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loaded movie txtBox Problem
Posted by Chillwabbitt at 9/6/2004 11:59:30 PM
Hello all Please can anyone help, I have created a emptyMovieClip from there I have loaded another movie clip into the space, this loaded movie clip(lets call it reporter) has two text boxes in it box1 and box2 (instanceNames) the variable names are txtCurrFlow & txtMaxFlow. for some reaso...more >>


ActionScript Error Message -- but no code there!
Posted by karltraum at 9/6/2004 8:16:28 PM
I'm making a relatively complex movie in which various movie clips call each other at different times to synchronize. In any case, most of it seems to work fine. But when I "TEST MOVIE" I get this error message in the output window: ----- Symbol=circlemovie, Layer=ocamovie, Frame=1: Lin...more >>

using entity references (sensitive chars) in xml
Posted by OOPete at 9/6/2004 7:20:00 PM
Hi, I've just started out with XML and loading it into Flash. I can't seem to get those sensitive characters to display correctly. i.e. putting '&lt;' in my XML doc brings up '&lt;' as opposed to '<' in the flash movie. and using CDATA doesn't seem to work either can anyone tell me what...more >>

multiple scrolling text boxes
Posted by ondavon at 9/6/2004 6:59:25 PM
I have 50 different pages in a movie with 12 needing scrolling text boxes. I have the script for the .scroll working but how do I assign different text to each one? No matter what text I insert say in page 2 scroll box, it previews with the text from page 1. Any help would be appreciated. I k...more >>

addEventListener problem (with GetURL)
Posted by kjwilliams at 9/6/2004 6:56:13 PM
Thanks to those who have helped with my previous postings..... OK, my data calls are working ok, and I've cleaned up the code a lot.... But one problem remains. I'm using a List to create a menu to go to a URL. I seem to be having intermittent problems where it opens the URL twice (opens...more >>

how to make an vidio clip dissapear
Posted by freak_oz at 9/6/2004 5:34:07 PM
i need to let an vidio clip dissapear if you click on it? i need it for an shooting game of me(almost duuuh) freak_oz...more >>

button in a movie clip
Posted by confusedAgain at 9/6/2004 5:29:08 PM
Hi, I have a movie clip with 3 keyframes of code that allows it to move around randomly on the stage. I want the main movie to advance to a particular part of the timeline when the mc is clicked. I put a button inside the mc with this code on it. on(release) { _root.gotoAndPlay(141); ...more >>

XML, can't get value
Posted by thoand at 9/6/2004 4:53:07 PM
x = new XML(); Why can't I get the value when finish loading?. trace ( x.firstChild.childNodes[0].firstChild.nodeValue); I am not that comfortable with XML yet. XML structure: <page id="id"> <title>Title</title> <body>Body</body> </page> thanks in advance, T ...more >>



movieClipLoader + onLoadProgress error
Posted by maxdido at 9/6/2004 4:09:42 PM
hi, I have a question about the onLoadProgress action with movieClipLoader. I made a working preloader with the onLoadProgress function (progressbar and percentage counter are working) but I do get an error when 87% of the file is loaded. see this link for the exact error message: http:/...more >>

movieClipLoader time lag
Posted by we love the web at 9/6/2004 1:44:53 PM
Hi there, trying to use a MovieClipLoader to load a clip, trace out when complete and hide itself on completion, ready for use later, hide a loading anim and generally initialise my movie. It works fine locally in flash or through a browser, but upload it to the server and it plays a...more >>

instance name of movie with loadMovie
Posted by vectorman69 at 9/6/2004 1:33:56 PM
Hi everybody! I need to know if anyone knows how can I control a movie loaded into a movieClip created with createEmptyMovieClip. thanks in advance ...more >>

linkage property sound not working in another swf
Posted by Ubiindia at 9/6/2004 1:32:19 PM
I have an swf with one linked sound. When I use it into my main swf, they don't work. please help ASAP ...more >>

XML parsing
Posted by thoand at 9/6/2004 12:49:56 PM
Hi I hope to get some tips from you before I start coding my Flash application. It is a map with city locations where my clients stores exists. Te data is a XML file that is generated from an existing data base table. and will look something like this <stores> <store> <name>Sto...more >>

Problems with load script
Posted by mrmille at 9/6/2004 12:29:22 PM
Yes, another load script that dosnt do the trick. It works perfectly on linear swf's but not on non-linear swf's. The script is placed on frame 1 ----- totalBytes = Math.round(getBytesTotal() / 1024); loadedBytes = Math.round(getBytesLoaded() / 1024); percentDone = Math.round((loaded...more >>

Question on saving XML info...
Posted by loop360 at 9/6/2004 11:03:20 AM
I have a series of dynamically attached mc's based on the number of child nodes in an external document. During runtime the user has the ability to add or remove any of the mc's from the list or change some attributes of the mc itself(e.g its title text). I have created an array that stores al...more >>

Anyone plse help me translate this 1.0 to 2.0
Posted by a little ant at 9/6/2004 10:58:39 AM
Hi, Appologies for the long paste below. I have a text effect written with Actionscript 1.0 i think, because i cannot get it to play unless i publish my page in 1.0 and for player 6. Can anyone please advise or translate it to 2.0 for me so i can hopefully publish it in my page and (learn ...more >>

Dynamically adding properties to an object
Posted by MillTech at 9/6/2004 10:17:53 AM
Hi, I have an object called Object1 and I need to add new properties to it dynamically. I tried this in the following way: NewProperty='test'; this['Object1.'+NewProperty]=100; but nothing seems to happen. Any ideas how to do this? Thanks ...more >>

fscommand("exec", "someapp");
Posted by bossche at 9/6/2004 10:00:59 AM
Hi I want t use the exec command and I have read that since MX the apps should be in a folder "fscommand". When I test this, no pro BUT Can the apps be in a subfolder of "fscommand"? f.ex fscomman./italiano tried this, but this doesn't work. Wondering if I have made an error o...more >>

Fscommand
Posted by vasuk at 9/6/2004 9:27:47 AM
I am running a batch(*.bat) file using javascript when user clicks on button, with the help of fscommand("exec","stop.bat"); It is working fine but getting IE warning "An ActiveX Control on this page might be unsafe to interact with other parts of the page. Do you want to allow this inte...more >>

Path troubles (i obviously arent getting it)??
Posted by DumNewB at 9/6/2004 9:12:16 AM
Ok, I think a lot of my (if not all problems) are stemming from not being able to reference movies on my main timeline from my loadmovie mc properly. I use code like this contained in some buttons within the loadmovie mc. _level0.mainmov.mcone.buttwo.enabled = true; or _root.mainm...more >>

Text Box problem
Posted by Teji at 9/6/2004 8:49:22 AM
I have a bynamic textbox on stage, and a variable associated with the text box, the text in the variable is too long that the textbox is unable to show even using multiline, i want a "next" button, so that when the user clicks on the next button the rest of the text appear. please help. tha...more >>

txt file
Posted by jordivr at 9/6/2004 7:32:05 AM
Hi, I read txt files, with loadVariablesNum("test.txt", 0); but the txt file contains "<", and when i want show it, the text appears cut thanks....more >>

TextField class, _alpha
Posted by speedlab1 at 9/6/2004 6:42:27 AM
creating a dynamic textfield on the timeline, for some reason unknown to me, I can't seem to get the _alpha property to work. all the others work greate e.g. _width, border, bordercolor, html yadda yadda yadda. This textfield also uses a stylesheet. help? ...more >>

Detect loadmovie finish?
Posted by DumNewB at 9/6/2004 6:02:31 AM
Hi guys is there a proper way to detect when a movie (loaded into a scene via LoadMovie) has completely finished loading (instead of using flags). As I have a website that once loaded doesn?t function as it should, until the next time you enter the site (ie. The movie im loading into the main ...more >>

Flash print to PDF
Posted by ethanchan at 9/6/2004 3:59:43 AM
I am currently creating a Flash application that is embedded in a Visual Basic Program, the flash creates a chart, however i need to export the chart to a pdf format. Is there anyway of accomplishing that? I've tried installing a Free PDF Creator app and using it as my PDF printer, but i am ...more >>

How can I see some special COMPILER warnings?
Posted by Burak Delice at 9/6/2004 2:27:13 AM
hi, if I wrote below code, flash doesn't tell me anything: (i haven't set var1 variable before) text1= var1 i want to see a compiler message lite "var1 variable havent determine" or like that. is there any way for that? regards, Burak ...more >>

Variable modification
Posted by OniLink at 9/6/2004 1:16:01 AM
For some unknown reason when I get a PHP script to print a variable value back to Flash.....Flash doesnt seem to know that it has been changed. For example: if I have a dynamic text vairable set at "SENDING...Please Wait"......then I get the PHP script to print back "COMPLETE....messsage has ...more >>


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