Hi, I'm sorry this maybe a stupid question:- I have a Movie Clip that contains an invisible button. I have attached a sound to the Over Frame. That plays fine when I move the mouse over it. Now I have added two event handlers onRollOver, and onRollOut to my Movie Clip (they are empty at ...more >>

I can't figure out how to do a simple linking between a button and a different scene. The end product should be where I click on a button, which im having trouble making too, and then it takes me to scene 2. I know this is a simple problem - im retarded- but i still cant figure it out. I have ...more >>

I can't figure out how to do a simple linking between a button and a different scene. The end product should be where I click on a button, which im having trouble making too, and then it takes me to scene 2. I know this is a simple problem - im retarded- but i still cant figure it out. I have ...more >>

I've tried doing this on my own, went to Google etc. When all else fails, ask for help? I have a dragable 'windowMC' with a 'closeButton' layer to unload the movie. The popup window loads into a Main.swf (no problem here so far) but the Button wont drag with the MC. I assume this is a 'Parent...more >>

How can I Import, Assign and Reference a set of predefined variables from an external text file....more >>

Hi What I would like to know is how to programe a light that has 2 frames, 1 that has nothing and another that has a light. When the time is between 4:00 and 20:00 the light is on frame 1 (switched off) and between 20:00 and 24:00 + 1:00 and 4:00 the light to be on frome 2 (switched on) ...more >>

HELP PLEASE!! I have been developing a flash MX app and when I bring it into flash MX 2004 some of the actionscript does not work as it did in flash MX. I needed to bring the flash file into MX 2004 in order to use some of the new UI components, however this has meant updating from actions...more >>

The mouse position get .95 number !! Between 1 and 409 all works fine but after all number are .95 ex: 409.95,410.95 How can I get only integer type like 409,410 ???? Ps. When I test the movie in flash I get correct number between 1 and 340. When I export I get correct number between 1 a...more >>

I have a movie clip that I have made draggable so the user can change the layout. I have set inside that nested clips that have inside them clips that define their hit area and when click on they'll allow you to resize them. The only problem is that when I don't have the drag actions in the cl...more >>

Hi What I want is : when you go onto the site and say type "1" into a text box then you refresh the page, and the 1 is still there in the text box, how do you do this. Thanks for reading (and understanding(if you do)) Dan :) ...more >>

Hello, After creating several buttons with just text, I clicked the "enable simple buttons" to see if they were working properly. Everything seemed to work, however, when I tested the scene, tested the movie and published the .fla, the buttons did not work at all? The cursor does not eve...more >>

I just converted a Flash 5 file into MX 2004 and discovered that it no longer recognizes the action scripts that were generated in "Normal Mode". I have a 4 scene movie in which 3 of the scenes are structured identically and have the same frame label names. All of my "go to" scripts that were...more >>

Hello, I want to put my code in .as file and include that in the fla (#include filename.as). But I have to remake swf everytime I change .as file. Is there any way to avoid the remaking of swf even if I changed .as file? Is there any other way I can keep my code outside without affecting the...more >>

Hey all, I am trying to get a movieclip to go from 0% to 100% alpha very slowly. I am setting the clip to 0% with the first line and then I want to slowly take the alpha away. Any help would be great!!! onClipEvent (enterFrame) { _alpha = 0; _alpha -= 1; } Thanks, Russ ...more >>

I have a scrolling text box but I want to ad a button graphic within the text so that it will scroll with the text. Is this possible and if so any ideas on how to do it? The code I am currently using for my scrolling text is as follows: onClipEvent (enterFrame) { if (_parent.scrolling...more >>

Hello all, I'm developing a Flash+Php+MySql software, but I'm having probles in this: I have a list of database records, each whith a "img src" tag like this: tgt["txt"+iv].htmlText += ""+arr[iv]+""+'<img src="botao.swf" vspace ="-12" hspace="0" id="botao">'+"</a>"; This is working...more >>

Flash MX It's possible to have a rollover event for a ComboBox, as in the following (attached to my ComboBox Instance): on (rollOver) { trace("Here"); } I would like to have a rollOver event for each _item_ in the ComboBox. Is this possible? Thanks in advance, Dave ...more >>

I'm assuming this can be done, I want to use the GET URL command but I want to be able to also pick a bookmark on the web page. I've tried the following: on (release) { getURL("Company/company_news.htm#Icelandic", "main"); } where "company_news.htm" is the web page and "Icelandic" i...more >>

I'm looking to change the name of and MC using AS after x amount of time... I tried this as a test... myData = new LoadVars(); myData.load("select.php"); //php line myData.ref = this; //Fetch data myData.onLoad = function(succes) { if (succes) { for (var i = 0; i<this.cant;...more >>

Hi, it should be pretty simple, got movie littleHistory.swf, in it dynamic text field with instance name dynTxt, got actionScript loadVariablesNum("page1DynTxt.txt", 100); , than I snapped scroll bar component to dyn txt field, its target is dynTxt, everything seems to be ok, then I call m...more >>

Hi all, Im trying to set the vertical size of a fixed width textArea so it matches the text content that is supplied to it. Ive been using setSize but this takes pixel parameters which is almost impossible to determine. Is there any way of determining the line count of a textArea? ...more >>

NewTextFormat doesn't seem to apply when a user types in the middle of a string of an input text field: ---- 1) here is the original text 2) here is the original text plus some stuff 3) here is the no longer original text ---- in 2) "plus some stuff" will have the new text format in...more >>

i want my main.swf to resize itself in such a manner that there is always a margin of 5% from the boundries of browser... That is it must have ability to resize according to the size & resolution of the user's window! ...more >>

Hello, Can server side code also control shared objects? I want to send a message to the communication server, it to do some calculations and then start to send back updated x and y coordinates of a shared object. Im not sure how to do the first bit, and is the last the same as is us...more >>

Hello, I coulnt find a post that matched my question, so here it goes. I have checked the instance names in this flash document to check that they match the action script. I use this action script: //This script takes the user to Scene 2 when goScene_btn is released hT_1-1_btn.onRele...more >>

I created an swf with links at bottom and empty space taking 20% and 80% space respectively... I want that when a link is being clicked then the corresponding window(swf or html) must open in the 80% space above so that links will remain in their place... i.e. ------------------------...more >>

Hi All, At the bottom of script#1 below, are two trace commands that output the height of the text field created previously. Can anybody explain to me why they have different values? Even if I put the trace commands onto the second frame (with a stop command), the two results are different...more >>

hi all, i'm using flash for almost 5 years now , and i'm getting very good in animations , tweens , adding sounds , events & streams , and also creating buttons with simple actions .... all this is good , but the problem is that i wanna start learning actionscript , and i really tried read...more >>

Please check this anyone that can.... trace((10-9.9)==0.1) when i run this code it gives me false i am having big time problems, anyone knows what wrong???? the same thing happens even when you put them in variables..... can you please check and report if you get the same experience....more >>

I am working on a project where I have a movie clip(mcABC) with three other movie clips inside it (mcA,mcB,and mcC). Each of the three movie clips has a button in it. After each of the three buttons is clicked, I need for the main timeline to advance to the next frame label ("GP27"). Exactly w...more >>

Im in the process of redesigning my personal website http://www.michaelthorn.co.uk and have got to the stage where i need to code the contact page (which can be viewed by clicking on the here link in the top box). When the submit button has been clicked and the information from the form subm...more >>

Hi all, i'm loading data into a movie using mainholder = new LoadVars(); mainloaded = mainholder.loaded; if (mainloaded) { do stuff } this works fine. Q: Is there a way to check, not only if an external file is loaded or loading, but whether it actually exisits... a ma...more >>

I want that whenever mouse get roll over from a button... a certain movie clip say "md" came in action! Plz tell me how to do that!...more >>

Hi, I use the mediadisplay to load an external FLV : video.flv in "welcome.swf" The URL used in the mediadisplay component is= ../flv/video.flv When I export welcome.swf, the FLV plays ok. When my welcome.swf is loaded in _level20 of "main.swf" : the FLV doesn't play anymore, the welcome....more >>

I am working on a project where I have a movie clip(mcABC) with three other movie clips inside it (mcA,mcB,and mcC). Each of the three movie clips has a button in it. After each of the three buttons is clicked, I need for the main timeline to advance to the next frame label ("GP27"). Exactly...more >>

Hello, I am trying to set the pointing hand to not be displayed when the mouse passes over a button, but globally..so for all the buttons in my movie.. Having a hard time figuring out the syntax, anyone know? sumthing like this: _global.Button.useHandCursor = false; thanks in advance A...more >>

I need to know when a swf has end, all the movies I load most be at least 5 seconds, if the movies1.swf only have one frame the mainMovie wait 5 sec, if the movie2.swf have many frames, the mainMovie must wait to the movie end and then load the next one. I don´t know how many frames have the mo...more >>

I have got it so once something has been done in the PHP script (email sent), it prints a message back to the swf file: Print "_root.body.iStatus=>> COMPLETE - Your order has been sent"; This seems to work ok, because the variable iStatus shows ">> COMPLETE - Your order has been sent" on...more >>

Hi guys I have made buttons that contain a MC with both rollover and rollout states. I am trying to simulate the way the thumbnails appear http://www.zija.net/ All seems to be working fine except for when the mouse is moved over the buttons in a hurry and it almost seems to "freeze" al...more >>

Hi guys, got a problem with using the escape function to encode a string. when entering a "?" symbol in the string then using escape on the string before submitting it to an asp page which then sticks the encoded string in the database. The encoded string is fine apart from the ? sym...more >>

Hello I'm hoping a guru out there can point me in the right direction... I have a requirement where users are asked to proof-read a passage of text (a couple of paragraphs). They need to highlight incorrectly spelt words, and misplaced punctuation. Each word (and in some cases letter) must g...more >>

Hi I am using the following in flash 5 word = "This is word one"; wordArray = word.split(""); trace (wordArray[0]); Why does the trace result in "This is word one" according to flash help this should result in "T" Thanks ...more >>

How do I get a variable (array to be exact) outside of the local scope of the function that it's in? I need this array further down in my actionscript and tracing it out of the function returns "undefined" for the obvious reason. ...more >>

Just launched my new site which I hope will become a community for Flash game developers. www.gotoandplay.co.uk I hope you pay it a visit and join the forums, I could do with a hand moderating some of the forums as I don't have all the answers to everyones problems unfortunately. Hope to...more >>

Hi Everybody, I'm building Website in Flash and I've some problem loading Movie Clip. I've made one Menu and it type is Movie in that I've put one Submenu and it type is also Movie. Now, when I click on one item of Submenu I want to call another Movie which I've putted on m...more >>

I'm trying to create an artistic site that has a lot of mouse interaction with the background. I'm self-taught in both flash and Action Scripting, but I still have a lot to learn. The background picture (movie clip) is larger then the size of the flash background, and what i'm trying to cre...more >>

Hi,thanks for your help. i have a folder with some files (*.jpg) and i want a swf file read some and self files. Is there any code for readding all of file?...more >>

Hi, everybody, I have this question, that I try to find the answer for a few hours, someone, can tell how can I change the modaltransperancy in a pop window generated in flash 2004, this is a layer that appear when you create a popup window with the window component and set it to modal and is ...more >>

Hi, I have uploaded a website & I have placed a mp3 sound in my website. But It does not play at my website, I have used the following code in flash file: song = new Sound(); song.loadSound("01.mp3"); song.start(); Can you tell me that Does loadSound() not work on the website? ...more >>

Ok folks, here's a tough one, I think. Please go to this site so u can see what I'm talking about: www.yam.org Ok, notice the events section, now, how should I go about this in Flash MX, u see, I want for this section to be updated automatically, in other words, the next day, it will g...more >>

Hello everyone, when I rotate a texfield with textfield._rotation the text disapears. I've noticed that in order to work you seem to need to embed the font, so first question, why?? and this works with manually created textfields, but how can I make it work with textfields dynamicaly c...more >>

I am loading differents .swf on an application...Everything works ok but when I upload it to the website it doesn't load the external swf's..It happened before but I don't remember how I fixed it...I need help. ...more >>