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Echo in my script, really WIERD
Posted by redboxinteractive at 4/27/2004 11:34:24 PM
ok guys, im using phpobject for as2. (im not too fluent with as2 yet, but very
with as1). I suspect the echo starts at the "myPHPObject2.something_onResult"
event but not sure. what happens is at some point in my code I start getting
"echo"s. it runs through my code two or more times at the sa... more >>
another button problem "next" button
Posted by Kay Poe at 4/27/2004 10:32:15 PM
I have used various samples of syntax but apparently have not hit on the
correct one. I have read that I should put syntax in movie, I have read I
should put syntax in maintimeline. the buttons work on the main page, but:
when you go to Bio, there is a button at bottom that says Next. I ca... more >>
Remote MC Variables
Posted by pharaohman98 at 4/27/2004 10:29:13 PM
Hi again, everyone.
I have another issue with variable referencing I was hoping you could help
with. I have an empty movie clip (MClevel) that gets an attached mc from my
library (MCplayer). The attached clip has NON-global variables that I need to
reference from MClevel, but I don't know ... more >>
text button not reading
Posted by Kay Poe at 4/27/2004 10:21:39 PM
i thought i posted this but now i can't find it so i am posting again. i am
trying to figure out why my buttons are not working as buttons. i have used
text, made them into button symbols, tried instance names, even tried using
graphics of that text. it still does not work as a button (even... more >>
about _root, _level50 and local variables
Posted by zzdobrusky at 4/27/2004 8:42:26 PM
Hi,
I guess this is about naming movies and calling local variables,
I have main tryOuts.swf and movie clip tryOuts_mcSquare.swf that is loaded to
level 50 above main, I have also local variables yMain in main and ySquare in
mcSquare, I already tried absolut paths to call _root.tryOuts_mcSqu... more >>
Need Some Serious Help With Calculations
Posted by flashWannaBe at 4/27/2004 8:38:17 PM
Hello All,
Posted below, I have a script put together to determine the loan monthly
payment amount...based on interest rate, no. of months, and loan amount.
Although the script works great...I need to set this calculator up to handle
commas. I really haven't found much info on this matt... more >>
targetting _mc using a variable name
Posted by MaureenM at 4/27/2004 8:38:03 PM
Hi There,
Here's my problem...
I have a movie clip on my main timeline with the instance name movieclip_mc.
Within movieclip_mc I have another bunch of movie clips with instance names
1_mc, 2_mc, 3_mc etc etc.
Also on my main timeline, I have an array which cycles through some data and
w... more >>
Problems resizing custom component
Posted by OzzieGT at 4/27/2004 7:48:43 PM
I have created a custom slider component (SWC file). When I resize it in the
editor, it seems to be resizing fine, but then when I play the movie it is back
to it's full size again. I know I'm missing something here but I don't know
what. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Osman
... more >>
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jump to next scene
Posted by torvald_helmer at 4/27/2004 7:38:13 PM
How do I jump to a next scene?
I have made myself a button which I am
going to use.
I have tried:
on (release) {
nextscene();
}
but this doesn't work, please help me?
mvh
torvald_helmer... more >>
Variable Notation
Posted by Shaggy1 at 4/27/2004 7:10:16 PM
Hi
This bit of code works fine to set the colour of a movieclip
_level2.maincolour_mc.col.setRGB(0x666666);
However, "_level.maincolour_mc" is a variable movieclipname and when I try this
[movieclipname]col.setRGB(0x666666);
it don't work - how do I write the above line correctly... more >>
Actived Screensaver
Posted by huiguini at 4/27/2004 6:00:51 PM
Hello world.
It's possible to make in actionscript a function that detect if the user is using the mouse and if not it goes to the first frame of the aplicaction.
Thanks... more >>
Oddity loading external SWF's
Posted by rodimus79 at 4/27/2004 5:53:28 PM
I've buit a new portfolio using Flash MX and I call on the loadMovie action on
buttons to load external swf's into a movieclip for individual pieces.. The
strange thing is, this only works when the main movie and external swf's are
located on completely different domains. When they are locat... more >>
on(rollowver) durring on(press)?
Posted by trave801 at 4/27/2004 5:21:15 PM
Hi, i am working on a flash pixel art program, and having troubles getting it
to continue changing the pixel colors as I drag the mouse when it is down..
Here is the AS that I am using in the 8x8 pixel movie clip that gets duplicated
for all the other pixels...
[b]on(press) {
_root.dot... more >>
DATA FROM FLASH TO ASP (POST)
Posted by RedEyeWeb at 4/27/2004 4:29:03 PM
I am moving data from Flash to an ASP page where the data is processed and sent
to a database. I have been successful in getting the values of simple variables
from the Flash in the ASP code but I have not been successful in getting the
data out of complex variables (i.e. in Flash the variable... more >>
Time Delay?
Posted by MiniMurderdoll at 4/27/2004 4:24:32 PM
How can i do a simple time delay in actionscript like:
after 5 seconds {
Do This
}... more >>
German accents in imported text doc
Posted by gryllsie at 4/27/2004 4:24:25 PM
I have produced an interactive quiz that brings in the questions from an
external text document, which is url-coded text (i.e. %20 = a space). I now
need to produce this quiz in German, but I can't get flash to read the accents.
The text file is basically a load of variables loaded into flash,... more >>
Problem in Internet Explorer
Posted by scsimpson at 4/27/2004 3:55:44 PM
Hi,
I've got a swf that takes student info and logs them to a database. The file
works fine in all browsers, on both PC and Mac except Windows IE 6.0. For some
reason the file hangs and doesn't do anything.
At first I thought it might be the crossdomain.xml file, but that didn't fix ... more >>
Help needed with combobox component
Posted by Inigo_Montoya at 4/27/2004 3:46:48 PM
Trying to change the highlight text color of the combobox component, but can't
seem to find it.. I changed teh text color using "color" and the highlight
background color using "themeColor" but what's the attribute to get when you
select on of the selections with your mouse, the text color cha... more >>
URGENT !!! Flash + HTML
Posted by Ashish123 at 4/27/2004 3:44:28 PM
Hi
I have a flash movie getting loaded in my HTML page. The position of flash
movie is fixed which i can not change. The problem is I have my navigation menu
close to the flash movie. And when I roll over the Mouse on Button it goes back
of the Flash Movie. that is my flash movie overlaps ... more >>
pause flv
Posted by big dd at 4/27/2004 2:35:13 PM
how do you pause/play embeded flv's in pro?
do components only work with streaming video??
thanks,
dave... more >>
help me!!!!!!!!
Posted by ???? at 4/27/2004 2:18:52 PM
who is so kind to tell me the difference between "_level"and "_root".
thanks!!!!!!... more >>
isnt a movie in a movie autonomous ?
Posted by kattie:) at 4/27/2004 1:56:34 PM
guys,
why does this code print out all three messages when i only want it to print
one depending on whether block0, block1 or block2
are clicked. 'mybutton' is an embeded movie in each of these parent movies. i
know your answer might be "give each mybutton a
seperate instance name" but... more >>
Creating Hotkeys
Posted by Nomis2 at 4/27/2004 1:06:52 PM
I created a slide show that pauses at the end of each slide. In order to
unpause the slide show and advance to the next slide the user has to press the
"Ctrl" key. I did this using the following action script.
stop();
myListener = new Object();
myListener.onKeyDown = function() {
if... more >>
Help with multiple movie clip target instances
Posted by cnetech at 4/27/2004 1:00:11 PM
I am trying to create a photo viewer that will display jpegs loaded from an
external source into nine movie clip targets on the main stage
(placeHolder1_mc, placeHolder2_mc, etc.)
In Actionscript I have set up a for loop to begin counting at 1 and end at 9
(the max number of pictures to di... more >>
What's the standard buffer when streaming audio?
Posted by Andra Veraart at 4/27/2004 11:52:34 AM
Hi there,
I'll be streaming audio when the user pushes the button. But eventhough it's
streaming, it does take a few seconds to start. I assume Flash at that moment
is buffering the first part of the audio before actually playing it.
My question is: does anybody know how much (in byte... more >>
How to use DataSet.itemClassName
Posted by dougy12 at 4/27/2004 11:39:01 AM
I'm currently working on how to populate directly a dataset with a xml by using
the itemClassName method.
My XML is like:
<TREE><P lab1='lb1' lab2='lb2' /><P lab1='lb5' lab2='lb6' /></TREE>
By the example given by macromedia help panel, i should do:
myDataSet.itemClassName = myCLass;
... more >>
loading other .swf in background after play ...
Posted by jogsoid at 4/27/2004 11:34:04 AM
i have my whole movie pretty much complete, one index.swf with 10 buttons that
call 10 external .swfs into a blank mivieclip with their own preloaders that
display on main timeline while they are loading..
what i want to do is that after the main timeline or .swf has played and is
awaiting... more >>
Setting movie parameters in projector
Posted by Wrinkle at 4/27/2004 11:20:18 AM
When embedding a Flash movie in a web page, we are able to set certain
parameters like so:
<param name="quality" value="low">
How can I do the same from with a projector?
Thanks
... more >>
Calling Functions
Posted by evilpixel at 4/27/2004 10:19:57 AM
I have a set of functions in my Flash movie which is pubblished to Flash Player
5, which work fine if I call then from buttons in the Flash movie, ie:
on(release){
functionName();
}
The the problem I have is I need to call them from buttons in an HTML file, I
have tried things like a... more >>
Combobox for site navigation?
Posted by kristjszw4p at 4/27/2004 9:51:55 AM
I have a combobox with university proffessor's names. What I want to achieve is
that when user chooses a name from the list, movie goes to a certain marker.
How to acheive this?
I'm using Flash MX 2004
Sven
... more >>
InputText doesn't show cursor in Mozilla
Posted by AlexCr at 4/27/2004 9:12:43 AM
When I create a new flash movie with in it just an inputText en I publish the
movie. In Mozilla 1.4+ there is no cursor shown in the inputText. It is also
not possible to enter " en ' in the textfield. These are showned as ?.
Has anybody a workaround for this?
TIA
AC
... more >>
a script I don't understand
Posted by ladyevil at 4/27/2004 8:47:34 AM
Hello to everybody.
I have found a movie wich has a text fields that gets the text from a variable
in html, I understand the whole action script in that movie but the script in
the first frame. This is the script
count++;
if (count>30) {
_root.body= "Error";
gotoAndStop(10);
}
... more >>
Center popup..
Posted by 5teve at 4/27/2004 8:16:50 AM
First post (be gentle).
I am using the code from
http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/popup_windows.htm to
enable a popup on an infinite menu. All is going well apart from one thing, I
cannot seem to get the popups centered. I can use the 'left=x top=x' commands
but thats n... more >>
levels
Posted by MFA at 4/27/2004 7:15:19 AM
hi...when i use this to create a movie clip dynamically
myMovieClip.createEmptyMovieClip("newMC", 10)...am i correct in saying that
putting the clip at level 10 is the same as having a clip at layer 10 if it had
been created as a symbol on the time line?
thanks
martyn
... more >>
getURL("javascript:")
Posted by zsiswick at 4/27/2004 7:08:17 AM
I want to control popup window properties without naming the actual URL
directly.
Is there any way to pass a variable string into this javascript command
without having the variable name used?
// getURL("javascript:launchwin('variable[0]','newwindow',
'height=300,width=300')");
... more >>
PrintJob()
Posted by Ashish123 at 4/27/2004 5:32:56 AM
Hi
Does anybody knows about priting multiple pages using PrintJob(). If YES then
pls let me know.
I have a dynamic text field on stage in which is displaying data from XML file
and everytime when the user click on NEXT button on the stage I am refreshing
the same TEXTFIELD with new data ... more >>
ActionScript Debugger
Posted by slamdunkinpool at 4/27/2004 5:32:04 AM
I wrote a simple but very useful actionscript debugging tool.
I wrote it when I was working on a complex
flash project involving several flash movies and lot of ActionScript with xml.
This is very helpful tool to print trace() like output at
runtime from movies playing in browser. You may... more >>
flash control from text file content
Posted by beekay at 4/27/2004 2:32:45 AM
Hi
I have a dynamic text box in my flash movie which is reading html formatted
text from an external text file.
What I would like to do is have a text link in that text file which controls
my flash movie (eg. loadMovieNum or gotoAndStop).
How do I go about doing this? Any help appreciate... more >>
java script
Posted by comart at 4/27/2004 2:21:12 AM
Hello, I am new to this technique. I have a java script that tells you how many
days are left to a specific date. I have it working fine in an html only web
site but now I am doing a redesign in flash and need this script to display the
same info in flash. Can someone help me do this? here is ... more >>
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