I'm new to actoinscript 2, and I can't work this bit out... I've got a movieclip in the library linked to the class Blob, that movieclip contains an instance named somethingMC... how do I access it thorugh the Blob class? The code attached fails, apparantly there's no such property "some...more >>

I have a 3 minute linear presentation which has a great deal of nested movieclips etc. I need to find a way to allow the pausing (stopping) of the playback head in whichever timeline it is in. This is really useful for the client to be able to evaluate the text that is appearing and to update ...more >>

Here's a question that should be easy to find an answer to, but aaarrrrggghhhhhh... Can you use a negative number in the TextFormat:leading class? I don't get an error, but my text doesn't want to move closer together either. (Positive number works okay.) Thanks! Miriam ...more >>

I want to rewrite this which works great btw : if(bar1group == true){ barMC_1.gotoAndStop(3); } else{ barMC_1.gotoAndStop(3); } if(bar2group == true){ barMC_2.gotoAndStop(3); } else{ barMC_2.gotoAndStop(1); } if(bar3group == true){ barMC_3.gotoAndStop(3);...more >>

Thanks btw.... I 'eventually cottoned on to the error of my ways!! ...more >>

Is there a way to blur an image (movie clip) using actionscript??...more >>

If i dont find some answers i think ill go crazy.... Thank you for taking the time to look at this. Anyways... Here's my problem... I'm adding the dots to a Pacman game that I'm making now and I'm having some problems with the script. I made one dot movieclip, didn't give it an insta...more >>

I'm creating a tutorial which tracks what the user has learned through each module. I need to create it in such a manner that the user can quit the tutuorial and when they return they pick up where they left off. How can I create a form of saving feature or drop a cookie with the last settings...more >>

I heard the term often, but what is it? something like html anchor?...more >>

There MUST be a way to load HTML into Flash. Anyone tell me how? Check out this site - www.brodiebooth.com/ It's the equivalent to an iFrame but it's in Flash. You can see it's an HTML scrollbar and when it loads it's the first to load in. PLEASE tell me how this is done. I would be v...more >>

Hi, Do you know if it is possible to record a FLV video in local drive instead of FCS? I know that you can connect to a FCS using NetConnection and use NEtStream.publish method to record and stream video from FCS. But can I record that locally if I don't have a FCS server installed? An...more >>

Hi Folks, I am having fun loading SWF files and JPG files into a my current movie. BUT....(and there's that BUT) I don't fully understand why a jpg will move perfectly to an x / y coordinance and depending on the swf file I am calling up, they are all over the place. I have been tryin...more >>

hi, I am having prob with scoping. Here is my code its not working ... I would like to know this refers here to the timeline or lv instance of loadVars class lv.onLoad = function(success) { if (success) { placingButtons(ImgArray, ThnArray); }; function placingButtons(ImgArr...more >>

Hello. I made the following: http://communicationsfour.com/preview_area/AnixterPlayer/ I also like the buttons below the player that shoot you out to links based on what you are viewing. Any help on any of this would be great! Thanks!!!... --Hoffman ...more >>

Hello, I am trying to create a banner rotator that will not rotate until the current swf has completed its movie. Is there a way to do this with swfs of different time lengths? Any help appreciated. Thank you ...more >>

I attach a MC like this: _level0.attachMovie("pop_USER","pop_USER1",_level0.getNextHighestDepth(),{_x:0,_y:0});Then I have a button on the MC that says :_parent.removeMovieClip();Nothing happens. So then I tried this:_level0.pop_USER1.removeMovieClip();Still nothing.But if I do this:_level0.pop...more >>

OK, this might sound a little novice but I only started on Actionscript this time last night. I am making an XML Weather movie and want to use a variable from FlashVars. I have the following in the HTML object: <param name="FlashVars" value="zipcode=12118" /> and the companion code in th...more >>

I have a flash gallery I downloaded from Flashkit which has an external .as file (loadjpg.as). The flash movie works perfectly when testing locally without my web server but when I test the page through my local web server (Apache 2.0) the movie itself is there and it shows but the images that a...more >>

How do I define a varialbe that is good and can be read anywhere, from the root into all child movies? Do I have to start is as _root.myvariable = "something" and then always call it _root.something or is there a way where it can be available anywhere? Thanks for the help! Brian ...more >>

Hi, I haven't used flash in 3 years and cannot remember ANYTHING about it. I'm in the 2nd year of an MA course and suddenly i have hit a rut. I need to be able to control what i see on screen with audio. (I.e. When people talk, things are created on screen.) Is this possible? If s...more >>

Please help me with such problem. I am loading a JPG file in movieClip. Then I want to duplicate this MovieClip, but the JPG file isn't appearing in duplicated Clip. As I want to have almost 2000 duplicates I can't load JPG file in every duplicated movie. Please tell me how can I solve this ...more >>

My appologies if this post shows up twice. My isp's newsgroups (SBC) suck, and posts dont always show up. Thanks in advance for anyone that can help. I've got a slideshow with music clips playing in the background. I stream the 'current' clip, and am trying to download (not stream) fut...more >>

I was considering putting about 20 swfs (or more) on a web page until someone told me that each one would require about 2mb of ram, before considerations of the actual file size of the swf. I assume that means the browser allocates about 2mb for each swf instance? is this correct? If not, h...more >>

Hi, I just encountered hexadecimal RGB color values in flash. But can't really get a grip on how the work. If I have a RGB value, for example 0, 153, 255 then can I use the hexadecimal value to display that color? Or do I have to use the "clean" colors? Best regards //Tobias ...more >>

Hey I'm about to turn 17 and I'm... not to brag... really good at coding in Flash. I've written applications and done lots of websites for conferences and stuff. (So Im not bsing you all www.tfhucd.com, I coded everything) I have recently become curious as to how people develop games. I ...more >>

How in the world do you change the control button to say "submit anwser" instead of "check answer"? I have looked through all the script, tried changing the label and eberything else you can think of. I just can't tell where it is pulling this text from and it is DRIVING ME CRAZY!! PLE...more >>

Hi. I am using the shuffle prototype (see below) and it shuffles not only one array but every array: I am not able to store an unshuffled array to use in order to compare them later - after I call the function the unshuffled array will be shuffled, too. any thoughts? Thanks in advance. Ar...more >>

I have a few variables I am sending to a php and then having that page email me the results. Heres the actionscript: send_mc.onRelease = function() { // Now import the variables we need to send in this movie clip sender_mail = email_txt.text; sender_name = name_txt.text; sen...more >>

We have a large flash application using .NET/SQL backend. In some areas the app will receive large a dataset and loop through it displaying the data in many various movieclips. The app runs great in Flash Player 7. However in Flash Player 8 it throws error messages "A Script is causing Flas...more >>

i'm importing data that comes back in all caps. i have no control over this. does anyone know where i can find a script that converts the imported data to smart case? capital on the first letter and the rest small??? ...more >>

Why can't I get definition here... bgHolder.attachMovie("range_mc", "range", bgHolder.getNextHighestDepth(), {_x:505, _y:360}); bgHolder.attachMovie("t1_mc", "trgt1", bgHolder.getNextHighestDepth(), {_x:450, _y:350}); trace(range); trace(trgt1); Both show on ...more >>

I made this web site and I embeded a wmv file into it. Now I want to have it play in a specific area. Should I have an Holder and have it download there? how do I make one? I know how holder works but for embeded wmv movies? need help please ...more >>

hey guys...i have lots of menu items, and multiple galleries. If i want to add a menu item, i have to open the flash document and do it from there. Flash then populates the number of buttons (menu items) using a for loop, based on the info in the array (see code) But i am sure there is a way t...more >>

hello I have three movies in my main movie, they are examples of bending moments in beams (if you are interested). I want to be able to play the movies individually and in conjunction with each other in any combination. At the moment I have a pair of buttons for each movie clip and so...more >>

hi guys was wondering how to have a line between 2 circles, with both ends of the lines in the middle of the circles which are moving around randomly. if that has confused you, which it has me a bit, i was thinking something like : single line - moveclip a circle - movieclip, dupli...more >>

i have a movieclip mc in action script i load a jpg into it: loadMovie("1.jpg",mc) i want to make that loaded image (1.jpg) to be rendered smooth (when I zoomin I want the pixels not to be squares) ...more >>

Ok, I have worked with flash for the last year just making simple menus and other nav tools. I just recently was added (becuase of my <caugh> vast flash knowledge) to a large project. I have created a swf and imported it into another fla. I have a button with: on (release) { this.load...more >>

What I want to do seems like it would be so simple. I'm using createEmptyMovieClip and then attaching a movie from the library with attachMovie. Finally got that working like I want. On the loaded movie I have a CLOSE button with instance name close_btn. How can I get this button to c...more >>

Hi, Can we do checklist type buttons in flash - if so, does anyone have a sample code for it? Thanks!...more >>

I am using Flash MX 2004 professional 7.2 on a MAC running OSX (10.3.9, then 10.4.2). I am using a textarea component (or a dynamic text box, same problem) and am loading text, images, and links from several XML files, the proper XML file is loaded based on clicking a button. The XML file ...more >>

Need to wrap text for multiple choice quiz in flash MX 2004 template. The actionscript has changed since the last version so the same script did not work....more >>

is it possible to read data from an external .TXT file while there are no variables specified? here is the source of data: ftp://weather.noaa.gov/data/observations/metar/decoded/LKPR.TXT and I need to read the temperature value and write it in a simple flash file. second question: can anyb...more >>

Hi, I've recently being writing some code where by there are multiple MC on stage. Each mc behaves as follows>>> >>>A MC is Clicked >>> The stage is clicked >>> A line is drawn from the MC the the point clicked on stage >>> The MC moves to the clicked point The problem I have ...more >>

Is it possible to attatchMovie into a MC then have that mask a loaded image loaded elsewhere this is my code... mask_MC.attachMovie("mask", "", 6, ""); img_04.setMask(mask_MC)...more >>