Hi out there, I'm using a ComboBox-component (Flasch MX 2004) on a scrollable movieclip. This mobieclip has a mask to perform the scrolling action. The ComboBox gets displayed perfectly except the textfield (text_mc.label). When in debug mode, I can see that the variables are set, but th...more >>

Hey all. I'm creating a game in Flash... for free... never do anything for free. It's causing me to really get into ActionScript, which is cool for me. However, I'm not sure if what I'm doing it wrong or if it's a bug/limitation in Flash's object handling. This happens on a couple of levels, b...more >>

Hi, I want to create something the looks like one of the classic site scrolling arcade games where the would be a long level, but your can only see a certain part at a time. Any ideas? I own mx 2004. Thanks Devin ...more >>

Hello Guys I need to open browser window through onLoad ...is it possibel? If some one know pls. help me.... Thnak you. Regarda...more >>

Hi! I did a tutorial ( http://www.lionbichstudios.com/flash_tutorials_basic_hovercaptions.htm ) and the script for a button is: "on (rollOver) { _root.x = 1; _root.hovercaption.words = "Bonjour!"; } on (rollOut) { _root.x = 0; _root.hovercaption.words = " "; }" But I don'...more >>

Hi everyone- Im trying to create a photo application. Without much success so far.. My main problem lies in the preloading of the different sections, and in "paging" the records. What seems to happen is that a "if frame is loaded" preloader doesn't take into account potential dynamic content (i.e...more >>

I'm trying to read the id3 info from a streaming, external mp3 file. Is it true that the entire mp3 has to be loaded before the id3 info can be read from the file? Thanks for any help ...more >>

I have to SWFs running on a webpage. The first one is a MENU and the second is the BODY section. Based on the menu choices, the BODY swf changes. The problem I'm having is if two or more instances of a browser window access that page, the menu only communicates with the first instance of the ...more >>

Hello, Having a few movie clips on a set postion on the stage, I would like to show / swap these movie clips araound (same positions, different mc) each time the movie starts. Could someone give me some hints please, on how to tackle this tasks? Thanks kindly for your feedback robl...more >>

I have published a movie to be viewed at 100% in any resolution using the publish movie settings. It works fine in IE, but in NEtscape it is tiny, yet functional. Is there some code that needs to be included to notify Netscape of how to deal with this? ...more >>

after going through my sound preloader i start a sound i attached via mysound.start(0,999). isStreaming is set to false. the sound plays and loops, however, it is not smooth. is there some way to make it smooth without attaching it to the library? i would like to keep the mp3 external. thanks!...more >>

How To play and stop a movie clip at specifc frame ? Let say i have a movie clip symbol that contain 60 frame. For certain event, i want the movie clip can play from frame 20 to frame 50 only Thank You ~ ...more >>

is it possible to load this: configs.load("config.xml"); like this: configs.load("http://bhav2k2.freeserverhost.com/config.xml");...more >>

I need a little help deciphering this code: attachMovie("mov","mov1",5); _quality="BEST"; This was inserted at the begining of my movie ( a friend helped me a little with this part) Does this mean the movie is to ...more >>

I would like to create a pop up window (using the getURL with the _blank - I'm assuming) but how do I tell it to be a specific size like in Dreamweaver or GoLive? I basically want to be able to click a button in flash a flash movie, pop open a small html window that loads a separate html pag...more >>

hello, how do i use a preloader, i mean i just need to load a single frames. but do i need to put the preloader in a different movieclip?...more >>