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Accordion Title problems
Posted by Kevin B at 9/10/2004 11:08:35 PM
I'm creating an app that loads some XML data into DataGrids within an Accordion. This works just fine, but I have hard-coded the Accordion label in the Componant Properties to say "Top Stories (Loading...)" and would like for it to change once it's done loading. On frame 1 of the MC I have...more >>


MenuBar Rollover Help!!
Posted by iowaGuy at 9/10/2004 10:13:30 PM
I was wondering if anyone knows how to change the roll over on the menuBar component.. I can change the rollover of the drop down menus by using: setStyle("themeColor", "0x000000";) But for some reason this doesn't change on the actual menubar. This is the one and only thing that I can...more >>

photoscroller
Posted by cubicus at 9/10/2004 10:11:15 PM
Where can i find a fully functional example on how to create a dynamic image scroller ? please help...thx...more >>

MenuBar
Posted by myckelh at 9/10/2004 10:01:47 PM
I understand that the menuBar component is ment to be used as a menu. However, I would like to Not add the dropdown list to it, and just use the bar as if the menu lables were buttons.. Example: where it says labels in the component parameters, I have added the following: Feedback, Surv...more >>

clearInterval - speedy problem
Posted by erjee at 9/10/2004 9:34:51 PM
i try to make photos move left to right (www.bluesinschoten.be) its not working with actionscript2 defined the clearinterval seems not to work Please ... anyone ? // set the info about the content contentRight = content_mc._x; contentLeft = 789 - content_mc._width; function moveCo...more >>

loadMovie and unLoadMovie question
Posted by king2d at 9/10/2004 8:04:37 PM
Hi, Hope someone can answer my question. Here is a description of the project and the roadblock I'm stumbling on: It's a map (movieclip defined as mapBox with the buildings as buttons). When you click one of the buttons it loads a .swf file into a different movieclip defined as mapInfo...more >>

Image swapping
Posted by Kashi* at 9/10/2004 7:23:31 PM
Hi. I have created a very simple "image montage/filtering" for a company's website. The way it is currently built is very simple. It consists of a series of movieclips overlapping on the timeline. What I would like to happen is: When a user goes to the site and refreshes, a new set...more >>

Movie Swapping - is there an IF statement????
Posted by nrowe at 9/10/2004 7:15:29 PM
These are the three movies that I have (movie1.swf, movie2.swf, movie3.swf)and I call these movies to layer 1 from frame actions when needed. Simply put, say I go to frame1, it calls for ("movie1.swf", "1") to load. movie1 loads no problem. But if I go to frame 2 from a button, the...more >>



Flash/Quicktime integration
Posted by zersa_18 at 9/10/2004 6:32:16 PM
Is there any script in flash that detect and install flashplayer and quicktime both...more >>

Movie Interaction
Posted by chrism59 at 9/10/2004 6:06:54 PM
I have a base movie A that load MovieClips B C D and E. MovieClip B has a Dynamic Textbox the displays information. Info_txt MovieClip C has on onRelease _parent.B.Info_txt.text = "Movie C" MovieClip D has on onRelease _parent.B.Info_txt.text = "Movie D" MovieClip E has on onReleas...more >>

Clearing all intervals that are set
Posted by chrscote at 9/10/2004 5:43:19 PM
I have a Flash program which speaks with Authorware. In order to allow for the few milliseconds delay in a reply, I have a setInterval to call a function until Flash gets the reply. However, if someone makes a mistake, it seems as though the interval is still set. Is there a way to cancel o...more >>

Making my code shorter...create a loop?
Posted by Mrs. Nottingham at 9/10/2004 5:20:39 PM
Does anyone know how I can say this without having to repeat all the code for each movie clip? I have 16 of these movie clips (ball1, ball2, ball3, etc.) and they all need to do the same thing. People have tried to help me before, but I just can't seem to get the exact syntax right. Thanks. ...more >>

Flash/xml/php : using a variable to name a file
Posted by fugya at 9/10/2004 5:18:23 PM
Hello, I'm using Flash MX to create an xml object and with sendAndLoad sending it to PHP to write an xml.txt file. I would like to send a variable so the file name can be set from within flash. I don't think I should add it to the xml object in flash because then it would be a child of...more >>

loadVariablesNum does not complete
Posted by FlashedByMe at 9/10/2004 4:40:41 PM
loadVariablesNum does not complete before the script wants to start using the variables. So no images or text appears when first loading flash. The program uses the variables just fine after the initial load so I know the text file is loaded. I have tried using LoadVars with onLoad but it mus...more >>

load external variables not loading external swf
Posted by cabp ms at 9/10/2004 4:33:09 PM
Hi, i want to load a variable or read a text field from an external swf file but i DON'T want to load the swf file that contains the variable or the text field is it possible??? how??? Any help will be apreciated. ...more >>

Can You Pass a Function to A Class?
Posted by rowdypig at 9/10/2004 3:59:06 PM
I am creating a simple MenuBar class in Actionscript 2.0 and would like to have the transitional parameter changeable. That is to say that amongs the variable declarations, it would be nice to say something like: var transitionFX:function; and later define the function to be something th...more >>

Saving a Variable in another Variable
Posted by ecaps at 9/10/2004 3:50:58 PM
Hi I have 10 Buttons with Values and want to memorize the Lastbutton pressed and set the Value to 0; So i need to save a Variable (for Example: Buttonvalue1) into LastButtonPressed. So when i say LastButtonPressed = 0; It sets Buttonvalue1 to 0; as if i would have said Buttonvalue1 = 0; ...more >>

Scrolling text
Posted by gogetsome at 9/10/2004 3:13:21 PM
Hey all, I'm trying to make two buttons that control the scrolling of dynamically loaded text from an XML file into a text box. I have two buttons with the code below on either of them. One for scrolling UP and one for scrolling DOWN. The code works well for scrolling the text, one click at a...more >>

Text boxes & variables-outdated?
Posted by Steven M at 9/10/2004 3:12:15 PM
Last night I read in a book that the ability to attach a variable directly to a textfield is a holdover feature from Flash 5 and shouldn't be used anymore in Flash MX 2004. According to the book you can better edit the value by referencing the textfield's text property. However you can still u...more >>

Close projector window
Posted by Ricardo Garcia at 9/10/2004 2:36:51 PM
Hi there, Is there any way I can use a button in my flash movie to close the windows proyector window when I publish my movie as an *.exe file? Thanks in advance!!! Ricardo Garcia...more >>

How to config local_SO text in dynamic textfield
Posted by - = v i p e r = - at 9/10/2004 1:59:14 PM
Hi! Im using mytext_txt.text = local_SO.data.name; to display text in a dynamic textfield. But how do I do "line brakes" (a new line) and not have the text to be on one long line. I know I can put multiline on the textfield but I want to control where the new line should start. Can I p...more >>

movieclip.getURL
Posted by Iain2004 at 9/10/2004 1:06:17 PM
I have a movie clip which contains a load of data that I need send to a webpage. If I use _root.external.Data.getURL("http://www.mywebsite.com/createBR.cfm","_self","POST "); It works fine and all the data is sent and the page is displayed correctly. However it opens in the same wi...more >>

Java applet
Posted by kokochka at 9/10/2004 12:18:27 PM
I would like to integrate a Java Applet in a Flash movie in order to capture images from video. Is it possible? ...more >>

Classes - setting identical properties
Posted by Whittaker007 at 9/10/2004 12:03:32 PM
Hi there, What is the best method of defining identical properties in a Class' constructor function? For example, I am making a 3D Point class which has properties _x, _y and _z, but for the convenience of some methods I also want these points stored in an array 'p' where p[0] === _x; p[1]...more >>

Queueing Actions?
Posted by Keffcop at 9/10/2004 11:55:35 AM
Hi. I have a menu system as an MC that appears when I press a button. Simple. However, I also want a gallery MC - independent of the main menu - and a content area MC to appear with the same mouse click. Again, simple. However, at the moment I have all three MC appearing at the same time. Wh...more >>

Problem in Loading img in textField
Posted by Ashish123 at 9/10/2004 9:23:54 AM
Hello, I am facing very weired problem. I have tried and had success loading an img into a dynamic textField at run time. But sometimes it takes littile long to load img and gives me an impression that image is not getting loaded. My textFields html, multiline, autoSize, wordWrap propert...more >>

Music in background help needed!
Posted by rustler2001 at 9/10/2004 9:05:00 AM
I am designing a site, where the client want to have some music playing in the background, with the optuion to turn it off. Now I am thinking of just havig a small logo or word to say music off. I tried just doing something simple, like having one layer with the music on 5 frames long, along w...more >>

Eliminating Duplication in an array
Posted by Manoj vn at 9/10/2004 5:40:21 AM
Sir, I have an array lesson_groups=["lesson1","lesson2","lesson1","lesson3","lesson2","lesson1",] How i can eliminate the duplicate elements and retrieve a new array, which contains the elements occurance only once. Thanking you MVN ...more >>

Make Window Component undragable?
Posted by KarlR at 9/10/2004 5:01:36 AM
I have a window on my current site and was wondering if it's possible to make the window undragable after it is created at runtime. unforunatly this option (if it exists) is one of the millions on options that is undocumented in the help files, and the "autocomplete feature" that would hav...more >>

Re: Okay, I'm cobbling things together here, a li
Posted by maxil at 9/10/2004 4:47:53 AM
Hi, try this out. It utilises the methods onLoadComplete, and onLoadError. There are several other methods you can use to monitor the start and progress aswell. var myMCL:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader(); var myListener:Object = new Object(); myMCL.addListener(myListener); ...more >>

About Sound Object
Posted by ColorMotion at 9/10/2004 3:39:24 AM
I tried to load an external mp3 file by Sound Object . ActionScript was , var Music1:Sound=new Sound(); Music1.loadSound("musics/001.mp3"); if (Music1.getBytesLoaded()==Music1.getBytesTotal()){ gotoAndPlay("Start"); }else{ gotoAndPlay{"Loading"); } It was resultful when I pla...more >>

Can you bookmark a Flash movie at various places?
Posted by MarkSLC at 9/10/2004 3:14:30 AM
I would like the user to be able to bookmark the Flash movie at various places, so they can return to those places immediately next time they access the site (instead of having to wend their way through the whole movie to get back to a specific point). Is this possible? Is there something ...more >>

Drag an _mc to rotate it?
Posted by CohenLee at 9/10/2004 3:11:24 AM
This is probably a simple thing but I've looked around at other forums and searched for samples but can't seem to find a solution. I'd like to be able to anchor a movie clip to a point so that I can click on the clip and drag it and it rotates around the anchor. Just like a wheel! ...more >>

Assigning values to the variable in dynamic text
Posted by Ken Yap at 9/10/2004 2:56:43 AM
Hi all, i have problem here with the flash movie that i've created. In the Main stage i have 2 movies, movie_buttons and movie_content. In 'movie_content', i have a dynamic text field attached to it and it have a variable called 'textVar', but i didn't name the instance name of the dynamic ...more >>

onEnterFrame help??
Posted by DumNewB at 9/10/2004 2:01:21 AM
Hi guys, I have some code attached to an onEnterframe event handler of a movie and it all works fine. What I want to be able to do, is make that mc visible/not visible and still have that code run somehow once it becomes visible again. Should I use some other handler or function, or is there a...more >>


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