I'm trying to load an external .swf that loads a sound... (I'm doing it this way so I don't have to wait to load my main movie. However on ctrl+enter preview, the song plays way too fast... Is it possible to control this? s = new Sound(); s.loadSound("music/track12.mp3", true); s.setV...more >>

I have an e mail form set up using PHP. I think this is an easy fix, but i cant figure it out. I have 5 SWF files loading into the main SWF file. The contact swf sends a blank message and a blank e mail address when executed, but if i go to the individual swf it works fine. But when i lau...more >>

Hi, I am creating a dynamic text field with action script. I have not learnt how to ajust color with script.... any help? on(rollOver){ mc1._alpha=100; mc1.play(); _root.createtextfield("dt1",1,5,290,130,50); dt1.color = "white"; //--This cant be right! dt1.multiline = true; dt1...more >>

like u see, whit every while loop de mc reduces with 1 _alpha but it goes in a flash ( logical ) somebody an idea to solve this .. like it would fade in a few seconds .. not in 1 flash thx Ava on (release) { trace("pressed"); n = 100; while (n>1) { ...more >>

I've developed a presentation using the Flash Slide Presentation template. THis is what I've done: Dragged the Media Display and Media Control to the stage. Developed slide1 - slide 28 under the main presentation slide Set cue points in the Media Display that correspond to the attached mp3...more >>

Im creating a multimedia project on a CD. Do I really need preloaders for the different swfs loaded? ...more >>

Ok so I am having some really odd things happen in a piece of code I have written. The code loops through a specified animation, depending on what you moused over, and it is running through once, however it then stops. In order to find where the code was going wrong I inserted some traces. ...more >>

Hello, I am using Flash MX 2004. It is a bit different from Flash MX. How can I view the "Parameters Pane" on Flash MX 2004? How can I add the hiper link to a button? I enter the coding: on (release) { getURL (theURL); } But it comes back with an error and will not act as a butto...more >>

Hello everyone, Before my question I need to tell you that I have replied to loads of your questions but after a few days it said that the messages couldn't come through. Just to let you know i haven't given up altogether. I have a menu bar and I've recently found out how to use it. Here's...more >>

Hello, I am having the following trouble: I need to pass the value of a combo box index to a variable. The instance Combo Box I am using is named 'menu'. Looking over the FLash Help file "ComboBox.editable", I came accross the following bit of code: var ix = myComboBox.selectedIndex; Thu...more >>

I have 8 movieclips I'm using as buttons. Inside each movieclip is a tween (changes color of the square from white to brown) that is played forward during the rollover and backward during the rolloff. I'm also using a variable so that when I click on one of the movieclips it it goes to the e...more >>

Hi folks I'm relatively new to Flash and a complete green at action script. I'm trying to build a play / pause button that switches its label each time. Example: User clicks the play button, associated action starts and button label changes from " > " to " || ". Click it again, and i...more >>

I've successfully created an actionscript that can populate the stage with numerous instances of a movie (using mc.attachMovie) as defined by an external XML file. Each element is placed exactly where I need it, the only problem is this: there are two objects within the mc (one is different mc...more >>

In one SWF file I made FORM with comboBoxes and it works just fine. That SWF I load in another SWF in empty movieClip with loadMovie method and in this case combo's are there but I can't open them ! You can just click on them and nothing happens, only yellow rectangle shows around combo... Any...more >>

I have a List Box with a bunch of labels. The user can select a label using the mouse. But I also want to make the selection in the list box change using actionscript. Does anyone know how to do this? Does anyone know of a place where I can find documentation on components and their acti...more >>

if i use setFocus to set the focus of a text input component box (mx 2004) the user is unable to use the backspace & tab keys. but once the user physically clicks on it, then it works. i've tryed textInputbox.setFocus() Selection.setFocus("textInputbox.label") focusManager.setFocus("...more >>

I have been searching for an hour or so, but no one seems to have a simple answer to the loadmovie, and how you can get the loaded movie to start on a particular frame. I have and intro SWF that has buttons, each button loads a separate SWF file. The SWF files all have a back button that ...more >>

Hello! The short version of my question is: how can I render from ActionScript a text without using the standard items (Labels, TextField, etc)? I need (if there is such a thing) the equivalent of the Drawing API but for text, or the equivalent of the Win32 DrawText in ActionScript. No...more >>

Is it possible to set/get document properties with AS? I'm using one swf to load several others of varying widths and heights. Whenever I load an external swf, the root level of the calling swf takes on the _width and _height of the external swf. The view port, however, retains the initi...more >>

Hello, I am trying to figure out the syntax or method to do the following: I have a series of arrays, R0=["a","b","c"] R1=["d","e","f"] R2=["g","h","i"] R3=["j","k","l"] etc... I also have Combo Box as a menu (named 'menu' in the instance box), where the index varies from 0-3 (lets sa...more >>

This is my hierarchy.... _root ** - blkmov(empty movieclip, which rotating_image.swf loads into) ***** - btn1(button) ** *** - rand(movieclip) When I load rotating_images.swf separately, using this code on the btn1, the images rotate... on (release) { _root.rand.stopframe=1; _...more >>

I'm pretty new at ActionScript, but it looks like it could be a good way to produce more complex animations with relatively little work. My test project is to have a movie clip appear at a random location and play (and prefereably go away after that). When it is done playing, I want the same ...more >>

Hey There, I have a scrollpane that loads .swf content dynamicly based on a button click. i.e.: on (release) { _root.bodycopy = "13th"; _root.year = "1986"; _root.body.scrollPane.contentPath = "bodies/body" + _root.bodycopy + ".swf"; _root.body.scrollPane.refresh(...more >>

Please, is there a way to check if an external .swf file or .jpg file existe before loading. I tried with the onloaderror function, but it is not enought accurate. It seems that the function runs at less twice before stoping. And this is very difficult to deal with that. I would really lik...more >>

I have a scrollpane component that has its content generated dynamically by attaching movieclips. This is all working fine but in some of the clips are ComboBox coponents. these have their data being loaded properly and are listed when the ComboBox dropdown button is clicked, however when an i...more >>

Hi, I have two layers. The bottom layer has a symbol with method "onClipEvent(enterFrame){....." The top layer starts from the 40th frame. it also has a symbol with method "this.onEnterFrame=function(){...." The enterFrame method of the symbol on the bottom layer is always running. The...more >>

Hi, Any suggestions on how to create horizontal scrolling or "crawling" text (like you see at the bottom of the TV news) when using text from an external ..txt file? Thanks for any ideas! Rob ...more >>

I was just wondering what is more effiecient and faster in regards to downloading/bandwidth: loading a bunch of external swfs in a main swf file that is the frame work or creating internal movie clips? Many thanks, skigeek ...more >>

When I extend a class I can't see it's inspectable properties in the properties panel. I can see the subclass properties OK but not the superclass properties. Does anybody know why this is? Surely I should be able to set Inspectable properties of an inherited class because the subclass inherit...more >>

On my main timeline in the root in the first frame i putted: var letter; I have a mc with 10 frames which i putted in frame 1 of the main timeline, the clips stops at every frame, Every frame sets a value to the var. 'letter' (without the quotes) like this: frame 1 says: _root.letter = 1...more >>

Wow! Well follks, After trying to avoid this part of flash for sometime, i actually delved in to it not long a go. How easy was this to learn? For those who dont know, going from actionScript to JSFL, is about as harmful as baby food. I was suprised at how easy this was. How simp...more >>

In my file I want an external swf file to be loaded into an empty movieclip when I get to a certain frame. How would I do this?...more >>

I have a dynamic text box in my flash presentation. I am calling the text from an external text file. Importing text works fine. The only formatting I can get to work is <b>bold. None of these work <red>, <s>, <strike>, <strong>, <big>, <sub>, etc. In the flash properties box, the follow...more >>

I want to be able to create an efftect as seen on http://www.pod1.com/2003/home.php where elements of the dandelion move and rotate randomly (when you rollover the image) - how do I achieve this effect? Thanks in advance, Loop360 ...more >>

i am using a flash pop up (flash movie embeded in html file) when going into my index.html. So, when user types in my index.html address, the flash pop-up appears on top. How do i get the pop-up browser window to AUTOMATICALLY CLOSE after the movie ends so that user can then start to view my i...more >>

Hi all, How do I use the loadmovie function to load several of swf file into my main swf. And those swf will be play by loop. For example, I have 5 swf need to load into my main.swf (1.swf, 2.swf, 3.swf etc...) When the main.swf start, I want it load 1.swf into my main.swf, after 1.swf ...more >>

I am using this code to move a mc in a game: if (Key.isDown(Key.UP)) { speed +=10; } can I use alphabetic keys to do the same thing. For example can I used W, A, S, D instead of the arrows keys? Thanks in advance ...more >>

Hi all, I jus started on Flash... And thinking of playing frames in reverse mode but dun seem to be able to do it. Is there a syntax directly? I tried prevFrame but it stops at 1 frame onli. I wanna play a series of frames in reverse mode. Can anyone help me?? Thanks ...more >>

I'm working on a flash quiz where users listen to a short sound file and then answer a question on what they hear. However, I want the users to be only allowed to listen to the sound file once. So I want the button that activates the sound file (which is in a movie clip) to be disabled after...more >>

Hi All, This is the first time I ever used this runtime shared library concept. I'll first explain the context in which I used / and how I used. Its bit lengthy query, but for better explanation, I had to write this. pl bare with me. :( What I have: We have an web application develop...more >>

i want to export shapes in my flash to jpg , gif or png with some server side. is there any third party component available. Is there actionscript available or any api or plugin which in support with actionscript can export the movieclip data as image ...more >>

Hi all, I am trying to moving an object along a join path, so that is looks like the object continously goes around and around the path. Can someone help me do this, as I have tried doing a motion tween along the path but I get undesireable results. File is attached. Any help is mu...more >>

To someone who might be able to help me... I have made a VERY simple movie. - One Button inside a movieclip on the root level and - One movieclip("holder") inside of another movie clip ("mainmovieclip"). also on the root level. The button is told to produce a global variable("myvar...more >>

VERSION: Flash MX HELP: I have a 2 frame movie (part of a larger whole). There are 2 frames: 1st frame has a stop action and a preloader. With this actions scripting attached to it: onClipEvent (enterFrame) { loaded = _parent.getBytesLoaded(); total = _parent.getBytesTotal();...more >>

Has anyone had problems with the DataGrid getScrollPostion and setScrollPosition functions? I have a button that moves prev/next selectedIndex in the DataGrid and I want the scroll to happen automatically when they move beyond the window, but if i put in the following: trace(dataGrid.getScro...more >>

Hi there, pls help... Can flash build a glossary? For example, I have A-Z, when I click A, list of words with A appeared in a text box, when I click one of the word, the explanation appeared in another text box. How I can do this in flash? Thanks a lot! ...more >>

Hi there, Is there any particular rule on when you should put in actionscript to a particular mc, like before tweening it, or only after it comes into stage (meaning i can't set "xx.enabled=false; BEFORE xx comes into the stage). I noticed the script doesn't always work, especially so if t...more >>

I have created a scrollbar. When I drag it I have used setInterval to call a function to displace the scrollpane/window according the the scroll thumb. However sometimes the clearInterval doesn¹t actually switch of my scrollInterval... ....In which case the movie eventually slows down and beco...more >>