atid=288&threadid=654809&arctab=arc&highlight_key=y&keyword1=script#2355046[/L]) on triming the white spaces of string value. I saw the following code to trim the white spaces...more >>

i have some buttons inside a movieclip and i want to know their _x position, but without having to specify each button individualy, so i used the for ..in function to search for all the buttons: for (name in _root.base_barra_botoes_tv.barra_botoes_tv) { if (typeof (_root.base_barra_botoes...more >>

send video and audio through web If there any possibility for flash to send LIVE! video and audio through web? Is there any function or coding or action script that can handle this situation? For example how can i create a website that people can SEE n HEAR with other people.... n we asume ...more >>

Hey guys, i really need your expertises on this. I am required to create a pre-loader. Sequence is i have A.swf with a button that will open B.swf in the same Flash Player. I need to create a pre-loader at A so there wont be a waiting time when B loads. I am not sure how to get the ...more >>

Hi, I know this question may have been asnwered a few times befire but i didn't find it. How can I detect that???? Please help!!!!...more >>

hi I use the quiz template and learning interactions regularly as I'm involved in the creation and development of e-learning materials and we need the tracking. Very useful, however I find them very limiting and I don't have much knowledge of actionscripting so it's a steep learning curve....more >>

Hi, I am urgently looking for a flash application or component which can display the thumbnails of cliparts( .swf, .jpg, .gif etc) on the left hand panel with their names and file size and the bigger image of the thumbnail appears on right after clicking on the thumbnail. It would be g...more >>

Hi, I want to attach a number of smaller movies to a larger one and set up listeners so that there is an action when the larger movie is pressed but a different action when one of the smaller attached movies is pressed. With the following code whether the larger movie clip or one of the atta...more >>

Hi... This is my first post on the flash side. I'm a director guy. I'm having this flash card which i have to send to multiple recipients, my animation is all done, i have a dynamic text field that will hold the reciepients name..so when they open the card, they would see their name, so it ...more >>

I am trying to link a button on my canvas to run an .exe file. I am have no luck doing this. Both my FLA file and the exe I am trying to load are in the same directory. Can anyone please help me :( ...more >>

Hey all, I'm working on an example in class to create a preloader. Here is the set of events that 'should' occur: - Click on a button on the main stage - A check of bytes loaded vs. btyes total will cause the progress bar to appear and begin moving until 100 percent load is achie...more >>

Here is my problem. I have a .root movie. on this movie I have two empty mc's. in mc 1 i have a menu, in mc 2 i have a graphic that pops up. What I want to do is disable the button in mc 1 after i press the button. Then I want to be able to push a button in mc 2 to reenable the button in mc ...more >>

Hi Masters, Please, can anyone provide me with a script or any other way to play random pictures on my flash website. I am developing a web site for my band, and on the link page I have several pictures of diverses musical or artistic influences. And I'd like to play them in a different or...more >>

Hi there, I have a servertime in my php and want it to send to my flash but all I get is 'undefined', and help will me soooo great. cheers, vincent flash //-------------------------------------------------------------------// myData = new LoadVars(); myData.load("http://www.stmp.nl...more >>

I tried posting this to General Discussion with no luck, perhaps this is the more appropriate forum of the two. Display Combo Box value in textArea onRollOver? Is this possible to do using code and components- or do I need to set my files up differently? Where I?m at: Book ComboBox com...more >>