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help with asp to php
Posted by talltyler at 4/9/2004 10:59:17 PM
Below is some asp stuff that just gets some weather info from a server. I was just getting it directly from the site but flash isn't down with cross site exchanges so I need to remake this script below but what I have tried doesn't work. What is the xmlHTTP thing. All this script is doing is e...more >>


Playing One Swf After Another
Posted by bonzomn at 4/9/2004 7:49:36 PM
I understand the concepts of Flash navigation using nested Movie Clips, but I have several swf files and I just want to play one after the other. What actionscript can I place at the end of the first swf's timeline to play the next swf? Thanks in advance. ...more >>

How to control an attachMovie (clip)
Posted by 914_6 at 4/9/2004 6:59:35 PM
Hi, ive succeeded into attaching (dont laugh, weve all been beginners..) two movieClips (as soundtracks), and having only one "trk1_occ" of them play, using the following lines on frame one on scene1. _root.attachMovie("trk1_occ", "test", 1); _root.attachMovie.stop("trk2_occ", "test2", 2);...more >>

Kiosk Scheduling using Flash
Posted by figarowho at 4/9/2004 6:54:47 PM
Hi Eveyone, I have project that I am researching that I need some advice on. I am creating a distributed Kiosk application using Flash... ie, 6 pcs or more, each running a Flash exe, or full-screen website, and I need to schedule and distribute content into them from a central location. Mi...more >>

----Professional Preloader----
Posted by dCsAitek at 4/9/2004 5:55:32 PM
Alright... I would love it if someone could explain, in detail, a professional preloader (productions comapanies like: 2advanced, widegroup, and flashlevel) with a [b]smooth[/b] transition animation. If you would like an example of the type of "professional preload" that I'm talking about, ple...more >>

Help: dragging along the x axis?
Posted by Mark Jenkins at 4/9/2004 5:41:49 PM
I've set up a clip to be draggable on press and dropped on release - no problem. on (press) { this.startDrag(); } on (release) { stopDrag(); } How do I confine the drag to just the x axis? I'd like the object to slide horizontally and keep the same vertical depth. Thanks...more >>

login mechanism -- how?
Posted by Sapph at 4/9/2004 4:52:03 PM
i need to implement a login system such that the input username and password must match existing username and passwords stored in .txt files in the same directory. how can i do that?...more >>

parent browser question
Posted by duppdawg at 4/9/2004 3:59:23 PM
I have a flash movie in a pop-up window. How can I place a link that opens a new html page in the parent browser?...more >>



Problems with loadSound
Posted by mcarlson at 4/9/2004 2:27:09 PM
I'm building your basic MP3 player and I've run into a problem... I'm having trouble getting loadSound to work properly. It works fine when I open the swf on my local machine, but when I upload it to our server and open it over the web, the MP3s don't load. The directory setup is the sam...more >>

Passing flash variables like a normal html form
Posted by Robert10 at 4/9/2004 12:36:48 PM
Is it possible to submit flash variables like a normal html form to a web page? I can submit variables fine however I notice that they are going through the URL, and not like a normal html form which I would prefer. I am using LoadVars with the send method. Am I using the wrong method, wro...more >>

Passing Parameters between LMS & Flash MX 2004
Posted by Ravi Edara at 4/9/2004 11:13:42 AM
Hello all, Presently i am working on SCORM 1.2 Complaint Course Developement. Tilll now i didn't work on LMS tracking. I want to Know how to Pass parameters from Flash MX 2004 to LMS at the same time i want to get the values from LMS to Flash MX 2004.If anybody knows this thing please help...more >>

swf control
Posted by borilas at 4/9/2004 11:05:33 AM
how to control an MC wich is placed in an swf file. by pressing an button in another swf file. For example: tellTarget (MC) { gotoAndPlay(10) };...more >>

Preloaders in external *.swfs - problem :-(
Posted by DonnaKaran at 4/9/2004 10:32:46 AM
Hello. At first, I would like to thank you for your last advise! Now I solve another problem ... I have a movie, which loads external *.swfs files onto it?s scene. There is a movie on the scene, into which is by frame action or button action loaded external *.swf. The external *.swf has it...more >>

Need help with MovieClip instance name
Posted by hs006 at 4/9/2004 10:25:11 AM
Hi people, I have a problem with MovieClip. I hope someone can help me. My code looks like this: _root.attachMovie("ConversationSymbol","conversation",12); var initUSerId = "1234567890"; var instanceName = "av"+initUserId; _root.conversation.attachMovie("FCAVPresenceSymbol"...more >>

shuffling the frames
Posted by Manoj vn at 4/9/2004 10:01:46 AM
I have a flash file in which a scene contains 10 key frames, each key frame having different object. I want to shuffle the frame in a random order. ie, on clicking a button a random array of numbers 1 to 10 is to generate and the frames should play in that order. Eg: if my array contains nu...more >>

fscommand on web
Posted by Rosa-lee Moore at 4/9/2004 9:50:05 AM
I have the command on(release) {fscommand("exec", "flashplayer7_winax.exe");} on a CD, and it works perfectly, but now I have the flash movie on our server inside an html page. The command doesn't work to bring up the installation. I have added the javascript to the html page that was ins...more >>

Camera SnapShot in Flash
Posted by JTHuG at 4/9/2004 9:11:24 AM
hi there , how can i use flash to access a camera and take a snapshot ??????...more >>

force dragged objects' _x and _y to integer values
Posted by sneakyimp at 4/9/2004 8:44:20 AM
hi: i have some draggable objects in my flash project. I want to eliminate any fractional locations (like myObject._x = 30.25 or whatever). I just want them to always have an integer value for _x and _y. ideally, i would be able to adjust this restriction to maybe 5 or 10 pixels (like a...more >>

Trouble with background sound
Posted by designthirsty at 4/9/2004 8:25:02 AM
Hi. In my flash site I have background music controlled by an on/off toggle which is in its own movie clip. The site opens, background music is playing, playhead stops on first stop(); action. I can click menu to advance playhead to next section, all is good. But if I click the same menu optio...more >>

Passing 2 cariables through SWF url
Posted by rezdog440 at 4/9/2004 5:38:15 AM
I am trying to pass to variables to an external php file for a query pull. It works whgen I am only passing one variable, but I have something wrong in terms of the syntax when adding the second variable. loadVariables("query_az.php?mins="+min"?maxs="+max", threads); Am i missing a coma, q...more >>

How to have a non-stop movieclip from scn to scn
Posted by 914_6 at 4/9/2004 1:43:52 AM
Title says it all. How to have a running non-stop movieclip from scene to scene? I mean, the clip starts when the scene 1 starts, and when i click to go to scene two, the clip isnt stopped. Another way to say it, how can a movie clip be independant from the scenes? Thanks! ...more >>

x = 1 as a default?
Posted by nick names at 4/9/2004 1:19:34 AM
" on (rollOver) { x = 0; } on (rollOut) { x = 1; } " I want x =1 when I first arrive in the movie, not only after I roll out of the hit area. Please help me with the code i should be using for this. thank you jim ...more >>

List component and XML file problem
Posted by SilicoNblOOd at 4/9/2004 1:03:46 AM
This is really simple but annoying. I have an XML with the data as items that load into a List component, through a Dataset which contains the property I actually need to show. The problem is that each entry has a comma when it shows in the list, what should I do? ...more >>


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