hello I am using the TREE component from UIComponent set 2. How can i catch a press event on a line, and get the line index? Thanks...more >>

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I'm a PC person, so I have to ask the Mac folks: if I want to make a cross-platform project, that will run a Powerpoint presentation on either PC or Mac, how would I handle the Mac needs? Would you recommend a Perl script in the fscommand folder for OS X, to accompany the .bat file for the PC?...more >>

Hi I have a problem with a slideshow I've made. It works fine untill I call the script again and then I get an error telling me "256 levels of recursion were exceeded in one action list. This is probably an infinite loop. Further execution of actions has been disabled in this movie." Can...more >>

is it possible to dynamically assign Frame Labels? DId not see anything in the Actionsrcipt Dict. Im trying to create a module whereby only specific frames or even targets are printed, but these will change each time.. and i would rather be able to send all selected to the printer at once ...more >>

I have a projector opening a pdf file. No problem on pc (created a .bat file in fscommand folder in the application root folder) On Macintosh, I created an applescript, saved it as an application (run only), and placed it in the fscommand folder If I launch it manually it works super f...more >>

I'm trying to make a button that on mouseover will get larger (slowly, through tweening), hold its larger state while the mouse is over the button, and then slowly shrink back to normal when the mouse is moved out. I also want the button to remain enlarged (and other things to happen) when it...more >>

hey - i would like to take advantage of the css support in flash, but i would like to use a specific font as well - is there a way to to something similar to the effect of embedding the font, then changing the font color/size? If you 'embed fonts' on a text field the css won't show up... b...more >>

Through my testing I have discovered this... I can Launch applications with the FScommand in FLASH 4... but I can not Launch applications with the FScommand in MX or MX 2004. Does anyone have any ideas on this? Peter ...more >>

Hello again. I hope someone can help me today. I was on here yesterday with no luck.... I need to open a PoerPoint presentation from FLASH. I have been told many times to use the FScommand and link to a .bat file that will launch the .pps I have hot no luck with this or with any oth...more >>

I have a button that I am moving across the stage with a motion tween I put code xyz on the first keyframe of the tween. Then looking at the last keyframe of the move there is no code on the button I have to copy and paste the code to this keyframe. Is there a better way of doing this...more >>

Trying to add a line break or paragraph spacing. However, Flash does not recognize it. How do I add <p> or <br> to broadcastTitle_txt.htmlText ? TIA, Terry createTextField("broadcastTitle_txt", 1, 10, 100, 175, 100); // broadcastTitle_txt.multiline = true; broadcastTitle_...more >>

i have an array with 10 elements. How can i know the index of a perticular element? Is there any other methods except loop?...more >>

Hi all, i hv a flash movie which will do something for logout, but if the user didn't click the "logout" button but just close the browser/flash player, how can i detect it? Thanks in advanced! ...more >>

hi there: I have loadMovie("bridge1.jpg",_root.pict_dropzone); in a.swf this works fine. when a.swf tested alone. but when b.swf uses code to load a.swf onto b's screen at runtime the line of code above doesn't work I guess _root.pict_dropzone is the problem and has to be cha...more >>

Hi I am trying to create a scrollpane with an MovieClip inside with x+y coordinates at negative values 1.--Basically I want to hilight a certain part of the movieClip to display in the scrollpane window (when it first appears)using exact x and y positions--but don't know how to referen...more >>

i need and idea where to begin writing an action script where the user is tracked by which frame in a flash movie they have Not Started, Started, and Completed a section of a tutorial. so when the user goes to the main menu it shows them this information by each menu item represented by a gra...more >>

I have figured out how to alter the Scrollpane component, e.g. change the button designs etc.. but how would I make the background of the component transparent while keeping the content visible?...more >>

how do i call a frame from scene 1 if my button is inside a movie symbol?...more >>

I've got a set of buttons in a MC that is in a scrollArea. I can't get the buttons to effect the main stage. How do I do that?... they show up, but I can't get the actions to the mainstage. How?... ...more >>

I'm doing a photo gallery for a photo site all in flash. The gallery has many many photos, and I've chosen to load them all in externally. They are in the typical .jpg format. Here is the interesting part. My preloader works great in the test enviorment of flash - there are no problems....more >>

I was the flasher here, I need to created the flash presentation with playback player & mute sound function. which almost similar like this demo presentation as below: http://demoroom.citrix.com/AutoDemos/fr3/375_presentation_server_windows.htm is that any place to download the sample flash ...more >>

I've been struggling with this problem for days and none of my posts on other sites have gotten a response. I thought this was a simple issue so I hope someone can help me out. Basically I am building a form app and the 'main' screen has nothing but a mc with a a few embedded buttons. Eac...more >>

Ok, most of you will probably think this is elementary but I've been pulling my hair out all night over this;-) I need to set a variable based on the value of an array. The array item is selected from a random number. arrayItem[0] = yes arrayItem[1] = no arrayItem[2] = maybe The vari...more >>

I've done a lot of work with C++ and I recently started programming in Flash. I've created 2 variables of a self made class, which I expect to have them overwrite each other frequently to syncronize their member variable values. If a had two variables Foo and OverwritingFoo, both of the sam...more >>

Using actionscript, I have to load a swf movie on a higher level at a specified location. Can this be done? If so, can anyone give me some advice? Thank you in advance. -Anant...more >>

hi all.... i'm just learning oop with flash 04 and came across this: if i have a class, let's supose "box".... how can associate this class to an instance of a mc on the stage named myBox?? or more generic how can i associate a custom class that i creted with a mc in the stage? t...more >>

I have researched the web and help topics within the macromedia flash program and I could not find a way to shape tween two objects using actionscript. These objects(grahics) can be on separate layers or the same layer. Is this possible? If so, can anybody please assist me? Thank you ...more >>

Does anyone think that the math. functions are a little whacky? I just cant seem to get them to work properly with variables. I have two variables: velocity and angle. Both variables work correctly with simple math calculations. The formula I am trting to accomplish is: maxT=2*velocity*...more >>

Hi everyone, I have a big problem : I need to create a dynamic menu from an xml file. So the menu and submenu gonna depend on what is in the xml file. This menu must expand and collapse !!!! Please Help !!! ...more >>

I was searching online, and I found this function. Does anybody know of it, or how reliable it is? From what i've read, source can be a string or the name of a movieclip, depending if you want to save in txt or swf format. And then filename is the file path, name and extension to be sav...more >>

Is there anything in flash that allows you to upload a file to a server, sort of like the html command <input type=file> ? Kih...more >>

Hi Just curious if there is a way to loop through all objects (buttons, movieclips etc) and affect a property in each one of them. For example, when someone clicks on a button on(press) { // change ._x value for every object in the flash movie including all other buttons, movi...more >>

I have a button with multiple (simple) actions attached. I would like the first action to start immediately, but I need a delay (2 sec) before performing the second action. Can anyone explain me how to do this ? These are the actions mentioned : on (release) { _root.navigatornl.movma...more >>

Hi all I have an MC in the center of my movie. The MC represents a clock. I want the hour hand of the clock to rotate so as to always point in the direction of the mouse cursor. I can't come up with the proper function to transcribe the mouse coordinates into a rotation variable that wil...more >>

ok I have a variable on _level1 called current. It contains the string "hello" for example. Now I want to access the mc hello on level 5 but only using the variable called current. I tried this but it doesn't work: _level5.current.gotoAndStop(1) //this doesn't work _level5.hello.go...more >>

I have been searching all day now for a way to launch a PowerPoint presentation from FLASH and I have come up with nothing. I need some help. How come Macromedia does not provide a simple way to link to external files????? I need some help ASAP, iny info would be great! Thanks Pe...more >>

i have a button which loads .txt files into a dynamic text box: on (release) { loadText = new loadVars(); loadText.load("bio.txt"); loadText.onLoad=function(success) { if (success) text_box.text = this.clearDoubles(bioText); } } one of the flash fo...more >>

Hi all I want to write a script to the effect of: every 5 seconds do this; after 3 seconds do this, then wait 10 seconds and do that; what's the action script vocabulary/syntax for that kind of actions?... Thanks for your help...more >>

I'm using the Flash.ocx to put a flash file in a vb program. Has anyone tried this before? this is my first time with VB and Flash. I want to dynamically load a jpg into a movieclip thats nested 2 deep (_root.myMC.showGrahpic) is where I want it. Anyone know how to do this? ...more >>

This ought to be completely self-evident but I'm stuffed if I can see an answer. I want to execute some code whilst the mouse button is depressed. I would rather execute the code one per frame. If thought it would be easy to create something like: onClipEvent (enterFrame) { thi...more >>

I know this is a really NOOBY question, but were do i start if I want to start making multiuser applications with flash (lik www.habbo.co.uk). I tried using the moock unity server thing. But i do not understand any of it. Were do I start? ...more >>

I am trying to connect Flash MX 2004 pro fo coldfusion. can anyone tell me how to do this. I don't want to feed to components. I need to pull data and work in actionscript with the returned data then write back to the database and/or .txt file? ...more >>

I am trying to connect to coldfusion from flash mx 2004 pro. I have entered the following line on code and get a "File Not Found" error. any help out there? #include "NetServices.as" ...more >>

Hello, I have created a function, but it's not working as expected. I would like the mc to fade in on a rollover event of a button. Here is the code: In the first frame: //FADE IN IMAGE _global.fadeInImage = function() { broadcastBlowUpImage_mc._alpha = 0; broadcastBl...more >>

Hi, I need to know how to launch a PowerPoint file from a FLASH presentation. I have the flash and the ppt files in the same directory. Can anyone help me out? I need this info ASAP. Thanks Peter ...more >>

Is there an easy way for flash to find out what page it is on ? I have a flash movie that get''s info from an xml file, but what it shows depends on what page it is ? How do I get that property ? Regards, Hans ...more >>

I'm trying to create an xml menu, from an external xml file The menu will only have two levels. I'm getting the xml in ok, but I'm having problems getting the xml into arrays XML: <?xml version="1.0"?> <menu> <item name="introduction" > <subItem url="1.1">1.1</subItem> <subI...more >>

I didn't find a way to use downloaded image on several places without downloading it again. Does somebody know how to do this? When I download the image into a movie clip, it is not possible do duplicate such clip with the image. The duplicate is empty. Another option would be to duplicate...more >>

I need to download images and then to save them on local disk (saving is the problem). Is there a way to do this? I use SO to keep short textual info, but I don't know if this could help for images. Also, if there is some third-party extension I would like to consider it. It has to work ...more >>