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 >>

Together with me, my partner developed a small Flash app that allows you to publish PersonalBrain (http://www.thebrain.com) structures on the web. You can see different applications of the same app here http://www.wideopenwin.com/FB/ , http://www.wideopenwin.com/FB2/ and here http://agnes.sc...more >>

Hello, I've spent a couple of days trying to fix this. Any ideas will be greatly appreciated. I have a listener object which listens for enter events. Then I have a loop where I create some TextInput objects and add the listener Object to each of them. The problem is that the enter event is...more >>

Hello, I'm using the tree component with Flash MX 2004. I've a problem with the XMLNode insertBefore method. I want to use it for moving a node from a plce in the tree to an other place. Here is the code line : oNodeTemp.parentNode.insertBefore(oNode,oNodeTemp); oNodeTemp is th...more >>

Hi there, I have made a movie and it takes a while to load, so I guess I need to make a loading screen. I made one, but in a seperate .fla file. So, I have 2 differnt files, and I want to somehow import the loading screen into my movei, or import the movie into the loading screen. Is t...more >>

Hi, I am a bit stumped on how to detect if the user's mouse is within the movie on a webpage. Basically I just need to have a movie playing when the user's mouse is not in the movie, and stopped when it is. I tried this: _level0.onRollOver = myfunction; function myfunction():Void {...more >>

Two Questions; 1. When I'm using the button component, where should I put the actionscript? Both of these work: Within the 1st frame of main timeline: stop() home_btn.onRelease = function () { gotoAndStop(20); } OR within the button instance: on (release) { _root.g...more >>

I have multipe sound objects playing at once. One is the background sound, and the other is a voice over. If I set the volume control one of the sound objects, both inherit the same volume control. Is there a way to apply a separate volume to two different sound objects playing at the same tim...more >>