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How can I "stream" a big xml file
Posted by stebbi70 at 9/11/2004 8:28:12 PM
Hi, I'm working on a project where I must load a very big xml file in my flash project (mx not 2004), Alternatively I can use cfc webservice to provide the data. But how can I "stream" the data. My problem is, that I don't want flash to wait until entire xml file has been loaded, but ins...more >>


Submit Button using Enter Key Skips Frames
Posted by Flanab56 at 9/11/2004 7:36:30 PM
I'm using the screens interface to build a series of forms. I want to enable the enter key to submit the form. Currently when you hit the enter key it just takes you back to the first screen. I can't get it to respond to a key listener. There must be some way to capture the key. ...more >>

how to make global variables
Posted by freak_oz at 9/11/2004 7:11:05 PM
i got an variable gun in my "game" and that's assinged in the normal movie but when i do in an movie clip if gun eq "true" then it cant find the variable why and how to fix? freak_oz...more >>

Script to call images n sound clips
Posted by charusagi at 9/11/2004 6:04:37 PM
HI , I am working on a Flash Presentation where i want to call images n their voice overs dynamically thru scripting. I know the script to call images thru script but can anyone pls help me n tell me the way to call sound clipping thru scripts. Thanks in advance. Charu ...more >>

need help in an action.
Posted by sbho at 9/11/2004 3:50:52 PM
ineed to say to the button install i tryed on(release) { fscommand("run", "filename=setup.exe"); } did not work, so what can i do to make this button open a setup file....more >>

browser pop up window
Posted by mandy008 at 9/11/2004 2:58:47 PM
i need the action script that will call up an html page. i also need it to be a certain size. does anyone know the script?...more >>

projector with flv cuepoints:performance TERRIBLE
Posted by pierrego at 9/11/2004 2:51:38 PM
summary: * Using Flash MX 2004 Pro * flv playback using media display component * subtitle display, subtitles loaded using 'loadvars' from external textfile * cuepoints created on load of the text file to display proper subtitle at the appropriate time * playback choppy, sluggish, and ev...more >>

Loading Progress Bar
Posted by meeesta at 9/11/2004 1:48:16 PM
Hello. I've query that is probably very easy to do but being a bit of Homer Simpson I can't get me head round it. I can do loading bars fine.. progress bars whatever... what I can't do is section up the loading bar. How do they do those bars that load all graphics (maybe even show th...more >>



Make my code prettier
Posted by Rothrock at 9/11/2004 1:41:09 PM
Below is some code I was helping with here on the forums. As the code got longer I wanted to clean it up. But for some reason the with doesn't seem to work. Any ideas? // //this works // for (i=1; i<=4; i++) { this["ball"+i].values = stats[i]; this["ball"+i].onRollOver = function...more >>

How does Windows XP perform file locking (and how to remove the lock)
Posted by oraklistal NO[at]SPAM yahoo.com at 9/11/2004 11:41:56 AM
C:\Temp>copy flashABC.tmp foo.swf The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process. 0 file(s) copied. CASE HISTORY: a) I visit a web page & click on macromedia flash *.swf content b) The movie plays while (apparently) being downloaded to C:\Temp c) I ca...more >>

Even pixels
Posted by myrinne at 9/11/2004 10:53:50 AM
Hello, I have attached some very simple actionscript to an mc to make it follow the mouse: onClipEvent (load) { _x = 20; _y = 20; speed = 5; } onClipEvent (enterFrame) { endX = _root._xmouse; endY = _root._ymouse-60; _x += (endX-_x)/speed; _y +...more >>

support for gzip compression
Posted by molnboertje at 9/11/2004 6:40:13 AM
Hi, Is it possible to make use of gzip-encoding with the XML-class? How? Herman Assink...more >>

Position relative to the stage not to clip
Posted by Broabus at 9/11/2004 6:18:11 AM
Hi, I have one movie(portfolio) that loads 5 movies(A,B,C,D,E) into empty movie clips. All these clips (A to E) are aligned horizontally with each other across the stage and contain a button that reveals an image when pressed. I want this image to align relative to the middle of the _ro...more >>

onChange listener
Posted by abeall at 9/11/2004 5:54:15 AM
is there anyway to set up an onChange listener for a variable? similar to the onChange listener for textfields? I am working in MX, not 2004. or perhaps a good work around(good = most processor friendly, it will be used extensively). thanks ...more >>

from where the function was called...
Posted by abeall at 9/11/2004 4:46:08 AM
is there any way to access the path to the timeline from where a function was called? for instance: _global.stopMovie = function(){ this.stop(); } always stops the main timeline. i want it to stop the timeline which it was called from. makes sense? thanks ...more >>

assigning a variable to a dynamic label field
Posted by Paycheck at 9/11/2004 3:46:21 AM
I have a job I am working on that requires me to use a web services connector fo the homeland security web service. I have set up an fla with a web services connector and it triggers on load. This pulls in the level of threat to a lable component that displays a word based on that level, i.e...more >>

Display dynamic text on button rollover
Posted by NivadsWorld at 9/11/2004 2:05:49 AM
Title pretty much explains it. I am having problems getting my script to work so I'm asking for help. What I need is a message to be displayed in a dynamic text box (say var = "message") when a specific button is rolled over with the mouse pointer. Seems simple enough huh? ...more >>

mouse velocity and movieclips moving...
Posted by bso_71 at 9/11/2004 12:54:33 AM
I want to create a button that the user drags and a movie clip moves from left to right and vise versa. But I want to create a script that depending on the velocity the mouse is moved, my movie clip and button moves faster or slower from one side to the other. How can I do this. I have a ...more >>

intersect trajectory
Posted by abeall at 9/11/2004 12:48:02 AM
I'm working on a series of somewhat complex calculations in Flash. Right now I'm trying to figure out trajectories. What I mean is, object A is at (x1,y1), object B is at (x2,y2,). Draw a line between the two. Does this line intersect object C? Object C may either be a simple object, or a larg...more >>

error message help
Posted by mandy008 at 9/11/2004 12:43:57 AM
does anyone know what this error message means? Target not found: Target="/scrollingtext" Base="_level0.instance8.instance9" i get this message when i hover over the arrow to scroll. please help...more >>

accessible mp3 player
Posted by vrm at 9/11/2004 12:23:20 AM
I need to post some audio files and would like to find (or be told how to create) an accessible mp3 player. I know NO flash programming -- yet. Or, can someone tell me how I could make the wimpy player (http://www.wimpyplayer.com/) accessible Thanks. still a newbie ...more >>


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