Is there a way to disable mouse input for a certain length of time (say, for the duration of a movie clip)? I simply don't want my script to process mouse moves or clicks for a certain period of time. I know that I can disable individual buttons using Button.enabled = false, but I want...more >>

I have set up a movie with a Loader and a Progress Bar components. I am loading a SWF video file created with Sorenson Squeeze. I have un-checked "export in first frame" from the loader component's linkage. The movie loads, and the progress bar works as intended -- but the problem is that...more >>

Can I pass a string such as "0000-00-00 00:00:00" as a parameter of the Date Class and have it output "January 1, 2004, 01:00:00 am"? ...more >>

I'm trying to create a dynamic photo gallery. I've got it working fairly well, but I have a problem. I want it to do one thing when it first loads in the images, but something else when it cycles through them. Here is what I thought would work. I create and add all the appropriate things...more >>

This is a very simple question. let's say I have a movieclip and I want to store a bunch of properties associated with it (alpha, RGB, etc) under one name (function?? object? I don't know!) that I can call up when a button is pressed. when it's pressed, it triggers the function or object or wh...more >>

Need help Please. I have script and all is the same except for names and address info and "code_text==xxx", All of my 8's and 9's I get the following error, and I have no clue. ie, 008, 009, 018,019,028,029,038,039 Please help!! Is there some bug with the numbers 8 and 9? I am usi...more >>

Does anybody know if there's a component out there or an Actionscript class that will allow you to create zip files on the fly? What if our flash movie wanted to gather data from a database and zip it up before it sends it down the socket? Can actionscript even do this yet? Any comments are...more >>

Here's the action for the button. ____________________________________ on (rollOver) { loadMovieNum("products.swf", 1); } ____________________________________ But if "products.swf" is already loaded I don't want to reload it. what do I do? Thanx...more >>

I'm positive this has been answered, but I simply can't find it. All I want to do is open a new window with set dimensions(cannot be resized) and no "chrome." I don't know javascript but I understand I'm looking for something along these lines: window.open("index2.aspx,"name",config=" ...more >>

Hello. I built a movie using Flash MX, and when uploading it to my webpage, the playback is extremely sluggish. In attempting to fix this problem I figured I would use a preloader. However, I have unsuccessfully tried several and the same thing happens every time. The preloader works, but it b...more >>

Can anyone tell me why I am getting this error when I run the script below? Any help is very appreciated. Scene=Scene 1, Layer=actions, Frame=1: Line 1: Statement must appear within on/onClipEvent handler this.onEnterFrame = function(){ When I enter this for the movie clip name mytext ...more >>

I'm trying to put together a rollover display panel similar to the one on: http://wilddivine.com - The 3 panel rollover display (not the top nav) I'm not sure how to do this. Can anyone provide an overview on how this is done? onRollOver - the buttons move out of the way to display the fu...more >>

I have a LoadVars, when i get records from PHP, the LoadVars array don't erase the data that i got in past query... this is the code... fun = new Object(); obj = new LoadVars(); fun.cambia = function(component){ obj.tipo = _root.combo1.getValue(); _root.lista.removeAll(); obj.sendAndLoad(...more >>

Has anyone out there ran into the problem when using the Loader component? The SWF movie that I am loading into the component works fine by itself. Once loaded into the Loader component the buttons stop working? Must be a very simple answer to this one. Thanks, ...more >>

i'm using actionscript to create movie clips (in a loop) and load an image into it. how can i set the properties for that movie clip? like the linkage and indentifier properties. how can i do this while dynamically creating the movie clips. for (i=1; i<numimages; i++) { pich...more >>

Hi all, I've got a script I'm working with that is running a timer and checking for mouse inactivity. If the timer runs out, it moves a movie to a different frame. (Kind of a mini screensaver if you will.) I have the first part figured out, (see below) in that I can use a mouseListener...more >>

Is there a way, using Actionscript, to identify if the user is using IE? I wish to put a note on a Flash file that the F11 key will toggle to FullScreen. Does anyone know if this is also a standard for other browsers? Thanks Geoff ...more >>

Hi again, I have tried and tried to get this preloader to work. My code is below. I have the following questions: Why do the tBytes and lBytes show up as blank? Could it be because the swfs load so fast? I have tried changing code from eval(mc).getBytesLoaded() to just mc.getByte...more >>

how can i pass a variable value lets say q1answer=1 using a checkbox...more >>

Hi This is something to think about this weekend...; : -) I create a flash MX movie on an european machine but I want to develop a cd-rom for the japanese market. So the folder structure has japanase names, the executables has japanes names, .... What I want is flash to launch those e...more >>

Does anyone know how to make the stage transparent because i want to build a banner that is on the site itself. if you can show me a tutorial it will be great. thanks....more >>

i have just seen that the texts (doesn't matter static or dynamic) under a mask layer does not show up any solutions or suggestions? -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/...more >>

I try to duplicate a mc wich has dynamic loaded content (pictures loaded with loadMovie). The mc is duplicated but not the content. Why? All these actions are done in a control mc in the beginning of the flash movie, that also loads XML content - which pictures to load is determined in ...more >>

I am using the code below, from kglad, for preloading (thanks again!). However, I have been unable to instantiate the movie clips (the only way I could figure out would be to put each instance on the stage in frame 1 and set invisible to true, which I don't think would be the elegant solution...more >>

Hi, I need a good flash plugin detector to be mounted on an HTML page which, in case of a positive response, redirects you to a full screen page with no toolbars where the flash movie is. I've got this already, but it doesn't redirect you automatically to a full screen page: ++++++++++...more >>

Hello friends, Can someone tell me the disadvantage using CDATA tag in XML, i m making a e-earning project usning Flash MX and XML, out course is going to run on internet explorer. Thanks in advance...more >>

function handWrite(names) { i = 0; while (i<names.length) { with (eval(names)) { nextFrame(); } i++; } } myText = Array("a", "b", "c"); handWrite(myText);...more >>

Has anybody ever seen this? I'm inserting a record into my DB, using a LoadVars object: dbBridge.submit = function(){ this.title = title_txt.text; this.author = author_txt.text; this.price = price_txt.text; this.jpeg = jpeg_txt.text; this.review = r...more >>

is there a way to handle right click?...more >>

At a certain point in my movie, I need it to jump to another spot on condition that several specific buttons have been pressed by the user by this point. If that condition hasn't been met, the movie simply continues playing. But how do I actionscript this condition? Heeeelp! ...more >>

Hi guys (and girls) I've got a problem with using and controlling multiple sounds in my movie. First let me explain the situation. I've got a empty stage with two uniqually named movieclips containing sliding buttons, and two uniqually named "empty" mc's containing only the two differe...more >>

This request might be really simple, I'm not sure. Does anyone know how to make a Dynamic text box show up in frame 4, but have the text change in that same text box on frame 20? Is there a way to code this so I don't have to go to each frame and type in the new text in the ActionScript field?...more >>

Hey Guys! I need some help. I am making a flash drop down menu. I have one button, that when clicked attaches a movieclip which contains all the buttons for the drop down menu. I then use a onRollOut command to remove the movieclip when the mouse rolls off of it. However, the buttons ...more >>

Hello, I am having a problem with the sendandload in Flash MX 2004. If I set the Flash Player to Version 6, the code works correctly. If the Publish Settings of Flash is set to Player 7, it seems the doThisOnResponse is never called (no traces are ever displayed - seems to hang on the send...more >>

Hi, I have a movie where a movie clip containing a layer slides horizontally to the middle of the stage when it loads. Im trying to load (nest) a movie into the sliding layer. Im using: loadMovieNum("about_us.swf", 5); in the movie clip that contains the layer. I want the nested movie t...more >>

O wise ones!! I humbly come before you in search of answers ;) Hello Everyone, I'm have two little problems that i've wracked my brain on and am just not making any headway. I really appreciate any advice people here can provide. The script in question is cited at the bottom. Macintosh Flas...more >>