Hi there, So, I have this really complicated animation that I'm doing for a photographer. In the photo gallery, when you click on a pic, he wants a border around the pic to resize to the size of the pic you clicked on. I have two types of pics in the gallery: A) Portrait size (300 p...more >>

Does anyone know a way to pass variables directly between Flash movies (from one .swf to another .swf) without using HTTP? Thanks!...more >>

I want to pass a user name variable from a Flash registration form (register.swf) to a Flash login form (login.swf), but instead of passing the variable, it passes the variable name. What am I doing wrong? Please someone help. This seems pretty basic... am I missing some simple syntax, or orde...more >>

Hi all, This is what I'm trying to do. I'm trying to load a flash movie transparently over my existing html page (not covering the full screen, but 75% of it), so it is kind of similar to a "splash screen" in the respect it is to be an introductory screen. I already have a flash movie made...more >>

Hello, I'd like to create a counter in a movie that will simply counts up. When it reaches n I will create an instance of a movie on the stage which will fade up and out then remove itself from the stage, kind of like a partlce generator if you like. So can anyone tell me where I would creat...more >>

Hi, I am working on a Flash movie in which I would like to dynamically generate some "buttons." I am just at the starting point and am having some trouble figuring out how to properly reference text fields. The attached code attempts to use variables to create and then reference the d...more >>

I am duplicating a movie clip, I then want to check the position of all the duplicate movie clips, and store each value in its own variable. For example, the original clip is called box0, the duplicates are then called box1,box2,box3, etc... Let's say it duplicates ten times. Then I wa...more >>

Hi people, I have what I hope will be a simple problem: I have a simple preloader using the code found at the bottom and what I want to do is just have the dynamic percentage text i.e 98% display two digits at all times, so that when say 8% is loaded then it displays as 08% and also make...more >>

Ok i have userList = ["Jeffry","James","Jeff","Mark","Denis","Bryce","Ellen","Leigh","Jeffry","Ja mes","Jeff","Mark","Denis","Bryce","Ellen","Leigh","Jeffry","James","Jeff"," Mark","Denis"]; num = userList.length-1; user = 0; function addList() { currentX = 0; currentY = 0 + _root.use...more >>

Hi all, I've just created a flash forms app and I've run into some trouble with creating a mouseMove listener. My application form has NOTHING on it. My child form has it's class set as MouseView -- the code is below. It contains a MovieClip symbol from the library -- just a blue squ...more >>

I made a simple Form with 4 objects a label, a textbox and 2 imput box (all are controls), I've got a web service too. ths problem is when I need to bind an object to the webservice connector, because they don't appear in the inspector manager because all objects are not in root movie they a...more >>

hellow all ... I'd like to thank you in advance for taking a look at this // OBJECTIVE I have designed a site that utilizes flash remoting to connect to my database and query dynamic content (includeing text, jpgs and mp3s). I would like to be able to preload and store them in a shared obj...more >>

how do i use the startdrag actionscript to firstly 1. when mouse is clicked on an item allow the user to drag the icon. i know how to constrain the item (its constrained down the centre of the page) but dont know how to control it ONLY when the mouse is clicked on it. All this would be on ...more >>

Hey folks, hoping to do what the title says and embed an html page within a flash movie - figure I'd probably be using a movie clip to do it if it is possible. I am sure you guys have seen the question before, but can anyone give me a hand? if it is not possible, can it be simulated using a...more >>

Hi all, OK, I'm new to ActionScript, but intermediate with JavaScript and advanced intermediate with CF and advanced with HTML/DHTML/XHTML etc..., but I can't figure this one out. I want to pass a user name variable from a Flash registration form (register.swf) to a Flash login form (l...more >>

I have this code: on (release){ count=0; restraints1 =0; restraints2 =0; restraints3 =0; restraints4 =0; restraints5 =0; restraints6 =0; restraints7 =0; restraints8 =0; restraints9 =0; restraints10 =0; restraints11 =0; restraints12 =0; restraints13 =0; ...more >>

Hi everybody! I have a standalone proyect with the next features: I have 4 scenes I did create an instance to put music. I use Loadmovie ("musicaX.swf","target"), obviously for each scene i load a different music. The music movies have a size between 65 Kb. and 250 Kb. My problem i...more >>

Hi, how can we obtain the x y coordinates in a circle, where a projected line from a point outside the circle meets the circle. I think it is the tangent to the circle. and also there will be two tangent. In my case the mid point, radius of the circle, the external point axis are know. and ...more >>

how can i select/switch to a specific combo box value without making it direclty using the mouse? is it possible to do that with a command on another button? thank you Daniele...more >>

I'm having problems changing text within the button.. I have tried: if(_root.Language==1) { btnTalkToAgent.lblTalkToAgent.text = 'Talk to Agent' } else { btnTalkToAgent.lblTalkToAgent.text = 'Hable al Agente' } but nothing seems to happen.. It's a dynamic text field within a button...more >>

Howdy folks!!! I would be greatfull to get help with creating a button that rewinds a movie clip. I've only figured out how to make it go back a frame with each click, what I want is for it to keep going back as long as the button is pressed. So far this is what i have, "blue" being the name o...more >>

I have a flash project with two stages that play the same sound and it works just fine. However I don't want to hear the sound stop playing while in transition from one stage to the next stage. Is there a way to make the sound constantly play with out it stoping? ...more >>

hi, want to control the timeline dynamically by the position of the mouse. that means when you move your cursor to the right, the movie plays forward, when you move to the left backwards. any ideas? download the .fla here >> http://www.philippe.networkartists.com/reversenavigation00...more >>

I'm using the following script to implement a countdown timer in my flash movie. It's supposed to countdown from 19 seconds and when it gets to zero it redirects the user to my TimeOut page. For some reason it is redirecting the user before it reaches zero. I originally had it set at 5 minutes...more >>

can you have graphic or button values in a variable? if not how can create a situation where I can reference a specific graphic or button on a new scene? if so how...more >>

Okay, this one seems simple, but has driven me absolutely MAAAAD! Basically, I have created a flash swf thats linked into a .html that has been set as the windows desktop. This is for a presentation where the end user can click some links on the flash movie and launch some pdfs and web pag...more >>

I've got a photo gallery set up over about 100 frames, and every 10 frames is a 'gallery'. I'm using the combobox to jump to each gallery. This SWF alone runs just fine. However, the end-game is that this SWF loads into a main SWF. Then, the comboBox totally stops working. The list won't ...more >>

Simple Question: I have a login page made in flash with a submit button. But instead of pressing the button I would like to be able to just have the user press enter. I tried the keypress<enter> option but no success. Does anyone have a FLA or sample of how to do this. Also... Is ...more >>

Hi. I'm using this script in several frames of one scene using Flash MX (6). stop(); timer = setInterval(everySecond, 6000); function everySecond() { gotoAndStop(14); } Depending on the frame, the gotoand stop goes to a different frame. After a while, the playback is redirected...more >>

Hello, I've got a few buttons in my movie and the buttons have dynamic text in them. I've come to a point where i want to alpha the buttons down to about 15%, but the dynamic text is not being done. If i click on my button and look in the properties, in the colour drop down go to tinting and...more >>

hello, i have an empty movieclip i am loading a movie into, but i would like to shift where the loaded movie appears (change the _x, _y). how would i accomplish this without shifting the empty movieclip itself? i am trying (after the call to loadMovie), _root.emptyClip.loadedMovie._x = 2...more >>

I must create a Flash movie and depending on what happens set the state of the movie. The flash movie is then embedded in a webpage.The web page then queries the flash movie to see what state it is in. I don't know how this works. I will only be responsible for creating the Flash Movies a...more >>

hey all, i am using flash communication server 1.0 to stream pre-recorded video segments (.flv files compressed with sorenson squeeze). i need to figure out a way to accurately detect when the video clip has reached its end. i've tried playing each clip to completion and watching the netStream....more >>

I'm creating a bunch of duplicate movie clips into which I put a single imported JPG having read the filenames from an XML file ('total' is an on-screen text box so I can see what's going on): slidesNodes = this.firstChild; _root.numberOfSlides = slidesNodes.childNodes.length; total = "T...more >>

How could i use the drag actionscript and link it to another .swf but control how much of the movie it plays. Could i do something like if i dragged an item halfway down a page it would play so much of the movie but if i drag the item back up the page it would reverse the movie. And finally wh...more >>

I have a comboBox in a movie. I am using MX2004 for all my files. When I export that movie and view it, the comboBox works fine. When I load that movie into another movie though(loading into a MC not a level), the combo box is still there, but does not open anymore. I have the comboBox in t...more >>

is there anyway to program action script in a button to say goToAndPlay (frame) then load a movie or scene im new to action script....more >>

Hi, anyone know how to drop an dragged object to a target then onces its droped make it undraggable??? p.s big thank you to all that has helped me recently. thank you for sharing the wealth. cheers, G ...more >>

Hello, I have been trying to format a dynamic text field with ActionScript.. I would like to do a left margin indent of 20 pixels and an indent (of the first line) of -20 pixels. If I use the GUI interface for the properties of the text box and click on the format button to enter -20 f...more >>

Hi, can somebody explain me in a few sentences the princip of attaching movies and prototyping functions to them. I mean, i ve got a button which (onClick) should put a member (for example a mc) to stage and then attach (="prototype"??) a function to it . Thanx for help. Daniel ...more >>

I've created two files. There not very big but the company I'm making the site for wants a preloader for dial up users. The preloader I've created checks the percentage that has been loaded and when all is loaded it proceeds to the main screen. The only trouble is that when it loads the resolu...more >>

i can't publish from some .flas (MX) hit ctrl-f12, browser launches then bombs immediately (IE 6.0.2800.1106 flash 7,0,19,0), other .flas are ok, sometimes .flas are ok on first publish hit refresh then they bomb these files do lots of .asp calls and loadmovies etc, a movie that doesn't seems ...more >>

The help seems to be for creating dynamic multilingual labels. What happens if I want to have multilingual combos? My users select the language for the application within the application. Does xml method only pick up from OS? How do I multilingualise datagrids? At the moment I'm using the colu...more >>

Is there any way I can create a symbol from AS?...more >>

Hello all, can someone tell me how to have a scrollpane component "reset" it's vertical Scroll back to the top? thanks b² ...more >>

hi all, i've made a simple drawing application in flash which uses, brush n color fill, to color or draw in a movie clip. now i want to add Save button there which shud save my made drawing as a jpeg or bmp. is this possible in flash?? any ideas?? i'll be thankful to u all thanx Hassaan...more >>

I have 4 buttons on screen (i maded symbol and button) i dont need all the time those all, so can I use _visible command for buttons too? Or is there some otherway to hide them.. I also tryed to convert those to movieclip then _visible works ok... but becouse I have maded button work like thi...more >>

Hi, does somebody know, if its possible to put out the name of an object (for example a MC or a button) which is under a dragable object? I mean, for example, ive got a number of fixed elements (buttons, mc's, a,s,o) and one dragable MC. When i drag the MC over one of these elements,...more >>

Hi I'm having trouble fading out a sound using actionscript. I can fade in no problem using the following script but I cant work out how to get it to fade out when it hits frame 500 or whatever on the main timeline. Is it just a matter of setting a variable? Thanks. nbs = new Sound(); ...more >>

When I use LoadMovie with png or gif, the image does not show. But I can make it a jpg or swf, and it works fine. If I import the png into the flash library and then make an instance of the symbol, it shows up fine. But if I try using action script and the loadMovie, the image formats with ...more >>

Sorry, maybe I'm being really stupid but my trace outputs are not appearing, e.g. trace("hello"); does not ouptut "hello" or anything else to the output window. Cannot figure it out for life of me. I have the latest version of the Flash trial. ...more >>

Got a question on using flash to read data values from a text file. Seems actionscript 1.0 could do it, but when i try to run it in actionscript 2.0, I get the oh so wonderful "undefined". I assume that either a) the procedure has changed to do it or b) they took it out completely. To help giv...more >>

I have a few lines of code that do not work. Can anyone help me? In Flash MX, I created a movie symbol and put it on the stage and named it holder1. Then I wrote action script on this movie instance for an onClipEvent (load). onClipEvent (load) { _root["holder1"].loadMovie( "owl_3...more >>

[L=click on the "contact" button for a visual]http://www.graphicwebs.com/home.html[/L] I have a button that when pressed, it loads an mc on a different frame. however, after clicking on this button more than once, it will not reload... any suggestions? if you need for me to elaborate...more >>