Hello, I?m having a really fuc$#* problem, i can open my web page completely made in flash using Internet Explorer and Firefox, but when i want to load external swf?s i can only load them using Internet explorer and not Mozilla. So.. i?m gonna put here my code and try to explain better wha...more >>

Using variable to replace sound object name I currently have a movie clip that does nothing but load external MP3 files for several sound objects in sequential order. I am trying to use a variable (which will change often) to help with the process. Although Flash understands the variable...more >>

For some reason when receiving data the second time, this crashes on a Mac... I dunno why...here's the swf... if you have a mac and are in safari or any other browser, don't click on it, as it will crash your browser... Can someone help me? Is this a known bug? http://www.nihonconnecti...more >>

Can I reference an array like this? if (_root.keyboard.recordArray[_root.playCount] == 1){ mySound.start(); } Thanks in Advance!...more >>

can I navigate by movie clip children like javascript, some native array maybe? document.all[5].name; //example thanx a lot ...more >>

Hi, I have a flash movie in which i am using getURL to load an html document containing a quicktime movie. I would like to be able to specify the size of this new window as well as other attributes like no scrollbar, no toolbars, etc, like one could with the javascript window.open command...more >>

Hi there, I am having problems with using the fscommand "exec" to lauch an exe file on my computer. Here is the scenario I have this exe software installer file that I want users to click on a button in flash projector and launch the file, which automatically begins to install. I want ...more >>

I have been working on a flash project and have run into a wall trying to solve this problem. I am keeping track of the frame you are on as you run the movie in a .sol file, and am trying to jump to that frame from the first frame when you restart the .swf file. the code i am using loo...more >>

If I call a function from a symbol event ( on release ), can I somehow pass the symbol itself or a reference to it to the function ? I want to use the reference in the function to make the calling symbol invisible. Button Symbol calls function. How can the function make the button _visible =...more >>

SharedObject.clear() method Error: "no method with the name 'clear'. with th shared object. " I Have rolled back my install to 7.0 and updated to v 7.2 still no resolve for me to this issue. Please let me know anyone else that has solved this or had this problem ? If so what's the sol...more >>

I have a single instance of a movieClip on the stage that acts as a container to display a series of duplicated mc's. Is there a way of counting the number of duplicated mc's contained within it and 'bulk' deleting these without creating a separate array listing their instance names? ...more >>

Hello, I have a button that has a simple gotoAndPlay method that works perfectly. Code here: on (release) { gotoAndPlay("Intro", 1); } I want to have a button that has a dynamic label that changes according to a variable so I made a new button in the form of a movie clip. Whe...more >>

I have a .swf that has two movie clips. The first frame of my timeline sets the visibility of these clips to false. Then the preloader does its thing. When the preloader is done loading, it goes to a frame that sets the visibility of the two movieclips to true. When running my .swf on Mozilla...more >>

Is it possible to create an .exe with flash and have it stay 'Always on Top' of any other applications running? Thanks!...more >>

I'm loading an external file called "slide_test.swf"... this is a flash slideshow created by a thrid party application. I can't seem to control the timeline within... for example: I want to pause, play, stop... ANY SUGGESTIONS. PLEASE HELP. here is the load code I'm using... _ro...more >>

the button to move left works fine... to move right doesn't!! i'm lost cos they're almost identical!! can anyone help?? //this piece of code to move the object "SQ2" left on(press) { distX = GetProperty("_root.SQ2", _x); if(distX > "0"){ setProperty("_root.SQ2", _x, (distX - "10"))...more >>

I want to move several objects on the stage at once. There's a lot of them and they're dynamically named so i was wondering if there was a way to refer to all instances currently on the stage. I've tried moving _root but it messes up calculations later in the movie Cheers E1 ...more >>

Hi, I was trying to pass variables from a html page via javascript to a flash movie by gernerating the object and embed code via 'document.write'. But it seem that the variables that made it to the flash movie via the same html-code are not available when I try to write the same code with...more >>

i am building my online portfolio right now and am a newbee in flash/actionscript - using flash 5 the problem: i have a menu incl. 10 buttons in an mc on my main stage and on click of any of this buttons i am loading in a external movie. what i want to achiev: on click of a button letting...more >>

Hi, Im making my website using a central "frame" (literally a small "box" in which i use Load Movie to load the various sections, which include video clips. All these movies are loaded into my frontpage "Main Movie" when the user clicks on the buttons ive made underneath the "frame/box...more >>

I have duplicated a series of MC's equal to the number of items in an array. For each MC I have simply written myDupedMc.id = i, i being the value of the the current repeat using the for statement. All I need to undersatnd is how I can manage to assign an attribute to the mc in this way as it ...more >>

I'm just starting to study Flash seriously, and I'd appreciate it if someone could help me with an easy question regarding dynamic text fields and XML. I've been playing with the excellent crossfading script (reproduced below), by Todd Dominey. It loads an external XML file with the following s...more >>

hi! short - doomed - question: is there *any* working way to open files nesting in subdirs on cd from inside a flash projector? lets restrict it to windows so far ... -> besides writing a bat for ech file -> beside trying to construct a fscommand like this: fscommand("exec","filelaunch...more >>

Hi! Is it possible to make changes to mx.lang.Locale class? I've altered the file located at "Flash MX 2004\en\First Run\Classes\mx\lang", but Flash MX doesn't seem to compile this actionscript when I'm building my "multilanguage" movie. My guess would be that Flash MX is using some kind o...more >>

Hi there, having a few problems. Im building a site which has a few "themes". Unfortunately its not just text or id use css and html textboxes. Anyway - When it loads the theme could be red, blue or purple, which i set using... myColor = new Color(_root.myClip); purple = ...more >>

Hi, I have created 4 MCs dyanamically & have attached other MCs to them. Now, I want to change the _visible property of these innermost movieclips. I tried the following code with no success. the mcs are still visible. Any suggestions? Thanks. for (j=0; j<4; j++) { _root.createEmptyM...more >>

This is probably a simple problem. I have a timeline with 5 scenes (scene names are tech1, tech2, tech3, tech4, tech5). Each scene stops on frame 5 with 5 buttons on it. Each button has the value similar to: on(Release){ _global.jumpscene = "tech1"; play(); } (each of the 5...more >>

Hi everyone I am creating a site combining HTML and Flash and I want t use the same BG image in my flash content on multiple pages. One of the issues I am trying to resolve is that I don't want to have to reload the jpg background file from the server every time a user changes pages. ...more >>

Hye all, Just visitied http://www.lpunderground.com/ See the video to the left, has anyone got a basic script for doing a timeline/load/completion bar like that? (Shows the loading bar and a bar for where the user is in the movie) Any help would be much apprecaited. ...more >>

I'm trying to do a simple email form in flash and submitting that information to an ASP to actually send the email. I have this code on my submit button action Actionscript btn_send_d.onRelease = function() { if (in_name.text eq "") { txt_status = "Insert your name"; retur...more >>

I declared a variable in a frame by name g_score and set its initial value to "0" zero.now i want to add 1 or 0 in this variable on a click of a button lets say for button "ab" value is 1 and for button "cd" value is 0. what would be the code for that and in the end i also want to show the fi...more >>

hello all, intermediate actionscripter here in need of some help. I will try to layout my problem as simple as possible. I searched the other posts and couldn't quite find what i needed so i apologize if this has been previously discussed. I have a SWF file, lets name it "SHOP". In tha...more >>

Hi guys, I am new to flash. I did a few flash applications. I want to make a changable banner for my legion's site. but I am unable to use the normal next scene or gotoandstop commands as in help files..becos of stop function to stop a main animation. here it is: there is scene 3..lo...more >>

I have a column in my DataSet that I am trying to apply a Custom Formatter to via the code below. The column is a string of 10 digits (UPC number). I need to insert a dash in the middle. But, my function is not working as it is getting a null value instead of the value of the column. Any i...more >>

I'm fairly new to Actionscript and am using loadmovie to load a SWF into a space on my main movie. The movie plays when I hit the button that loads it but the external movie has a stop() at the end to keep it from looping and that is where it stays. How do I get the movie off so the original ...more >>

Hello, I have a button inside a movie and I need it to goto a specific frame on the main timeline when clicked. Right now I have a rollOver and rollOut script in it (to cause a fade in and fade out effect for the button). I thought I would try adding _root to the Press command, but it...more >>

I'm creating a CDROM-based learning tool where multiple people could wind up using the same machine. I would like the students to be able to exit the app even if they don't finish. When they come back, they can log in and resume from where they left off. I wanted to use Shared Objects to store...more >>

I want to control the position of a loaded swf from a button that is inside a movie clip on the main movie... any ideas? my failed attempt is attached. ...more >>

I have Flash Professional 2004 and I was wondering if it is possible and if so, how could I do it: can an add to shopping cart button be placed and used with in a Flash movie? Thank you for your help!... ...more >>