i have the code below which compiles nicely in AS 1 but won't dream about compiling in AS 2. The error is "**Error** Symbol=ScrollDown, layer=actions, frame=2:Line 1: Operator '=' must be followed by an operand CurrentLine = ..:text.scroll;" What am I missing? --- Code CurrentLine =...more >>

I have: [as] for (var myVar in this) { this[myVar].onRollOver = function () { trace("testing"); } } [/as] I know that I'm going through the for..in loop and that this[myVar] gives me a valid-looking path, but it doesn't seem to be setting the onRollOver propert...more >>

So far I have this code var stageSize:Object = new Object(); Stage.addListener(stageSize); stageSize.onResize = function() { menuHolder._x = Math.round(0-(Stage.width-700)/2); menuHolder._y = Math.round(0-(Stage.height-500)/2); bkHolder._x = Math.round(0-(Stage.width-700)/2); bkHol...more >>

what is the correct script for getting a button to call up a url? for some reason I cant get it to work in the new flash version. thanks ...more >>

Is there a way to find out what frame a MC is on, using AS?... Basically, I have a MC playing, and I want to know when it reaches a certain frame. Thanks!... ...more >>

I've reviewed a ton of xml+flash slideshows in the past week... what I've seen has been impressive, but one thing really limits them - when in manual mode (next, previous) and you get to the last slide, the slideshows don't loop back to the beginning... Is there a way to do this? For exampl...more >>

I am creating a web site in flash, but my actionscripts for my buttons don't work. I am using the same button, creating different instances with different labels (names). However, my button either don't work, or go back to the home page. This is the script I'm using::confused: on (release) ...more >>

hey guys i need help and quick my computer teacher wants to me hand her over a flash website im doing for a college ive done everything but the buttons are a problem i did the buttons and everything but i dont know how to do the following... when i click on a button how do i make it op...more >>

Hello, I have the code below, which works in Flash 8 but not in Flash 2004. In Flash 2004 I didn't get any trace message from the onLoadProgress function even if it starts with trace ("LoadProgress"); Any idea? Thanks! stop(); var myMCL:MovieClipLoader= new MovieClipLoader(); var m...more >>

I would like to have a navigation buttons (located on _level0 with instances of button1, button2 and so on) of trigger an event after another event is finshed. For example my mc instance myContent_mc is located on the _level0. It has frame labels like content0, content1 and so on. I would...more >>

I've been experimenting with using dynamically created movieclips to create 'windows' to hold things such as tooltips or dragable text fields for advanced help. The problem is that if you click in one of my 'windows', and you happen to be on top of a component, say a button, that is hidden ben...more >>

I have a strip of film (square rectangular images 70x70 on a 790x100 movie) I need to make it slide horizontally in one direction and evenly spaced ......like a film strip... Does that give an understandable picture? I have tried with a group of images in a symbol and with each image as symbols...more >>

Hi all !!! I have a problem with .onResult method from a external class that is linked to a movieClip. This class extends a movie clip and y have problem with calls for Flash Media Server . The problem with this class is that when it is compiled Flash output error "is no property with the na...more >>

Help, I tried to make a countdown, but the text box just says NaN. Here's the file: http://www.nictitatingrabbit.com/downloads/ChristmasCountdown.fla. Please help!...more >>

It would be helpful for me to have a SWF be able to learn its own level when loaded via loadMovieNum(). If it cannot, I can work around the issue but, in the interest of automation, I have decided that it would be very helpful if the SWF could tell itself what level it has been loaded into. ...more >>

I have inserted this code to call a page, but dont want it to be opened and here if i dont give "_blank" the script doesnot execute........ I just want to call a page internally. if there is any other function. Kindly help me. function hit() { var dd="divya"; var myVars = new LoadVar...more >>

I have a menu and submenu. The below code is attached to the button on the main menu. I'm not exaclty sure how to write the code for what I am trying to accomplish, which is: if the submenu movie (mclCompany) has not yet played (less than frame 13), then I want the parent movie to gotoAndPl...more >>

When i use the command: my_mc.duplicateMovieClip(number, number, {_x= test._x, _y= test._y}) the movieclip that is duplicated is placed on top of every other symbol, no matter what layer it is on. Is there any way to get around this? If anyone knows how to duplicate a movieclip into a specif...more >>

Is there any function that would allow to add some class to some object on runtime. My situation smth like that : this.createEmptyMovieClip("gameArea",this.getNextHighestDepth()); assignClass(this.gameArea, "someClass"); assignClass realname is what i am looking for. The passed vars coul...more >>

This is what I put to make an asteroid appear every 1.5 seconds, at a random rotation and random x, and y at -30: dep=0; setInterval(debris,1500); function debris(){ rclip=_root.attachMovie("asteroid","asteroid",dep); dep++; rclip._x=random(550); rclip._rotation=random(360); rcli...more >>

When we use AddEventListener to listen to an event triggered by a Button or a comboBox, do we need to mention " import mx.events " in the top? ...more >>

hello, can anyone direct me to a decent explaination of how to communicate between external swfs on different levels? ive been searching for the past two days without success... from what ive learned, the _root. tag should always refer to the main timeline unless the _lockroot = "tr...more >>

I'm having another problem... I would like to stop two layers from looping, and let the other continue. But um, when I put down the stop action, all the layers||frames stop. Can anyone help me out? ...more >>

hi, I understand that from the MX version there is a fileexists method to determine whether there is or is not a file on the disk, but how can i check that in previous versions? My goal is to change to an other xml filename if it can't load the first because it does not exists. thx ...more >>