I have to Symbols in Library: MC1 (linked with Class1) MC2 (linked with Class2) MC2 have 2 instances of MC1 on a timeline classes are: class Class1 extends MovieClip{ public function Class1(){ trace("Class1 constructor called"); } public function test(t){ trace...more >>

Is there anyway, i can use "ProgressBar" with "ScrollPane"? I saw lot of docs for "ProgressBar" with "Loader" but didnt see it with "ScrollPane". I hope you guyz can solve it.. Thanks...more >>

Greeting to all, I am currently scratching my head as to the best (or any) way to draw a line to a path. it would be similar to a the idea of a animated pen writing text, instead my idea is a glue bottle drawing a line of glue on the stage. The menu would then fall onto the glue. but i ...more >>

Hello List I am creating a textField in a movieClip called infoBoxMC. The text appears fine. I can place it by adjusting the x and the y of infoBoxMC. However for some reason the _alpha of infoBoxMC does not work? I tried to use the debugger and turn both _alpha and _visible to 0 and ...more >>

Hoping someone can help me out of the ninth circle of scoping hell. This question may be basic: I've done a lot of actionscript-related reading, not so much practical coding. I'm using xfactorstudio's Xpath implementation to parse XML and to attempt to return an array: myDoc = new XML();...more >>

I am trying to let users upload files to my website using flash 8 and php. However I don't want to find that soemone has upload a virus to my site. I have put in the security measure that the user can only upload file types with ext .jpeg or .swf, however I'd imagine it is evry easy to forge t...more >>

hi... i made a flash popup menu, but i cant link the buttons to a iframe window... this is the code i used in each button: on (release) { getURL("../empresa.php", "mainframe"); } "mainframe" is the name of the iFrame, but in IE it doesn't do anything! please...can anyone help...more >>

I have a function that just goes though 5 of my variables, and see's if there is something in these five variables.. It suppose to look for either "" or undefined and move on.. The problem is that it goes down every if and goes that way.. even though the variable is "". function a...more >>

I am trying to create a scrollable text area in Flash 8. I am following the Kirupa tutorial and I am coming across 2 problems: The first is that if I use the code from the tutorial on the Flash 8 movie I get the following error: **Warning** Scene=Scene 1, layer=text, frame=1:Line 1: Case-insens...more >>

Hi All, I've been using Flash for around 5 years now but am only really beginning to mess around with creating custom classes (previously, all my Flash stuff has had to be self-contained). I have a couple of problems that seem to be stopping me from learning the concepts (that and years of...more >>

Hi people, I?m having problems in inserting buttons along an image (that is a long masked movie clip with goes by mouse movement). The animation is working - I mean - it goes perfectly using mouse on published file, but at the stage i would like to insert buttons (inside and along the movi...more >>

I'm placing movie clips dynamically using actionscript. I'm wondering how I can write a unique index number or string data as a property of each dynamically placed clip. This information could be used to retrieve a unique URL wehn a particular clip was clicked. I notice that trace(target_...more >>

Hello I am making an educational program in Flash MX and i have a problem with printing. I have given an input text where the user can write a story. After he has written the story i want to enable him to print it. Is there a way to do this in Flash MX(Flash 6)? ...more >>

Hello, Been having some trouble with the onEnterFrame event in a movieclip subclass. The onEnterFrame is set to a function call (in response to a button click) and later the onEnterFrame is deleted. This works fine and dandy when an instance of the subclass is dragged on to the stage...more >>

I have read through the discusssions and tried linking scenes by frames eg: on(release){ gotoandplay("FrameNameInScene2") } however, this doesnt work either, I have tried puting _root. before it and have tried linking by scence names and it always just goes back to the start of that sce...more >>

Hey all! I know this question comes up heaps in these forums, but it'll be really appreciated if you could help me out on this =D On one of my frames, i have this script: _root.img_mc.loadClip(this.link, "loadImgHere"); in attempt to load an external swf. this.link is a variable fro...more >>

Hi all - I'm dynamically loading .JPGs into container movie clips that I create at runtime. I would like to create an onRollOver outline effect on the outer edges of these rectangular movie clips. It occurs to me that the cleanest way to make this happen would be a combination of getBounds ...more >>

I have read several examples that go like this: var my_lv:LoadVars = new LoadVars(); my_lv.onLoad = function(success:Boolean):Void { if (success) { trace ("success"); } my_lv.load("textfile.txt"); My question---where do I go from here? I mean tracing "success" is fine but I have ...more >>

Hi. New to Flash and on a fairly steep learning curve ;) I have a flash site I am creating as part of a Uni Assignment that can be seen at http://www.ozsportsbikes.com/flash/ It seems to run OK but has a bit of a lag on slow connections when loading the pages from the buttons. At present...more >>

Hi, Is there a way to load an external swf into an existing one without making it dependant on a mouse based event, but rather when the main movie enters a specified frame? Thanks...more >>

I am trying to get my jpgs to load but they never show up. I am also trying to get a preloader that runs in an onEnterFrame to work as well but I am totally stumped. To see the script in action http://www.michaelmorgan.biz/mm/MM.html click on portfolio to see it not load. You can see the ...more >>

I can load a dynamic jpeg, however I want to know if it is possible to change the dimensions of the loaded jpeg image rather than the movieclip dimensions that it has been loaded into? and if so, how ???? many thanks jonnie ...more >>

I've recently made a new game for my website, and the local version runs as smoothly as a marble on a very flat thing, but as soon as it goes online the framerate drops, even when you only have the flash file playing by itself. You can see the game here: http://www.matazone.co.uk/animpag...more >>

I am researching Flash optimization and have an unanswered questions: Does the flash compiler omit script comments when compiling a SWF file? I can see no practical benifet of leaving them in considering the script would no longer be accessible to human eyes and they would just add filesize...more >>

I need to control the playback head to go in reverse. Ultimately I would like the end user to press a button (on release) the playback backsup. Similar to a rewind, but it goes frame by frame. How can this be accomplished? Thanks. ...more >>

Hello can anyone help... I am loading 14 images into flash through XML... THe problem is that when exporting the SWF the only images that loads is the first image and than it gives me 2 undefined within 2 different dynamic text boxes.... any clues.. here is the code for the XML file:...more >>

I would like to have a text entry box on screen that is filled out by an onscreen keyboard. I'm unsure how to add the text on a button press , i.e press button "a" and add an "a" to the text box at the point where the cursor is. I'm using flash player 6 Many thanks Dave ...more >>

I need to load a variable from an URL. Let's say my flash movie is on the flash.html page. The page will be called like this: http://domain.com/flash.html?userName=test I need to load the value of the variable userName on my movie, is there a way to do that? Thank you, Juliana ...more >>

Hi! I needs some help in flash action script. I have ssen som nice "timers" on webpages, they are counting for example how long it's to Christmas. And it's ticking second for second... Some one have any action script for me? And if you visit the wep page http://www.holdthebutton.com/ it's...more >>

Well, I have Studio 8. I went to the "hype" seminar they had in LA, and now I want to make Flash 8 do something they showed, and I can't. If a user has a player that is less than 8, I want it to prompt them to upgrade to Flash Player 8. In the online demo, as well as at the seminar, they di...more >>

Hi All, I have a school project and I need to load 5 images created in a XML file. Here's my XML file: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?> <Album> <photos> <pic>image1.jpg</pic> </photos> <photos> <pic>image2.jpg</pic> </pho...more >>

I am trying to place MCs on the stage every 300ms. When I use the setInterval function sending it a 300 as a second argument, it just sets all the mcs at once. How do I get this to work properly. When called, it does not set three mcs every 300ms...it sets all three at once... if (mcx.t...more >>

I have a Flash file in which I need to attach swf files (as icons) using an empty movieclip. My empty movieclip has a linkage name of cabinetHolder. In previous versions of this application, we had used ActionScript 1.0 with Flash Player 6.0 and my code worked fine. However, when I changed ...more >>

I have a 2 frame movie. On the first frame I use the loadVars method to read a textfile (cmdata.txt) with some name/value pairs (course=history&chapter=W&unit=1&section=A) and put them in an array (details). I'm able to load the props, populate the array and trace their value in the output ...more >>

I am making an educational project in Flash. Up to now i have used Flash MX(Flash 6). I have bought Flash 8 and i wonder if i can continue my project in Flash 8 and Actionscript 2.0. Should i change my previous code from start or Flash understands actionscript 1 and 2 at the same time? ...more >>