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Intelligent Preloader?
Posted by nineveh at 6/20/2004 11:06:33 PM
I'm trying to create an intelligent preloader that will calculate the user's connection speed and then preload just enough of the file (according to the detected connection speed) and start streaming the SWF as the rest of the file is loading. This would be similar to streaming an online Wind...more >>


Button down-state help!
Posted by Joe Farquharson at 6/20/2004 10:59:55 PM
Trying to set up a nav system but having problems coding the down-state. I'm using a movieclip (button_mc) which advances the animation when the button (b1) is rolled over and reverses when it is rolled out. When the button (b1) is pressed I want the movieclip (button_mc) to stop on the last f...more >>

flash and php
Posted by agatam at 6/20/2004 10:58:26 PM
I am a very very beginner in Flash and Web at all. I put Flash movie as a button in my php site. I wanted to write <A "href=mysite.php?var1=$s&var2=$s2"><OBJECT>/*here comes description of flash movie*/</OBJECT></A> but A element doesn't work with OBJECT. How can I send variables to php...more >>

unloadmovie
Posted by brentwood at 6/20/2004 9:07:59 PM
I can't for the life of me figure out unloadMovie: I'm using MX on (press) { unloadMovie(gallerypages.swf); loadMovie("gallery1.swf", "theClip"); } The movie unloads, but the new movie doesn't load. I will appreciate all the help I can get. russ ...more >>

NaN showing in preloader w/ Netscape
Posted by Bloke at 6/20/2004 8:09:56 PM
My preloader is showing "NaN%" for a second when using Netscape. I know it has something to do with the delay as flash is wait for a response from the server. How can I get it to show 0% ? this.loadbar._visible = false; percent_display = ""; this.createEmptyMovieClip("container", 10); ...more >>

duplicated movie clips: removing them!
Posted by gdiesh NO[at]SPAM gmail.com at 6/20/2004 5:46:06 PM
tried to post earlier--hopefully was able to cancel that post--as I missed some info: I have duplicated movieclips using this script, within a function myClip = list_holder.attachMovie("duplicatedClip", "duplicatedClip"+i, i); same frame, different function: I am trying to remove all instan...more >>

removing cupliacted movieclips
Posted by gdiesh NO[at]SPAM gmail.com at 6/20/2004 5:33:42 PM
I have duplicated movieclips using this script: myClip = list_holder.attachMovie("duplicatedClip", "duplicatedClip"+i, i); elsewhere on the same frame: I am trying to remove all instances of the duplicated movie clip by doing this: for (i=1;i<totalmovieclips;i++){ "list_holder.duplicated...more >>

Adding a movie instance to another movie instance
Posted by jbb1973 at 6/20/2004 5:00:35 PM
All, I have a movie instance that I would like to attach to another movie instance. Is something like my_mc.<new name>= eval(<old movie clip path>) supposed to work? Because it doesn't seem to be working in my case. Are there any other approaches that I'm missing? Making a new inst...more >>



I have 2 problems...Please help....
Posted by MINGUITO at 6/20/2004 3:36:55 PM
Hi Folks, Ok, first problem. 1) Does anybody know of a good Tutorial or how would I go about creating a Mailing List/Subscription within Flash. In other words, have a Form where the person inputs his/her e-mail address, then I would use either CGI or AS, to send such e-mail, a link or just...more >>

Symbol Array?
Posted by keith brickey at 6/20/2004 3:08:37 PM
It is possible to create an array of Movie Clip, Button, or Graphic Objects in Flash? If so, can someone provide a snippet of code showing how they are declared? Thanks, Keith ...more >>

scrollable_dynamic html text
Posted by Branching at 6/20/2004 2:42:14 PM
I am load text from an external text file, well the text seems to fill the box, and the extra text disappears without a scrollBar, is there an html tag that shows the scroll bar? Thanks. ...more >>

How to see if jpg image is loaded..???
Posted by TheFOX at 6/20/2004 1:40:03 PM
I have a movie where I load 5 different background images (all jpg) with loadMovie("http://www.domain.dk/_img/swf_bg_1.jpg" , "_root.image1"); into 5 different image containers (movieclips), named image1, image2 etc. To make the loading time as short as posible, I want a preloader to tel...more >>

Feedback needed - paths differ for diff, symbols
Posted by dmac2 at 6/20/2004 1:09:46 PM
One of the greatest pains I have teaching flash programming to novice programmers in high school is working through what seems to be the inconsistent need for path names in flash when communicating between symbols in the main timeline and the main timeline itself. Yesterday I did a little expe...more >>

open new window from flash image
Posted by kieran5405 NO[at]SPAM hotmail.com at 6/20/2004 12:35:10 PM
Hi, I'm new to Flash and am looking to see what other commands can be used with, and how to use them with the following - on(release){ getURL(_root.myURL , "_blank"); } What I am trying to do is open a new window with no toolbars and to a particular size and poition on the screen....more >>

Play Scene1 (MC) then move onto Scene2 (tween)
Posted by maxmusik at 6/20/2004 12:04:19 PM
Guys, I have 2 scenes: Scene1 is a movie clip, and Scene2 is a tween motion using a graphic. All I want is the movie clip to play and to start playing scene 2 when scene 1 is complete. For some reason, when preiviewed scene 1 is missed and scene 2 starts...... Please help! Th...more >>

Simple Pause Question
Posted by Peter Fettes at 6/20/2004 11:57:54 AM
Please Help, I've been trying to use a Pause Actionscript I have, to pause the playhead on the keyline for 30seconds, but its not working. Does anybody know a simple piece of Actionscript which will cause the playhead to pause, obvoiusly depending on the keyframe I place it. Any res...more >>

load into a new window
Posted by paulr1984 at 6/20/2004 11:39:12 AM
Hi! I have a flash movie that needs to load another movie( swf ) into a new window. My main movie is not embedded in an html file. It should be opened with flash player. From my main movie, I want to load another movie in a new window WITHOUT USING A WEB BROWSER. Is this possible? ...more >>

Contact Form trouble ...
Posted by jce1975 at 6/20/2004 5:08:41 AM
Hello, I am having a difficult time trying to figure out how to get my contact form working. Each time this mail.swf is loaded, some of the input text boxes have this code written in them, "_level0.container.instance14.message." The input boxes should be blank! I have attached the mail....more >>

Load swf and specific frame on timeline??
Posted by pata de perro at 6/20/2004 2:24:14 AM
Hello, I dont know anything about action script, just do what I can with the most basic....my problem at the moment is that I am trying to load a .swf on the third level, but I want this swif to contain 20 diferent texts/image combo, so I figure I would input the script below to load the sw...more >>


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