Hello all, has anyone encountered the following problem? when gotoAndPlay is invoked in a very busy part of a shockwave file, it skips that line of code. Well actually via the step-through, it plays that line but nothing happens. I know the problem is not within the call to the function bec...more >>

Hello all, has anyone encountered the following problem? when gotoAndPlay is invoked in a very busy part of a shockwave file, it skips that line of code. Well actually via the step-through, it plays that line but nothing happens. I know the problem is not within the call to the function bec...more >>

Hey, I'm not strong in ActionScript. I have a project where I have dynamic text fields on the screen that are linked to .txt files. I need each one to be hot and go to a specific URL. Right now, I have this script: headline1 = new LoadVars(); headline1.onLoad = onText; headline1.load('hea...more >>

i have one mc. it is dynamically duplicated 100x and randomly distibuted across the stage. is there a way to randomly generate colors within a set color range instead of all colors -- for instance, just reds and yellows? this is what i'm using now. pretty straightforward. stop(); sta...more >>

After running several tutorials and throught the help of these forums, I'm pulling together a usable first bit of code. I just inserted the code into an existing file made in Flash MX 2004 that was exporting the SWF as Flash 5. I noticed the code was not working. After a bit of troubleshooting...more >>

Not what you think, in fact the opposite of you're thinking. I hate IE and use Firefox, but need to test something with IE + getURL. So I've made IE my default browser temporarily. If I do start->run>someURL it opens in IE. If I click a link in an email in outlook, it opens IE. But if do ...more >>

Need some help targeting a movieclip i've loaded: I have an external movieclip with buttons, that I load in as the website starts I have another external movieclip (we'll call it 'content') that I want these buttons to control I can get them to control the main timeline, but when I want to t...more >>

Hello people :) I created a textfield I fill with external .txt file. It supports html, and contains links. Works fine, but... o_O ...Can't find how to make a rollover on the links ? You know what I mean: I just would like to change the link text color on rollover ? looks simple enout...more >>

Hello people :) I created a textfield I fill with external .txt file. It supports html, and contains links. Works fine, but... o_O ...Can't find how to make a rollover on the links ? You know what I mean: I just would like to change the link text color on rollover ? looks simple enout...more >>

hello, Let's say I have a 300 frame file with a single timeline. When the file starts running can I have it begin at frame 150? When we reach frame 300 we loop back to frame 1 where it will now continue as a normal loop. How can this be done? Thank you. Ron ...more >>

I know this is a common question, but how to fix it? When a button is pressed, I want the movie to go to the next frame. Easy, right? But when the mouse is not released, I want the movie to keep going to the next frame, and the next, and the next until the mouse is released. How can I do...more >>

i want to create a flash movie that scales to fit the user's browser. but the tricky part is that i don't want my content to scale, just the background, is there anyway to do this or i'm just talking nonsense. I think that is what the people of pushhere.com did on their website and I would l...more >>

I am scripting a site with an embedded font and then filling dynamic text boxes with my text for two resons, 1) they will change based on variables the user chooses, and 2) the text is a flashfont and if it is dynamically generated, it will stay extremely sharp (in theory) My question is, how...more >>

how do I check to see what frame I am on? I want something like: if (frame == 'middle_fr') { do something; } else { don't; } ...more >>

Hello All You Gurus- I posted this in General but thought Actionscript would be a more appropriate place to list this. I have a problem and I'm currently looking for any solutions. Basically what I'm looking to do is build a music player in flash and embed it into an HTML page. No...more >>

I've spent all day looking on how to read a querystring into Flash with no success. Case: I have one flash file in several different web pages. I want the swf to go to different frames depending on a certain querystring that accompanies every web page. <example>start.aspx?someString=3&someSt...more >>

Anyone experience problems with an externally loaded swf into a new fla -- the problem being that once it's loaded, any linked mcs in the swf don't run? I'm working with the AS Training from the Source book, no problems loading the mcs, but linked or attached mcs won't run. Any answers or s...more >>

I have a fairly large number of sound files that I am playing at different times in my movie. They are all named 'VO' plus a number. For example, VO1, VO2, VO3, etc. Is there some way that I can pick up a number from a variable in order to select which sound to start? For example: SoundNum = ...more >>

I am trying to create a x amount of new text fields, then display the text fields with a seperate incremented text variable. My trace comes out nice, but it does not work. Thanks a lot for any help. e = 40; j = 1; a = 5; login = 10; // var login is a input text field for (i=...more >>

Can someone tell me the actionscript code of a scrolling background when the right arrow is pressed and the left arrow is pressed?...more >>

i've seen an exteranal action script file to be loaded to flash movie...can i store any action script in that file? even for buttons like: on(rollover){ this.gotoAndPlay("over") } on(rollout){ this.gotoAndPlay("out") } how can i load that script to movie? where to attach it? on...more >>

I used to build CDROM video applications in Flash using the 'loadMovieNum' action to load and play a large video (30mbs and up) in my main Flash movie. Using this method Flash would always have to load the entire video into memory before the video would start playing, causing a delay of 10 to...more >>

I have a tutorial movie in which I want to allow the user to click a button to go to another scene ('Glossary'). This works just fine. Then, in the Glossary scene, I want a button to be able to return the user to the point they left off in the main scene (at the frame number that was current w...more >>

Is ther any way you can set the registration point of an mc ino which jpgs are loaded so that the images load to the centre of an mc instead of the usual top left - Thanks...more >>

Right now I have a trigger that adds the number 1 to the variable _root.J2OnOffTrigger every time it is clicked. How do I make this if statement work only if the number is an odd number (not just the number 1)? else if (_root.J2OnOffTrigger == 1) { } ...more >>

Here is the issue. I have create a swf (of course) that uses AS to load an Accordion on the stage. The Accordion reads in an xml file that when loaded a function loops over the xml file to instruct the accordion how many panes to create and what swf files to load into each of the panes. The pr...more >>

I made a small FLA file using XML and it works! A simple slideShow. Now I want this FLA slideshow to load into a MC in my main FLA movie. No buttons.It should simply load. The user will then navigate inside this slideshow. Can someone get me rolling with Actionscript. I can't see'm to get the...more >>

I know this is probably easy but I have been struggling with a way to automatically scale a graph for any data range (positive, negative, whole numbers, fractions, whatever. http://sierrabravocharlie.com/experimental/log_semilog_chart.fla or http://sierrabravocharlie.com/experimental/log_...more >>

I was wondering if there is a way to change the title of the projector window. If anyone knows of a quick, painless, and FREE way to do it, then I'm definately up for that. But the main thing I'm looking for is a way to do it without having to buy anything. ...more >>

Hello everyone - Does anyone know how to set up an .fla so that when a user clicks a button, the movie plays an animation, then jumps to specific frame label when the animation is complete (the frame label being pre-determined by the button) Do I use variables? Hope this makes sense - Than...more >>

Hello I am using this code to load variables: loadVariablesNum("flash.asp", 0, "GET"); This works ok most of the time. I think I may need to test to see if the variables are loaded before the movie plays. How do I change the above code to wait until t has all the variables loaded bef...more >>

Hi Trying to add variable values together but Flash insists on rounding the figures up to 1 decimal point. Since I'm trying present the figures as prices I need them with 2 decimal places. Help. wheelcost2 = 169.93; seatcost = 15.50; bagcost=36.36; total = (wheelcost2 + seatcost ...more >>

is there a flash guru out there who can help me with the 'unloadmovie' action. basically i am a novice at this and would like some help so that when i press a button, an external SWF is loaded in and any other external SWFs are 'unloaded?' my current incorrect code is below: on (release...more >>

i have a presentation which will be a stand alone file etc etc and i wish for a button to minimize it is there and simple action script which willallow metodo this cheers SlUaP...more >>

I have met an application that load a Movie Clip file to a scrollpane in my Flash.Because the Movie Clip file is too large,the load process costs a long time to do that.So I want to add a ProgressBar to the Flash to tell the user how much of the total is loaded now. But I studied the Progr...more >>

Hi All. I have this code which are examples of functions I built for an interactive map. Scaling works but interval doesn't clear. Also I am trying to clearInterval when I press a button so it moves to the next zoom scale. Thanks in advance. //Set up variables that don't change var nSp...more >>

I have my Ftree reading from an xml file that looks as such: <Lighting> <Low voltage lighting>http://url.com</Low_voltage_lighting> </Lighting> The problem with this is, the <Low voltage lighting> tag, you cant use spaces. To fix this and make the tree work, I replaced the spaces with under...more >>

All, I am using the XML class to read the contents of a database. I store the information into DescArray. The text description in DescArray has special characters in their encoded form (for example &amp; = &amp;amp; ). When I put DescArray into a dynamic text field the encoded charcter...more >>

My PHP script works fine. It's my ActionScript that's giving me problems. Here's the code: on (release) { this.form.loadVariables('add_subscriber.php', 'POST'); this.gotoAndPlay('2'); } Now, when I comment out the gotoAndPlay line, I do get a successful database insert. How can I make ...more >>

OK here we go... i am trying to send the info in the textinput box with a var called 'QuizTrack.percent_format'... I want to send it to a var named 'score'.... then i am sending the var 'score' to the mailform php... loadVariablesNum(mailform, 0); answer = confirm; name = ''; email = ''; man...more >>

Is there a more efficient way to do this??: var tempobj = flavorDataGrid.getSelectedItem(); if(tempobj.NATART=="NAT") { natArt.selectedIndex="1"; }else if(tempobj.NATART=="N/A") { natArt.selectedIndex="3"; }else if(tempobj.NATART=="ART") { natArt.selectedIndex="2"; }e...more >>

Hello, I have button on movie that when pressed, I want a movie clip on the stage to be a replaced with a movie clip that is in the library. I will also have a few more buttons that will swap out the visible image on the state with others in the library. Im guessing I need to use the attac...more >>

I have tested the ProgressBar's working. I draged a ProgressBar component and a loader component to test this. Now they are working correctly. But I can't see the ProgressBar's moving? I thought it might be the small jpg file's reason to cause this,So I changed the file with a bigger one...more >>

I'm using Flash 2004 Pro and wish to print out all the code in the current fla. There must be an easy way of doing this but I can not find out in any of the help files or books. Thanks...more >>

Hello, I just started making an Isometric checkers game. So far, I can make the isometric board, but I am having trouble making the pieces. I am using curveTo to draw the checker piece. However, I wanted to make it look real, by adding some height. So, I drew two circles that were 10 pixel...more >>

Hello I am trying to run a series of if statements to determine the value of a varaible and then to respond according. Here is the code: myexamp = new Color(_root.examp); if (Text="A1") { myexamp.setRGB(0x999999); } else if (Text="A2") { myexamp.setRGB(0xCCCCCC); } else if (Text="A3...more >>