I'm trying to create a skill assessment. Where the user has a range to choose from depending on how they feel about a certain thing: 0, 1, 2, 3 (each mc with corresponding values) . But I want to make sure they can not click more than one value per question. I was trying to set this up all i...more >>

I have a movie with links. There is background music. When a link is clicked, the background music stops. I've got that part down. What I need to know is, when the user closes the window that the link pop-up up in I need the background music to start playing again. I can't have the...more >>

im currently using loadMovieNum to load an img onto level 1. the img loads fine, but it is placed in the upper left hand side of the screen. how can i control where the img is placed (what does the script look like). i did try to load the img with loadMovieNum into a target, but i was gettin...more >>

I am trying to make an rpg with flash and I want it to have turn based battles but I am very new to flash and I have no idea how to go about making a battle engine. Please, any help would be appreciated. ...more >>

I'm thinking this must be simple, but I haven't fooled with streaming sound much before. I am using loadSound to stream an MP3 file. Right now it is streaming from the hard drive. The final product will be delivered on CD. There's nothing weird (I think) about the actionscript: _ro...more >>

I'm developing a CD ROM in Flash. I have my stage SWF along with about 100 content SWFs that are loaded into the stage as their content is required. I notice that the content loads much slower off the CD (and animations chug a little) but when viewed on the hard drive everythign is much f...more >>

When mousing over a combobox or a checkbox, the datagrid row is not highlighted. Apparently this bug has been around since before the 7.2 updater. When can we expect it to be fixed? ...more >>

Hi, Is it posible to access the browser's url that the flash movie is on? for example: a flash movie is on a php page (somepage.php?id=32) can the flash movie access the id value?? if posible, can anyone kindly show how would i do it? thanks, Nonnatee ...more >>

Hey guys, This has been frustrating. The following code regarding capturing highlighted text was originally posted. It works with version 6, but when I try it with version 7, the trace says "undefined". Selection.setFocus highlights all text, and I want to capture just the highlighted text...more >>

Is it possible to get a variable to represent a series of characters that is not a String? I have a dynamic text field in a movie clip. The name of the dynamic text field is "label". I want to rename the dynamic text field on the fly by appending a number to it so I can reproduce the movie c...more >>

I am trying to open an excel file in microsoft excel from a flash projector. I am not sure what the code would be. I thought I should use the fscommand. Does anyone have any suggestions? The file I am trying to open is called chart.xls. on (release) { (can someone please finish) I appr...more >>

I'm trying to add a rollover to a movie that is either created via actionscript or loaded. Example: _root.createEmptyMovieClip ("testmov", 1); trace("testmov"); with ("testmov") { lineStyle (1, 0x000000, 100); moveTo (0,0); moveTo (50, 50); beginFill (0x000000, 100...more >>

So I'm reading along about sound objects in the O'Reilly book and I run into this rather blunt statement in regard to the stopAllSounds command: "There is no way to permanently mute a movie." Surely there is a workaround whereby there can be a "Sound Off" button that disables all subsequ...more >>

I have been testing how to conclude a movie and then go right to another URL right at the end of the movie. My problem is trying to get the new URL to open in the window just vacated by the movie. I have tried the following code in a dozen or so variations. I've tried the "self", the "top" the...more >>

Hi I am coding a movie with Action Script 2.0. Now I successfully created objects on the first frame of a movieClip, but I don't know the command to go to the next frame and start building objects on the next frame. I tried using gotoAndStop(2) but it did not work ... The following is the code...more >>

i need a feature allowing text fade in and out. The text are loaded from server at runtime into a dynamic TextField(works). To get ball rolling. i drop two dynamic Text boxes, fade1_txt and fade2_txt. i put the following as into frame 1 fade1_txt.text="text 1111"; fade1_txt._alpha=10; f...more >>

I have a movie where there are a series of lessons and quizzes(sp?). At the end there is a certificate showing that you passed the course. As it is now I do have the "printNum..." option for them to print the certificate. However, in the event that the person taking the course isn't conne...more >>

I have several SWF files that I created with techsmith's camtasia and cannot edit or import because of quality loss. I need to play one instantly when the cd is inserted... that's easy. But, the next part doesn't work After the first movie plays I need to load the "menu" movie. Then pl...more >>

Is it possibe using action script to zoom into a movie ? I can resize the movie using _xscale, _yscale and that gives the effect I am looking for but without actually zooming in you do not get the grab/hand tool to drag the movie about (which I really need). I need to zoom into the top l...more >>

In an input field, I want the user to be able to select some text, and then click a button to change the characteristics of just the selected text. I would appreciate your help. bt.onRelease = function(){ Selection.setFocus("mytxt_txt") var format1_fmt:TextFormat = new TextFormat(); f...more >>

I have an external SFW that is playing in an empty movie clip in my main SFW. When the external SWF reaches a particular frame, I want it to tell the main SWF to go to a different frame. But I'm not sure how to make that contact. Thanks in advance! Andrew ...more >>

Hello- I'm embarking on a tough project... I have a CD using Flash for it's interface. I'd like to have the user be able to use an English version of the interface or a French, depending on who buys it. Is there any way to have Flash automatically look at the local settings on a person's c...more >>

hi, i keep runningi nto the same problem, i have a function, then when it complete, what to run another function...is there a simple way to do this, if i call the 2nd function after the first ie. firstFunction() afterEffectFunction() then it runs at the same time... People have s...more >>

Hi First I have to admit, that the Flash-movie I have the trouble with, is made by Swishmax , not Flash, but perhaps you know similar problems: I have used the JavaScript-Action in the movie to activate an JavaScript-alert or to put some information into the status-bar of the browser. N...more >>

I posted yesterday in Flash general. SInce then I've learned more. Due to the lack of responses and more info I have now I'm reporting here. Trying to call layers up in Dreamweaver using my Flash menu swf. Now, I found that the geturl() javacript: MM_ShowHideLayers........... is the c...more >>

I was just wondering if it was possible to create install files for flash. What i want is to package a projector file into a install file that installs the flash projector file into its own directory in programfiles and places a desktop icon, which links to the projector. Thanks in Advance ...more >>

Hi I am creating a mp3 player using the sound object. I am calculating the duration of the sound using mysound.duration. It works but with few mp3's i get the duration value 0 . when i get the duration value 0 the song doesn't play but when i play the song in winamp it plays fine. The same...more >>

I am writing to a dynamic textfield and i know i am referencing it correctly. is there any other reason why I can't assign a value to a dynamic text field and it doesn't update? here's the code: sectionHolder["item_"+i].properties2 = new Object(); sectionHolder["item_"+i].propertie...more >>

I am creating a page in Flash 5, were a blank football shirt is displayed. Over the top of this I have added an Input Text Box with parameters set from the Text Box options. The viewer can now add his or her name to the shirt. I want the user to be able to change the colour of the text. Any id...more >>

i'm makind a drag drop and want the clip to return to it;s original positio if it doesn't hit the target. Instead of giving the coordinates of where it should go back to i heard there is a piece of syntax like X_start that gets it back to it's original position. however i can't seem to find it...more >>

Thanks to everybody who helped me wrap the below code up, it works prefectly to duplicate a movie-symbol with alternate properites, thankyou thankyou thankyou. I have tried without success to add one last line of code to the script, I would like the option to delete the Duplicate (never the ...more >>

i have a button on stage, i dont want the hand cursor to appear when a user takes mouse over it, i write on(release) { this.userHandCursor = false; } but this is not working thanks in advance ...more >>

How can i use the parameters for window size, notitle, nomenu, e.g like in javascript when i want to open an new window in the browser? greetings from austria. uwe...more >>

I've had a search through the forums and it appears that many other people are having a problem achieving this: I have a scrollpane on the stage, I'm attaching an mc from the library, and then performing a duplicateMovieClip action (with a 'for' loop) on a clip WITHIN the attached clip. Up...more >>

I have 20 frames with a different pictures. I want make an actionscript that make possible to go from frame 1 to 2 to 3 to 4 etc. But I want a stop of example 20 secondes and then go to de next frame. For example frame1 - wait 20 sec - frame 2 - wait 20 sec - frame 3 - wait 20 sec - and go one...more >>

I'm trying to control my main SWF file with an external SWF that's running in a movie clip within it. Ideally, when the external SWF reaches a specific frame, I want it to tell the main SWF to move to a different frame. But I'm not sure how the external SWF can contact and affect the main SWF. I...more >>

hey, i have a movieclip and in that movieclip i have another (actually a button but as far as i know they are very similar). what i want is to control this movieclip with that button. when click the button it calls the script but nothing happens. where should i put the script? how do i...more >>

I want an external sound to work with button how can i do this? i am able to load an external sound by following action script mySound = new Sound(); mySound.loadSound("mi2-2.mp3",true); but this script does not work when i creat a button. plz anybody guide me this really very important. ...more >>

Hi there, I am working on a project which reads button labels and actions from an XML file. The syntax for attaching the action to the button looks like this: button.onRelease = buttonAction; where buttonAction is a function. Now I can create a function to attach on the fly like thi...more >>

Hello, I am updating my Macromedia Flash MX website to showcase my student works that are also Flash movies. Some of these students have used masks in their movies. The problem is that when I load these movies into the blank target movie clip in my movie, they are not 100% functional. They...more >>

hi guys, hope some one can help me! this is my trouble: i'm reading data from an XML file ... no problem, but when Flash (using MX), find chars like "à" it read as an thml code "'" ... but flash doesn't reconvert it to original char when I put it in a text field. HOW TO? tnx to all b...more >>

I was wondering what's the better practice: Using the code hint suffix (i.e. someArray_array) introduced in MX or the Hungarian prefix (i.e. aSomeArray) which is used in many other coding languages and which seems to be advocated in the MX 2004 Actionscript Bible? I understand that AS 2....more >>

Hi there, I have a live preview that needs to know when it is scaled by the user and how large it has become to that it may re-draw itself. I am using Macromedia Flash 2004, and as this object makes itself invisible to the end user, it's impractical to just compile it as a precompiled comp...more >>

I started a new thread for this becuase the other was up to 24 posts. My probelm is this: My main movie loads external SWFs and there is a mini preloader for them. But when the movie is loaded I don't want it to appear if the user loads that SWF again. Currenty you can see 0% loaded for a seco...more >>

How do I loop while the mouse is hovering over an object? This is probably very easy....more >>