I posted this to the wrong forum originally. I'm trying to simulate a mainframe system in which the user types in a certain code (in an input field) and then has to hit the tab key to get to the next field. I need to see if they have typed in the right code, then if so, check to see if the...more >>

How can I set the height & width of a movie/projector and not allow the user to resize it? Thanks. Ray......more >>

Hi All, I am trying to develop an import/export utility for a flash program, but I am stuck on the importing part. Basically I can get any var in a file to load if its on my webserver, but I cant get it to load from the users hard drive. So my question would be, is this possible? So ...more >>

please forgive my ignorance.. I am new to flash. I have a movie clip instance that is in a layer of a flash document (called "shot7") I have a stop button that stops playback of my flash file. However, the stop button only stops the current timeline and not the movie clip instance ("sh...more >>

I would like to be able to move one object on the stage up or down by clicking on a button. Does anyone know how to do this?...more >>

Im trying to make an intro, that when it's finished opens my Html website. i know about geturl, but can't figure out how to make the intro dissapear. Think the same problem will appear when i try to make a skip intro button, which should shut down the movie and open the website. ...more >>

I have a movie that attaches new movie clips at runtime in reponse to changes in an XML file that it polls regularly. The clips are displaced vertically based on how many clips have been generated; the effect is a stack of textboxes in a listlike presentation. I would like the "view" of the f...more >>

I am trying to output a number of unique elements in an array. For instance, If I had the array: colors=["0x000000","0xFF0000","0xFF0000","0xFFFFFF","0xFFFFFF"]; I want to run a function on the above array that spits out the number "3". There are 5 indexs in there, but only 3 UNIQUE valu...more >>

Hey all, I want the code below to play a sound and when that sound is done go to frame to of a movieclip. I can get the audio to play but it does not go to frame to when done. What's wrong with the code? PLEASE HELP! Thanks, Russ speech = new Sound(this); speech.loadSound("au...more >>

alright, this question is rather extensive.... I am developing a family feud type game, and I have run into the following problem: I have an input text field, within a movie clip, for the answers. the game board consists of answers hidden underneath covers. My goal is to take the data f...more >>

I'm using Flash 5 and this is driving me nuts... I'm trying to add a basic link so that the whole movie links to a url. Easy, huh? Well, I create a layer, create a symbol, add a big box to the "Hit" Keyframe, add the symbol to my new layer on the main window and when I go to add an action to t...more >>

I have a frame form that has a filefield on the bottom. When I click the submit I execute a upload.cfm to send the file to the server. The process works with one exception. When the upload.cfm runs the progress bar on the browser runs about a 1/4 of the way across and stops. The file uplo...more >>

on (release) { mySound = new Sound(this); mySound.loadSound("PRGv2mp3/CONTROL-themeaningsofpain-mind&body.mp3",true); mySound.play(); } Above is my script for getting an MP3 file to play; what would I use to get the audio to stop? ...more >>

How do I copy an array where I can change the data in the dup array with out altering the data in the original array. I tried using the concat tool with out parameters but it did not work....more >>

I created a CellRenderer so I could insert a CheckBox into the DataGrid component. How do I reference the CheckBox now that it is in the DataGrid? Thanks...more >>

I have two flash .swf files I previously completed for stand-alone presentations. They are two seperate sizes and pretty basic. One is 600x800 and the other is 1200x1600... I want to combine them and have one load the other on a button release. The main.swf flash uses fscommand("fullscreen", "...more >>

I have dropped a 2nd .swf file into my main movie and I want to advance to the next scene of the main movie after the clip finishes. I tried placing different actions on the last frame of the 2nd swf and on frame 2 of the main movie, (go to and play, and frame labels) I'm obviously lost. Pleas...more >>

Hello, I need to check if my textfield maxscroll is or isn't <1, so I can say flash to go to next frame, but I not gueting this to work... this.onEnterFrame = function(){ if(texto.maxscroll < 1){ stop(); } else { gotoAndStop(2); } } He always goes to the second frame... ...more >>

Just wondering if is possible create txt files and append data to it, manipulate, retrive etc etc, from a .swf files and how. Thanks!...more >>

I have 5 movie clips on the main timeline. Is there a way to play one after the other without a button? Maybe something like onClipEvent (unload) { mcPop.gotoAndPlay(2); } Any help would be appreciated... Thanks, Muhly ...more >>

Hi! I'm loading a swf which contains 3 movieClips, when I load this swf, I try to attach a release event function to each of the mc's inside the swf, It is possible to do this? thanks in advance ...more >>

Hi! I'm loading a swf which contains 3 movieClips, when I load this swf, I try to attach a release event function to each of the mc's inside the swf, It is possible to do this? thanks in advance ...more >>

Hello, is it possible to reference a Button State. I would like to be able to gotoAndStop on the 'Over State' after the button is pressed. This will provide a sort of click history and higlight the section that a user may be in. Any suggestions or options would be great, Richard Ra...more >>

I need to dynamically create textfields, where the name of the textfied is created in a for loop. For example: for (i = 1; i < 6; i++) { yPos = i * 20; dateName = "date" + i; _root.createTextField(dateName,i,10,-10+yPos,200,15); The problem is that I now need t...more >>

rasterizing / breaking apart MCs w/ ActionScript... Is this possible? I am thinking "instanceName.break(); " or something. There is no documentation on this but I have found that anything is possible one way or another. Any thoughts? thx joe ...more >>

Hi folks, I've been working a movie for a while now that consists of a soccer pitch that you can draw curved, arrowed lines on, drag player icons around etc. What I want to be able to do is delete or 'undo' the last arrow and line drawn. Here is the line & arrow drawing ActionScript: ...more >>

Ok, I have a main interface.swf that loads in an external newnav.swf into an empty MC. Within newnav_shops.swf, I have 4 basic buttons within an MC that when pressed, it loads an external newnav_shops.swf into an empty MC within the main timeline. However, it loads properly, but it completely era...more >>

i know how to script buttons to allow a movie to play, stop, move ahead 1 frame, move back, and rewind completely. but im wondering if there is any way i can use a slider instead to allow me to drag it and the movie would go forward or backward a few frames. ...more >>

Hi when I click in one button in sub movies in a project, I want disable all button in project (include _root buttons) except button that I clicked. note that my movie is a sub movie in main movie. Thanks ...more >>

Hi, I would like to make an animation that dynamically loads images that are in a serverside directory. the aim of the operation is to load these images even if they are not declared in the movie. if I put n image files, the movie should detect, load and display these n images. an...more >>

How can i search for a node name in Xml file? Like if you have several nodes named: Mark, John, Smith, Nikky, and you want to find John, but you don't know his position in the Xml (0, 1, 2...). Something like: objXml1 = new XML(); objXml1.ignorewhite = true; currentNode = objXml.node[0] whil...more >>

Oscar's site seems to be malfunctioning. Been like this a few days now. Been wanting to get the extension but the site is broken. Would anyone have a copy of the MX version of Bytes-based Preloader, V2.1 they can send along? Here is the link I am referring too. http://www.oscartrelles.com/flas...more >>

Hi I'm developing a site which is completely in Flash. There will be alot of pdfs to download - I can click on the link to get the pdfs to open in a new window, but I what I also want to be able to right-click the link to download without having to open the file first. Does anyone know if...more >>

Can someone please tell me where I can find information on the 3d chart components? I have the following code bit and have tried using the basic information from the help page but nothing will populate the chart. LoadChartData(); function LoadChartData() { var ChartData = new DataProvid...more >>

I have two flash movies, movie 1 has one scene and movie 2 has 2 scenes. Now what I want to do is by clicking a button in movie one, I want to be able to go to scene 2 in movie two. Can you right a an action that would show me how to do that. If you can I need it asap for a project. ...more >>

Hello, I`m making a CD in flash. The CD will be exported in .exe format ! Inside of CD presentation I have a button what is linked to a web page (ex. http://www.yahoo.com), but when I click this button the browser is open automatically behind the projector what is fullscreen and nobody se...more >>

What's the simplest way to write a function that resides in a frame script that gets called as Flash enters a frame (similar to the onEnterFrame for movieClips)? setInterval doesn't seem to be very consistent, at least I couldn't figure out how to get it to call a function each time a new...more >>

hey all. I am creating a little quiz thing. On each frame of the quiz there are three buttons 'yes','no','maybe' and each of these buttons adds the relevant score to the relevant variable and then calls a function that goes a little something like this: startFrame=4; // this is just t...more >>

Hey people, was just wondering if anyone knows how to do the following. What i want is have lets say have 100 different buttons in flash and one blank html page. Now when i click any of these buttons the html page will launch displaying the corrisponding image. So if i press button one the html...more >>

Hi Guys, In my projects i used more than 80 ".wav" files. so i used many variables. like ( vi_snd=new Sound(); ). there is any possible to set volume to all files in common coding. i try to this Sound.prototype.setvolume(40); and Sound.prototype.volume=40; but its not work. bec...more >>

I just try to open an exe file by FS Command in flash MX v.6, but it didn't work at all, I think it is a bug from Macromedia Flash MX version 6, any body know how to fix it?? I put the following script on a button in flash: on (release) { fscommand("exec", "SkinTestGB.exe"); } P...more >>

Does anyone know how i might go about creating an ActionScript to go to next & previous frame labels? I'm doing a presentation using Flash, and have got navigation set up so that the left and right keys go back and forward by one frame, but I'd like them ideally to jump to labels instead, left...more >>

Hello! I'm new in flash. I'm building my site in flash, but i have this problem: I can't put all the sections of my site in one .swf because the file will be to big to be loaded, so i think the possibility is to create 2 or 3 files .swf and make it load wh...more >>

On the last frame of an MC, I want to have a gotoAndPlay script that will call a labeled frame on the main timeline to play. However, on the last frame within the MC, I want it to stop as well, rather than continuously looping. Do I need to add the stop action before or after the gotoAndPlay act...more >>

Hi this is the code inserted for the actions of a "submit" button: on (release) { if (msgb eq "") { errormsg("Please enter a comment."); } else if (nameb eq "") { errormsg("Please enter a name."); } else { unknown = "NO"; gotoAndPlay("record"); } } The weird thing: ...more >>

Is there any dynamic class tutorial over the web? Was trying to find in Google but could not find any. Most of the website are telling me that if I put a dynamic word in front of a class, I can call a non-existent methods without any compilation error. What they miss are: - how do those ...more >>

Hi! I'm a bit new to actionscripting but I'll try to explain my problem. I have 4 movie clips loaded into an array in my main movie clip. I want to check if one of these movie clips have been played before starting a animation i my main movie clip. I'm using the _currentFrame and totalFrames...more >>

Hi everybody, Could any body suggest me how to read a javascript variable from flash mx. In explanation i am developing a elearning project in which there are lot of html pages with flash content. I want to exchange some data from one html page to another. But dont know how to read data ...more >>

Hi, I am building a flash aplication (an executalbe) that will be delivered on cd whit a xml profiles file. I can load the data from the xml file.... but.. how can I write data on It? Thanks by your reply.... ...more >>

hi there, i have 3 variables in an external text database file (myvariables.txt) which are to be loaded in Flash MX- I even tried using "Render text as html" option but it doesnt seem to work properly. The text database has the following- &news1=headline1& &url1=mynews1.htm& &news2=headline...more >>

Does anybody know how to kill an audio stream once it has started? I have tried deleting the sound object and stopAllSounds, but these do not work, the audio still streams, even if it is not playing. If you have a button, that starts an audio stream and push it multiple times, it will start se...more >>

Hi there, I have this problem that I just can't figure out. I have a button and an empty movie clip on my main timeline, they are referred to as: button = btn empty movie clip = content I have the following code on my actions layer btn.onRelease = function() { loadMovie ("tes...more >>