Hello, i am using Flash MX 2004 and Actionscript 2.0. I am starting a new flash project and i need some information before i start it. My questions are: 1. I need to be able to receive/send data from/to a database from my flash web site. What is your advice? I am completly lost. SQL, ...more >>

any reasons why the following snippet doesn't work in a cellrenderer? function onPress() { trace("pressed"); var newclip = this.duplicateMovieClip("newClip", DepthManager.kTopmost); newclip.onPress = function() { trace("xxx " + this); this._alpha = 50; thi...more >>

this is what i know, someone please help me. i know now that Flash does not have the ability to create files and folder on the hard drive [which sux, but is ok]. i do also know that director has the ability to create and write to external text files. however, i don't know if director has t...more >>

hello, I'm attempting to dynamically place a ComboBox on the scene, and then dynamically add items to the drop down list - all from XML. As I parse through my XML file, when I encounter a specific type of entry, I want to create a dropdown list that contains information from the childNode...more >>

I've been trying to attach and place on the screen the four instances of a button. I can see that the instances were created because when I hardcoded (button1_btn._x=300; for example) it does work. But the result that I have with the following code are, four instances of that button placed at ...more >>

Can Actionscript create instant images(I'm thinking image files, or as Flash graphics) of the flash screen at a given time during movie play?...more >>

Can Actionscript save variables to local disk? Sharedobject doesn't seem to work & I don't want to store variables in Cookies, but in files(any kind will do) I know Macromedia Director does that. Can I write some lines in my flash movie so that when it's being run by Director, it will tell D...more >>

I'm having trouble using the ScrollPane component with a movie clip that has a dynamic size. My scrollpane represents a timeline to which the user can add events, thereby stretching the size of the movie clip designated as myScrollPane.content. However, when myScrollPane.content grows beyon...more >>

Hello. I am trying to target a frame in level1 from level0. The button on level0 has this code on it. on (release) { _level1.gotoAndStop(1); } This does not work. Thanks very much for any help. ...more >>

I have a question I don't know if anyone knows the answer but I thought I'd ask. Here is the URL I am working on. www.benwood.net/corrigo.html What I would like to happen is that once the movies have played the user is taken to another page. I thought this might be a simple gotoAndPlay ...more >>

Hello folks, When I compile an .swf from a .fla using an external actionscript file (e.g. #include "actionscript.as"), every time the .swf runs, does it read the external .as file? Or is it compiled into the .swf when you create it in the Flash environment? Thank you very much for yo...more >>

I'm wondering how (or if) Flash can use a URL variable passed into it in a conditional statement. I've tried guessing at the syntax in a million forms and I've found nothing in the help. I even notice one old posting with the same question on this form that was never answered. Basically,...more >>

Hi, I'm having trouble using setInterval to move an object across the screen. I have four links that are suppossed to move an object (a movie clip containing different backgrounds) to various positions on the stage. I'm using a function to determine where the new location needs to be, and tha...more >>

Hi all, If there a way to execute dynamic AS at runtime? What I'm trying to do is something like this: operator = "+"; a = 1; b = 1; execute("c=a"+operator+"b"); //so now c should be 2. TIA, Roger ...more >>

I got choosen along with 2 others to make a educational game for kids in 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade. We got most of the information we required but there are still a few things we need to know. Most of all we are makeing a type of sidescroller game and we need to make it so when the character move...more >>

I've built a website using Mason, Perl, and Flash. For some reason, most of my Flash components have backgrounds that when clicked on direct to another page on the site (different pages for IE and Safari). I've tried making setting the wmode to transparent windowless (actually, I've tried th...more >>

Hello. I have one swf in level1 that has a different set of buttons in different scenes. I would like to target this swf with the level0 swf buttons. How can I target a scene in a swf on a different level? I would also like to play the unload of the current scene of buttons before it ...more >>

What are the difference betwwen the two editions ? Darren ...more >>

maybe a silly question, as i just had my first look at MX2004, but ... in AS2, why do classes have to be stored in external .as files? why can't they be part of the movie? mike -- portfolio: http://www.acousticshock.com recent flash experiments: http://www.michaeln.demon.nl/test ...more >>

I have a scene where I have some draggable objects. I'm using swapDepths to make sure the dragged object is on top. My problem is, if I go to another frame that is not supposed to contain those draggable objects, any objects that were dragged previously will show up. They will also show up if ...more >>

Hello everyone, I'm currently programming an online campus map for Auburn University in Alabama. You can see the test version here: [L=Click here]http://www.onedanshow.com/map/[/L] If you visit the map in IE on the PC, all the building images, which are external swf files, will load...more >>

I have a small problem. Client wants to change images in swf file [b]himself[/b]. So I would like to know how to prepare swf file to import extern pictures from exact folder with exact name. Similiar to importing video file. Help. If you have already any fla file send me please to my e...more >>

I have a couple of text fields on stage and I want the active text field (where the marker/cursor is) to be highlighted. Any ideas on how to accomplish this? I thought of making a MC with the highlighted backgrounds for every field in different frames. I also know I can use getFocus(), but I...more >>

I need to get the state of a radio button (say r1) in a movie clip (say MC1). How can I do this?...more >>

yes, that's wright! I fount the detection kit, the system.capabilities thing and lots of stuff in my research... I want to integrate perfectly flash in (x)html, including detection of player, download, auto selecting user's resolution and stretchiing the html page accordingly, switching th...more >>

I have a movie which loads external images into a blank MC on the main timeline. Only problem is, all images load at the topleft point of the blank MC. All images are different sizes and I just want them to load centered on the screen, not top left. Is there an easy way around this? ...more >>

How can I do a transition like http://www.windowsmedia.com/MediaGuide/Home I'm not getting linear gradient masks to work, and am at a loss. Thank you ...more >>

Does anyone know if it is possible to control the speed at which a scripted loop runs? i.e. I have a script which goes: for (y=0; y<400; y++) { _root.instanceName._x ++; } But it goes so fast that the instance is moved straight to the end point, but I want it to animate across ...more >>

Hi guys, Is it able to on - _parent.loader.loadMovie("session01.swf") _parent.loader.loadMovie("session02.swf") _parent.loader.loadMovie("session03.swf") load these movies all into the loader at once and store it in some variab...more >>

I have a Flash movie where I want to have different backgrounds moving in, I have this working with a controller: Frame 1: stop(); Frame 5: _root.instanceName._x +=10; Frame 6: if (_root.instanceName._x == 500) { gotoAndStop(1); } else { gotoAndPlay(5); } This works fine b...more >>

Where is the local shared object "cookie" on the hard drive?...more >>

This is the third time i'm asking for a scrollbar component ( a .swc file) but it seems no one has it. Therefore if you have any ideea hot to make that or where to get it from, please share it with me. thanks, geut. ...more >>

the same syntax of <img> tag works for 1 file but not the other....more >>

when i click a button, it should call/send variables o to C#. please help!...more >>

I have deleted everything of a movie including the library files but the saved moive file is 3mb. What is wrong with it?...more >>

Hi, Im having a problem converting a grand total price to have 2 decimal places even when there are no cents. Here is my code: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- onC...more >>

Hi , i was working on a music palyer project . My main movie has 24 frm rate.And the music file which was to load has 12 frm rate . When i Test my movie . The music file(With moving picture) was playing with the frm rate of 24 .. But the next time when i Test this movie again , It was playing ...more >>

I've been working with Josha Davis' tutorial from Flash To the Core (http://flashtothecore.praystation.com/) on chapter 21 -- It's an awesome book, book the way he uses an array for this tutorial is a bit beyond my skill level. here's the code: for (i=0; i<max; i++) { // attach new item...more >>

Has something changed with putting a simple password on a page that checks compares a name and password. I was able to do it in the past but for some reason with mx 2004 I can't get it to work. on (release, keyPress "<Enter>") { if ((name == "Keith") && (password == "test")) { gotoAn...more >>

Has something changed with putting a simple password on a page that checks compares a name and password. I was able to do it in the past but for some reason with mx 2004 I can't get it to work. on (release, keyPress "<Enter>") { if ((name == "Keith") && (password == "test")) { gotoAn...more >>

i have a simple flash movie that i'm using to test my PHP socket server. the XMLSocket.send command is getting no results. my onData handler for my socket, defined in frame 1, seems to work. mySocket is a global var defined and initialized successfully in frame 1. when the connection i...more >>

I am attempting to set up an input text box such that when I press the ENTER key I can proceed to other frames. In the first frame, I have placed the myKeyDown function below: //--- Set up listener for key stroke and function for key down function myKeyDown() { if (Key.getCode() == Ke...more >>

For example, instead of writing actionscript to display percentages (i.e. 0-100%) Can you say, write a custom script to display an amount to another (e.g 1767-1840 - begin at 1767 and count up to 1840) ...more >>

I don't see it documented anywhere, nor have I heard it mentioned but it appears that Flash has a problem displaying _global variable values in dynamic text boxes when setting the var property in the property inspector. I am not able to display the variable successfully using just the var prop...more >>