Anyone having trouble with Get URL command (projector) on Mac browsers? A browser window opens, but it displays home page rather than URL in actionscript. Could this be an issue with the latest OSX security update? I am working on an enhanced CD project and have never had a URL command issue. ...more >>

Hi- Sorry if this is off-forum, but maybe this is script related? I have a 6 meg SWF flash movie made up of high quality imported jpg sequence playing in a kiosk environment via the latest ie6. When viewing XP Task Manager while this is playing the iexplore.exe process takes up approx 200Me...more >>

Hi! I want to make a polygon mask, but it seems like Flash doesn't support masking polygons drawn using the MovieClip drawing methods. Is this true? ...more >>

Been knocking my head on this for awhile, and hoping someone can help. I've made a script that retrieves XML from a remote address and parses it at a six-second intervals. I'm having trouble making it update a dynamic textfield on the stage -- the first update happens, but no further updates occ...more >>

Hello I'm trying to set some global variables by reading variables from a text file using the loadvars method. I can't seem to get the variables to register outside the if( succes ) part of the function; here's the basic code: _global.language; var load_language_vars = n...more >>

i have benn trying to change the sking of the menuBar component for a week, i have read about 20 articles about skinning components, even i have skinning radiobuttons, combobox, buttons, etc. But talking about menuBar, only i did was change the buttons in the menu, but the look of the bar no. ...more >>

Hi, When i open my .swf file on the web, I first get a white screen, because the whole stuff is loading. I tried making a progress bar, but I either didn't get it or it really doesn't work. By nwo I must have flooded several forums with my threads and found an infinite number of tutorials ...more >>

Hi all, I want to make a blinking effect. How can I go it? Please view the attch code. Thanks. Aumaz Jang class Decorator extends MovieClip { private var col:Color; // Color of Decorator // Get the color of indicator private function getColor():Number { col = new Color(t...more >>

The following code will work with IE to upload files from flash...Don't freak out...The process of uploading is completed with Coldfusion and triggered completely from flash. The look and feel is completely flash. This can be added may levels deep and can be used to display and upload mult...more >>

I'm trying to post variables to a new popup window for a client login. Having trouble figuring out how to post the variables since the popup is a javascript formatted window....more >>

I need to allow users to enter a mathmatical formula into a text field and then evaluate this formula at runtime. x = eval(_root.formula.text) only gives me "undefined" even if I enter something simple like 4+4 into the textfield. Is this not possible to do in Flash? Thanks ...more >>

Hi Everyone I'm putting together a slide show of work with simple backwards, forwards and main menu navigation. I've created it in Flash and want to make it a self running presentation I can supply on CD with the Flash Viewer program. I've put everything together but can't seem to get the ...more >>

Hello all! I'm using the startDrag comand to drag an object on stage. the problem is that on press, the object always move one pixel left, even using this.startDrag(0, this._x, max, this._x, min); Is there a way to round this behavior? Thanks! ...more >>

Since I just started to lean Flash MX 2004 I am realizing the advantages of ActionScript 2.0. The problem is?I don?t know hardly anything about ActionScript 2.0. Is there anything out there in a book, CD-ROM or even free web tutorial teaching you the from the very beginning basically, t...more >>

I searched the news group but found nothing How do you swap a symbol using Action Script? I have a tweening animation that moves symbol "A" across the stage in layer 1. I want to place a ActionScript in layer 1, frame 1 that swaps symbol "A" for symbol "B" -Andy --- Outgoing mail is...more >>

i want to generate an dynamic object name to modify a couple of objects. i done the following: myarray = new Array ("name1","name2","name3"); function alpha_elements() { for (i=0; i<myarray.length; i++) { myarray[i]._alpha += 10; //here is my problem } } it looks fine (for me ;...more >>

I have made a small form. People can select images with a checkbox. When they press a button the next frame shows the images that were selected. I made a reset button to go back one frame so people can change their selected images. When i test the movie and i want to go back to chang...more >>

hi, i have a button that on press needs to reload the current frame: on (press) { //button moet id meezenden zodat maar een updateform nodig _global.id = 22; _parent.gotoAndStop("twee"); } When i am on frame 2, and need to load 4, the above works fine. However when i am alread...more >>

Hello, May I ask some help from you guys who know more about FLASH AS. My problem is that, I got 2 movieclips loaded to the main stage. clip1 at level 2 and clip2 at level 3. I also placed a button with an AS that will unload the 2 clips when pressed. Everything worked well until after...more >>

I need to find a way of doing the following in a much smaller way...Can I somehow load these variable into an array...Basically I have labeled the variable exactly the same as the frame label...Anyway if anyone knows how to do this it would be greatly appreciated....The following code works pe...more >>

Hi people. I am trying to design button that has some hidden elements in it. For instance on the OVER phase there is a Masked animation that has some portions falling outside of the Flash movie dimensions. During the animation the pictures zoom in or out. The problem is this: The button s...more >>

Okay, I need some basic help in scripting variables...I can't seem to get this to work! I want to set a variable on a button press. I then want to test for the value of this variable in another frame but not on any mouse function (sort of like the old "on enterframe" which doesn't exist ...more >>

I am pretty new to Flash MX and what I want to do seems simple but... I set a variable called "buildingButton" when a user clicks on a button with: on (release) { var buildingButton = 8; gotoAndPlay("1b_fadeout"); } I then want to test the value of this variable to decide which s...more >>