is there a way to preload a jpg? i am loading a jpg dynamically but when the frame loads, the jpg (8 Kb) appears one second later, making the flow seem choppy. here is my code on the loading frame (i'm sure you've seen it a million times before)... this.createEmptyMovieClip ("brick_moo...more >>

In frame 1 of my main timeline, I load two empty movie clips, content and newsticker. I then load a movie, ntContent.swf into the empty mc newsticker. ntContent.swf has a dynamic textbox with HTML text loaded into it. How can I create a link in the HTML text that tells my empty mc content to l...more >>

after i make textfield-(inputs( and than put the submit button how do i write the order to send the details to my mail adress (for example-i know it's starts like this: "mailto:bbbb@bbbbbb.." and than i suppose to write someting with "name=& name &"&tel=& tel & etc." but it doesn't work...more >>

Anyone got a function to randomly resize different words in a string? So far i've been working with indexOf(" "); and substrings to try and determine where a word exists..but without much success. I want to use it in conjunction with a dynamically generated textobject, coming from xml. Regar...more >>

Hi! I've downloaded and installed the extension (mxp) that was suppose to add code hints for the SQLXML components on Dev Net7, but I can't figure out what suffix I'm suppose to use. I've also tried strict typing the variable. Has anybody else used this? Frank Kant NY Education Resource...more >>

Hi, I have a button (zoomin), if I write something like this: btnzoomin.onRelease= function(){ var w=_level0.mycar._width; var h=_level0.mycar._height; var cx=_level0.mycar._x+w/2; var cy=_level0.mycar._y+h/2; _level0.mycar._height=h*1.5; _level0.mycar._width=w*1.5; w=_level0.mycar...more >>

Hi, I'm trying to build me a button by only using actionscript. I did the following : stop(); //myButt:mx.controls.button = new mx.controls.button(); //myButt.label = "Hi"; _root.createClassObject(mx.controls.Button,"myButt",1,{label:"Hi"}); myButt.height = 20; myButt._vis...more >>

I can successfully populate an input text field with an X, Y, and Z Key buttons. But how can I get my "Back" Key to remove the last character in the input field? Here is a URL to this example http://mattgarrity.com/populate_input_field1.html Any ideas? ...more >>

Well, I think my post was lost in my IE crash. anyway, I think I've resolved the problem, but i don't really understand WHY this works the way it does. Basically, I'm testing inheritance through a duplicate movie script. On my main timeline I drew a square, converted it to a _mc, and gave...more >>

I am pulling data out of an xml file and putting it into an array that can then populate a dynamic text field with a speaker list at a conference. (code is below). Everything works fine, but when I want to make a javascript call to create a pop-up window when you click on their name, I find th...more >>

Hey everybody- I've got a flash cartoon, it's about 5 megs, and over 15 minutes long. Well, as you could guess- after awhile the sound no longer matches the animation. So I've been reading a bunch of posts, and the only solution I haven't tried is the loadMovie method. Can anybody kinda ...more >>

I have a slide show of random pictures. I have some text over the lower right hand corner of the picture. The text is white. Sometimes, for some of the pictures, the area where the text is over is light or white. Is there a way to check the brightness of a particular area so I could change ...more >>

Is it possible to have actionscript generated movieclips (using attachMovie) to appear under a mask? For example, I have an XML file generating a button for each item in the XML list. I want those items to be masked so they do not exceed the window that they're supposed to be in. I have tried ...more >>

Does anyone know of a simple way to get Flash to do text to speech? For instance, I want to send a string and it will "say" the string like speak("Good job on that") any ideas? Thanks Shirley ...more >>

I am developing a component which will lookup customer information from our database. I am simply trying to set a function to be called when someone presses the lookup button. The code I have attached is working when it comes to calling the function but it looks like I do not have access to th...more >>

Hi, I'm currently having trouble applying multiple styles to a text box in Flash MX04. The code I am using is... contentsCSS = new TextField.StyleSheet(); contentsCSS.setStyle("a:hover", {#FF0000, textDecoration:'underline'}); contentsCSS.setStyle("bodyText", {#FF00FF}); textBox.styl...more >>

Hi all, I know this can be done via Sockets... But does anyone know of or have examples or experience in doing this? Simply put, I have zero experience with Java but 75% of a current site project uses Java and returns it as HTML pages. What I'm planning to do or better to start with, i...more >>

I'm having all kinds of problems.. I have a projector EXE in Flash MX 2004. This is a kiosk that's using this and the first screen is a bunch of advertising.. When someone presses the screen on the advertising it goes to the next frame. Since advertising changes, I decided to make a ...more >>

i have run into some issues using html text in flash 7 text fields and wanted to see if anyone knows why this happens. so far i have been able to successfully get everything i want working, but at certain costs. for instance, i wanted to include html text for a text field and embed the fon...more >>

so a flash movie (authored in MX not MX2004) is crashing ie6/fp6&7 (on XP pro) with the error originating in flash.ocx ok, this has been haunting us for 3-4 months, to be honest it's 'project threatening' (see above post of mine 'advice on multiple file project' for background), i have about 6...more >>

Hi, just started messing about with Flash. I'm trying to get the ticker component to read from a textfile and scroll. I can acheive this using a normal dynamic text box, but I want the scrolling capabilities of ticker. Can anyone help please. ...more >>

Hello, Can anyone shed some light into how you can save a String into an external file? Cheers! ...more >>

MC preloader causes problem to system I have a preloader which is a MC with 12 frames. Every 10% loaded it goes one frame further till an image is completed. What I have programmed for achieving that is the following bull****: IN FIRST FRAME: ----------------------- stop(); r=1;//r is...more >>

I am trying to take a series of movieclips and first increase and then decrease there alpha while also increasing there size. I am trying to do it all with everything happening from Frame 1. It isn't working right now and was hoping someone could help me with the code. stop(); var reached =...more >>

Hi, can someone tell me how do i convert the script below(flash 4) to flash 5action script. tellTarget ("point" add (i+20)) { gotoAndStop(/word:i); I'm trying to convert it so something like this: _root.point.gotoAndStop("word"); where do i put the add (i+20)? -- thanks ...more >>

Hi. I'm looking forward for a quick responses please. I'm developing a typical Hangman game Application. The idea is to create the blanks for the word after calculating the word Length. Pls refer to the code attached. I'm creating the new textfield for each letter of the word. now, the pr...more >>

Hi guys, I would like to know, how many persons has the certified from Macromedia, Flash MX 2004 Developer? Thank you, \\ Ricardo Pocci \\ Certified Macromedia Flash MX Designer \\ Macromedia Certified Professional \\ Msn: rcdwebdesigner@hotmail.com ...more >>

What general loop or procedure in AS can achive slight changes of color, soft increases or decreases of sound, and light to strong transformations? Im looking for specifically for a general AS code that can be reused for all these situations ...more >>

Is it possible to load text from an xml file AND anti - aliase it? Also does anyone know how i would go about randomly resizing different words in my string? Regards, Paul Anthony ...more >>

I haven't bothered testing on a PC, but it crashes in the Flash 6 and 7 player. under OSX 10.3.4 txt_listener.onKeyDown = function() { trace("onKeyDown = "+Key.getCode()); if (Key.isDown(Key.ENTER)) { Key.removeListener(txt_listener); //do something }; }; Has anyone gotten...more >>

Hi Experts... I am new here. Need help. The problem: I want to capture a streaming image from a web cam. The streaming image from webcam can be displayed on screen. Then, the user can click a button(on screen) to snap a picture from the webcam which can be save as bitmap. All the pro...more >>

Dear Gurus and members, I am a newbie in Actionscript and programming. I am doing a button that will playback server and client side mp3 files alternately. Though, there are some bugs that I am not sure how should I solve. The following is the code I placed on the button: on(release)...more >>

hai, well i made a CD presentation in flash MX 2004 . in that presentation mpg movie files in swf which with loadmovie .the problem is when the presentation is in system the mpeg movie swf file will load quickely but when i write the presentation in CD the movie are not loading qui...more >>

Hi guys I am really new to Flash and could do with some expert help please. I have done a basic drawing application in flash, allowing the users to draw pictures free hand. I now want to be able to capture the drawing and pass it over using XML to a webpage. The xml part looks strai...more >>

I am using sortItemsby of remoting RecordSet object for numeric sort. I have tried sortItemsBy(NumArr, 16) also sortItemsBy(NumArr, Array.Numeric | Array.Descending) but none of these works. Can anyone help me out on this issue. I have flashMX2004 & flash player 7. As per som...more >>

Anybody know of a good tutorial that shows how to: 1) Create an XML data-tree in Flash 2) Send it to PHP 3) Parse it in PHP I've only ever done the reverse (PHP->Flash MX) and would like to learn how to do the other. Thanks!...more >>

How to minimize a textField to contain only 3 digit max? Thanks. ...more >>

Here is my script, looks crazy I know, but it works, I just want a smaller way for doing this. What I am doing is checking for sec (textField) if the number is an even number, if so the play blinker. How can I check whether the second digit in sec is an even number? Or whether I can check if...more >>

Hi I'd like to reproduce the mouse over effect done on the following website. http://www.thedubaimall.com I'd like to do it using actionscripting. I'm particularly interested in the elasticity of the movement when your cursor goes over the thumbnail. Can anyone help/suggest? Thanks...more >>

managed to get an asp file to send data to my flash frontend. Problem is that now I cannot access the data. I know I managed to bring the data in, cause if I create 8 dynamic text boxes and call them fx2sat.... fx8sat, they all take the value they should. What I am trying to do is now send th...more >>

I went to a standard tutorials to learn how to make a login. It gave me the script, but I dont think it was for Flash MX 2004. I also need to know how to make a register form for the login with flash. If someone can give me a link to a tutorial that provides all this information, or if someone...more >>

Hi, I have made a flash file that uses a FSCommmand to fullscreen - true & allowscale ? false. It is kind of a presentation & so to Go to next page On the ENTER key press I have added the Key object. The first frame of the movie thereby has the following code fscommand("fullscreen","tru...more >>

Hi, I'm new to Action scripting. I have created a shape tween but I want this to be played only when a "Button" is clicked. I mean on my stage there are 2 objects A) A button B) Tween object (0-20 on timeline) Now I want tween to be displayed and played only if someone clicks on the bu...more >>

Ok im trying to make a nav bar circle thing and ima noob, ive gottn far but im stuck were dp i find the 'Frame' editing panel? link or whatever, plz hlp...more >>

Hello, first post here.. Im making a flash, for a cd.. I trying to download a ZIP file when pressin a button.... should geturl is the only way? Im trying to use grturl, with no success... how do I state the path? i think thast my problem now, even im putting the zip on the same directo...more >>

Or any alternative? thx~ -- =======My Web Site======= http://www.zen.idv.hk Flash Game: 1.Zen Express 2.Metal Thief 3.UFO Airway ...more >>

I was wondering if anyone knew the source i need to put on my html page to disable the right click menu which contains the zoom in and stuff on your swf? Thanks a bunch ...more >>