I need to make a jigsaw puzzle and I have absoulutely how to script it. It looks like this: http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~dbass/cs183B/Lab4/183BLab4.html Can someone explain the process of doing it?...more >>

Alguien sabe como ejecutar el reproductor de windows media de Windows o = cualquier otra aplicaci=F3n desde el Flash? Gracias de antemano!...more >>

This is wrong: var i:Number = 0; var ['mySound'+i]:Sound = new Sound(); What is the proper syntax?...more >>

I'm using FLV format and sometimes It's play, sometimes not. Are there anything I have to do to avoid this? ...more >>

Dear friends I have an xml file which i convert into an array I want to write a function to get back all the values of one index of that array and add them in a listbox. I know how to do that and i am ok. But.... that index i am interested in, has many dublicates. Does anybody knows ho...more >>

Hi there, Is there an accepted OO practice for extending built-in classes such as MovieClip etc. in AS2 that allows you to add properties and methods to a class like you can do with the AS1 prototype object? For example I would like to combine the mx.screens.Form.move(x,y) and mx.screens.F...more >>

Does anyone know the actionscript "if" statement to see if a SWF is loaded so when you press the button it doesn't load again from the begining if it's loaded, but just plays ? And can you "park" an SWF ? thanks, dean ...more >>

Hello Great Brains: I would like to have a simple gif image (Ideal, but I could create a simple flash swf) that says "Play Animation" - I would like it to play the swf that would be above it on a page - This will work using FS commands for windows - but I need it to work on all browser...more >>

Hi, I try to change the xscale of the attached MC "neu". In the if Question it doesen't work. Out of the if Question it works, after the two movie clips had contact. (to late). I want that the MC "neu" will get bigger when the other both have contact.. blau.onEnterFrame = function (){ ...more >>

I'm a graphic designer creating my webpage entirely in Flash MX. I have run into a snag. I am trying display all of my logos on one page, and have a larger version of the logo over to the side depending on which thumbnail is clicked on. I have tried to set this up using a different scene for t...more >>

Hello i have a problem, i can't put my embedFonts in a TextField of a create forme. Here my code : _root.btn_f.onPress = function() { f1 = new TextFormat(); f1.font = "RussellSquare"; f1.size = 13; f1.color = 0x004097; f1.indent = 5; f1.leading = 3; f1.leftMargin = "9"...more >>

I am realy new at flash.... I work for a company that wants me to learn flash. They want me to create a program with all 250 products they sell. So they can make a plan-o-gram on the spot for customers. I am looking for a script that will allow me to load a movie on the main stage, dupli...more >>

This code works when published to v. 6 player, but not version 7. Any idea how to modify for use in player v. 7? The error I get is that the clip is not added. Thanks! - Paul // set up MovieClip.addListener() if it doesn't exist // and create an empty clip to broadcast onEnt...more >>

hi forum, how can i unload totally a swf file containing an flv video loaded in level 5 in my main swf file?? the method unloadmovienum, works partially, the file diseppear but the sound continue running, and when i try to load that same file another time by clicking on the button (with ...more >>

Hi everyone, I've just started using Flash and have been getting on ok but there is one thing that is causing me a headache. I have 3 buttons that play seperate movies when pressed. I would like the buttons to remain present in each of these 3 movies so that which ever movie im in, i c...more >>

In other langauges you can optimize lines of if then statements by using CASE. Do you know of a way in Flash to do this? In other words: Check if value of variable equals red, green, blue, cat, or dog based upon the value do something different for each value instead of writing sev...more >>

look at the www.amplier.com site How did they do the 100% sized flash, with everything centered (normal) but with the menu aligned to the leftt, everytime we resize de navigator window??? ...more >>

Is it possible to specify a Flash movie for the url instead of a regular url address? ...more >>

I have an mc that contains a button which when selected toggles a graphic on or off. The problem is that when I use the on (press) event to toggle the graphic on or off (e.g. myGraphic._visible = !myGraphic._visible), it will continue to perform the toggle operation if the mouse is moved anywh...more >>

For some reason I can't get a pdf file load by clicking a button from flash. This is the code I have on the button in flash: on (press) { getURL("file.pdf", "_blank"); } I also tried a load movie but that didn't work either. If someone can help me before the end of the busin...more >>

I am trying to set a value on a from from flash. The following statement in flash will trigger the javascript on the form and the form displays the message. FLASH getURL("javascript:set_path()"); HTML function set_path(){ parent.bottomFrame.form.spath.value = "Event triggered"; } ...more >>

Hi all Since the "tint" is as easy to change in authoring mode as the "alpha" is, why is it not available as an actionScript object, like _tint(RGBvalue) = 50%; for example this would be very very useful Is there any chance this will be implemented in future versions?...more >>

Hi. I am new here... I'm Brazilian... I have a film (Simulado.swf) that it possesss a Panel (that calls the Sim1.swf archive) and a button... as I make so that in the click of the button the flash all prints the content of the Sim1.swf archive that if finds inside of the Panel? Who to help...more >>

I need to open a PDF file based on database selections. The file name loads in a text field named ProjectResults_1 when a DataGrid line is selected. Then, I need to pass that through so a button opens the file specified. I can get a static link to open fine, but when I try to load it from ...more >>

hi everybody, I did some fill up text boxes in flash so that the user can mail me from my web. I created a send button, with a mailto function. Now what happens is, that when I press the send button, Outlook Express or whatever opens up, and all the text entered in the text boxes appear in...more >>

I am sure I must be doing something very stupid but here goes: This is for a navigation bar. - I have a main movie (mcMenu) on my stage which holds all the main buttons (btnHome, btnAbout, etc..). - Inside mcMenu, when I roll over say btnAbout, the movie plays from 10 to 20th frames dur...more >>

Hello All, I was loioking for some help. I would like to get a book for gaming in flash and have it include simple games like fighting games or more complex 3-d effects also. Here are some books I found. Any suggestions, likes, or dislikes? I would rather ehre from the pros then find out th...more >>

Hi all, I am trying to draw a curve, which I manage to do using curveTo. My problem is that apparently, with that method, not only the curve is drawn, but also a straight line joining the 2 extremities of my curve. And I would like this straight line to go away. Anyone knows what I m talki...more >>

Hi Does anyone know how to right-click to download a pdf when my entire site is in Flash? I read somewhere that if I zip the file, when I click on it it will automatically bring up the save as dialog box - is this correct, or is there another way to do this? Thanks ...more >>

Hello, I'm building my first component, but have here a big problem (I think).... if I draw in stage one textfield and define txt instanceName as "something" and in my component use this.texto = _parent[texto]; it works perfectly. But if I createTextField("teste", 0, 100, 100, 10...more >>

I was asking yesterday about this, but I am not up to date on all of the actionscript lingo. Does the following code go inside the MC, on the actual movieClip, or on the main timeline to check whether or not the button has been checked? I am basically trying to show a down state once a button has...more >>

How can I make the loadMovie keep looping after playing once? loadMovie("leftback_a1.swf","videoHolder"); I want leftback_a1.swf to keep looping and playback after it finishes. And how can I control the playback of the leftback_a1.swf? Meaning if I have a button to click to stop it and...more >>

I am looking for a way to autoresize a flash site to any size browser that stays in the center at all times. The size I am working with is 800*600. Right now, I am placing my flash file into a table in dreamweaver, but it's not what Im looking for. I have seen this done before on many sites. P...more >>

I posted this previously as "loadvars and arrays", but now I think it's a variable issue. I'm still stuck. I'm trying to load data with the LoadVars object, and populate an array with those variables. I can trace the array elements within the onLoad function, but I can't do anything with th...more >>

I want to dynamically set an included (.as file) depending on a querystring field. I continue to get the Malformed #include directive error here is the two lines of code that I'm using as a test ---------------------------- var setInclude:String = "\"comp43.as\"" ; #include setInc...more >>

Re Flash MX (not 2004); I have a frame in a movie where users may add one of several available movie clips (using ActionScript). The user may click to other parts of the movie from this frame and so the current movie clip will need to be unloaded. I could program the unload code for ever...more >>

Hi folks, I am building a huge website mainly using flash. There is an INDEX.SWF that loads the NAV.SWF, LOGO.SWF and the CONTENT*.SWF(s). The NAV & CONTENT files are rather large and I would like to get the INDEX.SWF to preload the other files rather than have them use their own preloaders....more >>

Has anyone had an experience with streaming dynamically loaded mp3's in IE ? I just can't make it work. Works pefectly locally but not on the live site. Works in Opera and Firefox ... I've tried reinstalling the plugin too. Any suggestions ?...more >>

How can I detect if video is finished to timeline play and go to next frame? I'm using flv format. Thanks! ...more >>

Algui=E9n sabe como dar un t=EDtulo a la ventana del proyector en = flash(exe)? En vez de que salga "Macromedia Flash Player 6"! Ojo, en el proyector, = no en la p=E1gina HTML-->eso ya s=E9 que es en el title Gracias!...more >>

Hola de nuevo amigos, algui=E9n sabe como se puede dar alguna = instrucci=F3n en flash para salir o cerrar la ventana de un = proyector(EXE)? Gracias de antemano!...more >>

I'm having a movie clip on main stage... the movie clip contains an envelope with ten buttons in it... on rollover on movie clip... the envelope opens and you can interact with the buttons for navigation.... and on rollout the envelope closes back... i've used on (rollOver) with which t...more >>

I have a character in an MC of 30 frames. Frame 16 (middle frame) the character is facing me. Frames 15 back to 2 the character turns to the left of the screen. ...more >>

Hola amigos, algui=E9n sabe como exportar en flash un proyector EXE, = sin que salga el menu del reproductor. Ya sab=E9is el de = Archivo/Ver/Controlar/Ayuda. Gracias de antemano!...more >>

Hi folks, On my website I am loading multiple external images (10-20). Right now I am loading them all at once using a "for ()" loop. The images are rather large (around 20-50 KB each) but they have to be since it's a site for a photographer, so he wants the best possible quality (I plan o...more >>

Hi, I'm building a game where on the press of a button a movie clip jumps to a random frame to display a question. I know how to choose a random frame, but I need to be able to choose a random frame between two specific points, say from between frame 8 and 32. Secondly, once a partic...more >>

i created an xml document categourising all me document-details like shown. now i expect myXML.firstChild.childNodes.length to return 2 in this case but it returns 5 also trace(myXML)says null nodes in begning, end and between nodes will any-one guide me whats wrong. i have used simple ...more >>

I would like to disable the function of the escape button on the keybord, when playing the swf file. It is for and demo in an telecom store. I would be very happy, if I could sent the time line to another place in time where you got to enter an password before you can leave the flash play...more >>

I have 2 container mc's that hold a list of dynamically generated mc's. When I select (press) an mc in container 1, it attaches an mc from the library to act as a 'drag n drop' item which can then be dropped into container 2 (and another mc duplicated and added to the list). Although I can det...more >>

I need to open a Windows OPEN Window from Flash itself.Is it possble.?...more >>

I have a movie clip pressContinue) made invisible on enterframe. onEnterFrame = function () { _root.pressContinue._visible = false; } And a button (check) which is meant to make the movie clip visible. _root.check.onRelease = function(){ if(_root.allCorrect==9){ ...more >>

Hi Guys, How to we find the key clicking of left shift and right shift. onEnterFrame=function(){ trace("Ascii---->"+Key.getAscii()); trace("Code----->"+Key.getCode()); } the ascii and keycode value is same for two shift keys. there is any solution, please tell to me. Cheers!!...more >>

Hi everybody Could some one tell me whether any free software available to grab sound from swf file. Thanks JNS...more >>

Hi Guys, How to we find the key clicking of left shift and right shift. onEnterFrame=function(){ trace("Ascii---->"+Key.getAscii()); trace("Code----->"+Key.getCode()); } the ascii and keycode value is same for two shift keys. there is any solution, please tell to me. ...more >>

Seems like every problem I've ever ran into with Flash ends up with 0 replies because there is no solution, but here goes. After loading a movie into my "host" movie, using loadmovienum (loadmovie won't work, longer story).. but I just want to send data to it. Is this so much to ask? Wha...more >>

Hello, I have problem with cache I'll try to explain: I send a request to server for opening a new session : var myLoad:LoadVars = new LoadVars(); myLoad.load("http://ip-address/?CONST") and each time I perform the request, Flash must get back updated string data. It only wo...more >>

Hi, Can I load a swf created by MX2004 into Flash 6 authoring system? I remember before that I can do it (load a swf with higher version) into older authoring system....more >>

Hi Is there a way when a button is rolledover flash send the cursor to a coordinate on the stage? Thanks...more >>

how do you create an email link in flash?...more >>

Hi Everyone, I have tried everything I could think of and I still cannot get LoadVars or its variant LoadVarsNum to work. I even tried the new class LoadVars and still could not get the simplest things to work. I am using Flash 2004 Professional. All I want to do right now is just see...more >>

my question deals with how to make colors look like glass shinning..like yellow that is a yellow glass...more >>

I got this actionscript code for a percentage preloader bar, and it preloads 100% of my movie, when I only want it to preload the first 10 frames only. Where do I input that? onClipEvent (enterFrame) { loading = _parent.getBytesLoaded(); total = _parent.getBytesTotal(); percent -= ...more >>

How Can I change this code to fade in? clearInterval(fadeI); fadeI=setInterval(fadeF,80); } function fadeF(){ myImage._alpha -= 3; if(myImage._alpha<=0){ clearInterval(fadeI); } ...more >>

hello. please check this out, it is a tutorial from the book Generato/Flash (Authors: Richard Alvarez, Jason Taylor, Matthew Groch Publisher: New Riders), the book's site is no longer online so i figure ill give it a shot here. the external swf does not seem to load to the specified target cli...more >>

I would like to execute code when a streaming video has completed playing. Ex: I have a video control that blinks when the video has begun to play. I would like to stop the control from blinking with the video has completed. Thanks for you help. Ray ...more >>

Hello, I'm writting to ask about a problem I have I have a scroll with buttons. I did a MC (movie clip) with 8 buttons that move and start again. each button have a different action that links to a different scene. The problem I have is that the first time they appear all of them work o....more >>