Im having some troubles making a button to start playing a movie im making. I cant get the button to start playing in the second frame. Its hard only because this version apparently doesnt have a normal mode, only an expert mode. Id appreciate anyones help. Thanks ...more >>

Hi all, I am having a problem getting sounds to work correctly. I have a dozen or so sounds that I have defined objects for...ie var snd_music_1:Sound = new Sound(); var snd_music_2:Sound = new Sound();, etc... I then attach sounds from the library...ie snd_music_1.attachSound("sound...more >>

I am trying to use the flv playback component to play flv's using a variable from an XML file that holds the description, name and file name. Everything else works except the flvplayback will not accept the variable from the xml object as the contentpath. In short, i want to use the flv playba...more >>

Hello! I am currently using actionscript to attach 15 or so clips to a clip container. Each clip, when attached, immediately loads a SWF based on the clips _name. Once all the clips have been attached and I have checked to make sure that content is loading, I am calling a function via an...more >>

I need to have a button in the down state when it?s corresponding SWF file is loaded, and have all other buttons remain in the up state. ...more >>

How to code a button to send an email in Flash. Pleas help Dedong Chen...more >>

I have a map that my client wants their locations(21) to glow in a random order. How I have the flash set up now is the map graphic on one layer and 21 instances of a movie. Being new to action script and coding for that matter I have no clue how to have these movies play one at a time in...more >>

I'm new to flash but have lots of experience of php/vb/js. Since my dhtml-meny with alpha-fading wouldn't work for mac-users I have to flash it. How ever, the links on the menu doesn't open anything, they are simply dead. Please help me as the site is about to go online. Please see...more >>

I am getting an error opening URL in my output window when I am trying to call a simple web service. The file is at the following link. http://www.bellerosemedia.com/flash/flash.fla Please help! Thanks Ryan ...more >>

On the first frame of my movie I have the script: // loadMovieNum("menu.swf", 10); loadMovieNum("grid.swf", 1); var myClips:Array = new Array("1.swf", "2.swf", "3.swf", "4.swf", "5.swf"); this.createEmptyMovieClip("holder", 1); holder._x = 0; holder._y = 0; var currentClip = ra...more >>

I'm having the oddest problem with a shared object (cookie) that is supposed to control skipping around in a movie. The SO itself is supposed to check itself and if the movie has been loaded once that day, the movie is supposed to skip to the end and stop. I know the code works because I'v...more >>

I don't understand why this is not working. Is there some sort of bug in Flash 8 pro? loadVariables("item.txt", "textSpot"); I have a dynamic text field called textSpot, and the .txt file has a varaible called out to it that is titled item. But it does not show anything on the screen...more >>

I am trying to use a button to change a dynamic text field within my flash movie. I can change the textfield just fine if I just place the actionscript within the timeline somewhere with no particular event handler, however, if i try to use a button on(release) function to trigger the change ...more >>

I want to be able to apply a particular piece of code to numerous movie clips that are on the stage of my movie in one of the frames. I was recently told about "instanceof," and that successfully allows me to point the code at the instances that are of type MovieClip, but I want to be able to...more >>

When I run "Test Movie" with "Show Streaming" on, the movie shows that it is still loading but my progress bar shows 100%, even from the beginning. To make sure that my preloader is forced to read all my images in my movie, I've placed every single image in frame 2 of the preloader behind a ma...more >>

Hi Somebody have some script that calculate the number of days remaining to a certain date? for example, I have two Date objects: today=new Date(); futureDate=new Date(year,month,day); function getDaysToDate(today, futureDate){ ..... return daysLeft; } Many thanks ...more >>

Hi everyone! Using the following code, I create a filmstrip (for a fotoalbum) consisting of externaly loaded .jpg's. This way I get a long drag-able movieclip. But I only want a portion of that filmstrip to be visible. What I've tried so far is: I made a movieclip in the library called ...more >>

I tried to apply this code to a button: /*on (release) { this.rr._x = _x+1; }*/ I have a movie called rr on the stage. What code do I need to apply to the button to make the movie move its current position plus one. I have this code that works for the key pad: onClipEvent (enterFra...more >>

This code (from a Flash 8 example) does not create a file at the specified location, and does not create any error message. What am I doing wrong? var so:SharedObject = SharedObject.getLocal("userHighScore", "C:\inetpub\wwwroot"); so.data.highScore = new Number(); so.data.highScore = 33; ...more >>

I would like but I'm havng trouble creating a conditional form. It is fairly easy to create a flash/php form but I want to add some conditional statements so people aren't just sending blank e-mails.This code is added to the .form movieclip which contains my text fields: onClipEvent(data){...more >>

I see two different syntaxes in use for defining Actionscript functions. myFunction = function(param1, param2, param3){ } and function myFunction(param1, param2, param3){ } What is the difference between them and when is one use better than another? Thanks, Keith ...more >>

i have text loading from xml and its work my text needed to be masked, there for i convert the text field to movie clip but now i cant see the text from the external file. my question is: can i load text into text box converted to movie clip? ...more >>

Hi All, Can someone explain why either of the two lines in this script that assign a method to XML's onLoad event fail at compile time with a "Type Mismatch" error? class EPGDataLoader { private var channel_xml:XML; public function EPGDataLoader(inURL_str:String) { chann...more >>

I am making an application which uses shortcuts of key combination like ctrl+B, Ctrl+F2 etc. When I try to do this by holding "Ctrl" key no release event is fired for the additional key. Please suggest me the solution. Amit ...more >>

Hi, can someone please teach me how to create a dynamic text field in flash 8 to load external HTML text so I can load in the content without having to open the flash file just to change a simple text. I also need it to be HTML is because I want to have text links on these content so it will o...more >>

Hi, can someone please teach me how to open a new window in flash 8 with fixed size and centered? The code I used to use for flash mx 7 does not work anymore. I have searched everywhere but unable to find an answer. I am not a very good coder so please explain in detail so I can do this prope...more >>

At first I used seperate scenes for the pages and set each buttons actionscript on release, goto scene1, 1 respective to the buttons. (the syntax was correct but if i hit the same button again, it went to a different scene. I got fed up with figuring it out so I went with goto frame... Its...more >>

Can someone help me out here? I'm fairly new to action scripting. Bacically what i want to do is, check if the current frame of a movie clip is in certain point, then, if its ture, do a simple action, like go to... For example, if the current frame of the movie clip [mc1] is 5, then change...more >>

Hey guys Could you tell me exactly how I would send a form from flash without going to a new page. I want to somehow load a php page the processes the information that the user has written and then have the php page send an output back to flash once it loads that it has successfully sent ...more >>

I've seen several examples of mapping keys on the keyboard (like the arrow keys), or using sounds to trigger events within a Flash environment. Does anyone have experience mapping alternate input devices into Flash - like a step mania dance pad? Does anyone know how a Mac interprets a dance pa...more >>

?_level1? has some buttons and when I am clicking one a button then ?_level2? is showing, but what I can see, from ?_level2?, all buttons of ?_level1? still work when I click on that place of ?_level1? from ?_level2?. So I guess it?s clear, I need to know how I can hide mouse move or mouse cli...more >>

Is there a way to apply a uiscrollbar (that scrolls horizontal) to a movie clip? thanks d...more >>

I am trying hard to create my own seek bar which enables you to scrub the video not in a linear bar but with a rotational wheel like the ones DJs use. When you press and rotate the wheel, it will seek the video to previous or next frames. The stuff i am trying to configure is the state mach...more >>

If you apply code like: onClipEvent (mouseDown) { //startDrag(d, false, -185, 10, -185, -250); startDrag(schematic_03, false, 275, 300, -900, -300); //startDrag(d, false, -240, 10, -2180, 9.25); } onClipEvent (mouseUp) { stopDrag(); } //ltrb to a movie is there a way to d...more >>

Hallo, Im trying to make a webpage but for the navigation i want to have the map of the world & when you rollover or click the over state stays marked; i want to have so on enterframe all the countrys fade in (alpha) then ready for the user to click there is AS for it just dont know it....more >>

When I click on a button it loads the movie just fine. However, when I click on the button again the movie shifts all the way to the left on the screen. Can someone tell me what is happening here and/or how I can fix it? Thank you very much. on (release) { stopAllSounds(); //cr...more >>

I assume that hit test is happenning and that the var number is initiated with the var 1 then these are few changes i made onClipEvent (load) { dir = 320; speed = 6; slow = true; } onClipEvent (enterFrame) { move = this._x; move = this._y; if (_root.number == 1) { ...more >>

I have a presentation that contains 5 videos. I also have an audio track looping through out the presentation placed on its own layer. When the presentation reaches a video frame I would like the music to drop out and then pick back up when it advances to the next frame that does not contain a...more >>

i give up ...i have never had issues with the movieClipLoaders until today....i am loading different XML files based on which button the user chooses. The xml is loading fine (confirmed with a trace earlier in coding). The mcl is my problem, as i can not get the clips to "show face"....i have ...more >>

Try this: initiate a var before you start this onEnterFrame; var shouldIMove = true onClipEvent (enterFrame) { if(shouldIMove ){ this._x += 5; } if (this.hitTest(_root.bx)) { shouldIMove =...more >>

Hello, I have a problem with a multiple target drag and drop. The drag and drop swf works perfectly fine if I publish it and run it on its own. As soon as I load the drag and drop swf as a movie into level 5 of another movie, the drag and drop does not work anymore, that means, the dr...more >>