So everyone knows about the capability in Flash to convert a text field into a symbol (more specifically a button). But does anyone know how to do this behavior in action script. It would be very useful for me at the moment. Thanks a whole lot. So this is what I've got: createTextField("t...more >>

I'm using the following code to scroll a movie clip from side to side at the bottom of the stage... How do I make it so the scrolling ONLY occurs when the mouse is over the movie clip and not when the mouse is over other parts of the stage. Any help is appreciated onClipEvent (load) { ...more >>

Can some one tell me why I have to wrap variables normally scoped with 'this' with 'with (this)' to get them to work. (see attached code snippet.) Is this a bug or am I doing something wrong? public function moveTo(xPos:Number,yPos:Number):Void { // This works.... with (th...more >>

Dang. I have a MovieClip (surprise!), who's onRollOver function attaches another movieClip to it. The attached Clip has a button on it. Upon running the project, everything works great, except the button in the attached movieClip doesn't work. Here's the code for the onRollOver function...more >>

I have a button with a get url action attached to it - the button is in a movieclip which has been dragged from the library to the stage - the get url is pointed to a pdf file (eg file.pdf) it is an absolute link - (eg http://www.mydomain,com/file.pdf) it will not work, although if I point the...more >>

Simply speaking first: How do you search a string for specific characters. Say I have a string of information that is "Josh is trying to find information." With an input text box I type the characters "info". If that snippet of characters is found in the given string I want to retu...more >>

hi everybody! I have a problem, when i try to assign a variable a textfield into a mask, the variable is missgin i try instance.text = var1; but this object are in a mask, if i deactive the mask the thinks work's, but if i enableit if fails, some one can helpme? there are some form to sen...more >>

I am trying to use a XMLConnector purely in ActionScript and it seems to not be working, please find the attached class I wrote. Any ideas why this would not work? import mx.data.components.XMLConnector; import mx.core.UIObject; class com.con_way.flash.area.AreaController extends UIOb...more >>

I have a text file with a variable in it. I created a text field to display the variable value, but it won't. The variable and value show up on the debbugger but not when traced. Here's my code: messageURL = "list.txt"; trace(messageURL); loadVariables(messageURL,_root); trace(var_t...more >>

Id like to have multiple tooltips in an html textfield. Sort of an imediate glossary or something that proviodes definirtions of words inside the html. Is this done with Javascript? Any example I can look at? ...more >>

Hello everybody: I have a simple question i think, but i can?t find the solution. Ok, I have loaded a movie into another movie using an empty clip. this is the code(of button wich load it?s 2nd movie): on(press){ _root.emptyclip.loadMovie("movie.swf"); } Well, the problem is: when the ...more >>

Hello out there, the question is: can a web based application be deployed/install like a desktop application using Installshield or Wise for example? Let me explain (and please correct me if I'm wrong): in order to have a dynamic web server these are the basics we need: 1. Apache 2. ...more >>

Help! I've been looking for help for weeks... my external text is not working when the movie is loaded into another movie on a level. it works fine in the movie when tested alone. Is there some script I am missing to make the text load into the level that the movie is on? I had it working w...more >>

Help! I've created 5 movie clips and would like to have each one play one-at-a-time, in a specific order. I've tired various approaches and can't seem to get this to work. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance - bmt ...more >>

I have created a Queue class based on an array and another class called packets. Each packet contains a variable called "Ani" and when a packet is created a movie clip (which is on the first frame of the movie) is duplicated, given a random name, and stored in "Ani". the packet is then stored ...more >>

I've seen this on several web sites, and always wondered how it was made --> a horisontal image that moves/scrolls to the left if the cursor is moved to the right side of the image and vice versa. And the further to either one of the sides of the image the curser is placed, the faster the ...more >>

I using this script for it's effect on the color of an image...but it continues to bog the movie down even after it completes the color transformation because of the on (enterFrame). Is there a way to stop onClipEvent (enterFrame) after it is done with the transform? onClipEvent (load) { ...more >>

I made a script that finds your screen size sends you to a full screen intro for your screen size and loads the website behind the intro... is it posible to have the intro tell the website it's finished and then have the website play music about 5 seconds after the intro? ...more >>

is it possible?? And if so... how can it be done? Flash...more >>

I'm having a problem where the output of trace statements don't display in the order I'd expect. From code that's arranged like this... var loadVars:LoadVars = new LoadVars(); loadVars.onLoad = function() { while( /*condition*/ ) { /* do stuff: ...more >>

Hello, Im not sure if this is possible, but i would like to create a form that has 3 checkbox options at the top. When any one or all of them are checked, additional form fields will show up below them to collect additional data based on which ones are checked. I would like the form to no...more >>

I want to create a text field dyanmically and attach it to a movie clip. then I want to attach that clip into another movie clip. i.e. the below code works if i create a text field and place it in a movie clip. I then assign the movie clip an identifier of mpiece. Hence the attachMovie met...more >>

Hi can anyone help me make a conversion to flash from html? Here are my issues: I have some JS and some html elements I need to pass this info to the server but it is saying that the "Login Form does not provide the right input fields". I have concealed the actual name (just in case thi...more >>

how do I add a movieclip to the stage from the library? I know how to copy on thats already on the stage and how to load one from a file, but I can't find anything that says how to get one from the library. ...more >>

is it possible to load an array with the Load Variables() command if I'm using an asp script? for flash have: Load Variables ("script.asp", 0, vars=GET) and have the asp code look something like: count = 1 Do Until objRS.EOF Response.Write "name[" & count & "]=" &objRS( "name" ) coun...more >>

Hi! I've been through a couple of tutorials already but none of them discussed how to make classes in flash. Is it even possible? I was thinking of creating a flash application that loads small movies whenever an event occurs. Lets call the main flash application movie-A and the small o...more >>

Hi all, I'm wondering if anyone can help me figure out how to recreate this shockwave film loop I did from flash. I know how to work in Director and lingo, but am not as clear working in Flash with Action Script. Is there a good way to accomplish this same project in Flash? --Kara Here's a...more >>

I have a simple movie clip of a bod blinking his eyes. This works fine as a swf. But when I publish it and view it in a browser, when he blinks, a large white rectangle appears covering a large part of the graphic. :-( ...more >>

Does anyone know how to dynamically change the Accordion Pane based on a button click? Is there an method for this? My application has several button and based on which one is clicked, it goes to the appropriate accordion pane automatically. ...more >>

is it possible to use a variable to control a level ? i was able to set the level via a variable for example: //set the level number variable levN=4; on (release) { loadMovieNum("greendot.swf", levN); } //this works ok on (release) { _level(levN).gotoAndStop("Blank"); } ...more >>

Using TextArea component in Flash 7. want to set it's font to an embeded font stored in a shared library but it does seem to do it. Any thoughts on this?...more >>

I am writing a Flash 7 programe that needs to display text in multiple languages. Having probelms using a font held in a shared external library as the TextArea component that comes with Pro doesn't want to work with them! So if I use say the _sans font through out how does that appear say ...more >>

Is there a way to syncronize 2 sound events to play simultaneously? It's vital that they begin at the exact same time (so they aren't started asyncronously). Thanks....more >>

I want to know if you can goto and play a pacific frame in a movieclip or even when I press the button with the onrelease action will it play from the beginning. Because the movie clip is in the graphic symbol. I have attached the flash movie which I am working on if you know what mean pl...more >>

Dear friends, I have created a comboBox called "combo", it includes 2 labels: label1 and label2. The DATA behind each labels are DATA1:http://www.macromedia.com , DATA2: http://www.yahoo.com. I need that when I select the first label, the first url opens in a new browser's window. If I choos...more >>

If you are waiting for me to reply to you in this foru I have lost my settings :( so please post to this thread. ...more >>

Hi I have a problem facing might seems very small but just couldnt do it. I want to roundup a value up to one decimal only. For example, x=100.238294; trace(Math.round(x*10)/10) this works fine but if the number is : 100.0000000000 then I want my output to be 100.0. But its showing 1...more >>

Hello All, I am having problems with the MediaDisplay and unloadClip(). In the site I am building I have my main swf that loads the sub sections(other swf's). I have a media section in the site, it is its own swf loaded by the main, it uses the mediaDisplay to show videos and mp3's depending ...more >>

Hi, I have class with a private multidimensional array: resultsArray and a function wich puts data in that array: saveResultsArray the function saveResultsArray is called 11 times. Each time the funcion is called the following code is executed: for (var i=1;i<8;i++) { var result:Nu...more >>

I am using a simple PHP script to send mail from a LoadVars object in my Flash website. The PHP script is: <?php $email = $_REQUEST['email'] ; $message = $_REQUEST['comments'] ; mail( "me@myDomain.com", "Comments on my website", $message, "From: $email" ); header(null);...more >>

I seem to have a variable related problem, i have a .swf file which contains a form for customers to request a brochure its called 'brochure.swf' This .swf file is designed to run inside 'contactus.swf' inside my empty movie container. I can get it to run fine, with all the animation etc...more >>

Hi, I am currently blending PHP, XML and Flash 2004MX together atm... I require a variable to be sent into the flash swf as it is loaded, simular to parsing a variable into a php page index.php?parseobjectname=parsevalue Any help with this matter would be most appreciative. ...more >>

c ++; duplicateMovieClip("_root.newMc", c, c); Above is my simple script to make multiple instances of my mc. How do you stop these duplicates from always being on the highest _level? I want to put graphics above them and obscure some of them. Please help for I am stuck... ...more >>

Hi! I'm trying to connect a flash application with a java application. I have a server socket listening to a particular port in java. I'm trying to send data through XMLSocket.send( Data ). I can connect my flash app to my java app. The problem is, after I send in my flash app, my java a...more >>

Once I dynamically load an image into Flash, how can I reuse it on a different timeline (within the same Flash ap). Say I load the image into _root.myImage and then later I want to use the same image in finale.smallImage. I certainly don't want to load it twice (unless caching makes this ...more >>

I can't get the script for the key [ Ctrl, Alt, Shift, Caps Lock ] ...more >>

How to hide the right click manu in swf? my_cm = new ContextMenu(v);] my_cm.hideBuiltInItems(); my_cm.Item.push(b(n,m)); function v(n,m){ gotoAndStop(2); } this.menu = my_cm;...more >>

I have an app I've developed in Flash MX2004 and my client wants it in Flash 6. I exported it as Flash 6, and some of the functionality fails. Particularly: dynamically creating text fields and filling them with text. How can I find a list of Flash 7 features that don't work when exported a...more >>

Thank for your help; I create an empty MC and load a JPEG file to it. now i want get this MC width and Height,How can i it? createEmptyMovie("instanceNAme",depth); widthMC=getProperty("instanceName",_width); Result: widthMC=0 ...more >>

Dear all, I'm creating a small component, where in the text scrolls according to the direction selected form the component property pannel . It's working fine if only once component is place on the stage, if more than one component is place on the stage the properties of the second component...more >>

Hi there, Some days before i assumed that from flash "mailto: some e-mail id" script won't work with all the machines unless the mail settings configured properly. But see this site "http://www.emplus.net/main.html" site of the day today, when we press their e-mail link it opens properly t...more >>

ok I have below script and it works fine. but I need to modify it and I'm at a loss as to how to do it. The Script randomly pics a movie clip and tells it to play. Now I need the picture in the movie clip to be randomly picked from a group of 10 pics in the library. I have no Idea how to do ...more >>

Okay, I've mastered using createTextField, but now I need a method for determining the width a string of text needs using a particular font. As in, Times vs. Arial for a string like "Welcome to this website!" is this possible? Please help! Thank you! ...more >>

I have been trying to load a flv file into the MediaDisplay component and can't get it to work on the remote server. It will work on my localhost just fine. I have tried insereting actionscript on the timeline: myVideo.setMedia("Banner.flv", "FLV"); Banner.flv is in the same directory. S...more >>

Hi, Trying to do a simple thing and feel like an idiot for not being able to. I'm sure this must ahve been asked before, but I couldn't find the answer when I searched... Trying to make different text files appear in the same Dynamic text Box, depending on what thumbnail is clicked. I ...more >>