hallo how are you all? can any one help me to use fscommand in onther folder in flash mx i mean like that but fscommand ("exec", "./foldername/someApplication.exe"); but i coudn't understand that please example ...more >>

Posted in another forum: I'm going to start college soon to get myself a degree in Web Design. I've been using Flash for years and my greatest handicap is my limited (read: amateruish) knowledge of Action Script. I want to take a course to improve my knowledge of this language and how i...more >>

Hello. (I'm sorry if this topic is repeated, I've been having trouble getting the post to work.) I have a Flash MX Pro 2004 application which consumes well-formed XML from a JSP page. A typical URL for this JSP page might look like: http://mydomain.com/xml.jsp?keyword=100&random=9999 ...more >>

I have a flash document that I would like to fade in from 0-40 on the time line. that part works, I created another time line and placed my other fade object on it and I want it to start at 41, and fade to 80. it does not work. I have a stop action at 40 for the first one and that works, ...more >>

I have two movie clips that I want to target separately on keystrokes. I was able to target one with the below script. HOw do I add the second one. onClipEvent(enterFrame){ if(Key.isDown(Key.ENTER)){ _root.myMCinstance.nextFrame() } } I want the second movie clip to ...more >>

I know my way around Flash as a desinger but only use it once or twice a year. As such I do not remember the exact grammer for writing my own code in Flash MX Pro. How do I get the app. to supply the code based on a selction from the menu? The earlier versions of Flash did this. Help! ...more >>

i know people have probably asked this over and over, but i'm too tired to look right now. lol you can make the bounding boxes of two symbols return true or false in a colision test, or a point (the center of an object or w/e) and the outline of another object, but as far as i know you can...more >>

To simplify, I've got four screens in a form application - the root and three nested children. One of the child screens contains an accordion component that uses the other two child screens in it's view panes. If I place a trace statement on the timeline of one of the other two children, that...more >>

What is the best way to go about setting up an MVC framework? I have the three classes created and initialized like this: // ================================================== // GLOBAL MVC CLASSES INITIALIZATION // ================================================== import myClasses.mvc....more >>

Ok. I've got a .pps (PowerPoint slideshow) file I'm trying to launch. I've got the flash EXE, the .bat file and the .pps file all in the SAME directory. In my flash EXE file... I have tried both an on(release) event and an onClipEvent(load) attached to a movieClip, attempting to launch the...more >>

I am currently using the script attached to a submit button below for login and password within my movie. I would like to be able to edit the login names and passwords without having to open the Flash movie. I am not worried about security, so that is not an issue, I just want the easiest way ...more >>

HI, I received some help with coming up with the below code here quite some time ago, but manipulated it a lot to suit my needs. Basically, it is the code for a button, when it's pressed it tells the main movie clips to slide across and stop at a certain point, and the speed slows down slightly ...more >>

hi everybody. i've found this tutorial, that makes it possible to animate a nice flame: http://www.sitepoint.com/article/flash-script-fire-effect and i've done this tutorial, and it works nicely. but only when i make 1! i'd like to make 4 flames in my flashmovie... but everytime i...more >>

will Flash jester support Flash 8? I need to launch PDF files from a projector on CD thanks Chris ...more >>

I ran a bunch of loops on Math.random(), but of course I'm no more likely to hit a perfect 0 or 1 than I am to win the lottery. The Math.random() entry (in the Flash 8 documentation) states: <quote> Returns a pseudo-random number n, where 0 <= n < 1. </quote> .... which means the re...more >>

Hi guys! On the stage I have a button and a movieClip. On rollOver the movieClip should animate as if it is being focused on. On the first frame the is the following code: stop(); import flash.filters.*; var bf:BlurFilter = new BlurFilter(0,0,3); orb.filters = [bf]; var i...more >>

I would like to play several MP3 files in a row. The files vary in length, so I need to know when each one completes so that I can play the next. The MP3 files are external and I am loading them with the following code: var genericSound:Sound = new Sound(); genericSound.loadSound("sounds...more >>

Is it possible to export data in a text field to a .txt file using only a swf movie? ...more >>

Is it possible to wait for an event? The thing is: I want to write a function that gets a value over the network and I want that function to return when it has gotten the response from the server, not earlier. for example: function GetValue() { var onResultReceived = function(ev) { ...more >>

Why won't it work? When I try to add this code to a button it does nothing, or acts irregular... Even when I try it without the _root or with play function. on(click){ _root.gotoAndStop("4",1); } ...more >>

Hi, I have a small problem regarding variables, or path names. My code looks lite this: on (release) { _root.prog.deltaplus.digi_1.nextFrame(); } The thing I want to do, is replaceing the number "1" in "...digi_1.nextFrame();" with an variable, so I later can change the MC path...more >>

I have a button in the main timelime. how can i call a movie clip when a user mouseovers on the button? do i have to put it on the over state of the button in editing mode? or place the animation in the main timeline and call it on mouseover? Hope somebody can give me some code? TH...more >>

If I have an object and a function inside: function playSomeClip{ _root. someMC.gotoAndPlay(2); } it does not work. someMC is just placed on the stage. Do I need to put it on with attachMovieClip and export as AS2 class? I know there must be a simple solution to this, I jus...more >>

Hello :) I've been hunting around the internet / tutorials for the past few days and i've come here to seek help regarding the xml tree component in flash. im setting up a small app that will live on a cd, in this app i want nodes on trees to open files located on the cd, pdf's for example...more >>

http://uthsdrumline.com/ I uploaded all the files with ws ftp, any ideas why the .swf wont load on it?...more >>

a couple noobish questions for my php website with flash encorperated in it: how do i make a text box a password box (it replaces text with stars)? how would i save the text people insert into a username/pass box into a variable? like in flah 8 it comes with a box, should i look at the sym...more >>

Hi, This is probably a very basic issue, but I'm having problems with the swapDepths MovieClip function. I've got 7 movieclips on stage in sort of an overlapping collage (created by hand, not dynamically - so they're not assigned to any depth) and I want each one to sort of slide out from...more >>

How can I call a function in my movie from a html link?...more >>

I've created flash project that I want to autostart as an exe on a pc. I've created it on my Mac in MX 2004 Professional. The autostart works, it opens the player but the screen is blank, nothing plays. When I manually open the disc and click on project.exe it plays as it should. In the first ...more >>

Hey, Im having a problem with my buttons coming up when I dont want them to. To help me explain, http://www.katieanddansadventure.bravehost.com/KatieandDansAdventure.swf a link to the site im working on. When you roll over one of the specific countries, the name comes up and also the ...more >>

Two people have told me today that they have been prompted to download Flash Player 8 when viewing swfs which I have published in FlashMX2004, therefore, there's no way I can be using any features of 8, or publishing as 8 - but they are still getting this prompt. Has anyone else had this? Ha...more >>

Hi, i can successfully use the upload function using php but this works fine only with files under 10k. Every bigger files is uploaded but then lost (without error). For 10k bigger files, php $_FILES['Filedata'] result unassigned!!! Some solution? Thank you...more >>