target_mc.loadMovie("movie.swf") That is the code I am using to drop an SWF in another movie. Can I manipulate the Width and Height properties of the movie I am trying to load so that it will scale to the movie it loads to? ...more >>

Hey there Guys, Ive just run into a little problem .. I have this huge DVD presentation [4 months of dev] and my client has just come back and requested that it be multi platform. We have 4 movies that we have working from the projector on a PC although now we need it to happen on a Mac .. I...more >>

Hey, how do you get the x and y coordinates of the mouse is flash? thanks....more >>

hi i need to make a slideshow that pulls still flash produced image symbols at random from a selection and i need to be able to time them at about 2 seconds each. anyone give me some advice? thanks james ...more >>

I have been learning Flash via opening project examples I find on the web. A lot of times I spend a long time hunting for the actionscript that is hidden in different frames & objects throughout. Is there a way to view ALL of the source code in a project in the same actions panel to be able...more >>

I'm trying to insert a record into my database in mysql. I've made a simple form in flash. But when I submit it doesn't do anything. As you can see in my code I trace send_lv and everything in there is ok. this is my php code: <? header("Content-type:text/xml"); // require "db.php"; ...more >>

you can add rollover to text using TextField.prototype There is already answered topic to this question....more >>

Is this posible to make swf to fla? please respond. -nick D...more >>

here is the code: crawler_mc.crawler1_mc.crawler11_mc.loadMovie("../images/crawler01.jpg"); This is in the first fram of the root timeline and it works when the flash file initiall loads. What I've done is setup 8 pictures next to each other within a movieclip and that movie clip moves ...more >>

I need to create a variable that can be used to attach a movie clip, then manipulate that movie clip (play, stop, alter visibility, etc.). If I create a String variable set to the movie name, I can attach no problem: var v_mc:String = "clipper"; attachMovie(v_mc, v_mc, 10); But if I wa...more >>

Hi, I'm using an flv playback component dragged onto the stage. When it stops playing I want other usual things within my swf to happen. How do I tell when it has finished please? Should we use the FLVPlayback.STOPPED command or is there something more appropriate? There is loads...more >>

Ok say I have two LOCAL OFFLINE SWFS IN THE SAME FOLDER: "swf1.swf" and "swf2.swf". Is it possible for swf1.swf to OPEN UP swf2.swf in another standalone player? (They can be .exe if needed). Then is it possible for the two swfs to send vars to eachother and communicate? If so, please tell me ...more >>

Hi there! How can I close a Macromedia Flash Player window through a button??? Thanks in advance for all the help. TonyJJ...more >>

I have a movie clip place-holder which tweens from a larger size to a smaller size and the image that is loaded inside it (loadMovie) doesn't constrain to the proportions of the clip. Instead, it just follows the motion of the upper left hand corner (0,0) at the actual size of the image that ...more >>

Hi I am creating a speech and language therapy activity for kids and am having alot of bother with it, it requires that an image appear in the centre of the screen it is dragged and dropped in the correct location (and only the correct location) and then another object appears to be dragged al...more >>

Hello, OK, I am trying to write a flash application which has an event which receives a string variable containing the contents of an xml file. When I receive it I need to clear a flash file, parse the xml and display it's text values at specific times. So, to be clear I will receive a...more >>

is their a way to create an email form in flash that the person just types in their email address and i have the message setup to send them?...more >>

Is it possible to make a button close an swf window with an on (release) function? thanx for all responses! -Nick D. PS: don't take my profile personaly. lol...more >>

I am making a site with my friends. Well, actually, I am making the site, and my friends and I make the content. Anyway... My site has frames. A top frame, a left frame, a middle frame, and a right frame. The flash buttons are in the right frame, and the main content is in the middle frame...more >>

I've written text, converted it into a symbol (button) and written a getURL actionscript to it. When I click the blue little checkmark, it says there are no errors in my script. I saved and published my clip and when I view it in IE there's a hand pointer (like there is over all the links in I...more >>

Okay here is the actionscript attached to a button. My problem is that on release I can tell that the text box is created. (when you mouse around the "i bar" appears instead of the pointer). However, I cannot see the text that should be loaded from the external .htm file. Any ideas? ...more >>

I have a mc that I need to play. The movie clip is on the _root level. The play button must be inside the mc. Got any tips?...more >>

Does anyone know who to write a quiz that can contain up to 10 fill in the blank questions on one page? Please help! ...more >>

Hey, I was just reading up on sharedObjects an noticed the a line in ".flush" description : "Flash writes the shared object to a file when the shared object session ends." This made me wonder if I had missed something about flash having its own session events? I know Flash 8 did a...more >>