I set a keyframe with an action to stop a sound loop from playing but I can't seem to get it to work. I created a linkage ID for the sound but I can't find where I can enter an instance name for this sound. The sound is on the timeline but you can't really select a sound on the stage can you? ...more >>

Hi, I am looking for a transition effect like in www.exopolis.com anyone who knows how to make a transition like this ? Thanx in advance... Cem Louis...more >>

Can somebody in the below code discover why the if statement within the switch does NOT run te first time even though also the first time _currentFullScreenMode does give either true or false (in the current setup, it returns true the first time). Don't mind the fscommands; they are okay, it's j...more >>

I need to load an external image into an empty movieclip, and then drag that image/movie clip dynamically. I've tried the following code... Although I can attach the image to the empty movie clip without any problem, the startDrag functionality doesn't work. Can anyone help? _root.create...more >>

I created a grid (5X4) by duplicating a movie clip on the stage with a "for" loop, ok? The duplication worked fine till I putted a loader component inside that Movie Clip. After debugging it, I saw that (in actionscript 2) the duplicated clip was dissapearing at repositioning (when "mc._...more >>

Hi, I'm using mx pro 2004 and actionscript 2. I'm an animator who's duties now include coding, so I'm still on the learning curve. I need some actionscript to have a comboBox link to a frame label within the same .swf as the comboBox. Thanks for your help, MysterE ...more >>

I?ve tried everything and I desperately need some help with my preloader. It?s a simple preloader about ten frames long with a simple loading animation and a display of the percentage complete. The problem is that it?s constantly loading the entire movie (about 300 frames) when I just want i...more >>

Hi, is it possible to add or simulate a _visible property to the TextFormat object ? Thanks...more >>

is it possible to create .swf just using actionscript externally? thanks....more >>

Hey all! wondering if there is an alternative for the following: I have a menu with 6 buttons from where you can choose between 6 different games, each with: on (release) { //sets a variable so that in the end of the animation it'll go to the frame where the chosen game is game=5; tell...more >>

Hi, I am very new to action script. I am attempt to post form variables to an html page from actionscript. Basically, I want to do the equivant of this <form action="post" method="bugaloo.html"> <input type="hidden" name="bug" value="test"> </form> When a button is hit. I understa...more >>

Ok, I'm using Macromedia Flash MX 2004 Professional. I want to make a menu for my web site, a bit like the one above, where you hover over the Navigation and Sub-Navigations appear. How would I do this, I am a complete beginner so, don't get mad at me. If anyone will kindly help, either post...more >>

Ok this is a strange one for me. I have this simple statement for a button on my menu for the actionscript. on(release){ getURL("http://careweb2/departments.html", "_self"); } This is a intranet site. The thing is it will work once, go back to the home page, then when I try again,...more >>

Is there a way to always have my exe projector always on top of the desktop in Focus? I have built a standalone application which needs to remind users at certain times. At some point a message pops up in full screen and warns them of a time limit. But when they close the window the m...more >>

I have made a simple graphing program in Flash MX 2004. I extended a black movieclip with ActionScript and created 3 empty movieclips inside, one for the curve and two for the X and Y axes. The axes and curve are drawn with lineTo() commands (with the curve I use a "for" loop with small incr...more >>

I checked the boards and found at least one other person with a similar problem but with no replies. I've created two clean .FLA files for testing. One acts as a _root, while the 2nd .FLA acts as a graphic background to be loaded into my _root. On the background .FLA file I've placed a line...more >>

Hi, I'm trying to create this game where the character (a girl) follows the mouse. I followed a tutorial a site that makes a movie clip follow the curser which works. The problem is, when i change the direction of the curser (say from the left edge of the screen to the right, along t...more >>

I am trying to make a flash movie integrate with a set of html checkboxes (html in case the user does not have the flash plugin). 1. When a checkbox is checked ( js onClick) I really need to select a button in the swf (I'm not worried about checking whether the movie is loaded at this stag...more >>

Can i use two keyboard keys at one time inone frame For ex. Ctrl+S, Ctrl+V, Cytl+Shift+S...more >>

I am using the scrollPane and would like to change the border color. Preferebly, I would like to do that via AS. I think that should be possible through the setStyle(maybe???). Thanks in advance for any help!!! Brian ...more >>

Hello everybody! Need your help. I use a Flash Studio Pro to create a game. But some of fscommans returns variable that could not be used in ActionScript, but if on the stage is textfield named as the name of variable it would have her value. How I could access to this variable? Thanks. ...more >>

I can connect the xml connector to all sorts of macromedia components....but I can't figure out how to grab the data out of one of the nodes and turn it into a variable to get passed around. Does anyone know the syntax?? cheers, morgan ...more >>

Hello New boy here so please forgive simple question and confused description. I am trying to assign an URL to a button that is not on frame 1 of my scene. I have a movie play for 40 frames which ends in same shape and colour as my button which takes the movies place at frame 41. I cannot ge...more >>

Ok, here's the scenario. I've got 3 swfs, a Main.swf, a Second.swf and a Third.swf. Ok, main.swf has a "MC_stage" that Second.swf gets loaded into. And Second.swf has another "MC_miniStage" that Third.swf is supposed to be loaded into when i press a button on Second.swf. Heres the coding...more >>

This is the final fantasy site: http://www.square-enix.co.jp/dvd/ff7ac/ I'm trying to replicate the trailers section albeit tailored for my site. My problem is when trying to rewind moreso then playing forward the clip, and what happens is the clips begin to shift. I know this has someth...more >>

Hello, I am a Flash user with a limited knowledge of action scripting. I have worked a bit with .flv-video and am able to use components and basic scripting to control this sort of video. But I would like to expand this to include Wndows media content - am espesially looking for informatio...more >>

Hi. Is there any way to reuse loaded jpg image instead of loading it again? Cos the way like this doesn't work: some_mc.loadMovie("someFile.jpg") some_mc.duplicateMovieClip("someOther_mc", 2) And one more question. How to run AS function from text field links. Like <a href="somelink...more >>

HI all, I am wondering if it is possible to open the "file explorer" with Flash? You can go to an URL, i know a system to open a file browser but now i'm trying to open the "file explorer" on a local pc so the client can "drag" one file to another location (on a server, opend with getURL()...more >>

Could anyone help me locate the code or a source file that contains a character hidden in an enviroment. Where there is one character hidden and when you click on him he changes location. I'm having trouble finding anything like it. Please help! ...more >>

Hi I have already put this up in genral issues but it is probably mor of an action script thing. I want to create a movie which contains a an external movie from the outset and then on a click of a button you can view a series of external movies, I can figure out how to do the swapping ...more >>

Hello, I have a animation that is made up of 4 swift files. One plays and at the end two starts up and then is complete three starts up followed by four. When I play the first one in the file it works great, I created a projector and it works great. I inserted it into a web page with the oth...more >>

I am very disappointed that there is no help documentation on these components, but I dont wanna argue about what everyone else has already argured about that. So i'll just get to the problem. I am trying to populate the chart with data from an access database using ASP as my middleman. Now, ...more >>

hi! I have an input textfield that has to listen for the enter key. If the user hits enter on this input textfield, my application has to execute a certain piece of code. I read that onKeyDown is only for buttons and movies, not textfields. So I tried making my textfield a movie and adding...more >>