Hi to all, I would like to copy a certain image to my clipboard including a text like for example "myPicture.gif" + "myStrings" ... is this possible? Thanks....more >>

how can you retreive the dimensions of a picture loaded with loadmovie? i have a moveable window, and i want it to resize according to the dimensions of the image ...more >>

I am attempting to load a variable into Flash from the php page the swf resides on. I can get a hard coded variable to work just fine, but when I try and pass a dynamic variable to the PHP page, it won't load. Here is the code I am using in Flash... // function to load text from external f...more >>

Hello, I am doing a flash presentation for a client. The presentation has a controller which has functions such as play/pause, next scene and previous scene. The controller uses loadMovies() to load the external swf files (aka scenes). Right now all the functions are correctly working (...more >>

Hi, I am populating a comboBox with XML. I'm assging the Data param to a variable that is equal to the selectedIndex of a certian combo box. The label param is assigned to an XML attribute that assigns the label of the comboBox. I now want to add a third param called file with in my ad...more >>

hi, I'm trying to pring a dynamic text box, but it only prints the text that appears on stage at the moment. how do I get over this problem? thanks for anyone who can help Tal...more >>

I am trying to add a combobox component to a flash applicaition in MX 2004. The application has three frames which can be navigated to with a button. When run, the combobox works fine in the first frame, but when the application changes to one of the other frames the text field of the combobox...more >>

Hi, I followed a tutorial which gives me a fading grid to reveal an image. What i would like to do though is apply it to a number of images. In other words i want to hit a button and have a new picture load up with the same effect. Take a look at what i mean, the main picture has the effec...more >>

import flash.filters.*; stop(); var glow:GlowFilter = new GlowFilter(0x0000FF,0.5,10,10,3,4); tshirtRond_mc.tshirtVulling_mc.onRollOver = function(){ tshirtRond_mc.tshirtVulling_mc.filters=[glow]; } tshirtRond_mc.tshirtVulling_mc.onRollOut = function(){ //what here?? } ...more >>

Hello, I couldn't find documentation to access attribute in xml nodes as follows; <style ss:ID="s21" ss:Name="Default"></style> How do we read the ss:ID value as attributes? Please someone if you know how... please post it. ...more >>

Hi all, I'm loading unicode text into my document via an #include. What I'd like to do is be able to use multiple fonts in the dynamic text field. The problem is I can't figure out how to specify using one of the fonts I have embedded into the project using HTML. Say, for instance, I...more >>

I am working on a portfolio site to house all my Flash work. As you can imagine, there are many files that have many frame rates. The main program (which is the portfolio itself) dynamically calls inthe other files. It is running at 25 FPS. Some of the files called in run anywhere from 12-...more >>

Hi everyone, Here's the thing: I have a flash site that displays images dinamically. Basically, I do this by creating an empty "movieClip" in the main movie and then calling "movieClip".getURL("..."). The problem is that I can't get the movieClip containing the image to behave as if it we...more >>

I get the following message concerning a button in a child movie: **Warning** The linkage identifier 'back_btn' was already assigned to the symbol 'Back', and cannot be assigned to the symbol 'Back', since linkage identifiers must be unique. I have seen others with this problem posting q...more >>

i saw a presentation where they load the windows media player loaded inside their flash presentation as following when the user clicks a specific button it plays the movie inside the media player which loads inside the flash presentation not in separate or standalone player and still you can ...more >>

Hi all, I am building a flash based product that will save all of its data in a MySQL DB. I know how to post the vars that are on lvl 0 to a php file, but how would I send my class vars through? Is there a easy way to do this, or will I need to grab all those vars, put them in a container ...more >>

If I could put this very shortly it would be keep whos ever already disabled- disabled (out of side_menu_1 to side_menu_4) and whos ever(side_menu_1 to side_menu_4) isnt disabled make disabled). Below is the long version: I have a sliding menu that covers a whole bunch on buttonMC when it o...more >>

Can anybody tell me why the textFormat object is havig no effect on my text? textFieldHolder = createEmptyMovieClip("textFieldHolder",2); var mulitLineTextField = textFieldHolder.createTextField( "mulitLineTextField",1,0,0,188,50); var my_fmt:TextFormat = new TextForma...more >>

I am trying to dynamically change the RGB value in the colorTrans. I am not getting any results though. Instead I get random colors. I know why I get random colors, because the script is trying to use the variable name as THE hex code. It seems like it would be of benefit to have a "string...more >>

I have to set up a movie that has 24 different images to be displayed. I need another movie clip which will have a slider in it control which one of the 24 frames i need to be on. I am not familiar with how to acomplish this or where to even start. I know I have to set up the drag movie ...more >>

Hi, I am using the following script to open the pop up window from my flash movie: on (release) { getURL("javascript:function openWin(){window.open('guadalmina2.html','Ankara Guadalmina back entrance','width=553,height=440,top=0,left=0,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,to olbar=no,scrollb...more >>

:frown; Every time I try to open the actions panel in Flash MX 2004, and in the trial version of Flash 8, Flash "unexpectedly quits." When I view the error report, it says: Exception: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (0x0001) Codes: KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE (0x0002) at 0x00000006 What does this m...more >>

Hiw can I determine the width of a loaded JPG after dynamically loaded into a MC. Currently when I ask the width of that MC, it gives me 0 because nothing is in there. tx Tom...more >>

I have a movie where three movies within it I have this code attached to(ofcourse with different names) : mcRocketAlpha.onRollOver = function():Void { this.mcAlphaPopUp.gotoAndPlay("alphaup"); }; mcRocketAlpha.onRollOut = function():Void { this.mcAlphaPopUp.gotoAndPlay("alphadown")...more >>

Hi All, I am building a site which has a catalogue section. The catalogue will have a thumbnail for each product and clicking on a thumbnail will load more information about that product. All the information is stored in a mySQL database and I am using a loadVars to retrieve it. Produ...more >>

I have created a movie (presentation) where when you click on an icon the person's page will come up and audio will play. The attached script is what I had. The movie was large so I created a separate movie (preloader) into which I am loading the previous movie (presentation) into a movieclip ...more >>

Hi All, I'm using the Media Playback component to load in some FLV files to my Flash Movie. The component has a rather cool little button at it's top-right corner than toggles the component between displayFull and displayNormal. I'\d like to be able to do some custom actions (reposition M...more >>

I am following the tutorial for progressive flash video(http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/flash/articles/prog_download.html) and am having difficulty getting the thumbnails to display. I can get the video and labels to display without difficulty.... I have put the thumbnails in a director...more >>

Been trying for hours to get a DateField cell renderer to work inside my datagrid. Cell renderering problems have really slowed my development progress. Wish MM had samples for each component or a solution that automated it. Anyone have sample code? Thank you. ...more >>

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We're developing a front-end using flash. We're implementing a model MVC / model-view controller simillar as java's one...the problem...easy...but it remains and we can't solve it!!! we crate forms, menus etc dinamically and it seems that some components that uses the list component inside lik...more >>

Okay, here is a sample, that wastes memory. It reads variables from server (database) continuosly (onLoad is called when previous loading is complete). Memory usage grows every minute, so it is unusable. load_lv=new LoadVars(); load_lv.load("/path/to/php/file.php"); load_lv.onLoad=fu...more >>

I have a glossary of many terms contained in a termsArray in the main timeline. The main timeline also has a definitionsArray with correspondingly numbered elements containing the multiline definitions/discussions of the terms in the termsArray . A glossary list movieClip is called onto t...more >>

I have 6 swf's that load into empty_mc in main timeline. Each swf is a xml slideshow of 10 jpeg images. Each xml is different. This works fine if you load one swf - the slideshow shows all images with correct timinng and fadeouts etc. If I now load another swf into the empty_mc, the swf loads ...more >>

I am working on a claims-paid counter for one of my company's websites. I have a javascript that determines the value which the counter will start counting from. It then passes the variables to my flash file. The variables are successfully passed to the Flash file. However, when the Actionscri...more >>

I am trying to allow my users to upload any video file format to my server, where i want to convert it and save it as an flv. I have found a couple of companies that are willing to do this, but they want huge money to do it. Does anyone know what software they use to automatically convert...more >>

Hi there, I've built a photography portfolio-site for my boss, using Flash 8 and XML. You start out with a list of categories. Pick one and get a filmstrip with thumbnails, and a grey square (placeholder kinda thingy). Click on a thumbnail and the grey square is replace by a picture...more >>

Hi All, I am trying to get some external swf's to load on a pda. I have 3 swf's (1, 2 and 3). When 1.swf is loaded I want to load 2.swf ontop of 1.swf, this works fine locally but when tested on the pda nothing! I have tried levels and load into emptyMovieClip and still nothing. An...more >>

Hi, i have built a website using Flash MX 2004 & i have come across a problem. I created mulitple buttons that would act as links to other URL's (eg: www.google.com). Now that Flash 8 for Internet Explorer has come out after i started this, i noticed that these particular buttons now don't wor...more >>

I'm trying to make a movie clip appear dynamically that will broadcast to a listener whenever it is clicked. The following sample code doesn't work (nothing happens when the movie clip is clicked), and I can't see where I've gone wrong. Any ideas? Thanks. var x:Object = new Object(); x.c...more >>

Hi, Using Flash filter Effects in flash8 just its coooool but wherenever i was running it in IE other systems the Flash 8 filter effects are not showing. i found problem in the latest Flash Player but how can code it for download Latest Flash Player. Thanks Satish Kumar Rajula ...more >>

Hi again, came across another question. Is it possible not to fully load the flash until we or the user tell it too? e.g I have a flash project at about 3mb, without linking it to external flash May I tell the flash only load up to llike 5% ahead of the timeline the user is currently in? ...more >>

hi, i have a loadMovie(); script, on a frame, within a site. it loads an external .swf onto an empty clip on the stage. since the external .swf is large it has a preloader. my problem is: the external .swf loads perfectly but each time the user returns to that same frame, with the "loadMovie()...more >>

Hi. I am trying to create a promotional banner of a singer. I want to place a complete song with an on/off button in the movie, which by logic is an independant Movie Clip. The problem is when I export the movie, the song starts, and after a few seconds, and while the song is playing, it sta...more >>

Hi, This is for the next person like me that hits the forum search to find out how to disable text selection in a TextArea component (probably me, my memory is awful). <textarea_instance_name>.label.selectable = false; Rgds. ...more >>

I need help with making a cookie that puts the person on one computer back to the exact same frame that he/she was on before quitting. is this possable? Also, suggestions for other methods would be great! Thanks in advance! Nick D. ...more >>