why does the following not work, assuming the dot syntax is giving proper path to MCs? for (i=1980; i<=2021; i++){ _root.map._visible = false; }...more >>

Hello. I have a main.swf, and I need to load sub.swf into it. I can get the sub.swf to load, but depending on what link was clicked in main.swf, it needs to jump to the appropriate section in sub.swf . Can anyone please help? Thank you! ...more >>

This works:(Button Actionscript) on(press){ var songa:Sound = new Sound(); songa.loadSound('http://www.ampsoft.com/Sean/media/95south.mp3',true); } But this Doesnt(Timeline Actionscript, Everthing is spelled correctly) bonga_btn.onPress= function(){ var songa:Sound = new Sound(); so...more >>

Let's say I'm going to load a JPEG file into my flash movie using loadMovie(), but then I want to use that loaded JPEG in many different places without having to re-load it. Is there a way to effectively pass the graphic object around by 'variable' within flash and instantiate it whenever and ...more >>

Hello I made a movie with an embedded sound (dragged in from the library). How can I set it's volume with Actionscript? I know how to do it with a sound object, but as I did not import the sound with Actionscript there seems to be no object I could address with the setVolume() method... ...more >>

hi.. im new to action scripting.. and there's a problem bugging me since quite a while now.. i've already read Flash MX Help files that come along about event scoping.. scope of this keyword.. etc.. in my honest opinion.. i am very much disappointed by actionscript 2.0.. you can create cla...more >>

i have a variable set to value 1985. year = 1985; i would like to have a button, when pressed, send the movie to frame '1985' not frame number 1985. i've been using: on(press){ gotoAndStop('year'); } of course this is not working. any help? thanks! ...more >>

I'm new with MX 2004, so here's there Quiz: I've made a button, and this is what I want it to do: When I rollover the button with my mouse, I want it to GOTO and play a frame, on a movie inside the button. And when I rollout, I what it to GOTO and play another frame.... How???? ...more >>

In order to use strong typing in Flash MX04 you have to use: var myVar:String; My question is. How can you use strong typing with global variables. You cannot do this: var _global.myVar:String; or this: _global.myVar:String; so how is it done? I like to make all my timeline...more >>

I have multiple MCs loading data dynamically and i'd like to put a loading bar on the collective group to allow the movie to begin once all movie clips are loaded with .jpeg images. Sample: map1.loadMovie('maps/1.jpg', 1); map2.loadMovie('maps/2.jpg', 2); map3.loadMovie('maps/3.jpg', 3); m...more >>

Hi. I'm kinda new to this oop thing. Anyway, here's the problem i'm struggling with: I have two classes, one is Ball and the other one is Caller. When i'm doing a trace of the object property when the event is broadcasted, it returns undefined, but when i call my method with myBall....more >>

in the attached code ,when i drag the central box the other 3 connected boxes follow it (finally coming to their initial distance from the central box) with easing. PROBLEM : consumes a hell lot of CPU. PROBLEM 2: now i want that when i drag any of the other 3 boxes the other 3 follow ...more >>

Hello, I have a simple form here, using one triple line input textfield. above the textfield, making a kind of untherline I have one line (movieClip) He is at _y = 20 I want him to self move to _y = 40 if the input text exceeds the _with of the textfield (171) If the user input...more >>

I've been beating around this sound syntax until I'm disgusted. Please help me understand exactly where to put what the names of the sound file and the associated movie clip. if (everythings ok) { gotoAndStop(2); } else { setProperty ('_root.alertbox', _visible, true); ///...more >>

I am pretty familiar with AS 2.0 and have recently stumbled upon the opensource Robert Penner equations, but can not get them to work. Has anyone had any experience implementing them? Any online tutorials to look at? Thanks in advance :: blk :: ...more >>

What?s the correct If-statement to solve these problems? In main timeline in myMovie.swf I have a nested myParentMc that I want to act as a button. (myParentMc whith the nested myChildMc.) onRollOver - I want to play a animation in myChildMc (frame 1-30 loop) onRollOut ? I want the an...more >>

....because i can see myself having a lot of questions on this subject in the coming months and the few times i have posted to this forum previously my queries have generally not be answered. thanks people. ...more >>

i have a slight problem i am trying to make one movie clip detect where another one is and follow it for a game but have yet to suceed plesae help me sort the problem...more >>

Hello, I?ve got a dynamic system of buttons(botao) using one Mc with a button inside and than i duplicate the Mc, i also keep the mc?s names (botao1 , botao2, etc..) in one array(nomes) THE PROBLEM IS .... when i try to use a dynamic mask over the button it only covers one button and not the ...more >>

Please help me to find duplicate elements fom an array ..and how to remove the first one from the duplicates and shift the remaining upwards.. in the array...more >>

i am using the following code to set up a dynamic text field on a black background: var my_fmt:TextFormat = new TextFormat(); my_fmt.font = "my font"; my_fmt.color = 0xffffff; my_fmt.size = 18; this.createTextField("my_txt", this.getNextHighestDepth(), 10, 10, 160, 120); my_txt.wor...more >>

I have 25 movie clips in my stage. When the Flash movie start I want all the 25 movie clips hidden ( _visible = flase) on the stage. I wrote code like the following. mc_0._visible = false; mc_1._visible = false; mc_2._visible = false; - - - - mc_24._visible = false; this ...more >>

I have a page in flash that profiles characters. Each character is listed at the top of the page. When you click on their icon, two movies relating to each character (one of images, the other of facts) are loaded into the page. I can get the first one to work but none others. Here is the ...more >>

Hi guys, I have a site which includes mp3 files in it. The site works fine as is but it's a bit large so I built a preLoader to load it. The preLoader lives on _level0 and the main site ends up on _level1. Everything works fine except my mp3's will not play? In trouble shooting I've rel...more >>

The FLV file is loaded into a video object and I'm trying to determine the end of the video so that i can perform an action.Ie. When the video stops playing, it goes to another frame. Enclosed is the code I'm trying to use. Unfortuneately it doesn't work. Any ideas are much appreciated! ...more >>

I am trying to import a large chunk of text via actionscript, and want the dynamic text field to adjust its height automatically to fit all the text. is this possible?...more >>

I need to animate separate dynamic text fields within a mask so they scroll in and out of the screen. When I apply a mask to four layers, each with a different dynamic text field, the fields do not get filled with text when it is published. If I get rid of the mask, they work perfectly. Than...more >>

Hi, I've been trying to get an answer to this but lost my original info. Is it possible to code a link in a xml menu to target a text box rather than an external link? Much thanks in advance!...more >>