Here is what I want to do - I want to have a button and when clicked, it will pull a file off of the disk and save it to the computer. Is this possible, and if so, please let me know the script or command. Thank you in advance. ...more >>

Is it possible to execute javascript functions using fscommand? I've looked at some tutorials on Flashkit, but none of them do exactly what I need to do. What I'm trying to do is, have my Flash movie execute the javascript function that sets a variable back to the Flash movie. Reason being, ...more >>

Okay i looked through the actionscript dictionary and found that math.round(mynumber) rounds down. But how do you use it correctly for example: Point = math.round(nAdvertisingPoint) /10; trace(Point); But it gives me a strange error saying : NaN How do i fix this? im new to actio...more >>

I am trying to load my class files in the second frame so that I can preload a 200K site (made up of various class files). When I set the classes to load in the second frame they do not run with their associated Symbols (MovieClips) in the fifth frame. However, when I set the classes to lo...more >>

It's so simple it's probably right in front of me. I'm new to flash and I want a hyperlink. I have a flash template that has buttons. I simply want to navigation to a URL when the button is clicked. So, I figured that the on event needed one line: getURL("..."); -- but that doesn't work. How d...more >>

How do I refrence movie clips? or the data in them? I have a gallery of dynamically created loader MC's each gets a value from an XML file (PIC1.jpg, PIC2.jpg etc) here is the AS: myMCL.loadClip( prod.pic_loc , this["Loader"+n]); // prod.pic_loc is the XML ref. which works fine, ...more >>

I'm a newbie to writing class files, so have no idea why the following doesn't work. My socket server is showing a connection when this class is instantiated, but the XML doesn't get passed through and I'm getting "unable to read data from the transport connection" errors in .NET (my listener...more >>

I want to use attachMovie() to create a list of movieclips that appear under a mask, so the mask determines which movieclips are seen. Where do I position the code, mask, and depth of the generated mc's? ...more >>

Can anyone take a look at this code and tell me if there is something I'm not seeing? If I remove one of the loadvars objects either one of them will work individually, but if I try to load both of them only one works. Can you not load two loadvars() at the same time?? BtnColo...more >>

hi, this seems like it should be simple, but i can't get it to work. i have a movie clip on the stage with a function defined on its timeline. i am trying to call that function from the root timeline. i tried using dot syntax: this.myclip.myfunction(); but it doesn't work. what am i do...more >>

i'm having a problem getting a scroll bar to work right. here's some sample code: //..................................rendering just the text display_txt.html = false; display_txt.htmlText = someStringWithHtmlTags; //...............................tests the properties display_txt.onKi...more >>

Hi all, I don't know if this is possible: I have a movie clip with a text area component with html text, the html text is stored in a variable inside an .as file, what i want to do is use some links to load external data or external swf files or send data to a external application with fsc...more >>

Is there an update to the DataGrid component for Flash MX 2004? If so, I can't seem to find it for the LIFE OF ME! Our company has a DRK subscription, so I know that's not a problem... Can anyone help me out or lead the way? ...more >>

I loaded a movie via loadMovie that contains buttons. How do I reference the buttons to control the main movie? This doesnt work: loadMovie("navigator.swf", "blankd_mc"); this.blankd_mc.primero_btn.onRelease = function() { _root.gotoAndPlay("primera"); ...more >>

In main timeline i have only one frame which contains one ComboBox. The first frame also contains action which creates an array "comboList" whose values depend on a Xml files nodes. So if i have xml file with nodes: I, You, He, She, It; comboList = ["I", "You", ... "It"]. This is the script: c...more >>

Is it possible to get information from the browser (via Javascript) into Flash? I've got a scalable flash movie and I want to animate the size of the browser window to fit my movie, so as the movie gorws in size, so will the browser window. Getting information back to the javascript is easy,...more >>

I have a scroll box with text and would like to create a few links to other sites, but nothing seems to work. I am working in notepad and have tried html tags to no avail...am I trying in vain...help! ...more >>

Okay, I'm creating a Drag and Drop type game. The only problem is that I have a lot of images for this game and not enough room on the screen for the images to be placed. So, I created a scroll pane that contains all of the images and the user is suppose to drag the images from the scroll pa...more >>

all buttos with 30 frames, but, i can't stop the flash animation, why?...more >>

Hi all can someonw tell me how to set focus on the input box on occurence of a particular event ?. I have set inputbox.tabEnabled = true; inputbox.tabIndex = 1; but its not serving the purpose of setting focus on it everytime. also how to make the input box disabled while still visible ?...more >>

MyXML.xmlDecl = "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"windows-1251\"?>"; - didn't help. =((( What to do next???? Cant read XML (russian symbols). English is OK. But Russian "Kirilica". (windows-1251) Your sincerely AshTray ...more >>

I have downloaded this .FLA file from http://www.ultrashock.com (please see attached FLA file) It is a smart clip that you can add to any file and it works, my problem is that I cant add actions to the buttons in the menu, am I being daft and it is a simple task? Any help would be much appreci...more >>

Hi There. I have this design, and in the menu, i want it to go to frame 65 when i click it. I've set it to GoToAndStop on frame 65, but when i test it, the place where the new area should appear, it just turns white. I've looked it through, looking for errors or something, but it is as it ...more >>

Hi, Thanks for reading this post. I have a swf file embedded in HTML file with a push button "TEST" and I need to launch another swf lying on disk (on top of this main file) when this button is clicked. Actually I need to do the same thing as what happens when "Tutorial" button is clic...more >>

hi. please help. i'm trying to use the timer we have in the standard flash tutorial files (the blue timer). what code do i write so i can make it stop automatically, say, after 5 minutes? thanks. bojajo ...more >>

HI All Im using the GETURL in flash and would like to know how to POST variables instead of using GET. The support documentation is very sketchy on this, please can anybody help Could do with some sameple code showing how to post a variable to a http address. Thanks Thanks alot ...more >>

Hi all, Anyone know a chat client source in FLA? Valics Lehel http://www.grafxsoftware.com ...more >>

I have a riddle that I am having a hard time figuring out. Has anyone experienced success with controlling applications in Win XP via Flash? I am creating a Flash tour for a computer Kiosk running Win XP home and the demo needs to show the actual applications to a general audience. I am agai...more >>

I have a draggable movie that will have the possibility of being pressed more than once. The first time that it is pressed I want it to load a movie....but only the first time it's pressed. What would be the best way to make this happen? This is what I have on the movie now, but of course it c...more >>

this code is for a simple username and password frame, it SHOULD when u enter the correct username and password, play my mc ...but it doesnt? help plz Thx Code Below on (release, keyPress "<Enter>") { text = "Sign in please!"; if (username == "name1" or username == "name...more >>

I have three movie clips serving as animated buttons in my fla (i.e. (butt1MC,butt2MC,etc). Right now the buttonMc's use on () {gotoAnd..(); to boss the MC to different frames for the animated button effects. An external swf is loaded into a container movie on click, and the text in a dyn...more >>

Hello All, Well this is my first time on this site and you would love some help. I am trying to change my textarea background. The Textarea is in the UI components and I would like to learn some tricks from yall. How do you chang the TextAreas background, and make it Transperent. Can you l...more >>

Hi, I have created a game using Flash and I wanted to implement a scoring system where if the user gets the answer correct the first try, they get 10 points. If they get it wrong they get another go, and if they get it right they get 5 points and if they get it wrong again they get a thir...more >>

I am working on my first largescale integration of Flash and XML. I have a large XML file that is loaded into Flash, then I'm using various functions to generate interactive lists and content allowing the user to sort and filter the content based on input criteria. Now here's my issue: I load ...more >>

how does flash compare strings? For instace, take any two words dog ; cat Which will Flash say is greater? It appeared that Flash was doing it alphabetically at first, but capitalized words seem to throw things off. Any docs on how Flash resolves string value? I'm trying to sort a large ...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 >>

ok...i have a simple prelaoder bar which expands from left 2 right(using setProperty("pBar", _xscale, iBytes); . on top of this bar i have a pair of eyes...... how would i get the eyes to follow the pBar as it loads. like a AS for the eyes.... Thx ...more >>