the idea is to have a button in a swf in a web page which is my desktop. I can have hot keys to open swfs for presentation quickly in flashplayer, not internet browser. (Infernal IE blocks flash content - SP2 sux! How can I get firefox to open swfs by default?) answers greatly apprecia...more >>

I have created a movie that starts playing when a button is clicked in the original movie...I figured out how to do that. ;) What I need to do is to have a window pop-up (or I would prefer it to "zoom up" but at this point, I'll take whatever I can get) on top of the second movie that is...more >>

I have been using static XML files in Flash for some time now. Cake. I'm working on a project now where I need to dynamically generate XML from a database. The only way I've been able to discover that this might be possible is with XML.sendAndLoad. I have a PHP page which should catch the XML ...more >>

I need help with redirecting the express install for users on pc's who don't have admin access. I can redirect if the user hits no or cancels, but if a user doesn't have admin access they get a canned Macromedia error, but I need to redirect them to a specific page on the site. Is there a way ...more >>

I want to do some actions when mouse is over TextFields on my form. As there is no RoolOver event for single TextFileds, and it would be to complicated to create button wrapper for them all, I am asking you is there some known way to do it. Is it for instance possible to obtain name of th...more >>

ok this is hard for me to explain, so bare with me. I have a drawing board, and I want my icon to change depending on the icon that the user clicks. ie. brush_on change to brush, brush_off restore mouse. here is the code that I have: //enable scribble function scribble() { onM...more >>

Can somebody tell me how to create an XML object in Flash and then save it into an external xml file. Is this possible? Please help.:evil;...more >>

I'm a beginner at this, so my question might be confusing- but here goes- I have an interface that allows a user to select boxes from a grid. The boxes are buttons, and each button instance is associated with a movieclip instance, so that the box will "light up" & stay lit when selected. ...more >>

Hey ive been trying for quite some time to load in images, give each image a mask.... i have this code here of what is happening, it doesnt seem the mask is being loaded but it should be... also ive attached my file to my site if someone could look it over, it would help a great ordeal! thank...more >>

I'm loading an external swf file that I want to reference a _root variable (_root.pa_lsnTtl) from the parent file. This works fine when I run the program in Flash but when run it in HTML or run the swf outside of flash the variables return "undefined." I've tried this w/ and without the _loc...more >>

I'm stumped (but then you knew that or I wouldn't be posting) btn_OpenInterface.onRelease=function() { _root.mc_screen._x=200; _root.mc_screen._y=150; loadMovie("LoadMovieTest.swf",20); } This code works fine in a simple movie with only one layer and a hidden mc_screen movi...more >>

Is there a direct way to add a 30 second timer to the Flash Quiz Templates which results in an incorrect result and then goes to the next question? Any reply welcome - I'm willing to share my work so far with interested developers. ...more >>

Hello All. Ok heres what I am looking At: I have 3 SWF's: (main.swf, showCaseMenu.swf, showCase.swf) loaderMC & loaderMCSub both load within main.swf (click a Btn in main and showCaseMenu.swf loads in loaderMC (or loaderMCSub) - Simple enough, right? ok my quest is how can I: ...more >>

I'm building an api which will use remoting and some cfc. I need to make it as simple as possible for someone to develop on. All my remoting methods from my cfc will be in the class. Im trying to make it so that a developer can call a remoting method via the class like this: myClass = new ...more >>

I am still somewhat of a beginner and not quite sure whether I am trying to do something that is more advanced than I anticipated or I am just making some stupid mistakes. I am trying to set up my portfolio site. I have a main timeline, in which I have a movieclip with an instance name of my...more >>

I need to call a function from within a function which itself is called from a setInterval statement. The following code snippets illustrate the problem I have enountered: This code prints the trace message and executes the other steps in the callback function each time setInterval raises a...more >>

(AS1.0) using: geturl("http://www.amazon.com" "_blank"); works fine in preview, but uploaded to the server it links to: http://www.mydomainname.comhttp://amazon.com (I'm updating an old file (MX2004))geturl("http://www.amazon.com" "_blank"); ...more >>

Hi guys, Was wondering if someone could help? I have created a character that I move around with cursor keys, I have also created a character (an eventual enemy) that walks on the spot, I have also created "hit test" barriers that prevent my character and hopefully this enemy from walking th...more >>

4 swf files are loaded using loadmovienum command when a button is pressed (files alongwith names, level and size are given below). how is it possible that emp_login starts downloading when the firs 3 files have been downloaded ??????? bg........................(1 KB)........at level 1 me...more >>

Hi all Please check www.in.gr and see the balloons on the top right. How is this done? Tha balloons are flash movies but are unframed, moving and and going over non-flash areas of the page. I sucpect that javascript is doing the trick but whats the deal? Are they quite cool progr...more >>

Hi, This is the strangest error I've seen in flash. I've buit an app for a client that dynamically loads HTML into a Text Area and it's ignoring some of my </a></u></font> close tags. Which makes 1/2 the text 1 giant link. The error is random and not constant. Is there any file encodin...more >>

Hi How can you use the mousewheel to scroll in a scrollpane?...more >>

Ok - here is the problem. I have a 2 dimentional loop that I need to populate values into an array with, but I can't seem to declair it properly. Please help, here is the code (simplified): var q:Array=[[],[]]; for (i=1; i<7; i++) { for (j=1; j<9; j++) { q[i,j] = "a"; ...more >>

I have a movieclip whose instance name is «outer». Inside «outer» I have another movieclip whose name is «inner». Inside «inner» I have a button called «button». Now, if I associate to «inner» the following as code: onClipEvent(load) { this.anyvar = "whatever" ; this.button.onRelease = func...more >>

Has anyone tried to look in the built in classes and components? I've been trying to learn by reading how the makers of Flash set up their class structure and how they build components and I have a couple of questions. First of all what does "intrinsic" mean. I see that every now and then ...more >>

Hi all, Im probably making this alot harder then it is. Can someone help me correctly calculate some percentages if the number is higher then 100. Lets say we have x = 100 and y = 25. if i divide (y / x)*100 that returns 25. But if i make x = 200 with this formula, i end up with 12.5 and ...more >>

ANY suggestions are appreicated, thanks...more >>

Hey all, I've been using Flash for a while, but never really needed to do much programming. Now the fun begins. I've got 2 buttons, and each of them has an instance name. I would like either button, when clicked, to follow a timeline, and then diverge at the end of the timeline. So ...more >>

I'm a Director developer with a strong JavaScript background. All I've done in Flash are simple animations. I need recomendations for an online course or tutorial to get me up to speed quickly on Flash in general and ActionScript in particular. I'm hesitant to purchase a book because I'm going...more >>

Hi Guys, Does anyone know a way of dynamically setting a TextFormat on multiple instances using a for loop? Currently I have a function: function changeMainText(selTextField){ var text_format:TextFormat = new TextFormat(); text_format.font = "Arial"; text_format.size = 10; ...more >>

I have created a presentation in Flash 8 Pro. I have the following actionscripts on the first frame of the timeline: fscommand("allowscale", false); fscommand("fullscreen", true); When I publish and launch the projector, it launches in a window that fills the screen, but not actually in...more >>

HI, I have a swf named "car.swf", in car.swf On frame 1 to 100 I have an animation and on frame 101 I have a stop() and I have a clip named Clip_Car. The clip play and go to frame 35 and Stop. On frame 35 of Clip_Car, I say "dropzone.loadMovie("section2.swf",2)", everything is ok, section2.swf...more >>

Hi all, Just test this one. function moveCircle(){ circle_mc._x+=1; } setInterval(moveCircle,1); just test this code in flash stand alone player and Internet explorer in the frame rate((25) what ever may be). In ...more >>

:clock; I have something like 40 buttons that I need to register event handlers for. Every time I create a new object that requires notification I create another 40 registrations. Is there away around this. Can I use a general registration, say from an external .as script file or something els...more >>

hey guys im determined to write my own code for my flash button templates i use. becuase im frustrated when ever importing image seq and having to move them. so the way i have coded it, it will play the movie clips and the text effects on the time on the roll over and on the rollout it will pl...more >>

Hello all... I need a button which, when pressed, would instantly skip to the final frame and stop. Is there a universal command for this? Normally I would insert a framelabel and then a gotoAndPlay command on the button itself, but that is not an option as I do not have access to the ...more >>

I am trying to send an xml doc that contains a quoted string ie(hello it's your birthday) and using sendAndLoad, however everything up the the quote seems to get sent, and nothing else. any ideas? I am sending it to a PHP script that simply writes it to a file. ...more >>

My combo box is named foodTypes_cb I tried this var listenerObject:Object = new Object(); listenerObject.change = function(eventObject){ trace("I've Changed"); } foodTypes_cb.addEventListener("change", listenerObject); And I also tried this on the actual combo box on(chang...more >>

Please, can anyone help? Using a Flash swf on a web page, I need to present records (in rows) from a database, and then put that inside a scrolling text field for the user to browse the rows of data. I hope to have an alternating shaded row. (Am I getting too fussy? ;-) Can anyone show...more >>

Hello, Im trying to open a new browser window from flash. Im using the getURL command. The thing is, I want the new browser window to be a specific size, namely 485 * 700 pix. How can I do that from flash? My HTML is a little rusty, I hope some of u can help me out... regards, ...more >>

I'm trying to get 2 movieclips to move the same direction, at the same speed, on the same button. Here's what I put on mc#1: on(keyPress"d") { this.onEnterFrame = function() { this._x += 3;}} It works fine. But when I put this on mc#2 and test it only mc#1 moves. Please give sugges...more >>

Hey, I want to create a flash game and put it on my site how do I do it? Will I need to buy the flash player? :beer;...more >>

Hi guys I have an animated character who is walking down and when hits the "down" barrier he stops moving but the walkdown animation keeps playing.here's the code I have... onClipEvent(enterFrame){ _root.man_anim._y -= -2 _root.man_anim.walkdown.play(); } onClipEvent(enterFrame)...more >>

Hey everybody, I have a slideshow in flash and on the last slide it has to start again to the first one. You can see the fla en swf files on http://www.glope.nl/flash.htm Please help me! greetz Chris CODE // If not defined yet, if (isLoaded == undefined) { // Ro...more >>

This is probably an easy question but i still need some help. I have a series of swf files that are linked to buttons and run in a clip in a specific area but i would like to insert an image map inbetween the clips. So when the user clicks the button for swf 1, then swf 1 will play and when ...more >>

After upgrading to flash 8 I noticed two problems with reading XML to an array: 1. var newsArray:Array = new Array(); doesn't work anymore. As soon as I removed the :Array after the variable declaration everything functioned correctly 2. The following code will not work properly anym...more >>

Hi, so its like this: I have site and there 5 html pages and each has its own swf in it (1.html with 1.swf in it, 2.html with 2.swf in it, etc...). Each swf has one sound in the beginning, and I would like to add MUTE button to each swf but also I would like it to be able to mute all ...more >>

I am creating an empty clip into an object that is already on the stage, and then loading a movie into the clip. Is there any way to prevent the flicker which occurs? the images I am loading, I have already loaded into other clips, off the visual stage, in an attempt to pre-load them, but th...more >>

I'm a beginner, so I'm looking to see if anyone wants to help me and teach me what they know. I can work with you and help you on some of the smaller tasks. I'll work for very little pay. In return you can show me how to become a professional. I live in the san francisco bay area. Help ...more >>

anybody know how i could make this work... for(i=0; i<array.length; i++) { if(array == undefined) { trace("found and undefined title") textField _txt.text = "there is no title for this"; } else { textField _txt.text = array.attributes.title; } } I have those text ...more >>