I have this script that scrolls thumbnails. However, I'm at the point where it won't scroll over any farther, thus, not all thumbnails come into view. Any help would be greatly appreciated. stop(); myStageWidth = 780; imageStrip.startX = imageStrip._x; imageStrip.inertia = 0.12; i...more >>

Ok, so I have this menubar and when I select the menu option of choice, I want that choice to be directed to a specific frame in the movie. Well it doesn't work, I have labled the frames correctly, any Ideas? Can someone look at my code anf tell me whats wrong if Anything! Thanks in advanc...more >>

The application on which I am working creates textFields and applies textFormats in actionscript with text and formatting data. For appearance reasons, I have set the textField to use embedded fonts. In my application, I have the appropriate font outlines and font symbol. Everything renders...more >>

Hello all, So I am using load movie multiple times to pull different clips into my main interface. But when I jump between moives it flickers the main movie in the background. so the transition are not smooth. any way to fix this? I am going load movie into a target not a level. -marc ...more >>

hi: i've done searches on this, I've read tutorials at macromedia, and I've experimented for hours but I haven't had any luck. I want to make a live preview movie for a component that I've written that will redraw itself when the user resizes it while authoring so that the objects on i...more >>

with script how do I... add a movie clip from the library to the stage? add a script to a movie clip that is on the stage? swap a movie clip or a graphic in a movie clip with something in the library without changing the script? and where should the script/s that do these things go or ...more >>

Is there any way to obtain the speed at which the user moved his mouse cursor ... ???...more >>

When you use the LoadMovie action to load a large swf, does that movie start playing as soon as frame 1 is loaded or does it have to completely load before it starts to play? Thanks, Eric...more >>

Hi everyone, I've heard a few people say that when naming things in Flash you should avoid the "_" (underscore) character. Why is this? Also, should one avoid using underscores when naming anything in Flash or just for naming instances, frames, etc.? Most importantly, however, is why steer c...more >>

Hello, I created my buttons in the old flash 5 flashion way (Createa graphic and convert it to symbol: button) and i want to control the events with AS2. I create my listener for onPress and onRollOver for that button, but it doesn't want to work. I apply the same listener to a button co...more >>

UP.onKeyDown = function() { gotoAndPlay(51); I want it so when they press the UP button it goes to frame 51 but it isnt working ... Will some one tell me whats wrong and give me the right code please!? ...more >>

I started a new thread since this is a differnt problem. I have a movieClip that dynamically loads a set of thumbnails and places them vertically spaced. That on it's own, works fine. I then set the external linkage and tested it with an attachMovie function. That works too. I then a...more >>

how do I check the order of an input textfield. I have a input textfield with maximum 7 characters. on (keyPress "<Enter>") { if (length(no1) == "7") { check = "ok"; play(); }else{ check = "please type 7 characters"; } } my problem is now how do I find the order of th...more >>

UP.onKeyUp = function() { gotoAndPlay(51); I want it so when they press the UP button it goes to frame 51 but it isnt working ... Will some one tell me whats wrong and give me the right code please!? ...more >>

I've created a dropdown list clip that loads list items based on an array. The list items would link to external swf's and play them on the stage. However, as usual, I've run into a wall. The list populates properly with the list item clips showing up tagged with the correct labels, but the...more >>

I have a combo box that I am loading from an XML file using the XML connector. It seems to take about 2 seconds to do. I have some action script that needs that data to be there. Is there some sort of wait command I can use to make sure the data is there before I continue on with my scri...more >>

Hello folks. Is it possible to define a sequence of slides with a external file ? Like 1,5,8,3 from txt file ? Tks Best Rgds Jota...more >>

I am not sure the best way to figure this but I am sure it can be done and probably already has. But on my HTML (or PHP) page I will have my Flash navigation file embedded. What I would like to do is somehow have Flash A) define the page, B) read in the page, OR C) read a variable on the page ...more >>

Hey Everyone, I'm having this strange issue with a gallery I'm working on. I'm using the Gallery Compnent from the exchange and its having some strange issue where it will sometimes drop off the last 2 image thumbnails. Take a look at:http://64.62.139.88/~stewart/ The strange thing is if you c...more >>

I have created a number of components with live previews all of which work fine. However a recent component was used more than once on stage and when the parameters of one of the component instances was altered the change was reflected in all the live previews, not just the one that had been a...more >>

I'm new, I admit it. I have a map on screen (a GIF from the library) and need to allow the user to click on points on the map and draw circles at the points, then lines from point to point. I've got the circle and lines going ... but they are drawing directly to the stage, underneath m...more >>

Hi, I am trying to format the content of a dynamic text field. Title bold, text italic ..... but all in the same field. The text content is kept in variables within the flash. There is no external txt or xml file (and no possibilities to use any) I've tryied like : _root.mc_detalle.detal...more >>

I have been given the task of making our flash application accessible. You can see out application here: http://www.mixipix.net Most of the content in there is dynamic - we will soo be replacing all fo the text and buttons with dynamic elements allowing all text to be laoded from an xm...more >>

Hello, I have a bunch of graphic symbols that are tracked as a buttons with code attached to each button. Those buttons have numerical instance names (like: 234, 245, 356...). I load this movie clip(myButtons.swf) into my MainMovie using a Loader Component. I want to change the numerical in...more >>

I have a flash project that I would like to be able to plop into a directory and have it automatically load whichever file is ".xml". Can I do this? I don't have any issues loading an xml file if I know what it is, but I haven't been able to figure out this extra step. Thanks in advance. ...more >>

I know that this seems way too obvious, but I can't find anywhere to code Flash to open an external file. I can only open a url. Can someone give me a hint as to how to open an external file using a relative path? Also, is there anyway to bypass the character limit for opening a url? ...more >>

I've got an MC that can be moved with the arrow keys. as harder you press the key, the more power it has. when it hits the walls it bounces back. now I want to have sound in it. when it hits the wall at different parts a sound should be heard. ...more >>

oko ive got myself a basic loader, now I need to make sure that the image has loaded before I increase the value of i and get the next image the show is at www.whitsandbaydivers.com/test/ and the problem code is below: loadMovie("slide_image/scylla.jpg", "target_mc"); animItvl = setInterval...more >>

I got the following code from a tutorial on making a simple drag and drop game: onClipEvent (mouseDown) { if (_root.drag.hitTest(_root._xmouse, _root._ymouse)) { _root.draggedDrag = true; } } onClipEvent (enterFrame) { if (_root.draggedDrag) { _root.drag...more >>

Hi !! I have a problem with a combox. This combobox is filled with values by a PHP page called in my SWF file. No problem but after that another function is called and until this function is not finished I want my combobox to be disabled. So in the beginning of my function I've writen M...more >>

My issue isn't with including several different .as files, but rather, having to include one .as file more than once. Here's the situation: functions.as - has some functions that are used commonly myClass.as - has class definition whose member functions require some procedures from functi...more >>

Does anyone know if there is a way to access variables of the following form: variable1 variable 2 variable 3 so on all the way up to 10, I want to loop through them like this: for(i=0; i<numVariables; i++){ something=variable1; } next time around something=variable2 and s...more >>

ok i'v been getting in to the text area component in mx2004, and using styles to customise it a fair bit, mainly for text size and colour... but when i set an instance of it to html=true so it will show some markup, all the style effects disappear? is this something enocuntered by anyone els...more >>

I have a Flash movie inside an ASP page. Both the ASP page and the Flash movie are using some db authentication to see if the user is logged in. I'm having some problems.. I am using sendAndLoad() to talk to the server, and using a ...if (success) {... on the reply handler. Can som...more >>

I have a situation where I need to preload several swf files before I begin my movie. I can't get my head around how to use loadmovie() and also show a progress indicator for each of the movies as they load. Any help appreciated. Thanks! G. Michael ...more >>

Hello, I'm launching PDFs from Flash using the getUrl() function, which currently uses Internet Explorer to drive acrobat. Is there any way to go around this and use Acrobat exclusively? One of my clients is having a problem launching the PDFs because they are working over a network drive, a...more >>

Hello Group, I need use Activex (Ocx or Dll) in Falsh Application, but I don't know how do it. Is it possible? Thank's....more >>

Please Help, I'm creating a movie (swf) which is then imported into another movie. Now in the 1st movie the one to be imported I have a buttons to control it, which have the following actionscript: on(release) { _root.gotoAndStop(61);// or gotoAndPlay depending on what you want to d...more >>

I'm trying to use a ComboBox to do something I would think is relatively simple, but I can't seem to find the correct syntax. I have a Combobox with 3 labels. When the user selects any of the labels, I want to simply move the playhead on the timeline to a frame label of the same name. I've ...more >>

Hi everybody, I comment you the following case for if somebody has experience in a similar case and he/she can give me their opinion. I need to create (in a dynamic way) instances of icons that resides outside of the movie (as . swf files). For it I have made the following: 1.? I?ve ...more >>

Can I use an external CSS to control the appearance of flash UI & the controls? Or is the support limited to some of the CSS styles?...more >>

hi all, I'm creating a digital Jukebox for an assignment which consists of a whole lot of music MP3's. I Was just wondering if anyone knew of a way to adjust the master volume control as opposed to each different sound object. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks. D_W...more >>

Greeting; As a newbie, I'm studying ActionScript. If Properties are the characteristics of an object, essentialy variables that are associated with objects and Methods are functions attached to objects. Are properties a "subset" of methods? Thanks in advance Jim ...more >>

I have built a site in flash MX 2004 and want the movie to load but to keep the site loading somewhat fast I created a swf file for part of it. Is there a way to load the external swf file without on(release)? ...more >>

Hi I'm working on a project, I'm making an app for my company in spanish and I have found maybe a bug, the thing is that I'm using the xml connector and when I try to load spanish characters the xml connector fail an doesn't show anything, I try to put this xml tag <?xml version="1.0" en...more >>

I am very new to Flash so pardon my lack of knowledge. I created a symbol that contains a tween and it's within file testA.fla. I want to use that symbol in my file testB.fla. I used Import>Open External Library to get the symbol into the library. When I put it on the stage and test the mo...more >>

How do I create a preloader for my movie, and how do I stop a sound in the middle of the sound?...more >>

http://www.jamieroy.com/draw.html next step: how to save it on someone's hard drive, OR send it to me... whichever is easier. i have no idea where or how to start, any suggestions would be splendid!!!!! ...more >>

Test this codes, found after onLoadComplete was called, the pic_mc's properties "_height" was still "0". My question is, what does it mean "onLoadComplete", does it means the .jpg file was write to flash buffer? And is there anyone can tell me how do I get the _height and _width properties af...more >>

I posted this request about a week or so ago and I forgot to give the scripting I used. The question was as follows: I need to write an action script without using Tell Target. The problem is it is fine if you click on the invisable button once. But if you click on it again..It goes someplac...more >>

Hi, I have a problem with dynamic text it seems to work fine until I upload it on to the net. I am sure its real simple, but I am pretty new to actionscript and this is the first dynamic text I have done. I got this from flash kit and thought it would work loadVarsText = new loadVa...more >>

Hi, I have a dynamic text box with the variable name "r4_txt" but Flash doesn't seem to like it. I also have text boxes with the variable names "r3_txt" and "r5_txt". When the following code is run nothing appears in the box: r4_txt.text = "fubar"; But this code works fine: r3_txt.text...more >>

Hi, I'm want to load images into an .swf file and have it so i can replace the image with new ones without haveing to export and new .swf file. Is there a way to dynamical set it this up so this will "read" a file? Also assume that the file will always be the same dimetions and would be name...more >>

I'm making an E-Card for a school project and need some "code" help. In the first Scene, I have the viewer enter their name and age (seperate input textboxes) and press a play button to play the card. In the third Scene I want to have the name and age they entered in the first Scene to be disp...more >>