Will this generate as much movieclips as items are inside the array "titoli"? I think it should but it doesn't work... for(i=0; i<titoli.length; i++){ nombreboton = "duplicado"+i; duplicateMovieClip(_root.cambiaencabeza, nombreboton, i+100); _root[nombreboton].nombre = titoli; posi...more >>

hey guys, long time reader but this is my first post. also, i know this is prolly in the wrong section, but i figured it would get the most 'views' here...sorry =) anyways, what i am trying to figure out is if it is possible (if so, then how) to have a user upload an mpeg file to a server a...more >>

Is there a script that would allow a user to play a game in Flash and be able to save it and play it again?...more >>

Why would the following statement fail? var myMovie:MovieClip; myMovie = someOtherMovieClip.createClassObject(com.my.custom.object.Thingy,"myMovie",someO therMovieClip.getNextHighestDepth()); trace(myMovie) THE ABOVE TRACE WILL OUTPUT: undefined Where I have specified the nam...more >>

Hi all, I'm trying to get variables from an external textfile and place them in class attributes. However, this doesn't seem to work (not the way I'm trying anyway ;-) ). My class definition is shown at the bottom of my message. I know that the onLoad method is asynchronous, and while lo...more >>

Version: FlashMX Professional 7.0.1 I am using the menuBar component and the "gel" buttons from the Flash Buttons Library. When the movie first loads, the buttons work as expected. But after I click on the menuBar, the buttons function erratically. Has anyone else seen this? Any suggestion...more >>

Hey all - My group and I are developing an app, and we've run into an error. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance! We have devices in a group. These devices are multiple instances of a movie clip. These clips, based on a root array, are told whether they have an ...more >>

Good afternoon all. After a few hours of running about, I figured I would come to all of you with the following question. Abstract: I have a movie that loads XML data. While looping through this data, I develop an array that includes a list of external JPEGs that I load into my movie...more >>

I am loading text from an external text file into either a TextField or a TextArea and I want some of the text in the file to be links. How do I code for this?...more >>

I have stand alone application that I am planning on including a configuration file with, so users can change certain aspects of the functionality. The app is a video mixer kind of thing that will be delivered on a DVD. Anyone who wants to add to the functionality will have to copy all the ...more >>

Can anyone point me to the actionscript 2.0 dictionary ? What a cheap way for Macromedia to go...I buy Flash mx 2004 pro, using ascript 2.0, i should only see the pro syntax for my version of flash. Why did they do this ??? Forcing me to buy reference books will not help their sales in the ...more >>

hi all, i've been using Flash on and off for a couple of years now, but have never really been able to figure out how to scale and fade / alpha blend using actionscript. does anyone have any very basic guides on how to do this? here's what i've done using conventional fade and scale in F...more >>

I am experinced in the control of movie clips remotely when the movie clip is part of the program and in my library. Is there anyway to control a flash movie when an swf file is brought in via loadMovieNum(movie1.swf",2); Is there anyway to tell it to stop when I want it to, or start or ...more >>

Is there a way to create a 3D engine in actionscript that will allow me to map a flat "texture" (movieclip) onto a sphere shape? Basically, I want to map an empty movie clip onto a sphere shape and allow people to draw in that movieclip. In essence allowing them to paint onto a round 3d s...more >>

when i export a xml file to flash, it appear a weird symbol insted of the accent. how do i fix this?....more >>

can you pass a number to a function. like myfuction(1); it would be useful for what i am doing as the number is generated on the fly by a parser so the code would really look like myfuction(<getnumber:get()>); thanks :) ...more >>

Hi, Is it possible to duplicate a movieclip, which has been created with createEmptyMovieClip? In my case I do the following: In frame 1: this.createEmptyMovieClip("test",10); this.test.loadMovie("something.swf"); in frame 2 I wait until this.test is loaded... Then, in some frame...more >>

I have 7 RadioButtons(components) .......I would like to have the different label that i have below in the script to come up randomly but NOT repeat. Any Ideas FYI..... Everything is taking place on the first frame of _root. //Create Array myRandCho = new Array(); myRandCho[0] = "...more >>

Hi there, im new to flash. While reading, the following question came over me: What can I do, if i want to listen to a 'F1' key pressed anywhere in the application (perhaps consisting of thousands of components) - thus opening a help-component (perhaps even context-sensitive??) Problem: ...more >>

I have been tasked with locking down a flash movie for a Kiosk so that the user can not right click on the movie to get the Windows menu (play, loop rewind, etc.). Does anyone know what the script might be for something like this? Thanks! ...more >>

I have a set of pictures in a folder. WHen a user clicks a button, I want to load thumbnails of those pictures onto the stage. And when the user clicks on the thumbnail, I want to display the full size picture. I am relatively new to ActionScript, so I was wondering how difficult it would b...more >>

I am wondering if anyone has brought a 3d max character into flash. I am trying to set up my character in flash so that some will be able to zoom in and out and also be able to revolve around it. I am stuck on the best way of accomplishing this and I was wondering if this would be possible. ...more >>

I know in the new as 2.0 structure, you can place the class inside the linkage in the box that is marked "A.S. 2.0 Class". But how do you assign a class to a movie clip that was created using this.createEmptyMovieClip? -- Todd R. Coulson multimedia developer - Haley Productions todd@hale...more >>

Got this problem. Apparently is completely random. I do the following: 1. make a movie clip, and put one or more button components inside (toggle=true) 2. create a scrollpane 3. inside the scrollpane.spContentHolder I create instances of the movie clip containing the button Now here's ...more >>

I'm sorry this is such a newb question, but I've read and reread the documentation and other posts but still can't simply call a function that is in a movie clip from the root. Basically what in the root time line in the first frame I write (tried with and without the root): _root.test.hit...more >>

I'm creating a preloader for a project. The project includes a music track and the volume changes at one point in the program (there's another sound clip that plays, and the music track drops so that you can hear the sound clip). The music track works wonderfully - I've used the attach sou...more >>

Hi, is it possible on the library to use the LINKAGE option for multiple items rather then having to do it one by one? thanks www.paquito.it...more >>

I have a dynamic text field, with no embedded fonts, I need if the user doesn't have this font on his machine, to use another font instead, and if possible also change the formatting settings (left/right marging, etc...). Thanks. ...more >>

ive used actionscript to duplicate a movieclip a few times, however they always appear above the buttons in the scene. I thought it may have had something to do with the depth variable in duplicatemovieclip() but Ive tried a range of numbers and it made no difference, any suggestions? ...more >>

I've got a flash file that is using an xml file to load some text and jpeg files dynamically. It is working perfectly when I view the published swf file in the Flash Player or dragging it into a browser window. My problem is happening when I place the swf file into an html document and view it...more >>

Hi, How do i create Button/Radio Button/CheckBox dynamically? I tried: _root.attachMovie("FPushButton","myBut",200); - Not working. Thanks in advance -kv ...more >>

hy can can someone tell me how can i set font for flash... I am working with specific font wich is not common so when i upload it only i can see that font, noone els, so how can i link the font(tff file) to be red by flash? ...more >>

Sometimes when I'm trying to create new instance of a class Flash neither creates the instance nor reports any error message. When I'm debugging the script instead of the "step in" option debugger executes "step over". Does anybody encountered the problem? May somebody can understand wh...more >>

Another quick question today. Is there a way to return all the linkage id's in a particular movie? Like can you get an array of all the linkage ID's in an fla, then cycle through them and if your string doesnt match any of them make a text field to contain the string? I am looking to make a ...more >>

Can anyone help me with this... Is there a Function where I can set ALL the variables in Flash to Undefined/Blank/Empty... etc Thanks in advance!! Adam...more >>

Hello! I have a Flash application executing as a stand-alone player in a fullscreen mode which calls getURL method. But, the new window opens as a pop-under (it is not visible until you quit the main application which is in full screen), and I want it to open as a pop-up window. What sho...more >>

Hi, i have the following 'For' loop which is disabling a dynamically created list of buttons, this is the only way i could think of to get this to work (had to do it quite quickly as i have a tight dealing on this) does anyone know of a tidier way of achieving the same thing.. for (i=1;...more >>

Hi, i have the following 'For' loop which is disabling a dynamically created list of buttons, this is the only way i could think of to get this to work (had to do it quite quickly as i have a tight dealing on this) does anyone know of a tidier way of achieving the same thing.. for (i=1;...more >>

Hi, i'm doing a CD presentation project using FlashMX and there must be a database to hold number of companies, so that a user can get the CD make search for companies by sector, products, .... etc. i decided to use XML as an offline database not need any setups or installations for s...more >>

Is there an actionscript function that returns the name of the current frame? Thanks, Keith ...more >>

Hi there, here is my problem Number () function is not working with combo.getSelectedItem.data !!?? [CODE] for(i=0;i<maxContentItems;i++){ DataRow = level1Child.childNodes.childNodes[0].firstChild; Name = level1Child.childNodes.childNodes[1].firstChild; comboo.ad...more >>

hi all, i am a newbee to actionscript... so please help me out with this problem... just understand this... i have a movie which has 3 buttons which on clicking plays a 3 respective movieclips. 1). how do i link a button to a movieclip..???...what actionscript do i implement...??...more >>

Hi Would anyone know how to make a bar similar to this animated one on http://www.emifilmtv.com/emifilmtv.aspx I want to make a bar similar and also preload it simlar to where it grows as it loads... A.C. Spanier ...more >>

Hi, i am having a problem, i need to solutions, can you help me please.... my problem is : i want to stop flash movie when mouse will move on this movie and when mouse will be stop 10second then movie will be start again. Thanks Belal ...more >>

Actionscript 2.0 : Why is this ? I?ve been very happy with Flash MX, and decided to tryout Flash MX Professional 2004, after learning about the wonderful host of features in MX Pro 2004. Much to my dismay, I found out that I?m UNABLE to script in Normal Mode anymore! Could anyone reas...more >>

Hi All, I am using Flash 5 / MX. How do I disable the menu which pops up on right click. The fscommand leaves a little scrap of "About Macomedia Flash player x.0....'. I would like to eliminate even that. How do I do that? With warm regards, Parag Shah ...more >>

Hi, I want to learn how to pan/scroll through a clip like this site ( http://www.punisherthemovie.com/ ) I want to be able to create an environment bigger than the screen and have visitors pan through to access other content. If anyone knows where I can find a tutorial on this or h...more >>

Hi all I want to dynamically load in .mov files into my flash movie. Does anyone know if this is possible? and if so, how? Using loadMovie it looks like you can only load in .swf or .jpg files any ideas? If this is impossible, can anyone suggest any alternatives? - I definitely want...more >>

excuse me ,my english is so poor ,so ,read my code first. ---[TestClass.as] begin--- class TestClass { static var text_array = ["a", "b", "c"]; static function getRandomText():String{ var r = Math.floor(Math.random()*3); //trace("r="+r); var text_r = TestClass.text_array[r];//this co...more >>