I want to make a random selection of, say, 10 objects, but I do not want repetition until all have been choosed. In a fortran program I will define a 10-elements array with absurd values, like -1. then, something like this (where label1 is just a label in the code) label1: i=random(...more >>

I have been working with Flash MX for a year now and recently purchased Flash MX 2004 (part of the Studio MX 2004 Suite). I created a button and am now trying to add a simple action to it (go to and play a frame). I keep getting an error that states the following: **Error** Scene=Scene 1, ...more >>

Hi, I am trying to dynamically link multiple flv videos together and make it so that, without pushing any buttons, they play one after another, sort of like a banner add, only using video. I've tried using the 'behaviors' methods, but it loads that last movie or swf file automatically and d...more >>

Hi, I got following problem: I want to put content of some variables into an email. So far no problem.... getURL("mailto: + emailadress); With this Parameter it should work....yes it work's on my system, but on my client's system it doesn't work Does anybody has an idea why??? ...more >>

Hello everyone! I've a big (well, I think ^^) problem with flash, and I hope someone out there could help me: I've created a 'diaporama' wich reads an xml file to load images and caption for the thumbnails. I want it to open an url (which is precised in the xml) when the user clicks ...more >>

What code must I use so that a movie runs normally and then reverses, normal and reverses... and thus continuously? I had put this script to the Movie, but it just plays backwards: MyMovie.onEnterFrame = function () { this.prevFrame(); }; MyMovie.onEnterFrame = function () { ...more >>

Seems like the only tested feature in flash 8 are images thats been loaded FROM the Library but not images loaded by LoadMovie(); i've tested this over and over again on different machines and I came to the conclussion that Flash 8 is Very incomplete. to see this just perform any loadMovie ...more >>

Can someone help? I have created a dynamic text box, added a scrolling function to it and am able to display external text in in this box - however, I want to be able to change the text in this box at a touch of a flash button or a link displayed in the flash movie. How can this be done? ...more >>

I have a quick question. I am trying to have swfs play back-to-back. Meaning...I have several swf files that I want to play in a row, but I'm not sure what the action script is to play from one to the next. I have about 20 or so swf files that I need to play continuously from one to the next. ...more >>

Hi I'm having problems with the new file upload function in flash 8. When i'm testing the swf on my local machine it works fine, but when i upload it to my server, it keeps getting the onSecurityError message. I'm using the Josh Buhler upload script http://www.joshbuhler.com/2005/09/14/fil...more >>

I have a problem with the preloader in my project. I have dynamically attached several mc_holder movie clips and loaded XML database with the URLs to the external JPG pictures. Initially all mc_holder are invisible! After that, I load the pictures into picture_mc movieclip, located in m...more >>

hi there, i have made sections of a site in flash and these are content managed using asp. The problem is that when changes are made in the content management system they do not show up in the swf until the cache of the relevant browser has been cleared. Is there anyway that you ca...more >>

hey guys...a while back, some of your were super helpful in explaining how to dynamically position some thumbnails from an XML. After taking it a step further, i have come to the following situation. I have 5 buttons, each that loads a different XML, thus loading different thumbs. Upon pressin...more >>

I have an embedded movie on a timeline... as the movie plays I have a button that drags so the user can scrub over the video if they choose. this is the script on the timeline bscrub.onPress = function() { var lastframe = _currentframe; lastsound = sound.position/1000; sound.s...more >>

i have main movie in which i have place a rectangle name box in which i want my external swf file to be visible my problem is that i have made a hit button (by placing a button in a movie clip, with some effects on rollover and rollout and have place a script on (release) { loadMovie...more >>

Is it possible to embed an XML document so that the client would not be able to edit it? Or some other way protect it. An easy encryption would also do. Nothing hardcore, just so that every notepad user couldn't mess with the product. ...more >>

Hi, I have a made an interface that runs a 31fps, but then I have an external swf that I load into it that has an animation and sound that needs to be synced. How do I sync the sound with the animation while still retaining the original frame rate? Or is there an alternative way of doing i...more >>

hey i have a timer, and i want, for example, to go to frame 3 if the time stops below 01:15:00, and goes to frame 4 if it stops after. thanks in advance...more >>

hello I am a new member please I like excel most but i can't help doing some flash action scripts Because i am that much interested in action scripts please visit http:\\www.sajay.50g.com there you can see one action script oriented file called perpetual calander please see it and commen...more >>

Okay so here's the code I have on frame one of my Swf, lets say the swf is named "mySWF". _global.backbeat = new Sound(); _global.backbeat.attachSound("BackInTheDay"); _global.backbeat.start(); _global.backbeat.onSoundComplete = function() { _global.backbeat.start(); } Works...more >>

I've got this script working when I specify the movie clip names, but when I try to use an array to save code, I have trouble. (for example, using "bookcase_mc" instead of "furnArray[0] , which should be the same thing?) Maybe someone can see from this code, a bad path, missing quotation mark,...more >>

Hello, I wish to load some text onto a page using the following method. The only problem is that i need it to be scrollable instead of resizing to the amount of text in the text file. Any help is greatly apreciated. this.createTextField("my_txt", 10, 90, 200, 420, 200); my_txt.border =...more >>

Using a tree component is there a way to next through all the nodes (child and parent). This can be done by using the down and up arrow on the keyboard but I need to assign this to next and previous buttons. Is there a function or something I can assign to the button that will give the sa...more >>

I have a HTML based site with a Flash navigation. I have done this a thousand times now. But have realised that when the visitor navigates around the site, the navigation resets to the original state with each page load. What I would like to do is keep the current page button hovered. Ra...more >>

so i have one movie thats a child of the main timeline in that movie a movieclip is duplicated. lets call it childsDuplicate. on the main timeline a movieclip is dupliated. lets call it parentsDuplicate. childsDuplicate has a depth property that is set to higher than parentsDuplicate but...more >>

Hi ! This is a easy one ! I just wanna block the "up" state. Beacause when I enter my movie, all the up state start to play till reaching the stop(). Then everything is fine ... Im sure you know what Im talking about if not, tell me and I will upload something. Thx alot !! **I ...more >>

HI all, I am kaing an application for not-online use and there are some combo boxes with some values and all that stuff works fine and everything is under control, ACCEPTED one thing:I need to load that .swf into another projector application and when it loads the first application with CO...more >>

Is it possible to embed Fonts to a dynamic text field during runtime? (assuming a user has an interface where they can upload their own fonts) With embedFonts = true, you need to add in the font into your library during design time right? But assuming I don't know what font the user is going t...more >>

I'm creating a board game and I need the pieces to be on their definitive squares. I want each piece's bottom center to fall on a specific point on the square it's placed upon. I have the hotspot for each piece centered where I want it. But I need to know how to tell it to line that up on top ...more >>

I'm trying to create an image scroller that dynamically loads images into a dynamic textfield using the img tag. I then want to scroll the one textfield left to right (moving its htmlText contents with it). I just upgraded to Studio 8 from Flash MX so that I had the supported <img> tag avail...more >>

Hi I'm using the attached script to load an XML file into my flash. I've tried to place the relevant Xml information into an array, so when I call loadMovie using say "myImage[0]" it shoul give me "images/firstImage.jpg" but I get "<myImage>images/firstImage.jpg</myImage>" from the xml. Ho...more >>

hi, var tempbmp:flash.display.BitmapData =3D = flash.display.BitmapData.loadImage("image"); as you can see, I use for loading bitmap Linkage name for Image file in = "my library" my problem is: How can I load that Image from server instead of loading = from library for assign it to a B...more >>