Im trying to make a button that will create an array whose name will depend on the current state of the variable "i" positioned in _root: on(press){ var Item + _root.i = [_root.i+1]; _root.i++; } But it doesnt work ;) Any suggestions or help? P.S. Is there a way to possition an array to...more >>

i have the following problem : i use this code to load a swf : this.createEmptyMovieClip("mcholder", 1); this.mcholder.loadMovie("dir/mc-01.swf"); mc-01.swf exist out of 2 parts : - scene 0 (preloader) and - scene 1 with a movieclip with instance name "mcmerk" at the moment th...more >>

hi i have got a banner in flash and i want it to be displayed animated just the first time the user visits the site and with the help of cookies can i stop it from reloading again and again on a users pc who has already been to this page once ??? ...more >>

How can I change the stage size? I have tried Stage.height =valueY and Stage.width=valueX. but there is no change. is there any other way I could change the Stage size dynamically? thanks....more >>

Hello Is it possible to load JPEG images on the fly Is their a way to check they have been loaded ? sincerely chris --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.715 / Virus Database: 471 - Release Date: 7/4/200...more >>

Thanks in advance. I was wondering how to apply an easing equation to a moving object. For example, I want a movie clip to move from the left side of the stage to the right side of the stage and apply this easing equation to it. static function easeOut (t:Number, b:Number, c:Number, d:N...more >>

Hi I'm completely new to flash, just played with for 2 days thats all. I have managed to make a flash file. I want to dispklay that Flash file and then for it to redirect to a web page, after the animation has stopped. How do I do that? Also, the animation keeps starting over after it...more >>

Hi i've this code to send ID variable in "get" method, [code]comboBox = new Object(); comboBox.cambia = function(component) { ID = myCombo1.getSelectedItem().data; elenco2 = new LoadVars(); elenco2.sendAndLoad("list.asp?ID="+ID, elenco2, "get"); txt.text = ID; for (i=1; i<=Number...more >>

Hello, I'd like to embed an HTML page inside a movie clip, and then bring the movie clip to the timeline. Does Flash support that? I know you can do basic HTML tags in flash, but I'd like to import full HTML pages. Is this possible? Thanks in advance. ...more >>

I have seen a calculator (for mortgages in this case) at http://www.castles-estateagents.co.uk/branches/mortgages/mortgages-mainframe.htm l which is built using javscript I think..? Can something similar be done in Flash and how do I go about it please? ( I have seen a sample application ...more >>

I have two scrollpane components inside a SWF. One loads a SWF containing a series of navigation buttons. The other is going to contain a map image. I would like the buttons to shift the map to defined x and y properties of different cities and regions. Is it possible to affect the x and y...more >>

Hello, I have a movie clip (which has a button) attached to the timeline dynamically. I am trying to make that button change the property of an object in the timeline from false to true, but it doesn't work. Can anyone help? ActionScript in the timeline: function CarOnStage () { a...more >>

I've got a large map.mc that is partially revealed by a mask, and you can drag the map around. I've also got a zoom-in and zoom-out feature, but it zooms from the map.mc registration point. What I'd like to do is have the registration point of map.mc change on click to the stage coordinates ...more >>

I have a menu which is just a list of dynamic text links. I would like to have it so when you mouse over the link it changes the text format (underlined and change colour)....more >>

Would someone please explain the following two approaches to calling a function? I understand approach 1 (i.e. the callback function), but not approach 2. Why does it work? Approach 1: function test() { trace('hello'); } box.onPress = function() { test(); }; Approach 2: f...more >>

Hello I've been following a tutorial on an image based xml menu, which when you click loads a larger image. I'm understanding the acionscript for this ok, however I want to build on this and have the thumbnails scrolling as I add more items to it. I have managed to get it scrolling, ho...more >>

I have a flash program that loads data upon starting the flash player. When a transaction is done in the flash player, it calls another LoadVars to refresh the data in the player. But that is not what is happening. It is reloading a "cached" version of the data and not a refreshed version....more >>

I am new to xml and need some guidance as I have an xml file which looks like this... <content> <contentItem id="1"> <title>Title Heading 1</title> <swf>01.swf</swf> <filter>Flash</filter> </contentItem > <contentItem id="2"> <title>Title Heading 2</title> <swf>0...more >>

We are a Manhattan based design studio looking for experienced freelance Flash designers for upcoming CD-ROM and web projects. We are interested in designers who have at least 3 years' experience, a portfolio of work completed for actual clients (not demo pieces) and who have an in-depth gras...more >>

hello, i have a button click making a tint (color) change happen (my MC is a quicktime movie), but it's so sudden, i'd like to have it take a second to tween between the colors. here's what i have: 1st frame: Color.prototype.setTint = function (r, g, b, amount) { var trans = new Obje...more >>

Hi everyone, I have a text input component inside of a windows component. How can I get the view x and y position? When I use _x or _y I'm getting the values of inside the window component but not from the screen. Tks in advance Johnny ...more >>

Here's the scene I have to attach variable number of movieclips of size 75 x 75 on the _root dynamically. The movieclips has to be attached in multiple rows forming a grid. I want to be able to attach movieclips in such a way that it sould KEEP AS MUCH SQUARE SHAPE AS POSSIBLE. for examp...more >>

When I scroll down it scrools 1 line at the time which is good, but when I scroll up it scrolls 40 lines at the time. I don't think it's a problem with the setting of my mouse because it only does that in Flash, in the AS editor. Anybody knows how to fix that?...more >>

if i load an external jpg in to a movie clip, and request bytesTotal, the output is correct (the same in bytes as what the image is) however, if i load a swf in to a movie clip, and i request bytesTotal, the bytes it gives me does not correspond to the size of the swf. any ideas? anyone...more >>

I want to be able to return the number of child nodes in an xml file and update a variable used elsewhere in my project. I'm used to director's lingo and seem to be confused as variables only seem to be set locally from within a function and not able to be set for use globally. I have tried va...more >>

In the Actionscript editor, is there some way to insert a line break in long lines of code to increase readability? Thanks, Keith ...more >>

I know that you can export in Flash6 usign ActionScript 2.0. What I would like to know is; is there some problems or something that FlashPlayer 6 does not support from the new version of the ActionScript. The reason for this question is that you can program in AS 2 in FlashMX 2004 but ther...more >>

I am playing an audio file in my current movie. I created a sound object, and have a play and pause button. Initially the play button is inactive(you can't click on it) and the pause button is active. I would like to now make it so once the audio file is done playing that changes to the pla...more >>

hi Some one knows the text scroolpane in flash 2004...more >>

in a for loop I have the following code: for(j=1;j<12;j++){ b= eval("thumb"+j) b.onPress = function() {loadMovie("pict"+j+".jpg",_root.pictures);} } on all the thumbs j is added as a variable; but i want the value of j at that moment added as code on the thumbs hope i've made mysel...more >>

I want to generate a scrollable list of movie clips that is generated from an xml file. Each node in the xml file will contain a reference to a relative swf file and include an alternative title that will be displayed as dynamic text within the movie clip, rather than the sef file name itself....more >>

Hi I need to create an online showreel that slowly plays a sequence of up to 30 images, at the same time it streams a piece of music how would you approach this project ? your advice greatly appreciated.. chris...more >>

Can anyone point me in the direction of a good XML with Flash MX tutorial. I want to be able to display xml nodes in the swf and search through the xml file. Also adding and deleting nodes in the xml file would be very useful. ...more >>

Con someone please suggest some good applications to make icons for my projector files? ...more >>

I wish to place a "bookmark this page" button that will: 1. dynamically append to the URL the named anchor that the movie is on at that moment. 2. dynamically append to the title a text string that is entered by the user So the logic is "onRelease, addToFavorites, www.mysite.com(+ anchor name)...more >>

Hello I'm new here :) can anybody help me with "Attach sound", I'd like to start the loop (for an intro) with fade in fx and after 20 or 30 scnds, that finish with fade out...is it possible? So now I'm using this actions, that I had put on the 1st kframe, and the Linkage name's "mySoun...more >>

I know we can use attachMovie to attach a movieclip in our library to the canvas (assuming you have exported the symbol linkage in the library). How do I do that for a button symbol in my library and dynamically add that button into my canvas/root? Thanks! ...more >>

I have a flash file with all the text and images through XML to call into flash. For the text, if i have text with bullet, how can I do it in the XML? example: <slideNode id="1" jpegURLL="images/image1.jpg" jpegURLR="images/image2.jpg">Add content with bullet here.</slideNode> what I can...more >>

in the main swf file I have a button it links to open another swf file, but when another swf opened, the main one closed. How can I open 2 swf files together? Pls Pls help Thanks...more >>

This is mainly a PHP problem......althoughactionscripting is involved too... I have made a shoppink kart for a web site in flash...and I have it so when the shopping kart is submitted...all the order details (variables) are sent to a PHP file that sends the order to the businesses email. M...more >>

Hi all, Is it just me or is dataset.find broken... take the attached AS... start a new fla, drop a dataset on the stage and delete it, then run the fla. It returns 'none found' .. Um... shouldn't it be finding it correctly? Am i doing something wrong in AS? import mx.data....more >>

Hi All, I'm having difficulty targetting dynamically-created MCs. There is a top-level MC (called "scr") that contains all of the dynamic MCs. I create the dynamic MCs as: var c = scr.createEmptyMovieClip(n,n); and then attach content as c.attachMovie(id, name, depth); ...more >>

I made my volume control less than 100 pixels wide but im trying ot figure out the math so that it accounts for the less pixel width but still displays the volume level in the correct percentage. Anyone know the math on this? Heres my code right now. onClipEvent (load) { ...more >>

If I use a button script to open an swf with getURL, can I also have the button script get that swf to gotoAndPlay (2), for ex? ...more >>