are there functions in flash that search strings for regular expressions, of something of the like? if not, then is there a way to implement such functionality? thanks....more >>

yet another silly question: how do I determine if a number is actually a float? (I want 2.00 to return true also). thanks....more >>

Guys, does anyone have any experience with working with displacement maps. I would like to create a believable magnifying glass and the only thing that is missing is a believable distortion of the image at the borders of the glass. I have found Grant Skinner did something like this at http:/...more >>

How do I concatenate the getURL string in the function below so that featuredProductNum gets passed into the spot that currently reads product5? callJavascript = function(featuredProductNum){ getURL("javascript:switchContent(product5);"); } ...more >>

Hi all any suggestions as to what would be the easiest and lowest processer hogging way in ActionScript to do the following simple colour change: Want to have a room that when you hit the light switch the room lights up, just a simple background colour change from say black to white??? c...more >>

I can pull out information from an associative array with code similar to the following ('i' equals 0, let's say): trace(really_long_array_name[ i ].ID); My question -- is it possible to create a brief form of that array prefix through some sort of variable? It would make my code much mo...more >>

hey, I'm wondering if there's anyway to find out all the properties of an object... I want to be able to write a function that will do such: getProperties(myMovieClip); which will return _name = mc1; _x = 0; _y = 0; _alpha = 100; _depth = 0; _rotation = 0; _xscale = 0; ...more >>

Alright, take a look at this. http://www.hammonddraperiesandblinds.biz Go to Company>Contact us, and you see the form. All 4 "input text boxes" have instance names as follows. First name=frstName_txt Last Name=lstName_txt E-mail = eMail_txt Comments = comment_text I need some exper...more >>

How could i create on a runtime mc and assign it to a class? The fallowing example registres it to a libary mc and then attaches it. But how could i dynamlicy using createMovieClip after that assign a class to it?: function myClipClass(){} myClipClass.prototype = new MovieClip(); ...more >>

Let's say I have a preloader on index.htm. I want said preloader to start caching nav.swf and top.swf., but not to display them in any way. (just download them to broswer cache) When the .swf files are cached, I want the preloader to redirect the browser to home.htm, which will make use...more >>

Hi. I've created a class that's meant to check if the user is connected to the internet (but that's not all that relevant). the problem is that when reaching the invokeResult function, "this" is actually the LoadVars object. Here's the code: class as.ConnectionCheck { public var onRes...more >>

Can anyone tell me a good book or site that beginners can get ot go to to learn actionscript? I really have no programming background but am wanting to understand how this language works for flash stuff. Thanks, Paul Patterson ...more >>

Hi, im rather new in Actionscript, but would like to know if theres any qiuck way to call a function on all my button named b[number], my idea was to write b*, but im not sure if that would work.. The second question is whether its possible to get the name of the bitmap thats used in the but...more >>

One of my public functions in my class (code below) calls a general function to secure data from a mySQL database. As a part of this routine, I pass a function in the variable sql_Return that is executed on a successful load of data. In the code below, sql_Return simply executes another publ...more >>

Hi. Again, more difficulties adapting from Flash MX to Flash 8... Whenever I wanted to load an external txt file to a movieclip, I always used the following: onClipEvent(load){ loadVariables ("my_text_file_with_variables.txt", mytargetMC); } "mytargetMC" is my target path to a mo...more >>

Got the new Flash 8, but for some reason, the codes below I've used before to close the IE window flash is sitting in no longer works...any body have any ideas on how to do this now? on (release) { getURL("javaScript:close();"); } or this one on (release) { fscommand("quit","")...more >>

Anyone, please explain to me how to do the following: I am loading an jpg through MovieClipLoader to a MovieClip. Then I need to attach the same jpg to a different MovieClip with a bigger magnification. Is there a way to do without loading it twice through MovieClipLoader. I am quite sure ther...more >>

Hi. I'm developing an application (.exe) in Flash and I want to check whether the user is connected to the internet. What is the quickest and the simplest way to do this? Thanks....more >>

I write this script as book but it gives error, I think this is due to education version. //create the new sound object var mySound_sound:Sound = new sound(); //attach the song we want to this sound object mySound_sound.attachSound("sample"); //when released, the song will play play_bt...more >>

i tired that but it wont work, contact.php opens in a new window and the name comes back undefined and the monday raio button is blank, please can you edit my fla file to show one radio button complete and one input box, from there i can duplicate it and do the rest. please biggsy ...more >>

Hi, I need to convert a ppt file in a swf file without Macromedia Breeze so anybody can help me?? Thanks ...more >>

I am trying to use flashvars with a variable value "SE?OR". I use in php the urlencode function but it does not work. Does somebody known how can I do?...more >>

hey guys, i have a var like this one (Float || double): var1=123.123; i need to find the DOT --> . so i do this: IndexOfMyDot=var1.indexOf("."); and it returns Undefined... am i missing something? thanks Luke. ...more >>

from help (loadMovie): "url...A relative path must be relative to the SWF file at level 0. " suppose I have this file: folder/main.swf folder/subfolder/loadme.swf folder/subfolder/image.jpg in main.swf: mc.loadMovie("subfolder/loadme.swf") in loadme.swf: image_mc...more >>

Hi all, I am trying to the what may be the simplest of things, but it is escaping me at the moment. I have two .swf movies in two different frames in an html frameset. I want the send movie to say "on load, I will tell the receiving movie to gotoandplay frame 3 of mc instance "nav"" ...more >>

Hia all, I'm pretty new to using XML in Flash but I've got the basic hang of it. What I'd like to achieve (and I've been banging my wondering if it's possible) is to be able to count the number of childNodes in a given document (as this may vary - see below) Is it possible to work out...more >>

I am using the following code to make a timer. It works great when you publish with Flash Player 6, but I need to publish with Flash Player 7. When I publish it with Flash Player 7, it does not work anymore. Any ideas on why it is not working? stop(); pausebutton._visible = 0; ...more >>

Hi, I've downloaded the fla file. Its from gotoandLearn.com. Great site for everybody, who wants to learn flash. My question is if it's possible to format the scrollbar in the List component? The author used this lines of code to style the rollover, etc. videoList.setStyle("selectionCo...more >>

Hi, I m facing one problem to Receieveing Array,Object from one exe to another exe using LocalConnection. But i can Receieve String type data. anyone know is local connection is passed object and Array type value. ...more >>

The following code is an attempt to get a series of different FLVs to play seamlessly within one FLVcomponent. An ASCuePoint is created at 0.3 secs into the FLV, which then loads the next FLV into the other player (either 0 or 1). When each file finishes, code in the complete() eventListe...more >>

Is there any way to put a set of variables and values into 1 string? For example, I have var1=10 var2="finished" var3=8 and I would like to have myString="&var1=10&var2=finished&var3=8" Is this possible? Thanks Dave ...more >>

Can someone help me out on this one? Probably it's very simple, but I just can't figure it out... As you see in the code I used eval() to give my duplicate a name... it works perfectly for visuals, but since I use eval() I can't tell buttons that were created before the last one what to do....more >>

i'd like the contents of my swf aligned "TL" to reposition itself on the resize of any browser window here's an example of what i.m aiming for only my swf is aligned top left }}} www.rigsbydesign.com any help would be appreciated Attach Code Stage.scaleMode ="noScale"; Stage.align...more >>

I have a movie that loads an external .swf file into a movie clip called target_mc , in the external file there is a scroll pane, called myScrollPane and this has another movieclip attached to it from the library with the identifier pane2. In the pane2 movie clip there are four text fields, wi...more >>

Hi, I found a great script online for creating a vertical scroller with inertia. I'm trying to modify it for horizontal scrolling, but I'm having lots of trouble with that. A ball (dragger) should move along a line (theBar) and control the scroll of a series of items horizontally (the...more >>

Hi, My site plays slowly while text expands on some computers. It plays staggered. What I've surmised is that tweening is the problem. Am I on the right course? Are there any designeres for quick-fix hiring? If so, how much would you charge to change two of these movements with actionscri...more >>

I'm experiencing drastic frame rate drops (like 10 fps) when I hold down keyboard keys in Flash 7. When I run my app in Flash 8, this issue seems to be resolved. However, I'm supposed to be developing this game (it's a simple, tile based 2d puzzle game) to work in flash 7 player. If it m...more >>

I'm having trouble with a little flash app I've been working on. Basicaly it reads a bunch of data off the network using XMLsocket and displays it as a scrolling line graph. The problem is, if you leave the thing running for a long time (say, overnight) it uses up a TON of memory. This mornin...more >>

Hi all! I am currently working at a Flash website (here you can have a preview: http://www.cncfinexpert.ro/RAC/vp/swfindex.htm) that has text loaded dynamically into dynamical text field, HTML enabled, formatted using CSS. Now... the problem is that when I preview the page from a web ser...more >>

Hi, I get a problem when using XML sendAndLoad(), ------------------------------------------------ var loginXML:XML = new XML(); var loginElement:XMLNode = loginXML.createElement("login"); loginElement.attributes.username = username_txt.text; loginElement.attributes.password = ...more >>

Ok guys, I got a little issue that maybe someone can help me out with. I am making a tutorial video for my company that includes several movies with ff and rw buttons on each page to allow the user to do said actions. Here is my code: //Function Definitions function Fspeed() { if (_curre...more >>

Hi to All, I have created one Dummy Fla file in that i Loading one Gallery content file but there is problem while loading. it is loading but the scroller is not moving and images not appearing.. i have checked the root path but i couldnt find it.... plz anyone send me a sample file for th...more >>

Hi all. I'm building a portfolio for a client. The data for all the sections is coming into the flash movie through an xml file which we'll say looks something like this. <?xml version="1.0" ?> <portfolio> <project> <title>Project 1</title> <description><![...more >>

I have a site http://www.JandLElectric.com where if you hover over the About button the text shows up using this code: on(rollOver) { BlankCircle.swapDepths(LogoMC); Address.setDepthAbove(BlankCircle) } on(rollOut){ LogoMC.swapDepths(BlankCircle); Address.setDepthBelow(...more >>

i have a .swf file on my mac desktop. every time i double click the file to open it i want the .swf to load a movie from my server, http://www.domain.com/file.swf and thereby give the file fresh new data. can someone tell me the actionscript to do this? i want to add it to a button in th...more >>

hello how can i call a function declared in the first frame of a movieclip from its parent?, like instanceName.myFunction(); i'v seen that it is possbile call a function declared in the parent from child, _parent.myfunction(); works, but calling a function in the child desn't works, is there...more >>

:moon; What I am doing is read the XML file and display the boxes. There are four levels of boxes. These boxes are separate movie clips. You can see this application on following URL. http://www.ceit.pdn.ac.lk/flash/MOD.swf So I need to draw lines between these boxes. This depends on the...more >>

:moon; What I am doing is read the XML file and display the boxes. There are four levels of boxes. These boxes are separate movie clips. You can see this application on following URL. http://www.ceit.pdn.ac.lk/flash/MOD.swf So I need to draw lines between these boxes. This depends on the...more >>

Hi, I am trying to duplicate a movieclip and iam successfull. but I want to change the Y postion after reaching say 5 movieclips. How to do that? I have attached my code to this also. Thanks in advance. _root.attachMovie("myMc", "myMc_new", _root.getNextHighestDepth()); for (...more >>

Hi guys and gals, I need some help. This is what I'm trying to do. I have a Bible application that reads in books of the Bible one at a time depending on a button the user presses. I have parsed out the chapters and verses and would like to make a button that when clicked will display a se...more >>

Hello all. Im having alot of issue's getting the FLV PlayBack Compnate working on my mac here. im using http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/flash/articles/flvplayback_behaviors_03.html tutorial. The published files work perfect on PC, but not on the mac. On the mac the video wont l...more >>

I'm building a website with three flip page books that I've downloaded from http://www.quasimondo.com/archives/000352.php I've made a main movie in wich I will load the swf's with the flip page effect, now the first one I load works fine when I try to load the second one in the same level it d...more >>

Hi, I have spent a week groping around with Flash and have my site done. I thought. But the text zooms at the beginning of each section seems to drag/stutter on slower machines. It's a tween. Would Actionscripting fix this problem? If so, what is the simple code for zooming from 0 center...more >>

Is there any way to handle click on mouse wheel or middle mouse button?...more >>

Hey all, i want to call a function using a component. Witin the component i created a variable called "func". I want to assign a function by writing it's name in the parameters panel of the component. hit_btn.onPress = function() { label_txt.textColor = pressRgb; func; }; ...more >>

Flash outputs 0.0000000000056 as 5.6e-12. I do not want the "optional floating exponent". I want 0.0000000000056. Is it possible? I ask because I'm making a math game for kids in converting small numbers into scientific notation and I want them to change 0.0000000000056 into 5.6 x 10^-12 ...more >>

hi Guys, I have been using this to pass a variable to my php page and it has worked great for months but now I need to pass two variables and I seem to be having a problem. Anyone see where? thanks in advance on (press) { getURL("course_content.php?nextpage="+_root.nextpage, "_to...more >>

Hello all, I was wondering if anyone can shed some light on this problem for me? I have just finished part 2 tutorial in learning flash and was hoping to see the end result working correctly. Here is the script inv_btn.onRelease = function(){ getURL("http://www.google.com/","_blank")...more >>