FLMX2004 (AS2) I want to make a simple class called ball (extends MovieClip). That class should have a (bool) property, isSticky. If isSticky is true, then the ball will stick to other balls (with isSticky also true) when they come in contact. At that point the two balls move together, rot...more >>

Does anyone knows how to set the bg-color in my flash movie to invisible (transparency) ? Thank you!...more >>

Anyone else notice that things aren't working with cuePoints... or is it just me. I am trying to use multiple cuePoints on a video, using the Obj.target.name and the component must be messing up. I have an example from the CD that came with Flash MX 2004 ActionScript book and it works fin...more >>

I have a main movie, into which I will load an intro animation. Both the main movie and the intro animation need to start playing at the same time. So I would like to load the main movie and then load the intro and then once both are completely loaded, I would like to start playing both at t...more >>

Hi friends. I have two arrays myColourArray [] and myMCnameArray [] And some movie clips on the stage self_test0, self_test1 ?etc? self_test15 Inside these movieclips I have a dynamic textbox called ?self_test_text? if ?myColourArray[y]= =1? I want to display the corr...more >>

Hi all, i need help. I want load a multiple movies (test1.swf, test2.swf, etc...) into the stage. i use this script i found !!! _global.arMovies = new Array ("test1.swf","test2.swf","test3.swf","test4.swf","test5.swf","test6.swf"); _global.nMovieCounter = 0; mcMovie.loadMovie(...more >>

I have created a data grid and attached the CheckCellRenderer class to a column. By default, the check box will appear in every row. How so I selectively render the check box only on certain rows?...more >>

Currently, I have this code: if (_currentframe == "10") { do something } Is it possible to get the current frame NAME instead of number? Using MX 2004 ...more >>

I am using flash embedded in director and i am passing a string from flash to director.....The text box is a multiline text box and i would like to skip the line breaks which the user might use while typing in the text box....is there a way to do that....Can i detect and remove the line breaks...more >>

Okay, I have this script: this['c'+i+j].btn.onRelease = function():Void { updateUpcoming(upMonth+1, displayDate-1, upYear); } So, I'm assigning a function to a button's onRelease handler. BUT -- upMonth, displayDate, and upYear are variables in the script that's creating this handler. I don'...more >>

here's the html I'm using: <p><img src='images/directwriting.jpg' height='300' width='200' hspace='8' vspace='8'></p> <p><img src='images/dbrl.jpg' height='136' width='200' hspace='8' vspace='8'></p> <p><img src='images/grating.jpg' height='150' width='200' hspace='8' vspace='8'></p> ...more >>

Let's say I have an object: _root.myParent_mc.myChild_mc.myObject If I have a reference to myObject, where myObject is either a MovieClip, Array, Object object, Variable, or otherwise - is there a way to determine the path that leads up to it? Similar to _parent method for MovieClip. ex: f...more >>

Hello; Im trying to do a simple web service-dataset-datagrid from a cfc that provides TimeDate data in an HH:MM AM/PM format.. the Data Connection Wizard does not provide for data grid/data set format for time.. has anyone ran into this problem? I need to be able to display a time parameter.....more >>

hi.. this is the scenario.. there's an MC symbol in the library.. and has an associated class to handle it's behaviors (loading a JPEG).. at authoring time, i place many instances of it on the stage.. and hardcode some action script to load different pictures in different instances.. f...more >>

I know that in order to access a variable like 'mcSlot2', I can do the following: this['mcSlot'+i] But what if I wanted to access 'mcContainer5.mcSlot2'? This doesn't seem to be working: this['mcContainer'+i]['mcSlot'+j] Is there a way to do this? ...more >>

hi.. im trying to create a website that displays announcements.. the announcements are saved in a file on the server in the same directory.. how do i load text from that file.. and is it possible to save it too? to append new announcements? ...more >>

*Sigh* still having problems. Creating a page that lists characters. Buttons at the top, click on the button and the character's images load into a placeholder on the top left and the bio loads into a placeholder in the bottom right. Images are loading fine. Bios are not. The bio m...more >>